Category: Industry
Keel Laying
May 11, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard, a listed ship builder, has laid the keel for the construction of an Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel for the Pacific island state of Samoa, a statement said. The yard, which is majority owned by Japan’s Onomichi Dockyard, said the tug was the first of two […]
White the hero as Australia crush Sri Lanka
BRIDGETOWN, May 9, 2010 (AFP) – Australia followed up a rescue act from Cameron White with a polished performance in the field during a thumping 81-run victory over Sri Lanka in the World Twenty20 on Sunday. Chasing 169 for victory, Sri Lanka were dismissed for 87 as Australia won with more than three overs to […]
Emirates to launch services to Iraq
May 10, 2010 (LBO) – Emirates will launch flights to the Iraqi capital Baghdad from July 1, 2010, the last remaining Middle Eastern destination to be frequented by the airline, a statement said. Baghdad will be Emirates’ 103rd international destination and one of six new destinations to be launched by the airline this year including, […]
Sri Lankan Airlines to fly to Shanghai
May 10, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines will launch a four-times a week service to Shanghai in July 2010, the third Chinese city in its global route network, the airline said in a statement. The new service will expand the airline’s cargo carrying capacity between China and Sri Lanka, with rapid connections in Colombo […]
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 47-pct in April: data
May 10, 2010 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose 47.0 percent to 38,300 in April 2010 from a year earlier with strong growth in Western European and South Asian generating markets, data from the island’s tourism office showed. Visitors from South Asia were up 53 percent to 10,798. India generated 7,732 tourists, up […]
Sri Lanka Muralitharan out of World Twenty20
BRIDGETOWN, May 8, 2010 (AFP) – Muttiah Muralitharan’s participation at the World Twenty20 finally came to an end on Saturday when it was announced Sri Lanka would be summoning a replacement for their spin star. Thilan Thushara will replace Murali, who has been struggling with a groin problem, after the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave […]
‘s Jayawardene opening up Twenty20 horizons
BRIDGETOWN, May 8, 2010 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene is relishing the “freedom” that comes with opening the batting after another superlative display at the World Twenty20. And he insists his appetite for runs is far from sated ahead of the islanders’ upcoming clash with Australia on Sunday. The 32-year-old made an unbeaten 98 […]
‘s Minor: report
May 08, 2010 (LBO) – Bangkok-based Minor International is looking to buy or build beach resorts in Sri Lanka, after the island emerged from a 30-year war and prospects for tourism brightened, a media report said. Minor also operates hotels in Thailand under the Marriott and Four Seasons brands and runs Thai franchises for Burger […]
Last Laugh
May 07, 2010 (LBO) – Laugfs Group, the sole rival of the Sri Lankan unit of Royal Dutch Shell, is keen to buy the multinational’s operations in the island, Laugfs chairman W K H Wegapitiya said. Shell Gas Lanka is the dominant supplier of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Sri Lanka with Laugfs having a […]
Sri Lanka not given conditions for GSP renewal, says EU
May 07, 2010 (LBO) – The European Union office in Sri Lanka said the EU had not given the island’s government a ‘list of conditions’ to meet to renew a trade deal nor was it dependant on ‘any single measure’. The EU office said in a statement a government delegation will visit EU headquarters in […]
Sri Lanka Aviva unit makes Rs80mn loss in March
May 07, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Aviva NDB Insurance made an 80 million rupee loss in March 2010 quarter from a year ago, as wage and sales costs rose and it faced higher claims, accounts filed at the stock exchange showed. Aviva NDB Insurance made 98.3 million rupee profit during March quarter last year. […]
Multilingual
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7, 2010 (AFP) – Internet addresses written in Arabic are making history as the first online domains in non-Latin characters, with Chinese and Thai expected to follow close behind. “For the first time in the history of the Internet, non-Latin characters are being used for top-level domains,” the Internet Corporation for Assigned […]