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Legal Indian
Jan 26 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will repeal an ancient law governing Indian immigrant labour while also changing laws dealing with industrial disputes, the government said Thursday. Jan 26 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will repeal an ancient law governing Indian immigrant labour while also changing laws dealing with industrial disputes, the government said Thursday. “A […]
No Cover
Jan 25 (LBO)- The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) urges Sri Lanka to take a leaf out of Indian Supreme Court ruling and bring Constitutional violations to book.Jan 25 (LBO)- The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) urges Sri Lanka to take a leaf out of Indian Supreme Court ruling and bring Constitutional violations to book. […]
Very Berry
Jan 26 (LBO) – Sri Lankan cellular giant Dialog Telekom together with Canada?s Research in Motion, launched the ultimate in electronic leashes on Thursday ? the Blackberry mobile data and personal information management tool. Jan 26 (LBO) – Sri Lankan cellular giant Dialog Telekom together with Canada?s Research in Motion, launched the ultimate in electronic […]
Congestion becomes a hot topic as Sri Lanka’s telecom sector goes through another growth spurt.
Every time the telecom sector goes through a growth spurt in Sri Lanka, congestion becomes a topic of conversation.People begin to grouse that the companies are cheating the customers by giving them telephones but not the ability to make calls.Every time the telecom sector goes through a growth spurt in Sri Lanka, congestion becomes a […]
Escaping fiscal dominance key to lowering inflation in India: RBI economist
Mar 26, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s central bank has to gain independence from the treasury, if it is to bring down inflation and protect the poor, a top Indian economist said. . Until the balance of payments crisis in the early 90’s forced the Indian government to open the economy and undertake major reforms, […]
Sri Lanka welcomes peace moves as president wins support with defections
Jan. 25 (LBO) ? Sri Lanka Wednesday welcomed moves to restart peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels next month as two opposition lawmakers defected to strengthen President Mahinda Rajapakse?s government. Jan. 25 (LBO) ? Sri Lanka Wednesday welcomed moves to restart peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels next month as two opposition lawmakers defected to […]
Driving Growth
Jan 25 (LBO) – Sri Lankan based IFS South Asia, offering supply chain solutions, clinched a million dollar deal with Pakistan’s automobile giant Millat Tractors on Wednesday.Jan 25 (LBO) – Sri Lankan based IFS South Asia, offering supply chain solutions, clinched a million dollar deal with Pakistan’s automobile giant Millat Tractors on Wednesday. This is […]
SriLankan Airlines takes flight to the hills
Jan 25 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines expands its floatplane service to Kandy, after recently shelving plans to go to the North of the island due to outbreaks of violence and falling passenger numbers.Jan 25 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines expands its floatplane service to Kandy, after recently shelving plans to go to the North of the […]
School Aid
Jan 25 (LBO) – The University Grants Commission is talking to top US colleges for scholarships to send local students abroad for post graduate studies.Representatives of the North Dakota State University (NDSU) are in Colombo to draw up plans on how students enrolled at local universities can transfer to its College in the United States. […]
Writers Peril
Reporters Without Borders – an international group promoting media freedom condemned Tuesday’s killing of a Sri Lankan Tamil journalist. Reporters Without Borders – an international group promoting media freedom condemned Tuesday’s killing of a Sri Lankan Tamil journalist. Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan, working for the Tamil-language daily Sudar Oli, was gunned down in Trincomalee after covering abuses […]
Marketing Sense
Sri Lankan marketers say consumers’ need to be enticed even when at the supermarket shelves, as a new initiative that will see television screens spread strategically around the shopping isles gets underway.Sri Lankan marketers say consumers’ need to be enticed even when at the supermarket shelves, as a new initiative that will see television screens […]
Building Plan
Jan 24 (LBO) – A new set of housing guidelines published by the National Housing authority, tries to keep coastal dwellings standing should a tsunami strike again.Jan 24 (LBO) – A new set of housing guidelines published by the National Housing authority, tries to keep coastal dwellings standing should a tsunami strike again. The National […]