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Sri Lanka seeks ad firm for tea campaign
Nov 15, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will call for expressions of interest internationally to hire advertising and media firms to handle a 10 million dollars a year Ceylon tea promotion campaign, a senior Tea Board official said. Other important but smaller markets are the Far East, Europe and North America. “That step (hiring an […]
Doubly Victimized
Nov 14, 2010 (LBO) – Helpless women whose picture were posted on the internet by third parties have been further victimized and in at least one case forced to flee her home after police published their pictures in the media, a report said. Pornography falls in to a category of so-called ‘victimless crimes’ which many […]
Sri Lanka fishery sector needs new techniques, better resource data: think tank
Nov 14, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s fishery sector needs more data on resource stocks, especially in war-torn Northern areas, new techniques and improvements in post harvest handling, a think tank has said. In 2008 fish production in Sri Lanka’s eastern province had increased to 70,520 metric tonnes from 39,760 tonnes a year earlier. In […]
‘s construction boom runs out of engineers
NEW DELHI, November 14, 2010 (AFP) – Evidence of India’s construction boom can be seen in the new high-rise apartments sprouting up across the country, but the industry is suffering from a serious shortage of engineers and designers. “Until things change, we might manage some big-ticket items like the Delhi Metro with the help of […]
Sri Lanka gets ADB help to cope with climate change
Nov 13, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has drafted a national strategy for climate change adaptation with the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), a statement said. The ADB, working with the Ministry of Environment, has given technical assistance for a new framework to enable Sri Lanka’s economy and people to cope with climate […]
‘s seas
PENANG, November 10, 2010 (AFP) – Overfishing in Southeast Asian seas has left garoupas and sea bass in dire straits, searching for mates on denuded seabeds, according to experts alarmed by ever-declining catches. Marine scientists and fishermen say that popular fish species — especially the large and valuable ones — have been caught indiscriminately, causing […]
Sri Lanka estate workers get Indian aid for homes
Nov 10, 2010 (LBO) – India will build 5,000 homes for workers on Sri Lanka’s plantations in the central hills which are a key sector of the island economy, a statement from the Indian High Commission said. Indian High Commissioner Ashok Kantha announced the stepping up of Indian assistance for people in the hill country […]
Scorned
November 9, 2010 (AFP) – Newspaper editors in Sri Lanka on Tuesday refused to publish pictures of men and women who are wanted by police for appearing on porn websites in the country. Under a crackdown on pornography on the Indian Ocean island, police are trying to trace local men and women pictured in compromising […]
Bangladesh plans mass privatisations to cool stock market
DHAKA, November 8, 2010 (AFP) – Bangladesh will offload stakes in dozens of state-owned enterprises as part of a major government effort to cool down the country’s overheated stock exchange, its finance minister said Monday. Eight state-owned firms, including major energy and power firms, which are already listed will be made to sell more shares, […]
Maldives Aitken Spence hotel bags a World Travel Award
Nov 08, 2010 (LBO) – Adaaran Prestige Water Villas, a resort in the Indian Ocean Island of Maldives, run by Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence group won the award of the World’s Leading Watervilla at a top travel awards. Maldives also won the award for the ‘Most Romantic Destination’ at the awards on November 07. The […]
Prison Clash
November 7, 2010 (AFP) – More than 50 police and prison officials were injured Sunday by inmates at Sri Lanka’s main jail in the capital Colombo after authorities launched a drugs raid, officials and doctors said. Convicts beat up police as they stormed the Welikada prison to search for hidden narcotics as part of a […]
Coal India issue could boost future state sales: analysts
MUMBAI, November 7, 2010 (AFP) – The success of India’s 3. 4-billion-dollar sale of shares in state-run Coal India has raised hopes of big returns for the government from a cascade of looming partial privatisations, analysts say. The sale of a 10 percent stake in Coal India was oversubscribed 15 times and shares soared 40 […]