Bullet-riddled bodies found in northern Sri Lanka
May 3 (AFP) - The bullet-riddled bodies of three men were found at a village in northern Sri Lanka Wednesday as tensions mount in the region, police said. The …
Gunmen storm Sri Lanka news office killing two
May 03(AFP) - Gunmen stormed a Tamil newspaper office in Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula killing two people and further raising the toll in the bloodiest month …
Trade Glitch
May 02 (LBO) - A tariff cut of up to 70 percent on imports from India under the Indo-Lanka Free Trade Agreement has been pushed back due to legislative delays. …
Mixed Results
May 02 (LBO) – Indo-Lanka trade talks hit a roadblock last week with dialogue on trade in goods shelved for later this month, though talks on services …
Cut Down
May 02 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings revised the outlook on Sri Lanka Telecom’s foreign currency debt to negative from stable, but said the rating of BB- remains …
Press freedom body names five new ‘predators’
PARIS, May 2 (AFP) - Reporters sans Frontieres (RSF) is to mark international press freedom day Wednesday by naming five new "predators on the freedom of the …
AirAsia records surge in passenger traffic for first three months of 2006
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (AFP) - Low-cost carrier AirAsia Tuesday announced a big increase in passenger traffic in the first three months of this year compared to …
Asia Pacific Breweries expands into India
SINGAPORE, May 2 (AFP) - Singapore-listed Asia Pacific Breweries, which makes Tiger beer, said Tuesday it has acquired 76 percent of Indian brewer Aurangabad …
Japanese “device art” brings technology to life
LAVAL, France, May 2 (AFP) - From virtual water that you stir in a real bowl to little digital dwarves to play with, the latest trend from Japan is making …
Asian governments among the worst enemies of Internet freedom
BEIJING, May 2 (AFP) - Governments in Asia are considered among the world's worst "enemies" of Internet freedom, as they increasingly censor websites and jail …
Truce monitors climb down on Sri Lanka killings charge
May 2 (AFP) - Scandinavian truce monitors on Tuesday climbed down from an allegation that Sri Lankan government forces may have been responsible for …
Sri Lanka seeks truce talks despite bloodiest month
May 2 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has stepped up moves to revive talks with Tamil Tiger rebels as eight more guerrillas were reported killed Tuesday after the bloodiest …
India retires its ageing spy planes
NEW DELHI, May 1 (AFP) - The Indian Air Force Monday retired its four ageing spy planes and said military satellites will take over the role of the Soviet-era …
Bhutan gets first private newspaper
GUWAHATI, India, May 1 (AFP) - The first edition of Bhutan's only privately-owned newspaper sold out within hours of hitting the stands amid ongoing …
Asia promises cricket World Cup as “big as football”
NEW DELHI, May 1 (AFP) - Asia's cricket chiefs celebrated the award of the 2011 World Cup by vowing Monday a spectacular event that will be "as big as the one …
Sri Lanka truce ‘alive’ despite violence
May 1 (AFP) - At least 200 people have been killed in the bloodiest month in Sri Lanka since peacebroker Norway arranged a truce four years ago, but the …
Five killed in Sri Lanka May Day mine attack
May 1 (AFP) - A Claymore mine exploded in Sri Lanka's port town of Trincomalee on Monday, killing five people after political parties called off May Day …
Bombs, curfew spell kiss of death for normal life in Sri Lankan town
TRINCOMALEE, May 1 (AFP) - There's nothing quite like a bloody bombing followed by a strict night curfew to deliver the kiss of death to normal day-to-day life …
Tamil Tigers say their boats defied sea transport ban
May 1 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil rebels have moved an unspecified number of fighters along the island's northeastern coast in defiance of a ban on sea …
London police hunt firebomber targeting SAsian businesses
LONDON, April 30 (AFP) - Police in London said Sunday they were hunting a racist serial firebomber after three apparently motiveless petrol bomb attacks on …