Capturing HOPE in Sri Lanka through photography
Ground Views 2010-05-27 10:30:13 The HOPE in Sri Lanka after war was in 2009 Deborah Philip’s first photo-essay to Groundviews anchored to a novel and compelling idea – to photograph people holding up a sign board titled ...
Lanka Orix Leasing Company (LOLC) acquires the control of Confifi Hotel Group
Lanka Orix Leasing Company (LOLC) acquired the control of Confifi Hotel Group, one of the largest hotel chains in Sri Lanka which comprises of Confif Hotels Holdings PLC (PALM), Riverina Hotels PLC (BHR) and Eden ...Can BRIC Lead Us Towards a Greater Global Financial Voice?
part of the 'Global Perspectives' seriesBy Anushka Wijesinha, Research Officer - IPS In April, the leaders of the BRIC nations met in Brazil’s capital Brasilia, ahead of the G20 summit in ...
Sri Lankan economy to grow by 6.5 per cent
Sri Lanka’s economic outlook is improving and its economy could register a strong growth in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday. The IMF, among the organisations and countries funding Sri Lanka’s post-war development ...
The untold story of a child
Ground Views 2010-05-21 06:40:44 This war has taken the lives of tens of thousands of men, women and children. Hundreds of thousands more are displaced, and the abnormality of the war and post war situation is fast ...
Appeal: Emergency Flood Relief
Sarvodaya 2010-05-21 18:47:41 Thousands of people of western, southern and Sabaragamuwa provinces of Sri Lanka are affected by the heavy rains and flashfloods. The western province is the worst hit with 34,535 families affected in Colombo district, ...
One Year On: Youth can be the key link in Sri Lanka's post-war reconciliation process
Sri Lanka Unites 2010-05-19 07:57:00 Special Release on the Commemoration of the End of the War on 19th May 2009 A young boy from a border village in Polonnaruwa had fiercely sworn to hate the Tamil race. Living ...
Sri Lanka’s Turnaround Could Signal New Beginning
Perambara 2010-05-12 09:04:28 COLOMBO, May 11, 2010 (IPS) – For a country that has had quite a few run-ins with global giants in the diplomatic arena, the last fortnight has witnessed somewhat of ...
Sri Lanka Overseas Realty (OSEA) starts expansion drive
Sri Lanka's Overseas Realty Ceylon, a unit of Singapore's Shing Kwan group is pushing ahead with Colombo's largest property project amid renewed buying interest in apartments after the end of a 30-year war.Overseas Realty owns ...
Tourist arrivals spike as visitors return
Perambara 2010-05-17 10:59:39 The Southern coastline has always been a series of hotspots for travelers – local and foreign alike – for the beaches and the waves that they provide. From the beaches of Panadura, ...Cairn Sri Lanka (Pvt) Ltd a subsidiary of Cairn
Final report on election related violence and malpractices: Presidential Election 2010
Download the final report on election related violence and malpractices during the Presidential Election 2010 in English here (Warning: PDF size ~120Mb). To view the complete report online, click here or see below. Sinhala and Tamil versions of the report will be available soon. …
Nominations open for e-Swabhimani 2010
Nominations are open for e-Swabhimani 2010 aimed at recognizing excellence in digital content creation. The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) has invited nominations from individuals and organisations that have developed creative content and practices using ICT making the benefits of
‘Updated databases make lives simple’
Properly maintained databases make people’s lives simple, comfortable and enjoyable said Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga He was speaking at the National Conference ICT Policy for Government held at the Ceylon Continental Hotel in Colombo last Saturday…
Systematic programme put in place for implementing ICT policy for GovernmentPresidential secretary Lalith Weeratunga says
ICTA promotes quality software : supports NBQSA competition as national partnerThe Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka
Concerted effort can take us to “Mahinda Chintana – Vision for the Future” targets: D. …The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka
UN paves way for Australia to send Lankan asylum seekers homeNew advice from the United Nations paves the way for Aussie PM Julia Gillard to start sending Sri Lankan asylum seekers home. It says the security situation in Sri
Rapp meets Tamil groupTamils groups from the US and Britain have met with the US Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Issues, Stephen Rapp, and his staff at the Washington offices of the State Department…
Uva province will be developed making best use of ICT: Chief Minister Shashendra Rajapaksa
Chief Minister Shashendra Rajapaksa says that ICT will be used to the maximum for developing the Uva Province properly. Inaugurating
Dialog tradenet covers all the strata of the socio-economic pyramid. It has some means of access for every Sri Lankan, making it a truly inclusive system.
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Saving the Island’s Remaining Coral Reefs
POLLHENA, Sri Lanka, May 28, 2010 (IPS) – It is Saturday morning and the Pollhena beach, 160 kilometres south of the capital Colombo, is jampacked as usual with local and foreign tourists alike, who are either playing in the sand or bathing in its calm, shallow water, which…
The Reduction in the Import Duties, especially on vehicles
A reduction in various import duties has been announced. As usual there has been no honest explanation of why. While this reduction has been predicted for over 6 months now amongst the circle of people in …
From Mannar to Beruwela: The dangers of offshore drilling for oilby Tisaranee Gunasekara T he unprecedented…
Sri Lanka: LIRNEasia welcomes Public Hearing on Telecom Tariff; look forward for one on Electricity tariffs too
Parliamentarian Vasudeva Nanayakkara wants telecom tariffs down. Quoting an unnamed ‘prominent mobile operator’ who placed the operational cost of a phone call at LKR 0.20 (Less than one fifth of a US cent) at a [...]
Doc wins radiation case
Pakistan police blamed
UNP suspends Cader
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Review Meeting – Provincial, Regional Health Services and Indigenous Departments – 29 July 2010
Review Meeting – Provincial, Regional Health Services and Indigenous Departments – 29 July 2010
Siyatha to go on air
IGP ordered to initiate immediate probe on Siyatha fire
Hon. Governor’s Review Meeting with the Local Government Ministry officials and Secretaries of the LAA – 26 July 2010
UK says Lanka now safe
Trinco IOM office closed
Thalawila St. Anne’s Church Festival on 1st August.
Over 400 herds of Elephants can be seen at Minneriya National Park.
Over 100 Chartered Logistics Graduates are to enter the Transport Field.
Tourism- the theme of Marketing Institute Seminar this year.
Abusive mom remanded
Two injured in attack
Sri Lanka to send jaguars, alligators to Korea
‘Siyatha’ comes under petrol bomb attack
View from the back of a bumpy trishaw It was racing day on the Galle Road. There were bikers and joggers, each surrounded by about five motorbikes and trishaws. The sportsmen were fatigued but their mechanized…
Colombo’s Random Cool
Street kids bathing at a roundabout near Odel My friend had a dream about some island where his ancestors were buried, so we went looking for it. Modera, Crow’s Island, at the edge of the Colombo …
World’s End
World’s End panorama . View large World’s End is a large cliff in the middle of Horton Plain’s national park. Peeing off it has been one of the more satisfactory…
Amitabh Bhachan In Sri Lanka
Amitabh accepting award from Malini Fonseka Amitabh Bhachan was in town. I was loitering by the wall, listening to conversations. ‘We do full…
Lipton’s Seat, In The Mist
Mist around Lipton’s Seat Lipton’s Seat is one of the highest points in Sri Lanka. You can supposedly see 60% of the island, …
Sri Lanka Dialog June 2010 net profit Rs1.37bn
Sri Lanka Stock Market Update – 23rd July 2010
Sri Lanka Stock Market Update – 22nd July 2010
Sri Lanka Stock Market Update – 22nd July 2010
