Sri Lanka’s new air chief follows in father’s flight path
June 12, 2006 (AFP) - Air Vice Marshal Roshan Goonetileke took command of Sri Lanka's air force Monday, 25 years after his father retired from the post. buy …
Top Secret
June 12, 2006 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government is to ink a deal with Lanka Indian Oil Corp, towards the end of this month, to amend the petroleum …
Simmering Heat
SINGAPORE, June 12, 2006 (AFP) - Oil prices were easier in Asian trade Monday, with the market waiting for the next lead on tensions over Iran's controversial …
Indo-Lanka trade relations slip on oily issues
June 11, 2006 (LBO) – Two kinds of oil. One fires up vehicles, the other adds flavour to cooking. The two have managed to create a nasty oil spill …
Oily Cousins
June 11, 2006 (LBO) – Two kinds of oil. One fires up vehicles, the other adds flavour to cooking. The two have managed to create a nasty oil spill …
Australian wine industry battling oversupply of grapes
SYDNEY, June 11, 2006 (AFP) - The Australian wine industry is drowning in a glut of grapes, as it struggles to sell up to one billion litres of wine sloshing …
War of words over a Sri Lanka child deaths
June 11, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Sunday accused international rights watchdogs of remaining silent over the killings of 24 children …
Five killed in Sri Lanka violence
June 11, 2006 (AFP) - At least five people were shot dead in Sri Lanka's restive northeast port district of Trincomalee and the main city of Colombo at the …
Sri Lanka peace hopes falter after talks collapse
June 11, 2006 (AFP) - Hopes for peace in Sri Lanka have all but vanished after peace broker Norway's failure to bring the opposing parties to the table, …
Indonesia arrests 107 Sri Lankan illegal immigrants
JAKARTA, June 10, 2006 (AFP) - Indonesian officials Saturday said they have arrested more than 100 illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka in the latest crackdown on …
Norway reaffirms Sri Lanka peace broker role
STOCKHOLM, June 10, 2006 (AFP) - Norway said Saturday it would continue to act as peace broker between Sri Lanka and Tamil Tiger rebels despite the recent …
Slow Trot
June 10, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka raise fuel prices from midnight Saturday after a two-month lag to offset a surge in global oil prices, a top official …
Sri Lanka shelves plans for medium-term sovereign bond
June 9, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has shelved plans to raise up to a billion dollars and fall back on smaller tranches, with shorter maturities, a senior treasury …
Last Resort
June 9, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's CBNSat a local cable television operator -- is appealing to customers to be patient while they engage in a court battle …
Zimbabwe’s inflation rate soars to new high
HARARE, June 9, 2006 (AFP) - The inflation rate in economically-ravaged Zimbabwe soared to a new record high of 1,193.5 percent for May, officials said on …
Sri Lanka attacks peace monitors over truce report
June 9, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government, under pressure for allegedly backing a breakaway Tamil rebel faction, on Friday accused Scandinavian truce …
Norway points finger at EU for Sri Lanka talks breakdown
OSLO, June 9, 2006 (AFP) - Norway on Friday blamed the European Union for contributing to a breakdown in talks between Sri Lanka and Tamil Tigers which has …
Norway puts Sri Lanka on notice amid fresh war fears
June 9, 2006 (AFP) - Norway was reconsidering its peacebroker role Friday as Tiger rebels aborted talks and demanded the removal of ceasefire monitors from …
Norway blames Tamil Tigers for failed talks
OSLO, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Norway on Thursday officially declared talks between Sri Lanka and Tamil Tigers to improve the security of foreign ceasefire …
Olive Branch
June 9, 2006 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka plans to repay millions of dollars due to the troubled fuel retailer Lanka IOC, in cash and bonds to meet immediate purchases …