Property Rights
HANOI, July 31, 2013 (AFP) - A Vietnamese fish farmer who became a folk hero after he used homemade weapons to resist forced eviction has lost his appeal …
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India’s central bank governor set to ‘move on’: report
MUMBAI, July 31, 2013 (AFP) - India's central bank governor has decided to "move on" and a hunt for his successor is underway, the country's finance minister …
Cricket: Sri Lanka, South Africa want to light up dead rubber
COLOMBO, July 30, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka and South Africa will not let the intensity slip in Wednesday's fifth and final one-day international in Colombo even …
India panel clears Jet-Etihad deal: official
NEW DELHI, July 29, 2013 (AFP) - India's foreign investment panel Monday approved a plan for Abu Dhabi-based Etihad to buy a stake in Indian airline Jet, but …
Cricket: Dilshan, Sangakkara lift Sri Lanka to series win
PALLEKELE, July 28, 2013 (AFP) - Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara pulverised South Africa's bowling as Sri Lanka took a decisive 3-1 lead in the …
Detentions
JAKARTA, July 27, 2013 (AFP) - Police detained four Indonesians allegedly involved in arranging an Australian-bound refugee boat which sank earlier this week, …
South Africa win to stay alive in Sri Lanka cricket series
PALLEKELE, July 26, 2013 (AFP) - David Miller and Lonwabo Tsotsobe played key roles as South Africa stunned hosts Sri Lanka by 56 runs in the third one-dayer …
Sri Lanka urban waste to be made into fertilizer: IWMI
July 26, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka-based International Water Management Institute (IWMI) said it is partnering with island's environmental authority to turn …
Boat-people
SYDNEY, July 26, 2013 (AFP) - The United Nations on Friday said it was "troubled" by Australia's decision to send asylum-seekers arriving by boat to Papua New …
Cricket Sri Lanka defeat South Africa in the rain
COLOMBO, July 23, 2013 (AFP) - Rangana Herath took two crucial wickets as Sri Lanka defeated South Africa in the rain-affected one-dayer in Colombo on Tuesday, …
Sri Lanka tea production down in June
July 23, 2013 (LBO) - Tea production was down 4. online pharmacy buy cenforce with best prices today in the USA 29 percent to 24.69 million kilograms in June …
Biden arrives in India for four-day visit
NEW DELHI, July 22, 2013 (AFP) - US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in India Monday at the start of a four-day visit designed to revive momentum in flagging …
Indian investment moves marred by steel pullouts
MUMBAI, July 21, 2013 (AFP) - India may be trying to lure foreign investors to revive its ailing economy, but the axing of two mega steel projects underlines …
Cricket: Sangakkara leads Sri Lanka to 320-5
July 20, 2013 (AFP) - Kumar Sangakkara smashed his highest one-day score of 169 off 137 balls as Sri Lanka piled up 320-5 against South Africa at the Premadasa …
Anti Migrant
July 19, 2013 (LBO) - Boat people arriving in Australia from countries like Sri Lanka and others may be settled in Papua New Guinea and other developing …
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SYDNEY, July 19, 2013 (AFP) - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Friday announced that no more boatpeople will be resettled in Australia as refugees, with all …
Sri Lanka’s northern agri-biz fair set to go
July 18, 2013 (LBO) - An agri business fair in Killinochchi, a former war zone in the northern Sri Lanka is ready to open on July 26 with all stalls filled, …
Sri Lanka scraps T20 cricket tournament
COLOMBO, July 17, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's cricket administrators scrapped their Twenty20 league Wednesday after franchise holders defaulted on payments for …
Sri Lanka fines cricketer for mid-air antics
COLOMBO, July 18, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lankan cricket chiefs handed down a fine Thursday of nearly ,000 to a batsman who tried to force open a cabin door of a …
India eases foreign investment rules in new reform push
NEW DELHI, July 16, 2013 (AFP) - A group of Indian cabinet ministers late on Tuesday cleared plans to remove the foreign investment cap in telecoms and relax …