Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:06am EDT (Repeat for additional subscribers) July 19 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings has assigned Sri Lanka-based Hatton National Bank PLC's (HNB; AA-(lka)/Stable) issue of unsecured, redeemable debentures of up to LKR3bn a final National Long-Term rating of 'AA-(lka)'. The assignment of the final rating follows ...
Not only Dayasiri I too will represent govt ? Harsha
While continuously increasing taxes imposed on the public, the government has completely removed the income taxes on casino owners for a period of 10 years, the United National Party (UNP) charged today. UNP parliamentarian Dr Harsha de Silva stated that the government had issued the gazette notification at 12 midnight yesterday, providing sweeping tax concessions for Australian billionaire and ...
European lawmakers press Sri Lanka to probe war crimes
COLOMBO (AFP) - European parliamentarians Friday asked Sri Lanka to deliver on promises to investigate allegations of war crimes and ensure ethnic reconciliation more than four years after crushing Tamil separatists.A delegation of EU lawmakers requested Colombo ensure accountability in the face of what the UN calls "credible allegations" of up to 40,000 civilians killed in the final ...
Sri Lanka stocks close at 1-week high
COLOMBO, July 19 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares closed at their one-week high on Friday as investors bought diversified shares including in market heavyweight John Keells Holdings . The main share index ended 0.93 percent, or 55.61 points, firmer at 6,041.06, its highest closing since July 11. Foreign investors sold net 184 million rupees ($1.40 million) in shares. But the bourse has seen a net ...
Puducherry Govt warns fishermen from venturing into Sri Lankan waters
The Puducherry government has warned fishermen against crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line and venturing into Sri Lankan waters and said action would be taken against violating the order.A notification of the Fisheries Department said the fishermen would face a penalty of INR 5000 and suspension of all kinds of financial and other benefits extended by the government if the penalty ...
Australia to send all asylum seekers arriving by boat to PNG
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (right) and Papua New Guinea prime minister Peter ...
Eid Al Fitr Short Holiday in Sri Lanka
Many Dubai residents are planning to visit their families and distant relatives during the 3-day holiday marking the Eid Al-Fitr in August. If you wonder how to spend the celebration at the end ...
Trade between Sri Lanka and Malaysia to reach US$1 billion by 2015
The 19th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sri Lanka-Malaysia Business Council (SLMBC) was held on July 4 at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Colombo. The council, which focuses on the objectives of "promoting investment, trade and joint venture between Sri Lanka and Malaysia", is one of the most dynamic bilateral business councils that function under the aegis of the Ceylon Chamber ...
Chinese tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka increasing steadily
Chinese tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka is on a steady rise, with Sri Lanka having received 16,582 tourists from China during the first six months of this year, compared to 9,622 visitors received during the same period last year. This is a 72.3 percent year-on-year growth, and the jump is encouraging, as the Sri Lankan government has been working hard to capture a slice of the growing number of ...
Cricket Pakistan to host South Africa and Sri Lanka in UAE this year
Cricket News: Karachi: A senior official of the PCB on Tuesday said that due to shortage of time the PCB had decided not to waste time and confirmed the Pakistan's upcoming series against South Africa and Sri Lanka in the ...
Cricket South Africa-Sri Lanka five-match ODI series starting on Saturday
Cricket News: COLOMBO: Both South Africa and Sri Lanka were knocked out in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy in the United Kingdom despite being rated as two of the strongest contenders in the eight-nation ...
Vaas Gunawardena further remanded till Aug 1
Seven suspects in the murder of Bambalapitiya-based businessman Mohamed Siyam, including the former DIG Western Province (North) Vass Gunawardena, have been further remanded until August 01.The suspects were produced at the Colombo ...
Police bust fake money printing racket 8 arrested
Eight persons including 2 women and 3 children were arrested after police raided a residence in the Poddala area in Galle after uncovering information regarding a counterfeit money printing operation.The raid was carried out by a team of officers from the Poddala Polcie Station who also discovered 9 fake Rs 1000 notes, 8 fake Rs 500 noted, a computer and various other equipment used for printing ...
SLFP central committee to meet for final decision
The central committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) is scheduled to meet today to take a final decision regarding the candidates it will nominate to contest for the elections in the North, Central and North Western provinces. The party has already conducted interviews for the nominations while it has been reported that the selection of candidates has also ...
SA Sri Lanka seek ODI revival
Colombo - South Africa and Sri Lanka are hoping to recover from recent setbacks in one-day cricket when they contest a five-match series starting in Colombo on Saturday.Both teams were knocked out in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy in the United Kingdom despite being rated as two of the strongest contenders in the eight-nation tournament.The Proteas lived up to their reputation as ...
Sri Lankan government bans film on country?s civil war
(Flying Fish), by film director Sanjeewa Pushpakumara, and shut down a French film festival in Colombo where it was being screened. Government authorities and the state media have also made a series of chauvinist denunciations of Pushpakumara and film's ...
Karunanidhi seeking political mileage on Katchatheevu issue
Lashing out at her arch rival and DMK president M Karunanidhi for moving the Supreme Court seeking retrieval of Katchatheevu island from Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today termed it as ...
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka cross half-million mark
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Aided by a healthy 13 percent improvement in June, tourist arrivals to post-war Sri Lanka in the first half of this year have crossed the half-a-million mark, latest data showed on Thursday. According to latest data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), arrivals between January and June amounted to 512,281, up by 13.1 percent over the first half ...
Cannot risk a parallel army in North - Basil
Basil Rajapaksa, Minister for Economic Development has told The Hindu newspaper that Sri Lanka would never risk a provincial government forming its ...
Govt. hospital doctors in Central Province launch token strike
Doctors of all government hospitals in the Central Province commenced a token strike today at 8am, the GMOA said. Accordingly the strike would be in effect for 24 hours from 8am, GMOA spokesman Dr. Naveendra Soysa told Ada ...
The Elders slam Sri Lanka for lacking reconciliation
'The Elders', a council of retired global leaders led by Desmond Tutu has slammed Sri Lanka, based on its report, for lacking post-war reconciliation. They also expressed their disappointment over its slow pace of improvement in allowing "proper media reporting". "The ongoing persecution and disappearances of human rights activists, journalists and government opponents ...
Sri Lanka - Doubts as Sri Lanka says Commonwealth meeting open to media
The following is a CPJ Blog post by Sumit Galhotra, CPJ Asia Program Research Associate.As Sri Lanka prepares to host the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo in November 2013, some journalists have wondered whether they will be able to access the summit given the island nation's abysmal press freedom record.On Saturday 13 July 2013, a subcommittee of the ...
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