Ministry of Defense has decided to remove all restrictions imposed on fishing activities in the Sri Lankan seas.
www.defence.lk quoting Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratna said the sea will be free of restrictions except for areas where landmines are yet to be removed.
The restrictions imposed on fishing boats with 40 HP engines have [...]
October 11, 2010 3:15 PM | Posted in
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Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a new set of rules governing the issue of share warrants by the public listed companies.
Accordingly a direction has been sent to the Colombo Stock Exchange to take steps to implement the new rules with immediate effect.
Under the new rules the Companies in the Main Board can issue share [...]
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Sri Lanka is looking to get the next World Bank funding via the IBRD framework thus enabling the country to borrow big sums.
Deputy Governor of the Central Bank K. Dheerasinghe said this matter was discussed with the World Bank officials during the just concluded World Bank – IMF annual meetings.
The meeting took place in Washington [...]
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Q. Your new cookbook, “At Home with Madhur Jaffrey: Simple, Delectable Dishes From India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka,’’ covers four South Asian cuisines. How are they similar?
A. We have a great kinship in our cuisines inasmuch as the most important part is our magical use of spices. Now, Sri Lanka is in some ways [...]
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Saudi Arabia is expected to announce a decision on Sunday halting the recruitment of Sri Lankan housemaids following a rift on costs with the government of the south Asian nation, a Saudi daily reported on Saturday.
A Saudi government committee is scheduled to meet on Sunday to announce the boycott after Sri Lanka’s government rejected Riyadh’s [...]
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Colombo Stock Exchange saw its losing streak experienced during the week ending today with both indices making gains.
ASPI gained 62.87 points to end the day at 6833.61 points while the MPI fetched 53.35 points to close at 7466.29.
The turnover for the day recorded a sum of Rs. 2.50 billion while the foreign participation saw a [...]
October 8, 2010 9:44 PM | Posted in
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