Set Free
VANCOUVER, September 18, 2010 (AFP) - Canada's Federal Court ordered Friday the release of four women out of nearly 500 Tamils from Sri Lanka, who arrived via …
Dhoni’s Super Kings face survival battle
PORT ELIZABETH, September 18, 2010 (AFP) - After an unsuccessful gamble by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Chennai Super Kings will have to wait until …
Global brands face growing labour militancy in Asia
DHAKA, September 19, 2010 (AFP) - Global retailers fleeing China's rising labour costs now find themselves facing growing pressure for higher wages in …
Sri Lanka probes negligence after dynamite depot blast
KARADIYANARU, September 18, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities on Saturday probed negligence as a possible cause of a powerful blast at a dynamite depot in …
Rebels strike as Afghanistan goes to the polls
KABUL, September 18, 2010 (AFP) - Afghanistan was voting for a new parliament on Saturday against a backdrop of rebel attacks and a full security alert …
Sri Lanka begins clearing after major accidental blast
KARADIYANARU, September 18, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities Saturday began clearing rubble and wreckage after 25 people were killed in the first major …
Sri Lankan stocks close up 2.17-pct
Sept 17, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks continued to rally to break 6,400 point mark Friday, from strong gains across the board, while strong buying interest …
Sailing Opportunity
Sept 17, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan seafarers will get an opportunity to serve on board Iranian vessels following an agreement signed between the two countries …
Soft Bounce
Sept 17, 2010 (LBO) - Sweden-based IFS, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software maker, said its main development centre in Sri Lanka is growing steadily …
Sri Lanka to revamp aviation law
Sept 17, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will revamp its outdated civil aviation law to cope with advances made over several decades and a new law will be brought to …
Sri Lanka blast death toll revised down to 27: military –
September 17, 2010 - Sri Lanka's military more than halved the estimated death toll from an accidental blast at an explosives depot on Friday, saying 27 people …
Corruption threatens Indonesia’s economic rise: IMF
JAKARTA, September 17, 2010 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund warned Friday Indonesia must make fighting corruption a priority if it wants to build on …
Hong Kong gold hits record high
HONG KONG, September 17, 2010 (AFP) - The price of gold struck a record high above 1,280 US dollars an ounce in Hong Kong trade on Friday. buy amoxicillin …
Sri Lankan stocks close up 1.69-pct
Sept 16, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks recovered to pass the 6,300 points mark Thursday, from price gains on index heavy and midcap stocks, while Hotel …
Port Project
Sept 16, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has awarded a contract to build and operate a new deep-water container terminal in Colombo port to a consortium consisting of …
Lower Loss
Sept 16, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's The Finance Company (TFC) reduced losses to 431 million rupees in the June 2010 quarter compared with a loss of 693 million …
Personal Investment
Sept 15, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's NDB Aviva Wealth Management, a unit of Sri Lanka's NDB Bank and UK's Aviva has launched four mutual funds that can be easily …
Sri Lanka releases Economist magazine
Sept 16, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has allowed its citizens to read the latest issue of The Economist magazine, which carries a story on a controversial change in …
Sri Lanka economy grows 8.5-pct: statistics office
Sept 16, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's economy is estimated to have grown by 8.5 percent during the second quarter of 2010 from a year earlier, which is the highest …
Sri Lanka to rebuild fishery harbours in war-torn north
Sept 16, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will rebuild two fishery harbours in the north of the island as part of a strategy to develop maritime resources in the region …