Malaysia’s RAM exits Sri Lanka rating agency
Jan 21, 2014 (LBO) - Malaysia's RAM Holdings said it has sold its Sri Lanka subsidiary RAM Ratings (Lanka) Ltd to the management. online pharmacy buy …
SriLankan Airlines seeks US$275mn in foreign financing
Jan 21, 2014 (LBO) - State-run SriLankan Airlines is seeking at least 275 million US dollars in foreign financing, a top official said as the airline is on …
Sri Lanka stocks close flat
Jan 21, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka stocks close flat Tuesday with banking and plantation stocks losing ground, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price …
Sri Lanka hoteliers showcase industry to students
Jan 21, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's hotels are showcasing the industry to students in several parts of the country starting through a series of seminars and hotel …
Sri Lanka Telecom expands broadband coverage
Jan 20, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Telecom said it had expanded broadband service coverage by deploying fourth generation wireless technology to areas that are not …
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.4-pct
Jan 20, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.42 percent Monday reversing last Friday’s losses with index heavy stocks gaining, brokers said. …
Giant Vessel
SEOUL, January 20, 2014 (AFP) - South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries said Monday it had started construction on a Chinese order for the world's …
Sri Lanka US$7.8mn resort opens
Jan 20, 2014 (LBO) - A 96-room hotel built with an investment of 7.8 million US dollars has opened in Sigiriya in central Sri Lanka. The Aliya (elephant in …
Broad Expansion
Jan 20, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Telecom said it had expanded broadband service coverage by deploying fourth generation wireless technology to areas that are not …
Pakistan push Sri Lanka hard for series-levelling win
SHARJAH, January 19, 2014 (AFP) - Pakistan grabbed the prized wicket of Mahela Jayawardene to press their advantage for a series-levelling win over Sri Lanka …
Access
OSLO, January 18, 2014 (AFP) - Most books published in Norway before 2001 are going online for free thanks to an initiative that may have found the formula to …
Obituary
Jan 19, 2014 (LBO) - R B Ekanayake, an information communications technology industry veteran who was has contributed in key ways to automating Sri Lanka's …
Cricket: Shehzad hits hundred but Pakistan toil for runs
SHARJAH, January 18, 2014 (AFP) - Opener Ahmed Shehzad scored a maiden century but Pakistan toiled for runs in their bid for a series-levelling win against Sri …
Merger Path
Jan 18, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's banks and well managed larger non-bank lenders will be encouraged to swallow up to three second tier firms with tax breaks and …
IMF rep, UN staff among 14 killed in Kabul restaurant attack
KABUL, January 18, 2014 (AFP) - Taliban suicide attackers killed at least 14 people, including the IMF representative in Afghanistan and three UN staff, in a …
Cricket: Perera, Mathews miss hundreds as Sri Lanka foil Pakistan
SHARJAH, January 17, 2014 (AFP) - Dilruwan Perera missed a century on his debut while skipper Angelo Mathews fell for 91 as Sri Lanka frustrated Pakistan in …
Sri Lanka mass grave count hits 36
COLOMBO, January 17, 2014 (AFP) - Forensic experts have discovered more bodies in an unmarked mass grave in Sri Lanka's former war zone, raising the total to …
Sri Lanka interest rates tighter ahead of dollar inflow
Jan 17, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's overnight market rates and medium term bond yields picked up slightly ahead of an expected liquidity flood from a sovereign …
Sri Lanka stocks down 0.5-pct
Jan 17, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka stocks close in the red Friday ending a six-day upbeat trend with tobacco and diversified stocks losing ground, brokers said. …
Modern cigarettes more dangerous than ever: US health report
WASHINGTON, January 17, 2014 (AFP) - Smoking cigarettes can cause even more health problems than lung cancer, including blindness, diabetes, erectile …