Feeling peckish? British council bans biscuits to beat the birds
LONDON, Aug 30, 2006 (AFP) - They are an integral part of British tea-time, but councillors in one city are having to forgo biscuits with their daily cuppa to …
LONDON, Aug 30, 2006 (AFP) - They are an integral part of British tea-time, but councillors in one city are having to forgo biscuits with their daily cuppa to …
LONDON, Aug 30, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka rejected as "outrageous" Wednesday a ruling by independent ceasefire monitors that government forces were responsible …
Aug 30, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops killed 17 French charity workers and waged a bombing campaign against Tamil rebels, truce monitors said Wednesday, amid …
30, 2006 (AFP) - A battle between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels over a key eastern naval port continued Wednesday with sporadic artillery duels as …
Aug 30, 2006 (AFP) - An abducted Sri Lankan radio journalist held overnight was freed Wednesday by unidentified men after appeals for his safe return. Nadaraja …
Aug 30 (LBO) - The media rights organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has voiced deep concern about the rapidly deteriorating media freedom in Sri …
HELSINKI, Aug 30, 2006 (AFP) - Finland, Denmark and Sweden will pull out all their ceasefire monitors from Sri Lanka by the end of the month in response to a …
August 30, 2006 (LBO) – Dominant lubricant supplier Caltex Lanka Ltd is expecting a marginal drop in volumes this year as intensified fighting in the …
August 30, 2006 (LBO) – The Asian Development Bank has dropped the second loan installment due to Sri Lanka, as the government is reluctant to push ahead …
August 29, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lankan rupee firmed up against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, while share prices dipped as investors hunted for market leads, brokers …
August 29, 2006 (LBO) – Aitken Spence Hotels Holdings together with an Indian partner plans to raise up to ten million dollars in India, to fund its …
August 29, 2006 (LBO) – Cable operator CBNSat may need Defence Ministry clearance to re-start transmission, as the company steps up its public campaign …
BUSAN, South Korea, Aug 29, 2006 (AFP) - Asian workers are missing out on the region's stellar growth, facing longer hours and lower pay than elsewhere and …
WELLINGTON, Aug 29, 2006 (AFP) - Champion New Zealand disabled athlete Kate Horan is back on track for next week's world championships after her special …
Aug 29, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse left here Tuesday on a sudden visit to London for talks with Prime Minister Tony Blair, official …
Aug 29, 2006 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan radio journalist was kidnapped near the capital Colombo on Tuesday, police said, prompting appeals by colleagues for his safe …
Aug 29, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops facing heavy resistance halted an advance Tuesday into territory held by the rebel Tamil Tigers, as the death toll from …
August 29, 2006 (LBO) – Indian fuel retailer Lanka IOC Ltd reported a net loss of 584.0 million rupees for the three months to June on Tuesday, citing …
The Central Bank's Senior Deputy Governor and the Deutsche Bank Head of Communications to the Asia Pacific Region have responded to our story headlined …
August 28, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence & Co Ltd secured a AA(lka) rating for its upcoming 500 million debenture, but Fitch Rating Lanka …