General Services

Super Brand

Feb 06, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has been awarded Superbrand status which will serve as a benchmark for …

Hotel Loss

Feb 06, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's John Keells Hotels suffered a loss of 91 million rupees in the December quarter compared with a profit of 79 million …

Outward Bound

Feb 05, 2008 (LBO) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and Sri Lanka's Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) have opened a National …

Railway Blast

Feb 03, 2008 (LBO) – A blast ripped through Sri Lanka's main railway station in the capital Colombo, the military said, within hours of an explosion in …

Sunday Bombings

Feb 03, 2008 (LBO) – An explosion at the main railway station in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo has killed five people and injured more than 80 police said, …

Sobering Thoughts

Feb 03, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's independent English weeklies have slammed decades of mismanagement as a war-ravaged island wracked by inflation and corruption …

Export Benefits

Sri Lanka should ensure that growth in exports last year spread its benefits wider to reduce poverty and unemployment, a senior minister said as inflation hit …

Zoo Blast

Feb 03, 2008 (LBO) – An explosion inside a zoological garden in a southern suburb of the Sri Lanka capital Colombo has injured four, the military said, a …

Bus Blast

Feb 02, 2008 (LBO) -- An explosion at a bus station in north-central Sri Lanka Saturday killed at least 13 people and wounded 20, police said. The Tigers have …

Neighbour’s Assurance

Feb 01, 2008 (LBO) – Janashakthi Insurance has tied up with India's ICICI Bank to launch bancassurance services in Sri Lanka but says high capital …

High Rises

Jan 30, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka™s condominium regulator has issued over 200 certificates for high rises that are coming up in and around the capital, a …

Education Venture

Jan 29, 2008 (LBO) – A top apparel group in Sri Lanka has started an education institute to boost soft skills in English, information technology and …

Down Under

Jan 25, 2008 (LBO) -- Australia is looking to supply coal to Sri Lanka's power stations and also provide clean coal and natural gas technology that can improve …

Shattered Hopes

DUBAI, Jan 24, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan maid, in transit on her way home from Kuwait to see her children for the first time in three years, hanged herself in …

Cheap Labour

ABU DHABI, Jan 22, 2008 (AFP) - Gulf Arab states heavily dependent on an Asian labour force agreed on Tuesday with labour-sending Asian countries to join …

Stereotype

Jan 20, 2008 (LBO) -- Sri Lankan writers trying to break into the international arena are facing a barrier from foreign publishers who expect books themed on …

Developing Ideas

Jan 18, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan community organizations that come up with innovative ways to combat discrimination against HIV/AIDS sufferers would get …

Bus Blast III

Jan 16, 2007 (LBO) -- A roadside bomb in southeastern Sri Lanka that targeted a passenger bus had killed 23 and injured 67, the defence ministry said …

Bloody Day

Jan 16, 2007 (LBO) – Two attacks on civilians in southeastern Sri Lanka left 28 people dead as a truce with Tamil Tigers ended Wednesday, while a …

Burp

Jan 13, 2008 (LBO) - A second catering firm has set up shop in Sri Lanka's international airport in Katunayake, breaking a 30 year monopoly held by national …