Monday, August 5, 2013

New port in Sri Lanka a mega investment for China

  • Business News - Monday 5th August, 2013

    Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources is expanding its operations to Sri Lanka, after being granted four exploration tenements and acquiring the Sri Lanka-based holder of an additional tenement. Iluka said all of the tenements were located near the city of Puttalam in Sri Lanka's North West province, covering an aggregate area of 146 square ...

  • Court of Appeal issues notice to respondents of Kadirgamar land case

    Ada Derana - Monday 5th August, 2013

    The Court of Appeal has issued notice on the respondents in the case filed by assassinated former Foreign Minister Lakshman ...

  • Sri Lanka becomes world class shipping hub

    General Sources - Monday 5th August, 2013

    The newly expanded Colombo Port formally opened for business today, a move that will allow Sri Lanka to regain its role as a leading South Asia trans-shipment hub. Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa opened the port alongside Xiaoyu Zhao, Vice-President at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). With a new breakwater, deeper basin, and the first of three modern new terminals now open, Colombo ...

  • Sri Lanka port ready for mega carrier

    The Standard - Monday 5th August, 2013

    (7 mins ago) Sri Lanka has opened an expanded port that lets bigger ships now enter the harbor in Colombo, the capital. The project formally opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa today comes as the Indian Ocean nation tries to make itself a strategically important economic center. The expansion was funded with US$300 million loaned by the Asian Development Bank and US$100 million provided by ...

  • Bollywood courts controversy with Sri Lanka war film

    Fox News - Monday 5th August, 2013

    Bollywood actors John Abraham and Nargis Fakhri ahead of a screening of the film "Madras Cafe", on July 11, 2013. The new spy thriller's depiction of rebels in the Sri Lankan civil war has raised concerns among India's large Tamil ...

  • Sri Lanka opens expanded port to take large ships

    New Zealand Herald - Monday 5th August, 2013

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Sri Lanka has opened an expanded port that lets bigger ships now enter the capital's harbor. The project formally opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday comes as the Indian Ocean nation tries to make itself a strategically important economic center. The expansion was funded with $300 million loaned by the Asian Development Bank and $100 million provided by two ...

  • Sri Lankan SEP to contest provincial council election in Jaffna

    wsws.org - Monday 5th August, 2013

    The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Sri Lanka is contesting the Jaffna District in the provincial council election for Northern Province to be held on September 21. Elections for the Central and North-western Provinces will be held on the same day.In opposition to a long list of political parties and independent groups, the SEP is the only party advancing an international socialist program to ...

  • South Africa clinch Twenty20 series with victory over Sri Lanka

    The National - Monday 5th August, 2013

    South African bowler David Wiese, second right, celebrates taking the wicket of Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews, left, with Faf du Plessis during yesterday's second Twenty20 match in Hambantota. Sanka Gayashan / AP ...

  • Men who claimed to be CID steal Rs.180000 worth of jewellery

    Ada Derana - Monday 5th August, 2013

    The Chilaw police have begun investigations into an incident where a woman was robbed of her gold jewellery worth Rs.180,000 by two persons who claimed to be from the ...

  • Newly Expanded Colombo Port To Make Sri Lanka Into Competitive Shipping Hub

    ADB - Monday 5th August, 2013

    -The newly expanded Colombo Port formally opened for business today, a move that will allow Sri Lanka to regain its role as a leading South Asia trans-shipment hub. Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa opened the port alongside Xiaoyu Zhao, Vice-President at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). With a new breakwater, deeper basin, and the first of three modern new terminals now open, Colombo ...

  • President declares open Colombo South Terminal

    Ada Derana - Monday 5th August, 2013

    The massive terminal in Colombo is located mid-way on the lucrative east-west sea route and has facilities on a par with Singapore and ...

  • GCE AL exams begin today

    Ada Derana - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    The GCE Advanced Level exam 2013 begins today with 292,706 applicants sitting for the examination. Exams Chief has requested all applicants to be at the examination centre by 8am with the admission card, National ID or ...

