Desert Tragedy
RIYADH, June 13, 2009 (AFP) - Nineteen men, most of them foreign workers, were incinerated when a Saudi bus caught fire after crashing into a truck during a …
RIYADH, June 13, 2009 (AFP) - Nineteen men, most of them foreign workers, were incinerated when a Saudi bus caught fire after crashing into a truck during a …
June 10, 2009 (LBO) - A regional Sri Lankan business chamber has won a top global award for its work after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, in a competition …
June 02, 2009 (LBO) - Listed consumer durables firm Singer (Sri Lanka) said March 2009 quarter profits plunged 79 percent to 26 million rupees from a year ago …
May 30, 2009 (LBO) – The International Policy Network (IPN), a London based organization that offers an annual journalism award for writers that help …
May 27, 2009 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan chapter of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has launched the second season of Spellmaster, a …
May 09, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Institute of Technological Studies (ITS) which has formed a partnership with a foreign partnership to start a medical college …
May 08, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan labour unions have signed co-operation agreements with unions in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait to protect migrant workers™ …
April 16, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's insurance ombudsman has advocated the creation of a similar office to cover the island's rapidly growing private hospital …
April 01, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan retailer Odel said it has opened a fashion accessories store for women called 'Backstage' in Singapore with more overseas …
March 31, 2009 (LBO) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has given equipment and basic medical supplies to Sri Lanka's health service for use …
SYDNEY, February 23, 2009 (AFP) - Australia will likely cut the number of skilled immigrants allowed into the country next year, following the global economic …
LONDON, February 12, 2009 (AFP) - International aid agency Oxfam urged the World Bank and rich nations Thursday to stop "wasting" donations and possibly …
February 12, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's second largest mobile phone operator on Thursday agreed a three-year deal worth nearly five million dollars to sponsor …
Jan 29, 2009 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka division of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants would be advised by a 5-member consultative group after …
January 22, 2009 (LBO) -- Nimbus Sports International on Wednesday said it bagged the worldwide rights to broadcast India's upcoming cricket tour of Sri Lanka. …
Jan 14, 2009 (LBO) - Condom use has peaked in Sri Lanka but sales of oral birth control methods such as emergency contraceptives are rising, the island's top …
Jan 10, 2009 (LBO) - A former chief executive of Sri Lanka's Shell gas unit who has turned around Malaysian Airlines has termed his experience in the island as …
Dec 19, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's foreign ministry has warned housemaids seeking employment in Singapore to be wary of abuse and to use official channels when …
Dec 19, 2008 (LBO) – The multi-billion rupee advertising business of the Sri Lanka government and semi-government institutions would channeled through a …
Dec 16, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka unit of UK-based Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) said its local branch will not be shut and …