Sri Lanka president orders police probe on Tamil evictions
COLOMBO, June 8, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Friday promised an investigation into police action that forced hundreds of ethnic Tamils from the capital …
Cell Cash
June 8, 2007 (LBO) – The cellular operator Mobitel has raised five billion rupees through a syndicated loan to fund its expansion into rural Sri Lanka, …
Health South
June 08, 2007 (LBO) – Hemas group a listed diversified group that is in consumer goods, energy, leisure and healthcare said it had acquired a hospital in …
Clear Rules
June 08, 2007 (LBO) – A top World Bank official Thursday warned of the dangers of governments accepting unsolicited proposals in public-private …
Big Money
June 08, 2007 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom signed up with Board of Investment to invest 33 billion rupees (300 million dollars) to expand existing services and …
Rural Link
June 8, 2007 (LBO) - The first of a series of 'cyber-centers' that will link rural business in Sri Lanka with the internet has been opened in the central hill …
Sri Lanka apparel makers increase backward integration
June 08, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's garments industry has increased sourcing of fabric from the region and making accessories at home under its backward …
Ships cry for help as wild weather lashes Australia
SYDNEY, June 8, 2007 (AFP) - Rescue helicopters braved wild weather to airlift 21 crew members from a stricken freighter as pounding seas threatened to beach …
Sri Lanka president raps police chief, invites Tamils back
June 8, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Friday criticised his police chief for evicting hundreds of minority Tamils from the capital and ordered them to be …
US condemns Sri Lanka Tamil evictions from capital
June 8, 2007 (LBO) - The United States Friday condemned the eviction of ethnic Tamils without jobs from Colombo, and asked the government to reveal where they …
UN see pattern in Sri Lanka aid worker killings
GENEVA, June 7, 2007 (AFP) - The murder of two Red Cross workers in Sri Lanka appears to be part of a trend in which aid workers are deliberately targeted, two …
Rights groups accuse Sri Lanka over evictions
June 8, 2007 (AFP) - Human rights activists accused Sri Lanka's government Friday of imposing a "collective punishment" on its minority Tamil community after …
Badly mutilated bodies found near Sri Lanka airport
June 8, 2007 (AFP) - Nine badly mutilated bodies were found in a garbage dump just north of Sri Lanka's international airport Friday, police said, prompting …
Sri Lanka court halts eviction of Tamils
June 8, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Friday ordered an immediate halt to the eviction of minority ethnic Tamils from the capital, a day after …
Clipped Wings
June 7, 2007 (LBO) – DFCC Bank has been asked to cut its 28.98 percent stake in Commercial Bank to 15 percent under Sri Lanka's banking laws, the …
Inflated Fines
June 07, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's capital markets watchdog is planning to impose stiffer penalties as part of an overall revamp of key statutes governing …
Positive Growth
June 7, 2007 (LBO) – Alcatel-Lucent, the largest telecom equipment manufacturers in the world, opened a branch in Sri Lanka Thursday saying sales have …
No More
June 07, 2007 (LBO) – A pioneer of Sri Lanka's information technology sector, who headed two government agencies dealing with ICT and also founded a …
Bangladesh to ‘cure’ inflation with subsidies as prices spike
DHAKA, June 7, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh's emergency government was Thursday set to announce a slew of subsidy and welfare measures in a 12. online pharmacy buy …
Sri Lankans star in Afro-Asia encounter;survives Pollock scare
BANGALORE, India, June 6, 2007 (AFP) - Shaun Pollock smashed a maiden one-day century, but failed to stop Asia from posting a 34-run win over Africa in the …