Factory worker to tax chief to finance minister of economic powerhouse
BEIJING, Aug 30, 2007 (AFP) - Starting off as a machine factory worker, Xie Xuren worked his way up through the ranks of China's ruling Communist Party to on …
BEIJING, Aug 30, 2007 (AFP) - Starting off as a machine factory worker, Xie Xuren worked his way up through the ranks of China's ruling Communist Party to on …
August 31, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Susanthika Jayasinghe won the bronze medal for the women's 200 meter event at the international athletics …
Aug 31, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's star spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan believes he will need just rest not surgery for his nagging shoulder injury, his manager …
Aug 30, 2007 (AFP) - Dozens of Sri Lankan journalists took to the streets Thursday to condemn censorship and support a columnist who exposed alleged corruption …
August 31, 2007 (LBO) – The mistakes of Sri Lanka and other newly independent 'failed states' made Singapore go in a different direction, its founding …
August 31, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's liquid petroleum gas (LPG) prices are to be adjusted every two months on a price formula agreed with the island's …
August 31, 2007 (LBO) – Consumer prices in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo eased 0.8 percent in the month August, with the 12-month inflation at 17.3 percent …
August 31, 2007 (LBO) – Updating laws on gem mining and trade, value addition and better certification methods will help Sri Lanka to develop the …
August 30, 2007 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka rupee traded at a low of 113.17 against the greenback and closed at 113. buy fluoxetine online …
August 30, 2007 (LBO) - Citibank's Sri Lanka unit net profits zoomed 82 percent in the first half of 2007 driven by hefty foreign exchange gains, interim …
August 30, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Hilton Hotel is less affected than resort hotels by the drop in tourist numbers since it has multiple revenue …
August 30, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's tea industry should slash the vast acreages under cultivation by half and improve yields as it was becoming …
August 30, 2007 (LBO) -- The US Agency for International Development has teamed up with local and international partners to launch over a dozen of high speed …
Aug 30, 2007 (AFP) - The Maldives has invited international investors to bid for the right to construct the tropical nation's first luxury hotel on the island …
TOKYO, Aug 30, 2007 (AFP) - Asian stock markets made a cautious rebound Thursday as investors kept an eye on US Federal Reserve moves to combat housing woes …
CARACAS, Aug 30, 2007 (AFP) - The Venezuelan government wants two US oil giants that refuse to come under state control to leave and is not offering …
Aug 29, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Wednesday appointed a committee to probe allegations of child recruitment by a Tamil group allegedly linked to the government. …
August 30, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka power engineers have called off all industrial action including a non co-operation campaign following a second meeting …
August 29, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's main opposition announced a protest in front of HSBC Bank's Colombo office after its leader warned that the country may not …
August 29, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lankan exporters, importers and freight forwarders are to discuss ways of managing foreign exchange risks at a time when the rupee …