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Govt. scrambles to sign up aid commitments as deadlock over peace talks drags on
The government is hoping to sign up a record amount of aid this year, most of it from money pledged at the Tokyo donor conference in 2002.The government is hoping to sign up a record amount of aid this year, most of it from money pledged at the Tokyo donor conference in 2002. However, agreements […]
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A top bureaucrat said the utilities regulator already set up will be made fully operational next year. A top bureaucrat said the utilities regulator already set up will be made fully operational next year. Mano Tittawella, the Chairman of Strategic Enterprises Management Agency (SEMA), told businessmen that the multi sector regulator, Public Utilities Commission of […]
Relatives, Muslims appeal for release of Sri Lankan hostage in Iraq
Relatives of Sri Lankan truck driver Dinesh Dharmendran Rajaratnam appealed on Sunday to his captors in Iraq to free him, saying he had been forced to work there by his Kuwaiti employer.Relatives of Sri Lankan truck driver Dinesh Dharmendran Rajaratnam appealed on Sunday to his captors in Iraq to free him, saying he had been […]
Canadian mission to reopen amid protests over disrobing monks
Canada’s mission in Sri Lanka is to re-open, a week after an anthrax scare sparked a diplomatic crisis which deepened Friday after Buddhist monks described how they were forced to strip.Canada’s mission in Sri Lanka is to re-open, a week after an anthrax scare sparked a diplomatic crisis which deepened Friday after Buddhist monks described […]
Sri Lanka president to be in office an extra year
Sri Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga will remain in office until December 2006, a year longer than many had believed based on her swearing in for a six-year term in December 1999.Sri Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga will remain in office until December 2006, a year longer than many had believed based on her swearing in for […]
Iraqi militants holds Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi hostage
The Islamic Army in Iraq has announced it abducted a driver from Sri Lanka and another from Bangladesh who work for a Kuwaiti company, Al-Jazeera television said Thursday, showing footage of the pair The Islamic Army in Iraq has announced it abducted a driver from Sri Lanka and another from Bangladesh who work for a […]
Sri Lanka seeks details of hostage in Iraq
Sri Lanka has asked its diplomatic mission in Lebanon to obtain more details about a report that the Islamic Army in Iraq has taken one of its nationals hostage, a foreign ministry official said Friday.Sri Lanka has asked its diplomatic mission in Lebanon to obtain more details about a report that the Islamic Army in […]
Grenade Attack Kills Swiss Man In East
A Swiss man was killed by a grenade thrown into his bathroom by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels amid escalating violence in eastern Sri Lanka, police and military officials said Tuesday A Swiss man was killed by a grenade thrown into his bathroom by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels amid escalating violence in eastern Sri Lanka, police […]
The Inland Revenue gearing for another round of amnesties
With the Speaker finally certifying the new amnesty law, the Inland Revenue is getting ready to call for another round of pardons to tax defaulters.With the Speaker finally certifying the new amnesty law, the Inland Revenue is getting ready to call for another round of pardons to tax defaulters. “The Act has been certified so […]
Top lending agency throws media out of donor confab, Treasury Secretary apologises
Sri Lanka’s top civil servant in charge of the economy apologized to the media after they were thrown out of a donor meeting earlier in the week at the behest of a top lending agency.Sri Lanka’s top civil servant in charge of the economy apologized to the media after they were thrown out of a […]
Govt. prepares new poverty reduction strategy paper
The government will present a new poverty reduction strategy based on accelerating rural growth and export oriented market strategies to donors by the end of the year.The government will present a new poverty reduction strategy based on accelerating rural growth and export oriented market strategies to donors by the end of the year. The Finance […]
Revenge of the Pharaohs
Sri Lanka Customs Officers Union says a reward is on offer for assistance in the apprehension of the gunmen who attempted to shoot Senior Superintendent Athula Lankadeva.Sri Lanka Customs Officers Union says a reward is on offer for assistance in the apprehension of the gunmen who attempted to shoot Senior Superintendent Athula Lankadeva. Mr. Lankadeva […]