Phone Cover
March 18, 2007 (LBO) – From fashion accessory to personal organizer to entertainment provider, mobile phones have become every persons must-have, turning …
Bangladesh send India crashing in upset 5-wicket win
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 17, 2007 (AFP) - Teenager Tamim Iqbal and Mashrafe Mortaza turned giant-killers to script Bangladesh's upset five-wicket victory …
Sri Lankan navy destroys two Tiger gun running ships
March 18, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy on Sunday sank two cargo vessels believed to be smuggling weapons and explosives for Tamil Tiger rebels, the defence …
Sri Lanka’s navy destroys unidentified vessel
March 18, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan defence official said the navy sank a ship of the eastern coast Sunday that was believed to be smuggling weapons for Tamil …
Sri Lanka money rates hit 12-year high in record busting week
March 17 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's overnight money market rates came down from a 12-year high following a cash inflow from a dollar bond issue Friday, while the …
Sino Access
March 17 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and China have agreed to expand air links following talks in Beijing this week, paving the way for 28 weekly flights, the …
Sri Lanka toll climbs amid heavy shelling
COLOMBO, March 17, 2007 (AFP) - Government troops and Tiger rebels traded artillery attacks in northern Sri Lanka Saturday as the overnight toll rose to at …
Sri Lanka arrests estranged ruling party MP amid deepening rift
March 17, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police arrested on Saturday a government legislator who had accused his own ruling party of striking a secret deal with Tamil …
Sri Lanka seeks foreign help to bring Tigers back to peace talks
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama on Friday sought international help to prod Tamil Tiger rebels waging a …
LBR-LBO WiE Forum
March 16 (LBO) – Allowing employers and female workers to negotiate a work-family balance is far more effective in practice than laws, Sri Lankan women …
Malaysia issues WiMAX licences to four companies
KUALA LUMPUR, March 16, 2007 (AFP) - Malaysia on Friday issued licences to four telecommunication operators to provide fourth generation (4G) wireless high …
World Cup results and tables
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 18, 2007 (AFP) - Results and tables on Sunday in the first round of the 2007 World Cup: Group A At Basseterre, St Kitts Australia …
India wary of unpredictable Bangladesh
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 16, 2007 (AFP) - India are determined to avoid a Kiwi headache when they clash with Bangladesh in their opening World Cup match …
An amazing experience, says Bermuda captain
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 16, 2007 (AFP) - Bermuda may have suffered a humiliating defeat on their World Cup debut against Sri Lanka here, but skipper …
Double delight for Sri Lanka after Cup opener
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 16, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka were just as pleased with skipper Mahela Jayawardene's return to form ahead of two big World Cup …
Sri Lanka humiliate Bermuda in 243-run Cup mauling
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 15, 2007 (AFP) - Debutants Bermuda found life at the top extremely uncomfortable as they crashed to a massive 243-run defeat …
Sri Lankan troops kill suspected suicide bomber
COLOMBO, March 16, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops Friday shot dead a suspected Tamil Tiger rebel suicide bomber in the northern district of Jaffna, the defence …
Sri Lanka switches to strong quantity targeting regime; policy rates unchanged in March
March 16 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank kept its now largely irrelevant discount rate unchanged Friday, while its monetary policy actions in recent …
Light Rail
March 15 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has given a private consortium of Indian and Singaporean firms the green light to develop a firm proposal with financing in …
Ocean Lines
Mar 15, 2007 (LBO) –Sri Lanka is to soon begin a survey to re-draw its continental shelf boundary with the help of a British survey company, a top …