Post Tagged with: "Sri Lanka"
Sri Lanka plans to issue sovereign bond for up to $1 b
(Srilankamirror) – Sri Lanka plans to sell sovereign euro bonds worth up to $1 billion to add to its dollar reserves and give the central bank more room to defend the weakening rupee currency. The central bank has selected four global investment banks as joint lead managers, bookrunners and underwriters for the proposed issue, it [...]
T-20 Series tied as Pakistan win
(Srilankamirror) – The Twenty – 20 series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan ended in a tie as the hosts were beaten by 23 runs at the second T-20 in Hambantota yesterday (June 03).
Sri Lanka thrash Pakistan
(Srilankamirror) – Sri Lanka drew first blood under the floodlights of the Suriawewa Stadium in Hambantota last night (June 01) after winning the first T20 against Pakistan by 37 runs.
“Fair Games ? Human Rights of Workers in Olympic 2012 Supplier factories”
(Srilankamirror) – This report is published by the Play Fair Campaign. Play Fair is a global campaign coordinated by international trade union federations and NGOs; namely the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC),
SL Garment manufacturers violate Workers’ “Rights”
(Srilankamirror) – A damning report that accuses major garment manufacturers in Sri Lanka as violating human rights of workers was released in London on May 07, Monday in London, titled “Fair Games ? Human Rights of workers in Olympic 2012 Supplier factories”. The report was produced after research says “Play Fair Campaign” a global campaign [...]
No laws to combat cyber crimes
Srilankamirror – Authorities say that the failure to implement the necessary laws has resulted in cyber crimes being committed in Sri Lanka. Colombo Law Society IT Committee Chairman Sunil D.B Abeyratne has said that four IT related Acts have not been implemented as there is no regulator in place. The Acts include the Data Security [...]
Sri Lanka-Israel hold first ever bilateral talks
(Srilankamirror) – The foreign ministries of Sri Lanka and Israel have held the first ever bilateral consultations yesterday (Apr. 20). Sri Lanka’s external affairs ministry said its secretary Karunatilaka Amunugama and deputy director general and head of Asia and the Pacific department of the ministry of foreign affairs of Israel Ruth Kahanoff headed the respective [...]
Hoodooed or hoodwinked?
(Srilankamirror) – So, popular actresses Damitha Abeyratne and Oshadhi Hewamadduma are not on the best of terms with each other.
Rapp says no one held accountable in SL
Srilankamirror – US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Stephen Rapp observes that there has not been a credible mechanism and accountability in Sri Lanka since the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report was released. He has stated that culpable individuals have not been identified by a credible mechanism, and no one has been held to [...]
Travelling with Kids: Sri Lanka worth throwing caution to the wind
(Srilankamirror) – Nothing stands in my way when it comes to a holiday. I’d decided that a last-minute family trip to Sri Lanka to stay at a small guesthouse which had been recommended by a friend was a good idea, and even my husband cannot persuade me otherwise. “I don’t think we should go. What [...]
PCB agree to host Australia in Sri Lanka
(Srilankamirror) -Pakistan’s home limited-overs series against Australia this August is likely to be played in Sri Lanka, with SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga and PCB director Intikhab Alam both saying they had agreed in principle to the arrangement.
Ball tampering charges against English cricket team?
(Srilankamirror) - The touring English team is being charged of tampering the ball during the three day game against the Sri Lanka Board President’s XI, ‘Srilankamirror’ learns.
‘Focus, emphasis of UN should be on Sri Lanka’s future’
(Srilankamirror) – The National Organization for protecting the Country says that as the US has previously in the case of Israel enumerated, the focus and emphasis of the UN should be on the future of Sri Lanka and not wallow in actions of the past and disrupt the reconciliation process and divide a nation struggling [...]
Hundreds of Lankans protest outside US embassy in London
(Srilankamirror) – Hundreds of peace loving Sri Lankan expatriates converged outside the American Embassy in London on March 11 to protest the US-sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka at the ongoing UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Assembled in front of the American Embassy for a peaceful demonstration, which was organised by the British Sri Lankan [...]
Boutique break in stylish Sri Lanka
(Srilankamirror)- For an exclusive escape that won’t break the bank, boutique travel experts Mr and Mrs Smith tip Sri Lanka, a romantic Indian ocean isle that’s home to a swath of chic and cheerful hotels. Surely the quickest way to make a destination a must-visit is to utter the word “undiscovered” the mere whisper of [...]
Sri Lanka; India concerned, but cautious says Krishna
(Srilankamirror) -Responding to pressures regarding Sri Lanka, Indian External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna making a special statement to the Rajya Sabha this afternoon (14 March) said, “As far as our position on the resolution is concerned, we are engaged with all parties in an effort to achieve a forward looking outcome that is based [...]
Manmohan Singh assures Karunanidhi on Lankan Tamils issue
(Srilankamirror) – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said efforts are on to achieve a “forward-looking” outcome on the US-sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka at the UNHRC, which would avoid “deepening confrontation and mistrust.” “We are engaged with all parties in an effort to achieve an outcome that is forward-looking and that ensures that rather [...]
Indian parliament rocked by Sri Lanka war crimes issue
(Srilankamirror) – Alleged atrocities by Sri Lankan armed forces created an uproar in both Houses of Indian parliament on the second day of the budget session today (Mar. 13). MPs created a ruckus in Parliament and showed newspapers carrying reports of a video threatening to expose alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka in Parliament, ibnlive.com [...]
Why Geneva and not Matara, Jaffna or Batti?: Kusal Perera
Srilankamirror – Thousands of Tamils from across Europe protested in front of UN headquarters in Geneva Monday demanding the creation of an international tribunal to try “war crimes” committed in Sri Lanka…. [AFP report, 6 March 2012]
Patil’s no mention of Lanka resolution dismays DMK
(Srilankamirror) – India’s DMK party has expressed dismay over the absence of any mention of plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka in president Pratibha Patil’s address to Parliament today (Mar. 12). DMK leader T. R. Baalu told reporters after the President’s address that India should support the US-sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka. “There was no [...]
