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Sri Lanka, India captains clash on umpire reviews
MUMBAI, December 6, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara on Sunday called for the umpires’ review system to be made mandatory after India defeated his side 2-0 in the Test series.But his Indian counterpart Mahendra Singh Dhoni was not in favour of the umpires’ review system, saying it was not “100 percent fool-proof.” […]
India on top of the world after mauling Sri Lanka
MUMBAI, December 6, 2009 (AFP) – India became the number one Test team on Sunday after routing Sri Lanka by an innings and 24 runs in the third and final cricket Test in Mumbai to clinch the series 2-0.Pace spearhead Zaheer Khan took 5-72 as Sri Lanka, trailing by 333 runs on the first innings, […]
Sri Lanka back on investment radar
December 6, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka is back on the global investment radar after government forces in May ended a nearly four-decade separatist war with Tamil guerrillas, fund managers and analysts say. Sri Lanka’s small stock exchange has become one of the world’s top performing bourses, climbing over 96 percent this year as it […]
Policy Perspective
Dec 05, 2009 (LBO) – A good policy should carry with it six qualifications. The policy should be simple, consistent, efficient, cost-effective, free from unintended consequences and sustainable.Hence, any policy thrust that is to be pursued should satisfy these qualifications. This applies to the policy on microfinance as well. Policies are implemented by numerous branches […]
Broad Spur
Dec 05, 2009 (LBO) – Faster, cheaper broadband access, the scaling up of pilot e-projects and skills development should be top priorities for Sri Lanka’s ICT sector, says a new World Bank study. The World Bank launched its Information and Communications for Development 2009: Extending Reach and Increasing Impact report in Colombo on Friday. Improving […]
Maldives stops money printing; budgets still need fixing: IMF
Dec 05, 2009 (LBO) – The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), the archipelago’s central bank has stopped printing money which was causing reserve losses, but the country still had to fix its budgets, the International Monetary Fund has said.The IMF has given 92.5 million US dollars to shore up foreign reserves of the tourist paradise under […]
Sri Lanka Insurance Corp declares bonus to policyholders
Dec 05, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) has declared a three billion rupee interim bonus to life policy holders, with another bonus likely to come before the end of the 2009 financial year, a senior official said. Insurance companies pay bonuses to life insurance policy holders if the life insurance fund makes […]
‘s century frustrates India in final Test
MUMBAI, December 5, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s captain Kumar Sangakkara scored an unbeaten century to delay India’s victory bid in the third and final Test here on Saturday. The tourists, trailing by 333 on the first innings, survived a middle-order collapse in the post-lunch session to move to 274-6 in their second knock by […]
US envoy to visit Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON, December 4, 2009 (AFP) – A senior US envoy will head to Sri Lanka next week to encourage post-war reconciliation, days after the island nation allowed Tamil civilians to leave detention camps, officials said Friday.Robert Blake, the assistant secretary of state for South Asia, will visit Sri Lanka on Monday and Tuesday in the […]
Sri Lanka keeps up media ban on war refugees
December 4, 2009 (AFP) – Sri Lanka has maintained its ban on journalists reporting the plight of war-displaced civilians who have been allowed out of their internment camps, officials said Friday.Foreign minister Rohitha Bogollagama declared in a BBC interview Tuesday that the media now had full access, prompting a flood of requests from reporters to […]
UN View
GENEVA, December 4, 2009 (AFP) – The UN refugee agency said on Friday that it was encouraged by “increased freedom of movement” for war-displaced civilians in Sri Lanka who have been in internment camps in the north of the island. “We are encouraged by the Sri Lankan government’s long-awaited decision this week to allow increased […]
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.14-pct on profit taking
Dec 04, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed down Friday as retail investors were seen taking profits from this week’s rally, while big trades in John Keells Holdings (JKH) and Distilleries Company pushed turnover levels up, brokers said. The All Share Price Index closed at 3,000.33 down 0.14 percent (4.28 points) while the Milanka […]