Category: Industry
Ganguly absence irks Bangladesh fans
DHAKA, May 8, 2007 (AFP) – The mystery of the missing Sourav Ganguly has baffled not only Indian fans but also millions of his supporters across the border in Bangladesh. The former India captain and senior pro Sachin Tendulkar were left out of the one-day series starting here on Thursday, with the selectors insisting the […]
Cyber Crime
May 08, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka on Tuesday enacted the Computer Crimes Bill introducing legislation which gives more power to law enforcement agencies when fighting computer crimes, the government ICT agency said. “The Basis of the Computer Crimes Bill is to criminalise attempts at unauthorised access to a computer, computer programme, data or information,” […]
Getting Warm
May 8, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s advertising fraternity is kicking off a week long fest in the run up to the Sri Lanka Advertising Awards, the Chillies 2007, its organizers said. It would be held under the theme ˜Insightful Insights™, followed by a party at H20. To be held on May 12 at the […]
‘s ball-in-glove ploy
May 7, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka believes Adam Gilchrist’s use of a squash ball as a batting aid in the World Cup final was “unethical” and may take the matter up with world cricket chiefs, officials said Monday Gilchrist, whose record-breaking 149 led Australia to their fourth title, said later that he had a […]
India seek World Cup revenge in Bangladesh
DHAKA, May 7, 2007 (AFP) – New-look India flew into Bangladesh on Monday hoping to revive the team’s shattered cricketing fortunes and avenge the disastrous defeat that sent them tumbling out of the World Cup.No other result has caused such upheaval in Indian cricket as Bangladesh’s stunning five-wicket World Cup win that knocked Rahul Dravid’s […]
Friendly Fire
May 7, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka has restricted domestic flights and banned amphibious aircraft from using irrigation reservoirs following Tamil Tiger air attacks, officials said Monday.The military banned Sri Lanka’s national carrier, Sri Lankan Airlines, from operating a lucrative domestic service of Single Otter aircraft using reservoirs for take-off and landing, a defence ministry […]
Sri Lanka minus stars for Pakistan encounter
May 6, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka will be without some of its star players for the three-match one-day series with Pakistan in Abu Dhabi later this month, a senior official said here Sunday. The 2007 World Cup runners-up team which will play matches with Pakistan from May 18-22 in Abu Dhabi will be without […]
More Protection
May 6, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka is to tax film producers who use foreign stars in a move to protect its own movie market and combat cheaper imported labour from India, an industry official said Sunday. Domestic film makers who use foreign actors in a lead role will have to pay 250,000 rupees (2,400 […]
Profit Warning
May 05, 2007 (LBO) – Emirates, which owns 40 percent of SriLankan Airlines has warned its main shareholder, the Dubai government, that profits of the South Asian associate will fall in 2007. “SriLankan faces another difficult year ahead and unless a solution is found to the ongoing security situation, there may not be a significant […]
Sri Lankan veteran tight-lipped on retirement
May 3, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s veteran opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya was non-committal Thursday about playing in the cricket World Cup’s next edition in 2011, saying it was too early to mull the prospect.Upon his return to the island Thursday after Sri Lanka’s World Cup campaign in the Caribbean, the left-handed opener said it […]
Liquidity Search
May 04, 2007 (LBO) – Malaysia Telekom is looking to increase the liquidity of its Sri Lanka unit’s stock, by selling down a small part of its majority stake in Dialog Telekom, the largest mobile operator in the island. “We are constantly looking at all possible options to strengthen the performance of Dialog Telekom,” Malaysia […]
Wireless Chase
May 04, 2007 (LBO) – The race to buy the fixed wireless operator Suntel has narrowed down to four contenders, with an Indian telecom firm expecting to conduct due diligence on the Sri Lankan operator soon. Originally seven firms were in the running to buy Suntel, a unit of Sweden’s Telia. “In the short-list there […]