Category: Industry
‘s haul
LONDON, May 10, 2006 (AFP) – Muttiah Muralitharan wants to mark his first Test appearance at Lord’s by taking five wickets in an innings for Sri Lanka against England and getting his name on the dressing room honours board.“He will be the most important wicket for us as far as I’m concerned because when he […]
Jayawardene backs batsmen to come good against England
LONDON, May 10, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene insisted on Wednesday that his batsmen would have no trouble picking themselves up for the first Test against England here at Lord’s. But later in the day reports from Sri Lanka suggested that veteran left-handed opener Sanath Jayasuriya had been recalled from his Test […]
Jayasuriya comes out of retirement for second England Test
May 11, 2006 (AFP) – Prolific batsman Sanath Jayasuriya is set to return to Sri Lanka’s squad for the second Test against England after reversing his decision to quit, a cricket website said Wednesday.“The (Sri Lankan) selectors met this afternoon after Jayasuriya indicated a willingness to make himself available for Tests again and decided to […]
Alien Raid
May 10 (LBO) – Sri Lanka authorities have initiated a major crackdown on illegal foreign labour in the country, starting with workers in foreign owned factories. Last weekend investigators from the Department of Immigration and Emigration raided a factory in the Kalutara district and arrested seven Indian nationals. The Controller of Immigration and Emigration P […]
Modest Growth
May 10 (LBO) – Union Assurance Ltd. posted a strong first quarter with profit after tax of Rs34 million as at March this year, over Rs37 million for the same period the year before. Growth was driven by increases in general insurance premiums, up 38 percent to Rs754 million in March and life premiums up […]
Flying Low
TOKYO, May 10, 2006 (AFP) – Japan Airlines Corp, Asia’s largest carrier, said Wednesday high fuel costs and a series of safety lapses pushed it deep into loss in the year to March but forecast a return to profit this year. JAL made a net loss of 47.2 billion yen (424.5 million dollars) for the […]
Hard Times
May 10 (LBO) – Domestic airlines say soaring fuel costs may force a hike in ticket fares, but any increase may also scare away dwindling numbers of travellers to the North. “We are in discussions to raise fares, but we are worried about the situation in the market.We are concerned that by raising fares we […]
Moody upbeat despite de Mel attack
LONDON, May 9, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody was in relaxed mood Tuesday despite coming under fire from newly-appointed chief selector Asantha de Mel just days before the first Test against England here at Lord’s. “I’ve lodged nothing,” said Moody, denying reports coming out of Sri Lanka that he’d made an official […]
Sri Lanka Cricket back with a blast
May 09 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket Tuesday said its financial health is back on a strong wicket after securing new commercial sponsorships from the sale of television rights and ongoing tournaments. Overall Sri Lanka Cricket Board has mange to come up with very strong figures in their financial standing compared to last 4-years. For […]
High Fives!
May 9, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Dialog Telekom’s net profits soared 39 percent to 2.39 billion rupees for the three months to March this year, boosted by expansion in international business and booming subscriber growth. Dialog is the largest mobile operator in Sri Lanka with over 2.30 million subscribers as at 31 March 2006 […]
Study Group
May 9, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka inked a letter of intent with India’s NEB Infrastructure (Pvt) Ltd to carry out a feasibility study to build a rail-road system for Colombo. Funded by India’s UTI Bank, the consortium includes Siemens AG of Germany and OPUS International Malaysia, the island’s Board of Investment said in a […]
‘s selector
COLOMBO, May 8, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s veteran cricketer Sanath Jayasuirya retired from Test cricket last month after being handed an ultimatum to either quit or be sacked, newly-appointed chief selector Asantha de Mel said Monday De Mel, who replaced Lalith Kaluperuma as chairman of the selection committee last week, blamed his predecessor for […]