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‘s ISI and Taliban
LONDON, June 13, 2010 (AFP) – Pakistan’s ISI intelligence agency provides funding, training and sanctuary to the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to a study Sunday which claimed to have the strongest evidence yet of their links. However the report for the London School of Economics (LSE) was dismissed by the Pakistani military as “malicious and […]
India earthquake downgraded, local tsunami watch only: Pacific centre
June 11, 2010 (LBO) – The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has downgraded a watch bulletin taking Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia off its list saying a local tsunami is likely to only affect India. Indian authorities have said waves of only 50 centimetres are likely and there is ‘nothing alarming. ‘ Sri Lanka’s authorities […]
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NEW DELHI, June 12, 2010 (AFP) – India’s tsunami centre warned Sunday a major quake under the Indian Ocean would generate a 50-centimetre high (20-inch) surge in sea levels on the nearest islands, adding this was “nothing alarming. ” “This is nothing alarming but just a watch,” he added by telephone from the headquarters of […]
Japan asteroid probe to make historic return to Earth
SYDNEY, June 12, 2010 (AFP) – A tiny heatproof capsule which scientists hope contains some of the oldest dust in the universe will streak back to Earth and land in the Australian desert Sunday, ending a historic space mission. Japan’s Hayabusa spacecraft is due to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere shortly before midnight (1400 GMT), completing a […]
Sri Lanka Carsons groups palm oil estates under Singapore unit
June 11, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Carsons group has brought all its South East Asian oil palm plantations under its Singapore subsidiary with the transfer of stakes in Indonesian and Malaysian units, a stock exchange filing said. “With the transfer of the assets the plantations land bank and the asset base of GAHL will […]
‘s Carsons group 2010 profits up 84-pct
June 11, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Carsons group profits rose 84 percent to 3.2 billion rupees due to a reversal of an impairment cost from last year and lower finance costs, while revenues grew at a faster rate than operational expenses, its annual report showed. “Brewery capacity would expand by 30 percent within the […]
India car sales rise 30.5 percent in May
MUMBAI, June 9, 2010 (AFP) – Car sales in India jumped 30. 5 percent year-on-year in May, industry data showed on Wednesday, as new launches boosted demand. A total of 148,481 vehicles were sold in May, up from 113,810 a year earlier, data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) showed. Market leader Maruti […]
Sri Lanka biodiversity seen under threat
June 09, 2010 (LBO) – Increasing population pressure and human activity are threatening the rich biodiversity in Sri Lanka and a greater focus on habitat protection and conservation is needed, scientists said. Sri Lanka has been recognized as a global biodiversity ‘hotspot’ because of the high number of fauna and flora which are endemic or […]
‘s immigration open, but not for one French family
MONTREAL, June 8, 2010 (AFP) – Looking to swell its population with an influx of up to 250,000 immigrants annually, Canada is arguably among the world’s most welcoming nations, but its doors are not open to all. A French couple, Sophie and David Barlagne, recently experienced bitter rejection by a still selective immigration policy. They […]
Mumbai plans 117-storey apartment block
MUMBAI, June 8, 2010 (AFP) – An Indian property group was due Tuesday to unveil plans to build one of the world’s tallest residential towers in Mumbai, the booming financial capital of the fast developing country. Lodha Developers intends the tower to be 117 storeys high, and it will be designed by New York-based architects […]
Obama sets trip to India, pledges ties
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2010 (AFP) – US President Barack Obama set a visit to India in November as he pledged Thursday to push forward ties between the world’s two largest democracies as part of his busy diplomatic agenda. The United States also offered full support for India’s role in Afghanistan after high-level talks in Washington, […]
Sri Lanka and India can get economically closer: president
June 04, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and India has an opportunity to move towards closer economic ties as the end of a 30-year war opened up new opportunities, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. “We have a common heritage in trading with each other and the rest of the world,” President Rajapaksa told a business forum […]