Home Bound
Mar 20 (AFP) - More than 100 US troops who were stranded in Sri Lanka after their aircraft made an emergency landing last week left the island Monday aboard a …
Dollar Gush
Mar. 20 (LBO) – Non-governmental organisations operating in Sri Lanka's tsunami-hit regions has received Rs40.1 billion (US$400 million) in aid for …
New Dentures
Mar. 20 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's parliament on Tuesday will take up key laws governing the financial sector, giving effect to proposal presented in the 2006 …
Legal Boost
Mar. 20 (LBO) -- The modernisation of the main piece of legislation that governs the incorporation and running of Sri Lankan companies would substantially …
Comfort Letter
Mar. 20 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s telecommunications regulator has upheld two private fixed operators’ claim to import handsets duty free, and …
Sri Lanka puts off vote in troubled regions
Mar 20 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's elections department Monday put off for six months scheduled local government polls in the island's embattled northern and eastern …
Sri Lanka mock rescue ends in tragedy
Mar 20 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan airforce officer drowned Monday after falling from a helicopter during a search and rescue exercise, officials said. online …
It’s a curse
Mar. 19 (LBO) - A prominent parliamentarian representing the minority Tamil community had branded a controversial government decision to tax television …
Not all negative on growth prospects for 2006
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Tick Tock
Mar 18 (LBO) – Energy consultant Thilak Siyambalapitiya joins in the lively debate on the link between electricity usage and Sri Lanka's decision to turn …
Good Marks
Mar. 17 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Finance Company Ltd., picked up a A+(sri) credit rating from Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd for their senior unsecured …
Sri Lanka splashes US$ 1 mn to lure Indian holidaymakers
Mar 17 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka will launch a US$ 1 million ad campaign into India on Saturday, to entice travelers from Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore to come …
Brand Bible
Mar. 17 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's top brands, from tea to popular ayurvedic balms could get a listing in a global catalogue of super-brands, by September this year. …
Norway names Middle East expert to head Sri Lanka peace process
Mar. 17 (LBO) – Peace broker Norway Friday named a Middle East expert as Sri Lanka's new special envoy amid fears that the government and the Tamil Tiger …
Direct Link
Mar. 16 (LBO) – Deutsche Bank AG's Colombo branch plans to scale up its presence here by luring big corporates and multinationals to use their state of …
Brush Up
Mar16 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank has finalised several amendments to the Banking Act that will strengthen its ability to implement regulatory …
Sri Lankan public servants disrupt work, demanding higher pay
Mar. 16 (LBO) – Hundreds of Sri Lankan public servants marched into the city of Colombo Thursday demanding higher wages as part of a one-day nationwide …
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank stays pat on interest rates
Mar. 15 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Central Bank Wednesday left its policy rates at current levels for the third straight months, as it expects the 25-basis point hike …
It’s Jinxed
Mar. 15 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's parliament is due to take up the Companies Act within the next two months, after a delay of nearly 13 years. The draft bill, …
Done Deal
Mar 15 (LBO) - The Treasury inked a deal with China National Machinery and Equipment Corporation on Wednesday, to build a US$ 455 million power plant in …