Sri Lanka human rights abuses, attacks on media draw US concern
July 3, 2008 (AFP) - The United States said Thursday it had "strong concerns" about Sri Lanka's deteriorating human rights record and escalating attacks on the …
July 3, 2008 (AFP) - The United States said Thursday it had "strong concerns" about Sri Lanka's deteriorating human rights record and escalating attacks on the …
July 03, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's private sector has called on the government to implement politically difficult reforms and austerity measures to put …
July 3, 2008 (LBO) - The World Bank has appointed Isabel Guerrero, country director for India as vice president for the South Asia region, replacing Praful …
July 2, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's continuing attacks on the media is a conspiracy to discredit the government, President Mahinda Rajapakse said, while the …
July 2, 2008 (LBO) - Cutting fuel subsidies when the national budget is de-stabilized is a necessary move to keep the economy stable and development ticking, …
July 02, 2008 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) and the Newspaper Publishers Association are offering a reward of five million rupees for …
July 02, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government treasury secretary P B Jayasundera has described subsidies as an inefficient way of managing economic …
July 2, 2008 (AFP) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan reporters and cameramen staged a protest outside President Mahinda Rajapakse's home Wednesday demanding an end to a …
July 01, 2008 (LBO) - The former British High Commission property in Sri Lanka is for sale with the owners preferring the highest bidder to have a high …
July 01, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka must now switch to an "investment driven economy" with businesses and people 'going lean' to survive and come out of the …
July 1, 2008 (LBO) - The United States has condemned the attack on a UK embassy staffer and journalist, calling it a "brutal and unprovoked" attack and said it …
July 01, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank said inflation which hit the highest levels in the country's record keeping history in the first half of 2008, …
June 30, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's economy expanded 6.2 percent in the first quarter of 2008, against 6.1 percent growth in the same period last year but …
June 30, 2008 (LBO) – The United States embassy in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo has re-opened after a suspicious powder was found to be harmless, the …
June 30, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka consumer inflation in the capital Colombo accelerated to a new record of 28. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices …
June 30, 2008 (LBO) - Unidentified men armed with clubs have attacked freelance journalist Namal Perera and a UK High Commission (embassy) staffer Monday …
June 30, 2008 (AFP) - A senior British High Commission officer was beaten and his car smashed by unidentified attackers who tried to grab a reporter travelling …
June 29, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is planning to recognize youth involved community development, in a bid to encourage young people to come forward and …
June 28, 2008 (LBO) – The proliferation of illicit small arms in Sri Lanka not only fuels crime but has indirect costs on business as well as the …
June 26, 2008 (LBO) – Indian Oil Corporation's Sri Lanka unit has decided to drop its diesel retail price to match that of the dominant state-owned …