Personal Identity
June 09, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka would soon be sounding out operators on making mobile telephone numbers portable, telecom minister Rauf Hakeem said. "In …
Technology
Rural Link
June 8, 2007 (LBO) - The first of a series of 'cyber-centers' that will link rural business in Sri Lanka with the internet has been opened in the central hill …
Big Money
June 08, 2007 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom signed up with Board of Investment to invest 33 billion rupees (300 million dollars) to expand existing services and …
No More
June 07, 2007 (LBO) – A pioneer of Sri Lanka's information technology sector, who headed two government agencies dealing with ICT and also founded a …
Positive Growth
June 7, 2007 (LBO) – Alcatel-Lucent, the largest telecom equipment manufacturers in the world, opened a branch in Sri Lanka Thursday saying sales have …
Insurance Reload
May 29, 2007 (LBO) – Ceylinco Insurance is tapping into Sri Lanka largest mobile subscriber base with a pre-paid card insurance scheme with Dialog …
Money Talks
May 24, 2007 (LBO) – Shareholders of Dialog has approved its 15.5 billion rupee rights issue which is the highest cash call made on the Colombo Stock …
Call Me
May 22, 2007 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka plans to allow third parties to operate payphone booths in an attempt to popularise them in far flung areas outside the city of …
Technology Edge
May 19, 2007 (LBO) – Information technology has a component that gives the technology a competitive advantage in business, IT specialists say. That …
New Deal
May 18, 2007 (LBO) – A new deal between the buyer of Japan's NTT stake in Sri Lanka Telecom and the government is being hammered out in a way that will …
Extra Time
May 18, 2007 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's telecom watchdog has given the island's first Internet service provider, Lanka Internet Services Ltd. online pharmacy buy …
Tele Record
May 17, 2007 (LBO) – Telekom Malaysia sold a small part of its 87 percent stake in Dialog Telekom Thursday, driving turnover on the Colombo bourse to an …
Large Deal
May 16, 2007 (LBO) – Telekom Malaysia is planning to sell about seven percent of its share in its Sri Lankan subsidiary but would be buying into a rights …
High Status
May 15, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) said Tuesday it has received BOI status from the Board of Investment that would enable it to import and buy …
New Player
May 15, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Board of Investment Tuesday said it had given approval for India's largest publicly-listed telecom firm, Bharti Airtel, …
Tele Numbers II
May 9, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom, the country's largest fixed access operator saw after tax profits growing by 53 percent to 1.98 billion in the …
Still Trying
May 09, 2007 (LBO) -- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Japan's largest phone company, said Wednesday it has still not sold its flagship investment in Sri Lanka …
Cyber Crime
May 08, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka on Tuesday enacted the Computer Crimes Bill introducing legislation which gives more power to law enforcement agencies …
Liquidity Search
May 04, 2007 (LBO) – Malaysia Telekom is looking to increase the liquidity of its Sri Lanka unit's stock, by selling down a small part of its majority …
Wireless Chase
May 04, 2007 (LBO) – The race to buy the fixed wireless operator Suntel has narrowed down to four contenders, with an Indian telecom firm expecting to …