Govt committed to safeguard national carrier

Accordingly the SriLankan Airlines too has made available its statements of accounts on its finances. Although the company accounts show a profit of Rs. 4,428 million during the 2007/2008 financial year it is inclusive of Rs. 5,634 million on account of sale of assets, aircraft and re-leasing.

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The Morning Inspection

The plus side of ‘losing’ GSP +

Charity is the privilege of the affluent, this we know. In the global political economy, however, it is not necessarily a mechanism to secure feel-goodness. ‘Aid’ is a misnomer; it should in fact be read as ‘investment’.

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On My Watch

Shadow of Tamils for Clinton in US State Dept

The US State Department is not going through its best phase on matters of credibility and accountability just now. Apart from the fact that it is headed by a Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, who is fast establishing a world record for “misspoke”

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