Australia hands asylum-seekers back to Sri Lanka
SYDNEY, July 7, 2014 (AFP) - Canberra confirmed Monday a boat load of Sri Lankan asylum-seekers who attempted to reach Australia have been handed back to …
Football: Krul saves Netherlands as Costa Rica downed
BRASILIA, July 6, 2014 (AFP) - Dutch goalkeeper Tim Krul was the hero as the Netherlands beat Costa Rica to seal a showdown with Argentina in a heavyweight …
Cricket: South Africa bat against Sri Lanka in first ODI
COLOMBO, July 6, 2014 (AFP) - South Africa captain AB de Villiers won the toss and chose to bat in the first of the three-match one-day international series …
Australian minister to visit Sri Lanka amid boat dispute
COLOMBO, July 6, 2014 (AFP) - Australia's immigration minister will visit Colombo this week for talks on illegal immigration following international concern at …
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.2-pct
July 04, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's stocks closed 0.16 percent higher ending a week on a positive note with telco and diversified stocks gaining despite net …
Debt Sale
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Paradise Isle: Fast police bikes, faster legs
July 4, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's police acquired its largest fleet of high-speed patrol motorcycles this week, but even before they could be unleashed to tame …
Arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, July 4, 2014 (AFP) - Malaysian police on Friday said they have arrested four more suspected Tamil Tiger separatists, including a man allegedly …
Sri Lanka to get US$800mn ADB loan for roads
July 04, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will upgrade and maintain roads connecting more than 1,000 villages to the highways and expressways in a 906 million US dollars …
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.5-pct
July 03, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's shares closed 0.54 percent higher on Thursday amid strong domestic participation, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All …
Bank Trend
July 03, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's bank credit is estimated to grow 14 percent in 2014 and outlook for the sector is 'stable' with bad loans to also stabilize …
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 14-pct in June
July 03, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals rose 14.3 percent to 103,195 in June 2014 from a year earlier, driven by China and India, data from the …
Bombay Stock Exchange shut after network outage
MUMBAI, July 3, 2014 (AFP) - The Bombay Stock Exchange, India's second-biggest financial market, shut down during morning trade Thursday owing to computer …
Sri Lanka police questions Bhuddist monk over anti-Muslim riots
COLOMBO, July 2, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police called in a militant Buddhist monk for questioning Wednesday after he was accused of instigating deadly …
Singer Sri Lanka Rs1.5bn plan debt rated ‘A- (lka)’
July 02, 2014 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings said it had given an 'A-(lka)' expected rating to a planned Singer (Sri Lanka) debenture issue of up to 1.5 billion rupees. …
Sri Lanka Treasuries yields steady
July 02, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Treasuries yields were marginally down at Wednesday's auction though the debt office did not accept market bids to roll over …
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.9-pct
July 02, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's shares closed 0.89 percent higher on Wednesday amid strong foreign buying into Hemas Holdings, brokers said. The Colombo …
Japan leads loan commitments to Sri Lanka up to April 2014
July 02, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has signed up 678. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in the USA 2 million US dollars in foreign loans in the …
Sri Lanka budget deficit 3.5-pct of GDP up to April
July 02, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's has recorded a budget deficit of 3.5 percent of gross domestic product up to April 2014, and the Treasury said it was …
Sri Lanka shares close lower
July 01, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's shares closed 0.04 percent lower on Tuesday boosting turnover to an eight-week high amid strong foreign buying mainly into …