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High Standards
June 04, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new company law should encourage good governance and help deter boardroom abuses that have given the corporate sector a bad name, experts said. This act is easy to understand and reader friendly so you can read and understand your responsibilities, Cabraal said. The new companies act should only […]
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PANAMA CITY, June 3, 2007 (AFP) – The head of the Organization of American States opened a hemispheric summit late Sunday with a warning against “silencing” political opponents, a week after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez shut down an opposition television station.“The first duty of a democratic government is broadening democracy,” OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel […]
Jamaican police seek pathology files in Woolmer case – report
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 3, 2007 (AFP) – The Jamaican Police have requested a third pathology report on the death of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, the Jamaican Gleaner newspaper quoted a senior police officer saying.The officer, who did not want to be named, said Woolmer was not murdered. “Certainly, in my view it was […]
Fighting rages in Sri Lanka ahead of Japan peace visit
June 4, 2007 (AFP) – Artillery and mortar battles between government troops and Tamil rebels raged in northern Sri Lanka Monday, the day before an attempt by top donor Japan to revive the tattered peace process.The clashes followed on from fierce hand-to-hand battles over the weekend that left scores of combatants dead along the front […]
Sri Lanka business chamber reiterates call for unity to solve ethnic problem
June 04, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s top business chamber Monday called for unity to help the island overcome the violence that has gripped the country and reiterated its support for a bipartisan approach to solve the ethnic problem. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce said in a statement it condemns all forms of violence and […]
Sporadic clashes in Sri Lanka after heavy fighting
June 4, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels were engaged in sporadic clashes in the north of the island Monday, the day after fierce battles left scores of fighters dead, official sources said.Following the guarantees, the aid groups from the US, UN and European Union among others agreed to return […]
Heavy fighting in Sri Lanka leaves 82 dead, say combatants
June 3, 2007 (AFP) – Tiger rebels destroyed army bases in northern Sri Lanka leaving 82 combatants dead according to both sides Sunday as the island’s main aid donor, Japan, was set to launch a fresh peace bid.More than 60,000 people have been killed in the conflict.The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said they […]
Sri Lanka reaches May reserve money target: Central Bank
June 04, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has reached its reserve money target for May with several billion rupees to spare, indicating that inflation will continue to move down in the future, the Central Bank said. “The achievement of reserve money targets will lead to the continuous deceleration of the growth in broad money and […]
Under Control
June 03, 2007 (LBO) — A fire broke out aboard an Indian oil tanker undergoing repairs at the main port of Colombo Sunday, injuring 13 people, officials said.The firm is currently building two large size ocean going Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels with a 80 tonne Bollard Pull capacity for Greatship (India) Limited. The engine […]
European Union asks Maldives to re-start talks with opposition and usher in democracy
June 03, 2007 (LBO) – The European Union (EU) has called on the Maldivian government to re-start talks with the opposition aimed to bring democracy to the islands. “The EU urgently calls upon the President of the Maldives to take concrete steps in this direction by creating an enabling environment for talks,” the EU said […]
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NEW YORK, June 2, 2007 (AFP) – US authorities said Saturday they foiled an Islamic terrorist plot to bomb fuel supplies and pipelines at John F. Kennedy airport, averting a potentially catastrophic attack and “unthinkable” carnage at and around the massive airfield. Four suspected Islamic extremists — including Abdul Kadir, a former member of Guyana’s […]
Heavy fighting in Sri Lanka ahead of Japanese peace move
June 3, 2007 (AFP) – The Tamil Tiger rebels said Sunday they had killed at least 10 Sri Lankan army troops in attacks on military defences and materiel, as Japan readied a fresh bid to quell the spiralling violence.The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said they had launched a “commando style” attack against military […]