Kuwaiti shares nosedive on cash drain
KUWAIT CITY, September 11, 2008 (AFP) - Kuwaiti stocks ended the week through Thursday down six percent on lack of cashflow drained by huge IPOs and a strict …
KUWAIT CITY, September 11, 2008 (AFP) - Kuwaiti stocks ended the week through Thursday down six percent on lack of cashflow drained by huge IPOs and a strict …
WASHINGTON, September 11, 2008 (AFP) - US Department of the Interior employees who handled billions of dollars in oil contracts improperly engaged in sex with …
TOKYO, September 11, 2008 (AFP) - A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook northern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, which warned of mild …
DUBAI, September 10, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's new spin sensation Ajantha Mendis was named as the International Cricket Council (ICC) emerging player of the …
Sep 11, 2008 (LBO) - Cairn India said its Sri Lanka unit had signed a deal with Sri Lanka's investment promotion office to cover a 110 million US dollar oil …
Sept 10, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's 12-month treasury bill yield fell 16 basis points to an average of 18.34 percent and 6-month bills fell 30 basis points to …
Sept 10, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's John Keells group said its bunkering unit Lanka Marine Services (LMS) will continue to supply bunkers at Colombo port with a …
September 10, 2008 (AFP) - A bomb exploded on a railway track just outside Sri Lanka's capital on Wednesday, police said, adding that there were no casualties. …
September 10, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's move to evict relief workers from its embattled north worsens the humanitarian situation for tens of thousands of …
UNITED NATIONS, September 9, 2008 (AFP) - UN leader Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm Tuesday over escalating strife between government troops and rebels in northern …
Sept 10, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines says it is cutting fuel use by making clean landing approaches at its home base in Colombo and through a series of …
NEW YORK, September 9, 2008 (AFP) - Shares of Lehman Brothers went into a freefall Tuesday as hopes faded for an injection of fresh capital for the ailing Wall …
VIENNA, September 9, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices dipped below 100 dollars for the first time since April on Tuesday as OPEC met in Vienna, with pressure growing …
Sept 10, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has been rated the top South Asian reformer in an annual business regulation study by the World Bank group, with a new company …
Sept 09, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to offer a new tourism zone for development in Kalpitiya in the country's north western coast, which has 14 islands in which …
Sept 09, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has a 'digital president' who is strongly backing the spread of information communications technology (ICT) in the country, …
Sept 09, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka incumbent mobile operators say the industry has healthy competition and are denying claims by new rival, India's Airtel that …
Sept 09, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka top celcos firms said they will connect more people by finding ways to lower costs, despite rising inflation and taxes on …
ISLAMABAD, September 9, 2008 (AFP) - Asif Ali Zardari became Pakistan's president Tuesday and faced immediate pressure to combat the Islamic militant …
KABUL, September 8, 2008 (AFP) - An Afghan archaeologist has discovered the remains of an ancient 19-metre-long (62-foot) "sleeping Buddha" in central …