South Korea’s Lee discounts crisis fears as won plunges
SEOUL, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak called for calm Tuesday as the won plunged, saying the nation does not face a repeat of the …
SEOUL, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak called for calm Tuesday as the won plunged, saying the nation does not face a repeat of the …
SYDNEY, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - Australia's central bank slashed interest rates by one percent Tuesday amid fears of a global slowdown sparked by the US-based …
SINGAPORE, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - Crude oil prices remained below 90 dollars a barrel in Asia on Tuesday as deepening global financial turmoil and plunging …
WASHINGTON, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - The Federal Reserve and the US Treasury, armed with new emergency powers, announced measures Monday to tackle a rapidly …
NEW DELHI, October 7, 2008 (AFP) - India criticised Sri Lanka in a rare intervention into the island's internal affairs, saying civilian deaths during a …
Oct 07, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's controversial 'core' inflation index, which is claimed to be more responsive to monetary action, continued its …
Oct 06, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares ended almost flat Monday, with small investors chasing Maskeliya Plantations on speculation of a takeover, brokers said. …
Oct 06, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares ended flat Monday, with small investors chasing Maskeliya Plantations on speculation of a takeover, brokers said. He …
Oct 06, 2008 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) intends to build and operate a container terminal in the planned new deep-draft port being built next …
LONDON, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - World markets suffered massive losses Monday, striking four-year lows, as panic-stricken investors doubted whether a Wall …
Oct 06, 2008 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings Lanka has confirmed Sri Lanka's People's Bank (PB) national long-term 'A-(lka)' rating with a 'positive' outlook and the …
Oct 06, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has suspended a controversial new rule that gave the President powers to extend the terms of chosen public …
KATHMANDU, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - Nepal's Maoist president has endorsed the choice of a three-year-old girl to be worshipped as a goddess, officials said …
Oct 06, 2008 (LBO) - The tourist paradise of Maldives will hold its first multi-party poll on Wednesday in what is seen as a litmus test on Asia's longest …
Oct 06, 2008 (LBO) - A former Sri Lankan military general who won office in a regional election was killed in a suicide blast in the along with a score of …
Oct 06, 2008 (LBO) – A former Sri Lankan military general who won office in a regional election has been killed in a suicide blast in the north central …
DUBAI, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - A Dubai government firm on Monday announced it will build a "new city" in the booming Gulf emirate at a projected cost of 95 …
NEW DELHI, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - India's corporate optimism has sunk on worries about the global economy and weakening demand, according to a new survey …
LONDON, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - British finance minister Alistair Darling is considering giving banks billions of pounds in return for shares to shore them up …
WASHINGTON, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - Troubled lender Wachovia Corp. appeared determined Sunday to plow ahead with a planned union with Wells Fargo & Co., …