Sri Lanka balance of payments surplus to double after bond: CB

Oct 26, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank said the balance of payments surplus in 2007 would more than double to 450 million dollars with the help of …

Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger dodge financial regulators

Oct 25, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have developed a sophisticated international system to transfer funds for their weapons procurement …

Sri Lanka retaliates after Tiger suicide strike

COLOMBO, Oct 25, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes carried out attacks against Tamil Tiger rebels for a second straight day Thursday after the guerrillas …

Tamil Tigers ruin Sri Lanka military plans: observers

COLOMBO, Oct 25, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels have dealt a serious blow to Sri Lanka's intelligence gathering with a devastating suicide attack that …

The bizarre battle between IMF, well-meaning charities like Oxfam and poverty

WASHINGTON, Oct 24, 2007 (LBO) – At this year's annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the largest lender to poor countries, the World …

Sri Lanka says war plan going ahead despite air force debacle

Oct 24, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's top defence official vowed Wednesday to push ahead with operations against the Tamil Tiger rebels, who launched a devastating …

Sri Lanka rating agency warns of real estate market downturn

Oct 23, 2007 (LBO) – Lanka Rating Agency has warned of a possible slump in the property market which has been growing rapidly in recent years and shows …

Talent show may have helped Sri Lanka suicide attack

COLOMBO, Oct 23, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan defence officials said Tuesday that a major Tamil Tiger suicide attack against a key military base may have been …

Sri Lanka military reshuffle after airbase attack

Oct 23, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military made key changes in its command on Tuesday, a day after the Tamil Tigers infiltrated an air base and destroyed …

Sri Lanka rebel suicide squad, planes hit air base

Oct 22, 2007 (AFP) - An elite Tamil Tiger suicide squad backed by light aircraft on Monday attacked a key Sri Lankan military base in an unprecedented ground …

Sri Lanka airforce says two helicopter gunships damaged in Tiger air, ground assault

Oct 22, 2007 (LBO) - Tamil Tiger rebels launched a pre-dawn air and ground assault on a Sri Lankan air force base on Monday, damaging at least two helicopter …

Sri Lanka Tigers damage two helicopter gunships in assault

Oct 22, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels launched an air and ground assault under cover of darkness on an air force base in the north central …

Sri Lanka Tiger air, land attack kills five

Oct 22, 2007 (AFP) - Five Sri Lankan airmen were killed as Tamil Tiger rebels launched an unprecedented air and land attack on a northern military base, …

Sri Lanka lacks evidence based economic debate: WB economist

WASHINGTON, Oct 22, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs debate on economic policy centered on real evidence or research instead of extreme posturing based on …

Sri Lanka rebels say suicide unit used in attack

Oct 22, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said Monday they had used members of an elite suicide squad to stage their first-ever coordinated ground …

Sri Lanka in new IFC bond index and fund

WASHINGTON, Oct 22 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has been included in a new World Bank backed initiative to expand the international appeal of local currency …

Sri Lankan Tiger attack casualties mount

Oct 22, 2007 (LBO) – Up to nine Sri Lankan servicemen and 20 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed during the Tiger air and ground attack on the Anuradhapura …

Sri Lankan exports slow down in August

Oct 22, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's exports slowed down in August 2007 but cumulative higher export growth over imports helped narrow the trade deficit for …

Sri Lanka says rebels killed in fresh clashes

COLOMBO, Oct 20, 2007 (AFP) - More than a dozen suspected Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in fresh fighting in the island's embattled north, the defence …

Sri Lanka could tap new World Bank agriculture aid, new strategy promised

WASHINGTON, Oct 21, 2007 (LBO) – The World Bank is putting up new money for agriculture development in rural areas but is promising not to repeat past …