Sri Lanka rights group says it was harassed after UN meeting
COLOMBO, September 2, 2013 (AFP) - A Catholic-run human rights group working in northeastern Sri Lanka said Monday it had been harassed by security personnel …
Sri Lanka private inflation index surges to 9.9-pct in July
Sept 02, 2013 (LBO) - Inflation in Sri Lanka's key cities rose 9. online pharmacy buy spiriva inhaler with best prices today in the USA 9 percent in August …
Sri Lanka state press says UN rights chief ‘prejudiced’
COLOMBO, September 1, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's state-run media Sunday accused UN human rights chief Navi Pillay of being "prejudiced", a day after she warned …
Sri Lanka not too worried over currency troubles: Treasury secretary
Aug 31, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka was not much worried over currency troubles sweeping South Asia, Treasury Secretary P B Jayasundera said as the Indian Ocean …
UN rights chief pre-judging Sri Lanka
August 30, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Friday suggested UN human rights chief Navi Pillay had pre-judged his Indian Ocean island, according to a …
Sri Lanka becoming more authoritarian: UN rights chief
COLOMBO, August 31, 2013 (AFP) - UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Saturday accused Sri Lanka of becoming "increasingly authoritarian", with activists …
Sri Lanka inflation up 6.3-pct in August
Aug 30, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's inflation measured in the capital Colombo rose 6. online pharmacy buy strattera with best prices today in the USA 3 percent in …
Lanka steps up attack on UN rights chief
COLOMBO, August 29, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka ratcheted up criticism of the UN human rights body on Thursday, accusing it of repeated "vicious and baseless" …
Sri Lanka to spruce up two cities with World Bank finance
Aug 29, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will borrow 200 million US dollars from the World Bank to develop two cities, the state information office said.buy bactroban …
Sri Lanka slams UN rights body
COLOMBO, August 28, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has criticised the UN Human Rights Council as its top official toured the battle-scarred nation to probe …
Sri Lanka signs economic and defence deals with Belarus
Aug 27, 2013 (LBO)- Sri Lanka has signed a series of bilateral deals involving trade, taxation, tourism and defence co-operation following a visit by President …
UN-ESCAP boss at South Asia econ summit in Sri Lanka
Aug 27, 2013 (LBO) - Noeleen Heyzer, executive secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) will deliver …
Sri Lanka police in doghouse over canine ‘wedding’
COLOMBO, August 27, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's cultural affairs ministry has taken strong exception to a mass "wedding" of police dogs, which used symbols of …
UN rights chief asked to trace Sri Lanka war missing
COLOMBO, August 27, 2013 (AFP) - Families of people who disappeared during Sri Lanka's ethnic war demonstrated in the former rebel stronghold of Jaffna Tuesday …
Sri Lanka at helm of South Asia free trade effort
Aug 26, 2013 (LBO) - South Asian nations have to cut negative lists to improve the people's trade freedoms, a top regional official had said following a …
UN rights chief to raise ‘concerns’ in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, August 25, 2013 (AFP) - The UN's top rights official began her visit to Sri Lanka Sunday by brushing aside criticism that she overstepped her brief …
China firm seeks to investments in power, waste management in Sri Lanka
Aug 26, 2013 (LBO) - Aerospace Long-March International, a Chinese state firm is seeking joint ventures in power and waste disposal, Sri Lanka's economic …
Sri Lanka monks protest UN rights chief’s visit
COLOMBO, August 26, 2013 (AFP) - Buddhist monks led protests in the Sri Lankan capital Monday against the UN's top rights official, who began a fact-finding …
Sri Lanka’s aims high in becoming easier place for business: CB Governor
Aug 26, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka aims to be among the 30 easiest places to do business in the world by 2016 and maintain stable economic conditions comparable to …
Bollywood Sri Lanka war film pulled in UK, south India
MUMBAI, August 24, 2013 (AFP) - A Bollywood spy thriller set against the backdrop of the Sri Lankan civil war has been pulled from British and some Indian …