Liberty Lesson
Nov 08, 2011 (LBO) - This week, in what goes for 'democracy' in Sri Lanka, property rights of citizens are due to be violated by an expropriation law, as they …
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Sri Lanka bought leaf tea factory net down 68-pct
Nov 07, 2011 (LBO) - Profits at Tea Smallholder Factories Plc, a unit of Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings fell 68 percent to 8. online pharmacy buy spiriva …
Mounting Opposition
Nov 07, 2011 (LBO) - Senior Sri Lankan Buddhist monks asked the state to withdraw a planned law to expropriate businesses, saying it violated citizens rights …
Sri Lanka checked by Ajmal’s late strikes
SHARJAH, November 6, 2011 (AFP) - Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal took two wickets in an over to check Sri Lanka's victory bids on the fourth day of the third and …
India eyes 4G service launch next year
NEW DELHI, November 5, 2011 (AFP) - India aims to launch fourth-generation (4G) mobile services next year that will allow users to watch high-definition video …
Sri Lanka factory occupied over govt takeover plan
November 4, 2011 (AFP) - Government supporters in Sri Lanka have stormed and occupied a private sugar company earmarked for nationalisation under a …
Sri Lanka tea prices up on winter buying
Nov 04, 2011 (LBO) - Buying for the winter mainly by Russia helped prop up tea prices at the Colombo auctions this week although they are expected to come down …
India court bails Satyam fraud accused
NEW DELHI, November 4, 2011 (AFP) - India's Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to the former chairman of Indian outsourcing giant Satyam, B. Ramalinga Raju, …
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Nov 04, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's lawyers have called for the withdrawal of a secretly hatched draft law to expropriate assets of citizens which is being rushed …
Sri Lanka bank tax savings mooted to help revive tea industry
Nov 04, 2011 (LBO) - Savings made by Sri Lankan banks after tax cuts that government ordered be set aside for investments could be used to revive the ailing …
US ready to sell F-35 fighter to India: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, November 2, 2011 (AFP) - The United States would be prepared to sell India the new F-35 fighter jet, the Pentagon said Wednesday, after New Delhi …
Google plans cheap websites for small Indian firms
NEW DELHI, November 2, 2011 (AFP) - Internet giant Google on Wednesday launched a low-cost scheme to help small Indian businesses start their own websites as …
Brand-addicted Indians propel luxury sector
NEW DELHI, November 2, 2011 (AFP) - India's luxury sales are expected to expand by a scorching 20 percent annually until 2015, according to a new report, as …
Kicked Up
Nov 02, 2011 (LBO) - Malik Cader, the director general of Sri Lanka's securities and exchange commission, who came under fire for cracking down on widespread …
Sri Lanka recall Tharanga for Pakistan ODI
COLOMBO, November 1, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Cricket on Tuesday included opener Upul Tharanga, and fast bowlers Dilhara Fernando and Lasith Malinga in the …
Sri Lanka Kelani Valley profits up on rubber
Oct 31, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Kelani Valley Plantations group said profits grew 116 percent to 77. online pharmacy buy cymbalta with best prices today in …
Bill Rumpus
Oct 30, 2011 (LBO) - At least two listed companies in Sri Lanka have been named among several dozen, in a secretly hatched law to expropriate assets of firms …
BlackBerry puts monitoring centre in India: report
MUMBAI, October 28, 2011 (AFP) - Research In Motion (RIM) has set up a facility in Mumbai to help the Indian government conduct surveillance checks on the …
India to open rival bids for $12 bn fighter deal
NEW DELHI, October 28, 2011 (AFP) - India's Defence Ministry has invited the two rivals for a $12 billion jet fighter contract -- France's Dassault and the …
Land Concerns
Oct 28, 2011 (LBO) - A citizens group has raised concerns about a new process of resolving and proving ownership of land in former war zones, outside …