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May 10, 2006 (AFP) – Investigators have yet to find any evidence that a woman suicide bomber who tried to assassinate Sri Lanka’s army chief was really pregnant as some local media reports had claimed, police said Wednesday.Logs at the army headquarters showed the bomber entered the military compound and staged the attack last month […]
Japanese envoy urges Sri Lanka to choose war or peace
COLOMBO, May 10, 2006 (AFP) – A top Japanese envoy Wednesday warned that the international community cannot restore Sri Lanka’s faltering ceasefire and urged the government and Tamil rebels to decide for themselves on war or peace.Peace emissary Yasushi Akashi ended his four-day visit calling on both Colombo and the Tiger rebels to scale down […]
Singapore’s Banyan Tree resort and spa chain plans public listing
SINGAPORE, May 9, 2006 (AFP) – Singapore-based luxury resort and spa chain Banyan Tree has outlined plans for a public listing to raise funds for further international expansion. The company intends to raise more than 100 million Singapore dollars (64 million US) from the proposed listing, it said in a preliminary prospectus late Monday. It […]
Sri Lanka rebels seek Japan’s help to prevent ‘doom’
COLOMBO, May 9, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday sought foreign help to halt alleged military attacks against them and warned that the island could face “doom” if they decided to retaliate.The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) appealed to Japanese envoy Yasushi Akashi to persuade the Sri Lankan government to […]
Bunkers and barriers on Sri Lanka’s front line
SAMPUR, Sri Lanka, May 9 (AFP) – A smiling Sri Lankan army soldier lifts a thin metal barrier and you head toward Tamil Tiger rebel territory.Troops from the two sides are surprisingly close, about the length of a football pitch, on this edgy ceasefire line in northeastern Sri Lanka. Violence between government and rebel forces […]
Study Group
May 9, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka inked a letter of intent with India’s NEB Infrastructure (Pvt) Ltd to carry out a feasibility study to build a rail-road system for Colombo. Funded by India’s UTI Bank, the consortium includes Siemens AG of Germany and OPUS International Malaysia, the island’s Board of Investment said in a […]
High Fives!
May 9, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Dialog Telekom’s net profits soared 39 percent to 2.39 billion rupees for the three months to March this year, boosted by expansion in international business and booming subscriber growth. Dialog is the largest mobile operator in Sri Lanka with over 2.30 million subscribers as at 31 March 2006 […]
Sri Lanka seeks foreign pressure on Tigers
NEW DELHI, May 9, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera told reporters in India Tuesday that foreign help is needed to pressure Tamil Tiger rebels back to peace talks to save a fragile ceasefire.Samaraweera, in New Delhi on a two-day visit to brief the Indian government on the faltering peace efforts, said […]
Flying robot attack “unstoppable”: experts
PARIS, May 9, 2006 (AFP) – It may sound like science fiction, but the prospect that suicide bombers and hijackers could be made redundant by flying robots is a real one, according to experts. The technology for remote-controlled light aircraft is now highly advanced, widely available — and, experts say, virtually unstoppable. Models with a […]
Russian caviar risks extinction
MOSCOW, May 9, 2006 (AFP) – It can be a delicacy or status symbol, a cure-all, or even an aphrodisiac, but ecologists are warning that Russian caviar could disappear altogether as the Caspian Sea’s sturgeon population reaches dangerously low levels. The WWF conservation group has for the past few months waged a campaign to persuade […]
‘s Banyan Tree resort and spa chain plans public listing
SINGAPORE, May 9, 2006 (AFP) – Singapore-based luxury resort and spa chain Banyan Tree has outlined plans for a public listing to raise funds for further international expansion. The company intends to raise more than 100 million Singapore dollars (64 million US) from the proposed listing, it said in a preliminary prospectus late Monday. It […]
Sri Lanka Cricket back with a blast
May 09 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket Tuesday said its financial health is back on a strong wicket after securing new commercial sponsorships from the sale of television rights and ongoing tournaments. Overall Sri Lanka Cricket Board has mange to come up with very strong figures in their financial standing compared to last 4-years. For […]