WFP seeks more money to feed Sri Lanka’s displaced
May 8, 2008 (AFP) - A United Nations agency Thursday appealed for 36 million dollars to feed thousands of Sri Lankans displaced by fighting between troops and …
Sri Lanka warned off short-term debt as T-bills opened to foreigners
May 07, 2008 (LBO) - Standard & Poor's (S&P) has warned of the narrowing maturity of Sri Lanka's commercial debt just as the country opened its Treasury bill …
Profit Growth
May 07, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Nations Trust Bank (NTB) group profits grew 41 percent to 144.2 million rupees in the March quarter with total revenue …
Sri Lanka tea exports to Iran face high duties, packet ban
May 07, 2008 (LBO) – High import duty rates and a ban on packet tea imports by Iran is preventing Sri Lankan tea exporters from better penetrating a …
Netting Victims
May 07, 2008 (LBO) – Hundreds of Indian victims of the Goldquest scheme are flocking to police to lodge complaints after courts ordered authorities to …
Brand Value
May 07, 2008 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom, Sri Lanka's top celco has been named the most valuable brand in Sri Lanka in a ranking by Brand Finance, the company …
India’s Bharti joins 700-million-dollar cable project linking Britain
BANGALORE, India, May 7, 2008 (AFP) - Bharti Airtel, India's top mobile-phone operator, said Wednesday it had joined a consortium to build a 700-million-dollar …
UAE urged to limit foreigner visas to six years
DUBAI, May 7, 2008 (AFP) - The United Arab Emirates, whose booming economy functions thanks to millions of foreign workers, has been urged to put a six-year …
Maldives gets ready for August polls
May 7, 2008 ( LBO) - The Indian Ocean Island of Maldives is in the final stages of wrapping up its new constitution, which will pave the way for the nation's …
ECB focuses on inflation as governors meet in Athens
ATHENS, May 7, 2008 (AFP) - The European Central Bank is widely expected to leave its key interest rate unchanged again Thursday, focusing as it is mandated to …
Sri Lanka, Pakistan, unfit for Human Rights Council: rights bodies
UNITED NATIONS , May 6, 2008 (AFP) - Gabon, Bahrain, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zambia do not deserve a seat on the Human Rights Council, the United Nations' top …
Sri Lanka opens T-bills to foreigners
May 06, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has allowed foreign investors to buy short term treasury bills from Tuesday, the government's debt office said, as global credit …
Quarterly Profit
May 06, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank's group profits grew 11.4 percent to 1,024 million rupees in the March quarter with revenue growing 37.7 …
British police arrest fourth Sri Lanka Tiger activist
LONDON, May 6, 2008 (AFP) - British police said they arrested a man under anti-terror laws Tuesday as part of their long-running probe into the Tamil Tiger …
Sri Lanka Eagle claims handled round-the-clock
May 06, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Eagle Insurance has upgraded its customer care call centre with a single hot line for easy access and motor related …
Oil price strikes new record high at 122 dollars
LONDON, May 6, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices hit a record high 122 dollars here on Tuesday as the market was driven by concerns over violence in key producer Nigeria …
Cyclone could hurt Myanmar rice exports: WFP
BANGKOK, May 6, 2008 (AFP) - The deadly cyclone that struck Myanmar devastated its main rice-growing region, and could threaten exports meant to ease shortages …
Myanmar says cyclone death toll tops 15,000
YANGON, May 6, 2008 (AFP) - More than 15,000 people were killed in Myanmar's devastating cyclone, the government said Tuesday, with thousands more feared dead …
Myanmar rulers under fire over cyclone
YANGON, May 6, 2008 (AFP) - Myanmar's military rulers were under fire Tuesday after revealing more than 10,000 people died in the cyclone that battered the …
Yahoo still open to a takeover offer from Microsoft: report
LONDON, May 6, 2008 (AFP) - Yahoo's Chief Executive Officer Jerry Yang defended his handling of failed takeover negotiations with Microsoft and said he remains …