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Indian poaching in Sri Lanka waters reduced: fisheries minister
May 09, 2013 (LBO) – Poaching by Indian fishing vessels in Sri Lanka’s northern waters is now much reduced, fishermen in the island have been warned not to go into other territories, fisheries minister Rajitha Senaratne said.“In the north fishermen are now much happier,” Senaratne told reporters in Colombo. “They had two problems. They earlier […]
Sri Lanka to boost deep sea fishing, double exports to US$500mn
May 08, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is planning to boost deep sea fishing and double tuna exports by 2015 with the help of new vessels from Japan and China, fisheries minister Rajitha Senaratne said. At the moment a few dozen foreign flagged deep sea fishing vessels from Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia were operating in […]
Sri Lanka floods hit 90,000 people, no cyclone threat
May 08, 2013 (LBO) – Heavy rains have left 90,000 people hit by floods in Sri Lanka’s Western province around the capital Colombo, but there was no cyclone threat, authorities said.However general public has been advised to be vigilant about heavy rain, lightning activities and localized strong winds during thundershowers. Torrential rains over the past […]
Sri Lanka replants damaged coral
May 07, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank said it is helping wildlife authorities replant coral in a marine park in the South West of the island which has been damaged over the last 15 years. Sri Lanka’s Department of Wildlife plans to replant 1,000 square feet of coral in Wadduwa which is part […]
”’ conference in September
May 01, 2013 (LBO) – The first conference in Sri Lanka to be certified as ‘carbon neutral’ will take place in September, when a regional economic policy conference will be held in the island, organizers said.The conference will allow individual delegates to ‘opt in’ to a scheme where they could contribute to offsetting their own […]
Freedom
COLOMBO, April 13, 2013 (AFP) – Gunmen opened fire and torched the office of the main Tamil newspaper in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday, the owner said, the latest in a wave of attacks against privately-owned media in the country.Three armed men carried out the pre-dawn arson attack on the Uthayan office and printing press […]
Agency
Apr 12, 2013 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan legislator has alleged that a public relations firm hired by Sri Lanka to lobby American politicians and others, has misled the US government in a mandatory disclosure by providing wrong information.Harsha de Silva, an opposition legislator said Thompson Advisory Group of Washington is being paid 100 million […]
Sri Lanka plantation workers win 18-pct wage hike
Apr 05, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea and rubber estate workers have won an 18 percent hike in their basic daily wage from April 01 effective for two years, which may cost firms in excess of 250 million rupees a year, industry officials said.The basic wage was increased from 380 to 450 rupees a […]
Paradise Isle
Apr 03, 2013 (LBO) – The Muslim-owners of Fashion Bug who compounded a case may have taught mob monks a lesson in Buddhism that hatred cannot be overcome by hatred.However, a sports sponsorship may have been more appropriate to prevent a recurrence. A Buddhist monk who took part in the March 28 night time attack […]
Sri Lanka mega projects may intensify human elephant conflict: researchers
Mar 27, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s aggressive economic expansions into elephant country through recent projects may further aggravate human conflicts, which are already taking a toll on human and animal life, researchers and conservationists have warned. Driving elephants into reserves or transporting is not effective as they try to come back. Disturbing the habitat […]
Spreading Fear
Mar 25, 2013 (LBO) – Mob violence in Sri Lanka against Muslims and Christians and emerging attacks and humiliation of Muslim girls for their dress by Buddhist nationalists, was spreading fear among minorities, Friday Forum, a citizens group said.“The failure of the police to act swiftly and effectively in enforcing the law has encouraged individuals […]
Another Resignation
Mar 22, 2013 (LBO) – The director general of Sri Lanka’s securities regulator, resigned Friday, becoming the fourth top official to leave the regulatory body in controversial circumstances in the last three years. “Based on my principles, considering the present set up I decided to resign,” Hareendra Dissa Bandara said, closely echoing the words of […]