Sri Lanka Maskeliya Plantations hit by wage hike
Nov 17, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Maskeliya Plantations said it slipped into the red in the September 2009 quarter after costs shot up following a wage hike …
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Research Link
Nov 13, 2009 (LBO) - Intellectual property protection in Sri Lanka is still to weak to encourage companies to do research and develop new crop varieties with …
Sri Lanka looks to mobile phones to improve farmer livelihoods
Nov 12, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's information technology agency aims to deploy more widely a web-based crop price tracker and use mobile phones to help farmers …
South Asian inflation risk from money printing: economist
WASHINGTON, November 11, 2009 (AFP) - Rising inflation is posing a threat to South Asia, with the situation most worrying in the Maldives where a foreign …
Kiwi View
WELLINGTON, November 11, 2009 (AFP) - New Zealand does not want to offer a new home to a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers involved in a stand-off with …
Sri Lanka agri-business call for easier land access
Nov 10, 2009 (LBO) - A top Sri Lankan farming firm has called for easier access to land for commercial agriculture in the quest to transform subsistence …
No link between global warming and melting glaciers: India
NEW DELHI, November 10, 2009 (AFP) - India's environment minister said there was no scientific proof to support the idea that the melting of Himalayan glaciers …
Sri Lanka agri-firm eyes north-east investments
Nov 10, 2009 (LBO) - Coco Lanka, a Sri Lankan agri-business firm, said it is eyeing investment opportunities in the former northern and eastern war zones. The …
Living with India’s ‘Red Menace’
MARKAPAR, November 9, 2009 (AFP) - In a rural Maoist stronghold in central India, off limits to the police and government officials, people are queuing for …
India’s fast-growing telecom sector dials up trouble
NEW DELHI, November 8, 2009 (AFP) - India is still adding a staggering 15 million new mobile phone connections a month but the world's fastest-growing cellular …
Wider Net
NEW YORK, November 6, 2009 (AFP) - Law enforcement officials in New York announced Thursday charges against 14 people in a widening probe into the largest ever …
Sri Lanka Tata unit shrugs off wage hike cost
Nov 06, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Watawala Plantations said September quarter group net profit fell 78 percent to 9. buy clomiphene online …
Sri Lanka seeks to turn subsistence farming into agri-business
Nov 06, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka needs to develop and maintain consistent policies and provide appropriate support infrastructure to change subsistence farmers …
Protection Deal
Nov 05, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka and Kuwait has signed an Investment Promotion & Protection Agreement (IPPA) Thursday between the island's envoy to the country …
Ship Link
VANCOUVER, November 3, 2009 (AFP) - Several of a group of 76 Sri Lankan asylum seekers picked up off the Canadian coast last month have ties to the Tamil Tiger …
Sri Lanka wage hike sends listed estate into the red
Nov 04, 2009 (LBO) - Sri lanka's Kelani Valley Plantations (KVPL) said a wage hike wrested by estate labour unions has sent it into the red in the September …
US Quizz
November 1, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka called on US authorities to drop plans to interview the island's military commander over allegations of war crimes against …
Legal Seminar
Oct 31, 2009 (LBO) - A seminar on the implications on Sri Lanka's the new company law featuring senior legal experts targeted at educating director, chief …
Sri Lanka to import rice to buffer price spikes
Oct 30, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's government, which is ideologically committed to domestic rice production, will import 50,000 metric tons of rice as a …
No Accounts
Oct 30, 2009 (LBO) - Two directors of Alufab Limited, a Colombo listed company has been charged for not filing annual accounts since 2004, Sri Lanka's …