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Sri Lanka: U.S. throws lifeline to Tamil Tigers
reuters.com,
march 15.
COLOMBO, March 15 (Reuters) - Smarting at mounting criticism of its human rights record amid escalating civil war, Sri Lanka's government has accused the United States of throwing a lifeline to the widely banned Tamil Tiger rebels.
In its annual report on human rights practices, the U.S. State Department said the Sri Lankan state's respect for human rights continued to decline in 2007, citing reports of killings by government agents and collaboration between the state and paramilitaries accused of major rights abuses.
"The report presents a distorted view of the actual situation in Sri Lanka during the year 2007 and is unfortunately a litany of unsubstantiated allegations, innuendo and vituperative exaggerations," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued late on Friday.
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Published: Fri Mar 14 23:57:13 EDT 2008
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Lanka to impose fuel surcharge on power rates
Khaleej Times Online ,
march 15.
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka, which gets two-thirds of its electricity from oil-fired plants, will impose a fuel surcharge on power rates as record oil prices increase costs.
A 30 per cent “fuel adjustment charge” will be levied on users of more than 90 units from March 15, Minister of Power and Energy John Seneviratne told reporters in Colombo today.
Sri Lanka’s consumer prices rose the most in at least four years in February as the central bank kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged for 12 straight meetings to revive the $27 billion economy.
The rate increase will benefit Ceylon Electricity Board, the state utility that loses 44 billion rupees ($408 million) annually selling power at subsidised prices.
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Published: Fri Mar 14 23:58:21 EDT 2008
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PCB confident Ranatunga will accept ODI proposal
news,
march 15.
KARACHI: National cricket bosses will host Sri Lanka’s board chief Arjuna Ranatunga next week in Lahore to discuss a number of issues ranging from this summer’s Asia Cup to be a proposed one-day series between the two countries, writes Khalid Hussain.
Ranatunga, a former Sri Lanka captain who is also the chief of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), is scheduled to arrive in Pakistan on March 20.During his visit, Ranatunga will meet top Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials including the PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf.
The main item on the agenda will be the Asia Cup which Pakistan are scheduled to host in Lahore and Karachi from June 25 to July 6.The Sri Lankans had shown security concerns for their players but following assurances from the PCB, they have confirmed their participation in the troubled tournament.
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Published: Fri Mar 14 23:59:59 EDT 2008
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