Top civil servant shot dead in Sri Lanka
July 17, 2007 (AFP) - Unidentified gunmen shot dead a top civil servant in north-eastern Sri Lanka Monday as the government moved to celebrate the dismantling …
Sri Lanka money rates up, equities quiet Monday
July 16, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka interbank call rates spiked to 20 percent Monday and the rupee was steady with state names offering spot dollars at 111.75 …
Better Care
July 16, 2007 (LBO) –Asiri Hospitals group posted a 312.7 million rupee after tax profit for the year ending in March 31, 2007, up almost by half, …
Human Attempt
July 16, 2007 (LBO) – Lawyers hired to file an appeal for the condemned Sri Lankan teenager Rizana Nafeek in Saudi Arabia have met the girl and started …
France, Germany pledge to defend independent ECB
TOULOUSE, France, July 16, 2007 (AFP) - France and Germany agree on the need to keep the European Central Bank free of political meddling, German Chancellor …
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister arrested: aide
DHAKA, July 16, 2007 (AFP) - Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed who led the country from 1996 to 2001 and faces charges of corruption and …
Need Based
July 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has announced fuel subsidies to the poor on state welfare and warned of more price hikes with the onset of a hurricane …
Monthlies
July 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will adjust fuel prices monthly on a transparent formula to cut losses in petroleum utilities, an official said, which is …
Sri Lanka seeks foreign aid for captured province
July 16, 2007 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government said Monday it would seek foreign aid to rebuild a key province recently wrested from the Tamil Tiger rebels …
Credit Enhancement
July 15, 2007 (LBO) – A US government agency is giving credit guarantees to small Sri Lankan businesses to increase their access to loans from a …
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals plunge 30 percent in June
July 15, 2007 (AFP) - Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka plunged 30 percent in June compared to a year ago as fighting escalated in the country's bitter ethnic war, …
Bangladesh to donate Buddha hair relic to Sri Lanka
DHAKA, July 15, 2007 (AFP) - The small Buddhist community in Bangladesh plans to donate a few strands of a lock of hair said to have come from the Buddha to …
Sri Lanka’s 700-wicket Murali aims for 1,000
KANDY, Sri Lanka, July 14, 2007 (AFP) - Prolific Muttiah Muralitharan has set his eyes on taking 1,000 Test wickets after becoming only the second bowler in …
Four shot dead after heavy Sri Lanka fighting
July 15, 2007 (AFP) - Four civilians were bound and shot dead execution-style in northern Sri Lanka near the scene of heavy battles between troops and Tamil …
Sri Lanka’s lagging growth blamed on leftists, beggar mentality, big government: poll
July 15, 2007 (LBO) – Thirty years after Sri Lanka started to open its economy, a poll by an influential weekly has shown overwhelming approval for …
Air Chase
July 14, 2007 (LBO) – SriLankan Engineering, the technical arm of SriLankan Airlines, is actively marketing aircraft maintenance services armed with a …
Zimbabwe arrests business people as money printing drives prices up
HARARE, July 13, 2007 (AFP) - Authorities in Zimbabwe announced the arrest of hundreds more retailers and executives as part of an ongoing price crackdown …
Heavy fighting erupts in Sri Lanka
July 14, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops used war planes and long-range weapons to attack suspected Tamil Tiger positions as fresh fighting broke out early …
Sri Lanka, ILO to probe use of child labour in agriculture
July 14, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Labour Ministry has sought the help of the International Labour Organization to do a survey to find out if the …