Sri Lanka pushes sports events to revive tourism
August 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka wants to use sports events like a forthcoming marathon to entice more tourists to the island and rebuild an image …
August 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka wants to use sports events like a forthcoming marathon to entice more tourists to the island and rebuild an image …
Aug 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's top celco Dialog Telekom said it was not worried by the entry of Indian mobile giant Bharti Airtel which is set to start …
PARIS, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - World leaders on Thursday insisted that the US credit crunch would not cause an economic crisis but stock markets across the world …
TOKYO, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - The dollar and euro fell sharply in Asian trade Thursday against the yen, sliding to four-month lows as investors ran for cover …
LONDON, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - The European Commission will investigate the role played by credit rating agencies in the recent crisis over subprime US home …
NEW DELHI, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - Former India captain Bishan Bedi has rubbished Muttiah Muralitharan's demand for monetary damages for suggesting the Sri Lankan …
SYDNEY, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - Muttiah Muralitharan has warned any abuse from Australian crowds will only spur him to break Shane Warne's world record in Sri …
August 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's foreign minister, Rohitha Bogollagama, Thursday disowned a Cabinet colleague's accusation that a UN official who …
Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - The government of Sri Lanka is pressuring minority Tamils to withdraw court cases against the authorities for forcibly evicting them from …
COLOMBO, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - A Tamil reporter suffered burns on his face, arms and back after attackers threw acid at him in Sri Lanka's capital Thursday in …
August 16, 2007 (LBO) – The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation which runs Sri Lanka's only refinery has hedged the crack margin of a portion of its diesel and …
August 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's trade deficit has narrowed 12 percent and oil imports had fallen 8 percent in the first half of 2007, the central …
August 15, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka rolled over 12 billion rupees of treasury bills heavily weighted towards the short end with yields edging up marginally, the …
August 15, 2007 (LBO) – Foreign visitors to Sri Lanka have fallen 20 percent in July with arrivals in the first seven months falling 24 percent, the …
August 15, 2007 (LBO) – Bharti Airtel was aiming to launch commercial operations in Sri Lanka early next year investing 200 million dollars in the …
LONDON, Aug 15, 2007 (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets tumbled again on Wednesday as investors were gripped by concerns over a potential global credit crunch …
TOKYO, Aug 15, 2007 (AFP) - Most Asian stock markets suffered another mauling in early trade on Wednesday after an overnight slump on Wall Street dashed hopes …
YANGON, Aug 15, 2007 (AFP) - Myanmar's military government secretly doubled key fuel prices early Wednesday, stranding bus operators and commuters across the …
RIYADH, Aug 14, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan housemaid in Saudi Arabia pleaded in a call to a newspaper to be rescued from her employer she says has kept her …
Aug 15, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan minister Wednesday described a top UN official as a "terrorist" after accusing him of supporting the country's separatist …