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29.05.2010 - 01 (11:40 SLT)

By Amarasara - Saturday, May 29, 2010 - View Full Newsletter

Two thirds of poor in Lanka own a phone, mobile ownership swelling by 33% - Survey
- Survey by Joseph Thavaraja
(29.05.2010 - Asiantribune.com)

Colombo : About 40% of the population in Sri Lanka (eight million) is classified as the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) folks earning less than two dollars a day. Of these poor, two thirds (64%) of 'BoP households' claim ownership of a phone (mobile or fixed - or both) which is twice the same rate in India (38%), according to a recent Teleuse survey.

About 40% of the population in Sri Lanka (eight million) is classified as the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) folks earning less than two dollars a day. Of these poor, two thirds (64%) of 'BoP households' claim ownership of a phone (mobile or fixed - or both) which is twice the same rate in India (38%), according to a recent Teleuse survey.
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07.05.2010 - 06 (10:05 SLT)

By Amarasara - Thursday, May 06, 2010 - View Full Newsletter

Kerawalapitiya power plant : Champika rejects irregularity claims
(07.05.2010 - The Island, SL)

Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday rejected claims of irregularities at the 300m MW Kerawalapitiya Combined Cycle-Gas Turbines and Steam Turbines Power Plant.

He was speaking after inspecting the plant.

The Ceylon Electricity Board, particularly its Engineers’ Union, has been criticizing the plant’s management saying that it was business-oriented and not sticking to its initial promises.
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01.04.2010 - 04 (10:30 SLT)

By Amarasara - Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - View Full Newsletter

Pyxle develops web solution for Sri Lanka’s first Nanotechnology Institute
(01.04.2010 - The Island, SL)

The Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology Pvt. Ltd (SLINTEC) recently announced the launch of a highly informative website - the first Sri Lankan nano-based information portal. Developed by Pyxle, it is an interactive web portal that acts as an information hub for nanotechnology research in Sri Lanka. The website is built on the latest Web 2.0 technologies incorporating user participation, customizable interface and a state-of-the-art web design.

The purpose of the website is multipronged with key focus on creating awareness on nanotechnology amongst students, educate potential investors and clients on the research being done, enable the government to measure the performance of funding, provide a forum for scientists to share their thoughts, attract potential human resources, satisfy public curiosity and aid business sector decision makers in their planning and evaluation of nanotechnology.
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27.03.2010 - 07 (11:00 SLT)

By Amarasara - Saturday, March 27, 2010 - View Full Newsletter

Hubble telescope shows Universe expansion is speeding up and proves Einstein’s theory
(27.03.2010 - The Island, SL)

The expansion of the Universe is speeding up – proving once again that Einstein’s theory of relativity is correct - according to astronomers who studied hundreds of thousands of galaxies.

In the biggest survey ever conducted using the Hubble Space telescope, 446,000 galaxies were studied to see how matter was distributed throughout the universe and how quickly it had expanded.

And the astronomers found that the universe was growing faster and faster with time, as predicted by Einstein in his theory of general relativity.
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