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‘Sick leave’ strike at India’s Jet Airways enters fourth day

MUMBAI, September 11, 2009 (AFP) - India's second-largest private airline, Jet Airways, on Friday cancelled 171 flights, including 16 on international routes, …

Indonesia detains 56 Afghan migrants: navy official

MATARAM, September 11, 2009 (AFP) - Indonesia has detained 56 Afghan migrants off the eastern island of Lombok who were attempting to travel by wooden boat to …

Sri Lanka tea prices rise on supply uncertainty

Sept 10, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan tea prices rose sharply at this week™s auctions, driven by supply uncertainty, with labour unions preventing teas …

Menswear comes of age with first India fashion week

NEW DELHI, September 10, 2009 (AFP) - India is set to host its inaugural men's fashion week from Friday, which observers say is a long overdue nod to a growing …

Sri Lanka plantations firms, unions in more wage talks

Sept 09, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan regional plantations companies (RPCs) and labour unions are to hold another round of talks on a wage hike Thursday to …

Sri Lanka plantations wage talks fail, unions say

Sept 08, 2009 (LBO) - Talks between Sri Lanka regional plantations companies (RPCs) and estate labour unions on a wage hike have failed, resulting in …

Sri Lanka Malinga, Samaraweera star in win

September 8, 2009 (AFP) - Lasith Malinga grabbed three wickets off five deliveries to bowl Sri Lanka to a crushing 97-run win over New Zealand in a tri-series …

Maldives leader skips foreign trip to save peoples’ money

MALE, September 7, 2009 (AFP) - The Maldives, whose fight against rising sea levels has become a cause celebre for environmentalists, said Monday it would have …

India promises 10-billion-dollar bond purchase: IMF

WASHINGTON, September 5, 2009 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund on Saturday hailed India's pledge to buy 10 billion dollars worth of IMF bonds, as top …

India’s budget airlines leave rivals in vapour stream

MUMBAI, September 6, 2009 (AFP) - India's low-cost airlines are set to go from strength to strength as they grab market share from ailing premier carriers such …

Suzuki Motor to build new auto plant in India: report

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New Zealand embarrass Sri Lanka again in T20

September 4, 2009 (AFP) - Daniel Vettori's New Zealand recorded their second Twenty20 success over Sri Lanka in three days with a 22-run victory on Friday that …

Nepal’s ‘living goddess’ adjusts to life in the IT sector

KATHMANDU, September 3, 2009 (AFP) - As a child, she was worshipped as a "living goddess" in Nepal after she proved her bravery in an ancient ritual by not …

Kiwi Oram stumped by his hat-trick feat

September 3, 2009 (AFP) - New Zealand's Jacob Oram said Thursday he was unaware he had taken a hat-trick during the thrilling three-run win over Sri Lanka in a …

Sri Lanka tea trade warns labour action will hit exports

Sept 03, 2009 (LBO) - Action by labour unions on Sri Lanka's tea estates to disrupt the movement of teas could hamper exports and threatens the industry and …

Jailed Journalist

OTTAWA, September 2, 2009 (AFP) - Canada is "deeply concerned" by Sri Lanka's sentencing of a journalist to 20 years of hard labor, Foreign Affairs Minister …

Sri Lanka tea exporter profits halve, demand down

Sept 01, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Ceylon Tea Services, which exports value-added teas under the Dilmah brand, said net profit halved last year and sales are …

Emblematic Example

WASHINGTON, August 31, 2009 (AFP) - The United States criticized Sri Lanka Monday for sentencing to 20 years in prison a Tamil reporter whose case has been …

India’s Maruti Suzuki posts record exports

MUMBAI, September 1, 2009 (AFP) - India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India, majority-owned by Japan's Suzuki Motor, announced record exports Tuesday in …

India posts 6.1 pct quarterly growth

NEW DELHI, August 31, 2009 (AFP) - India's economy expanded by 6.1 percent in the three months to June, picking up pace from the previous quarter as the …