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”’ 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 […]
‘s Renuka Agri Foods buys 100-pct of diary unit
Mar 12, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Renuka Agri Foods said it had bought a residual stake in Rich Life Dairies, a firm which produces ready to drink flavoured milk and fruit juices raising its stake to 100 percent. Renuka Agri Foods said in stock exchange filing that it had paid 100 million rupees for […]
Justice Call
Mar 08, 2013 (LBO) – The brother of a British tourist murdered while holidaying Sri Lanka in 2011 is calling for justice saying his killers are still free 15 months after he was shot and attacked in full view of witnesses.Khuram Shaikh, a red cross worker was killed in the early of December 25, 2011 […]
‘s Mannar district aquaculture boosted by Japan
Mar 07, 2013 (LBO) – Japan will provide 8.2 million rupees to build a hatchery to produce fingerlings in Sri Lanka’s former war torn North Eastern district of Mannar, the Japanese embassy said.Japan will give 65,735 dollars as grant aid to Sri Lanka’s state-run National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka (NAQDA) to build a […]
Sri Lanka Royal Ceramic sells commodity broker
Mar 07, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Royal Ceramics Plc, a tile and sanitary ware group said it sold 12.75 percent of its 51 percent stake in Asia Siyake Commodities Plc, a tea broker, to Lanka Commodity Brokers Ltd.The first tranche would be sold after March 04 and the second tranche after June 11.The firm […]