Celebrations as Dalai Lama turns 75
DHARAMSHALA, July 6, 2010 (AFP) - The Dalai Lama marks his 75th birthday on Tuesday, with thousands set to celebrate the occasion in his hometown-in-exile and …
Sri Lanka state bank buys into insurance firm
July 06, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's state owned Bank of Ceylon (BOC) and its subsidiary Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka (MBSL) has bought 4.1 percent of …
Sri Lanka, India in talks on power exchange
July 06, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka and India are having talks on exchanging power to help meet demand during peak times, with the island expecting an energy …
Sri Lanka mulls geo-thermal energy potential
July 06, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka intends to tap its geo-thermal energy potential and is reviewing its power generation plan to give more emphasis to renewable …
Australia plans to ship asylum-seekers to Timor
SYDNEY, July 6, 2010 (AFP) - Australia's new leader Julia Gillard Tuesday revealed surprise plans to ship asylum-seekers to impoverished East Timor, in a …
Protests at UN office in Sri Lanka over war panel
July 6, 2010 (AFP) - Protesters led by a Sri Lankan cabinet minister surrounded the United Nations office in Colombo on Tuesday to protest at a UN panel set up …
Fuel Losses
July 06, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-owned oil refiner, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), continued to suffer losses in the first half of 2010 an official …
Fuel Failure
July 06, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-owned oil refiner, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), suffered a loss of almost 13 billion rupees in the first six …
Shell Talks
July 06, 2010 (LBO) - A high powered Sri Lanka government committee tasked with buying back a controlling stake in a gas firm privatized to Shell, a petroleum …
Sri Lanka April foreign reserves at US$5.2bn
July 06, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's official foreign reserves edged up to 5,515 million US dollars in April 2010 from 5,192 million US dollars while imports also …
Sri Lankan stocks close down 0.77-pct
July 05, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks closed lower Monday as retailers took profit on banking stocks and penny stocks continued to be heavily traded brokers …
Data Host
July 05, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's PC House has got approval from the investment promotion agency to set up a subsidiary with an investment of three million …
Sri Lanka gets daily Emirates flights to Singapore
July 05, 2010 (LBO) – The Dubai-based Emirates airline has started daily services between Colombo and Singapore from July 01 with the addition of two …
EU to cut Sri Lanka’s trade benefits over human rights
BRUSSELS, July 5, 2010 (AFP) - The European Union decided Monday to withdraw trade concessions in August granted to Sri Lanka after the government failed to …
Indian cricket captain Dhoni to marry late Sunday: reports
NEW DELHI, July 4, 2010 (AFP) - Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is worshipped by millions of sports fans across the country, was to marry his …
Australia urged to end asylum freeze and ‘refugee-bashing’
SYDNEY, July 5, 2010 (AFP) - Human Rights Watch urged Australia's new prime minister on Monday to lift a controversial freeze on Afghan and Sri Lankan asylum …
Sri Lanka trade gap widens in April amid economic recovery
July 05, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's foreign trade volumes and a trade gap widened in April 2010 amid as an economic recovery with exports growing 24. buy …
Australia PM vows no ‘political correctness’ on immigration
SYDNEY, July 4, 2010 (AFP) - Australia's new Prime Minister Julia Gillard Sunday vowed not to let "political correctness" get in the way of tackling …
Sri Lanka may lose US$500mn in exports with GSP+ end: report
July 04, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka may lose around 500 million US dollars in apparel exports a year, due to the end of trade concessions from the European Union …
Sri Lanka opposition lawmaker pokes fun at ‘IMF budget’
July 04, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's main opposition poked fun at a budget for 2010 which had less 'grasping government' elements in it and was more affordable to …