Sri Lanka 3Q06 GDP 7.5%, says Central Bank while cutting full-year growth to 7%
December 29, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's economy grew 7.5 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, the central bank said Friday, while lowering …
December 29, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's economy grew 7.5 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, the central bank said Friday, while lowering …
December 29 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank said further monetary tightening was needed to contain inflation as consumer prices in December went up by …
December 29 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has signed a deal Friday with India’s National Thermal Power Corporation to build a 500 million dollar coal power …
Dec 26, 2006 (AFP) - The United Nations slammed Sri Lanka's warring parties for stalling tsunami reconstruction efforts Tuesday as the island marked the second …
Dec 26, 2006 (AFP) - Japan Tuesday gifted loudhailers and life jackets to Sri Lanka's police to mark the second anniversary of the tsunami which killed 31,000 …
Dec 24, 2006 (AFP) - The Iraqi skipper of a cargo vessel that ran aground near Tamil Tiger-held territory in Sri Lanka asked Red Cross officials on Sunday to …
Dec 23, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels said Saturday they had rescued 25 sailors from a crippled Jordanian ship off Sri Lanka's northeastern coast, dismissing …
December 23, 2006 (LBO) – The International Monetary Fund will close its office in Sri Lanka from mid next month, the global financial watchdog said …
December 22, 2006 (LBO) – The International Monetary Fund Friday asked Sri Lanka to go slow on hiring public servants and pay more attention to reduce …
December 22 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's exchange rate regime has been re-classified to a managed float from free float after violating International Monetary …
Dec 21, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have arrested 15 Tamil Tiger rebels who pretended to be civilians fleeing the embattled eastern region ahead of a major …
December 21 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s rich western province has led the list again of top contributors to the island’s economic growth last year, …
COLOMBO, Dec 21, 2006 (AFP) - Armed men have kidnapped 16 boys and three girls in eastern Sri Lanka, a pro-rebel website reported Thursday, as Tiger guerrillas …
COLOMBO, Dec 20, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels attacked an army camp in northwestern Sri Lanka, killing a soldier, the defence ministry said Wednesday. …
Dec 20, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed inside rebel-held territory Wednesday as the militants mourned the death of their top peace negotiator Anton …
Dec 20, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels who seized 22 teenagers in eastern Sri Lanka freed 15 girls but were holding seven boys for military training, local …
December 20, 2006 (LBO) – Caltex Lubricants Lanka said Wednesday that earnings in 2007 will take a hit, after the government upped taxes on base oil, …
December 20, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s president Mahinda Rajapakse has given notice to owners of prime property around his official residence, that …
COLOMBO, Dec 19, 2006 (AFP) - At least three Tamil rebels were killed in a skirmish between rival factions in northern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, police said. …