  • Death toll in Weliweriya clash rises to 3 as another youth succumbs

    Ada Derana - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Another person died from wounds suffered when villagers demonstrating against contaminated water at Weliweriya clashed with security forces personnel, taking the death toll from the incident to three.A 29 year-old youth being treated at the Colombo National Hospital following the Weliweriya incident succumbed to injuries today, a spokesman for the hospital said. He is said to be Nilantha ...

  • Sri Lanka leader orders halt to fighting

    General Sources - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Sri Lanka 's president has ordered a two-day suspension of offensives against Tamil Tiger rebels to enable tens of thousands of trapped civilians to leave the war zone, his office said yesterday.President Mahinda Rajapaksa directed the armed forces to restrict operations between 13-14 April - the Sri Lankan New Year - to those of a defensive nature and renewed his call to the rebels to ...

  • Colombo BC retains crown

    General Sources - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Defending champions Colombo BC retained the Colombo Super League 'A' division basketball crown beating Hambantota Sports Club (HSC) Blues by 61 points to 47 in the final after leading 35-16 at half time as the tournament concluded at the Police Park courts last Saturday. Hatton National Bank (HNB) walked away with the women's champion trophy after a tough battle against SL Navy in ...

  • Sri Lanka to Open $500 Million Container Terminal Built by China

    General Sources - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Colombo Port today, the biggest investment in the island's harbours, as the nation seeks to upgrade its infrastructure with Chinese help. The terminal, built and operated ...

  • Lanka eyes South Asian hub with Colombo port

    General Sources - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    A $500 million Colombo South Harbour will open today. The massive terminal in Colombo is located mid-way on the lucrative east-west sea route and has facilities on a par with Singapore and Dubai. The Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT), which is 85 percent, owned by the state-run China Merchant Holdings International, is designed to handle mega ships, a first for Sri Lanka which is ...

  • PH Sri Lanka discuss taxation investment air connectivity deals

    General Sources - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    The Philippines and Sri Lanka governments are in discussion for the crafting of bilateral agreements on avoidance of double taxation, investment protection and air connectivity to further bolster economic relations between the two countries. Visiting Sri Lanka Minister of External Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris said during a press conference after a meeting with members of the Philippine Chamber of ...

  • Three persons including infant killed in collision

    Ada Derana - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Three persons including an infant were killed in an accident between a CTB bus and a three wheeler on the Tangalle-Dikwella main ...

  • Some tried to fish in troubled waters? at Weliweriya ? military spokesman

    Ada Derana - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Responding to the accusations against security forces personnel regarding the clash in Weliweriya, Military Spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya today said that the army was not there to create problems but to resolve the crisis and reopen the road blocked by protesters. Refusing to disclose who had issued the order to open fire at the protest demanding clean drinking water, he stated that ...

  • Jadeja jumps to No. 1 in ODI bowling rankings

    Cricinfo - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    rankings in ODIs, level with West Indies spinner Sunil Narine, after jumping four places. Jadeja is the first India bowler to top the rankings since Anil Kumble, who topped the table in 1996, and is the fourth India bowler to do so, Kapil Dev and Maninder Singh being the others. Jadeja took five wickets from five matches in the ODI series against Zimbabwe and is the leading ...

  • Police uncover gruesome fate of prisoners held by LTTE

    Ada Derana - Sunday 4th August, 2013

    Police have uncovered information regarding the detention and execution of around 80 Tamils, including Police Inspector T. Jeyaratnam and an Army Captain, by the LTTE organization at illegal prisons it had operated in the North. Investigations carried out, according to information uncovered from a suspect arrested by the TID, had revealed that these POWs were detained at the LTTE prisons ...

  • Source: http://www.srilankannews.net/index.php/sid/216243066/scat/119937e494dd663e

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