Dangerous Roads
INDURUWA, Sri Lanka, April 10, 2007 (AFP) - At least 22 people were killed and 57 others injured Tuesday when a crowded bus and a truck loaded with beer …
INDURUWA, Sri Lanka, April 10, 2007 (AFP) - At least 22 people were killed and 57 others injured Tuesday when a crowded bus and a truck loaded with beer …
April 10, 2007 (LBO) – Panora Corporation, a Sri Lankan computer firm, opened a 1.2 billion rupee manufacturing plant in Colombo to boost production of …
April 10, 2007 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka leg of the SAARC car rally was flagged off on Tuesday morning from Colombo where the rally would take a coastal road …
April 09, 2007 (LBO) – Two Sri Lankan software and mobile phone technology developments meant to give warning and help relief efforts during disasters …
April 09, 2007 - Sri Lanka Monday officially kicked off work on building a Japanese funded hydro power project in the island's central hills, which will add …
April 09, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's petroleum utility will get a 33 million rupee payment this week on the expiry of its first hedging contract for …
April 09, 2007 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is having a pre-bid meeting Tuesday with private investors keen on building container …
April 09, 2007 (LBO) – Open source middleware company, WSO2 founded by a Sri Lankan, is ratcheting up its marketing efforts in the United States and …
April 08, (LBO) - Telecom operators who rolled out rural networks in the last three years will get a five billion rupee refund of levies collected from every …
April 08, 2007 (LBO) – Massachusetts-based Virtusa Corp., an information-technology services firm with operations in Sri Lanka, is seeking 92 million …
April 6 (LBO) – The top official in charge of Sri Lanka’s search for oil has told the corporate sector to be ready to provide the support service …
April 4, 2007 (AFP) - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Wednesday said it will resume flights to Sri Lanka after suspending services following a rebel attack …
NEW DELHI, April 5, 2007 (AFP) - Conflict-ridden South Asian nations made little headway in fighting terrorism or boosting trade at a summit this week despite …
April 4, 2007 (LBO) – A proposed free-trade deal between Nepal and Sri Lanka could boost trade but analysts say there is more potential for service …
April 04, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan police have completed investigations into the multi-billion rupee value-added tax refund fraud and are ready to …
March 30, 2007 (LBO) - The Ceylon tea specialists Merril J Fernando (MJF) group is laying the foundation to enter the leisure sector despite the current …
March 30, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka added 16 more government department websites on the internet Thursday to make it easier for the public to get …
March 30, 2007 (LBO) –Supermarket chain Marks & Spencer began shipping clothing made in their factories in the Indian sub-continent through the Global …
March 20, 2007 (LBO) –John Keells Holdings has sold its restaurant business in Sri Lanka to a regional franchise holder for an undisclosed sum, the …
March 30, 2007 (LBO) – A 2.2 MegaWatt mini-hydro plant built by the power division of Hemas Holding would be connected to the national grid in June, an …