Sri Lanka urged by India to probe rights record
NEW DELHI, May 17, 2011 (AFP) - India broke with past practice on Tuesday and called on Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the …
Sri Lanka holds policy interest rates
May 16, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank said it is holding policy rates steady as last month's hike in the reserve ratio was effective in draining excess …
Sri Lanka govt expands overstaffed public service
May 12, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government has created a new service within an already bloated public service to give jobs to 15,000 unemployed graduates and …
Central banks urge budget corrections: Trichet
BASEL, May 9, 2011 (AFP) - Central bankers are pressing advanced economies to gradually improve their budgets while fast growing emerging nations must guard …
Australia defends Malaysia asylum seekers plan
SYDNEY, May 8, 2011 (AFP) - Australia on Sunday defended plans to send hundreds of asylum seekers to Malaysia, saying it was an important signal to people …
Reduced corruption key to Asia’s rise: ADB
HANOI, May 4, 2011 (AFP) - Reducing corruption and improving government accountability are the greatest challenges to making Asia the world's wealthiest region …
Sri Lanka average prices steady from February: CB
May 4, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's average price level measured by an index at the capital Colombo, has been steady since February though non-food items have …
Wrong strategy could worsen dengue epidemics: study
PARIS, 2011 (AFP) - The wrong approach to wiping out the mosquitoes that cause dengue infections could lead to worse epidemics in the future, according to a …
Sri Lanka’s May Day rallies reject UN war report
May 1, 2011 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government used May Day rallies on Sunday to reject a United Nations report that alleged the military may have been guilty …
Sri Lanka smokers cough up taxes worth 1-pct of GDP
Apr 30, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's smokers have coughed up 56 billion rupees in taxes collected through Ceylon Tobacco Company, a unit of British American …
US envoy heads to Sri Lanka amid war flap
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2011 (AFP) - A US envoy heads to Sri Lanka next week to encourage a full accounting over its civil war after the government angrily …
Sri Lanka inflation accelerates to 9.8-pct in April
Apr 29, 2011 (LBO) - Consumer prices in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo rose 9. buy zofran online …
Sri Lanka Vietnam economic links to widen with re-opened embassy: envoy
Apr 28, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka could attract investments from Vietnam if the path is clear and the two nations could increase two-way trade and tourism …
Sri Lanka rupee strengthens below 110 to greenback
Apr 28, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's rupee strengthened to below 110 to green back as the dollar slid to record lows against currencies issued by other monetary …
Fed chief hums and haws in historic press meet
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UN feared for staff in Sri Lanka conflict finale: Ban
UNITED NATIONS, April 27, 2011 (AFP) - The United Nations feared for its staff in Sri Lanka as government troops crushed a Tamil separatist uprising in 2009, …
Sri Lanka condemns ‘divisive’ UN report
April 27, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka rejected Wednesday what it called a "divisive" and flawed report commissioned by UN chief Ban Ki-moon which holds the …
Sri Lanka IPO pricing based on latest financials: advisors
Apr 26, 2011 (LBO) - Financial advisors for a forthcoming share issue by Sri Lanka's Expolanka group have defended the pricing of the public offer at more than …
Asians driven to extreme poverty by commodity bubble
Apr 27, 2011 (LBO) - Rising food prices from a global commodity bubble could push 64 million people in developing Asia into extreme poverty, the Asian …
UN releases report on Sri Lanka
UNITED NATIONS, April 25, 2011 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan army killed most of the tens of thousands of civilian victims of a final offensive against Tamil …