Sri Lanka central bank says no excessive money printing

Jan 23, 2008 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's central bank says allegations of excessive money printing are "baseless" despite using central bank credit of 45. online …

Heavy fighting in northern Sri Lanka, police post in South attacked

Jan 21, 2008 (AFP) - Fierce fighting erupted in northern Sri Lanka Monday as government forces mounted a fresh push into territory held by Tiger rebels, with …

Sri Lanka pours forces into south after rebel attacks

Jan 22, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka poured thousands more security forces into the Sinhalese-dominated south on Tuesday after a string of Tamil rebel attacks left …

Sri Lanka signals shift in war on Tamil Tigers

Jan 22, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Tuesday signalled a shift in the war against the Tamil Tigers, saying he did not want to push his troops into …

Sri Lanka military says at least 29 killed in fresh fighting

Jan 21, 2008 (AFP) - Heavy fighting raged across Sri Lanka's north with the military destroying rebel bunkers and killing at least 29 guerrillas, the defence …

Sri Lanka inflation rockets to new record of 26.2-pct amid money printing

Jan 21, 2008 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's country-wide inflation hit an all time record 26. buy levofloxacin online …

Sri Lanka says independence celebrations on despite Tiger threat

Jan 20, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will hold large-scale civilian and military independence day celebrations in the capital next month despite fears of Tamil rebel …

Sri Lanka says 32 killed in fresh violence

Jan 19, 2008 (AFP) - At least 31 Sri Lankan guerrillas and one soldier were killed in heavy fighting between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels across …

Fleecing Ethics

Jan 18, 2007 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's opposition has added fuel to the growing fire over petroleum firms fleecing petrol users to give subsidies to diesel …

Bigger One

Jan 18, 2008 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) refinery expansion may be doubled to a 100,000 barrels-per-day project and its …

Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers murder nine civilians: military

Jan 18, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military on Friday accused Tamil Tiger rebels of murdering nine civilians in the island's south as violence between the two …

Sri Lanka policy rates unchanged, but tight stance promised

Jan 17, 2007 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's central bank kept its main discount rate to banks unchanged at 12. online pharmacy buy spiriva inhaler with best prices today …

Diesel Move

Jan 17, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has struck a deal with Trafigura, a petro firm in Singapore, to get up to …

Sri Lanka should be mindful of impact on poor from new inflation index: CEPA

Jan 17, 2007 (LBO) - A controversy over a new price index in Sri Lanka may have erupted partly because it came at time of high inflation, but the index shows …

Departing Sri Lanka peace monitors say military solution not possible

Jan 16, 2008 (AFP) - Nordic peace monitors pulled out of Sri Lanka on Wednesday following the collapse of a ceasefire, and warned that the war between the …

UN chief slams Tamil Tiger terror attacks

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 16, 2008 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the "indiscriminate attacks" which left dozens of people dead or injured in …

Sri Lanka jets bomb Tiger hideout: military

Jan 17, 2007 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka Air Force jets have bombed a meeting place of Tiger leaders in the northern guerilla stronghold of Kilinochchi Thursday, the …

Sri Lanka passenger bus caught in blast: military

Jan 16, 2007 (LBO) -- A public passenger bus has been caught in a blast Wednesday morning in Sri Lanka's Moneragala district, the defence ministry said as a …

Sri Lanka bus bombing kills at least 20

Jan 16, 2008 (AFP) - Twenty people were killed and many others injured Wednesday in a suspected Tamil Tiger bomb attack on a crowded bus in southwest Sri …

Sri Lanka trade gap up in November

Jan 16, 2007 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's trade gap widened 66 percent in November 2007 to 418 million dollars as exports dipped, but the deficit for the first 11 …