Category: Industry
West Indies ready to bounce back:Lara
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 9, 2007 (AFP) – West Indies captain Brian Lara said Monday his players had taken a good look at their failings which have threatened to derail their World Cup campaign.But Lara said his players were confident going into a make-or-break Super Eights game against South Africa at the Grenada National Stadium […]
Cricket: West Indies v South Africa head-to-head record
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 9, 2007 (AFP) – West Indies v South Africa head-to-head record ahead of their World Cup Super Eights match at New Queen’s Park here on Monday: Total meetings: 39 West Indies wins: 12 South Africa wins: 26 Tied: 0 No Result: 1 Last 10 meetings: 30/01/2004: Durban No Result 01/02/2004: Centurion […]
” eye England scalp
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 10, 2007 (AFP) – Bangladesh hope their spin king trio can bamboozle England, just like they did South Africa, and boost their bid for a World Cup semi-final place on Wednesday.. The left-arm trio of seasoned Mohammad Rafique, effective Abdur Razzak and emerging Saqibul Hasan spun Graeme Smith’s side to a humiliating […]
Clock Speed
April 10, 2007 (LBO) – Panora Corporation, a Sri Lankan computer firm, opened a 1.2 billion rupee manufacturing plant in Colombo to boost production of its own-brand computers for the local and regional markets. PCH Holdings which started ten years ago, now has interests in pharmaceuticals and healthcare, office automation, consumer electronics, software, audio visual […]
Power Drive
April 09, 2007 – Sri Lanka Monday officially kicked off work on building a Japanese funded hydro power project in the island’s central hills, which will add 150 mega wattes of power to the national grid, the Japanese embassy here said.The 33.27 million dollar yen or 30 billion rupee Upper Kotmale project got off the […]
Hedge Win
April 09, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s petroleum utility will get a 33 million rupee payment this week on the expiry of its first hedging contract for imported diesel, a top official said. Last month the utility raised petroleum prices by 7 rupees a litre (about 30 rupee a gallon). Updated The utility first bought […]
Port Builders
April 09, 2007 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is having a pre-bid meeting Tuesday with private investors keen on building container terminals in Colombo’s new south port whose infrastructure work has attracted interest from 30 investor consortia, an official said. SLPA chairman Saliya Wickramasooriya said Monday the original date for opening bids […]
Aussie win leaves England on brink of World Cup exit
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, April 8, 2007 (AFP) – Australia captain Ricky Ponting’s 86 helped see the champions a step nearer the World Cup semi-finals as they beat England by seven wickets in the Super Eights match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here Sunday. Together with Michael Clarke, Ponting shared a third-wicket stand of 112 […]
‘s golden oldies
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 9, 2007 (AFP) – Wicket-keeper Kumar Sangakkara believes golden oldies Sanath Jayasuriya and Muttiah Muralitharan are proving to be the inspiration as Sri Lanka target a second World Cup title. “The win was important for us and we know now that we have an excellent chance of qualifying for the semi-finals […]
India fans want Bangladesh to enter semi-finals
NEW DELHI, April 9, 2007 (AFP) – Bangladesh’s stunning progress in the World Cup has given cricket lovers in India reason to cheer again after their own team was knocked out in the first round.The giant-killing feats of Habibur Bashar’s men have revived interest in the tournament for millions of Indians, who now want both […]
Sales Push
April 09, 2007 (LBO) – Open source middleware company, WSO2 founded by a Sri Lankan, is ratcheting up its marketing efforts in the United States and Europe after developing its own products, the company said. œWe’re at the point where we have passed the research stage and are now building markets, declared said Sanjiva Weerawarana, […]
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April 09, 2007 (LBO) – Two Sri Lankan software and mobile phone technology developments meant to give warning and help relief efforts during disasters recently won international recognition. They are Sahana, an open source software programme developed by volunteers after the Asian tsunami to help find missing people and improve aid agency relief efforts, and […]