Sri Lanka launches own T20 league
May 12, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's cricket board on Thursday announced its own glitzy Twenty20 tournament, seeking to emulate the success of the hugely popular …
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Australia and India launch free trade talks
SYDNEY, May 12, 2011 (AFP) - Australia and India launched talks Thursday on establishing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) aimed at greater economic integration …
Sri Lanka, Australia lodge 2018 bid books
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11, 2011 (AFP) - Australia's Gold Coast and Sri Lanka's Hambantota lodged their bid books Wednesday in the contest to host the 2018 …
Sri Lanka Three Acre March net up despite price cuts
May 11, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Three Acre Farms said March 2011 quarter group net profit was 41 million rupees compared with just half-a-million rupees the …
India to hire 10,000 teachers from Taiwan
TAIPEI, May 10, 2011 (AFP) - India plans to recruit up to 10,000 teachers from Taiwan to meet growing demand for Chinese language classes, Taiwan's education …
Sri Lanka Grain Elevators March net up 64-pct
May 10, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan poultry firm Ceylon Grain Elevators said March 2011 quarter net profit rose 64 percent to 94 million rupees from a year ago as …
Sri Lanka cricket board to hold elections
May 9, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Cricket is set for an overhaul after the Supreme Court on Monday ordered that the island's richest sporting body, which has been …
India car sales grow at slowest pace in 2 years
NEW DELHI, May 9, 2011 (AFP) - Indian car sales grew at the slowest pace in nearly two years in April, data showed Monday, as price hikes, rising fuel costs …
Sri Lanka Carson unit sees palm oil prices staying firm
May 08, 2011 (LBO) - Palm oil prices are likely to remain firm owing to growing demand from emerging markets like India and China, shareholders of Shalimar …
Mittal’s fortune falls but still Britain’s biggest
LONDON, May 7, 2011 (AFP) - Indian-born steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has seen his fortune fall by some £5 billion ( billion, 5. online pharmacy buy spiriva …
Renewables major part of 2050 world energy mix: UN
PARIS, May 7, 2011 (AFP) - Renewable power from the Sun, wind, water and biomass can and should generate a major portion of the planet's energy supply by 2050, …
India to supply power to Bangladesh
NEW DELHI, May 7, 2011 (AFP) - India said Saturday it would start to supply some 250 megawatts of power to neighbouring Bangladesh by 2013 as it moves to …
Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne seeks protection over fixing
May 6, 2011 (AFP) - Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Hashan Tillakaratne on Friday demanded police protection before he shares information on alleged …
Sri Lanka tea prices fall
May 06, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices fell for the second week at the Colombo auctions with brokers warning that surging crops and a drop in quality could …
India govt panel cuts growth forecast to 8.5%
NEW DELHI, May 6, 2011 (AFP) - The top economic adviser to India's prime minister has cut his estimate for economic growth in the current fiscal year by half a …
Hundreds join anti-government protest in Maldives
May 6, 2011 (AFP) - Hundreds of anti-government protesters took to the streets of The Maldives for a sixth consecutive day Friday to demonstrate against …
Sri Lanka coach calls for IPL window
May 6, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's interim coach Stuart Law on Friday said cricket administrators should schedule a window for Indian Premier League fixtures to …
India’s Bharti’s fourth-quarter profit dives 31%
NEW DELHI, May 5, 2011 (AFP) - India's top mobile phone firm Bharti Airtel said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter net profit tumbled 31 percent from a year …
Internal Inquiry
May 4, 2011 (AFP) - The United States called on Sri Lanka Wednesday to bring to justice anyone responsible for war crimes committed as the island crushed a …
Second Round
May 4, 2011 (AFP) - The jury in the Wall Street insider trading trial of hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam was ordered Wednesday to restart deliberations from …