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 …
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Boat People
SYDNEY, October 29, 2009 (AFP) - Australia told a group of rescued Sri Lankan asylum-seekers they could not choose their destination and refused to rule out …
Bailed
Oct 29, 2009 (LBO) - Chairman of Sri Lanka's troubled Ceylinco group, Lalith Kotelawala was released on bail by the island's Supreme Court after nine months …
Fresh Threats
October 29, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president ordered police to probe death threats against journalists of a newspaper whose founding editor was murdered …
Refugee Crisis
TANJUNG PINANG, October 28, 2009 (AFP) - Seventy eight Sri Lankan asylum-seekers are refusing to disembark an Australian customs vessel anchored off …
Northwest Sri Lanka running out of groundwater: official
Oct 28, 2009 (LBO) - Puttalam in Sri Lanka's northwest is rapidly running out of groundwater due to paddy farming, with the water table falling alarmingly and …
Boat People
TANJUNG PINANG, October 27, 2009 (AFP) - An Indonesian provincial governor refused Tuesday to allow an Australian customs vessel to unload 78 Sri Lankan …
India’s central bank holds interest rates
MUMBAI, October 27, 2009 (AFP) - India's central bank kept key short-term interest rates unchanged at their record lows on Tuesday, saying its priority was …
Pakistan says offensive death toll rises to 227
ISLAMABAD, October 26, 2009 (AFP) - Pakistan's military said Monday that the death toll in a major military assault on the Taliban rose to 227, reporting heavy …
Mystery
VANCOUVER, October 24, 2009 (AFP) - Canada is to release one of 76 Tamils arrested last week in a ship off its Pacific coast, local media reported Saturday. …
India says will start 3G auction in January
NEW DELHI, October 24, 2009 (AFP) - India said Saturday a long-delayed auction of radio bandwidth for third generation (3G) telecommunications services will …
Indian car maker Maruti sees quarterly profit jump 93 pct
NEW DELHI, October 24, 2009 (AFP) - India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki reported Saturday that its quarterly net profit had soared 93 percent year-on-year, …
Indians go on gold-buying blitz: industry body
MUMBAI, October 23, 2009 (AFP) - Indians spent nearly 2.0 billion dollars buying gold last week during Hindu festivities, an increase compared with 2008 …
Asia looks to ‘lead world’ with EU-style bloc
HUA HIN, October 24, 2009 (AFP) - Asian leaders discussed plans at a summit Saturday to "lead the world" by forming an EU-style community, as regional giants …
India’s telecom minister denies corruption after raid
NEW DELHI, October 23, 2009 (AFP) - India's telecom minister Friday denied any corruption in the awarding of new licences to telecom companies in the country …
Sri Lanka milk farmers get marketing support
Oct 23, 2009 (LBO) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said it has partnered with a unit of the listed Chemical Industries (Colombo) (CIC) to …
Charity Front
WASHINGTON, October 22, 2009 (AFP) - About 30 victims of attacks by Sri Lanka's rebel Tamil Tigers filed a suit Thursday against the billionaire head of a US …
Sri Lanka tea output down in September
Oct 22, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's production of black tea in September 2009 fell three percent to 25. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in the …
India’s Tata mulls checks on world’s cheapest car
NEW DELHI, October 22, 2009 (AFP) - The world's cheapest car, the Nano, launched by Indian maker Tata earlier this year, faces possible checks after owners …
Australia set for decades-long mining boom: top official
SYDNEY, October 22, 2009 (AFP) - Australia could be set for a decades-long commodities boom fuelled by rocketing demand from China and India, a senior official …