Pope agrees to Sri Lanka trip, honours Korean martyrs

VATICAN CITY, February 8, 2014 (AFP) - Pope Francis on Saturday turned his focus to Asia, announcing a possible trip to Sri Lanka and approving the …

Sri Lanka president sends unity message

Feb 05, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa called upon foreign nations to support an effort to build unity and reconciliation in a message …

Rights, democracy under threat in Sri Lanka: US envoy

COLOMBO, February 1, 2014 (AFP) - Democracy is under threat in Sri Lanka and its rights record has deteriorated in the five years since the end of a bloody …

Sri Lanka rejects US criticism over rights, democracy

COLOMBO, February 2, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Sunday rejected "patently unfair" allegations by the United States that its rights record had deteriorated in …

Sri Lanka inflation at 4.4-pct in January 2014

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Asian shares tumble as emerging market fears return

HONG KONG, January 27, 2014 (AFP) - Asian markets sank on Monday following the worst losses on Wall Street in seven months, with investors gripped by renewed …

UK in nationalist bid to push up European business costs, undermine capitalism

LONDON, January 24, 2014 (AFP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron was on Friday to insist that the "re-shoring" of jobs from countries such as India and …

Sri Lanka to sack officer over ‘false’ GDP data row

COLOMBO, January 22, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main statistics office Wednesday said a senior official who denounced alleged government pressure to inflate …

Sri Lanka arrests fugitive politician over Briton’s killing

COLOMBO, January 22, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lankan investigators arrested a ruling party politician who failed to turn up to his trial for the Christmas Day killing …

Sri Lanka mass grave count hits 36

COLOMBO, January 17, 2014 (AFP) - Forensic experts have discovered more bodies in an unmarked mass grave in Sri Lanka's former war zone, raising the total to …

Sri Lanka president to test popularity with local polls

COLOMBO, January 12, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Sunday called snap local elections seen as a gauge of President Mahinda Rajapakse's popularity ahead of national …

Sri Lanka protests US war crimes remarks

COLOMBO, January 10, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Friday it would protest to the United States over its allegations that army shelling killed hundreds of …

US war crimes envoy visits Sri Lanka site

COLOMBO, January 9, 2014 (AFP) - A top US official investigating war crimes has visited a former Sri Lankan battleground where hundreds of families were killed …

Sri Lanka targets US$2.5bn in FDI in 2014

Jan 10, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is targeting 2.5 billion US dollars in foreign direct investors in 2014 with 2013 estimated to have drawn about 1.3 …

Sri Lanka chambers ask for probe on official statistics

Jan 07, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's key business chambers have called for a probe on official statistics following reports on how an official was allegedly asked …

US sends envoy to Sri Lanka to discuss war crimes claims

COLOMBO, January 5, 2014 (AFP) - A top US envoy will travel to Sri Lanka on Monday to discuss allegations of war crimes ahead of a UN review of Colombo's human …

Sri Lanka inflation 4.8-pct by citizen index

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Sri Lanka expects 7.8-pct growth and 5.0-pct inflation in 2014

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Sri Lanka expects 7.2-pct growth in 2013, US$7.1bn in forex reserves

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Sri Lanka narrows policy rate corridor

Jan 02, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank has narrowed a policy rate corridor cutting its policy rate window for injecting cash into the banking system by …