Dry Run
The countrys largest city is running short of water as the state looks to the private sector to bridge a widening gap in supply to Greater Colombo.A privately …
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Lip Service Only
Local investor confidence was shaken recently first when a licensed savings bank collapsed and then as the securities regulator commenced an insider dealing …
Crossfire
Rising tension in the Middle East is buing holes in the Sri Lankan tea industry as prices plummet and stocks accumulate at auctions. Low grown teas are seeing …
Changing Rules
The securities watchdogs powers were beefed up, after parliament passed its long overdue amendments on Tuesday.The amendments, which were broadly aimed at …
The rural call
Local telephone companies have been connecting subscribers at almost record pace over the last few years. The telecom industry was the only one that put in …
Power Politics
The last time Iraq was attacked, over ten years ago, oil prices reached record levels of over US$ 45 a barrel.Analysts expect prices to go the same way if US …
Risky Business
Government announced plans to launch unemployment insurance as key labour legislation went through parliament recently.The safety or dole would be initially …
Conglomerates: reason d etre
Conglomerates around the world have been favorites with investors as long-term investments. A recent worldwide study found that of the top 35 companies that …
Stretch Factor
Sri Lankan investors stretched their resources to dip into plantation stocks with exposure to rubber, demand created by a giant leap in rubber prices from an …
Back To Basics
Its back to the lquote nuts and bolts this year, says Board of Investment chief, with plans for 2003 aimed at getting development of a much-needed highway …
Small Change
Compensation as an alternative to reinstatement was removed from the amendments, one of the few changes made to the original amendments to four labour related …
Looking Ahead
2003 will be an eventful year says commodity brokers Asia Siyaka. online pharmacy buy abilify with best prices today in the USA A round up of the year …
Labour Law
A blueprint for the proposed social security net for redundant workers is in its final stages, with International Labour Organisation (ILO) consultants to …
From E to C-commerce
Electronic commerce is making a splash in the apparel sector. Modern garment factories are sharing a lot of data with their suppliers and customers. buy …
Bumper crop
Tea production is expected to touch the 308-mn kilo mark for 2002 brokers predict, given improved harvests in November the same year. buy lexapro online …
Game GDP
The authors, Dr. Anila Dias Bandaranaike, D Wasantha and T M Z Mustaliph of the Central Banks Statistics Dept. have developed a methodology to compile …
Funding The Old
The government will shortly send a call out for a chief executive officer to head a newly created office on Pension Reforms.Spearheaded by the Superannuation …
Courting The Beauty
Talk about beauty culture and you think of stuff like hair dos and make up. That is pretty much all that most salons in the city offer anyway. online pharmacy …
B2E: Only A Click Away
With the introduction of the Internet many companies automate their business systems and business ideas online. Transformation is taking place globally …