Sri Lanka names Bayliss as coach
June 14, 2007 (AFP) - World Cup finalists Sri Lanka on Thursday named ambitious Australian Trevor Bayliss as their new coach on a two-year deal. online …
Australians in running for Sri Lanka coaching job
June 14, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has short-listed a handful of Australian coaches to take over the national team, officials said Thursday. online pharmacy buy …
Filipino aid worker for US charity in Sri Lanka shot
June 14, 2007 (AFP) - A Filipino aid worker has been shot and wounded in northeastern Sri Lanka, a hospital spokeswoman said Thursday. Antonio Villeomour, of …
Sri Lanka slums to get facelift with UN, private sector help
June 14, 2007 (LBO) – The United Nations Habitat section has teamed up with Sri Lanka's urban development ministry to improve living conditions of low …
Sri Lanka trade deficit expands in April but BOP steady
June 14, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's exports grew 11. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in the USA 5 percent and imports by 7.4 percent in the …
Sri Lanka interest rates up on heavy government borrowing
June 13, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's 3-month risk free yields gained 15 basis points at the latest treasuries auction, while a ministerial decision to fix …
Wrong List
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2007 (AFP) - US Middle East allies Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar, as well as key trading partner Malaysia were added Tuesday to a …
Sri Lankan defence official slams West over rights outcry
COLOMBO, June 13, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's top defence official has accused Western nations of bullying his government over human rights and defended the …
Sri Lanka economy slows in first quarter as expansionary stimulus wears off
June 13, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's economy slowed sharply to 6.1 percent in the first quarter of 2007 from 7.9 percent last year, as the conflict began to …
Metro Dreams
June 12, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka should switch to mass urban transport to combat traffic congestion, and start a powerful umbrella organization to implement …
Capital Change
June 12, 2007 (LBO) – A controlling stake in the listed financial firm, Asia Capital was bought by a consortium led by Asia Fort Asset Managment, with …
Singled Out
June 12, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should widen its tax base and practice fiscal discipline instead of heavily taxing a few sectors like the financial …
Medical Thrust
June 12, 2007 (LBO) – The Hemas group is pushing into the hospital sector with a 2.5 billion rupee investment though bottom line growth this year has …
India goes for a local ‘shrewd thinker’ after Ford disappointment
NEW DELHI, June 12, 2007 (AFP) - India's cricket chiefs on Tuesday appointed former player Chandu Borde the manager-cum coach of the national team for the …
Woolmer died of natural causes: Jamaican police
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, June 12, 2007 (AFP) - Former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered but died of natural causes, Jamaican police said in a …
India’s chosen coach turns the offer down stays at home
LONDON, June 11, 2007 (AFP) - Graham Ford has snubbed an offer to become India's new coach in favour of staying on in his current role as director of cricket …
Sri Lanka to study critical rights report
June 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has called for "careful study" of a critical report that said the island is failing to investigate grave human …
No lifting of Tiger ban but human rights in Sri Lanka must be respected by all parties: UK minister
June 12, 2007 (LBO) – Britain's minister for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Kim Howells says his country will not lift the ban on the Tamil Tigers, …
Close Shave
June 12, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger saboteurs came close to cutting off a large chunk of Sri Lanka's electricity supply Tuesday by skirting tight security and …
Power Blast
June 12, 2007 (LBO) – A blast ripped through a vital high voltage electricity transmission line in a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, but it failed …