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India wary of unpredictable Bangladesh
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 16, 2007 (AFP) – India are determined to avoid a Kiwi headache when they clash with Bangladesh in their opening World Cup match at the Queen’s Park Oval here on Saturday. “If the boys are able to keep their focus and set about their task, and control what they can […]
World Cup results and tables
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 18, 2007 (AFP) – Results and tables on Sunday in the first round of the 2007 World Cup: Group A At Basseterre, St Kitts Australia bt Netherlands by 229 runs Group C At Gros Islet, St Lucia England bt Canada by 51 runs Standings (played, won, lost, no result, tied, net run […]
Malaysia issues WiMAX licences to four companies
KUALA LUMPUR, March 16, 2007 (AFP) – Malaysia on Friday issued licences to four telecommunication operators to provide fourth generation (4G) wireless high speed Internet services nationwide this year.The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said the winning bidders are Bizsurf (M) Sdn Bhd, MIB Comm Sdn Bhd, Redtone-CNX Broadband Sdn Bhd and Asiaspace Dotcom […]
LBR-LBO WiE Forum
March 16 (LBO) – Allowing employers and female workers to negotiate a work-family balance is far more effective in practice than laws, Sri Lankan women in business told a forum this week. In 2005, 7.52 million of Sri lanka’s labour force was employed of which 30.9 percent were females, statistics show, which was half the […]
‘s exports grow but trade deficit widens
March 15 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s exports grew by 11.2 percent in January led by industrial exports which surged 15.6 percent, the Central Bank said Friday. Tea exports were hit by production shortfalls following the strikes in December, but apparel exports surged 28.1 percent to 221 million dollars. “However, within the agricultural sector, the increase […]
Marine Land
March 15 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has accepted a proposal to reclaim the sea and develop 450 acres of land alongside the Colombo Port by John Keells Holdings (JKH), a senior minister said. Updated/adds quotes “In the committee headed by the president we approved a very important and a flagship project to add 450 acres […]
Reforms to end Sri Lankan conflict ready next month: FM
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2007 (AFP) – Constitutional reforms aimed at ending three decades of ethnic bloodshed in Sri Lanka could be finalized as early as next next month, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said here Wednesday. “We are expecting it to be by April, the political process to come up with definite proposals for a political […]
Moody bats for World Cup minnows
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 15, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody said Wednesday he would not be surprised if the minnows stretched top sides in the World Cup.Six non-Test-playing nations are in the fray in the mega one-day event, with Bermuda and Ireland making their Cup debuts. Others are Scotland, Kenya, the […]
Ocean Lines
Mar 15, 2007 (LBO) –Sri Lanka is to soon begin a survey to re-draw its continental shelf boundary with the help of a British survey company, a top official said Thursday. (1 nautical mile = 1.852 kilometers) Geophysical survey company Geotechnical Engineering and Marine Surveys (GEMS) of the UK is to conduct the two-month study, […]
Light Rail
March 15 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has given a private consortium of Indian and Singaporean firms the green light to develop a firm proposal with financing in place, to build a light rail system for Colombo. However the project has had false starts with a letter of intent earlier being awarded with Siemens and OPUS […]
Sri Lanka looks to raise more tax at local government level
March 14, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is looking for ways for local government bodies to collect more taxes to as part of the strategy to take economic development to rural areas, the office of the president said Wednesday. President Mahinda Rajapakse had met chairmen of local government bodies yesterday to discuss ways to push […]
Bowled Over
March 14 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s power utility is on a drive to provide uninterrupted supply to the country, while facing googlies from depleting hydro reserves, technical glitches, and higher demand from world cup cricket viewers. Meanwhile, the utility’s engineers union has also been warning that additional thermal plants may be needed to bridge a […]