Category: Industry
Sea Links
July 24, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans to propose reviving ferry services and a railway link with India, across the Palk Straits, at a conference of south Asian transport ministers in Colombo, the island’s transport ministry said.The two proposals will be put forward by the government during a meeting of transport ministers of the […]
Daft Draft
July 24, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s draft national transport policy came in for strong criticism at a public forum by experts who said it ignored important modes of private transport and private sector investment. Rohan Samarajiva, head of LirneAsia, a regional think tank, said the policy was also silent on opportunities in rebuilding transport […]
‘s Sangakkara ton frustrates Pakistan in drawn Test
July 24, 2009 (AFP) – Kumar Sangakkara hit an unbeaten century to steer Sri Lanka to a draw in the final Test against Pakistan here on Friday and win his first series as captain.The left-hander made 130 not out as Sri Lanka, faced with a world record target of 492, defied the Pakistani bowlers to […]
Sri Lanka power output down in May, diesel sales up
July 24, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s electricity generation in May 2009 fell 3.6 percent to 834 million units (GigaWatt hours) from a year earlier, while diesel sales were up 22.2 percent, the latest government data showed.Thermal power generation at state-run Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) tripled to 243 million units from 81GWh a year earlier […]
Northern Link
July 24, 2009 (LBO) – Lanka Bell, a Sri Lankan wireless fixed access telco said it had connected the northern Jaffna peninsular to its network, opening a new base station and an office.“A high quality and purse-easy telecommunication service is an essential need of the people in Jaffna,” Lanka Bell managing director Prasad Samarasinghe said […]
Gamata IT
July 24, 2009 (LBO) – Microsoft Sri Lanka said it had begun a drive to make information technology popular in rural areas, with a local language interface, free software downloads and training. Microsoft and its partner organization would also support trading in Sinhalese and Tamil languages. Training literature would also be made available. A school […]
Easy Chats
July 24, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom said it won a contract to provide communications to the island’s Ministry of Science and Technology and 300 technology transfer centres that include free voice calls within the network. The deal includes supply communications services to technology institutes and research and development centres under the ministry, SLT […]
Knowledge Work
July 24, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s software industry said a survey of export earnings indicates it had grown rapidly in a short period and had high levels of revenue per employee and return on capital employed. “The industry is based on knowledge workers and creates high paying jobs for educated youth. IT/BPO industry is […]
Pakistan eye face-saving win in final Test
July 23, 2009 (AFP) – Pakistan remained on course to win the third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka after denting the home team’s chase of a world record target on Thursday.Sri Lanka, set an improbable 492 to sweep the series 3-0 after they had won the first two Tests, were 183-3 in their […]
Skills Gap
July 23, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka faces a shortage of skilled people in the logistics industry with traditional preferences for other occupations deterring youth from making the sector a career choice, an official said. “There’s a serious shortage of skilled people in the logistics industry,” said Rohan Masakorala, director of the Academy of International […]
Pakistan run into trouble in final Test
July 22, 2009 (AFP) – Pakistan lost three quick wickets to fritter away the advantage on the third morning of the third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Wednesday. The tourists took their second innings from an overnight 16-1 to 86-4 by lunch at the Sinhalese sports club, an overall lead of […]
‘s ton gives Pakistan control of final Test
July 22, 2009 (AFP) – Former captain Shoaib Malik hit an unbeaten 106 on Wednesday to put Pakistan on course for a face-saving victory in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka here.Pakistan, who lost the first two Tests to hand Sri Lanka a decisive lead in the series, finally flexed their batting muscle […]