Category: General Services

March 23, 2007 (LBO) – Though larger businesses in Sri Lanka are engaging in sustainability reporting, smaller firms are still lagging behind, organizers of a competition said. The ACCA expect the number of competitors to increase in the coming years. The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) says the top 100 companies in Sri Lanka […]

Mar 21, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ceylino group plans to set a shopping and apartment complex in the heart of Colombo, following Board of Investment approval. . The complex that is to be built in Nawala, will be a joint venture between Ceylinco Seylan Development Limited and Ceylinco Investment and Realty Limited, the group […]

March 20, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is bracing for a steep rise in milk powder prices, with a drought in Australia pushing international dairy product prices to unprecedented highs. Meanwhile Kotmale says it expects to keep prices below multinational brands by running a lean operation, while prices of its other dairy products made with […]

March 19, 2007 (LBO) – Lining up for ˜good™ jobs coupled with limited access to quality education and training have upped levels of unemployment among Sri Lanka™s youth, a new World Bank study shows. The study shows that youth with GCE Ordinary Level and GCE Advanced Level education are the most unemployed, compared to other […]

March 14, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka banned on Wednesday the use of naked or semi-naked models in advertising, saying it was seeking to protect those offended by public nudity.The Ministry of Cultural Affairs announced the ban through notices in Sinhalese-language newspapers, warning advertisers against the use of unclothed males or females. The ministry statement […]

March 14 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s health service is now detecting tuberculosis patients faster and the infection rate of the once fatal disease is trending down, officials said.The national program hopes to decentralize treatment centers to better fight the disease where it occurs, Surakkali says. Last year 8,000 new infections had been detected which was […]

Mar 09, 2007 (LBO) – Over 30 Sri Lankan advertising agencies will battle it out for the chilli of the year, at the annual advertising awards for the hottest, most creative ads. The awards ceremony is a joint initiative of the International Advertising Association (IAA) and the Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies (the 4A™s). To […]

March, 08 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is looking for at least two more cargo vessels and was talking to the World Food Program to charter a large cargo aircraft to build a buffer stock of food in the Jaffna peninsular, an official said. “We want to charter two more ships, but foreign shipping companies are […]

March 08, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has decided to ban women with very young children from working abroad, many of whom leave the country to work as housemaids in the Middle East to support families back home. Mothers migrating for employment affect the emotional welfare of children and should be regulated, Anura Yapa, Sri […]

March 06 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is trying to make it easier for disabled people and the aged to use public transport like trains and buildings, a government official said Tuesday. The conference is jointly organised by the social services ministry, Practical Action-South Asia Programme, Disaster Relief Monitoring Unit of the Human Rights Commission Sri […]

March 05 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and the United States has signed a deal to give reciprocal logistical support for the military forces of the two countries, the US embassy in Colombo said Monday. The 10-year agreement which will provide a framework for increased interoperability of the forces of the two countries has been signed […]

March 02 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines will carry passengers twice weekly to Jeddah through a code-share deal with Saudi Arabian, Arabian Airlines, the company said Thursday.The Tuesday and Thursday flights will start on March 27, making Jeddah the 51st destination Sri Lankan carries passengers to. Jeddah is SriLankan Airlines™ third destination in Saudi Arabia and […]