Category: Industry
Chanderpaul pitch in to defeat Sri Lanka
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, April 10, 2008 (AFP) – Chaminda Vaas lost his nerves, but Shivnarine Chanderpaul kept his, and struck a four and a six off the last two balls to hand West Indies a sensational one-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first One-day International here Thursday. Chasing 236 for victory from their […]
‘s Mendis sets tongues wagging on ODI debut
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, April 11, 2008 (AFP) – Tougher days surely lie ahead, but Ajantha Mendis appears to be a spin bowler with a bright future based on the evidence of his One-day International debut for Sri Lanka against West Indies on Thursday at Queen’s Park Oval.The 23-year-old from Moratuwa bowled impressively to collect […]
Call Sign
April 11, 2008 (LBO) – Three channels of the ABC radio network would be on air from on April 15, a top official said. The Sinhalese ‘Hiru’, English ‘Gold’ and Tamil ‘Sooryan’ which is starting on next Tueday is part of a network of five radio stations that were closed by the government last year. […]
Private Education
April 11, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has called for legislative and regulatory changes to create a favourable environment for private investment in university education. There is an urgent need for introducing a market oriented, efficient mechanism to the existing university education system, the bank said in its 2007 annual report. The education […]
E-trade
April 10, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s long-delayed effort to automate cargo clearance is making some progress with import manifests being filed electronically along with tea export documentation, trade officials said. A trial run involving Sri Lanka customs and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has been completed with shipping lines now filing import manifests […]
Gainful Studies
April 10, 2008 (LBO) – The open and distance education model adopted by Sri Lanka’s IT services company, Virtusa, will help students gain employable skills while conducting higher studies, company officials say. The Virtusa Placement Engineer Scholarship program supports students’ work-study approach to obtain a degree in Information Technology. The program provides eligible students with […]
Trinco Trade
April 10, 2008 (LBO) – Economic activity in Sri Lanka’s eastern port city of Trincomalee is set to revive after a public market was re-built by the United States and Greek aid, the US Embassy in Colombo said. The refurbished Anuradhapura junction public market in Trincomalee was opened this month. The rebuilding of the public […]
Top Marks
April 10, 2008 (LBO) – Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has jumped two places to top the latest Forbes 2000 list of the world’s top public companies, the bank said Thursday. This is the first time a non-US company has led the rankings since its launch in 2004, it said in a statement. The […]
Sri Lanka blood youngsters in ODI series against Windies
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, April 9, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka will use the three-match one-day international series against West Indies which opens here on Thursday to kick-start their preparations for the 2011 World Cup.Sri Lanka have made sweeping changes to the squad which drew the preceding two-Test series 1-1 with their hosts, and seven […]
Sri Lanka exporters warned to cope, if GSP+ is lost
April 09, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is making every effort to extend European Union trade concessions but local producers should also find ways to increase exports without the tariff benefit known as GSP+, officials said. “To get tariff benefits we will do everything we can do, but we will not give away sovereignty,” Sri […]
Eureka First
April 09, 2008 (LBO) – Eureka Technology partners says it has become the first Sri Lankan firm to receive ISO 20000 certification.Eureka is an IT services firm providing information technology services to firms. The company says even India has only a handful of certified providers despite having a large number of IT service providers based […]
Sri Lanka Confifi group says beach resorts done well
April 08, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Confifi Group says two of its three beach resorts on the west coast have done well in the last winter season despite the sharp down turn in arrivals to the island. . M T A Furkhan, Confifi Group chaiman, said the company has plans to refurbish its hotels […]