Category: Industry
Umpire reveals attempt to fix Sri Lanka – Pakistan match
LONDON, May 26, 2013 (AFP) – Former umpire John Holder alleged Sunday he was offered £10,000 (,139) to help sway the course of a one-day international in the United Arab Emirates. “He told me his syndicate were involved in making money as the game fluctuates. “I said, ‘You’ve got the wrong person’.Players and umpires who […]
Sri Lanka cricket team sponsored by Dialog Axiata for Rs753mn
May 27, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Dialog Axiata, the island’s largest mobile operator said it will sponsor the men and women’s national cricket team for three years in a 753.9 million rupee deal. The team sponsorship will start on June 01, the firm said in a stock exchange filing. It will cover tours both […]
Indian police arrest six bookies over IPL cricket bets
PANAJI, India, May 27, 2013 (AFP) – Indian police said Monday they have arrested six bookmakers in Goa state who were part of an syndicate betting on Indian Premier League cricket matches. This year’s IPL tournament ended on Sunday night. The tournament has been reeling from a spot-fixing scandal which has led to the arrest […]
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka up 14.7-pct in April
May 27, 2013 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose 14.7 percent to 79,829 in April 2013, with Eastern Europe, China and Maldives showing gains but India and the Middle East weakening, official data showed.Arrivals from Western Europe, the top generating region rose 10 percent to 27,531, and was up 12.1 percent to 156,658, […]
Aftermath
May 27, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Ports Authority said operations at Colombo Port are as usual following a fire in the early hours of May 24.SLPA is looking at compensating customers whose cargo was damaged, the SLPA said. “At present, all operations at SLPA and the Port of Colombo are carried out as usual […]
‘s top producer
May 25, 2013 (LBO) – Ceylon Tea is being promoted in China giving a chance for citizens in that country to enjoy the beverage, though freely consuming foreign tea is a liberty that citizens of the island no longer posses. Sri Lanka’s consulate in Shanghai had also had a launched a promotional campaign on tea. […]
China offered to make Sri Lanka coal plant an IPP: minister
May 26, 2013 (LBO) – China offered to make a 300 MegaWatt coal fired power plant, which has been hit by a series of shutdowns, an independent power producer (IPP), a government minister said.Power sector officials have said that the frequent ‘breakdowns’ were partly due to the relative inexperience of engineers operating the plant as […]
Digital Demand
May 25, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s demand for computers and peripherals will grow due to greater consumption of information and economic activity and investments pick up after the end of a 30-year war, officials at US-based Hewlett Packard said.The OfficeJet Pro X series come at a price tag of between 30,000 to 80,000 rupees. […]
Emirates ups flights to Sri Lanka
May 24, 2013 (LBO) – Dubai-based Emirates Airlines said it is increasing frequencies to Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo by three a week to 31, to cope with rising demand. “The demand for seats on the Colombo Dubai sector is increasing, and these additional flights will enable more UK and USA bound passengers to connect with […]
Port Fire
May 24, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Ports Authority said a fire that broke out in a container freight station at Colombo Port has been brought under control and authorities are assessing the damage and probing its cause.Fire brigades of Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Sri Lanka Army, Navy, Air Force, Colombo Dockyard and Colombo Municipal […]
Crude Plan
May 23, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will re-start its 50,000 barrels per day refinery on May 24, after getting a stock of Omani light crude, petroleum minister Anura Yapa said. Yapa said the shipper had said they were having engine troubled and could not deliver the stock in time. The refinery hit by US […]
Data Protection
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2013 (AFP) – Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others.Earlier this month, the Twitter feed of satirical US news website The Onion was also taken over by the Syrian group aiming […]