No Crisis?
PARIS, August 12, 2008 (AFP) - Oil demand is slowing sharply in advanced economies as people ease up on driving, supplies are rising and the market is set to …
Gas Dates
Aug 12, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation's (CPC) entry into liquid petroleum gas (LPG) retailing has been pushed to December due …
Sri Lanka media watchdog slams ‘brutish’ lawmaker
Aug 06, 2008 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan ruling party lawmaker who has earned notoriety for frequent attacks on the media appears to be above the law and police …
Sri Lanka minister a challenge to law enforcement: media watchdog
Aug 05, 2008 (LBO) - The culture of impunity and the continued attacks against Sri Lanka's media were condemned by the watchdog Free Media Movement, after a TV …
Bubble Deflating?
SINGAPORE, August 5, 2008 (AFP) - World oil prices fell in Asian trade Tuesday as fears about slowing US demand outweighed the increasing likelihood of …
Sri Lanka political parties in joint call for media safeguards
Aug 04, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's major opposition political parties have backed calls for an end to government intimidation of the media and demanded it …
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Sri Lanka
Aug 1, 2008 (LBO) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh landed in Sri Lanka to attend the 15th Summit meeting of the South Asian Association of Regional …
Regional rivals to meet in Sri Lanka as Indo-Pak peace process hits bad times
July 29, 2008 (AFP) - The leaders of South Asian rivals India and Pakistan are to meet in Sri Lanka this week for their highest-level talks in 15 months and to …
Sri Lanka marks 25 years since deadly riots
July 24, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will on Friday mark a quarter of a century since the country's worst ethnic riots claimed scores of lives, but 25 years on …
Media group says Sri Lanka journalists harassed
July 18, 2008 (AFP) - Journalists covering Sri Lanka's war with Tamil Tiger rebels are being harassed despite a government pledge to take action to protect the …
Local Lube
July 18, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's diversified Laugfs Holdings has introduced lubricants to the local market, working capture 30 percent share in two …
Sri Lanka opposition blames army for attacks on media
July 8, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main opposition Tuesday accused the country's military chief of orchestrating violent attacks on journalists critical of its …
Sri Lanka activists organising media boycott of South Asia summit: report
July 6, 2008 (AFP) - Media activists in Sri Lanka are organising a boycott of the upcoming South Asian summit in Colombo in protest at escalating attacks …
Expelled Sri Lanka ex-warlord returns from Britain
July 3, 2008 (AFP) - A former Sri Lankan Tamil guerrilla leader expelled from Britain returned Thursday after serving a brief jail term on immigration charges, …
Sri Lanka human rights abuses, attacks on media draw US concern
July 3, 2008 (AFP) - The United States said Thursday it had "strong concerns" about Sri Lanka's deteriorating human rights record and escalating attacks on the …
Sri Lanka journalists protest over attacks
July 2, 2008 (AFP) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan reporters and cameramen staged a protest outside President Mahinda Rajapakse's home Wednesday demanding an end to a …
Sri Lanka’s war against journalists a conspiracy: President
July 2, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's continuing attacks on the media is a conspiracy to discredit the government, President Mahinda Rajapakse said, while the …
Sri Lankan media offers reward for tips on attackers
July 02, 2008 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) and the Newspaper Publishers Association are offering a reward of five million rupees for …
Sri Lanka media suppression, new attacks condemned by US
July 1, 2008 (LBO) - The United States has condemned the attack on a UK embassy staffer and journalist, calling it a "brutal and unprovoked" attack and said it …
Sri Lanka US embassy opens after ‘powder’ scare
June 30, 2008 (LBO) – The United States embassy in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo has re-opened after a suspicious powder was found to be harmless, the …