Sri Lanka reports record tea sales from Jan-July
August 24, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka shipped a record 185.9 million kilos of tea to overseas buyers for the seven months to July, a commodity broker said …
August 24, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka shipped a record 185.9 million kilos of tea to overseas buyers for the seven months to July, a commodity broker said …
PRAGUE, Aug 24, 2006 (AFP) - Suspense was deeper than a black hole Thursday as the world's top astronomers prepared to announce whether lonely, little Pluto -- …
NEW DELHI, Aug 24, 2006 (AFP) - Barbara Rao, an American software designer of Indian descent, relies on reason in her job, but, like tens of thousands of other …
OTTAWA, Aug 24, 2006 (AFP) - Three Canadian residents accused of supporting Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tiger rebels were arrested this week at the cusp of a …
COLOMBO, Aug 24, 2006 (AFP) - The outgoing chief monitor of Sri Lanka's crumbling ceasefire Thursday criticised the EU for banning the Tamil Tiger rebels and …
Aug 24, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan warplanes bombed a suspected base used by seaborne Tamil Tigers on Thursday as aid groups were hit in continuing violence that …
August 23, 2006 (LBO) – Overseas Realty Ceylon said Wednesday they would raise 1.25 billion rupees through a rights issue to buy up of a 60 percent stake …
August 23, 2006 (LBO) – Vanik Inc., Wednesday offered creditors a chance of swapping their debt in return for equity, and also disclosed plans to reduce …
August 23, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lankan apparel exports to Europe grew by as much as 30 percent in June, as manufacturers made better use of tax breaks to the …
LONDON, Aug 23, 2006 (AFP) - The famous board game Scrabble is to change colour for the first time in its history, to raise money for research into breast …
WASHINGTON, Aug 23, 2006 (AFP) - They are the world's best-selling cigarettes, a fashion prop for celebrities, an icon of marketing and the preferred smoke of …
Aug 23, 2006 (AFP) - A Catholic priest has gone missing after witnessing the deaths of 15 people sheltering in a church hit by shelling during fighting in …
Aug 23, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops fired rockets and artillery at suspected Tamil Tiger positions in the island's northeast Wednesday amid a lull in …
Aug 23, 2006 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan cargo ship has finally started a delayed two-day voyage with food aid for thousands stranded by fighting in the embattled …
Aug 23, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's latest fighting could drag on despite international pressure as the government and Tiger rebels seek the military upper hand …
August 22, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's long-suffering fund management industry is working with market regulators to promote closed-end funds and give an …
August 22, 2006 (LBO) – Commercial Bank of Ceylon Tuesday posted a 69 percent rise in group profits for the six months to June boosted by growth in net …
August 22, 2006 (LBO) – Four global conferences to be hosted by Sri Lanka later this year have been cancelled on security fears, though the island is …
August 22, 2006 (LBO) - Rubber prices in Sri Lanka have been dropping since July, following stiff competition from regional producers like Thailand and India. …
August 22, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lankan manufacturers of vegetable oil vanaspati say unsold shipments are stuck in Indian ports and in local factories after …