Unit Gains
Jan 17, 2007 (LBO) – Investors in mutual funds with an equity component have managed to beat raging inflation last year, with Sri Lanka's youngest fund, …
Industry
Connecting Points
Jan 16, 2007 (LBO) – Japan on Tuesday gave Sri Lanka 30 million rupees to design a new bridge connecting Mannar to the mainland, the finance ministry …
Pandora’s Box
January 13, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's proposal to retain 50 percent of re-insurance business in a government-backed entity, may deteriorate the quality of …
Old Hands
SINGAPORE, Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - Workers are relying on 19th century technology to fix a very 21st century problem -- disruption of the Internet traffic that …
Tight and Loose
January 12, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank has allowed finance companies to form subsidiaries, raised single borrower limits, but tightened …
Sri Lanka’s monkeys, the island’s latest draw card for foreign travellers
January 11, 2007 (LBO) – Scouting treetops for purple-faced leaf monkeys or on the trail of the shy loris at nightfall, Sri Lanka's rich primate life …
Brainstorming
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan 10, 2007 (AFP) - Porn makers at the world's largest sex trade show in Las Vegas on Wednesday were taking a page from Internet superstars …
Sri Lanka tourism slumps in Dec, authorities pin hopes on India and Middle East
Jan 11, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's leisure industry closed 2006 a neck ahead of the previous year, but the troubled island saw a sharp downturn December, …
Travel Subsidy
Jan 10, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka government is planning to inject more subsidies into the loss making, heavily unionized state bus service, following …
Morning After
January 10, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state-run Bank of Ceylon plans to sell off shares owned in NDB and DFCC Bank this year, to top up a gap in its …
It’s Official
January 9, 2007 (LBO) – Lanka IOC, a unit of Fortune 500 Indian Oil Corp. has laid the foundation stone on its upcoming lubricant blending plant over …
Instant Cash
January 09, 2007 (LBO) – Privately run Ceylinco Insurance, is offering on the spot cash facilities to settle customer claims, in an attempt to retain its …
Better Experience
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan 8, 2007 (AFP) - Skype unveiled on Monday its own models of desktop telephones that can make free Internet calls using the firm's …
Virtual Fantasy
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan 9, 2007 (AFP) - Family entertainment conglomerate Walt Disney Corporation introduced a revamped website which they say is a one-stop …
Across Borders
Jan 09, 2007 (LBO) – Nigeria's EcoBank has adopted a software product developed by Sri Lanka's Interblocks Ltd to issue credit cards, officials said …
Few Tweaks
January 8, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank plans to revise the way commercial banks' compute the single borrower limit, as part of its drive to …
White Lies
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United Action
Jan 08, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom trade unions including non executive technical staff are threatening to go on strike next week, if the telecom …
New Business
January 05, 2007 (LBO) – The long-awaited restarting of Pramuka Bank as the Sri Lanka Savings Bank will get underway soon, with the new entity due to …
Bingo
January 5, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Friday inked a 5.16 billion rupee (47.8 million dollar) agreement with Indian fuel retailer Lanka IOC Ltd. to settle a …