Sri Lanka arrests astrologer for gloomy predictions
June 26, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police say they have arrested an astrologer after he predicted serious political and economic problems for the government of …
Sri Lanka to extend services of sovereign rating agencies
June 26, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will extend the contracts of Standard and Poor's (S&P) and Fitch Rating, the two agencies that are issuing the country's …
Sri Lanka to buy back debt
June 25, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's public debt office has announced a 'reverse auction' to retire a part of the bonds maturing in August, which would help …
Sri Lanka to plans high yield forex securities for expat workers
June 25, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government is planning a new high yield retail foreign exchange denominated security that will pay an attractive premium over …
Sri Lanka Treasuries yields fall across the board
June 25, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields fell across the board at an Auction Wednesday and the government raised 11. online pharmacy buy strattera …
Sri Lankan stocks down on profit taking
June 25, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares closed 0.7 percent lower Thursday as investors continued to take profits from last three weeks bull-run, despite retail …
Forex Loss
June 25, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Nations Trust Bank which had uncovered a forex loss in its books said the losses would be offset "to a great extent" by other …
Banking Services
June 25, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's state run Bank of Ceylon has expanded its services inside camps housing nearly 280,000 refugees in the north of the …
Health Needs
June 25, 2009 (LBO) - The World Bank said it has approved a 24 million dollar loan to support Sri Lanka's state health services mainly in former war-zones in …
Global Tie
June 25, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's financial intelligence unit (FIU), said it had joined the Egmont group, a global association of agencies that combat …
Outsourced Skills
June 25, 2009 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan accountants' body and the software industry said they have joined hands to promote the island as a business processing …
Sri Lanka to resettle war refugees soon: official
NEW DELHI, June 24, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan official delegation visiting India said on Wednesday Colombo was working to resettle tens of thousands of …
US to “carefully assess” Sri Lanka IMF loan: official
June 24, 2009 (LBO) - The United States is not blocking an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to Sri Lanka but the US Treasury and State Department "will …
Sri Lankan stocks close flat
June 24, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares closed flat Wednesday despite bank stocks losing ground on profit taking, brokers said. The benchmark Colombo All Share …
Procedural Probe
June 24, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Nations Trust Bank, a unit of the John Keells Holdings group, is probing a breach of operating procedure, but the bank is on …
Equity Control
June 24, 2009 (LBO) - There would be more interest in Sri Lanka's Seylan Bank if a larger equity stake than one third is offered to a strategic investor, the …
Sri Lanka spruces up tourist attractions
June 24, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has launched an initiative to provide better access and facilities at tourist attractions in an effort to draw more visitors to …
Medical Market
June 24, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Asiri Surgical Hospital has launched a round-the-clock emergency care service targeting expatriate Sri Lankans who have …
Sri Lanka hosts meet to thwart terrorist nuclear ambitions
June 24, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is hosting a South Asia workshop organised with the United States to prevent terrorist groups from acquiring nuclear weapons or …
Sri Lanka refugees get more EU aid
June 24, 2009 (LBO) - The European Commission is giving 5 million Euros to help mainly ethnic Tamil refugees held in camps in northern Sri Lanka, on top of 37 …