Category: General Services

Mar 21, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea exporters have given three million tea bags to the people hit by a tsunami and earthquake in Japan. Chairman of Sri Lanka’s tea exporter’s association Jayantha Keragala had handed over the tea to President Mahinda Rajapaksa to be sent to Japan, a statement from the president’s office […]

DANANG, March 20, 2011 (AFP) – The gambler leans back comfortably in his chair at a card table inside Vietnam’s new Crown casino, waiting for his female companion to fetch more cash. At Asia’s casinos, the money just keeps on coming. Analysts say the region’s increasing wealth is funding a gambling boom that saw Macau […]

Mar 18, 2011 (LBO) – An education fair in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo will be attended by 11 US higher education institutes also giving prospective students to learn about admissions, financial aid and visa procedures, the US embassy said. The fair which is open to the public, will be held on March 22 and the […]

Mar 17, 2011 (LBO) – Japan has sent a nano-technology expert and will provide related equipment to Sri Lanka to help the island develop applications that make exports more competitive. “JICA hopes nanotechnology will not only provide an opportunity to shape up technological advancement in the country but it will also lead to significant breakthroughs […]

Mar 17, 2011 (LBO) – Singer Sri Lanka, a top consumer durables retailer in the island said sales rocketed following a tax cut and a general economic upturn in 2010, though inflationary fears were now creeping in. Singer Sri Lanka, which sells its own brand and several others from Japan, Korea and China said its […]

Mar 16, 2011 (LBO) – The United States Agency for International Development has given 20 scholarships to students at the Sri Lanka College of Journalism in Colombo, the US embassy said. The scholarships are for the 2011 diploma program. The scholarships provide tuition and a monthly stipend. During the 12-month program, scholarship recipients choose from […]

Mar 05, 2011 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan employment network is encouraging businesses to give jobs to over 15,000 youth in the former northern war zone who are seeking work and help improve ethnic relations in the country. “Access to the job market will renew hope in the community in the resettled area as well […]

Mar 04, 2011 (LBO) – India’s Fortis Healthcare group has bought a stake owned by Sri Lanka’s Distilleries in Lanka Hospitals, formerly part of the Indian Apollo chain, for 3. 98 billion rupees as part of a recent acquisition spree. Fortis Healthcare Global Holding bought 64 million shares or a 28. 6 percent stake of […]

Mar 03, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state investment promotion agency said its chairman will stay on and “appropriate notice” will be given when he leaves. The BOI is being restructured and there had been protests by staff. The Board of Investment said its chairman, Jayampathy Bandaranaike, had taken over the agency with “specific understanding […]

Feb 26, 2011 (LBO) – The International Labour Organisation has urged Libya to protect the rights of migrant workers caught up in the current conflict and ensure their basic right to freedom of association. Libyan leaders must put an immediate stop to the massive killings, large-scale violence and generalized repression unleashed against peaceful demonstrations of […]

Feb 22, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka faces rising health care costs as the population ages with an increase in non-communicable diseases (NCD) like diabetes, heart disease, cancers and asthma, a recent World Bank study said. “More effective legislation on the use of trans fats and tobacco and educating the public to reduce salt and […]

Feb 21, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), an industry body, is hosting a forum on consumer trends to promote more research based marketing and best practices. “As the national body of marketing we want to encourage best practices in terms of research, advertising, branding and sales,” SLIM president Rohan Somawansa, President, […]