Indonesia hails new Australian asylum-seeker policy
JAKARTA, April 12, 2010 (AFP) - Indonesia said Monday that Australia's decision to stop processing asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka will be …
Sri Lanka poverty subsidy helping not only the poor: CBSL
Apr 12, 2010 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan poverty alleviation subsidy programme provides benefits to well over a quarter of the people, an unrealistically high number, …
Rajapakse wins again, but battle for unity remains
April 11, 2010 (AFP) - It seems Sri Lanka's president, Mahinda Rajapakse, just can't stop winning. His ruling party's landslide triumph in parliamentary …
Re Poll
April 11, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will rerun voting at 18 polling booths where last week's parliamentary election was affected by violence, officials said …
IMF chief says no to higher inflation to reduce debt
Apr 11, 2010 (LBO) - The head of the International Monetary Fund played down suggestions that inflation should be raised to slash the real value of state debt, …
Sri Lanka tea price fall hits producer margins
Apr 10, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices have fallen after hitting record highs at recent auctions, although still higher than last year, squeezing profit …
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France heads for a long Indian summer
PARIS, April 10, 2010 (AFP) - India is flavour of the month in France with the spotlight swerving from the fairytale world of maharajas to tribal craftsmen in …
Sri Lankan ruling party celebrates election landslide
April 10, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party on Saturday celebrated its landslide victory in the country's first peacetime parliamentary polls since …
Australian freeze on asylum seekers may face challenge
SYDNEY, April 10, 2010 (AFP) - Australia's decision to temporarily block asylum-seekers from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka could face a legal challenge, lawyers …
Sri Lanka ex-military chief, TV star, cricketers as lawmakers
Apr 10, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother Basil pulled in 425,861 'preferences' from voters becoming a top draw in a parliamentary …
Blocked
SYDNEY, April 9, 2010 (AFP) - Australia on Friday stopped accepting new Afghan and Sri Lankan asylum seekers as it cracks down on people smuggling to thwart an …
India kicks off billion-dollar 3G auction
NEW DELHI, April 9, 2010 (AFP) - India's mobile phone firms began bidding Friday to provide superfast third-generation (3G) services in the booming cellular …
Sri Lanka president says victory is vote for him
April 9, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said Friday his party's resounding parliamentary victory was a vote of confidence in his socialist …
Sri Lanka cricket stars Jayasuriya, Ranatunga enter parliament
April 9, 2010 (AFP) - Veteran cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya and Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga have won seats in parliament, a local …
UNHCR reviewing rules on Afghan and Sri Lankan refugees
GENEVA, April 9, 2010 (AFP) - The UN refugee agency revealed on Friday that it is reviewing the handling of Afghan and Sri Lankan refugees after Australia …
Sri Lanka ruling party sweeps polls
April 09, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's ruling party claimed victory Friday as results showed a sweeping victory though re-polling in two districts over poll …
Sri Lanka ruling party claims election victory
April 9, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party claimed victory Friday in parliamentary polls, as counting showed them well ahead after a ballot marked by …
Sri Lanka ruling party leading in parliament vote
April 9, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party is running well ahead of the fractured opposition, early results showed Friday, in a vote marked by record low …
Sri Lanka lose 39,000 industrial jobs
Apr 09, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has lost 39,700 industrial jobs and 136,000 agricultural jobs in the fourth quarter of 2009 from a year earlier but gained …