Category: Industry
‘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 […]
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 […]
Sri Lanka invites bids for coal
July 22, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has invited bids to supply 2.4 million metric tomes of coal for the country’s first coal power plant built by state-run Ceylon Electricity Board, which is scheduled to be commissioned next year.Lanka Coal Company (Private) Ltd, a specially incorporated company for coal procurement, said in a advertisement in […]
Sri Lanka tries solar power to pump water in remote villages
July 22, 2009 (LBO) – Use of solar power to pump water in remote Sri Lankan villages in a trial project designed by British engineers helps save fuel costs and could be replicated in other rural communities elsewhere, experts said.The project is now specifically used to rapidly re-settle people displaced by the conflict in the […]
Target Date
July 22, 2009 (LBO) – Millicom International Cellular, the parent of Sri Lanka’s Tigo celco, would complete the sale of its Asian operations by the first quarter of 2010, chief executive Mikael Grahne has said.“The disposal of our Asian assets is in progress and expression of interest have been received from a number of parties […]
Northern Links
July 22, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has drawn up plans to rebuild shattered road networks in the north and east costing over 750 million dollars for which it is seeking foreign funding, a senior government official said.The projects include highways linking the northern Jaffna peninsula with the south, two circular roads around the peninsula […]