Bangladesh to probe Tesco child labour allegations
DHAKA, Oct 11, 2006 (AFP) - Bangladeshi textile manufacturers pledged Wednesday to investigate child labour allegations after a British television network …
DHAKA, Oct 11, 2006 (AFP) - Bangladeshi textile manufacturers pledged Wednesday to investigate child labour allegations after a British television network …
PARIS, Oct 11, 2006 (AFP) - Oil prices have fallen because of stockbuilding and slowing demand but a possible OPEC output cut, global instability and growth in …
Oct 11, 2006 (AFP) - At least 75 Sri Lankan troops and 10 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed Wednesday and more than 400 soldiers wounded in a major battle in the …
Oct 11, 2006 (AFP) - At least 85 people were killed and more than 400 wounded when a new military offensive Wednesday met with ferocious resistance from Tamil …
COLOMBO, Oct 11, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway Wednesday asked the government and Tamil Tiger rebels to cease hostilities after the two parties …
October 11, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's trade deficit expanded 52.4 percent to 2,400 million dollars for the eight months to August, compared with the same …
Oct 10, 2006 (LBO) – The Asian Development Bank is fielding a mission to Sri Lanka this week to look at supplementary financing for the 300 million …
October 10, 2006 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom, the island's biggest cellular phone operator, has jumped into the lucrative business process outsourcing …
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 9, 2006 (AFP) - Yahoo set out on Monday to capture life on Earth in digital formats for a "time capsule" to be buried in Silicon Valley as …
Oct 10 2006 (LBO) – A lack of land could stand in the way of Sri Lanka clinching top Business Process Outsourcing contracts, the country’s ICT …
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) - Malaysia will issue up to four licences to telecommunication operators to provide "fourth generation" wireless high speed …
PARIS, Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) - Vineyards in the new world and even in China are stealing a march on traditionally dominant European producers in the race to slake …
Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka, which is backing South Korea's bid to secure the UN Secretary General's post, Tuesday said it hoped that the "issue" of North …
Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels said Tuesday they were ready to resume peace negotiations with the Sri Lankan government but would reconsider if …
Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) - A powerful bomb ripped through a passenger van in Sri Lanka's embattled northern district of Vavuniya on Tuesday, killing the driver and …
Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) - At least one soldier was killed and another wounded Tuesday in an artillery attack carried out by Tamil Tiger rebels at a de facto front …
October 10, 2006 (LBO) – Indian fuel retailer Lanka IOC is due to receive 5.16 billion rupees in cash and bonds from the government as settlement for …
October 9, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka plans to issue its maiden 2,000 rupee note on October 17, to keep pace with island’s galloping inflation, the central …
Oct 09, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and India opened talks on Monday to free up air services between the countries, ahead of Colombo designating new carriers …
October 9, 2006 (LBO) – Unions affiliated to Sri Lankan state banks are pressing for a second pension for staff who joined after 1996, though existing …