Sri Lanka tsunami survivors revive livelihoods with ILO support

June 26, 2008 (LBO) – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Belgian government have helped tsunami survivors in eastern Sri Lanka rebuild their …

Sri Lanka debt burden cause for worry: RAM Ratings

June 26, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's debt burden is a cause for concern with resort to foreign borrowings only providing temporary relief in bridging the …

Sri Lanka government urged to respect media rights

June 22, 2008 (LBO) – Twenty nine media organisations around the world have urged the United Nations to put pressure on the Sri Lankan government to …

India says no military solution to Sri Lanka conflict

June 22, 2008 (AFP) - India has signalled to Sri Lanka that it wants to see an end to the island's military campaign to help solve the decades-old Tamil …

Sri Lanka private sector credit slows, spike in state credit

June 20, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's private sector credit had slowed to 15.1 percent by April 2008 following tight monetary policy, though state credit had …

Oil Row

June 19, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has ordered a local unit of Indian Oil Corporation to sell diesel on par with state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation or …

Sri Lanka economic statistics questioned

June 18, 2008 (LBO) – Rosy growth figures put out by government outfits are suspect, a Sri Lankan think tank has said, calling for the collection and …

Sri Lanka in media group list of ‘oppressive’ countries for journalists

BELGRADE, June 17, 2008 (AFP) - The International Press Institute has highlighted the oppressive conditions for media in a number of countries, including …

French charity seeks international probe into Sri Lanka massacre

June 17, 2008 (AFP) - A French charity demanded on Tuesday an international probe into the execution-style killing of 17 of its employees in Sri Lanka in 2006 …

Oil mania worse than dot-com craze: report

June 14, 2008 (LBO) – The current oil bubble which has seen crude rising 700-pct since November 2001 is worse than the dot-com bubble which saw the …

Sri Lanka to get US$900mn from World Bank for regional growth

June 13, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka could get 900 million US dollars from the World Bank over the next three years to build infrastructure in lagging …

Sri Lanka govt muzzled media during EU visit: rights group

June 13, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government pressured independent newspapers not to publish critical stories during a visit by a European Union …

EU says Sri Lanka should improve rights record, media freedom

June 12, 2008 (LBO) – The European Union urged Sri Lanka to improve its human rights record and treatment of journalists as the country is set to …

Pakistan inflation caused by money printing for budget: finance minister

June 12, 2008 (LBO) – Unprecedented borrowings from the central bank or 'money printing' to finance subsidies have caused inflation in Pakistan to go to …

Sri Lanka blocks rice exports

June 12, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has slapped a minimum export price floor of 100,000 rupees (923 dollars) per metric tonne to block rice exports, …

Sri Lanka focuses on education to combat child labour

June 11, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will mark the World Day Against Child Labour this year on June 12 Thursday with activities to raise awareness about this …

Arbitrage

June 10, 2008 (LBO) - Laugfs Auto Gas, a Sri Lankan gas distributor that started conversion of vehicles to run on auto gas, said that it was timely for owners …

Sri Lankan ‘food security’ cannot be taken in isolation: economists

June 7, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should have a holistic approach to avert the threat of the household food security of the vulnerable groups due to the …

Sri Lanka gets World Bank loan to rebuild in conflict areas

June 06, 2008 (LBO) – The World Bank plans to give Sri Lanka a loan of 75.6 million dollars mainly to rebuild the homes of people in the war-ravaged …

Sliding Up

June 06, 2008 (LBO) – Chevron Lubricants Lanka has raised prices of its products following sharp increases in the prices of crude and base oil, a senior …