Jayasuriya stars in Sri Lanka’s easy win
July 23, 2007 (AFP) - Sanath Jayasuriya became the first player to achieve the one-day double of 10,000 runs and 300 wickets as Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh …
Sri Lanka violence kills 14 amid red alert
July 24, 2007 (AFP) - At least 14 Sri Lankan government troops were killed in Tamil Tiger attacks in the north of the island Tuesday as the capital was put on …
At least 10 Sri Lankan soldiers killed in blast
July 24, 2007 (AFP) - At least 10 Sri Lankan government soldiers were killed and eight others wounded Tuesday when their military convoy was hit by a huge …
Sri Lanka military convoy hit by land mine, 14 dead
July 24, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a powerful roadside bomb in northern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, targeting a military convoy and killing …
Renaissance
MCCLEAN LAKE, Canada, July 24, 2007 (AFP) - Twenty years after the Chernobyl disaster poisoned the world's taste for reactors, a French firm is sniffing out …
Sri Lanka seeks to attract Chinese investments
July 24, 2007 (LBO) – A Chinese trade and investment delegation is visiting Sri Lanka and is especially keen on doing business in the construction …
Red Light
July 24, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's bank regulators have shot down an attempt to appoint a common directorate to two state banks which had their origins in …
Money Probe
July 23, 2007 (LBO) – Money laundering investigators say authorities are probing activities of Goldquest in Sri Lanka but details could not be released …
Another Problem
July 23, 2007 (LBO) – The sudden recall of Sri Lanka's envoy in Saudi Arabia may affect the case of a teenager on death row, a rights body which …
More Cash
July 23, 2007 (LBO) – Commercial Bank of Sri Lanka has more than doubled the limits on cash withdrawals from automated teller machines (ATMs) and …
Clemency Plea
RIYADH, July 23, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan minister in Saudi Arabia to plead for the life of a teenage housemaid condemned to death for murdering a …
Chavez says nobody can be allowed to call him a tyrant
CARACAS, July 22, 2007 (AFP) - Venezuela's fiery socialist President Hugo Chavez on Sunday vowed to kick out foreigners who brand him a "tyrant," after a …
Fresh violence in Sri Lanka kills 10 people
July 23, 2007 (AFP) - At least nine Tamil Tiger guerrillas and a civilian were killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka, the military and the rebels said Monday. …
Sri Lankan aid worker shot dead in Jaffna
July 23, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan aid worker employed by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) was shot dead on Monday in the besieged government-held northern …
Tamil Tigers still getting arms from Cambodia: report
PHNOM PENH, July 23, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels are still getting weapons smuggled from Cambodia, which are fuelling spiraling unrest in Sri Lanka, a …
Sri Lanka central bank warns of higher inflation in July
July 23, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank has warned of higher inflation in July as authorities started to apply brakes on rising interest rates by …
Going Rural
July 22, 2007 (LBO) - ABC Investments, a new Sri Lankan Islamic investment group, plans to expand their business with branches outside the capital Colombo, …
Small Cover
July 22, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should focus on giving insurance to the poor, regional experts in micro insurance say, with rural populations a largely …
Former Bangladesh lawmaker gets 20 years for graft
DHAKA, July 22, 2007 (AFP) - A former Bangladeshi lawmaker was Sunday sentenced to two decades in jail by an anti-corruption court for illegally amassing more …
Sri Lanka president rules out snap poll
July 22, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has ruled out a snap parliamentary election to increase his slender majority, after battlefield success against the …