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Aug 13, 2013 (LBO) - Profits at Sri Lanka's Hatton National Bank rose 27 percent to 2.1 billion rupees in the June 2013 quarter from a year earlier, helped by …
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Aug 13, 2013 (LBO) - Profits at Sri Lanka's DFCC Bank group was flat at 595 million rupees for the June 2013 quarter from a year earlier, while the company …
India’s rupee slips state proposes Mercantilist solutions
MUMBAI, August 13, 2013 (AFP) - India's rupee fell in early trade on Tuesday despite the government announcing new measures aimed at narrowing the current …
Singapore firm launches in-flight Muslim prayer app
SINGAPORE, August 13, 2013 (AFP) - A Singapore-based company has launched an iPhone app alerting Muslims when to pray and in which direction they should face …
EU concerned over Sri Lanka protestor killings, attacks on mosques, churches
Aug 13, 2013 (LBO) - The European Union Delegation in Sri Lanka has expressed concern over the killing of unarmed protestors by the military and series of …
Sri Lanka’s Nawaloka Hospitals to sell Rs1.5bn in debt
Aug 12, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Nawaloka Hospitals Plc will sell 1. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in the USA 5 billion rupees in …
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.3-pct
Aug 12, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's stocks closed down 0.35 percent Monday following long week-end with losses in the large cap stocks, brokers said. Ceylon …
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Aug 12, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's banks had reasonable capital buffers, higher than Vietnam and India but when adjusted for gold loans and some state exposures, …
India car sales slide for ninth straight month
NEW DELHI, August 12, 2013 (AFP) - India's car sales slid by over seven percent in July, marking a record ninth straight month of decline, industry data showed …
Sri Lanka state airline on track for direct China flights
Aug 12, 2013 (LBO) - State-run SriLankan Airlines is on track to fly direct to China next year as traffic to Colombo picks up, a top official said. online …
Muslims close Sri Lanka mosque after Buddhist unrest
COLOMBO, August 12, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Muslim leaders closed down a new mosque in Colombo on Monday after attacks by a Buddhist mob revived simmering …
New Zealand dismisses Sri Lanka Fonterra milk scare
WELLINGTON, August 12, 2013 (AFP) - New Zealand on Monday rejected allegations from Sri Lanka that its dairy products were contaminated with a farm chemical, …
Sri Lanka’s HNB deep discount bond sale to open Aug 23
Aug 11, 2013 (LBO) - The sale of up to three billion rupees in deep discount bonds by Sri Lanka's Hatton National Bank will open on Aug 23. online pharmacy buy …
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Curfew in Colombo as tensions rise after mosque attack
August 11, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police clamped a fresh curfew on a Colombo neighbourhood Sunday, a day after a Buddhist-led mob vandalised a mosque in an …
Sri Lanka lifts curfew as Muslims fear more violence
COLOMBO, August 11, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police lifted a curfew on a Colombo neighbourhood Sunday after a Buddhist-led mob attack on a mosque raised …
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WASHINGTON, August 9, 2013 (AFP) - The United States on Friday urged Sri Lanka to investigate a deadly army crackdown on a village environmental protest and to …
First Indian nuclear submarine set for open sea trials
NEW DELHI, August 10, 2013 (AFP) - India announced Saturday that its first indigenously-built nuclear submarine is ready for sea trials, a step before it …
Brazil to privatize two airports in late October
BRASÃLIA, August 9, 2013 (AFP) - An auction to privatize airports in Rio and Belo Horizonte, two host cities for the 2014 World Cup, will be held on October …
Assault on mosque revives Sri Lanka religious tensions
COLOMBO, August 10, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police deployed commandos and imposed a curfew on a Colombo neighbourhood Saturday after a Buddhist-led mob …