Category: General Services

Jan 11, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s overcrowded top state cancer hospital would get a 140 bed transit facility to house outpatients, the newly launched Colombo branch of a charity focusing on child patients said. Courage, Compassion and Commitment (CCC) Foundation was founded five years ago in Australia to support child patients at the National […]

Jan 09, 2008 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan leisure group is involving tourists in a reforestation project as the country’s main tourism promotion body attempts to position the island as an eco-friendly green destination. The Jetwing group says its ‘Eternal Earth’ project which was kicked off this week at their Hunas Falls Hotel nestled adjacent […]

Jan 09, 2007 (LBO) – The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce ‘Trade Point’ electronic commerce gateway has been activated, enabling Sri Lankan small businesses to better access global trade opportunities, the chamber said Wednesday. The chamber was granted operational status as a fully operational trade point and the right to operate as a member of the […]

Jan 09, 2008 (LBO) – Rating agency Fitch assigned ‘A (lka)’ long term rating to Abans Private Limited in Sri Lanka with a stable outlook, the agency said Wednesday. Abans, owned by the Pestonjee family, has not put forward a clear succession plan nor introduced independent directors to its board, the ratings agency says. The […]

Jan 07, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s army overran Tamil Tiger fortifications in north-western Mannar while also engaging them on two other fronts in clashes that killed 23 guerrillas and one soldier since Sunday, the military said. Media Center for National Security said fighting was reported on separate fronts in Mannar, north-central Vavuniya and the […]

Jan 06, 2007 (LBO) – Emirates said it would stop managing Sri Lankan Airlines after March 2008, ending months of controversy and a troubled relationship that culminated with the island government canceling the visa of its resident manager in Colombo. .Updated “Emirates has notified the Government of Sri Lanka that it will not be renewing […]

Jan 05, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and India have reached agreement on improving access for the island’s exports like tea to the Indian market but have yet to conclude a deal on trade in services, trade officials said. The latest round of talks between the two neighbours on a new trade deal ended in […]

Jan 05, 2008 (LBO) – An annual open air art fair in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo will see more than 300 artists and sculptors displaying their creations and also be a meeting place for thousands of art lovers and buyers, its organizers said. The Kala Pola or ‘art marketplace’ is being held for the […]

Dec 27, 2007 (LBO) – A Sri Lanka minister who was held hostage by angry colleagues inside a television station after he assaulted the news chief of the broadcaster was rescued by commandos, an LBO journalist at the scene said. Chandrasekera’s colleague Lal Mawalage said this was the first time the Rupavahini Corporation had acted […]

Dec 27, 2007 (LBO) – A digital satellite radio disaster alert system that can be remotely activated which was field tested in Sri Lanka is now ready for use in the region to give early warning of tsunamis, officials said. The Addressable Radio for Emergency Alert (AREA) system can send disaster alerts within seconds of […]

Dec 23, 2007 (LBO) – A mapping programme using satellite pictures will help Sri Lanka’s government do better planning and rebuilding in the tsunami-hit eastern and southern provinces, officials said. The French-funded Geographical Information System (GIS) project using high resolution satellite imagery costs almost a billion rupees. The detailed digital maps that can be prepared […]

Dec 21, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s second international literary festival in Galle next year will focus on the theme climate change and would reach out to get a new generation interested in English, its organizers said. The Galle festival was named as one of the best literary festivals in the world, by the American […]