Sri Lanka says soldier killed in roadside bombing
March 18, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan soldier was killed and two others wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the island's north Tuesday, the defence ministry …
March 18, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan soldier was killed and two others wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the island's north Tuesday, the defence ministry …
March 17, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka shares closed lower, despite strong interest in Sri Lanka Telecom which saw turnover boosted to 1.2 billion rupees and 18 …
Mar 18, 2008 (LBO) – Former Malaysian finance minister and entrepreneur Daim Zainuddin is hunting in Sri Lanka's banking and energy sectors for …
March 17, 2008 (LBO) – India's Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) is looking for a joint venture partner to take up a 50 percent stake in Sri Lanka's …
March 17, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Allianz Insurance Lanka, a unit of German insurance giant Allianz SE, said pre-tax profit shot up 258 percent to 53. online …
KUWAIT CITY, March 17, 2008 (AFP) - Oil-rich Gulf Arab states hit by high inflation are under pressure to revalue their currencies or drop the peg to the …
PARIS, March 17, 2008 (AFP) - The most urgent economic priority for European governments is to limit the damage from "the financial market crisis" amid threats …
TOKYO, March 17, 2008 (AFP) - World markets saw another day of turmoil and investor jitters Monday as Asian shares plunged, oil hit a fresh high and the dollar …
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2008 (AFP) - US banking titan JPMorgan Chase said late Sunday it was taking over the crisis-hit investment bank and brokerage Bear …
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2008 (AFP) - In a rare Sunday action aimed at heading off fresh market upheaval, the Federal Reserve cut a key rate for direct loans to …
PORT OF SPAIN, March 16, 2008 (AFP) - Dwayne Bravo has been cleared to play for West Indies in the first Test against Sri Lanka, starting on Saturday in …
Mar 17, 2008 (LBO) – The United States Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security will donate 220,000 dollars worth of antiterrorism …
COLOMBO, March 17, 2008 (AFP) - At least 31 Tamil Tiger rebels and two security personnel were killed in weekend clashes in Sri Lanka's north, the defence …
Mar 17, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's state-run Rupavahini television station was running with a skeleton staff Monday after the management declared a …
March 17, 2008 (LBO) – Politics and non-tariff barriers are likely to constrain trade among South Asian nations even if import tariffs are removed, a new …
Mar 17, 2008 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's central bank is accountable for inflation and claims of 'cost push' factors for rising prices cannot be accepted when well …
March 16, 2008 (LBO) – An India state-run firm that is preparing a feasibility study on an undersea power cable to Sri Lanka has said the project could …
BAGHDAD, March 16, 2008 (AFP) - The explosive vest has become the weapon of choice for Al-Qaeda in Iraq, with most jihadists nowadays wearing the lethal …
DHARAMSHALA, India, March 16, 2008 (AFP) - Eighty people have been "confirmed" killed in unrest in Tibet, the India-based Tibetan government-in-exile said …
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2008 (AFP) - The financial hurricane tearing through Wall Street has sparked vast losses at major banks, but it has also exposed a …