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SINGAPORE, August 27, 2008 (AFP) - World oil prices rose in Asian trade Wednesday, underpinned by concerns Hurricane Gustav may head for the Gulf of Mexico …
SINGAPORE, August 27, 2008 (AFP) - World oil prices rose in Asian trade Wednesday, underpinned by concerns Hurricane Gustav may head for the Gulf of Mexico …
LONDON, August 27, 2008 (AFP) - British oil firm Cairn Energy said that net profits slumped in the first half of 2008, compared with the same period last year …
August 27, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas on Wednesday became the fourth bowler to complete 400 wickets in one-day internationals, achieving the feat …
August 27, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan jets carried out retaliatory attacks against Tamil Tiger rebels on Wednesday, a day after the guerrillas used a light …
Aug 26, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka stocks closed marginally lower while turnover reached half a billion rupees following deals in Associated Motorways (AMW) …
Aug 26, 2008 (LBO) - Profits at Sri Lanka's Hatton National Bank group dipped 17 percent to 567 million rupees in the quarter ended June 2008 as rising …
Aug 26, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's banks face challenging times with margins being squeezed as interest rates rise, a report by a stock brokerage said. To …
Aug 26, 2008 (LBO) - A case against a Sri Lankan teenager who was condemned to death in Saudi Arabia, will be heard again after an appeal to a higher court, …
Aug 26, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerilla aircraft have dropped two bombs in the Eastern port town of Trincomalee, in a Tuesday night raid, the …
Aug 26, 2008 (LBO) - At least two explosions ripped through the port town of Trincomalee in Eastern Sri Lanka, which is home to a strategically important naval …
SINGAPORE, August 26, 2008 (AFP) - Southeast Asian economic ministers have signed agreements allowing their nations' accountants, dentists and doctors to work …
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August 26, 2008 (AFP) - Rights groups on Tuesday denounced Sri Lanka's use of tough prevention of terrorism laws against a veteran journalist reporting on the …
Aug 26, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in the first six months of the year reached 425 million US dollars with telecoms …
Aug 25, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks weakened further Monday with brokers saying the only hope for an immediate recovery being a cut in fuel prices now that …
Aug 25, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's DFCC Vardhana bank after-tax profits fell 69.5 percent to 16.3 million rupees in the quarter ended June 2008 as interest …
Aug 25, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run People's Bank group net profits fell 5.7 percent to 1,484 million rupees in the half year to June 2008, with incomes …
Aug 25, 2008 (LBO) – A top Sri Lankan judge has called for laws such as a freedom of information act to enable people greater access to information to …
Aug 25, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Janashakthi Insurance Company recovered to post a profit of 82.2 million rupees for the first half of 2008, from a loss …
LONDON, August 25, 2008 (AFP) - The Bank of England's new deputy governor warned on Monday that the global financial slowdown could "drag on for some …