Norway bids to save Sri Lanka from war, toll hits 326
Aug 5, 2006 (AFP) - Peacebroker Norway headed for crucial talks with Tamil Tiger rebels Saturday in a bid to stop bloody fighting that has claimed 326 lives by …
Aug 5, 2006 (AFP) - Peacebroker Norway headed for crucial talks with Tamil Tiger rebels Saturday in a bid to stop bloody fighting that has claimed 326 lives by …
KANTALAI, Sri Lanka, Aug 5, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops tightened security Saturday in the island's northeast for 20,000 Muslim refugee families fleeing …
Aug 5, 2006 (AFP) - At least 152 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in northeastern Sri Lanka as security forces established full control over a Muslim coastal …
August 4, 2006 (LBO) - Singer (Sri Lanka) Ltd has opted to accept up to 800 million rupees in debt after its initial 600 million rupee debenture issue was …
August 04, 2006 (LBO) – Feeder vessels operating in Colombo said they would remove a cost recovery surcharge imposed on ships calling on the island, from …
August 04, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's largest hotel operator, John Keells Holdings Friday said they have picked up their fifth Maldivian resort for 12.5 …
August 4, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and India have agreed to recognise product certificates issued in both countries, cutting down red tape and transaction …
Aug 04 (LBO) – Popular Internet search engine Google has given the Lanka Software Foundation 25,000 dollars to drive open source software projects …
GENEVA, Aug 4, 2006 (AFP) - Overnight bombings in Lebanon cut off an "umbilical cord" for relief supplies and halted evacuations from the country to Syria, …
TOKYO, Aug 4, 2006 (AFP) - The Bank of Japan faced a fresh scandal Friday as it admitted giving 73 million yen (632,800 dollars) in excessive travel expenses …
NEW DELHI, Aug 4, 2006 (AFP) - India's Supreme Court has told US beverage giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to supply it with details of the chemical composition …
HONG KONG, Aug 4, 2006 (AFP) - Hong Kong people have the least sex in the world, managing it less than once a week, a survey has found. "Pressures from life …
Aug 4, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police Friday found a large haul of land mines and grenades and arrested two men who were transporting the cargo deep into a …
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, Aug 4, 2006 (AFP) - Thousands of civilians clambered onto bull-drawn carts, tractors and other rickety vehicles Friday to flee fighting …
Aug 4, 2006 (AFP) - The International Committee of the Red Cross said Friday it had failed to get relief to thousands of civilians trapped by fierce fighting …
Aug 4, 2006 (AFP) - Five Muslim civilians were killed in shell attacks in the Sri Lankan town of Muttur Friday, raising the death toll from clashes between the …
Aug 4, 2006 (AFP) - Norway launched high-level talks Friday in a bid to pull Sri Lanka back from all-out war as thousands of Muslims fled the bloodiest …
August 4, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's trade deficit expanded 48.0 percent to 1,793 million dollars for the six months to June, compared with the same period …
August 3, 2006 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's Bank of Ceylon, a state-owned bank which is heavily involved in financing the government, is targeting corporate clients …
August 3, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea output dipped 2.0 percent for the six months to June, after good rainfall brought in a record harvest in 2005, a …