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The Lotus Eaters
Lives could have been saved and property damaged minimized if Sri Lanka had an early hazard warning system and a system to evacuate people to prevent the tsunami hazard becoming a disaster.Lives could have been saved and property damaged minimized if Sri Lanka had an early hazard warning system and a system to evacuate people […]
Calling for CPP
The telecom regulator is calling for public opinion on the Caller Party Pays system that will make incoming minutes free on mobile phones.The telecom regulator is calling for public opinion on the Caller Party Pays system that will make incoming minutes free on mobile phones. The regulator, which has yo-yoed on implementing CPP for years’, […]
Sri Lanka on alert ahead of ex-US presidents’ visit
Sri Lanka boosted security ahead of a visit by former US presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton to inspect American-funded tsunami relief projects, police said.Sri Lanka boosted security ahead of a visit by former US presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton to inspect American-funded tsunami relief projects, police said. Bush and Clinton will arrive in […]
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Sri Lanka boosted security ahead of a visit by former US presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton to inspect American-funded tsunami relief projects, police said.Sri Lanka boosted security ahead of a visit by former US presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton to inspect American-funded tsunami relief projects, police said. Bush and Clinton will arrive in […]
VSNL Lanka links HSBC’s Colombo call centre with a 45 megabits per second data line
Telco operator India’s VSNL, connected HSBC’s Sri Lankan call centre with a 45 mega bits per second data line last week, in a deal worth US$ 30,000 per month.Telco operator India’s VSNL, connected HSBC’s Sri Lankan call centre with a 45 mega bits per second data line last week, in a deal worth US$ 30,000 […]
Legal experts are proposing a new technique to carry out securities transactions, more easily, cutting costs and legal uncertainties
Sri Lanka’s financial market players are looking for ways to carry out securitisation transactions, to cut costs and legal uncertainties.Sri Lanka’s financial market players are looking for ways to carry out securitisation transactions, to cut costs and legal uncertainties. The latest proposal is a legal techniques knows a Declaration of Trust, where a group of […]
Top Cat
Ceylinco Insurance Company Ltd, on Friday, formally announced its overall market leader status in Sri Lanka’s almost Rs 30 bn insurance industry. Ceylinco Insurance Company Ltd, on Friday, formally announced its overall market leader status in Sri Lanka’s almost Rs 30 bn insurance industry. “We are now the market leaders in insurance,” Lalith Kotelawala, Chairman, […]
Peanuts
The government spending US$ 13 on a person to keep them in good health for a year is making everyone sick, says Sri Lankan civil rights groups.The government spending US$ 13 on a person to keep them in good health for a year is making everyone sick, says Sri Lankan civil rights groups. “The budgetary […]
‘s Colombo call centre with a 45 megabits per second data line
Telco operator India’s VSNL, connected HSBC’s Sri Lankan call centre with a 45 mega bits per second data line last week, in a deal worth US$ 30,000 per month.Telco operator India’s VSNL, connected HSBC’s Sri Lankan call centre with a 45 mega bits per second data line last week, in a deal worth US$ 30,000 […]
The Central Bank says it has got Rs. 5.9 bn in tsunami aid to date.
The Central Bank said on Friday that it had received Rs. 5.9 bn in tsunami aid through government and Non Governmental Agencies as at February 15.The Central Bank said on Friday that it had received Rs. 5.9 bn in tsunami aid through government and Non Governmental Agencies as at February 15. The funds had come […]
Multi-donor Asian Tsunami Fund approved by ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approves the setting up of a multi-donor Asian Tsunami Fund on Thursday.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approves the setting up of a multi-donor Asian Tsunami Fund on Thursday. “ADB’s Board of Directors yesterday approved the setting up of a multi-donor Asian Tsunami Fund, with ADB making its own initial contribution […]
Asian Human Rights Commission raps Sri Lanka for heavy customs duties blocking aid.
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) rapped Sri Lanka on Friday for heavy customs duties on relief goods, blocking up aid at the port.The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) rapped Sri Lanka on Friday for heavy customs duties on relief goods, blocking up aid at the port. The AHRC says 100 container loads of relief […]