Sri Lanka shares close up 0.13-pct
Mar 24, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares closed higher Thursday with the sale of a controlling stake in a sugar plantations firm boosting turnover and dominating …
Galleon Case
NEW YORK, March 23, 2011 (AFP) - Goldman Sachs boss Lloyd Blankfein on Wednesday testified at the biggest Wall Street insider trading trial in years about how …
Niche Target
Mar 24, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's information technology and business process outsourcing sector is positioning itself as a niche player targeting finance and …
Gates, Buffett to tap India’s wealthy for charity
NEW DELHI, March 24, 2011 (AFP) - Two of the world's richest men, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, took their charity roadshow to New Delhi on Thursday where …
Cockpit fraud: fears grow over India’s fake pilots
NEW DELHI, March 24, 2011 (AFP) - India's fake pilot scandal began unravelling when a female captain landed her packed airliner on the nose instead of the rear …
Sri Lankan Airlines expands cargo network
Mar 24, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines is expanding its cargo network with the opening of its first agent's office in Galle in the island's southern province …
England are underdogs against Sri Lanka, says Prior
March 23, 2011 (AFP) - Matt Prior admitted England have not played their best cricket in the World Cup and will be underdogs in their quarter-final against Sri …
Sri Lanka FDI to pick up with hotels and port: Treasury secretary
Mar 24, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's foreign direct investments will pick up with planned projects in ports and hotels valued at 500 million dollars each, finance …
Sri Lanka to set up ‘city corporation’ for Colombo
Mar 24, 2011 (LBO) - Four areas of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo run by local government bodies will be brought under a new state entity whose head will be …
Sri Lanka Pelwatte Sugar parent trims stake
Mar 24, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Master Divers (Pvt) Ltd, the parent of Pelwatte Sugar Industries said it had sold down 2.66 million shares at prices ranging …
Sri Lank Treasuries yields steady
Mar 23, 2011 (LBO) - Yields on Sri Lanka's Treasury bills were largely steady at the weekly auction with the government rolling over nine billion rupees in …
Sri Lanka shares close down 0.18-pct
Mar 23, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares ended mixed in choppy trade, with the indices going in different directions and Guardian Capital Partners dropping 83.15 …
Sri Lanka sees interest from Marriot, Hyatt
Mar 23, 2011 (LBO) - International hotel chains Marriot and Hyatt have shown interest in Sri Lanka's southern Hambantota city, which is bidding for the 2018 …
Restricted Entry
Mar 23, 2011 (LBO) - A new British student visa scheme will restrict immigration, with a higher English standard, no right to work and a time limit to study …
International Board
MADRID, March 22, 2011 (AFP) - The London Stock Exchange on Tuesday announced plans to create an unprecedented trading network that will allow blue-chip stocks …
Sri Lanka insurers need skills to manage forex risk: rating agency
Mar 23, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's insurers will need skills and rules to manage foreign exchange risk after the regulators allowed up to 20 percent of their …
Sri Lanka power demand hits new peak
Mar 23, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's night power demand hit a new peak load of 2,000 MegaWatts on Tuesday amid hot seasonal weather and growing usage, in a day …
Sri Lanka stocks recover
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Regulated Listing
Mar 22, 2011 (LBO) - Senkadagala Finance, a closely-held registered finance company, was allowed to trade on Colombo's Stock Exchange on March 22, but there …
Sri Lanka to add a thousand rooms for tourists this year
Mar 22, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's tourism authority says another one thousand rooms will be added to the current tourist accommodation by the end of the …