Sri Lankan media groups slam govt attempt to muzzle journalists
May 28, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan journalists' unions and media rights groups Wednesday condemned government attempts to prevent those in the state media …
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Journalist hacked to death in Sri Lanka: rights group
May 29, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan journalist working in the war-torn northern region and his friend have been hacked to death, a media rights group said …
Top Sri Lanka official says freezing prices an economic crime
May 29, 2008 (LBO) – A top official of a government body said freezing prices of government output was an 'economic crime' because the popular concept of …
Sri Lanka business chamber condemns assault on media
May 28, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's main business chamber Wednesday condemned recent attacks on journalists and called on the government to bring the …
ICRC warns rising food prices hurting the poorest in war zones
May 27, 2008 (AFP) - The head of the International Red Cross warned Tuesday that soaring food prices are exacerbating the misery of millions of poor people …
Sri Lanka meeting mulls trade-poverty nexus
May 28, 2008 (LBO) – Trade liberalisation may not necessarily lead to economic growth and lower poverty, with state intervention in recent financial …
Wobbly Bubble
May 28, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices slipped back under 127 dollars on Wednesday, falling further from record highs amid concern about the strength of US energy …
Sri Lanka to raise minimum wage
May 27, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka employers grouping, unions and the government are in discussions to raise minimum wages in the country, an official said …
Sri Lanka state sector is heavy on poor: minister
May 27, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has the world's biggest public sector which is too big a burden on the poor, and the public service must do more to drive …
Unilateral
May 27, 2008 (LBO) – Lanka IOC, the Sri Lanka unit of the Indian Oil Corporation is raising diesel prices by 20 rupees a litre from midnight Tuesday, the …
Sri Lanka train blast near capital
May 26, 2008 (LBO) – A blast ripped through a train in a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo during the evening rush hour, police said. Updated For …
Sri Lanka train blast kills seven, scores injured
May 26, 2008 (LBO) – A blast ripped through a train in a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo during the evening rush hour, killing at least seven and …
Sri Lanka central bank says inflation would be higher than target
May 26, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank said inflation would be higher than targeted in 2008, as the monetary authority found it difficult to …
Sri Lanka minister threatens mandated wage hike
May 26, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's labour minister threatened to mandate a private sector wage hike the same day the island's monetary authority said it …
Targeting Exercise
May 26, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is developing a scheme to pay fuel subsidies to bus operators that may cost the exchequer 7.0 billion rupees a year, …
Sri Lanka told by US to practice what it preaches
May 25, 2008 (LBO) – The United States has said Sri Lanka's government must do more to stop abductions and "disappearances" and that having laws alone is …
Reserve currencies should stop money printing to contain commodity bubble: IMF study
May 25, 2008 (LBO) – The world's major 'reserve currency' central banks should stop money printing to end a monetary shock that is firing a global …
Steep Rise
May 24, 2008 (LBO) – After dragging their feet for months Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) jacked up diesel prices by an …
Sri Lanka needs ‘political offensive’ for peace, reconciliation: scholar
May 24, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should commemorate the 25th anniversary of the July 1983 riots and put forward its best offer to the Tamil people as part …
Sri Lanka senior journalist found assaulted
May 23, 2008 (LBO) – A senior Sri Lankan journalist was found severely assaulted in the early hours of Friday after being abducted from his home the …