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Sri Lanka indigenous community to get electricity
June 17, 2014 (LBO) – A remote area where indigenous original inhabitants of Sri Lanka are living will get electricity later this month, as plans are on track to electrify the entire island, the power ministry said. Sri Lanka’s indigenous people are known as Veddah’s while they refer to themselves as Wannielaaththo or people of […]
Football: German-born Brooks gives USA memorable win over Ghana
NATAL, June 17, 2014 (AFP) – German-born United States defender John Brooks came off the bench to stun Ghana with a late winner in a 2-1 victory in Natal on Monday to put a huge dent in the 2010 World Cup quarter-finalists hopes of emulating that feat this time round.Ghana showed improvement after the break, […]
Cricket: Sri Lanka hold out for dramatic draw with England
LONDON, June 16, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka tail-ender Nuwan Pradeep survived the final five balls of the match as the tourists clung on for a thrilling draw with England in the first Test at Lord’s on Monday. Cook, predictably, declared on England’s overnight 267 for eight after left-hander Gary Ballance had reached his maiden […]
US condemns Sri Lanka nationalist violence
June 16, 2014 (LBO) – The United States has condemned nationalist violence that has left at least three people dead and dozens injured with Muslim house and shops burnt. The statement is reproduced below: U S. Embassy Statement on Aluthgama & Beruwela Violence The U.S. Embassy condemns the violence that has spread over the weekend […]
Fresh religious nationalist violence in Sri Lanka coastal town – Update
ALUTGAMA, June 17, 2014 (AFP) – More deadly violence flared in a Sri Lankan coastal resort where Buddhist hardliners set shops and homes alight for a second night running in defiance of a curfew, police and residents said Tuesday.Amid mounting international concern at the unrest, residents of a town which has borne the brunt said […]
Sri Lanka credit will grow faster if long-term rates fall: Deputy Central Bank Governor
June 17, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka credit growth will accelerate if longer term lending rates fall further, Deputy Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said.Sri Lanka’s inflation in the past 12-months have been in the lower single digits, though inflation spiked to near 10 percent in 2012, amid steep currency depreciation. Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal told […]
Sri Lanka shares close up 0.1-pct
June 16, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s shares closed 0.11 percent higher on Monday starting the week on a positive territory, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 6.88 points higher at 6,344.10 up 0.11 percent. The S&P SL20 closed 15.64 points higher at 3,520.67, up 0.45 percent. Turnover was 957.31 million […]
Broadband
June 16, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom says it is boosting the island’s broadband connectivity with its high capacity fibre optic backbone and expanding international cable links.SLT has been licensed to build the national fibre optic network, where capacity will be made available to other operators. Chief executive Lalith de Silva says the firm […]
‘s inflation hits five-month high
NEW DELHI, June 16, 2014 (AFP) – India’s inflation accelerated to a five-month high in May, in a worrying sign for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new government which has made fighting price rises a priority.The Wholesale Price Index, the most closely watched cost of living monitor, rose to 6.01 percent in May — the highest […]
Football: Messi magic gets Argentina up and running
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 16, 2014 (AFP) – Lionel Messi scored a trademark individual goal as Argentina opened their World Cup campaign with a narrow 2-1 win over Bosnia-Hercegovina at Rio de Janeiro’s renovated Maracana on Sunday.Sabella took decisive action at half-time, sending on Higuain and Fernando Gago for Maxi Rodriguez and Hugo Campanaro and […]
What have we learned since the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami?
June 16, 2014 (LBO) – It has been almost ten years since one in 600 Sri Lankans died, unwarned of a tsunami that took 90 minutes to get to our shores and even longer to wrap around the island and hit the southern, western and northern coasts. It is time to remember. But even more, […]
Three killed in Sri Lanka religous riots
ALUTGAMA, June 16, 2014 (AFP) – Clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in southern Sri Lanka has left three people dead and at least 78 others seriously wounded, the justice minister said Monday. Police fired teargas and imposed a curfew but were unable to prevent several dozen shops and homes being attacked. Both areas are popular […]