Streaker halts play in England-Sri Lanka Test
Dec 9, 2007 (AFP) - A male streaker ran on the field on the opening day of the second cricket Test between England and Sri Lanka on Sunday, forcing play to be …
England fume over umpiring errors in second Test
Dec 9, 2007 (AFP) - England captain Michael Vaughan was furious with the umpires after Sri Lanka grabbed four wickets in the final session to scuttle his …
Best Behaviour
Dec 08, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's corporate sector has launched an initiative to encourage employers to adopt a code of conduct to combat sexual …
Clemency
RIYADH, Dec 8, 2007 (AFP) - An appeal hearing was set to take place on Saturday in the case of a Sri Lankan housemaid condemned to death in Saudi Arabia, the …
Clash with Congress brews after CIA’s tape destruction
WASHINGTON, Dec 8, 2007 (AFP) - The White House faced another clash with Congress Saturday after furious Democratic lawmakers demanded a probe into the CIA's …
In-flight e-mail makes US debut on JetBlue with Yahoo
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 7, 2007 (AFP) - JetBlue will begin offering passengers free e-mail access on one of its airplanes next week as Internet connections that …
US stock markets gain as rate cut sensed
NEW YORK, Dec 7, 2007 (AFP) - Wall Street enters the home stretch of 2007 in an upbeat mood as investors brace for a meeting of the Federal Reserve which is …
Sri Lanka’s Ranatunga warns of talent drought
Dec 8, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's legendary cricketer Arjuna Ranatunga on Saturday expressed concern about the lack of new talent emerging to replace the …
Sri Lanka face aggressive England
Dec 8, 2007 (AFP) - England coach Peter Moores wants his team to be streetwise and aggressive as the tourists bid for a series-levelling win in the second Test …
Sri Lanka Tiger linked Malaysian Tamils may be detained: report
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8, 2007 (AFP) - Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has reportedly warned that ethnic Indian activists accused of having links …
Logistics Nightmare
Dec 07, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's logistics industry is calling for action to get a paperless cargo clearing system on track, through a new operator or …
Union Outlook
Dec 07, 2007 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings Sri Lanka has lifted Union Bank of Colombo's outlook on its BB + (lka) rating to 'positive' from 'stable' citing an …
Forewarned
Dec 07, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's private sector credit is slowing but lenders should tighten standards and improve risk management as interest rates …
Sri Lanka power fails island wide
Dec 07, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's national power system failed shortly before dawn Friday, plunging the island in darkness as a thermal generator tripped …
Sri Lanka tableware exporter goes niche
Dec 07, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan tableware exporters Dankotuwa Porcelain has said it is shifting strategy away from mass production to focus on specialty …
US mortgage aid plan to ease housing slump, but at a price
WASHINGTON, Dec 6, 2007 (AFP) - A vast mortgage relief package brokered by the Bush administration is likely to ease the pain of the US housing slump but with …
Japan cuts third-quarter growth estimate
TOKYO, Dec 7, 2007 (AFP) - Japan's economy grew at an annualised pace of 1.5 percent in the third quarter of 2007, much less than an initial estimate of a 2. …
Railway Repair
Dec 06, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans to rehabilitate a tsunami-hit coastal railway line at a cost of 167.4 million dollar using an Indian credit line, a …
Money Trees
Dec 06, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's financial and accounting regulators are developing more reliable ways of valuing trees in forestry firms, the Sri Lanka …
OECD sees strong euro, tight credit hitting eurozone growth
PARIS, Dec 6, 2007 (AFP) - A strong euro and tougher credit conditions will weigh on the eurozone economy next year, the OECD predicted on Thursday, cutting …