Sri Lanka’s conflict-hit and the poor under World Bank focus

Sept 04, 2008 (LBO) - The World Bank will help Sri Lanka build infrastructure and boost economic services to communities marginalized by an internal conflict …

Sri Lanka looks for drug resistant bugs

Sept 04, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is starting a survey to find bugs that are resistant to antibiotics, and also standardize testing, a pharmaceuticals giant that …

Tactical Release

SINGAPORE, September 3, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices fell in Asian trade Wednesday as the US government announced the release of oil from its strategic reserve to …

Sri Lanka central banker: don’t print money for wars or subsidies

Aug 29, 2008 (LBO) - A central bank should not relax monetary policy (print more money) to increase employment, or finance wars and subsidies, because …

Sri Lanka August inflation falls to 24.9-pct

Aug 29, 2008 (LBO) - Consumer prices increases in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo fell to 24. buy ocuflox online …

New media army descends on convention

DENVER, August 27, 2008 (AFP) - A new media army has descended on the Democratic convention in Colorado this week, boldly claiming to offer a fresh perspective …

Sri Lankan jet strikes after Tiger plane attack

August 27, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan jets carried out retaliatory attacks against Tamil Tiger rebels on Wednesday, a day after the guerrillas used a light …

Rights groups criticise Sri Lanka’s treatment of journalist

August 26, 2008 (AFP) - Rights groups on Tuesday denounced Sri Lanka's use of tough prevention of terrorism laws against a veteran journalist reporting on the …

Sri Lank foreign direct investments dominated by telecoms

Aug 26, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in the first six months of the year reached 425 million US dollars with telecoms …

Sri Lanka taxable workers to shrink, creating multiple crises

Aug 25, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government will run out of working people to tax in the future, as retirees increase and the workforce shrinks, creating a …

Sri Lanka’s ruling party wins provincial polls

Aug 24, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's ruling coalition is securing comfortable wins in two provincial polls with large majorities in most polling divisions, …

Sri Lanka ruling party in strong position for national polls

Aug 24, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's ruling coalition has won convincingly over the main opposition and weakened a Marxist former ally in a provincial poll, …

Sri Lanka holds provincial polls amid military push

OLOMBO, August 23, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka was holding provincial elections amid high security Saturday as government forces pushed deeper into territory held …

Sri Lanka gets ADB help to curb fiscal profligacy

Aug 24, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is getting help from Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve government finances, the regional lender said, four …

Sri Lanka holds local polls as army heads to rebel capital

August 23, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka staged local elections under tight security Saturday as troops pushed deeper into Tamil Tiger territory, closing in on the …

Sri Lanka to host South Asia economic summit on Aug 28

Aug 22, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will host a South Asian Economic Summit (SAEA) from August 28, where civil society, academics, private sector and state …

Loss Assessment

Aug 22, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings (JKH) said a write-down at its bunkering unit could amount to 1. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best …

Sri Lanka to close polling stations if there is violence: monitor

Aug 22, 2008 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan elections watchdog says it has been assured by the elections commissioner that polling stations where violence or …

Sri Lanka CB governor says South Asian policy making improving

Aug 21, 2008 (LBO) - Economic policies in South Asia are improving and people are taking ownership for policymaking and are no longer driven by multilateral …

Sri Lanka central bank sells own securities to destroy money

Aug 20, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank said it is selling its own securities to remove money from the banking system, after running out of its Treasury …