India enters deflation as economy slows
NEW DELHI, June 18, 2009 (AFP) - India's annual inflation rate slipped into negative territory, official data showed Thursday, with the country's slowing …
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Sri Lanka bank on spinners for success
NOTTINGHAM, June 17, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka expect the spinners to pick up another rich haul when they take on the West Indies in the World Twenty20 semi-final …
Business leaders out to put India on US map
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2009 (AFP) - US and Indian business leaders meet Wednesday in a bid to put a new focus on the South Asian power, whose warming US ties …
Bollywood director planning film on Australia ‘racist attacks’
MUMBAI, June 16, 2009 (AFP) - A Bollywood director said Tuesday he wants to make a film based on alleged racist attacks on Indian students in Australia, …
India crash, Sri Lanka suffer Irish scare
LONDON, June 14, 2009 (AFP) - Defending champions India crashed out of the World Twenty20 on Sunday while Sri Lanka stayed on course for the semi-finals but …
Major Tamil Tiger arms cache found in Sri Lanka: govt
June 14, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have unearthed the largest haul of weapons and ammunition discovered since the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels last month, …
Pakistan’s World Cup hosting rights hang in balance
LONDON, June 14, 2009 (AFP) - World cricket chiefs are working out a middle path to resolve the controversy over Pakistan's right to remain co-hosts of the …
British court jails Tamil leader for helping Tigers
LONDON, June 12, 2009 (AFP) - A British Tamil leader convicted of supplying bomb-making equipment to Tamil Tiger rebels was jailed for two years by a court in …
Sri Lankan bowling inspires Sangakkara
LONDON, June 13, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara believes his side's varied attack is the reason they've remained unbeaten so far at the World …
US Congress passes historic curbs on deadly tobacco industry
WASHINGTON, (AFP) - The US Congress voted overwhelmingly Friday to grant the government historic powers to regulate cigarette makers, overturning decades of …
Ruthless South Africa enjoying Twenty20, says Smit
NOTTINGHAM, June 12, 2009 (AFP) - South African captain Graeme Smith is ready for the challenges ahead in the World Twenty20 after a crushing seven-wicket win …
India orders no-fishing zones in security move
NEW DELHI, June 11, 2009 (AFP) - The Indian government is to ban fishing near sensitive facilities as part of an ongoing major security upgrade spurred by last …
On-song Sri Lanka set for Super Eights
NOTTINGHAM, June 11, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka emerged as one of the favoured teams in the World Twenty20 after their clinical destruction of mighty Australia and …
Geothermal energy industry could create 17,000 Australian jobs: report
BRISBANE, June 11 (Asia Pulse) - More than 17,000 jobs could be created in Australia's geothermal energy industry by 2050, a new report says. The geothermal …
Sri Lanka Finlay teas sell well in Iraq
June 10, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's James Finlay group said tea exports to Iraq did well in 2008 despite the strife and that it expanded its marketing and …
Pakistan survive, South Africa squeeze past Kiwis
LONDON, June 9, 2009 (AFP) - Pakistan avoided following Australia out of the World Twenty20 on Tuesday while South Africa hammered home their position as …
Maldives declares whale shark sanctuaries
June 10, 2009 (LBO) - Maldives has established three protected areas for whale sharks, the world's largest fish, the Indian Ocean atoll state which is famed …
Sri Lanka’s Sangakkara eyes bigger wins after taming Aussies
NOTTINGHAM, June 9, 2009 (AFP) - Kumar Sangakkara celebrated his first stint as Sri Lanka's captain by dumping mighty Australia from the World Twenty20, then …
Chief Judge
June 08, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government has appointed Justice Asoka de Silva as the island's new chief justice. Justice de Silva took oaths as Sri …
India’s share market on a roll: analysts
MUMBAI, June 7, 2009 (AFP) - Indian shares trading near 10-month highs are on a roll and could see more gains as investors pour money back into the South Asian …