Sri Lanka new parliament gets finance and legal minds
Apr 21, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party has appointed an economist and a banker to parliament while a minority party has …
Apr 21, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party has appointed an economist and a banker to parliament while a minority party has …
Apr 21, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's ruling United People's Freedom Alliance of President Mahinda Rajapaksa has won 144 seats just six seats short of a two thirds …
April 20, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party has won a near two-thirds majority in parliament at national polls, the elections commission said in final …
Apr 20, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's stock market edged higher but saw some profit-taking Tuesday after hitting new highs the day before and trading was lower with …
Apr 20, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will host an annual Indian film awards in Colombo in June drawing Bollywood stars to the country and opening opportunities for …
Apr 20, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan firms developeing mobile and telecom software have teamed up with other players in the the sector to set up a 'centre of …
April 20, 2010 (AFP) - The court martial of Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka was on Tuesday adjourned until after the opening of the country's new …
Apr 20, 2010 (LBO) - The US Agency for International Development has tied up with Sri Lanka’s private sector to support new businesses in the former war …
Apr 20, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state enterprises should be fixed as an "urgent policy priority" with a "strong reform programme" the island's central bank …
Apr 20, 2010 (LBO) - Post-war Sri Lanka's main priorities in accelerating economic growth would be to rein in ballooning budget deficits and inflation, the …
Apr 19, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks shot through the 4,000-point mark on the benchmark index Monday, hitting a new high as investors returned after …
Apr 19, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Vallibel Finance, whose initial public offering (IPO) was over-subscribed, has given preference to small investors in …
BEIJING, April 19, 2010 (AFP) - The World Bank said Monday that East Asia could stabilise its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 while maintaining economic …
Apr 19, 2010 (LBO) - Dubai-based Emirates airlines said flight disruptions to Europe had cost it 50 million US dollars and it was losing revenues from 18,000 …
Apr 19, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's controversial state-run budget carrier Mihin Lanka lost 930 million rupees in 2009, despite support from the island's national …
LONDON, April 18, 2010 (AFP) - Airlines urged a re-think of flight restrictions as a volcanic ash cloud made Europe a virtual no-fly zone for a fourth straight …
Apr 19, 2010 (LBO) - Two news items hit the headlines of media simultaneously last week. Both relate to the year 2009 and are sourced to the Central Bank …
Apr 19, 2010 (LBO) - More private investment is likely to get attracted to Sri Lanka's power sector given stable and growing demand and improve profitability …
NEW DELHI, April 19, 2010 (AFP) - The Indian government promised on Monday an in-depth tax and financing probe into the country's cash-rich premier cricket …
April 19, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka appeared in the dock at a court martial on Monday for the first time since winning a …