Pushed Back
NEW YORK, September 21, 2011 (AFP) - Sentencing of Raj Rajaratnam, the hedge fund magnate convicted in the biggest Wall Street insider trading case in years, …
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Sri Lanka manufactures lobby to curb rubber farmer trade access
Sept 22, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan rubber products manufacturers are lobbying to double an export cess on raw rubber exports as prices remain high amid strong …
NASA bus-sized satellite to crash-land this week
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India says poverty begins below 50 cents a day
NEW DELHI, September 21, 2011 (AFP) - India's economic planning body has said any villager earning more than 50 cents a day is not poor and should not qualify …
Sri Lanka tea plantations seen making losses
Sept 20, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea crops and prices have fallen below those of last year imposing losses on plantations whose costs also went up with a …
False Papers
Sept 19, 2011 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan student seeking to study in the United Kingdom was arrested for fraud because she submitted a false education certificate …
Maruti lock-out highlights India’s labour unease
NEW DELHI, September 19, 2011 (AFP) - India's top automaker Maruti Suzuki, already grappling with sliding sales, is in a test of nerves with its factory …
Jaguar Land Rover to open engine plant in Britain
LONDON, September 19, 2011 (AFP) - Indian-owned luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is to open a factory to build low-emission engines in Britain with the …
Sri Lanka reply strongly to Australia’s 316
September 17, 2011 (AFP) - Kumar Sangakkara hit an unbeaten 61 in his 100th Test as Sri Lanka responded bravely to Australia's 316 in the third and final game …
Dilshan stars as Sri Lanka lead Aussies
September 18, 2011 (AFP) - Skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan inspired Sri Lanka's tenacious batting display as the hosts took charge of the third cricket Test …
India duty-free deal ‘game-changer’ for Bangladesh
DHAKA, September 18, 2011 (AFP) - As Abdus Salam Murshedey strolls through his vast garment factory in Dhaka, hundreds of seamstresses stitch shirts for export …
Sri Lanka warned against giving elephant to Philippines
September 16, 2011 (AFP) - An international animal rights group warned Sri Lanka Friday against giving the Philippines a baby elephant, saying the creature …
India hikes interest rates by 25 basis points
MUMBAI, September 16, 2011 (AFP) - India's central bank on Friday raised interest rates for the 12th time in 18 months to combat near double-digit inflation, …
Indian rupee slides to near two-year low
MUMBAI, September 14, 2011 (AFP) - India's rupee slid to a near two-year low against the US dollar on Wednesday on worries about the deepening European debt …
Delhi tells bureaucrats to work fast or pay up
NEW DELHI, September 15, 2011 (AFP) - Bureaucrats in the Indian capital New Delhi will have to pay money out of their own pockets from Thursday if applications …
Securities Fraud
Sep 14, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka should increase fines for securities fraud because trading volumes and potential for profit is much higher than when the fines …
Watchdog Action
Sept 14, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission said it will take a stock advisor to court and had warned seven others including two …
Sangakkara seeks Sri Lanka win in 100th Test
September 14, 2011 (AFP) - A hugely proud Kumar Sangakkara hopes Sri Lanka will celebrate his 100th Test appearance with a series-levelling victory over …
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 …
UN Report
UNITED NATIONS, September 13, 2011 (AFP) - UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday sent a report accusing Sri Lankan troops of killing tens of thousands of civilians …