Sri Lanka: Properties of uprooted in Vanni plundered with SLA assistance
Muslim and Sinhala traders from Southern Sri Lanka are actively plundering the properties abandoned when the people of Vanni were forced to leave them during war, with the assistance of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers occupying Vanni
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 06:22:00 GMT

MoUs signed with Yunnan Province
Several MoUs were signed between Sri Lanka and China at the inauguration of the Sri Lanka-Yunnan (China) Exchanges and Cooperation Promotion yesterday. These MoUs were signed in the fields of tourism and leisure, agriculture, higher education
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 21:28:00 GMT

Ample scope for giftware industry in EU
Sri Lanka needs to build fashion and creative cultures that innovate new products, business models and services, Export Development Board Chairman Janaka Ratnayake told Daily News Business. He said most Sri
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 21:28:00 GMT

Indian Foreign Secretary calls on Sri Lanka President
Eastern provinces and the support Indian government has granted for projects to assist the resettlement of the IDPs. Sri Lanka's External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L Peiris, Secretary to the President Lalith Weerathunge, Indian High Commissioner Ashok
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:54:00 GMT

Sri Lanka shares hit new peak amid new SEC rule
COLOMBO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's benchmark share index rose to a new record on Wednesday, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered listed companies to immediately disclose related party transactions
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:01:00 GMT

Aero Lanka relaunches as Lankan Cargo
SRI Lankan airline Aero Lanka is resuming operations, rebranding itself as Lankan Cargo. The carrier has leased a 727-200, which is now at Colombo (Sri Lanka). It mainly used to operate
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 15:46:00 GMT

Sri Lanka to get more Chinese investment
(Colombo Lankapuvath) The Chinese Government has expressed their willingness in making investments in Sri Lanka said the Visiting Chinese Governor of Yuan Province Quin Guangrong. He said this during his meeting with Prime Minister D M Jayarathne at
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 14:54:00 GMT

Sri Lanka: Pro-government left parties to decide on constitutional amendment
The Combined Left Front (CLF) that comprises the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP), Sri Lanka Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL)) and New Left Front (NLF) is to meet this week to take a final decision on the proposed
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:59:00 GMT

Sri Lanka: SL media curbed to publish news on military appointments, transfers
Sri Lankas Defense Ministry with immediate effect banned publishing news of all transfers and appointments of the military officers of the three armed forces, Sri Lanka Army (SLA), Sri Lanka Navy
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 11:59:00 GMT

Leasing Association partners Asia Microfinance Forum
The Leasing Association of Sri Lanka (LASL), the Apex body of the leasing industry in Sri Lanka has teamed up with the Banking With The Poor Network (BWTP) as a Supporting Partner for AMF 2010
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:23:00 GMT

Sri Lanka: SLA soldier killed, 2 injured in Kandy
A truck carrying Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers in Galagedera in Kandy Tuesday night ran off the road killing a soldier and seriously injuring two, Kandy police said
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:07:00 GMT

Government of Sri Lanka to lease out 12 islands to set up hotels and resorts
Government of Sri Lanka will lease out around 5,500 acres spread across 12 islands, to potential investors who want to invest in setting up hotels and resorts in the country. The 12
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 07:11:00 GMT

Sri Lanka to upgrade hotels to cater post war tourism
COLOMBO, Aug. 31 — Sri Lankan hoteliers have launched projects worth 5 billion U.S. dollars to expand the tourism industry with the end of the island's three-decade-old civil war, a senior tourism official
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:47:00 GMT

China Eastern Airways launched its first regular flight to Sri Lanka
A Chinese delegation led by Qin Guangrong , Governor of the Yunnan Province of arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday 31st arrived in the maiden flight of China Eastern Airways. He was received at the Colombo international airport yesterday by Deputy External
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:01:00 GMT

Fewer boats from Sri Lanka
The number of asylum seekers arriving from Sri Lanka has slowed dramatically in the five months since Labor said it would stop processing claims from that country. Only three of the 49 boats to reach Australia since April
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:17:00 GMT

Sri Lanka: Wimal Weerawansa, Russian Ambassador visit Jaffna
Wimal Weerawansa, Sri Lanka minister of Housing and Common Amenities, accompanied by the Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, visited Jaffna Tuesday morning preceding Indias Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao who was expected in Jaffna
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:26:00 GMT

Hand of Sri Lanka domestic help nailed
The Sri Lankan mother of three who was physically harassed and tortured by her masters would be taken in for surgery today (27
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:22:00 GMT

Research and Markets: Sri Lanka - Fixed Network Operators
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:07:00 GMT

Lanka Eyes Share of India's BPO Pie
Sri Lanka is providing BPOs tax holidays for a period of 5-12 years, wholesome infrastructure support and various grants for training and quality enhancement. This has India's IT/BPO trade body
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:13:00 GMT

Luxembourg funds Lanka projects
COLOMBO: Luxembourg has provided a grant of Euro 285,000 for financing of humanitarian projects in Sri Lanka. The Foreign Ministry of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg has informed the Sri Lanka Embassy in Brussels which is concurrently accredited to
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:34:00 GMT

M Nexus to conduct feasibility study
M Nexus) will conduct a project feasibility study with Malaysian contractors to complete a road work project in Sri Lanka. M Nexus, a homegrown project promoter and project management consultant, recently announced the execution of a binding memorandum
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:24:00 GMT

Showcase of traditions for tourists
Sri Lanka Tourism will promote Sri Lankan traditions among foreigners. This aims to differentiate the local tourism industry from the region through promotional strategies. Under this initiative Sri Lanka Tourism will
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:04:00 GMT

Sri Lanka: Luxembourg seeks greater engagement in SL
Source: Government of Sri Lanka Luxembourg has provided a grant of Euro 285,000 for the financing of humanitarian projects in Sri Lanka. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg has
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:44:00 GMT

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao visits Sri Lanka
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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:42:00 GMT

New Market Report Now Available: Sri Lanka Telecommunications Report Q4 2010
from Business Monitor International is now available from Fast Market Research In this quarter's update of the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Report, BMI has revised extensively its forecasts for the country's fixed-line, internet and broadband services
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:40:00 GMT

'Sri Lanka yet to realise power of medicinal plants'
In Sri Lanka, we still don't know the immense benefits of wayside weeds which can be used as Ayurveda medicines in combating some of the deadliest diseases in the world, according
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:18:00 GMT

Embassy initiated US tour group arrives
A group of 25 tourists from USA arrived in Sri Lanka, through an initiative by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington for the first time. The initiative 'Signature tour with Ambassador' saw the group spending 10 days in Sri
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:18:00 GMT

Saudi couple arrested in abuse case
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- A Saudi couple accused of hammering nails into the body of their Sri Lankan housemaid were arrested in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Sri Lankan government
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:03:00 GMT

Sri Lanka to boost presidential powers
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's cabinet Monday passed constitutional amendments that boost the powers of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, officia
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:34:00 GMT

U.S. military team concludes humanitarian mission in Sri Lanka
* Aug 30, Colombo: United States service members who arrived in Sri Lanka along with the representatives of Mongolia, and the Maldives concluded Operation Pacific Angel-Sri Lanka a six-day combined medical and engineering training mission with the Sri
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:29:00 GMT