UN spotlights scope of AIDS epidemic in Asia
UNITED NATIONS, March 26, 2008 (AFP) - Nearly 500,000 people will die of AIDS each year in Asia by 2020 unless prevention efforts are fully implemented, a UN …
UNITED NATIONS, March 26, 2008 (AFP) - Nearly 500,000 people will die of AIDS each year in Asia by 2020 unless prevention efforts are fully implemented, a UN …
PROVIDENCE, Guyana, March 27, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene paid tribute to his bowlers for dismissing West Indies twice on what was widely …
PROVIDENCE, Guyana, March 26, 2008 (AFP) - Chaminda Vaas played a starring role with the ball, as Sri Lanka created a bit of history, when they completed a …
Mar 27, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's trade deficit doubled to 610.8 million US dollars in January as a surge in oil and capital goods imports outpaced gains …
Mar 26, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Treasury bill rates moved up by 1 to 3 basis points across maturities at an auction Wednesday, the government debt office …
March 26, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks closed up Wednesday with investors chasing Sri Lanka Telecom shares on speculation of a sale by major shareholder NTT …
Mar 27, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Janashakthi Insurance said it was on track for a public listing after recording profits of 525 million rupees in 2007, …
Mar 26, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank says it is opening branches with extended hours and is also planning automated teller kiosks that will …
Mar 26, 2008 (LBO) – HSBC Sri Lanka said it has arranged 152.2 million euros (230 million US dollars) in debt for a 300 MegaWatt thermal power plant in …
PHNOM PENH, March 26, 2008 (AFP) - Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday banned rice exports in a bid to halt the staple food's spiraling prices, …
March 26, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka based makers of vanaspati ghee or hydrogenated vegetable oil who exported to India under a free trade deal said they …
LONDON, March 26, 2008 (AFP) - Britain's top financial services regulator admitted Wednesday to serious failings in its oversight of Northern Rock, the British …
BRUSSELS, March 26, 2008 (AFP) - Air passengers flying between Europe and the United States should get more choice and cheaper tickets if all goes as officials …
NEW YORK, March 25, 2008 (AFP) - The dollar weakened on foreign exchange markets Tuesday as a gauge that tracks US consumer confidence dived to a five-year low …
MADRID, March 25, 2008 (AFP) - Wind power is breaking new records in Spain, accounting for just over 40 percent of all electricity consumed during a brief …
PROVIDENCE, Guyana, March 25, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka were put under some early pressure after they set West Indies 437 to win in a minimum of 113 overs in the …
March 26, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka needs to improve access to broadband communications and the internet and reduce costs to become a 'knowledge economy', the …
Mar 25, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka stocks closed higher with the value of two illiquid Ceylon Theatres group firms rising steeply after a record share split which …
Mar 25, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is wrapping up plans to merge six state-run regional development banks and a draft bill to give legal effect to the merger …
March 25, 2008 (LBO) – Foreign visitors to Sri Lanka fell 5.8 percent in February with a steep fall of Indian tourists and UK generating most visitors to …