False Himalaya glacier scare hurt global warming claims
LONDON, February 3, 2010 (AFP) - The embattled chief of the UN climate change panel admitted Wednesday that a mistake in a landmark 2007 report had damaged the …
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Sri Lanka Horana Plantations Dec net up on high tea prices
Feb 02, 2010 (LBO) – High tea prices helped Sri Lanka's Horana Plantations to make a profit of 75 million rupees in the December, according to accounts …
Sri Lanka CIC profits up on government receipts
Feb 01, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Chemical Industries (Colombo) has returned to profit in the December 2009 quarter helped by a 250 million rupee past due …
Maldives pledges deepest carbon emission cut by 2020
Jan 31, 2010 (LBO) - Maldives has voluntarily pledged to slash carbon emissions 100 percent by 2020, which is the deepest cut promised by any country so far …
Maldives in privatization drive to up efficiency, fix finances: IMF
Jan 31, 2010 (LBO) - The Indian Ocean archipelago of Maldives will privatize its airport but could also sell down other state enterprises and bring private …
Media Muzzle
January 30, 2010 (AFP) - Police in Sri Lanka shut down the offices of an opposition newspaper on Saturday, the weekly said, as international rights groups …
Lawmaker bids to make Nepal gay tourism destination
KATHMANDU, January 24, 2010 (AFP) - Nepal will this year play host to a royal wedding with a difference when an openly gay Indian prince marries his partner at …
Arms Dealing
WASHINGTON, January 23, 2010 (AFP) - A New York court sentenced two men to 14 and 26 years in prison Friday for providing support to the Tamil Tigers …
Sri Lankan tea output down in 2009 despite year end rally
Jan 23, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea production was fell 9.0 percent to 289.77 million kilograms in 2009, despite a sharp recovery in output in the latter part …
Malnutrition higher among babies born to India’s child brides
PARIS, January 22, 2010 (AFP) - Babies born to child brides in India run a higher risk of malnourishment compared to those born to older mothers, says a paper …
Pacific Refuge
WELLINGTON, January 19, 2010 (AFP) - New Zealand has agreed to take 13 Sri Lankan refugees who spent weeks refusing to leave an Australian customs boat in …
Giant, leaping Asian carp threaten US Great Lakes
CHICAGO, January 20, 2010 (AFP) - Huge Asian carp, which act like "aquatic vacuum cleaners" and leap into the air when spooked by motorboats, may have invaded …
Sri Lanka dairy farmers get US lift
Jan 20, 2010 (LBO) - Dairy farmers in eastern Sri Lanka will get technical help to improve milk production and also be linked to agri-business firms, in a …
Sri Lanka farmers to learn to live with wild elephants
Jan 18, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka rural farmers living close to forested areas with wild elephants will be taught to manage human animal conflicts through a …
Disaster Relief
LEOGANE, January 16, 2010 (AFP) - A first shipment of UN food aid arrived on Saturday in the ruined Haitian town of Leogane, where street after street of homes …
Sri Lanka wins tri-series beating India
DHAKA, January 13, 2010 (AFP) - Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara hit impressive half-centuries to guide Sri Lanka to a four-wicket win over India in the …
Scenes of horror, devastation in Port-au-Prince
PORT-AU-PRINCE, January 13, 2010 (AFP) - In just one terrifying minute the earth convulsed Tuesday in Haiti, flattening buildings and casually tossing chunks …
India’s Bharti acquires control of Bangladesh telecom firm
MUMBAI, January 12, 2010 (AFP) - India's biggest mobile phone firm Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced it will acquire a 70 percent stake in Bangladesh-based …
Bailed Out
COLOMBO, January 11, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's court of appeal on Monday freed on bail a Tamil editor whose 20-year prison sentence last year for supporting …
Higher Education
Jan 10, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan university education despite being available only to the brightest students ranks well below its peers in Asia although …