Risky Waters
Aug 04, 2008 (LBO) - Heavy swells caused by monsoon weather are creating delays at Colombo port, officials at shipping lines calling at the Sri Lankan harbour …
Aug 04, 2008 (LBO) - Heavy swells caused by monsoon weather are creating delays at Colombo port, officials at shipping lines calling at the Sri Lankan harbour …
Aug 04, 2008 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings has confirmed the 'AAA(lka)' national long-term rating of HSBC Sri Lanka with a stable outlook. The ratings agency said in a …
August 4, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan savers, faced with the prospect of the value of their savings being eroded by record inflation, are being advised to …
Aug 04, 2008 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan firm has started selling books by local authors on the internet with soft copies available for download, the company, Z-World …
Aug 04, 2008 (LBO) - A South Asian 'food bank' to counter rising prices and perceived 'shortages' would be housed in Bangladesh, a Sri Lankan official said at …
MUMBAI, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch on Monday announced plans to launch six new regional television channels in India, where the media is …
SEOUL, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - South Korea, the world's fifth largest crude importer, Monday announced plans for a regional oil storage hub to create new …
BEIJING, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - China Oriental said Monday a takeover of the firm by ArcelorMittal had stalled after Chinese regulators failed to give the …
SYDNEY, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - Scores of Australians have been caught in an alleged global scam believed to have conned people worldwide into buying …
BEIJING, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - Sixteen policemen in China's Muslim-majority northwest were killed on Monday in a suspected terrorist attack, state media said, …
PARIS, August 04, 2008 (AFP) - Six potential showdowns that should not be missed at the Aug 8-24 Beijing Olympics:- ATHLETICS Jeremy Wariner v LaShawn Merritt: …
Aug 04, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's major opposition political parties have backed calls for an end to government intimidation of the media and demanded it …
Aug 03, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has ordered internet firms to filter pornographic content, but adults could buy unrestricted access for special fee with …
Aug 03, 2008 (LBO) - South Asian telecommunications regulators should quickly move to bring down overseas telephone tariffs, Sri Lanka's foreign minister …
Aug 03, 2008 (LBO) - Bhutan will host the secretariat of a South Asian regional fund that has already collected 307 million dollars in commitments at a summit …
August 3, 2008 (LBO) - The landlocked kingdom of Bhutan offered tax concessions to host a planned South Asia Association of Regional Co-operation (SAARC) …
August 3, 2008 (AFP) - South Asian leaders will push for anti-terror measures and greater food security as they wrap up a summit Sunday, but efforts to boost …
August 3, 2008 (LBO) - Bhutan and Bangladesh, tried to fan the flame of free trade in South Asia as dismantling trade barriers went off the agenda, when …
KUALA LUMPUR, August 3, 2008 (AFP) - Malaysia's state-owned carmaker Proton is developing a new, fuel-efficient hybrid car to beat rising costs and address …
TEHRAN, August 3, 2008 (AFP) - Iran, the number two oil producer in OPEC, expects the cartel to discuss ways of controlling the quotas of member countries at …