Sri Lanka shares weaken
June 01, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares ended weaker Monday as investors took profits after last week's sharp rise on euphoria that followed a military victory …
Savvy Credit
June 01, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's DFCC Vardhana Bank said it had launched a credit card targeting high-end customers and to improve access despite difficult …
Key Decisions
June 01, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has appointed a chief executive, an auctioneer and auditors to the collapsed Golden Key Credit Card …
Fake Battle
June 01, 2009 (LBO) – Coats Thread Lanka (CTL) says it is battling counterfeiting of its brands by taking legal action against sellers of fakes and …
Indian exports dive for seventh month
NEW DELHI, June 1, 2009 (AFP) - India's exports of jewelry, garments and other goods slid 33 percent in April, shrinking for the seventh straight month, hit by …
Sangakkara learning to live with Lahore memories
LONDON, June 1, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said that while life for his side would not be the same after the attack on their team bus in …
Sri Lankan media rights activist beaten: colleagues
June 1, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan media rights activist was hospitalised Monday after being beaten by unidentified attackers near the capital Colombo, a doctor …
Sri Lanka rejects rights probe
May 31, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Sunday rejected growing calls to probe human rights violations amid allegations that thousands of civilians perished in the …
D Day
May 31, 2009 (LBO) – A decision on a case challenging the privatization of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) is listed for delivery at Sri Lanka's …
Derivative Probe
May 31, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's police have raided the offices of state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and seized documents related to exotic oil …
India economy headed higher, reforms in sight: analysts
NEW DELHI, May 31, 2009 (AFP) - India's economy is on the upswing with eyes now keenly focused on July's planned budget for new market-opening moves by the …
Sri Lanka seeks help in dismantling Tigers’ global network
SINGAPORE, May 31, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka appealed Sunday for international support in dismantling the global political network of the Tamil Tiger rebels after …
Sri Lanka’s ‘X factor’ Malinga back in supernatural swing
LONDON, May 31, 2009 (AFP) - Lasith Malinga is such an integral part of Sri Lanka's fast bowling arsenal that it needed the nation's president to intervene and …
Amnesty calls for probe of Sri Lanka civilian deaths
May 30, 2009 (AFP) - Amnesty International called Saturday for an independent probe into the number of civilians killed in the final weeks of Sri Lanka's civil …
Box Bug
May 30, 2009 (LBO) - Ships calling at Colombo port are experiencing delays owing to teething problems in a new Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) computer system …
Prized Writers
May 30, 2009 (LBO) – The International Policy Network (IPN), a London based organization that offers an annual journalism award for writers that help …
Sri Lanka property firm hit by falling prices
May 30, 2009 (LBO) – The real estate arm of Sri Lanka's Carsons Cumberbatch group said it was writing down the values of properties by 450.3 million …
Sri Lankan stocks up 3.22 pct during week, rupee steady
May 29, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares made slight gains Friday as investors were concentrating more on solid small and mid cap stocks, while the rupee was …
Fleet Fortunes
May 29, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka could make use of the global slump in shipping to rebuild its national merchant fleet as ships without work are now going cheap, …
Good Credit
May 29, 2009 (LBO) – A central bank supported credit scheme to help war-affected Sri Lankans will not use printed money, but cash from a revolving credit …