Sri Lanka ‘core’ inflation 15.8-pct
June 02, 2009 (LBO) - A controversial core inflation index of selected items in Sri Lanka was at 13. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in the …
Sri Lanka rejects rights probe
May 31, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Sunday rejected growing calls to probe human rights violations amid allegations that thousands of civilians perished in the …
Sri Lankan media rights activist beaten: colleagues
June 1, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan media rights activist was hospitalised Monday after being beaten by unidentified attackers near the capital Colombo, a doctor …
Amnesty calls for probe of Sri Lanka civilian deaths
May 30, 2009 (AFP) - Amnesty International called Saturday for an independent probe into the number of civilians killed in the final weeks of Sri Lanka's civil …
Sri Lanka property firm hit by falling prices
May 30, 2009 (LBO) – The real estate arm of Sri Lanka's Carsons Cumberbatch group said it was writing down the values of properties by 450.3 million …
Hedge Loss
May 29, 2009 (LBO) – Lanka IOC, a unit of Indian Oil Corporation said it lost 1.6 billion rupees in the March 2009 quarter against a profit of 890.7 …
Sri Lanka inflation accelerates to 3.3-pct in May
May 29, 2009 (LBO) - Consumer price inflation in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo accelerated to 3.3 percent in the 12-months to May from 2.9 percent in April, with …
EU expresses regret as Sri Lanka avoids war crimes probe
BRUSSELS, May 28, 2009 (AFP) - The European Union expressed regret Thursday at the failure to launch a probe into alleged war crimes committed by the Sri …
Obama names US ambassadors to Sri Lanka, Japan, India
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2009 (AFP) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday named US ambassadors to Japan, India and Sri Lanka, amid heightened tension in Asia over …
Sri Lanka avoids war crimes probe, slams West
May 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka celebrated a major diplomatic victory Thursday after managing to torpedo Western demands for a probe into alleged war crimes …
UN rights chief, campaigners press for Sri Lanka probe
GENEVA, May 28, 2009 (AFP) - The UN human rights chief and campaign groups insisted Thursday that an independent probe should be held into violations in Sri …
Sri Lanka may relax forex trading curbs from June: CB Governor
May 27, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka may expand forex trading limits of banks from next month, Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal said, as the country …
Sri Lanka planning credit scheme for the war-affected: CB Governor
May 27, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is planning a central bank re-financed credit scheme for people in former war-affected areas to allow people to rebuild …
UN rights council divided over Sri Lanka probe
GENEVA, May 26, 2009 (AFP) - UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Tuesday called for an international investigation into attacks on civilians during the final …
Sri Lanka confident of avoiding war crimes probe
May 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Wednesday it was confident of averting an international probe into alleged war crimes committed during its offensive …
Sri Lanka manpower exporters battle downturn
May 26, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankans working abroad send home nearly three billion dollars a year, and despite a global economic meltdown and stiff competition …
UN rights council divided over Sri Lanka
GENEVA, May 26, 2009 (AFP) - Asian and Western members of the UN Human Rights Council failed to find a common voice on the situation in Sri Lanka before they …
Lube Luck
May 25, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Chevron unit said net profit for the March 2009 quarter fell 33 percent to 233 million rupees from a year ago with sales …
Sri Lanka to hold local elections in north
May 25, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is to hold local elections later this year in parts of northern areas formerly held by the Tamil Tigers for the first time in 15 …
China releases stimulus spending data
BEIJING, (Asia Pulse) - China's economic planning body released a breakdown Thursday of how the government's 4 trillion yuan (US$586 billion) of stimulus …