Category: Industry
Star Struck
Telecom regulator Aruna Amarasekera was injured and rushed off to hospital on Monday, after an unknown person threw a brick into his office.Telecom regulator Aruna Amarasekera was injured and rushed off to hospital on Monday, after an unknown person threw a brick into his office. The skirmish took place around 1.30 pm, when someone half […]
Calling for CPP
The telecom regulator is calling for public opinion on the Caller Party Pays system that will make incoming minutes free on mobile phones.The telecom regulator is calling for public opinion on the Caller Party Pays system that will make incoming minutes free on mobile phones. The regulator, which has yo-yoed on implementing CPP for years’, […]
The Lotus Eaters
Lives could have been saved and property damaged minimized if Sri Lanka had an early hazard warning system and a system to evacuate people to prevent the tsunami hazard becoming a disaster.Lives could have been saved and property damaged minimized if Sri Lanka had an early hazard warning system and a system to evacuate people […]
Here We Go Again
People’s Bank is to receive a Rs.8 billion capital injection over the next four years as part of a restructuring program that will keep full ownership with the State.People’s Bank is to receive a Rs. 8 billion capital injection over the next four years as part of a restructuring program that will keep full ownership […]
Symbolic Journey
Sri Lanka The first train since the December 26th tsunami has passed along reconstructed tracks by the spot where the surging waters washed away away another train and nearly two thousand lives.Sri Lanka The first train since the December 26th tsunami has passed along reconstructed tracks by the spot where the surging waters washed away […]
‘s Colombo call centre with a 45 megabits per second data line
Telco operator India’s VSNL, connected HSBC’s Sri Lankan call centre with a 45 mega bits per second data line last week, in a deal worth US$ 30,000 per month.Telco operator India’s VSNL, connected HSBC’s Sri Lankan call centre with a 45 mega bits per second data line last week, in a deal worth US$ 30,000 […]
Peanuts
The government spending US$ 13 on a person to keep them in good health for a year is making everyone sick, says Sri Lankan civil rights groups.The government spending US$ 13 on a person to keep them in good health for a year is making everyone sick, says Sri Lankan civil rights groups. “The budgetary […]
Top Cat
Ceylinco Insurance Company Ltd, on Friday, formally announced its overall market leader status in Sri Lanka’s almost Rs 30 bn insurance industry. Ceylinco Insurance Company Ltd, on Friday, formally announced its overall market leader status in Sri Lanka’s almost Rs 30 bn insurance industry. “We are now the market leaders in insurance,” Lalith Kotelawala, Chairman, […]
VSNL Lanka links HSBC’s Colombo call centre with a 45 megabits per second data line
Telco operator India’s VSNL, connected HSBC’s Sri Lankan call centre with a 45 mega bits per second data line last week, in a deal worth US$ 30,000 per month.Telco operator India’s VSNL, connected HSBC’s Sri Lankan call centre with a 45 mega bits per second data line last week, in a deal worth US$ 30,000 […]
Fixing Disability
Last December’s tsunami exacted a toll of a different kind, increasing the numbers of disabled people who now have to grapple with limited opportunities to help them.Last December’s tsunami exacted a toll of a different kind, increasing the numbers of disabled people who now have to grapple with limited opportunities to help them. Local data […]
Masking Demons
For the maestro in this Sri Lankan centre of devil masks and puppets, the tsunami signalled a warning from the gods — and he is taking it very, very seriously.For the maestro in this Sri Lankan centre of devil masks and puppets, the tsunami signalled a warning from the gods — and he is taking […]
Working Visit
Former US presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush will arrive in Sri Lanka at the weekend as part of a tour of tsunami-hit nations, officials here said Wednesday.Former US presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush will arrive in Sri Lanka at the weekend as part of a tour of tsunami-hit nations, officials here said Wednesday. […]