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Sri Lanka battles an avalanche of tsunami of aid
Sri Lanka is struggling to cope with a flood of tsunami food aid and has begun distributing perishables even among those unaffected by the disaster, social services minister Sumedha Jayasena said Friday.Sri Lanka is struggling to cope with a flood of tsunami food aid and has begun distributing perishables even among those unaffected by the […]
Sri Lankan obsession with doctors, lawyers and engineers telling on labour market
The Sri Lankan obsession with doctors, lawyers and engineers is finally telling on the local labour market. The Sri Lankan obsession with doctors, lawyers and engineers is finally telling on the local labour market. “Parents still educate children with the very narrow view point of making them doctors, lawyers or engineers,” says Kamal Abeysinghe, Treasurer […]
Local Options
Sri Lanka can give India a run in the battle for global outsourcing space, with local IT workers staying longer in a single job than their Indian counterparts.Sri Lanka can give India a run in the battle for global outsourcing space, with local IT workers staying longer in a single job than their Indian counterparts. […]
Case Dismissed
Hotelier George L A Ondaatjie compounded his case with the securities watchdog for an alleged insider dealing offence by paying up a Rs. 2 mn fine, the regulator said Friday. Hotelier George L A Ondaatjie compounded his case with the securities watchdog for an alleged insider dealing offence by paying up a Rs. 2 mn […]
Fancy tea champagne or a teapuccino? One family company has set its sights on dressing up the centuries old tea drink with a trendy outfit
Fancy a meal starting off with tea champagne, a main course spiced with tea, a desert dipped in tea and round it off with a tea cookie or teapuccino? For Sri Lankans brought up on a traditional diet of kahata (extra strong) tea laced with extra milk and lots of sugar, a four course tea […]
Shifting Sideways
The Asian Development Bank has reallocated US$ 7 mn from a Rural Finance Sector Development Project in Sri Lanka to provide emergency microcredit to tsunami affected people in the country.The Asian Development Bank has reallocated US$ 7 mn from a Rural Finance Sector Development Project in Sri Lanka to provide emergency microcredit to tsunami affected […]
JVP says will oppose interim administration talks with LTTE
The JVP said on Thursday that it will oppose any move by the government to go for talks on an interim administration with the LTTE.The JVP said on Thursday that it will oppose any move by the government to go for talks on an interim administration with the LTTE. “We will take whatever action necessary […]
Bogeyman
The LTTE continued recruiting children in 2004 but says it is willing to talk with the United Nations to set up a child recruitment monitoring system.The LTTE continued recruiting children in 2004 but says it is willing to talk with the United Nations to set up a child recruitment monitoring system. The LTTE notified the […]
Flying Free
With the government delaying picking a second carrier to fly international routes, possible contenders are eyeing alternate options to fly from Sri Lanka.With the government delaying picking a second carrier to fly international routes, possible contenders are eyeing alternate options to fly from Sri Lanka. In April last year, SriLankan Airline’s monopoly on international routes […]
Snuffed Out
A woman was killed by a train Tuesday on a coastal track in Sri Lanka reopened after more than 1,000 people died when eight coaches were swept away in the December tsunamis, police said.Restarting the Ocean Queen service became a symbol of the island nation’s rebuilding efforts after the devastation caused by the tsunamis, which […]
Foreign Investment In Sri Lanka hits record in 2004
Foreign investment in Sri Lanka hit a record of 4 million last year, a 11% rise over the previous year, facilitated by relative peace on the island after decades of ethnic war.Foreign investment in Sri Lanka hit a record of $234 million last year, a 11% rise over the previous year, facilitated by relative peace […]
Norway fails to clinch tsunami relief deal with Tigers
Peace broker Norway Tuesday failed to get Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels to agree on a coordinated tsunami relief plan with the government seen as crucial for reviving stalled peace talks, officials said.Peace broker Norway Tuesday failed to get Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels to agree on a coordinated tsunami relief plan with the government […]