Sri Lanka economists look for recovery at annual parley
Aug 31, 2009 (LBO) - The way forward following the fallout of a global economic slump that triggered a balance of payments crisis and a slowdown in island will …
Sri Lanka August inflation 0.9-pct
Aug 31, 2009 (LBO) - Consumer prices in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo moved up 0.9 percent from a year earlier, compared with 1.1 percent in July, the …
Bangladeshi migrants pay high costs: World Bank
DHAKA, August 30, 2009 (AFP) - Bangladeshi migrant workers spend an average of 2,300 US dollars securing employment abroad -- the equivalent of more than 18 …
Melting glaciers threaten ‘Nepal tsunami’
LUKLA, August 30, 2009 (AFP) - Over two decades, Funuru Sherpa has watched the lake above his native village of Dengboche in Nepal's Himalayas grow, as the …
Sri Lanka whitewash Kiwis despite Vettori ton
August 30, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka clinched second spot behind South Africa in the official rankings as they swept aside New Zealand by 96 runs in the final …
Sri Lanka promotes investment with Thailand after war
Aug 30, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is promoting new joint ventures with Thailand after the end of a 30-year war in the island, organizers of an investment …
Naval Outlook
Aug 29, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is looking to protect its economic interests in the ocean with the navy playing bigger role after the end of the ethnic war to …
No Loans
Aug 29, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Citibank, which had reported around 22 billion rupees of bad loans following a defaulted derivative sold to a state-run oil …
Probe Call
GENEVA, August 28, 2009 (AFP) - A United Nations expert on Friday urged the Sri Lankan government to set up an independent probe into the authencity of a video …
Sri Lanka set Kiwis 494 to win final Test
August 29, 2009 (AFP) - New Zealand were set a target of 494 runs to win the final Test after Sri Lanka declared their second innings at 311-5 in the …
Sri Lanka forex reserves at US$3.9bn with new IMF allocation
Aug 28, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's gross official reserves rose to 3.9 billion US dollars after receiving the equivalent of 475 million US dollar under a new …
Sri Lankan stocks up 0.52-pct
Aug 28, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares closed up 0.5 percent Friday with banks and hotel sector shares driving gains, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All …
Upgrade
Aug 28, 2009 (LBO) - RAM Ratings Lanka has upgraded the long-term rating of LB Finance (LBF) by one notch to 'BBB' from 'BBB-' with a 'stable' outlook and its …
Sri Lanka columnist shortlisted for Bastiat online journalism prize
Aug 28, 2009 (LBO) - Rohan Samarajiva, who writes Lanka Business Online's 'Choices' column has been shortlisted for the 2009 Bastiat Prize for online …
Sri Lankan shares up 1.37-pct
Aug 27, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares closed up on Thursday led by hotel stocks and index-heavy John Keells Holdings which close up despite foreign selling, …
Larger Bench
Aug 27, 2009 (LBO) - A case where Sri Lanka's former Treasury Secretary is seeking permission to return to public service from which he was ousted by court, …
Tele Rate
Aug 27, 2009 (LBO) - Standard and Poor's has lifted the outlook of Sri Lanka Telecom's (SLT) rating to 'stable' from negative, shortly after the host country's …
India summer crops may be 20 pct below normal: govt
NEW DELHI, August 27, 2009 (AFP) - India could record a 15 to 20 percent crop shortfall due to widespread drought caused by a bad monsoon, the finance minister …
Sri Lankan army calls execution video a fabrication
August 26, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military on Wednesday said a disturbing video clip broadcast in Britain allegedly showing its troops executing prisoners …
Sri Lankan airlines loses Rs10bn
Aug 27, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines group has lost 9.99 billion rupees in the year to March 2009, down from a profit of 4.9 billion rupees a year earlier …