Sri Lanka retail chains to charge customers for plastic bags
July 29, 2008 (LBO) - A group of Sri Lankan retail chains will start charging customers for shopping bags from August 01, as part of a campaign with the …
July 29, 2008 (LBO) - A group of Sri Lankan retail chains will start charging customers for shopping bags from August 01, as part of a campaign with the …
LONDON, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - British energy giant BP said on Tuesday that its net profit rallied by 28 percent to 9. online pharmacy …
MUMBAI, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - India's central bank Tuesday raised its key short-term lending rate by half-a-percentage point in an aggressive bid to tame …
GENEVA, July 28, 2008 (AFP) - Talks to forge a new global trade pact teetered on the brink of collapse Tuesday as the World Trade Organization said the mood …
GALLE, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - India's batting reputation will be at stake when they attempt to solve Sri Lanka's spin puzzle in the second Test starting here on …
NEW DELHI, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - India travel to the Olympics without their trademark field hockey team, but determined to prove they will not compete at …
July 29, 2008 (AFP) - The leaders of South Asian rivals India and Pakistan are to meet in Sri Lanka this week for their highest-level talks in 15 months and to …
July 29, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Treasury Secretary P B Jayasundera, who submitted his resignation to President Mahinda Rajapaksa after a court order faulted …
July 29, 2008 (LBO) - Rising inflation has made it difficult for mature market central banks to print their way out of the credit crisis, and emerging markets …
July 28, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks closed higher Monday on gains in heavyweight stocks with the take over of Associated Motorways (AMW) by a Dubai …
July 28, 2008 LBO) - Sri Lanka's finance ministry plans to bring a proposed new law to amalgamate six regional development banks (RDBs) to parliament early …
July 28, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's pepper trade has demanded an end to import restrictions imposed by India that they say violates the spirit of a free trade …
KUALA LUMPUR, July 27, 2008 (AFP) - Malaysia will put in place a series of measures to stabilise plummeting global palm oil prices including selling off crude …
July 28, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's ports and aviation ministry has stopped work on a controversial new international airport in the island's south and decided …
HANOI, July 28, 2008 (AFP) - Hit with Asia's highest inflation rate and a surprise 30 percent hike in petrol prices last week, some Vietnamese are …
TAIPEI, July 28, 2008 (AFP) - Typhoon Fung-wong slammed into Taiwan's east coast Monday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains that forced the closure of …
BEIJING, July 28, 2008 (AFP) - China is on the brink of becoming the most dominant sporting power in the world, with expectations running high that they will …
July 28, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Treasury Secretary P B Jayasundera has submitted his resignation to President Mahinda Rajapakse following a court order that …
July 27, 2008 (LBO) - Cosmetics manufacturer Oriflame says the market for its products in Sri Lanka grew by almost half in 2007, more than the average growth …
July 27, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is rounding up dozens of stray dogs ahead of a major South Asian summit, which will also see the island's largest deployment of …