Category: Industry
Once Bitten…
Sri Lankan trade negotiators are bargaining for stronger safety nets to protect domestic interests at the latest round of world trade talks.Sri Lankan trade negotiators are bargaining for stronger safety nets to protect domestic interests at the latest round of world trade talks. Current trade talks in Geneva, will lead to a new set of […]
Get Moving
About two million Sri Lankan women suffer from crippling, even fatal bone disease, squeezing an already stretched state healthcare system that spends to look after them.About two million Sri Lankan women suffer from crippling, even fatal bone disease, squeezing an already stretched state healthcare system that spends to look after them. Women, especially aging women, […]
‘t Me
A Sri Lankan airforce spy plane crashed inside rebel-held territory in the island’s north Wednesday, military sources said. A Sri Lankan airforce spy plane crashed inside rebel-held territory in the island’s north Wednesday, military sources said. The operators lost control over the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) while on a mission over territory held by the […]
It Wasn’t Me
A Sri Lankan airforce spy plane crashed inside rebel-held territory in the island’s north Wednesday, military sources said. A Sri Lankan airforce spy plane crashed inside rebel-held territory in the island’s north Wednesday, military sources said. The operators lost control over the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) while on a mission over territory held by the […]
China Calls
China’s ZTE Corporation clinched a Rs.1.5 billion deal to deploy a low cost wireless technology system for Sri Lanka Telecom.China’s ZTE Corporation clinched a Rs. 1.5 billion deal to deploy a low cost wireless technology system for Sri Lanka Telecom. CDMA or code division multiple access, is a cheaper form of mobile technology that is […]
New laws to revamp the Tourist Board gets Parliament nod
After two years on the shelf, a new law to revamp the Tourist Board was passed in Parliament on Tuesday, with reforms to kick in over the next few weeks.After two years on the shelf, a new law to revamp the Tourist Board was passed in Parliament on Tuesday, with reforms to kick in over […]
Good Boy
The Asian share of the global environmental services is still small but its growth rate is picking up The Asian share of the global environmental services is still small but its growth rate is picking up Meanwhile rising oil prices is also creating a demand for energy efficient technologies. But this will not happen if […]
Freak Accident
An Indonesian woman passenger was killed and six injured Sunday in a freak accident while disembarking from an SriLankan airlines aircraft at the island’s only international airport, a spokesman said.An Indonesian woman passenger was killed and six injured Sunday in a freak accident while disembarking from an SriLankan airlines aircraft at the island’s only international […]
Groovy Tunes
Sri Lanka Telecom plans to roll out its fixed-line CDMA network by the end of the month and test delivery of services such as on-demand video on its copper-line network this year, a company official said Friday.Sri Lanka Telecom plans to roll out its fixed-line CDMA network by the end of the month and test […]
Ceylon Index
A new index fund hopes to capture the gains of Asia’s best performing bourse, with a top ten stock index that accounts for over half of market capitalisation in the local exchange.A new index fund hopes to capture the gains of Asia’s best performing bourse, with a top ten stock index that accounts for over […]
Right On
Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka posted a 74 percent rise in its net profits at Rs 136.4 million for the first nine months of 2005.Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka posted a 74 percent rise in its net profits at Rs 136.4 million for the first nine months of 2005. Close to half the nine months […]
Sniper Fire
Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd.’s Chairman has sought regulators blessings to ask DFCC Bank reduce its stakes in the former to be within limits allowed under the present Banking Act.Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd.’s Chairman has sought regulators blessings to ask DFCC Bank reduce its stakes in the former to be within limits allowed under […]