Sri Lanka war zone: 3,000 civilians flee, military says
April 19, 2009 (AFP) - Nearly 3,000 civilians escaped from Sri Lanka's war zone and sought shelter with security forces, the defence ministry said Sunday as …
Sri Lanka Tiger chief not seen as troops close in
April 19, 2009 (AFP) - As Sri Lanka's decades-long civil war moves into what appears to be a bloody end game, all eyes are on a small strip of coastal jungle, …
Britain wants swift UN Sri Lanka report
LONDON, April 18, 2009 (AFP) - Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Saturday he would ask UN chief Ban Ki-moon's top aide to report to the Security …
Seylan Sale
April 18, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank says six parties have expressed interest in buying a one-third stake of Seylan Bank, which was put under the …
US environment agency deems CO2 a health risk
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2009 (AFP) - The US Environmental Protection Agency shifted course Friday by deeming carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases a health …
Sri Lanka keeps up offensive despite calls for fresh truce
April 18, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops on Saturday kept up their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels cornered in the northeast, the defence ministry said, …
Australian Tamils call off hunger strike
SYDNEY, April 18, 2009 (AFP) - Tamil protesters who staged a seven-day hunger strike outside the Australian prime minister's home said Saturday they had ended …
IMF approves US$47 flexi credit line for Mexico
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2009 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund approved a 47-billion-dollar credit line for Mexico Friday under a new scheme designed to …
Sri Lanka shares close up 1.9-pct; rupee weakens
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Sri Lanka looks to raise US$500mn abroad
April 17, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is looking to raise 500 million dollars from international markets when conditions turn more favourable, while rolling over …
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Convicted
LONDON, April 17, 2009 (AFP) - A London court convicted a man described as the head of the Tamil Tigers in Britain on two terror-linked charges Friday, …
Pay Back
April 17, 2009 (LBO) – The pay TV business of Sri Lanka's Dialog Telekom group will take time to become profitable, with break even estimated at around …
US to give Pakistan one bln dlrs in aid
TOKYO, April 17, 2009 (AFP) - The United States will give Pakistan one billion dollars in aid over two years, the US envoy Richard Holbrooke announced Friday …
UN calls for pause in Sri Lanka fighting to allow aid in
GENEVA, April 17, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations on Friday renewed its call for a pause in fighting between Tamil Tiger rebels and government troops in order …
Sri Lanka has chance to end conflict: US
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2009 (AFP) - The United States on Thursday urged an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka to save thousands of trapped civilians, saying the …
Top UN official in Sri Lanka
UNITED NATIONS, April 16, 2009 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon has dispatched a top aide to Sri Lanka to try to ease the plight of tens of thousands of civilians …
Sri Lanka looks at cutting working week, easing layoffs
April 17, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's labour ministry says a request by the private sector to cut the working week to five days to deal with an economic …
Sri Lanka petroleum credit largely repaid: official
April 17, 2009 (LBO) - Most of the short term credits from Iran and private suppliers to Sri Lanka's state-run petroleum retailer had been repaid, though the …
IMF sees ‘long, severe’ global recession
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2009 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday forecast a prolonged, deep global recession in a crisis "nobody is escaping," …