Industry

M-Waste

Dec 04, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's top celco Dialog Telekom wants to collect a million old phones and recycle them in the next two years in an initiative …

Counter Measures

Dec 04, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is aware of a campaign to block the renewal of trade concessions for apparel exports into the European Union and the …

Finance Profits

Dec 03, 2007 (LBO) – Central Finance, one of the biggest Sri Lankan finance companies, said September quarter net profit rose seven percent to 283 …

Leasing Numbers

Dec 03, 2007 (LBO) – Lanka Orix Leasing Company (LOLC) said September quarter net profit fell 48 percent to 86 million rupees from a year ago with a …

Sri Lank’s green tourist destination ambitions threatened by pollution

Dec 02, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka was ranked a greener destination in a recent international rating but its aim to draw tourists by positioning the island …

On Track

KANDY, Sri Lanka, Dec 2, 2007 (AFP) - Muttiah Muralitharan equalled Shane Warne's world record tally of 708 wickets as Sri Lanka sent England crashing in the …

Second Try

Dec 02, 2007 – Sri Lanka's plans to double its refinery capacity, which were dealt a severe blow after politicians fixed fuel prices last August, would …

Spotlight

Dec 01, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan entries to the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) global awards held in London have won big, with two …

Ill Wind

Dec 01, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's power engineers are protesting a controversial deal with Enercon, an Indian energy firm, alleging a massive procurement …

SriLankan Airlines gets global air safety certification

Nov 30, 2007 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines has said it had received an international air transport safety audit certification a year ahead of a global …

Small Finance

Nov 28, 2007 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings Lanka has assigned a 'B+(lka)' National Long-term rating to Sri Lanka's Vallibel Finance Ltd. (VFL) with a stable …

Small Step

Nov 28, 2008 (LBO) – The Asian Development Bank is helping upgrade Sri Lanka's troubled tertiary and secondary education system with an 80 million dollar …

Coastal Shipping

Nov 27, 2007 (LBO) – Ceylon Shipping Corporation plans to buy two cargo ships using an Iranian credit line to be negotiated during Sri Lankan President …

No Discrimination

Nov 27, 2007 (LBO) – The World Bank and United Nations are asking for ideas to develop regional campaigns to end the stigma and discrimination faced by …

Sri Lankan Airlines increases India flights to 100

Nov 27, 2007 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines announced Tuesday it now operates one hundred flights a week to India with the addition of another weekly flight …

Sri Lankan airline deal with Emirates still in the air

NEW DELHI, Nov 27, 2007 (AFP) - SriLankan Airlines wants a new management contract to be signed soon with Dubai-owned Emirates, chief executive Peter Hill said …

Flying Oil

Nov 27, 2007 (LBO) – Lanka IOC, a unit of Indian Oil Corporation, had applied to supply aviation fuel at a proposed new airport in southern Sri Lanka, a …

Sri Lanka tourist industry struggles to boost visitors amid war

Nov 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Tuesday that tourist arrivals had fallen sharply amid the tropical island's intensifying ethnic conflict. buy ivermectin …

Space Crunch

Nov 26, 2007 (LBO) – Colombo port, Sri Lanka's main harbour, plans to build a dedicated cargo village to cater to rapidly increasing volumes of …

Sri Lanka a treasure trove of unexplored maritime history: archaeologists

Nov 25, 2007 (LBO) – Archaeologists working on a Dutch colonial era shipwreck in Sri Lanka's southern Galle port say 12 more wrecks lie submerged, …