Wider Net
NEW YORK, November 6, 2009 (AFP) - Law enforcement officials in New York announced Thursday charges against 14 people in a widening probe into the largest ever …
Broad Band
CHENNAI, Nov 06, 2009 (LBO) – Despite improving quality, Sri Lankan fixed and mobile broadband internet users receive less bandwidth than 'advertised', …
Sri Lanka boat people leader a known trafficker: Colombo
November 6, 2009 (AFP) - The leader of a boat of Sri Lankan asylum seekers held in Indonesia is a known people smuggler previously deported from Canada, the …
90,000 displaced in Sri Lanka conflict return home: UN
GENEVA, November 6, 2009 (AFP) - About a third of those displaced during the conflict between Sri Lanka government and the Tamil Tigers have returned home over …
Indonesia extends Australia refugee boat’s stay
JAKARTA, November 6, 2009 (AFP) - Indonesia extended by a week on Friday a deadline for an Australian customs ship loaded with 78 protesting Sri Lankan asylum …
Gold price hits record after ‘Sri Lanka purchase’
LONDON, November 6, 2009 (AFP) - The price of gold hit a record high above 1,100 dollars an ounce in trading here on Friday following a report that Sri Lanka …
Sri Lanka central bank to relax exchange controls
Nov 05, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank is planning to relax exchange controls allowing up to 500,000 US dollars to be taken out for investment purposes …
Sri Lanka stocks close 1.6-pct lower
Nov 05, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's stocks closed 1.65 percent lower Thursday, falling for the third straight day in a continuing correction, despite banks …
Navigation Move
Nov 05, 2009 (LBO) - Colombo port has re-opened its northern entrance channel which had been closed for years owing to the threat of attacks by Tamil Tiger …
Profit Margins
Nov 05, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Sampath Bank group's net profit for the September 2009 quarter rose 35.8 percent from a year earlier, as margins improved with …
Protection Deal
Nov 05, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka and Kuwait has signed an Investment Promotion & Protection Agreement (IPPA) Thursday between the island's envoy to the country …
Sri Lanka president announces wage hike for troops
November 5, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has announced an immediate salary increase for all members of the country's armed forces amid plans to boost the …
Sri Lanka John Keells agents for Air Mauritius
Nov 05, 2009 (LBO) - Mack Air (Pvt) Ltd, a unit of listed John Keells Holdings (JKH) said had been appointed the general sales agent for Air Mauritius in Sri …
Sri Lankan general returns without war crimes grilling
November 5, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's top military officer returned home Thursday after he was allowed to complete a US visit without being questioned over …
Maldives to build wind power plant to become carbon neutral
Nov 05, 2009 (LBO) - The state power utility of the Indian Ocean atoll state of Maldives has signed a 20-year deal with Falcon Energy, a private firm to build …
US House of representatives pressures Sri Lanka on refugee camps
WASHINGTON, November 4, 2009 (AFP) - The US House of Representatives urged Sri Lanka's government Wednesday to guarantee the safety and quick release of some …
Sri Lanka Treasuries yields fall
Nov 04, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Treasury bill yields fell across the board with the 3-month yield falling 36 basis points to 8.furosemide 14 percent, at …
Sri Lanka stocks slump further
Nov 04, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan share prices slumped again almost across the board Wednesday as nervous investors sold apparently in anticipation of further …
Sea Perils
SYDNEY, November 4, 2009 (AFP) - Australia called off an air and sea search for survivors on Wednesday after a boat carrying unidentified Sri Lankans sank in …
Higher Margins
Nov 04, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's DFCC Bank has reported group net profits up 73 percent to 823 million rupees for the September 2009 quarter, from a year …