Category: General Services

Sept 04, 2007 (LBO) – Cement manufacturer Holcim™s Sri Lanka unit Monday announced that it had begun receiving entries for the company’s second sustainable construction awards competition in which the top prize is 100,000 US dollars. Entries in the competition, designed to promote environmentally friendly construction, can be submitted until February 2008, Edward Schwarz, general […]

Sept 04, 2007 (LBO) – A Norwegian firm said it has been sub-contracted for two-dimensional seismic surveys of the seabed off Sri Lanka, as the island forges ahead to claim an extended continental shelf under international law. It is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. SCAN Geophysical Monday announced that the company has been awarded […]

Sept 04, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan companies have invested millions of dollars to develop modern warehousing for tea sold at the Colombo auction, the world’s biggest, slashing lead times to hours or even minutes, an industry official said. They provide real time cataloguing and computerised systems that enable quick transfer of goods from producer […]

Sept 03, 2007 (LBO) – No decision has yet been made to close the UK visa office in Colombo, though a review is underway, the British High Commission in Colombo said Monday. Press reports had said the visa office may be closed and moved to India. “There is an ongoing review into British visa services […]

MUMBAI, Aug 27, 2007 (AFP) – An historical epic is to be filmed about the life and teachings of the Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, a South Asian production team said Monday. “The message of the movie gives answers to global crises of conflict and environmental problems,” Navin Gooneratne, the chairman of the Light […]

Aug 27, 2007 (AFP) – A colony of wasps attacked over 250 tourists on Monday at a fifth-century rock fortress in Sri Lanka causing a stampede, police said. At least 85 people were hospitalised while others were given first aid following the incident at the foot of the 180-metre (600-foot) fortress of Sigiriya. The Sigiriya […]

August 21, 2007 Sri Lanka should guide youth to build skills and be more responsive by better awareness of demand conditions, organizers of a national exhibition aimed at matching skills with market needs have said.“We have to create a climate of lifelong learning and provide credible guidance.” “There is a greater responsibility cast on all […]

Aug 20, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Asian Alliance Insurance has reported a turnaround with a small net profit of 1.5 million rupees being made in the first half ended June, 2007. This compares with a loss of 8.3 million rupees in the same half last year. In accounts posted for the first six month, […]

August 20, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Asiri Surgical Hospital Monday confirmed it was in talks to buy a big stake in Asha Central Hospital, another hospital firm listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Fernando as saying the transaction will be concluded by the end of the month. Updated […]

August 19, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka™s apparel exports to the United States could get hit if African countries block proposed tariff cuts on exports from developing countries. Bulk of Sri Lanka™s trade falls under World Trade organization rules an international body that is working to put in place a rule based global trading system. […]

August 17, 2007 (LBO) – Rice farmers in India™s West Bengal made history when they successfully traded carbon credits for cash – with lessons for Sri Lanka taking its first tentative steps in carbon finance. About 33 Indian rice mill owners banded together and agreed to switch from polluting diesel oil they used in their […]

August 17, 2007 (LBO) – Asha Central Hospitals said Friday several parties were negotiating to buy the controlling stake of the firm after its share price more than doubled to 80 rupees over the week. The firm later bought the property in Norris Canal Road with borrowed funds. More than 80 percent of the company […]