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Sri Lanka keep faith in Tharanga for semi-final
April 23, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka will persist with out-of-form opener Upul Tharanga for the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand, the country’s chief selector said on Monday. The left-hander’s poor form — he has scored just 17 runs in his past three innings — raised speculation that former skipper Marvan Atapattu could replace […]
‘s founding leader dismisses gripes over pay hike
SINGAPORE, April 23, 2007 (AFP) – The debate over the million-dollar paychecks of Singapore’s cabinet ministers is “rubbish” because the city-state needs to attract extraordinary people to run it, founding leader Lee Kuan Yew said in remarks published Monday.“The biggest mistake any Singaporean can make is to believe that Singapore is an ordinary country and […]
Indian outsourcing sector sets up watchdog to stamp out data theft
NEW DELHI, April 23, 2007 (AFP) – India’s booming services and software industry Monday announced that an independent watchdog has been setup to create a “global safe-deposit vault” to halt data theft such as credit card details. Shyamal Ghosh, a former Indian bureaucrat, was named chairman of the Self Regulatory Organisation and said the watchdog […]
Mobile Channel
April 23, 2007 (LBO) – E-chanelling.com, Sri Lanka’s only listed dot com which operates a service where doctors could be channeled online, says its service is now available through the mobile operator Mobitel. Mobitel said the service would be available for both pre-paid and post paid customers, by dialing 225. “I believe that this new […]
Quick Copies
April 23, 2007 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan government secretariat has drastically cut delays from days to minutes in issuing important documents like birth, marriage and death (BMD) certificates by scanning and storing digitized versions. The Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat in Colombo Monday commenced issuing printed copies of vital documents in place of lost and worn […]
Cracker Deal
April 23, 2007 (LBO) – Listed-firm Hemas Holdings which is strong in marketing fast moving consumer goods and Maliban, a biscuit maker, said Monday they are exploring a strategic alliance. “The possible future alliance is being discussed with a view to further enhancing the Maliban brand equity and boosting the distribution of Maliban products, both […]
Secret Confiscation
April 23, 2007 (LBO) – The losses caused to a pension fund of two million Sri Lankan workers by the authorities through the use of a barely understood monetary technique reached a peak in 2006, according to the latest official data. “You know richer people, who can get the help of good accountants, good advisors […]
Changing Heads
April 23, 2007 (LBO) – Lanka Orix Leasing Company, a listed leasing company, had hired Citibanker Kapila Jayawardena as Group Chief Executive Officer, the company told the Colombo Stock Exchange Monday. He would also be Managing Director/CEO of Lanka Orix Leasing Company. “Well I have been working mainly in the corporate banking arena. This gives […]
‘s exporters face new fees
April 22, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan exporters have been slapped with a host of new fees that were increasing their costs, and reducing their competitiveness, an official said. In the last few months, shippers have been called to pay a growing number of new fees by shipping lines, freight forwarders and others in the […]
Six said killed in Sri Lanka clashes
COLOMBO, April 22, 2007 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger rebels and government forces fought two gunbattles in Sri Lanka’s restive north and east leaving at least six rebels killed, the defence ministry said Sunday.Gunmen of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) clashed with troops at Vavuniya, 260 kilometres (160 miles) north of Colombo, on Saturday […]
Torture ruled out on dead Maldivian dissident
COLOMBO, April 22, 2007 (AFP) – An independent autopsy found no signs of torture on a Maldives dissident who died shortly after being released from custody, officials here said Sunday.The body of Hussein Salah was flown to Sri Lanka on Friday for a medical examination following allegations that he had been killed while in police […]
‘s last match
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 21, 2007 (AFP) – A Kevin Pietersen-inspired England kept their promise of winning the last World Cup match for coach Duncan Fletcher when they beat the West Indies by one wicket here on Saturday. Gayle exploded with a flurry of big shots, once severely punishing seamer Liam Plunkett.He cracked two fours and […]