Sri Lanka down Pakistan in first one-dayer
DAMBULLA, July 30, 2009 (AFP) - Seamers Thilan Thushara and Nuwan Kulasekera ripped through Pakistan's top order as Sri Lanka won the first one-day …
Sri Lanka mission chief interviewed by IMF publication
July 30, 2009 (LBO) - An International Monetary Fund publication, the IMF Survey has published an interview with Brian Aitken, who led mission to Sri Lanka …
Sri Lanka releases another IMF document
July 30, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has released the technical memorandum of understanding signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), days after the main …
Sri Lanka promotes common telecom facilities in war-torn areas
July 30, 2009 (LBO) - Telecom firms racing to set up networks in Sri Lanka's war-torn north and east, are being encouraged to share infrastructure under a new …
Sri Lanka bill yields fall
July 29, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Treasury bill yields fell across maturities with the 3-month yield falling 15 basis points to 10. online pharmacy buy …
Sri Lankan shares down 0.33-pct on profit taking
July 29, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks fell Wednesday as retail investors took profits, while there was heavy trading in Dialog Telekom for the fourth day …
Bank Score
July 29, 2009 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings Lanka said it has confirmed Hatton National Bank's (HNB) National Long-term rating at 'AA-(lka)' with a stable outlook. The …
Sri Lanka June tea exports fall
July 29, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea exports fell in June from a year ago with earnings for the first half buoyed by the rupee's depreciation against the …
Sri Lanka Talawakelle Tea Estates returns to profit
July 29, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Talawakelle Tea Estates said it had returned to profit in the June 2009 quarter after making a loss in the previous quarter …
Phone Ban
July 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has banned students from taking mobile phones to school following the suicide of a teenager disciplined for using her …
Cost Model
July 29, 2009 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan unit of Bharti Airtel, which entered the island in January triggering a price war, says it is confident of making …
Wire Drop
July 29, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's wireline telephone connections dropped by 60,000 to 876,064 in the first quarter of 2009, the latest official data showed, …
Sri Lankan clothing retailer expands to the Maldives
July 29, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan menswear retailer Hameedia has expanded into the neighbouring Maldive islands, opening a showroom in the capital Male. online …
Sri Lanka private flying revival in the offing
July 29, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's civil aviation authority is considering giving approval for the operation of more private aircraft, the use of which was …
Sri Lanka tobacco users generate more taxes, sales lower
July 29, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Ceylon Tobacco Company, which is the monopoly legal producer of cigarettes in the country, said profits grew in the June 2009 …
Sri Lanka rupee may move if IMF forex reserve targets are not met
July 28, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tight peg with the US dollar, which is now backed by complementary monetary policy may move under an International Monetary …
Chinese Deal
July 28, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Central Bank said it has signed an Investment Facilitation Agreement with China Development Bank, considered one of China's …
Bank Numbers
July 28, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Seylan Bank said net profit for the June 2009 quarter fell 39 percent to 188 million rupees from a year ago with both …
Sri Lanka in ADB south Asia tourism project
July 28, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has been included in an Asian Development Bank funded project to link and promote tourist sites in south Asian countries, …
Million Mark
July 28, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Bharti Airtel has exceeded one million customers and the firm is rolling out its network in the east of the island, following …