Europe freeze strands travellers, cuts power
BERLIN, January 10, 2010 (AFP) - The Arctic freeze gripping Europe left hundreds of people stuck in vehicles in deep snow or stranded at airports with scores …
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Pressure Point
January 8, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka was under new pressure Friday to submit to a war crimes investigation after the United Nations authenticated a video …
Free
January 9, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Saturday released more than 700 former Tamil Tiger fighters from military custody following a rehabilitation program, an …
Violated
Jan 09, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's former chief justice Sarath Silva, a controversial figure who locked horns with the executive in the last stages of his term …
Guilty Plea
NEW YORK, January 7, 2010 (AFP) - A former senior partner in the McKinsey & Co consulting firm pleaded guilty Thursday in New York to taking money for …
Samaraweera fires Sri Lanka to victory
DHAKA, January 5, 2010 (AFP) - Thilan Samaraweera smashed a career-best 105 not out to guide Sri Lanka to a five-wicket win over India in a triangular one-day …
Sri Lanka tea exporters press for import liberalisation
Jan 06, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan tea exporters are pressing for liberalisation of tea imports for blending and re-export, saying it could help improve …
Small is big at Delhi auto show
NEW DELHI, January 3, 2010 (AFP) - Small will be big at an Indian auto show when the world's leading manufacturers unveil a slew of compact cars designed for …
Sri Lanka cuts lending rate for farmers ahead of polls
Dec 30, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka™s Central Bank said it will slash lending rates for farmers with effect from January 1, 2010 barely a month ahead of …
US alerts travelers to threats of attacks in India
WASHINGTON, December 29, 2009 (AFP) - The United States published an alert Tuesday for Americans traveling to India, saying Washington continues receiving …
Sri Lanka’s Jayasuriya dropped for Bangladesh tri-series
December 30, 2009 (AFP) - The world's most experienced one-day batsman, Sanath Jayasuriya, has been axed from next month's limited-overs tri-series in …
India’s 3G auction set for further delay
NEW DELHI, December 29, 2009 (AFP) - India's long-awaited auction for third generation (3G) mobile telecom services has been delayed again and will miss a …
Indian minister pans new visa rules on Twitter
NEW DELHI, December 28, 2009 (AFP) - India's Twitter-loving junior foreign minister has used the microblogging site to criticise his government's move to …
Sri Lanka readies Ceylon tea intellectual property claim
Dec 28, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is readying a claim for intellectual property protection for different types of Ceylon tea under global ''Geographical …
Sri Lanka’s Sangakkara signs for Lancashire
LONDON, December 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will be Lancashire's overseas player next season, the English county announced Monday. …
Sri Lanka-India one-dayer abandoned over poor pitch
NEW DELHI, December 27, 2009 (AFP) - Unfit pitch conditions at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium forced the fifth and final one-day international between India and …
Graft Wave
December 26, 2009 (AFP) - Nearly half a billion dollars in tsunami aid for Sri Lanka is unaccounted for and over 600 million dollars has been spent on projects …
Asia remembers day ocean unleashed its fury
BANDA ACEH, December 26, 2009 (AFP) - People across Asia paused Saturday to remember the day five years ago when an undersea earthquake unleashed a devastating …
Arms Allegation
SINGAPORE, December 25, 2009 (AFP) - A Singapore opposition party member has been extradited to the United States where he stands accused of trying to supply …
Sri Lanka tea earnings seen holding up despite lower crop
Dec 24, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea production this year will be lower than in 2008 because of drought and a strike but earnings should match last year's as …