ICRC cuts back Sri Lanka operations after government order
July 20, 2009 (AFP) - The Red Cross on Monday announced the closure of four offices in Sri Lanka following a government order to foreign aid agencies to scale …
July 20, 2009 (AFP) - The Red Cross on Monday announced the closure of four offices in Sri Lanka following a government order to foreign aid agencies to scale …
July 20, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Chevron unit said net profit for the June 2009 quarter shot up 45 percent to 400 million rupees from a year ago mainly …
July 20, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has signed a formal document setting out an agreed program with International Monetary Fund staff that is now awaiting approval …
July 20, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's higher education system needs to be revamped with more investment to produce graduates with information technology and …
July 19, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankans living overseas and foreigners can earn a higher interest by investing in US dollar denominated Sri Lanka Development Bonds …
July 19, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have recovered a submarine-type craft built by Tamil Tiger guerrillas in an area where they fought their final battle …
July 18, 2009 (LBO) - Court appointed accountants probing a failed financial firm in Sri Lanka's Ceylinco group have recommended that its chairman directors …
July 18, 2009 (AFP) - French charity Action Against Hunger (ACF) on Saturday demanded an international probe into the massacre of 17 of its Sri Lankan …
July 18, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka which taxes imported milk powder at very high levels, has asked importers to bring the price of a one kilogram pack to fall by …
July 18, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank has Friday withdrawn seven billion rupees, a part of the money printed to finance a government cash deficit …
July 17, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares closed up Friday with renewed interest on some selected blue chips, while retailers were seen actively going after …
July 17, 2009 (LBO) - A proposal to build a bridge linking Sri Lanka and Indian across the Palk Straits is to be discussed at a meeting of south Asian …
July 17, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's private sector has been told a host of investment opportunities have emerged in rebuilding transport infrastucture in the …
July 17, 2009 (LBO) - The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Sri Lanka's Central Bank has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with FIUs of the …
July 17, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices rose sharply at this week's Colombo auction as volumes began declining, brokers said. The same type of teas from …
July 17, 2009 (LBO) - Cell broadcasting, a messaging system that is found in the two celco networks in the Maldives can be used to send immediate public …
MUMBAI, July 17, 2009 (AFP) - The world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, hits the streets on Friday, as the first customer gets the keys to a vehicle that its …
July 17, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's new navy commander said he wants to expand the fleet and increase troop strength to better protect the island from maritime …
July 17, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is widening the tax net to catch small shop owners and hair dressers to fluff up flagging government income, while excise …
July 17, 2009 (LBO) - A recent IMF mission to Sri Lanka had "good discussions" with the authorities, but the views of the international community on a loan …