Tag: Sri Lanka
Oil Supply
Aug 19, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to extend a deal with Iran to buy two million metric tonnes of crude oil a year with a 120-day interest free credit facility, a government spokesman said. Media minister Keheliya Rambukkwelle said Sri Lanka buys most of its crude oil from Iran and the government’s agreement […]
Iceland strives to become a global press freedom haven
REYKJAVIK, August 19, 2010 (AFP) – After Iceland’s near-economic collapse laid bare deep-seated corruption, the country aims to become a safe haven for journalists and whistleblowers from around the globe by creating the world’s most far-reaching freedom of information legislation. The project, developed with the help of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, flies in the face […]
‘s Mahindra group
Aug 18, 2010 (LBO) – India’s Mahindra and Mahindra group is planning to make investments in Sri Lanka initially in tourism and financial services and also increasing vehicles sales in the island, an official said. “Sri Lanka can provide a platform for large multinationals like us,” Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the […]
Sri Lanka gets visit by ADB vice president
Aug 18, 2010 (LBO) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) said its Vice President Xiaoyu Zhao will visit Sri Lanka from 19-21 August for talks with the government and to visit ADB funded projects especially in the former northern war zone. The bank said in a statement Zhao will review ADB support for the reconstruction and […]
Canada takes hard line on Tamil migrants
VANCOUVER, August 17, 2010 (AFP) – A Canadian tribunal on Tuesday ordered continued detention for the first person interviewed in a group of 492 Tamil asylum seekers that reached Vancouver last week aboard a battered cargo ship. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, citing sovereignty, “significant security concerns” and “increasing” human smuggling for financial gain, said […]
‘ travel
VANCOUVER, August 17, 2010 (AFP) – Canadian authorities are investigating whether Sri Lankan rebels financed the passage of nearly 500 Tamil refugees to Canada last week, officials said Monday before the start of detention hearings. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, speaking to The Globe and Mail daily in an article Monday, said passengers were charged […]
‘s party to appeal conviction
August 15, 2010 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s former army chief Sarath Fonseka will appeal against a court martial conviction that stripped him of his rank, pension and prestige, his political party announced Sunday. President Mahinda Rajapakse formally removed Fonseka’s rank and medals and stopped his pension on Saturday, a day after a court martial found […]
Sri Lanka Tamil on ship bound for Canada died at sea: Tamil Congress
MONTREAL, August 15, 2010 (AFP) – A Tamil man who travelled with hundreds of other Sri Lankan migrants aboard a cargo ship bound for Canada died during the trip and was buried at sea, the Canadian Tamil Congress said Sunday. “A man indeed died. We don’t know what kind of sickness he died from, but […]
Sri Lanka Tamil migrants in good condition: Canada
ESQUIMALT, August 14, 2010 (AFP) – Hundreds of Sri Lankan Tamil migrants who arrived aboard a rusty cargo ship were in good condition after their three-month voyage, Canadian officials said Saturday. The MV Sun Sea, a 59-metre Thai-registered ship reportedly carrying as many as 490 migrants, landed in Esquimalt, British Columbia on Friday, escorted by […]
Sri Lanka Tamil migrants sail to uncertainty in Canada
VICTORIA, August 14, 2010 (AFP) – Hundreds of Tamils seeking asylum from Sri Lanka sailed into Canada on Friday under the scrutiny of authorities, who vowed to screen out Tiger rebels after charges that the country is too welcoming. After three months on the Pacific, a navy frigate escorted the shabby, Thai-flagged MV Sun Sea […]
Sri Lanka strips former war-hero of pension and prestige
August 14, 2010 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s president has formally stripped former army chief Sarath Fonseka of his rank, medals and pension after his conviction by a court martial, officials said Saturday. President Mahinda Rajapakse ratified Friday’s verdict of the controversial tribunal, which found Fonseka guilty of dabbling in politics while heading the military last […]
Sri Lanka private investment mooted to free public money for social spending
Aug 13, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should consider more private investment in education and health in prosperous areas, freeing public money for investment in upgrading in social services in lagging regions, an official said. Anura Ekanayake, chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, said there was a huge gap in the investments needed to […]