Credit card volumes and outstanding amounts moved in the opposite direction, with end October 2009 depicting figures of 848,259 and Rs. 37,730 million; a 0.5% decline and a 17.6% increase, respectively, month on month. Comparative to end December 2008 figures, both indicators vis-a-vis October 2009 figures continued with their run in opposite directions, with credit [...]
SRI LANKA, Pamburana, January 27, 2010 – Supporters of president Mahinda Rajapaksa enjoy milk rice in anticipation of a victory for the incumbent president. (Dinidu de Alwis / Perambara) Sarath Fonseka lost. We no longer need to stress ourselves to a level requiring medication worrying about what he might do if he wins. We can [...]
by DD (viceunversa.blogspot.com) The Slayer of the tamil tiger, the victor, courageous and brave. Bringing victory to Sri Lanka, a true Lion of Sri Lanka, King Mahinda Rajapaksa we hail thee! May you rule forever your majesty! If the bloody british can have and deserve a monarchy after destroying ours a century ago, it is [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge Steps will be taken to investigate the alleged assassination attempt on President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Government Defence Spokesperson, Keheliya Rambukwella said. His comments came following an explosive announcement made by the Director, Media Centre for National Security, Lakshman Hulugalle who alleged that General Sarath Fonseka had hatched an elaborate plan to assassinate President [...]
Roger Federer played down his destruction of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach the Australian Open final as “not exceptional”, then cheekily reminded Andy Murray of the weight of British expectation ahead of their title bout. “I’m happy. I played solid. I didn’t play exceptional. I did enough and I’m through. It’s nice,” the world number one [...]
The number of jobless worldwide reached nearly 212 million in 2009 following an unprecedented increase of 34 million compared to 2007, on the eve of the global crisis, the International Labour Office (I.L.O.) said in its annual Global Employment Trends report. Based on I.M.F. economic forecasts, the I.L.O. estimates that global unemployment is likely to [...]
by Going Global (abdulhalik.wordpress.com) The term ‘Book Pirate’ conjures up images of ancient mariners with monocles carefully following a finger across the pages of a leather bound volume while a parrot looks over his shoulder and annoyingly screeches in his ear and he tries to balance his feet on a rolling deck. Water spraying about [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge Everything is written in the stars here. From weddings to births, even laying the foundations of a new house, astrology often plays a big part in the life of an average Sri Lankan. Astrologers can be enormously important in mapping out people’s lives, and so their opinion is afforded much respect. So [...]
Six million five hundred thousand Elephant House Vanilla ice cream servings are enjoyed in Sri Lanka every month. Elephant House Ice Cream (E.H.I.C.) in 2002 partnered the Kandy Vanilla Growers’ Association (K.V.G.A.). The project to extract essence from processed home-grown vanilla beans was first initiated at an E.H.I.C. factory in Ranala, Kaduwela in 2002. The [...]
A small dream comes true for Sri Lanka tennis when five weeks from now a decade-long yearning ends. The March 5-7 Davis Cup tie against New Zealand in Colombo marks the island’s re-entry into Group 2 of the ITF world team competition. After nine years spent in Groups 3 and 4, tennis officials naturally like [...]
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