Volatile Labour
Oct 25, 2009 (LBO) - Workers at Sri Lanka's state-owned oil refiner said they plan to resume normal work Monday, ending a four-day work-to-rule action that …
Oct 25, 2009 (LBO) - Workers at Sri Lanka's state-owned oil refiner said they plan to resume normal work Monday, ending a four-day work-to-rule action that …
Oct 25, 2009 (LBO) - Doctors and accountants top the outflow of skilled professionals from Sri Lanka, seeking better opportunities in developed countries, a …
Oct 24, 2009 (LBO) - Post-war Sri Lanka's ability to attract foreign investments would depend on how the island resolves minority Tamil grievances, eliminates …
SYDNEY, October 23, 2009 (AFP) - Australian border guards intercepted a boat carrying 29 suspected asylum-seekers off the country's northwest on Friday, the …
Oct 23, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should cut down on tax incentives to attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) and concentrate on improving the business …
SYDNEY, October 22, 2009 (AFP) - Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Thursday angrily denied extremists were among hundreds of asylum-seekers arriving in the …
Oct 22, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's complex tax structure and high rates are working against the government by pushing consumers to move towards the …
October 22, 2009 (AFP) - Fear of persecution and a lack of jobs at home are driving thousands of Sri Lankans to risk perilous boat rides to developed …
Oct 21, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's exports, which down 6.7 percent in August from a year earlier were showing a steady month on month rise with a recovery …
VANCOUVER, October 21, 2009 (AFP) - Detention hearings began Tuesday for two of 76 migrants who were arrested Saturday on a mystery ship off Canada's coast and …
Oct 20, 2009 (LBO) - A senior Asian Development Bank (ADB) has visited Sri Lanka to discuss support for post-war reconstruction in the island, the bank said in …
SINGAPORE, October 19, 2009 (AFP) - Singapore is urging local businessmen to explore investment opportunities in Sri Lanka following the defeat of the Tamil …
MERAK, October 17, 2009 (AFP) - A group of more than 250 Sri Lankan asylum seekers whose boat was stopped in Indonesian waters en route to Australia ended …
VANCOUVER, October 18, 2009 (AFP) - A ship suspected of carrying 76 illegal migrants was intercepted in the Pacific Ocean off Canada's west coast, police said …
Oct 17, 2009 (LBO) - The United States has asked Sri Lanka, ranked high for software piracy in Asia, to better enforce intellectual property rights and also …
SYDNEY, October 16, 2009 (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday refused to be swayed by hundreds of Sri Lankan asylum-seekers who launched a …
Oct 16, 2009 (LBO) - A four-month mini budget is expected to be presented to parliament in November seeking approval for Sri Lanka's government to spend 362 …
October 16, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main water utility said Friday it had fined the US embassy in Colombo more than 3,000 dollars for illegally tapping …
Oct 16, 2009 (LBO) - American companies are keen to invest in Sri Lanka with the end of the ethnic war to help rebuild the economy and contribute to national …
Oct 16, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is in line to receive 600 to 700 million US dollars in foreign direct investment in 2009 and fresh applications are pouring in …