News Letter Sri Lanka-July 2012

	D'WellResearch ..... Updates on Sri Lanka
	Highlights of July 2012
	Automobile & Aviation
	Sri Lanka state airline part repays fuel debts. More... Sri Lanka Controller of Immigration and Emigration says that the government has decided to hand over 20 Pakistani nationals who were in Sri Lanka's prisons for a long time for drug related offences. More...
	Energy
	SRI LANKA: Water conservation "desperately" needed. More... Sri Lanka to turn off half of the street lamps to save energy. More... Sri Lanka extends daily power cut as Chinese plant fails again. More...
	Healthcare
	Health Minister has ordered health officials not to grant permission to any NGO or INGO to conduct health camps or clinics anywhere in the country, which do not follow relevant rules and regulations in obtaining permission. More...
	Banking & Insurance
	Sri Lanka Holds Interest Rate Steady At 7.75%. More... Sri Lankan inflation accelerated to 15-month high in July as a drought hurt crops and drove up food costs and a weaker currency made imports costlier. More...
	Tourism
	Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose 7.8 percent to 90,338 in July 2012 from a year earlier, with arrivals up to July rising 16.7 percent to 543,205. More... Sri Lanka signs agreement to build a US$ 3 billion worth tourism zone. More...
	Medical & Pharmaceutical
	Speedy, emergency medical service launched. More... A Sri Lanka based herbal remedies and personal care producer, has begun trials on therapies linked to anti-diabetes and improving the quality of life, to meet increasing consumer demand for natural remedies. More...
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