Mercy Plea
October 26, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has appealed for the king of Saudi Arabia to spare the life of a Sri Lankan housemaid convicted …
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Siddle, Haddin back for Australia’s T20 with Sri Lanka
SYDNEY, October 25, 2010 (AFP) - Paceman Peter Siddle and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin have returned to Australia's squad for next weekend's Twenty20 match with …
Sri Lanka take away boxer’s gold
October 25, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan sports chiefs on Monday confiscated the gold medal won by boxer Manju Wanniarachchi at this month's Commonwealth Games and …
Sri Lanka Sept tea output falls slightly
Oct 25, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea production fell slightly in September 2010 compared with a year ago although output for the nine months were much higher …
Sri Lanka gets 20 bids for vessel monitoring system
Oct 25, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has received 20 bids from vendors in nine countries for a satellite-based vessel monitoring system tender which will be awarded …
Sri Lanka’s lone gold medallist fails dope test: report
October 24, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's only gold medallist at this month's Commonwealth Games, boxer Manju Wanniarachchi, has tested positive for a banned …
India microlenders face heat over rates and debt recovery
NEW DELHI, October 24, 2010 (AFP) - India's biggest lender to the poor, SKS Microfinance, was the toast of investors when it staged a hugely successful public …
Golden Key
Oct 24, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will file criminal charges against directors of Golden Key Credit Card Company, an unregulated firm promising high interest …
Pakistan president to visit Sri Lanka: official
October 24, 2010 (AFP) - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will visit Sri Lanka next month in a bid to boost trade and security cooperation, an official said …
Sangakkara slams century in Sri Lanka’s one-day win
BRISBANE, October 22, 2010 (AFP) - Skipper Kumar Sangakkara hammered 110 off 95 balls as Sri Lanka blazed to a score of 301 on their way to a 112-run win over …
Paradise Isle
Oct 22, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has been awarded the record for the world's "largest cup of tea," but the stunt earlier this month may have also earned the …
Coal India IPO twice oversubscribed on day three
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South Asia is world’s most climate-vulnerable region: study
PARIS, October 20, 2010 (AFP) - South Asia is the world's most climate-vulnerable region, its fast-growing populations badly exposed to flood, drought, storms …
Australian scientists say Asia’s corals hit by mass die-out
SYDNEY, October 19, 2010 (AFP) - Coral reefs in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean are dying from the worst bleaching effect in more than a decade, Australian …
Boycott
NEW YORK, October 14, 2010 (AFP) - International human rights groups declined Thursday to appear before a Sri Lankan probe into the end of the country's civil …
Sri Lanka plantations look to extend productivity link
Oct 15, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's plantations industry is looking to extend a productivity linked pay scheme when talks on renewing a wage deal with labour …
Sri Lanka Cargills adds northern farmers to network
Oct 13, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Cargills, the island's largest retail chain said it had added farmers from the former war-torn north to its country wide …
Sri Lanka president guest of honour at Games close
NEW DELHI, October 12, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse will be the guest of honour at Thursday's closing ceremony of the Delhi Commonwealth …
Sri Lanka gets first boxing gold in 72 years
NEW DELHI, October 13, 2010 (AFP) - Manju Wanniarachchi on Wednesday won Sri Lanka's first gold medal in boxing in 72 years after beating Wales' Sean …
Bangladesh stock market boom fuels dire warnings
DHAKA, October 12, 2010 (AFP) - A flurry of cooling measures has failed to end a record-breaking bull run at Bangladesh's main stock market, with regulators …