Oil Numbers
May 24, 2007 (LBO) – Lanka IOC, a unit of the Indian Oil Corporation has posted higher profits in the March quarter helped by a provision write-back and …
Sri Lankan women still earn less than men
May 24, 2007 (LBO) – Women with qualifications and experience similar to males get paid an average 18 percent less, according to research, but the …
New Link
May 23, 2007 (LBO) - Japan Wednesday gave Sri Lanka a 15-million-dollar loan to re-build a key bridge in the embattled north-western district of Mannar, the …
It’s On
May 23, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank says it has strengthened action against pyramid schemes and not halted or scaled down investigations in the …
Tell All
May 23, 2007 (LBO) – A presidential commission appointed to probe failed finance companies is calling for members of the public to contact the commission …
No Gain
May 23, 2007 (LBO) – National Development Bank has reported group after-tax profits in the first quarter ending in March 2007 was 299 million rupees, a …
Sri Lanka tea industry mulls futures market
MAY 23, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea industry and the Securities and Exchange Commission are considering introducing a tea futures market as part of efforts …
Security Hit
May 23, 2007 (LBO) – Alpha Airports, a UK firm which owns and operates the duty free liquor franchise at Colombo airport has warned of a downturn in …
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A Colombo city guide on the internet, available on mobile phones, that offers useful services and shopping was launched this week. online pharmacy buy spiriva …
Retail Takeover II
May 23, 2007 (LBO) – Listed firm Khsatriya Holdings said it had reached a deal with the owners of Kings Super retail chain to purchase its assets and …
Sri Lanka’s tsunami affected areas get schools from United States
May 23, 2007 (LBO) – The United States has subcontracted a Sri Lankan firm to construct five schools in the south of the island a week after it awarded a …
Housing Boom
May 22, 2007 (LBO) – Consolidated net profits at HDFC Bank, a mortgage lender, grew 35 percent while revenues grew 40 percent for the quarter ending …
Sri Lanka media freedom, human rights, law and order sliding
May 22, 2007 (AFP) - Cases of murder, abduction, disappearance and intimidation surface almost daily in Sri Lanka as the South Asian nation appears to be …
Retail Takeover
May 22, 2007 (LBO) – Listed firm Kshatriya Holdings said it had reached a deal with the owners of Kings Super retail chain to purchase its assets and …
Trade Ties
May 22, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and the Maldives plan to set up a bilateral business council this week to promote trade and investment between the two …
Tax Loophole
May 22, 2007 (LBO) – The new company law gives companies a better chance to avoid paying tax on investment income, a corporate law expert said Tuesday. A …
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May 22, 2007 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka plans to allow third parties to operate payphone booths in an attempt to popularise them in far flung areas outside the city of …
US to power up global interest in nuclear energy
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2007 (AFP) - The United States sought to boost nuclear power in the global energy mix Monday, by hosting China, France, Japan and Russia at …
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Sri Lanka warplanes bomb Tamil Tiger targets
May 22, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan fighter jets bombed a suspected Tamil Tiger training facility inside rebel-held territory on Tuesday, the defence ministry …