Asia lacks social benefits despite growth: ADB
SINGAPORE, August 23, 2011 (AFP) - Most Asian economies have not done enough to provide good jobs and adequate social benefits for their people, despite rapid …
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Arundhati Roy warns of ultra-nationalism in Hazare
NEW DELHI, August 22, 2011 (AFP) - Indian Booker prize-winning author Arundhati Roy launched a scathing attack Monday on the "aggressive nationalism" behind …
Foreign Killing
August 19, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's High Court Friday handed five Chinese nationals the death penalty for murdering a compatriot at a restaurant near the …
Arrest
August 20, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police on Saturday arrested a top Buddhist monk on a charge of having sex with a 12-year-old girl in violation of strict …
India’s ‘Mr Clean’ PM damaged by arrest of activist
NEW DELHI, August 20, 2011 (AFP) - There is no small irony in the fact that India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, known for his probity and integrity, now …
Australia win Sri Lanka one-day series
August 20, 2011 (AFP) - Xavier Doherty and Brett Lee took four wickets apiece as Australia defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in the fourth one-dayer on …
Indian government struggles with mass protests
NEW DELHI, August 17, 2011 (AFP) - India's graft-tainted government faced a growing crisis on Thursday, with the country rocked by mass anti-corruption …
‘Fossil eel’ comes alive as new species
PARIS, August 16, 2011 (AFP) - A new species of eel found in the gloom of an undersea cave is a "living fossil" astonishingly similar to the first eels that …
India July inflation eases to 9.22 percent
NEW DELHI, August 16, 2011 (AFP) - India's annual inflation edged lower to 9. online pharmacy buy abilify with best prices today in the USA buy antabuse online …
Fraud Network
SYDNEY, August 15, 2011 (AFP) - Five men from Malaysia and Sri Lanka were charged Monday with being members of an international fraud syndicate responsible for …
Indian PM warns on graft on Independence Day
NEW DELHI, August 15, 2011 (AFP) - India's embattled premier Monday used his Independence Day address from Delhi's rain-drenched Red Fort to insist the …
Sri Lanka Horana Plantations lose Rs13mn in June Q
Aug 15, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Horana Plantations, a unit of the Ceylon Theatres group said it lost 13. buy strattera online strattera online generic 3 …
Ponting powers Sri Lanka’s defeat to Australia
HAMBANTOTA, August 14, 2011 (AFP) - Ricky Ponting cracked an impressive 90 not out to steer Australia to an easy eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the …
Tough economic times hit Indian property firms
MUMBAI, August 14, 2011 (AFP) - India's real estate sector, which soared as the country's economy took off and higher incomes led to increased demand, is …
Sri Lanka poultry firm profit fall 88-pct
Aug 14, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Three Acre Farms, a poultry firm, which is part of the Ceylon Grain Elevators group said profits fell 88-percent to 3. online …
Cook says being No 1 just the start for England
BIRMINGHAM, August 14, 2011 (AFP) - Alastair Cook said England were at the start of a journey, rather than the end of it, after becoming the world's number one …
Sri Lanka’s elephant census begins despite boycott
MINNERIYA, August 12, 2011 (AFP) - Thousands of workers, soldiers and volunteers fanned out across Sri Lanka on Friday to begin the country's first national …
India’s Religare expands into Africa
Aug 11, 2011 (LBO) - India's Religare Capital Market Limited (RCML) said a recent purchase of South Africa's Noah Financial Innovation will be a base for …
Lawlessness
Aug 11, 2011 (LBO) - Friday Forum, a Sri Lankan citizens group fighting to re-establish rule of law and liberal democracy, has raised fresh concerns about …
Sentencing Plea
Aug 11, 2011 (LBO) - Lawyers for Raj Rajaratnam, a Sri Lanka born fund manager convicted of insider trading, said he should be dealt leniently because of his …