Tag: Sri Lanka
About to Blow
Ceylon Electricity Board unions (CEB) will go on a half day token strike tomorrow, protesting against a Cabinet paper to restructure the loss making utility.Ceylon Electricity Board unions (CEB) will go on a half day token strike tomorrow, protesting against a Cabinet paper to restructure the loss making utility. The Government is to take up […]
India, Sri Lanka discuss defence, trade
India and Sri Lanka opened talks here Monday on defence and trade cooperation as both countries pledged to work closely on enhancing bilateral ties, diplomats said.India and Sri Lanka opened talks here Monday on defence and trade cooperation as both countries pledged to work closely on enhancing bilateral ties, diplomats said. Top civil servants of […]
Former US president Clinton to skip Sri Lanka aid meet
Former US president Bill Clinton will not attend a key Sri Lankan foreign aid review this month as scheduled, but will be represented by his deputy, government officials here said Tuesday.Former US president Bill Clinton will not attend a key Sri Lankan foreign aid review this month as scheduled, but will be represented by his […]
Central Bank says monetary management was challenging last year due to economic shocks
Central Bank said the economy grew by a slower 5.4 percent last year and expects similar growth this year.The bank also said monetary management was challenging last year due to economic shocks. Central Bank said the economy grew by a slower 5.4 percent last year and expects similar growth this year. The bank also said […]
Petropolitics
Government subsidized petroleum based products by up to Rs. 16 billion last year and face a similar subsidy this year if fuel prices continue at current levels Government subsidized petroleum based products by up to Rs. 16 billion last year and face a similar subsidy this year if fuel prices continue at current levels Central […]
Central Bank cuts 2005 GDP growth estimate to 5.3 % form 6% ealier
The Central Bank Friday revised its GDP growth estimates for 2005 from 6 percent before the tsunami to 5.3 percent. The Central Bank Friday revised its GDP growth estimates for 2005 from 6 percent before the tsunami to 5.3 percent. The downward revision accounts for the damages sustained by the tourism and fisheries sectors and […]
Monetary expansion to be kept at 15% to spur over 6% growth
Policy makers hope to rein in monetary expansion to 15 percent in 2005, down from a high of 19.6 percent at the end of 2004. Policy makers hope to rein in monetary expansion to 15 percent in 2005, down from a high of 19.6 percent at the end of 2004. The Central Bank on Friday […]
Tamil journalist shot dead in Sri Lanka
A Tamil journalist was found shot dead in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo Friday, hours after unidentified men abducted him from a restaurant, police and colleagues said.A Tamil journalist was found shot dead in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo Friday, hours after unidentified men abducted him from a restaurant, police and colleagues said. Sivaram Dharmeratnam, […]
Top Tamil journalist killed, Sri Lanka orders probe
Sri Lanka’s government Friday ordered a “full scale investigation” into the slaying of a senior Tamil journalist who was abducted overnight as he left a restaurant here.Sri Lanka’s government Friday ordered a “full scale investigation” into the slaying of a senior Tamil journalist who was abducted overnight as he left a restaurant here. Sivaram Dharmeratnam, […]
Tweaking Terms
Sri Lanka plans to change the terms of controversial petroleum asset sale deal, mandating a third player to secure fuel supplies from state-run Ceypetco’s Sapugaskande refinery.Sri Lanka plans to change the terms of controversial petroleum asset sale deal, mandating a third player to secure fuel supplies from state-run Ceypetco’s Sapugaskande refinery. “The government has given […]
‘s import bill by 10%
Oil, fertiliser and fabric swelled Sri Lanka’s import bill by 9.9 percent to US$ 1.2 bn in the first two months this year, with much of the growth – US$ 200 mn, spent on petroleum imports. Oil, fertiliser and fabric swelled Sri Lanka’s import bill by 9.9 percent to US$ 1.2 bn in the first […]
Buddhist monk watches horror on highway as 35 perish in bus-train crash
A Sri Lankan video cameraman films the wreck of a passenger bus which collided with a train near the town of Polgahawela, some 80 kilometres (50 miles) northeast of Colombo,27 April 2005. At least 33 people were killed and 30 were wounded when a train ploughed into a bus at a level crossing in northern […]