Sri Lanka roads closed to keep economy stable

Sep 06, 2009 (LBO) - Some of Sri Lanka's roads will remain closed despite the end of a 30-year civil war to prevent a post-Soviet style collapse of the …

EU joins criticism of jailing of Sri Lanka journalist

BRUSSELS, September 3, 2009 (AFP) - The European Union joined Thursday the international outcry over the sentencing to 20 years in jail of a journalist in Sri …

UN chief, minister discuss plight of displaced Sri Lankans

UNITED NATIONS, September 3, 2009 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon met with a Sri Lankan minister in Geneva Thursday to discuss the plight of civilians displaced …

Sri Lanka ex-combatant rehabilitation gets UK backing

Sept 04, 2009 (LBO) - The United Kingdom is giving 17 million rupees to support the rehabilitation of ex-combatants in Sri Lanka conflict by the island's …

Sri Lanka non-state sector to bear adjustment burden under IMF deal

Sept 03, 2009 (LBO) - Workers in Sri Lanka's private sector and their workplaces will bear the brunt of an adjustment to stabilize the economy under an …

Sri Lanka stands ground over jailing of journalist

September 2, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Wednesday rejected international criticism of the sentencing of a journalist to 20 years of hard labour over his alleged …

US, press groups condemn Sri Lanka over jailed journalist

September 1, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka faced a barrage of criticism on Tuesday for sentencing a journalist to 20 years of hard labour, led by US condemnation and …

France slams Sri Lanka over journalist’s sentence

PARIS, September 1, 2009 (AFP) - France sharply rebuked the government of Sri Lanka on Tuesday after a court there sentenced a reporter to 20 years in prison …

Sri Lanka jailed reporter named winner of Peter Mackler Award

WASHINGTON, August 31, 2009 (AFP) - J.S. Tissainayagam, a Sri Lankan reporter sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison, has been named the first winner of the …

Sri Lanka August inflation 0.9-pct

Aug 31, 2009 (LBO) - Consumer prices in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo moved up 0.9 percent from a year earlier, compared with 1.1 percent in July, the …

Sri Lanka economists look for recovery at annual parley

Aug 31, 2009 (LBO) - The way forward following the fallout of a global economic slump that triggered a balance of payments crisis and a slowdown in island will …

Sri Lankans among 470 children under British immigration detention: report

LONDON, August 31, 2009 (AFP) - More than 400 children were being held in British immigration detention centres with their families, a report said Monday, …

Sri Lanka promotes investment with Thailand after war

Aug 30, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is promoting new joint ventures with Thailand after the end of a 30-year war in the island, organizers of an investment …

Sri Lankans ask whether the US is a socialist state

Aug 28, 2009 (LBO) - Sweeping 'nationalization' of collapsing banks, state mandated mortgage lending and centrally planned interest rates has made the USA a …

Sri Lanka columnist shortlisted for Bastiat online journalism prize

Aug 28, 2009 (LBO) - Rohan Samarajiva, who writes Lanka Business Online's 'Choices' column has been shortlisted for the 2009 Bastiat Prize for online …

Sri Lanka war, BOP crisis no longer hurt rating; budgets a problem: Fitch official

Aug 27, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's internal conflict and a balance of payments crisis that led to a rating downgrade and a negative outlook have now been wiped …

Sri Lanka pro-poor effort hit by political interference: ADB

Aug 26, 2009 (LBO) - Political interference and overlapping functions of government agencies have seriously weakened Sri Lanka's efforts to help the poor and …

Sri Lanka frees priests from war camps

August 26, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Wednesday freed nearly 600 Hindu and Catholic priests who were held in internment camps with ethnic Tamils displaced by …

Sri Lanka draws Japanese investor interest

Aug 26, 2009 (LBO) - A 40-member Japanese trade and investment mission is due to visit Sri Lanka in November 2009 following the end of the island's 30-year …

Sri Lankan court bails war-zone doctors

August 24, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan magistrate on Monday bailed four doctors held for allegedly spreading rebel propaganda before the defeat of the Tamil …