Oil price crosses 115 dollars for first time on supply jitters
NEW YORK, April 16, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices streaked into new record territory for the second straight day Wednesday, boosted by a decline in US energy …
Kenya’s massive new cabinet risks ineptitude: analysts
NAIROBI, April 17, 2008 (AFP) - Kenya's massive 42-member power-sharing cabinet, named to help restore stability after a bloody post-poll dispute, risks …
Sri Lanka opposition, govt trade charges over sanctions threat
April 17, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's main opposition political party says the island is facing international isolation and economic sanctions, a charge …
Sri Lanka war zone hospitals short of medical staff, aid: ICRC
April 17, 2008 (AFP) - Hospitals in Sri Lanka's Tamil rebel-held territory are running low on basic medicines and medical staff, the International Committee of …
Sri Lanka govt subsidies fuelling inflation: central bank
April 17, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank has said heavy government spending to subsidise fuel, electricity and fertiliser destabilises the …
Sri Lanka Telecom share transfer boosts turnover
April 16, 2008 (LBO) - Nearly 32 million Sri Lanka Telecom shares were traded on the Colombo bourse at 49 rupees a share, boosting turnover on an otherwise …
Sri Lanka Telecom share price edges up as large stake changes hands
April 16, 2008 (LBO) - Nearly 32 million Sri Lanka Telecom shares changed hands on the Colombo bourse at 49 rupees a share, up 25 cents Wednesday. online …
Sri Lanka steps up air strikes, ground battles: military
April 16, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka stepped up air attacks against Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday, deploying jets and helicopter gunships as 12 guerrillas were …
Sri Lanka war planes hit Tiger communication centre: military
April 15, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed a communications centre inside rebel-held territory Tuesday after heavy ground battles left seven Tamil …
Hong Kong has world’s highest apartment rents: survey
SINGAPORE, April 16, 2008 (AFP) - Hong Kong has the world's priciest apartment rents, with the lease for a three-bedroom unit costing more than 9,700 US …
Eurozone March inflation at 3.6 percent
BRUSSELS, April 16, 2008 (AFP) - Inflation in the 15 nations sharing the euro reached a record 3.6 percent in March, the European Union's Eurostat data agency …
OPEC says oil prices a bubble, not fundamental demand
VIENNA, April 15, 2008 (AFP) - OPEC on Tuesday left unchanged its 2008 estimate of growth in world oil demand, arguing that while high prices and slowing …
Oil prices ease after hitting US$114
SINGAPORE, April 16, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices eased in Asian trade on Wednesday after a series of record highs driven by supply worries, dealers said. buy …
British annual inflation steady at 2.5 percent in March: official data
April 15, 2008 (AFP) - British inflation stood at an annual rate of 2. online pharmacy buy advair with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy buy …
Sri Lanka lose one-day series to West Indies
GROS-ISLET, St.Lucia, April 16, 2008 (AFP) - West Indies won the three-match One Day International series with Sri Lanka 2-0 after rain washed out the final …
Pricing Issue
April 16, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka would raise fuel prices before the end of the month after running losses of 7.2 billion rupees in 2008, petroleum …
Sri Lanka central bank decries over staffing of government sector
April 16, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank has criticised the practice of ruling party politicians of stuffing the state sector with their …
Sri Lanka’s war, fiscal reversals, policy stance hit sovereign rating: S&P
April 16, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's internal war and a reversal in 'tentative' improvements in state finances had made the country less able to weather shocks, …
Sri Lanka plantation stocks draw interest
April 15, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks edged higher Tuesday with plantations stocks drawing some interest in an otherwise dull market on anticipation of …
Shady Deals
April 15, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's stock markets regulator is investigating a number of cases of manipulation of the share market on the Colombo Stock …