OTHER NEWS Siemens gets 2-bln-rupee order in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan British High Commission boasts eco-cooling technologies eCollege Honored as Finalist in 2008 CODiE Awards AN INTEGRATED APPROACH IS THE NEED FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend Local Ayurvedic minister stop import of 37 ingredients from India 15-04-2008 Minister Tissa Karaliedda says the import from India of 37 ingredients used to manufacture aryurvedic medicine has been stopped. These herbs are now cultivated in the country under the Osu Uyan programme. The ministry of Indigenous medicine purchases these plants. A herbal farm has also been cultivated in a 50 acre land in Nikawaratiya. Meanwhile, the National Drug Authority is to conduct raids on 10,000 registered pharmacies islandwide. The raids will be conducted this month within four days. They will focus on the issuing of medicine without prescriptions, employment of unqualified pharmacists, operating unregistered pharmacies and selling drugs that are not approved in the country. Print Version | Email to friend

Siemens gets 2-bln-rupee order in Sri Lanka Tue, 15-07-2008 07:00:00 Siemens Ltd said on Monday its energy division has received an order from Sri Lanka's state-run power supply utility to upgrade the distribution network in the country's capital Colombo. The order is worth about 2 billion rupees and is the company's largest order in Sri Lanka, Siemens said in a statement. Ahead of the news, Siemens shares ended at 476.25 rupees, up 1.5 percent in a weak Mumbai market. ... |FULL STORY|

Sri Lankan British High Commission boasts eco-cooling technologies Mon, 14-07-2008 20:00:00 Colombo building uses natural ventilation provided by the construction of high level chimneys running the full length of each wing. British contractor Gibs has constructed a £10m British High Commission in Colombo, Sri Lanka for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office which features green cooling technologies. These include the use of natural ventilation provided by the construction of high level chimneys running the full length of each wing of the building. When external doors ... |FULL STORY|

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eCollege Honored as Finalist in 2008 CODiE Awards Mon, 14-07-2008 11:00:00 eCollege, the USA’s leading provider of comprehensive online learning technology to colleges, universities and schools, was recently named a finalist in the Software and Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) 23rd Annual CODiE Awards. The company’s software teams - located in Colorado, USA and Colombo, Sri Lanka - were honored in the Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution category. Established in 1986 by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the CODiE Awards cel... |FULL STORY|

AN INTEGRATED APPROACH IS THE NEED FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. Tue, 08-07-2008 20:00:00 By Dakshitha Thalgodapitiya The Construction Industry plays an indispensable role in the Sri Lankan Economy in providing the physical infrastructure which is fundamental to the Country’s Development. However this industry experiences instability and interconnected structural problems which are associated with the declining demand, volatile nature of the demand and the consequent shedding of labour with resources becoming idle. We have witnessed an uniquely project-specific and complex... |FULL STORY|

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