Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.4-pct
May 02, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's stocks close 0.40 percent higher Friday with tobacco and diversified stocks gaining amid strong foreign selling, brokers said. …
Budget Boom
SEPANG, May 2, 2014 (AFP) - Malaysia on Friday officially opened a new airport built specifically for the fast-growing budget-travel sector, but with the …
Boat People
COLOMBO, May 2, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy Friday arrested 54 would-be illegal immigrants in the first major detection of boat people heading to Australia …
Export Data
May 02, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's foreign revenues from software and business process outsourcing are higher than officially estimated, but growth is …
SriLankan to codeshare with Finnair, S-7
May 02, 2014 (LBO) - State-run SriLankan Airlines has inked code-share deals with Finland's Finnair and Siberia based S-7, with more deals in the offing, …
Sri Lanka Muslims seek protection from nationalist hate
COLOMBO, May 2, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Muslim legislators on Friday asked President Mahinda Rajapakse to protect their minority community from "Buddhist …
Global press freedom hits fresh lows: watchdog
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2014 (AFP) - World press freedom has hit its lowest level in a decade, amid regression in Egypt, Turkey and Ukraine, and US efforts to curb …
Investors concerned over objections to casinos in Sri Lanka: minister
May 02, 2014 (LBO) - Investors have expressed concern over objections to large resorts which were given tax breaks under a strategic investment law to which …
Broad Plans
May 01, 2014 (LBO) - All banks and non bank lenders in Sri Lanka directed by the regulator have given broad plans on a consolidation and some are in talks on …
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Amaya Leisure buys Sri Lanka East Coast hotel
May 01, 2014 (LBO) - Amaya Leisure Plc, a unit of Sri Lanka's Hayleys group said it bought 51 percent of Sun Tan Beach Resorts (Pvt) Ltd, which owns a hotel in …
Arrested
May 01, 2014 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan national has been arrested in India over alleged links to Pakistani intelligence, the Times of India newspaper said.buy …
Outsourcing Facility
May 01, 2014 (LBO) - Aegis Limited, an outsourcing company, has commissioned a 650-seat facility in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo that will create 1,000 jobs …
One dead in bomb blasts at Indian train station: official
CHENNAI, May 1, 2014 (AFP) - Twin bombs planted on a train killed at least one person and wounded nine others in the main southern Indian city of Chennai on …
Sangakkara backs Farbrace to shine on England return
DURHAM, May 1, 2014 (AFP) - Kumar Sangakkara insists Sri Lanka's loss will be England's gain after the controversial defection by Paul Farbrace. online …
Shrugging off Q1 stall, Fed keeps tapering stimulus
WASHINGTON, April 30, 2014 (AFP) - The US economy nearly froze in the glacial first quarter but emerging signs of vigor kept the Federal Reserve on its …
Sri Lanka shares close up 0.6-pct
Apr 30, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's shares end 0.60 percent higher Wednesday with tobacco and beverages stocks gaining amid strong foreign participation, brokers …
Lighthouse Hotel Sri Lanka profits up 46-pct in March 2014 quarter
Apr 30, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's The Lighthouse Hotel Plc, said profits in the March 2014 quarter surged 46 percent to 83 million rupees from a year earlier, …
SriLankan joins Oneworld; first South Asian carrier in global air alliance
Apr 30, 2014 (LBO) - State-run SriLankan Airlines has joined OneWorld, becoming the first South Asian carrier to be part of a global alliance, officials said. …
Sri Lanka’s inflation accelerates to 4.9-pct in April
Apr 30, 3014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's consumer prices rose 4. online pharmacy buy ciprodex with best prices today in the USA buy avodart online …