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No pledges at Donor Forum  
By Feizal Samath
Unlike in previous years, donors will not pledge funds at this month’s Sri Lanka Development Forum, once known as the Paris-based Aid Consortium, to be held on January 29-30 at the Lighthouse Hotel, Galle, The Sunday Times FT reliably learns. They have ‘gently’ turned down a request from Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera for a pledging session soon after the conference which is expected to focus on many issues including the peace process, development and human rights among others.
 
Former Tea Board head strikes again
By Chathuri Dissanayake

Former chairman of the Tea Board, B.A.C. Abeywardane on Tuesday conducted a staff meeting inside the board premises adding more fuel to confusion in the board administration.

 
Oil exploration awaits cabinet reshuffle
The final decision on the exploration of oil in the Mannar and Covari Basins in the country will be further delayed due to the anticipated cabinet reshuffle, A.H.M. Fowzie, Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Resources Development said.
 
Customs chief denies stalling DCSL probe

In a December 2006 report, the paper quoted reliable Customs sources conducting the investigation into the under-invoicing scandal of alcohol by Periceyl (Pvt) Ltd, a jointly controlled entity of DCSL, as saying that the probe has been brought to a standstill by the Director General.

 
Big business expects bourse to overcome uncertain ’07
By Duruthu Edirimuni

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is unlikely to offer attractive returns as it did in the previous years, but it will not hit rock bottom either, according to most of the country’s top corporate brass.

 
PR lessons in tourism
   
Push in interest rates urged to cut inflation-report
   
Regulator sought for ports and shipping services
   
Swadeshi illuminates Kelani Raja Maha Viharaya for 8th year
 
New Tourist Board promotional DVD
 
Colombo Dockyard moves full steam ahead
 
Children take off on Emirates with a new set of toys
   
Maximising opportunities in global markets
   
Fifty years of excellence from premier Kandy jewellery store
   
Global passenger traffic recovers to six-month high
   
Japan’s Ritsumeikan Academy’s tsunami relief work
 
Modern low grown CTC factory launched
 
SLT wins court order against strike
 
AIESEC to host annual meeting in Egypt
 
SriLankan wages pact with Aircraft Engineers’ union
Better export performance in November 2006
 
Micro Cars Ltd gets UNDP order for 30 minivans
 
Bank of Ceylon says ‘best ever’ results for 2006
 
Suntel-HDFC in CDMA deal
 
Multilac - Sri Lanka’s export brand of the year
 
Land Rover sponsors Satya Paul show
 
Anil Kumara to head SLI – Personal Lines Division
 
Australia opens out to Sri Lankans
 
Lankan bubble gum maker calls for controls on inferior imports
 
HACCP Certification for tea to be subsidized
 
IFAC President visiting Sri Lanka
   
Holcim/NAITA sets up vocational school in Puttalam
   
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Ericsson and Dialog Telekom partner for a world-class 3G network in Sri Lanka
   
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Ceylinco rocks the industry with on-the-spot claims
   
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First Capital glows on trading floor
   
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Tourism in a turbulent Sri Lanka
   
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Experts slam new Gas Turbine project
   
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New Year resolution for good men/women of business
   
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Virtues that shaped Lankan business in 2006
   
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New directions and rules for finance companies
   
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Indo-Lanka trade talks skidding on vegetable oil
   
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CLPL share trading suspended
   
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CSE at all time high

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