Rating Code
June 02, 2008 (LBO) – A new code of conduct for rating agencies has been published by a grouping of securities regulators after the sub-prime credit …
Sri Lankan hurt in Bangladesh hotel blast
DHAKA, June 1, 2008 (AFP) - Two explosions rocked a hotel in central Dhaka late Sunday, injuring 16 people and sparking a large fire, police said. A Sri Lankan …
Japan may export rice to Sri Lanka: official
TOKYO, June 2, 2008 (AFP) - Japan is mulling a request from Sri Lanka to export up to 200,000 tonnes of its imported rice supplies to help Colombo ease acute …
Airlines to lose $2.3bn this year, says industry body
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China’s forex reserves hit 1.76 trillion dollars: report
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Brazil says biofuel production not to blame for food prices
SAO PAULO, June 2, 2008 (AFP) - With its prodigious farm exports and its major industry making ethanol from sugarcane, Brazil is seeking to show that in the …
Sri Lanka floods kills seven, displace tens of thousands
June 2, 2008 (AFP) - Heavy monsoon rains have killed seven people and driven 73,000 from their homes across Sri Lanka, the island's disaster management centre …
Japan may export rice to Sri Lanka: official
TOKYO, June 2, 2008 (AFP) - Japan is mulling a request from Sri Lanka to export up to 200,000 tonnes of its imported rice supplies to help Colombo ease acute …
Sri Lanka fuel subsidy fraud bared in newspaper editorial
June 02, 2008 (LBO) – An influential weekly has slammed Sri Lanka's practice of giving subsidies in the guise of helping the common man, and exposed the …
Chartered Profits
June 01, 2008 (LBO) – Standard Chartered Bank of Sri Lanka posted 44 percent growth in profits for the 2008 March quarter following a 22 percent growth …
Banking Numbers
June 01, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's National Development Bank said group net profit for the March quarter rose 16 percent to 349 million rupees from a year …
Sri Lanka hydro power capacity boosted by heavy rains
June 01, 2008 (LBO) – Heavy monsoon type rain from Saturday is bringing much needed water to Sri Lanka's hydro power generation system though parts of …
Florida, Michigan restored in blow to Clinton
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2008 (AFP) - The Democratic Party dealt a severe blow to Hillary Clinton's fading White House hopes, restoring renegade states Michigan and …
Bolt electrifies with 100m world record of 9.72sec
NEW YORK, June 1, 2008 (AFP) - Jamaica's Usain Bolt clocked a 100m world record of 9.72sec Saturday to electrify the Reebok Grand Prix athletics meeting. …
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June 01, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs to market price energy and consumers are now not only paying for the rise in international prices, but also for the …
Sri Lanka should watch external sector developments: economist
June 01, 2008 (LBO) - A strong balance of payments position and a strong currency is giving stability to Sri Lanka's external sector. But it is at odds with …
Wireless Access
May 30, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's wireless operator Lanka Bell has launched wireless broadband services offering hi-speed internet connectivity for home …
Blast in Sri Lanka capital Colombo
May 31, 2008 (LBO) – An explosion in a southern suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo around 9.00 pm local time Saturday has left several persons …
Blast in Sri Lanka capital kills two
May 31, 2008 (LBO) – A grenade blast in a southern suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo late Saturday has killed at least two persons, police said. …
Monsoon hits India’s southwest coast
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, May 31, 2008 (AFP) - The first rain from India's annual monsoon, crucial to millions of farmers and the health of the overall economy, hit …