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NEW YORK, Oct 18, 2007 (AFP) - New York crude oil prices surpassed a record 90 dollars a barrel in after-hours trading Thursday as Iraq urged Turkey not to …
NEW YORK, Oct 18, 2007 (AFP) - New York crude oil prices surpassed a record 90 dollars a barrel in after-hours trading Thursday as Iraq urged Turkey not to …
KARACHI, Oct 19, 2007 (AFP) - A suicide bombing targeting former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto killed at least 125 people, turning her emotional …
LONDON, Oct 19, 2007 (AFP) - England opener Andrew Strauss has been dropped for his country's forthcoming Test tour of Sri Lanka. online pharmacy buy diflucan …
Oct 19, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan schoolboy cricketer Angelo Matthews, named the island's best player in the 2006 under 19's world cup, has won the 2006 …
Oct 18, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's selectors on Thursday named former captain Marvan Atapattu as a surprise late inclusion for the upcoming trip to Australia, …
Oct 18, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Thursday its troops killed 41 suspected Tamil Tigers in renewed clashes in the island's north, although the …
Oct 19, 2007 (AFP) - An international counter-terrorism expert Thursday urged Sri Lanka's warring parties to return to the negotiating table to end decades of …
Oct 18, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Central Bank Thursday said the government's first international sovereign bond issue of 500 million dollars was more than …
Oct 18, 2007 (LBO) –Credit-default swaps tied to Sri Lanka's debt started trading Thursday after the government sold 500 million dollars in bonds to …
Oct 18, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan migrant workers who account for as much as 12 percent of voters are still denied the right to vote although they …
BEIJING, Oct 18, 2007 (AFP) - China had 345,000 millionaires by the end of last year, the second-most in Asia after Japan, according to a new study by US …
COLOMBO, Oct 18, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Thursday that its troops killed 27 suspected Tamil Tigers in renewed clashes in the island's north, …
Oct 18, 2007 (LBO) – The Free Media Movement (FMM), a Sri Lankan media watchdog, Thursday sharply criticised heavy-handed action by military personnel in …
Oct 18, 2007 (LBO) – Two of Sri Lanka's top listed conglomerates, John Keells Holdings and Hayleys are positioning themselves to exploit business …
Oct 18, 2007 (LBO) – Trade delegations from 12 countries have already confirmed their participation at IMEXPRO 2008, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce said …
Oct 17, 2007 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Wednesday dismissed conflicting claims by rival bidders for a new terminal contract, saying …
Oct 17, 2007 (LBO) – Five thousand experienced hotel workers are out of work due to the tourism downturn, according to the managers of Sri Lanka’s …
Oct 17, 2007 (LBO) – Lanka Hospitals Corporation said its net loss for the first quarter of the 2008 financial year ended June 30 shot up 148 percent to …
Oct 17, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence conglomerate Wednesday defended its claim to have made the highest bid for Colombo port's new container …
Oct 17, 2007 (LBO) – Software and IT educational institute OpenArc released products for business and management sectors of companies in Sri Lanka, …