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’s tsunami hit coastline
September 8, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Friday flagged off construction work on a road project which links the tsunami hit coastlines from the south up to the east of the island. The Matara-Wellawaya road, jointly funded by ADB and the European Union, is closely linked to a network of tsunami-affected roads to be rehabilitated […]
Booby-trapped taxi explodes in Sri Lanka
Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) – Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels placed a body in a booby-trapped taxi that exploded Friday in northern Sri Lanka, wounding six people, police said. The blast occurred in the town of Vavuniya, 255 kilometres (160 miles) north of the capital Colombo, with a police officer and four school children among the […]
Sri Lanka state media slams Norway over peace bid
Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s peace broker Norway came under a scathing attack from the media here Friday amid diplomatic moves to inject new life to a collapsing ceasefire.The state-run Daily News said Norwegians had “failed” as peacebrokers and took exception to reported remarks from Norwegians that they disagreed on an international crackdown […]
Singapore plans a happy face for IMF-WBank delegates
SINGAPORE, Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) – Singapore, which has been criticized for its cold efficiency and indifferent service, is putting on a happy face as it prepares to host its biggest international conference. “There’s always a misconception that here is not always a vibrant place,” said Goh. “In fact the city has a lot of […]
Singapore on guard for IMF-World Bank meet
SINGAPORE, Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) – Singapore will mount its biggest ever internal security operation and clamp down on all street protests when it hosts a global financial gathering next week.Some 10,000 security personnel are being mobilised to ensure order during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings, the largest international conference to […]
Rural Reach
September 8, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom said Friday they were in talks with payphone operator Tritel Services (Pvt) Ltd to buy an equity stake. Malaysian owned Tritel, the island’s biggest payphone operator, currently piggybacks on wireless, wireline, mobile and CDMA (code division multiple access) technology to connect over 3,000 booths scattered islandwide. Being […]
Snug Fit
SHANGHAI, Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) – Already known as the world’s factory floor, China now wants to turn into an international outsourcing powerhouse, a report said Friday, a move which could challenge India’s prominence in the industry.Outsourcing will become a new area of foreign investment for the country and China will encourage multinationals to outsource […]
Interim Injunction
September 8, 2006 (LBO) – A bill to counter computer crimes is stuck in parliament for over a year, illustrating the daunting task facing those who try to modernise laws to take Sri Lanka towards a digital age, officials said Friday. The law was first debated in August 23, 2005 but has since been blocked […]
Shrinking Wallets
Sept 08, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka™s clothing trade, which employs about a million workers, is opposing trade union efforts to jack up minimum monthly wages to 10,000 rupees, due to spiraling costs and tight margins. Trade unions have asked the government to raise wages for all industries to a minimum of 10,000 rupees a […]
Better Mix
Sept 08, 2006 (LBO) – Local businessmen have been asked to diversify exports to Pakistan outside of a few traditional commodities, and fast, to fully exploit bilateral trade between both countries.Top exports to Pakistan Sri Lanka’s second largest trading partner in South Asia after India are largely confined to coconut products, rubber, tea, vegetable products, […]
Sporadic clashes in Northern Sri Lanka after Tiger warning
Sept 7, 2006 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger fighters shot dead at least two civilians in Sri Lanka’s troubled Jaffna peninsula, the defence ministry said Thursday, a day after the rebels warned of retaliatory strikes.Two others were wounded in Wednesday night’s attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the ministry said. There were also […]
Government starts to resettle displaced Muslims in eastern Sri Lanka
TRINCOMALEE, Sept 7, 2006 (AFP) – Thousands of Muslims who fled their homes in this coastal district began returning home Thursday as fighting between troops and Tamil Tiger rebels died down, officials said.Some 85 busses transported refugees within this district from relief centres in Kantalai and take them to their homes in the Muslim fishing […]