Sri Lankan president consolidates power
June 29, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse was Thursday elected the all-powerful leader of his party, replacing a scion of the …
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Off Range
June 29, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has agreed clear up frequency spectrum on few bands, as the government looks to attract new …
Space clothes saving the lives of Earthlings
PARIS, June 29, 2006 (AFP) - From bras and babysuits equipped with monitors to tough suits to protect sportsmen and adventurers from the hazards of …
Tigers, navy clash as bomb scares panic Sri Lankan capital
June 28, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels clashed with a naval patrol and mortared military positions in the restive north Wednesday as schools in the …
Hundreds gather for funeral of slain Sri Lankan general
June 28, 2006 (AFP) - Hundreds gathered Wednesday for the sunset funeral of a top Sri Lankan army general who was assassinated earlier in the week …
Five sailors killed in Sri Lankan naval clash
June 28, 2006 (AFP) - Five Sri Lankan sailors were killed and three wounded in an exchange of fire with Tamil Tiger boats in the island's northwest, …
Sri Lanka demands Tiger apology over Gandhi slaying, says ‘regret’ not enough
June 28, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Wednesday demanded the Tamil Tigers apologise for the 1991 assassination of former Indian premier Rajiv Gandhi, …
Welcome Back
June 28, 2006 (LBO) – India has asked Sri Lankan vanaspati manufacturers to begin exports of the vegetable oil under new controls, amidst trade …
Housing King
June 28, 2006 (LBO) – HDFC Bank, the island's largest housing bank, plans to expand its core business with moves to get into property …
High Altitude
June 28, 2006 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines said Wednesday group net profit in the year to March rose nearly 50 percent annually to 2.04 billion …
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June 28 (LBO) – Sri Lanka™s Board of Investment has re-done its tax incentive scheme with an emphasis on off-shore investments and large …
Soldier killed in mortar bomb attack in Sri Lanka
June 28, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger guerrillas fired mortar bombs at an army camp in northeastern Sri Lanka Wednesday, killing one soldier and wounding …
Schools shut amid bomb fears in Sri Lanka
June 28, 2006 (AFP) - Several schools in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo shut Wednesday following fears that Tamil Tiger rebels may bomb them, …
Nest Egg
June 28, 2006 (LBO) - A collective agreement covering the salaries and benefits of the state bank employees is due to be signed Thursday, Sri Lanka's …
Adding Beds
June 27, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Asha Central Hospital has bought land in Colombo to build a new 200-bed hospital, its Managing Director said …
Slender Loris gasps for survival as urban India expands
BANGALORE, India, June 27, 2006 (AFP) - Hunted for centuries for its purported qualities as an aphrodisiac, asthma cure and as a kind of living …
Regional, bilateral trade pacts threaten to weaken WTO
PARIS, June 27, 2006 (AFP) - Regional and bilateral trade pacts forged outside the scope of the World Trade Organization are increasingly attractive, …
Sri Lanka truce monitors hold crisis talks amid rising war fears
June 27, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan peace broker Norway goes into crisis talks Thursday to try to salvage the island's faltering ceasefire, as the …
Emerging market companies in spotlight after Mittal’s Arcelor deal
NEW DELHI, June 27, 2006 (AFP) - Takeovers of major western companies by emerging market players, particularly from India and China, will escalate as …
Troops, roadblocks as Sri Lanka ups security after suicide bombing
June 27, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Tuesday deployed more troops and threw up roadblocks in Colombo as the government tightened security following the …
Senior Tamil Tiger leader regrets 1991 Gandhi slaying
NEW DELHI, June 28, 2006 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebel leader expressed regret Tuesday over the 1991 assassination of former Indian prime …
Foundation Stone
June 27, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse Tuesday launched a new state-own development bank aimed at assisting small and …
Sri Lanka blast aimed at scuttling peace: president
June 26, 2006 (AFP) - The assassination of a top army general Monday was aimed at sabotaging Sri Lanka's peace process, President Mahinda Rajapakse …
Sri Lanka needs to shake off its welfare state mentality: World Bank
June 26, 2006 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's economic programmes must be protected from the political uncertainties of delicate coalitions and resolve the …