Few Tweaks
January 8, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank plans to revise the way commercial banks' compute the single borrower limit, as part of its …
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White Lies
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United Action
Jan 08, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom trade unions including non executive technical staff are threatening to go on strike next week, if the …
Sri Lanka beefs up security after bus bombings
Jan 8, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Monday stepped up security on public transport across the country after two weekend bomb attacks killed 21 passengers …
UN fears for Sri Lankan civilians as attacks escalate
Jan 8, 2007 (AFP) - The United Nations Monday condemned weekend bomb attacks on bus passengers in Sri Lanka and and called on the combatants in the …
Cheap Deals
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5, 2007 (AFP) - AirAsia X, a new long-haul, low-cost carrier, will take off in July with flights to Britain for as little as 9. buy …
Bingo
January 5, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Friday inked a 5.16 billion rupee (47.8 million dollar) agreement with Indian fuel retailer Lanka IOC Ltd. to …
Little Choice
January 05, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's clothing exporters are protesting against shipping lines' decision to increase fees for handling goods out …
New Business
January 05, 2007 (LBO) – The long-awaited restarting of Pramuka Bank as the Sri Lanka Savings Bank will get underway soon, with the new entity …
Sri Lanka jets destroy rebel navy base
Jan 5, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan air force jets conducted a fourth straight day of raids Friday against Tamil Tiger positions in the north of the …
Indonesia captures Sri Lankan wanted in US for arms smuggling
JAKARTA, Jan 5, 2007 (AFP) - Indonesian police have captured a Sri Lankan wanted in the United States for allegedly smuggling arms for use in …
Four dead in Sri Lanka bus blast
Jan 5, 2007 (AFP) - At least four people were killed and 50 wounded in a bus blast near Sri Lankan capital Colombo, police said Friday. online …
Behaviour Code
January 05, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's securities regulator will include a revised corporate governance code into the Colombo bourse' listing …
Five dead in Sri Lanka bus blast
Jan 5, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a powerful explosion aboard a bus, killing at least five people and wounding 50 others near …
Fresh Face
Dec 05, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Postal Department is expanding its high value stamp range with a 200 rupee issue later this year and is also …
Thin Frames
SYDNEY, Jan 4, 2007 (AFP) - Asian airlines will likely reap reduced profits in 2007 as increased competition offsets gains in passenger and freight …
Costly Ride
January 4, 2007 (LBO) – Gasoline prices in Sri Lanka will go up by 5-percent, to keep pace with rising world oil prices that are currently …
Sri Lanka heads for record tea export growth despite estate worker strikes
January 4, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka shipped a record 28 million kilos of tea in November 2006, amidst weeks' long trade union action that cost over a …
Central Bank of Sri Lanka to limit money printing in 2007: calls for fiscal prudence to stabilize economy
January 04, (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank has set itself tight targets to limit money printing, contain runaway inflation and stabilize the …
Choices: Airline or airport?
January 4, 2007 (LBO) – It appears that the government of Sri Lanka is getting back into the airline business that it exited in 1998. According to …
Automated Shares
Jan 04, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Millennium Information Technologies says they have designed an implemented an automatic stock trading system …
Fitch gives A+(lka) for Sampath Bank debentures
January 4, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Sampath Bank Thursday secured a A+(lka) rating from Fitch Ratings Lanka for its upcoming four year 300 million …
Sri Lanka to withdraw ‘exchange control’ measure in March
January 03, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will withdraw from March 31, a controversial cash deposit requirement aimed at limiting imports, which drew …
Tech Unsavvy
Jan 03, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's ministry of education says more than 60 percent of the teachers in Sri Lanka lack computer and English …