Sri Lanka DFCC Bank net up 54-pct in Sept
Nov 05, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's DFCC Bank said group profits rose 55 percent to 819 million rupees in the September 2012 quarter from a year earlier, and its …
Sri Lanka stocks close 0.13 pct higher
November 05, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka stocks closed up 0.13 percent Monday posting a low turnover. AVIVA NDB Insurance PLC gained 5.00 rupees to close at 370.00 …
Half Astern
Nov 05, 2012 (LBO) - Ships calling at Sri Lanka's ports fell by 38 to 350 in August 2012 from a year earlier and domestic container handling fell sharply as …
Slower Growth
Nov 05, 2012 (LBO) - Profits at Sri Lanka's Pan Asia Bank fell 6 percent to 195 million rupees in the September 2012 quarter from a year earlier, amid flat net …
Legal Protest
Nov 5, 2012 (AFP) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan lawyers took to the streets of Colombo on Monday protesting against a government move to impeach the country's top …
Global Spread
Nov 05, 2012 (LBO) - MillenniumIT, a Sri Lanka based unit of the London Stock Exchange group said its automated trading system (ATS) has replaced a manual open …
Little evidence of health benefits from organic foods: Stanford study
Nov 05, 2012 (LBO) - Researchers at America's Stanford University have found little evidence to back a widespread belief that organic foods which are sometimes …
Sri Lanka utility buys power from community hydro plant
Nov 05, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Electricity Board has started to purchase electricity from a community hydro power plant after the village …
Sri Lanka exports, imports fall, trade gap shrinks September
Nov 05, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's exports fell 6. buy synthroid online http://www.bethesdahouseofmercy.org/images/photoalbum/jpg/synthroid.html 6 percent to …
Impeachment View
By J C Weliamuna Nov 04, 2012 (LBO) - The Rajapaksha Regime, through its parliamentarians, handed over an impeachment motion to the Speaker, the elder brother …
Electronic Fraud
Nov 04, 2012 (LBO) - Two Romanian nationals have been arrested over a millions of rupees have been stolen from unsuspecting account holder using forged …
Label Rules
Nov 03, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Ceylon Tobacco Company, a unit of British American Tobacco has gone to the court of appeal against new labeling rules by the …
Unhedged
Nov 02, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has lost a 60 million dollar arbitration claim over oil derivatives against Deutsche …
Sri Lanka stocks close 0.69 pct higher
November 02, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka stocks closed up 0.69 percent Friday with several blue chips and banks gaining ground. The Colombo All Share Index closed …
Sri Lanka rains seen hurting tea crop
Nov 02, 2012 (LBO) - Heavy rains in Sri Lanka's tea growing areas are not likely to lead to a sharp recovery in crops that have been reduced by drought, a tea …
Sri Lanka Nestle unit profits up 3.9-pct
Nov 02, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Nestle Lanka Plc, a unit of Switzerland Nestle, said profits in the September quarter rose 3.9 percent from a year earlier to …
Sri Lanka hydro power generation up on cyclonic rains
Nov 02, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Electricity Board has upped hydro power generation and stored more water as cyclonic rains lashed the island, …
Sri Lanka’s Axiata to sell Rs50bn ‘Sukuk’ bond
Nov 01, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Dialog Axiata, a unit of Malaysia Axiata, said it was planning to sell a Malaysian Ringgit denominated 'Sukuk' Islamic …
Sri Lanka People’s Leasing plans billion rupee CP sale
Nov 01, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's People's Leasing Company, the country's largest leasing firm is planning a billion rupees commercial paper sale, which has …
Sri Lanka stocks close -0.3 pct lower
Nov 01, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's stocks fell 0.35 percent Thursday dragged down by financial sector stocks despite gains by index heavy Dialog Axiata, brokers …