Tech Ideas
March 13, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's software industry has teamed up with the British Council to promote technology entrepreneurship among university students. …
Sri Lanka conflict: UN chief fears war crimes on both sides
GENEVA, March 13, 2009 (AFP) - United Nations' human rights chief Navi Pillay said Friday she feared both sides could be guilty of war crimes in the Sri Lanka …
Sri Lanka troops claim 32 Tigers killed
March 13, 2009 (AFP) - At least 32 Tamil Tiger rebels have died in the latest push by Sri Lankan government troops into the rebels' shrinking fiefdom, the …
Sri Lanka HNB Assurance profit up
March 13, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's HNB Assurance said after tax profit rose 33 percent to 164. online pharmacy buy spiriva inhaler with best prices today in …
Economic stimulus package for recessions
Mar 13, 2009 (LBO) - The economic recession that began to plague the entire globe was the salient feature of the world economy during the period from 2007. …
ECB to review investor strategy after Stanford fiasco
LONDON, March 13, 2009 (AFP) - The England and Wales Cricket Board are to review the manner in which they assess potential investors following the collapse of …
New economics column on LBO, by top economist
March 13, 2009 (LBO) - Today Lanka Business Online is starting a new column by one of Sri Lanka's most senior and well-known economists, who has practiced, …
Sri Lankan stocks close down
Mar 12, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks continued to fall in thin trade Thursday as fears the ethnic war could drag on longer than thought added to concerns …
Late Justice
ROME, March 11, 2009 (AFP) - An appeals court in southern Italy sentenced a Pakistani shipowner to 30 years in prison for his role in the drowning deaths of …
Payment Plan
Mar 12, (LBO) - Prosecutors, customers and officials of Sri Lanka's failed Golden Key Credit Card Company of the Ceylinco group are to discuss a trust …
Good Year
Mar12, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Sampath Bank group has posted a profit of 1.49 billion rupees for the 2008 financial year, up 30 percent from 2007, in …
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals fall 15.7-pct in February 2009
Mar 12, 2009 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka fell 15.7 percent in February to 34,169 with the first two months of 2009 showing a 25.5 percent fall, …
Battered Pakistan tourism industry looks to Sri Lanka example
KARACHI, March 12, 2009 (AFP) - Fida Hussain, 52, was once a frequent visitor to Pakistan's scenic northwest, driving north into the mountains every time he …
Cricket Impresario
WASHINGTON, March 11, 2009 (AFP) - Cricket mogul and financier Allen Stanford is refusing to cooperate with authorities investigating his role in an alleged …
Sri Lanka troops kill 12 more rebels: military
March 12, 2009 (AFP) - Security forces captured more territory in northeastern Sri Lanka after heavy fighting that killed at least 12 rebels, the military said …
Sri Lanka needs devolution after fighting: India
WASHINGTON, March 12, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka needs true devolution of power to minority Tamils if it wants to permanently end its long-running ethnic war, …
Sri Lanka LNG power project investor pulls out
March 12, 2009 (LBO) - An Australian consultancy that won tax concessions to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fired power plant for Sri Lanka's state-run …
Sri Lanka investors chase Seylan Merchant Leasing
March 11, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares ended slightly firmer Wednesday on low volumes with the most actively traded stock being Seylan Merchant Leasing which …
No Bail
March 11, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Ceylinco group chairman Lalith Kotelawala remained in remand over fraud charges at an unlisted subsidiary that has collapsed …
Deflation worries stalk India economy as growth slows
NEW DELHI, March 11, 2009 (AFP) - It was less than a year ago that Indians watched inflation shoot to dizzying 13-year highs but now they are worried about …