Sri Lanka police break up protest over Fonseka arrest
February 11, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police used batons and tear gas Thursday against protesters demanding the immediate release of defeated presidential …
Sri Lanka’s defeated presidential candidate urges calm
February 11, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka has appealed for calm, his wife said Thursday, after …
Sri Lanka slammed by rights group over Fonseka court martial
February 11, 2010 (AFP) - A regional human rights group sharply criticised Sri Lanka Thursday over plans to court martial the island's former army chief on …
Sri Lanka IMF program to depend on budget: resident rep
Feb 11, 2010 (LBO) - The International Monetary Fund is looking at the direction of fiscal reforms to be set by a budget in April to continue its program in …
Sri Lanka 3-month bill yield up
Feb 10, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's 3-month Treasury bill yield moved up 08 basis points to 8. buy rotacaps online …
Sri Lanka rupee weakens amid ‘quantity easing’
Feb 10, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank has become a net seller in foreign exchange markets as monetization of the government's cash deficit has …
Sri Lankan shares close 0.29-pct down
Feb 10, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares slid Wednesday as foreign investors continued to take profits after a rally that drove prices to new highs while …
Bank Health
Feb 10, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's banks have been hit by bad loans in 2009, but have maintained required capital levels and asset quality is improving with the …
Easy Financials
Feb 10, 2010 (LBO) – An accounting control software which only needs a web browser to access and operate an organization’s financial system has …
Sri Lanka rural businesswomen helped by Gap
Feb 10, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan women entrepreneurs in two rural districts are getting soft loans and technical help under a program support by an …
Sri Lanka electricity ˜tariff deficit’ 30-pct: expert
Feb 10, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s loss-making state power utility, whose rates have been held below cost by successive governments for political …
Sri Lanka war returnees get US support
Feb 10, 2010 (LBO) – The United States government has given more aid to help Sri Lankans returning to their homes in the former northern war zone and …
Protestors clash over Fonseka outside Sri Lanka court
February 10, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police fired tear gas Wednesday as opposition and ruling party activists clashed outside Colombo's main court complex over …
France worried by arrest of Sri Lankan presidential loser
PARIS, February 9, 2010 (AFP) - France said Tuesday it was "extremely worried" about the arrest of Sri Lanka's defeated presidential hopeful and deplored the …
UN chief alarmed by fate of Sri Lanka’s Fonseka
UNITED NATIONS, February 9, 2010 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon is alarmed by the arrest of Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka and urged …
Sri Lankan stocks close 0.11-pct down
Feb 09, 2010 (LBO) - A rally in Sri Lankan shares was interrupted Tuesday as retail investors took profits while price jumps in selected stocks prevented the …
Chipset
SAN FRANCISCO, February 9, 2010 (AFP) - US technology titans IBM and Intel on Monday rolled out powerful new computer chips designed for businesses continually …
Cheap loans boost India car sales in January
NEW DELHI, February 9, 2010 (AFP) - India's car sales rose more than 32 percent year on year in January as demand was boosted by cheap loans and an economic …
Sri Lanka Hemas Power Dec net up 71-pct
Feb 09, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Hemas Power said December quarter net profit rose 71 percent to 142 million rupees from a year ago as thermal …
Sri Lanka president dissolves parliament
February 9, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapakse on Tuesday sacked the national parliament, clearing the way for a national election two months …