Australian cows to prop up Sri Lanka rupee, increase incomes
Sept 13, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run cattle farms are getting cows from Australia to become 'self sufficient' in milk and reduce "the drain on the …
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Sept 11, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has arrested a fishing vessel with 40 people suspected to be illegal migrants headed for Australia, an official said. Sri Lanka …
Sri Lanka sugar firm raises capital
Sept 11, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Pelwatte Sugar Industries, which produces sugar and alcohol has made a 306 million cash call to fix its finances by selling …
NASA launches twin satellites to map inner Moon
WASHINGTON, September 10, 2011 (AFP) - NASA on Saturday launched a 0 million pair of washing-machine-sized satellites on a mission to map the Moon's inner core …
Sri Lanka tea seen threatened by climate change
Sept 09, 2011 (LBO) - Climate change brought about by global warming could threaten the famed quality of Sri Lanka's tea, the island's main agriculture export …
Pakistan, Iran gas pipeline ‘almost at border’
ISLAMABAD, September 8, 2011 (AFP) - Pakistan and Iran on Thursday said a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline between the two countries was pressing ahead on …
Sri Lanka tea prices recover
Sep 08, 2011 (LBO) - Prices of teas made by Sri Lankan plantation company estates rose this week although still below production cost as supply fell and demand …
And the heavens showered Earth with gold
PARIS, September 7, 2011 (AFP) - Were it not for meteorites striking Earth some four billion years ago, humans would never have laid eyes on the gold that has …
Ford building $1bn manufacturing complex in India
NEW DELHI, September 6, 2011 (AFP) - US auto giant Ford has started construction on a $1 billion manufacturing and engineering complex in India as it bets on …
Indian outsourcers seek revenues from ‘smart work’
NEW DELHI, September 7, 2011 (AFP) - For advertising executive Govind Nair, working in India's outsourcing industry for a California telecoms firm means …
Sri Lanka UK researchers in bid to save rare loris
Sept 07, 2011 (LBO) – Researchers from Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom are devising ways to save a rare primate that is threatened with extinction from …
India patent case threatens cheap drug supply: MSF
NEW DELHI, September 5, 2011 (AFP) - Supply of cheap copycat drugs for the developing world could be blocked if Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis wins a …
Don’t let Doha trade talks collapse: India
NEW DELHI, September 5, 2011 (AFP) - The struggling decade-old Doha Development Round of free-trade talks must not be allowed to collapse, India's trade …
Sri Lanka nut shortfall hits Renuka Agri profits
Sep 06, 2011 (LBO) - High coconut prices caused by a crop shortfall reduced profits at Renuka Agri Foods last year although exports increased.buy prednisone …
India to introduce key land bill in parliament
NEW DELHI, September 6, 2011 (AFP) - India's cabinet has cleared a new land acquisition bill to be introduced in parliament Wednesday, aimed at addressing the …
Bhutan: The costly ‘Shangri La’
THIMPHU, September 5, 2011 (AFP) - The isolated kingdom of Bhutan is one of the most expensive holiday destinations in the world and a haven for celebrities …
Digital debate: Do birds have thumbs?
PARIS, September 4, 2011 (AFP) - It is the kind of question that keeps biologists up at night: from an evolutionary standpoint, is the innermost digit of a …
Guitar-maker Gibson denies ‘smuggling’ after US raid
WASHINGTON, September 2, 2011 (AFP) - Gibson Guitar Corp. renewed its plea of innocence on Friday after US agents raided its Tennessee plants and seized rare …
Sri Lanka launches Ceylon cinnamon brand to promote exports
Sep 03, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has launched a brand for cinnamon, its main spice export, aiming to build an image like its main export, Ceylon tea, and exploit …
Malaysia seizes 1,000 elephant tusks: reports
KUALA LUMPUR, September 3, 2011 (AFP) - Malaysia has seized more than 1,000 African elephant tusks in two separate shipments in the past two months, reports …