Category: General Services

July 30, 2007 (LBO) – Global warming is increasingly being recognized as a threat around the world, but the business of carbon trading to reduce global warming could prove a blessing for developing countries. But it is by no means easy money. Developed countries are seen as the main culprits of global warming due to […]

July 29, 2007 (LBO) – Popular actress Sangeetha Weeraratne and hairstylist and choreographer Lou Ching Wong are teaming up to give a leg up to wannabe’s waiting to step onto the catwalk. Wong says the school hopes to affiliate with Singaporean grooming schools next year to provide internationally recognized certification that will help students pursue […]

July 28, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka on Saturday banned imports of live birds and chickens from India following an outbreak of bird flu in the neighbouring country, an official said. “Sri Lanka has banned imports with immediate effect, after we received reports of an outbreak of bird flu in Manipur, India,” said D.D. Wanasinghe, […]

July 27, 2007 (LBO) – A SriLankan Airlines advertising campaign developed by Grant McCann Erickson hit the lime light winning the first gold at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Awards.The campaign which focused on the theme ˜home away form home™ bagged the award for the best marketing campaign for an airline. The whole […]

July 27, 2007 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan trust named after renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa has launched a national award with a million-rupee prize to recognize and reward good examples of contemporary island architecture. . Sri Lanka has a lot of young talent in architecture which should be recognized and encouraged, the Geoffrey Bawa trust […]

July 23, 2007 (LBO) – Commercial Bank of Sri Lanka has more than doubled the limits on cash withdrawals from automated teller machines (ATMs) and increased limits on debit card purchases. “The increase in the point-of-sale limit on our debit cards will enable our customers to carry out high value transactions provided the necessary funding […]

July 23, 2007 (LBO) – The sudden recall of Sri Lanka’s envoy in Saudi Arabia may affect the case of a teenager on death row, a rights body which championed her cause said Monday in an open letter to President Mahinda Rajapkse. AHRC said it hoped the case of Rizana Nafeek may serve as a […]

July 21, 2007 (AFP) – A Sri Lankan minister has travelled to Saudi Arabia with the parents of a teenage housemaid to help prepare her appeal after she was condemned to death for murdering a four-month-old baby, a Sri Lankan diplomat said on Saturday.Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein Bhaila arrived in the Saudi capital on Friday […]

July 20, 2007 (LBO) — Thousands of Harry Potter fans in Sri Lanka have signed up to pick a copy of J.K. Rowling’s seventh, swansong book, amidst tight security, with bookstores sworn to ensure nothing is leaked out before the launch day, a spokesman for the publisher said.Over 10,000 copies of “Harry Potter and the […]

July 18, 2007 (LBO) – An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale had occurred in the Bay of Bengal 510 kilometres to the East of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, the US Geological Survey said. The breach occurred 35 kilometer below the surface of the earth at 04:27:28 Universal Time, or 09.57 am local […]

July 14, 2007 (LBO) – SriLankan Engineering, the technical arm of SriLankan Airlines, is actively marketing aircraft maintenance services armed with a new certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the airline said. The EASA 154 certification will “significantly strengthen” its profile among prospective customers who include airlines throughout Asia and Europe, SriLankan said. […]

July 13, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s exports in May has surged 25.8 percent driven by a 45.5 percent jump in apparel shipments largely to the United States and the European Union, the Central Bank said Friday. Exports grew to 641 million US dollars in May 2007 against 509 million dollars in May 2006. “Persistently […]