Category: General Services

Sri Lankan artistes with raw talent, a little Punjabi sound fused with Sinhalese and some management help are finding a ready springboard into India’s music world. Sri Lankan artistes with raw talent, a little Punjabi sound fused with Sinhalese and some management help are finding a ready springboard into India’s music world. Overall Market Size […]

World Health Organisation (WHO) tells Sri Lankan health authorities to participate in trade talks, for good health.World Health Organisation (WHO) tells Sri Lankan health authorities to participate in trade talks, for good health. “We have advocated that Sri Lanka strengthen legal expertise in the Ministry of Health, to influence future trade negotiations,” said the director […]

MANALKADU – Fishermen who survived the tsunami in this small village in northern Sri Lanka are no longer in the same boat — some have their own, the rest wish that they did.MANALKADU – Fishermen who survived the tsunami in this small village in northern Sri Lanka are no longer in the same boat — […]

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (AFP) – The race to fill the shoes of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is gaining pace amid growing consensus that an Asian should take over when the Ghana native stands down at the end of next year.UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (AFP) – The race to fill the shoes of UN […]

South Asian countries want more work visas in developed countries through world trade talks.South Asian countries want more work visas in developed countries through world trade talks. South Asian countries say world trade talks can help solve labour disparities by providing low cost, low skilled labour to fill labour gaps in developed countries. “At the […]

The United Nations whacked the European Union’s trade rules as ‘protectionist’, with tough eligibility requirements effectively shutting out poor countries.The United Nations whacked the European Union’s trade rules as ‘protectionist’, with tough eligibility requirements effectively shutting out poor countries. The EU has come most under attack for its tough Rules of Origin criteria, which specifies […]

The United Nations whacked the European Union’s trade rules as ‘protectionist’, with tough eligibility requirements effectively shutting out poor countries.The United Nations whacked the European Union’s trade rules as ‘protectionist’, with tough eligibility requirements effectively shutting out poor countries. The EU has come most under attack for its tough Rules of Origin criteria, which specifies […]

The government ramped up its election campaign by rushing through a law that forces Sri Lanka’s private sector to pay a Rs. 1,000 (US$ 10) more to its workers. The government ramped up its election campaign by rushing through a law that forces Sri Lanka’s private sector to pay a Rs. 1,000 (US$ 10) more […]

Health experts call for vigilance against re-emergence of polio in Sri Lanka, in the face of increasing regional tourism traffic.Health experts call for vigilance against re-emergence of polio in Sri Lanka, in the face of increasing regional tourism traffic. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday, that Sri Lanka should be vigilant against an […]

The World Health Organisation has urged Sri Lanka to draw up its battle plan for avian flu, as migratory birds’ stop over in South and South East Asia each September.The World Health Organisation has urged Sri Lanka to draw up its battle plan for avian flu, as migratory birds’ stop over in South and South […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), a non governmental organisation, accuses Sri Lanka’s public heath service of medical negligence. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), a non governmental organisation, accuses Sri Lanka’s public heath service of medical negligence. The AHRC says the recent spate of meningitis in Sri Lanka is a case of medical negligence […]

The Colombo International Book Fair (CIBF), Sri Lanka’s most patronised public exhibition, opens at the BMICH on September 10 with a record 382 stalls, and a host of special events and features that organisers say will set new standards for exhibitions in this country. The Colombo International Book Fair (CIBF), Sri Lanka’s most patronised public […]