Bangladesh in first day blues against Sri Lanka?
KANDY, Sri Lanka, July 10, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh are hounded by their repeated first innings failures as Sri Lanka seek a 3-0 sweep when the final Test …
Tigers slow Sri Lanka advance on eastern jungle base
July 10, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels in the east of Sri Lanka are showing stiff resistance and have slowed a military advance on a strategic jungle base, …
Risk Capital
July 09, 2007 (LBO) – At a time when the banking system is moving towards Basle II system, Sri Lanka's insurance industry could benefit from the risk …
Sri Lanka to tighten controls on tea imports
July 09, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Tea Board plans to double the import duty on foreign-made teas and introduce quality certification for imports to …
Bug Fighting
July 9, 2007 (LBO) - The United States has given Sri Lanka protective gear, test and decontamination kits to combat an outbreak of bird flu, the US embassy in …
Please Hurry
July 9, 2007 (LBO) – A Hong Kong based rights body has offered to foot a part of the legal fees to appeal the case of a young Sri Lankan girl condemned …
Mercy Call
July 9, 2007 (LBO) – The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is calling on Muslim scholars to appeal a death sentence facing an under-aged Sri Lankan …
Court Call
July 9, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's telecom regulator has proposed slashing home rentals by 24 percent and call charges by over 8 percent, in a consumer …
Oil prices drop as Nigerian rebels release British toddler
LONDON, July 9, 2007 (AFP) - World oil prices fell on Monday after rebels in key energy producer Nigeria freed a three-year old British girl. The kidnapping …
British finance ministry plans to close arms sales department: report
LONDON, July 9, 2007 (AFP) - The British finance ministry wants to shut down the government arms sales department, the Defence Export Services Organisation …
Sri Lanka peace monitors want to double staff as war escalates
July 9, 2007 (AFP) - International peace monitors in Sri Lanka want to double their numbers as fighting between security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels …
After Dark
July 8, 2007 (AFP) - Dubai's Emirates Airline said Sunday that night flights to Sri Lanka will resume after the end of a curfew in response to Tamil rebel air …
India’s ‘King of Retail’ prepares to defend his crown
NEW DELHI, July 8, 2007 (AFP) - Kishore Biyani, known as India's "King of Retail", is spending the weekend his favourite way: trawling the aisles of one of his …
Seven ‘new’ Wonders of the World named amid controversy
LISBON, July 8, 2007 (AFP) - Seven "new" wonders of the world including the Great Wall of China and the Coliseum in Rome, selected by nearly 100 million voters …
Jet fighter canon injures four at Sri Lanka air base
July 8, 2007 (AFP) - Four airmen were seriously injured Sunday after a canon was activated on a jet fighter near the island's only international airport, …
Blast heard near Sri Lanka’s international airport
COLOMBO, July 8, 2007 (AFP) - A blast was heard near Sri Lanka's only international airport Sunday, residents said. buy udenafil online …
Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers say two killed in clash with navy
July 8, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels said Sunday they lost two fighters during a three-hour sea battle with the Sri Lankan Navy off the island's eastern …
English Penalty
July 07, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's television industry aimed at English speakers have sought relief after a penal tax brought by Sinhala teledrama …
Indian baby girl rescued after being buried alive
HYDERABAD, India, July 7, 2007 (AFP) - A baby girl buried alive by her grandfather in southern India was in good condition on Saturday after being rescued, …
New materials are star of ‘Dreamliner’: Boeing
SEATTLE, Washington, July 6, 2007 (AFP) - The revolutionary materials used to build Boeing's ground-breaking Dreamliner 787 passenger jet look set to transform …