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Sri Lanka votes Friday in an election that was meant to end a power struggle but is now widely expected to return a hung parliament that could further …
Sri Lanka votes Friday in an election that was meant to end a power struggle but is now widely expected to return a hung parliament that could further …
Trade deficit for January grew US$ 4 mn to US$ 152 mn in 2004, as foreign inflows from tourism, ports, private transfers and net inflows of portfolio …
Cultural pollution such as Coca-Cola and McDonalds will be spurned if the monks campaigning for this weeks elections in Sri Lanka have their way. buy symbicort …
Sri Lankans are still keen to keep the peace process intact, though the rising cost of living still troubles the voting public, as the country heads for a snap …
The Banks country director, Peter Harrold, said the relatively peaceful run-up to the April 2 vote had been a blessing, but an outbreak of post-election …
His conflict with the president may have pushed Sri Lanka into early elections on April, 2, but Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says he would rather talk …
Sri Lankas political groups enter next weeks elections vowing to bring the Tamil Tigers back to the table, but the parties are poles apart on how to end …
The man who is seeking re-election as Sri Lankas prime minister at April 2 polls halted an ethnic war raging for decades, but his handling of the peace process …
Sri Lankas elusive Tamil Tiger supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran is not a candidate at next weeks elections, but he could end up calling the shots in …
For Sri Lankas President Chandrika Kumaratunga running the country is like a family business, but she is taking a gamble at next weeks snap election that could …
Sri Lankas political stage is a muddle of fish, eagles, trishaws, trees, mammoties, electric bulbs, coconuts and many more, all convinced they could do a …
Despite a slew of recent opinion polls showing a significant lack of confidence in the UNF running of the economy, the party believes a societal shift in voter …
The UNF threatened to reduce import duties on commodities, starting with sugar, if local traders start hoarding goods to increase prices.rnThe import duty on …
The Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is marrying its past with the present, to give the party its first significant political victory next …
Denying news reports of supporting a split in the Tamil Tigers, the United States on Wed. pledged US$ 600,000 in assistance to help election monitoring …
Despite an independent police commission in place, local officers continue to harass and torture innocent victims, the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) said …
Tamil Tiger guerrillas have begun pouring fighters along a district border in northeastern Sri Lanka, heightening fears of a showdown with renegades, the rival …
The United National Party says it is seeking a 130-seat majority in parliament to continue its program based on a strong peace platform.UNP says its work …
The Freedom Alliance unveiled its manifesto promising to stop the tide of privatisations most of which were initiated by the previous PA administration, a …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the government to build on the progress made so far to reactivate a low interest long-term loan while a policy …