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Aug 06, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Access Engineering Plc said it had taken a 30 percent stake in a port handling machinery maintenance firm set up with China's …

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Aug 06, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa had requested China Merchants group, which has just commissioned a container terminal, to …

Shipping Hub

August 05, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka can become a shipping hub with the opening of the 500 million US dollar port Monday which will help secure maritime …

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Aug 05, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared open a new container terminal Tuesday, making Colombo the only port in South Asia that …

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COLOMBO, August 4, 2013 (AFP) - A 0 million Chinese-built port opens Monday in Sri Lanka, giving Beijing a vital foothold on the world's busiest international …

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WASHINGTON, August 2, 2013 (AFP) - Three convicted Somali pirates escaped the death penalty Friday when a US jury sentenced them to life in prison for the …

Even Road

Aug 01, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has cleared a tax anomaly which can make single cab trucks, especially some Indian brands, cheaper, Deputy Treasury Secretary S …

Expansion Plan

July 31, 2013 (LBO) - State-run Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) expects to invest in foreign ports and look for opportunities in terminal management, a …

Personal Travel

July 28, 2013 (LBO) - Scooters are becoming more popular in Sri Lanka making up about a third of all two-wheelers sold in the country now, the agents for …

Risky Journey

CIANJUR, July 25, 2013 (AFP) - The confirmed death toll from the sinking of a boatload of Australia-bound asylum-seekers rose to 11 Thursday, as rescuers …

Refugee Disaster

CIDAUN, July 24, 2013 (AFP) - More than 100 asylum seekers who were feared dead have been rescued after their boat sank off the coast of Indonesia's Java …

Grim Tale

NAIROBI, July 22, 2013 (AFP) - On Somalia's pirate coast, more than 50 sailors are being held for ransom in grim conditions, many abandoned by their ship's …

Port Road

July 18, 2013 (LBO) - A 260 million dollar circular highway around Sri Lanka's Northeastern port city of Trincomalee will be built by a Chinese contractor with …

Fleet Expansion

July 17, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Tokyo Cement group said it planned to buy two more vessels in the next three years, as the firm expanded. online pharmacy buy …

Higher Gear

July 16, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's re-conditioned or imported used automobile registrations hit a 19 month high in June 2012 with Japanese made Toyota and Honda …

Piracy

MOGADISHU, July 13, 2013 (AFP) - At least three, and perhaps all, of the 15-man crew of a merchant vessel that sank last week while being held by Somali …

Express Deal

July 12, 2013 (LBO) - A top Chinese toll road company has landed deal to build and run a 1. buy valtrex online …

Tank Test

July 03, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run ports agency said it had begun testing a bunkering tank farm in at its newly built Hambantota port with a cargo of …

Cargo Service

July 01, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Hemas group, which has interests in consumer goods, leisure power and logistics said it has started building a container yard …

Transit Loss

June 12, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's vehicle importers have been badly hit by a sharp increase in theft of parts in vehicles imported via Hambantota port and …