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Feathered Talk
The tsunami has affected the hotel trade in two ways. More than the physical damage to infrastructure, the sector was hit by cancellations.Tourism firms that managed to escape the worst effects had strategies to reduce cancellations. The tsunami has affected the hotel trade in two ways. More than the physical damage to infrastructure, the sector […]
Drop It
Shipping experts said the Ports Authority should give up owning and managing terminals and let port operators and shipping lines do that business. Shipping experts said the Ports Authority should give up owning and managing terminals and let port operators and shipping lines do that business. S. Premachandra, a former Ports Authority employee says the […]
Senior official shot dead in Sri Lanka ahead of peace moves
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead a senior government official in eastern Sri Lanka Friday ahead of a visit to the region by a Norwegian peace envoy, the defence ministry said.Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead a senior government official in eastern Sri Lanka Friday ahead of a visit to the region by a Norwegian […]
Norway in fresh bid to save Sri Lanka peace process
Sri Lanka’s peacebroker Norway announced Friday a fresh bid to salvage the island’s faltering efforts to end ethnic bloodshed amid escalating violence in the island’s embattled eastern province.Sri Lanka’s peacebroker Norway announced Friday a fresh bid to salvage the island’s faltering efforts to end ethnic bloodshed amid escalating violence in the island’s embattled eastern province. […]
US official to give tools to tsunami-hit Sri Lanka tradesmen
A senior US official is due in Sri Lanka next week to assess tsunami clean up operations and give tools to local tradespeople affected by the unprecedented natural disaster, the US embassy said Friday. A senior US official is due in Sri Lanka next week to assess tsunami clean up operations and give tools to […]
Sri Lanka trooper kills three in New Year rage
A Sri Lankan soldier enraged over not being given home leave for the traditional New Year shot dead his superior officer and two colleagues Saturday, officials said. A Sri Lankan soldier enraged over not being given home leave for the traditional New Year shot dead his superior officer and two colleagues Saturday, officials said. The […]
‘s growth targets, warns there is little political will to push painful reforms
The International Monetary Fund has trimmed Sri Lanka’s 2005 growth by 0.75 percent, and warned that there was little political will to tackle painful reforms. The International Monetary Fund has trimmed Sri Lanka’s 2005 growth by 0.75 percent, and warned that there was little political will to tackle painful reforms. In its semi-annual World Economic […]
Oil prices, tsunami put brakes on South Asia growth
Higher oil prices, the Indian Ocean tsunamis and patchy rains are expected to slow South Asia’s economic growth rate in 2005 to 6.5 percent from 7.1 percent logged in the past two years, the IMF said.Higher oil prices, the Indian Ocean tsunamis and patchy rains are expected to slow South Asia’s economic growth rate in […]
Tsunami may spur economic growth despite deadly destruction: IMF
The tsunamis that slammed 11 Indian Ocean nations and killed an estimated 217,000 people could boost economic growth in hard hit countries thanks to reconstruction, the IMF said Wednesday.The tsunamis that slammed 11 Indian Ocean nations and killed an estimated 217,000 people could boost economic growth in hard hit countries thanks to reconstruction, the IMF […]
Tsunami deal with Tigers would set stage for Sri Lanka peace deal: president
Sri Lanka’s president called Thursday for a deal with Tamil Tiger rebels on distributing aid to tsunami survivors, saying it would set the stage for a final agreement to end a decades-old separatist war.Sri Lanka’s president called Thursday for a deal with Tamil Tiger rebels on distributing aid to tsunami survivors, saying it would set […]
Sri Lanka picks up US$ 197 mn from ADB to help two tsunami projects
ADB today approved a US$197 million grant and loan package for two projects that will help rebuild tsunami- and conflict-affected areas of Sri Lanka. External funding for the projects will total $256 million including grant cofinancing by the European Commission and Sweden. ADB today approved a US$197 million grant and loan package for two […]
Hallo Ko-ho-mada
Sri Lankan lovers can now say ‘I love you’ in Sinhalese or Tamil instead of pouring out their emotion through their mobiles in English Text.Sri Lankan lovers can now say ‘I love you’ in Sinhalese or Tamil instead of pouring out their emotion through their mobiles in English Text. Local language cell-phone applications are catching […]