Crude Options
Jan 23, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will be able to import crude from Iran for at least six months before US sanctions make it impossible for payments to be made to …
Sri Lanka reconciliation, secular republics in focus
Jan 23, 2012 (LBO) - Building a secular state can prevent oppression of minorities and victims of an arbitrary state should learn to forgive but must also …
Sri Lanka govt probe seen failing to win confidence of Tamils
Jan 16, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's main minority Tamil political party has rejected a government investigation into the ethnic war, saying it lacked credibility …
Petro Facility
Jan 03, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is negotiating a billion dollar facility from an international bank to defray payments for petroleum imports by made state-run …
Sri Lanka must restore rule of law, says human rights body
Dec 30, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka needs to restore the rule of law and change its constitution that concentres too much power in the executive president who …
Aviation Fuel
Dec 26, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has called bids to build an aviation fuel terminal at a second international airport …
Sri Lanka to do health checks for resident visa
Dec 15, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has decided to do health checks on applicants for resident visas to the island, media minister Keheliya Rambukwella said. The …
Sri Lanka reconciliation must ensure sustainable peace: Australia lawmakers
Dec 14, 2011 (LBO) - A visiting Australian parliamentary delegation has said Sri Lanka's reconciliation efforts after the end of its 30-year ethnic war must …
Gas Potential
Dec 06, 2011 (LBO) - A top Indian scientist has said he believes Sri Lanka has huge gas hydrate resources in the ocean around the island as in India. online …
Sri Lanka child care project gets Japanese support
Dec 01, 2011 (LBO) - The Japanese government has provided almost 60 million rupees worth of aid for an early childhood care and development project in the …
Sri Lanka urged by Japan envoy to probe war crimes charges
Nov 30, 2011 (LBO) - A Japanese 'peace envoy' to Sri Lanka has pressed the island to probe allegations of human rights abuses that led to the loss of duty free …
Sri Lanka ex-army chief jailed for three years
November 18, 2011 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan High Court sentenced former army chief Sarath Fonseka to three years in jail on Friday after finding him guilty of …
Petroleum Prospects
Nov 15, 2011 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka unit of Indian Oil Corporation's profit for the September 2011 quarter fell sharply from a year ago with sales staying …
Gas Strike
Nov 14, 2011 (LBO) - Cairn Lanka, a unit of India's Cairn Energy, has made a second gas strike off the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka. online pharmacy buy …
EU concerned over Sri Lanka net censorship
Nov 08, 2011 (LBO) - The European Union has expressed concern over the blocking of several dissident websites in Sri Lanka, which the island's information …
Sri Lanka targets dissident websites
November 5, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Saturday warned websites to register with the authorities after the United States expressed deep concern over Colombo's …
Britain urges Sri Lanka to make progress on rights by 2013
LONDON, October 30, 2011 (AFP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Sri Lanka on Sunday to make progress on human rights before it hosts the next …
Sri Lankan FM slams ‘biased’ UN rights report
PERTH, October 30, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's foreign minister Sunday condemned a "preposterous" UN-commissioned report alleging war crimes in his country, …
Commonwealth agree they must reform
PERTH, October 30, 2011 (AFP) - A Commonwealth summit bringing together world leaders from the 54-nation bloc closed Sunday agreeing on the urgent need to …
Price Balance
Oct 30, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has raised pump prices by around 10 percent with petrol prices going up by 12.00 rupees a litre and diesel by only 8. online …