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Maritime Reconnaissance
SYDNEY, February 15, 2014 (AFP) – Australia plans to buy seven giant unmanned drones for Aus billion (US.7 billion), potentially to help patrol its borders, a report said on Saturday. The use of large unmanned aircraft patrolling the nation’s borders has been mulled for a decade but the previous Labor government would not sign off […]
Group Result
Feb 14, 2014 (LBO) – Profits at Sri Lanka’s DFCC Bank group rose 3.8 percent from a year earlier to 791 million rupees in the December 2013 quarter helped by fair value gains and interest income, interim accounts showed. The firm reported earnings of 2.99 rupees per share for the quarter. For the nine months […]
Retail Trend
Feb 13, 2014 (LBO) – Profits at Sri Lanka’s Odel Plc, a fashion retailer fell 40 percent to 46.0 million rupees in the December 2013 quarter from a year earlier, amid weaker sales and narrower margins, interim accounts showed.The firm reported earnings of 17 cents per share for the quarter. In the nine months to […]
Sri Lanka Taj unit in losses amid refurbishment
Feb 13, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Taj Lanka Hotels Plc, a unit of India’s Taj Hotels and Resorts said it lost 118 million rupees in the December 2013 quarter as the hotel went through a refurbishment.Revenues were down 34 percent to 355 million rupees, cost of sales fell 2 percent to 388 million rupees […]
Sri Lanka stocks close lower
Feb 13, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks close 0.02 percent lower for the second consecutive day with diversified stocks losing ground, brokers said. Commercial Leasing and Finance closed 10 cents higher at 4.10 rupees and Cargills Ceylon closed 1.00 rupee lower at 147.00 rupees. Bukit Darah ended 10 cents lower at 600.30 rupees and […]
Sri Lanka ends 2013 with US$7.2bn in foreign reserves
Feb 12, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves rose 4.6 percent to 7,200 million in December 2013 from a year earlier, despite payments to the International Monetary Fund and losses on gold holdings, official data showed. But in pegged exchange rate monetary systems ‘reserves’ are invested abroad such as in liquid US Treasuries and […]
Boat People
COLOMBO, February 12, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s police arrested 75 would-be asylum seekers on Wednesday, including nine women and six children, who were trying to leave for New Zealand illegally by boat, police said.The group was arrested in the southern coastal town of Moragolla, the first large-scale arrest of nationals in months after Australia, […]
Upgraded
Feb 12, 2014 (LBO) – RAM Ratings Lanka said it had upgraded a ‘BB-‘ rating of BRAC Lanka Finance Plc (formerly Nanda Investments, by two levels to ‘BB+’ following an ownership change. l The rating has a stable outlook. Bangladesh-based BRAC bought into the firm and RAM said support was expected from the parent. The […]
Sri Lanka stocks close 0.4-pct down
Feb 12, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks close down Wednesday with tobacco and finance stocks losing ground, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 28.67 points lower at 6,084.48, down 0.47 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 12.39 points lower at 3,336.96, down 0.37 percent. Turnover was 548.63 million rupees, down from […]
‘s Srinivasan
NEW DELHI, February 10, 2014 (AFP) – A controversial shake-up of the governance and structure of cricket’s world body will benefit the game and ensure its financial health, India’s powerful boss N. Srinivasan said on Monday. “I think it’s good for cricket overall, good for the financial health of all full, associate and affiliate members. […]
Cricket: Sri Lanka says it had to abstain from ICC vote
COLOMBO, February 11, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka has defended its decision to tacitly support a controversial shakeup of cricket’s world body, saying it was left with no choice after South Africa broke ranks over the move.Sri Lanka, Pakistan and South Africa all opposed the revamp of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) governance and structure […]
AirAsia X drops Maldives, continues Sri Lanka flights
Jan 11, 2014 (LBO) – Malaysia-based AirAsia X, a long haul budget carrier said it will stop flying to Maldives from next month, but will continue flights to Sri Lanka four times a week.AirAsia X said it was halting Male flights due to “challenging business conditions”. “The decision to withdraw from Male was a difficult […]