Long queues form at Afghan bank amid corruption claims
KABUL, September 2, 2010 (AFP) - An owner of Afghanistan's biggest bank, Kabul Bank, said Thursday it was not facing a run and was supplying branches with …
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Law Change
August 31, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Tuesday began assessing a draft bill that would amend the island's constitution to allow President Mahinda …
Delhi notes China’s Indian Ocean ‘interest’
NEW DELHI, August 31, 2010 (AFP) - India on Tuesday said China was demonstrating "more than normal interest" in the Indian Ocean as two Chinese warships made a …
Ordeal
KUALA LUMPUR, August 31, 2010 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan tourist died fleeing kidnappers in Malaysia while a friend escaped and another was rescued by police, the …
India BlackBerry users relieved as shutdown averted
NEW DELHI, August 31, 2010 (AFP) - India's BlackBerry users heaved a sigh of relief Tuesday after the government gave the company a two-month reprieve on a …
Sri Lanka govt inaction on theft seen threatening spice trade
Aug 30, 2010 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government's failure to crack down on theft in spice plantations is threatening the industry, a key foreign exchange earner …
Sri Lanka Nestle unit opens milk centre in former war-zone
Aug 29, 2010 (LBO) - Nestle Lanka, a unit of Swiss based Nestle, has opened a milk chilling centre in the former war-zone of Kilinochchi in the north of Sri …
Ton-up Dilshan helps Sri Lanka clinch tri-series
DAMBULLA, August 28, 2010 (AFP) - Tillakaratne Dilshan cracked an impressive century to set up Sri Lanka's 74-run victory over India in the triangular one-day …
Nail Torture
Aug 27, 2010 (LBO) - Doctors in Sri Lanka have removed 15 metal objects including nails and pins from a woman domestic worker who had returned from Saudi …
India government warns on BlackBerry
NEW DELHI, August 26, 2010 (AFP) - India warned the makers of the BlackBerry Thursday its messaging services could be shut down if it failed to give security …
Mother Teresa remembered, 100 years on
KOLKATA, August 26, 2010 (AFP) - A solemn mass kicked off a day of remembrance Thursday on the birth centenary of Mother Teresa, known as the "Saint of the …
Indian PM says wealth divide adding to instability
NEW DELHI, August 26, 2010 (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that the country's widening divide between rich and poor was a factor …
Sri Lanka urged to lift land controls by World Bank
Aug 25, 2010 (LBO) - A World Bank study has called on Sri Lanka to loosen controls on land ownership and use, saying restrictions tend to keep poor farmers …
Nail Torture
Aug 25, 2010 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan woman working as a domestic aide in Saudi Arabia has had 24 flaming nails driven in to her foot and a needle into her …
Detained
VANCOUVER, August 24, 2010 (AFP) - Canada's independent Immigration and Refugee Board on Monday ordered the continued detention of all 443 adult Tamil asylum …
Indian carmaker signs preliminary deal to buy Ssangyong
SEOUL, August 23, 2010 (AFP) - India's leading sports utility vehicle maker Mahindra and Mahindra signed a preliminary agreement Monday to take over bankrupt …
India announces export breaks amid ‘fragile’ recovery
NEW DELHI, August 23, 2010 (AFP) - India announced new stimulus measures Monday worth 225 million dollars to help garment, leather and handicraft exporters …
Maldivian festival of ideas brings together artists, scientists
Aug 22, 2010 (LBO) - The Maldives plans to hold a festival bringing together international and local artists and experts from the fields of literature, art, …
Indian film industry wants more awareness over film piracy
MUMBAI, August 22, 2010 (AFP) - Ashish is a senior executive in the financial sector in the home of Bollywood, Mumbai. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best …
Sri Lanka captain not guilty of physical contact
DAMBULLA, August 21, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara did not breach the players' code of conduct during a tri-series match against New …