Steep Rise
May 24, 2008 (LBO) – After dragging their feet for months Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) jacked up diesel prices by an …
Sri Lanka stocks close lower on Dialog Telekom worries
May 23, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka stocks closed 0.51 percent lower Friday affected by a 75 cent drop in the share price of Dialog Telekom after it released …
Direct Credit
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's People's Leasing is getting 10 million US dollars from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which it can start lending …
Sri Lanka Hilton wins global hotel chain brand award
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Hilton hotel has won the regional and global Hilton brand awards for 2007, beating some 500 hotels across the world, a …
Sri Lanka tourist trade lures Arab travelers
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's April tourist arrivals dropped ten percent to 29,747 compared to the same period last year, despite a surge in visitors …
e-Winner
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's digital self learning initiative, 'Shilpa Sayura', emerged winners in the education category of the Stockholm Challenge …
Match Making
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Information Communication Technology (ICT) companies plan to take part in a business forum in the United Kingdom to …
Mobile Numbers
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan mobile operator Dialog Telekom said its first quarter net profits fell by more than half after it cut prices owing to …
Sri Lanka to apply for EU GSP+; industry warned not to depend on concessions
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's government said it was pressing ahead with applying for trade concessions from the European Union in October but warned …
Sri Lanka awards rural power project to Australia’s BP Solar
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has awarded a contract for rural solar electrification to Australia's BP Solar, a senior government minister said. The …
Key eurozone study highlights flagging private sector
BRUSSELS, May 23, 2008 (AFP) - A key survey released Friday boosted fears that the eurozone is flagging, pointing to a sharp slowing in business activity as …
No more whoopee for Indian rupee
NEW DELHI, May 23, 2008 (AFP) - India's currency is feeling the pressure as world oil prices soar and foreign investors lose their "risk appetite" for emerging …
India trade minister rejects new WTO texts
NEW DELHI, May 22, 2008 (AFP) - New draft texts on industrial goods aimed at clinching an elusive deal in global trade talks will have to be "completely …
No concrete ‘dirty bomb’ threat to Beijing Olympics: IAEA
VIENNA, May 23, 2008 (AFP) - The UN atomic watchdog said Friday that it had seen no concrete intelligence regarding a possible dirty bomb threat to this …
Sri Lanka mediamen protest abduction of colleague
May 23, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's media rights groups protested the abduction and assault of senior journalist of a national weekly Friday calling on …
Sri Lankan rights group condemns assault on journalist
May 23, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lanka media rights group Friday condemned the abduction and assault of a senior journalist, saying it was motivated by his criticism …
Sri Lanka senior journalist found assaulted
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – A senior Sri Lankan journalist was found severely assaulted in the early hours of Friday after being abducted from his home the …
Sri Lanka to import copra for oil mills
May 22, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to import copra, or dried coconut kernel, to feed the country's oil mills which are facing high prices and raw material …
Sri Lanka banks on quality to hold tea prices up
May 22, 2008 (LBO) – Tea exporting countries last week agreed to stick to a minimum quality level to prevent oversupply from depressing prices, …
Knowledge Essay
May 22, 2008 (LBO) – The deadline for an essay on the knowledge economy targeting Sri Lankan students in higher education has been extended till June 05, …