Australian minister to visit Sri Lanka amid boat dispute

COLOMBO, July 6, 2014 (AFP) - Australia's immigration minister will visit Colombo this week for talks on illegal immigration following international concern at …

Sri Lanka to get US$800mn ADB loan for roads

July 04, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will upgrade and maintain roads connecting more than 1,000 villages to the highways and expressways in a 906 million US dollars …

Sri Lanka police questions Bhuddist monk over anti-Muslim riots

COLOMBO, July 2, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police called in a militant Buddhist monk for questioning Wednesday after he was accused of instigating deadly …

Sri Lanka budget deficit 3.5-pct of GDP up to April

July 02, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's has recorded a budget deficit of 3.5 percent of gross domestic product up to April 2014, and the Treasury said it was …

Japan leads loan commitments to Sri Lanka up to April 2014

July 02, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has signed up 678. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in the USA 2 million US dollars in foreign loans in the …

Sri Lanka delays digging up suspected Muslim mass grave

COLOMBO, July 1, 2014 (AFP) - A magistrate has postponed Tuesday's scheduled start of an operation to exhume a suspected mass war grave on Sri Lanka's east …

Sri Lanka inflation at 2.8-pct in June: Statistics office

June 30, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka consumer prices rose 2.8 percent in the 12-months to June 2014 from a year earlier, slowing from 3.2 percent in May, the state …

Sri Lanka inflation to be 2.8-pct in June 2014: Treasury Secretary

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Australian activists say asylum-seeker boat in trouble

SYDNEY, June 28, 2014 (AFP) - Refugee campaigners said Saturday that a boat carrying 153 asylum-seekers was in trouble off a remote Australian island, but the …

Sri Lanka finds better alternative to Iranian crude: minister

June 27, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has found a better alternative to Iranian oil to feed its ageing refinery which was not able to get high yield of light …

Sri Lanka chamber chief calls for ‘peace and harmony’

June 27, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Ceylon Chamber Chamber of Commerce said incumbent chairman Suresh Shah who was re-elected had called on private business to …

Sri Lanka support military, education services in Maldives

June 27, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has offered to train soldiers, teachers and provide scholarships for students and had talks on building coast guard boats for …

Sri Lanka’s Nippon Paint in DIY strategy to kindle demand

June 26, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Nippon Paint Lanka is pushing into the do-it-yourself market as weak spending power coupled with higher labour costs has led …

Sri Lanka looking for alternative ways to unload crude: minister

June 26, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is looking for a small vessel to unload crude mid-sea from tankers and bring oil to a refinery after a hose in an offshore …

Sri Lanka macro-prudential indicator may be upgraded: Fitch official

June 25, 2014 (LBO) - A Macro Prudential Indicator for Sri Lanka which was downgraded to '3', may be lifted in the future as risks recede, amid slower credit …

Sri Lanka to dig up suspected Muslim mass grave

COLOMBO, June 24, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities are to dig up the site of a suspected mass grave next week after claims it contains the bodies of scores …

Sri Lanka banks managing risks, credit upturn expected: Fitch official

June 23, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's banking system is managing the risks of bad loans especially from gold-backed loans but high credit growth targets by some …

Sri Lanka’s Mattala airport speeds up refueling

June 21, 2014 (LBO) - An aviation fuel hydrant and storage terminal at Sri Lanka's Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, has allowed it to refuel the …

Sri Lanka Muslims cut back Friday prayers after unrest

COLOMBO, June 20, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Muslim minority held shortened Friday prayer services as religious tensions gripped the island after clashes with …

Sri Lanka warned it may suffer same fate as Vietnam

June 21, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Communist Party recognized Vietnam's claims to islands which are at a centre of a dispute with China a top official said, …