Sri Lanka fines US embassy for illegal water supply: official

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 …

Sri Lanka leader takes aim at international lenders

October 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Thursday accused international financial institutions of placing too heavy a burden on developing nations by …

Sri Lanka outlook on ‘B’ sovereign rating lifted to ‘positive’: S&P

Oct 15, 2009 (LBO) - Standard & Poor's has lifted the outlook on Sri Lanka's 'B' sovereign rating to 'positive' from 'stable' expecting that a program with the …

Sri Lanka unable to stop migrant outflow: minister

October 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Thursday it was unable to prevent migrants leaving the country, as Indonesia intercepted a boatload of asylum seekers …

Sri Lanka asylum-seekers threaten to torch boat

BANTEN, October 14, 2009 (AFP) - More than 250 Sri Lankans seeking asylum in Australia have threatened to set fire to their boat if they are forced to …

Dollar weakens, gold, oil, Euro soars

NEW YORK, October 13, 2009 (AFP) - The dollar faced more headwinds Tuesday and the euro leapt to a new 2009 high on the greenback, as rising economic …

Sri Lanka to hold early elections: state radio

October 13, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will hold presidential and parliamentary elections before April next year, state radio announced Tuesday, in the wake of the …

Sri Lanka asks expats help rebuild war-hit regions

October 12, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Monday announced plans to tap its expatriate community to help rebuild the island's war-ravaged areas and encourage …

Sri Lanka central bank holds rates amid low inflation

Oct 13, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Central Bank is holding its main policy rate steady at 10. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in the USA buy …

Sri Lanka post-war prospects scouted by US firms

Oct 13, 2009 (LBO) - American firms are scouting for business opportunities in post-war Sri Lanka in anticipation of accelerated economic growth, officials …

Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger suspects on trial for Paris racket

PARIS, October 12, 2009 (AFP) - Twenty-two suspected Tamil Tiger rebels went on trial Monday for running an extortion racket among Paris's ethnic Tamil …

Indonesia detains 260 Sri Lankan migrants: police

BANTEN, October 11, 2009 (AFP) - Indonesia detained about 260 Sri Lankan migrants in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra while attempting to make their …

Investors reap peace dividend in Sri Lanka

October 11, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's small stock exchange has become one of the world's top performing bourses as investors reap the peace dividend from the …

Anger grows among Sri Lanka detained refugees: rights group

October 11, 2009 (AFP) - A quarter of a million Tamil civilians detained in state-run camps since the end of Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict are in an increasingly …

‘New’ IMF faces rough road toward bigger role

ISTANBUL, October 7, 2009 (AFP) - The IMF gained new stature as global lender at annual meetings with the World Bank in Istanbul that ended Wednesday, but is …

Voting underway in Sri Lanka’s final council poll

October 10, 2009 (AFP) - Voting got underway in southern Sri Lanka Saturday in the final local council poll before national elections due next year, officials …

Sri Lanka Tamil refugees should move freely: US

WASHINGTON, October 9, 2009 (AFP) - The United States on Friday called on the Sri Lankan government to allow Tamil refugees displaced by recent fighting to …

Sri Lanka wraps up final council poll ahead of national elections

October 10, 2009 (AFP) - Vote counting got under way in southern Sri Lanka Saturday after nine hours of polling for the final local council before national …

Sri Lanka can avoid foreign pressure by putting economy right: think tank

Oct 09, 2009(LBO) - Sri Lankan can avoid foreign pressure tied to aid or trade concessions by putting its own economic house in order through better …

Sri Lanka ‘B+’ rating confirmed, outlook raised to stable: Fitch

Oct 09, 2009(LBO) - Fitch Ratings said it has lifted the outlook on Sri Lanka's 'B+' sovereign rating to 'stable' from 'negative' on the end of a war and a …