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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

Trial against Douglas begins over 1987 Chennai shootout

The trial in the nearly three decade- old murder case in which former Minister Douglas Devananda is an accused commenced at a Chennai court, the Press Trust of India reported today. The trial began with the examination of witnesses before IVth Additional Sessions Judge M Shanti. Examining witness Gurumurthy, the Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) questioned him whether he would be able to identify the accused, to which the former replied in the affirmative. Following this, the APP filed a mem

19 Jan, 2016

Minister of Land M K D S Gunawardena passed away

Minister of Land M K D S Gunawardena passed away today at a private hospital. He was 69 years old. Gunawardena was a longstanding member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He resigned from this deputy minister post in 2014 when Mahinda Rajapaksa was in office and joined the campaign to support Maithripala Sirisena for President. (Colombo Gazette)

19 Jan, 2016