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TRC to introduce common floor rates for call charges

Sri Lanka’s telecommunications regulator will introduce common floor rates for call charges effective February 1st to ensure small operators remain competitive, Reuters quoted an official as saying. Charges on the same network will be raised by a maximum 50 percent, and charges between networks will be reduced by as much as 28 percent, the official said. “Operators requested to review the floor rate, especially the small operators having a lower market share. When this type of tariff is there,

19 Jan, 2016

Mathews makes statement to FCID on match fixing

Sri Lanka Cricket captain Angelo Mathews appeared before the Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) to make a statement on match fixing allegations. He was asked to appear before the FCID after some players of the National team had claimed they were approached and asked to fix a match. Mathews, who was questioned for over 4 hours, later told reporters that he told the police what he knew about the allegations. “I was questioned about some players being approached to fix matches. As t

19 Jan, 2016

Government hails Chinese support during the war

The Government appreciates the support given by China during the war against the LTTE, the Ministry of Defence said today. Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Karunasena Hettiarachchi, who attended a reception organized on the occasion of the Chinese PLA Navy Task Force Port-Visit to Sri Lanka onboard the LIU ZHOU (FFG 573) Ship at?Colombo harbour,?recalled the long standing cultural and religious ties between Sri Lanka and China which goes back more than 1000 years. He also recalled the assi

19 Jan, 2016