Sri Lanka captures family of top Tiger commander: officials
May 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy on Friday captured the wife and two children of a top Tamil Tiger military commander while they tried to escape the …
Sri Lanka vows to defeat Tamil Tigers in 48 hours
May 15, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government vowed Friday to finish off the Tamil Tigers within 48 hours, defying international calls for a truce and …
Sri Lanka fabric maker’s 2008-09 profit slumps
May 15, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills said net profit slumped 45 percent to 3.2 million US dollars in the 2008-09 financial year from a …
Sri Lanka dismisses US threat to hold back IMF loan
May 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka dismissed Friday a US threat to link a nearly two-billion-dollar IMF bailout package to ending the war-torn island's …
Sri Lanka needs IMF loan: Strauss-Kahn
May 15, 2009 (LBO) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Sri Lanka needs the help of the multilateral lending agency and …
IMF loan for Sri Lanka not appropriate right now: Clinton
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2009 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said here Thursday it "is not an appropriate time" to consider a massive International …
Sri Lanka bills yields edge lower
May 14, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Treasury bill yields edged down 02 to 05 basis points as the government sold 12. buy stendra online …
Sri Lankan stocks up, rupee steady
May 14, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares recovered Thursday while the rupee opened at 117.70/90 against the dollar and remained at the same levels by late …
Sri Lanka Kelani Valley Plantations in the red
May 14, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Kelani Valley Plantations, part of the Hayleys group, said it made a 46 million rupee loss in the March quarter compared with …
Weak Data
May 14, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Dialog Telekom, a unit of Telekom Malaysia said it had lost 1.86 billion rupees in the March 2009 quarter against a …
Cyber Warfare
May 14, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's information technology (IT) security market is poised to grow given rising computer use among business and government, online …
Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers using phosphorus to halt final attack: military
May 14, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan military on Thursday accused Tamil Tigers of using phosphorus bombs as part of their last-ditch attempt to face off against …
Sri Lanka rejects pressure over war: minister
May 14, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government on Thursday rejected international calls for a halt to the war against Tamil Tiger rebels, hours after the UN …
Obama asks Tamil Tigers to surrender
May 14, 2009 (LBO) - US President Barack Obama has called on Tamil Tigers to lay down their arms and the the Sri Lankan government to take greater care to …
UN urges protection of civilians in strife-torn Sri Lanka
UNITED NATIONS, May 13, 2009 (AFP) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday urged the warring sides in Sri Lanka to ensure the safety of civilians, voicing …
Sri Lanka Janashakthi on negative rating watch
May 14, 2009 (LBO) - The 'BBB+' claims-paying-ability rating of Sri Lanka's Janashakthi Insurance has been put on watch with a negative outlook following the …
Sri Lankan migrants intercepted off Indonesia
BANDA ACEH, May 14, 2009 (AFP) - Fifty-five Sri Lankan migrants were intercepted Thursday off the coast of western Indonesia as they tried to reach Australia …
Sri Lankan youth in former war zone get US training
May 14, 2009 (LBO) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said it is providing training scholarships to 500 young people from Sri Lanka's north …
Sri Lanka working on alternatives to IMF money: CB Governor
May 14, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is working on a back-up plan with other countries to boost foreign reserves in addition to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) …
Sri Lanka central bank “deeply distressed” over British FM’s IMF remarks
May 14, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank said it was "deeply distressed" over doubts raised by Britain's foreign minister about the use of money …