Post-tsunami boat building not up to par: FAO
ROME, Mar. 28 (AFP) - Thousands of replacement fishing vessels constructed since the Asian tsunami of December 26, 2004 are unsafe and flat-out dangerous, the …
ROME, Mar. 28 (AFP) - Thousands of replacement fishing vessels constructed since the Asian tsunami of December 26, 2004 are unsafe and flat-out dangerous, the …
Mar. 27 (AFP) - Sri Lanka banned deep-sea fishing off its troubled northern coast from Monday, two days after Tiger rebels blew up a navy gunboat and killed …
Mar.26 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy Sunday began a probe into a Tamil rebel attack on a gunboat that left eight sailors missing, presumed dead, military officials …
Mar. 26 (AFP) - Scandinavian truce monitors have said that an alleged Tamil Tiger suicide attack which sank a navy gunboat and killed eight sailors could push …
Mar. 25 (AFP) - Eight sailors from the Sri Lankan navy were presumed killed Saturday when a group of suspected Tiger rebels blew themselves up and sank a navy …
Mar. 24 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka is likely to cut interest rates later this year, in a backdrop of declining inflation, a top bureaucrat who plays a key role in the …
Mar. 24 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka is working on changing its debt profile, replacing old concessional loans with overseas borrowings and re-allocating low yielding …
Mar. 23(AFP) - The Asian Human Rights Commission Thursday said it was "gravely concerned" at public criticism of Sri Lanka's audit chief who has exposed …
Mar 23(AFP) - The Tamil Tiger rebels Thursday accused Sri Lanka of endangering efforts to end ethnic bloodshed by imposing fresh conditions on their political …
Mar. 22 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run People's Bank got its credit rating upgraded to A-(sri) by Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd, who also revised the bank's rating …
Mar. 22 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy detained a fishing trawler operated by suspected Tamil rebels off the island's troubled northern waters Wednesday while troops …
Mar. 21 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ordered the withdrawal of extra cars and staff serving former president Chandrika Kumaratunga after a complaint …
Mar 216 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy denied a charge by Tamil Tigers Tuesday that it fired indiscriminately at rebel-held villages in the northeast, saying the …
Mar 20 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan airforce officer drowned Monday after falling from a helicopter during a search and rescue exercise, officials said. online …
Mar 20 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's elections department Monday put off for six months scheduled local government polls in the island's embattled northern and eastern …
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Mar. 17 (LBO) – Peace broker Norway Friday named a Middle East expert as Sri Lanka's new special envoy amid fears that the government and the Tamil Tiger …
Mar. 16 (LBO) – Hundreds of Sri Lankan public servants marched into the city of Colombo Thursday demanding higher wages as part of a one-day nationwide …
Mar. 16 (LBO) -- The trade ministry had abandoned an earlier plan to sell a prime commercial property in Colombo belonging to a state trading agency by open …
Mar. 15 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Central Bank Wednesday left its policy rates at current levels for the third straight months, as it expects the 25-basis point hike …