Sri Lanka tea industry eyes Chinese market
March 25, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea exporters are being encouraged to take part in a forthcoming tea fair in Hong Kong as a means to penetrate the huge …
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Sri Lanka tea factories clamour for loan concession
March 25, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Tea Board has received applications from more than 470 tea factories seeking approval to get government concessions on …
India’s money-spinning IPL seeks new home
NEW DELHI, March 23, 2009 (AFP) - Organisers of the Indian Premier League scrambled on Monday to find an emergency venue for the lucrative cricket tournament …
Freeze Order
Mar 23, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has halted the sale of assets of Ceylinco Consolidated, an apex firm of the Ceylinco group, a collapsed …
World Forum pledges action on water, but rift over statement
ISTANBUL, March 22, 2009 (AFP) - A seven-day focus on the world's water crunch wound up here on Sunday with a pledge by more than 100 countries to strive for …
Sri Lanka tightens corn imports
March 19, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has tightened rules on corn imports to arrest falling domestic farm gate prices with a record area under cultivation this …
Indian government faces elections as economy dives
NEW DELHI, March 18, 2009 (AFP) - Nineteen-year-old Souraj Thapa has never heard of the global financial crisis, but he's finding that his job chances are …
Auditing Blues
Mar 17, 2009 (LBO) – A new Sri Lankan national audit bill expected to be presented for legislative approval shortly will grant the government's chief …
Sri Lanka rupee overvaluation seen hurting tea exports
March 16, 2009 (LBO) - An artificially strong rupee could further hurt exports of Sri Lankan tea to key markets whose currencies have been devalued in recent …
Maldives leader vows to make country carbon neutral
LONDON, March 14, 2009 (AFP) - The Maldives will become the world's first carbon neutral country by fully switching to the use of renewable energy within a …
Sri Lanka senior players want better security
March 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's new cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara and star spinner Muttiah Muralitharan say they want security guarantees on future tours …
ECB to review investor strategy after Stanford fiasco
LONDON, March 13, 2009 (AFP) - The England and Wales Cricket Board are to review the manner in which they assess potential investors following the collapse of …
Sri Lanka tea prices up as crop plunges
March 13, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan tea prices rose again at this week's Colombo auction mainly because volumes had fallen sharply owing to drought but …
Cricket Impresario
WASHINGTON, March 11, 2009 (AFP) - Cricket mogul and financier Allen Stanford is refusing to cooperate with authorities investigating his role in an alleged …
India in major embassy security review: report
NEW DELHI, March 11, 2009 (AFP) - India is to conduct a massive security review of key missions in South Asia following threats against its nationals in …
No Bail
March 11, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Ceylinco group chairman Lalith Kotelawala remained in remand over fraud charges at an unlisted subsidiary that has collapsed …
Sri Lanka aims to be South Asian shopper paradise
Mar 10, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's biggest state bank has proposed a bold project to make the island a Dubai-style duty free shopping mecca for the …
Sri Lanka coach fears Commonwealth Games a target
MELBOURNE, March 10, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka cricket coach Trevor Bayliss voiced fears on Tuesday that extremists would target next year's Commonwealth Games in …
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Hair labels ICC chief a bully over umpire attack comments
MELBOURNE, March 9, 2009 (AFP) - Outspoken Australian umpire Darrell Hair labelled ICC chief Haroon Lorgat a bully Monday for telling officials caught in the …