Sri Lanka president appoints brother to parliament
COLOMBO, Sept 19, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse Wednesday appointed his younger brother as a member of parliament, officials said, in a …
COLOMBO, Sept 19, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse Wednesday appointed his younger brother as a member of parliament, officials said, in a …
COLOMBO, Sept 19, 2007 (AFP) - A top international panel on Wednesday accused Sri Lanka of failing to honour promises to investigate grave human rights …
Sept 19, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lankan opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe Wednesday accused the government of illegally channeling state funds to a new budget …
Sept 18, 2007 (LBO) - Strong buying interest from a state name that usually represent government accounts pushed the rupee lower in late afternoon trading with …
Sept 18, 2007 (LBO) – Bad debts in Sri Lanka's banks are rising and loan to deposit ratios are deteriorating as the lagged effects of a credit bubble …
Sept 18 (LBO) – A top tea broker has warned the industry not to take short cuts to get high prices at the Colombo auctions and instead to play strictly …
SINGAPORE, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - Oil prices topped 81 dollars a barrel for the first time on Tuesday, setting another record high amid fears of critically …
Sept 18, 2007 (LBO) – Bharti Airtel Lanka, a unit of India's Bharti Airtel Tuesday announced a 150 million dollar alliance with China's Huawei …
BEIJING, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - China, the world's fastest growing aviation market, will need 3,400 new airplanes worth about 340 billion dollars over the next …
NEW YORK, Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) - Wall Street stocks fell Monday as anxiety ran high a day ahead of a crucial Federal Reserve meeting to decide the course of US …
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) - The World Bank and United Nations on Monday threw their backing behind developing nations seeking to recover assets …
DURBAN, South Africa, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - England captain Paul Collingwood on Tuesday apologised for visting a strip club a night before an important tie in …
LONDON, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - Durham wicket-keeper Phil Mustard has been drafted into England's one-day squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka as a …
ayasuriya on receiving end as Pakistan crush Sri Lanka by Chris Otton =(PICTURE)= ATTENTION - UPDATES at end of match /// JOHANNESBURG, Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) - …
Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - The Asian Human Rights Commission asked the United Nations Tuesday to intervene to end extra-judicial killings in Sri Lanka, where it …
Sept 18, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's trade deficit has narrowed in July with oil imports slowing and exports growing by 33.9 percent, the Central Bank said …
Sept 17, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's plantations companies have called for greater security of land on which they grow export crops like tea to ensure more …
HARARE, Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) - Planned legislation that would place the majority share of all listed firms in the hands of indigenous blacks will lead to a fall …
BEIJING, Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) - A man in southern China collapsed and died after a three-day marathon online session at a cybercafe, state media reported on …
Sept 17, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's top business chamber wants to create a lobby group to push for peace but at the same times has acknowledged the …