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Cricket plays up tourist arrivals in July, sets record for the month
The Tourist Board says July’s arrivals are the best ever recorded for the month, with 50,525 visitors, run up by Indian cricket enthusiast following their team here.The Tourist Board says July’s arrivals are the best ever recorded for the month, with 50,525 visitors, run up by Indian cricket enthusiast following their team here. “The good […]
Wage talks fall off, giving Plantation Minister till end September to make good on promise
A preliminary round of wage talks fell through, with the Unions saying it is tough negotiation for a Rs.400 a day wage. A preliminary round of wage talks fell through, with the Unions saying it is tough negotiation for a Rs. 400 a day wage. Unions say a Rs. 400 a day wage promise by […]
Law on Order
Human rights groups in Sri Lanka want national budgetary allocations to improve law and order in the island. Human rights groups in Sri Lanka want national budgetary allocations to improve law and order in the island. Clear budgetary allocations are needed, says the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), in a statement Thursday, to contain the […]
‘s 10,000 tank restoration project
Sri Lankan banks are putting millions on the government’s water-tank-horse that is expected to bear the island into an era of prosperity. Sri Lankan banks are putting millions on the government’s water-tank-horse that is expected to bear the island into an era of prosperity. The government wants Rs. 2 bn to rehabilitate 10,000 ancient water […]
Price Surge
SriLankan Airlines is raising fares by five percent from October 1, as twin effects of a falling rupee and rising oil prices chips away profits. SriLankan Airlines is raising fares by five percent from October 1, as twin effects of a falling rupee and rising oil prices chips away profits. The national carrier got Civil […]
Crew Cut
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will divert US$ 100 million of a US$ 570 aid package approved for Sri Lanka, to construct a breakwater in the proposed Colombo South Harbor.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will divert US$ 100 million of a US$ 570 aid package approved for Sri Lanka, to construct a breakwater in the […]
Wise Words
President Chandrika Kumaratunga says pyramid style network marketing schemes have drained over US$ 50 mn from the country and warned tough action against government officials who promote them.President Chandrika Kumaratunga says pyramid style network marketing schemes have drained over US$ 50 mn from the country and warned tough action against government officials who promote them. […]
Nail Biting
The government is expected to give its verdict on People’s Bank’s restructuring proposal in three-weeks time detailing capital injection plans.The government is expected to give its verdict on People’s Bank’s restructuring proposal in three-weeks time detailing capital injection plans. The technically insolvent bank is asking to issue long-term convertible bonds to meet Central Bank’s minimum […]
Sri Lanka still short of 100,000 hotel rooms to meet inbound tourist traffic
SriLankan Airlines has upped the tempo on promotions, new destinations and aircrafts, but says the country is still short of 100,000 hotel rooms to meet inbound tourist traffic.SriLankan Airlines has upped the tempo on promotions, new destinations and aircrafts, but says the country is still short of 100,000 hotel rooms to meet inbound tourist traffic. […]
Different Beat
Payphone operator Tritel Services (Pvt) Ltd has donated a year’s worth of ‘coin jam money’ to drought-affected families in Anuradhapura.Payphone operator Tritel Services (Pvt) Ltd has donated a year’s worth of ‘coin jam money’ to drought-affected families in Anuradhapura. Five hundred families in Maha Kanadarawa received dry ratios worth Rs. 250,000, partly funded from ‘jammed […]
Tigers accuse Sri Lanka troops of launching attack
Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday accused security forces of attacking them in eastern Sri Lanka, in one of the worst outbreaks of fighting during the current truce, leaving an estimated nine people dead.Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday accused security forces of attacking them in eastern Sri Lanka, in one of the worst outbreaks of fighting during the […]
Sri Lanka seeks more UN peacekeeping slots
Sri Lanka’s military Wednesday said it was seeking more UN peacekeeping jobs as the island’s first batch of 750 troops prepared to leave for Haiti.Sri Lanka’s military Wednesday said it was seeking more UN peacekeeping jobs as the island’s first batch of 750 troops prepared to leave for Haiti. Army chief Lieutenant General Shantha Kottegoda […]