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 …
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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 …
Probe Call
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 …
Dilshan blitz helps Sri Lanka win cricket T20 final
HAMBANTOTA, August 6, 2013 (AFP) - Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed an unbeaten 74 off 51 balls as Sri Lanka defeated South Africa by six wickets in the final …
Killing Probe
COLOMBO, Aug 6, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's opposition Tuesday demanded an international investigation into a deadly army crackdown on villagers who were …
Sri Lanka’s Talawakale Tea profits in the red
Aug 06, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Talawakele Tea Estates Plc said it made a loss of 3.0 million rupees in the June 2013 quarter down from a profit of 26 million …
India’s rupee hits record low against dollar
MUMBAI, August 6, 2013 (AFP) - India's rupee plunged to a fresh record low against the dollar Tuesday over concerns that foreign capital could flow back to the …
Sri Lanka suspends New Zealand milk imports
Aug 06, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has suspended imports of all milk imports from New Zealand and asked Fonterra brands to withdraw any products containing whey …
Bangladesh denies plan to take over Grameen
DHAKA, August 6, 2013 (AFP) - Bangladesh denied on Tuesday that it plans to take control of pioneering microlender Grameen Bank which has lifted millions of …
Dominant South Africa seal T20 series defeating Sri Lanka
HAMBANTOTA, August 4, 2013 (AFP) - South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 22 runs in the second Twenty20 international in wind-swept Hambantota on Sunday to take …
Sri Lanka Dipped Products says not causing water pollution
Aug 03, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Dipped Products Plc, a top glove exporter says its factory is not polluting groundwater but production has been halted until …
Cricket: Duminy rescues South Africa against Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, August 2, 2013 (AFP) - JP Duminy hit 51 off 52 balls as spin-wary South Africa recovered from a poor start to post 115-6 in the first Twenty20 …
Sri Lanka Watawala Plantations stake upped by parent
August 02, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Watawala Plantations Plc, which farms tea, rubber and oil palm said its parent Estate Management Services has upped its …
Sri Lanka glove maker hopes to resume production
Aug 02, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Dipped Products, a unit of Hayleys group which exports gloves said it hoped to resume production which stopped Wednesday …
Sri Lanka rulers provide more water to protesting villagers
Aug 02, 2013 (LBO) - Elected representatives of Sri Lanka's Gampaha district met Friday and decided to increase the distribution of water by bowser to …
German envoy meets Allianz junior footballers
Aug 01, 2013 (LBO) - Isuru Weerasinghe and Roshen Subash, two Sri Lankan youngsters who will attend a football camp in Munich backed by Allianz Lanka, an …
Cricket: Dilshan stars as Sri Lanka thrash South Africa
COLOMBO, July 31, 2013 (AFP) - Tillakaratne Dilshan narrowly missed a second successive century as Sri Lanka whipped South Africa by 128 runs in Colombo on …
Suspects
LONDON, July 30, 2013 (AFP) - Almost 100 foreign suspected war criminals were found to be living in Britain last year after applying for citizenship or asylum, …
No Probe
July 30, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's finance ministry was not probing an allegation of pay-offs in a land deal with India's Krrish group because there was no …