Category: Industry
New Sked
May 04, 2007 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines is re-scheduling all its flights ahead of the closure of Colombo airport during the night, the airline said Friday. “Following discussions with the Ministry of Ports and Aviation and the Department of Civil Aviation, SriLankan Airlines will be rescheduling its flights to operate between 5.00 am and 9.00 […]
Watery Depression
May 04, 2007 (LBO) – Heavy rains lashed Sri Lanka’s capital for the second day, putting large areas under water, while the authorities closed part of the main road from Colombo to the south when a section caved in. Weather officials say rain caused by a depression in the Bay of Bengal may continue for […]
‘s World Cup stars return
May 3, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s World Cup cricketers returned to an elaborate welcome Thursday after being stranded in London following Tamil Tiger rebel air raids in Colombo, officials said on Tuesday.The team was received at the VIP lounge of the Bandaranaike International airport where Buddhist monks, Hindu and Catholic priests and Muslim clerics […]
Jayawardena says they lost to a better team
May 3, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s skipper Mahela Jayawardene returned home expressing disappointment over his team’s failure to secure the cricket World Cup, but said they lost to a better Australian team. Cricket fans lined up along the team’s route from the international airport despite heavy rains which lashed the city, after the World […]
Flat Chat
May 3, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s top celco Dialog Telekom revenue grew 26 percent but consolidated profits remained flat in the March quarter as newly acquired subsidiaries dragged its bottom-line down. Group profit after tax for the three months ended March 2007, was 2,426 million rupees against 2,397 million rupees last year, up one […]
Airport Curfew
COLOMBO, May 3, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s international airport will close at night from next week following a spate of bombing raids by Tamil Tiger aircraft taking the cover of darkness, a top aviation official told AFP. The Bandaranaike International Airport would close for six hours nightly from May 10, acting director general of […]
Reconnecting
May 2, 2007 (AFP) – Dubai’s Emirates Airlines said on Wednesday it would resume day-time services to Sri Lanka which were suspended following Tamil rebel air raids near the island’s only international airport.Sri Lanka lost to Australia in Saturday’s final in Barbados.“Following a review of the situation in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, Emirates will […]
Third Dimension
May 01, 2007 (LBO) – Chamath Champika Jayalath was watching the Sri Lanka-Australia Cricket World Cup final shortly after 1.00 am Sunday when suddenly power supply went off. Waiting for power to come back, Jayalath was startled by the sound of explosions and heavy gunfire. Rushing out, he saw tracer bullets streaming into the night […]
Large Loan
May 01, 2007 (LBO) – Bank of Ceylon said it had completed Sri Lanka’s largest international syndicated loan when it raised 210 million dollars in a 3-year facility arranged by HSBC. “The success of this loan syndication epitomises the resourcefulness of the global giant HSBC in being able to draw on their international expertise and […]
Aviation Hub
May 01, 2007 (LBO) – A trimming of services to Sri Lanka by major international carriers is undermining Colombo’s aspirations to be a regional aviation hub, in addition to hitting the island’s tourist industry. Sri Lanka now has to buy expensive defensive equipment at a cost that is totally disproportionate to the size of the […]
” to Sri Lanka – Australia farce: Speed
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 30, 2007 (AFP) – Officials whose error led to the farcical finish in the World Cup Final do still have a future in cricket, according to Malcolm Speed. The International Cricket Council chief executive said the five-man playing control team led by match referee Jeff Crowe were full of regret for their […]
Be Prepared
April 30, 2007 (LBO) – Two Sri Lankan firms which are providing disaster recovery services for BPO firms in Sri Lanka are expanding and hunting for more business. Lanka Communication (LankaCom) and Blue Chip Customer Engineering say natural disasters and increasing unrest is driving businesses to look for disaster recovery specialists to provide business continuity […]