Norway reaffirms Sri Lanka peace broker role
STOCKHOLM, June 10, 2006 (AFP) - Norway said Saturday it would continue to act as peace broker between Sri Lanka and Tamil Tiger rebels despite the …
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Slow Trot
June 10, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka raise fuel prices from midnight Saturday after a two-month lag to offset a surge in global oil prices, a top …
Norway blames Tamil Tigers for failed talks
OSLO, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Norway on Thursday officially declared talks between Sri Lanka and Tamil Tigers to improve the security of foreign …
Norway puts Sri Lanka on notice amid fresh war fears
June 9, 2006 (AFP) - Norway was reconsidering its peacebroker role Friday as Tiger rebels aborted talks and demanded the removal of ceasefire …
Norway points finger at EU for Sri Lanka talks breakdown
OSLO, June 9, 2006 (AFP) - Norway on Friday blamed the European Union for contributing to a breakdown in talks between Sri Lanka and Tamil Tigers …
Zimbabwe’s inflation rate soars to new high
HARARE, June 9, 2006 (AFP) - The inflation rate in economically-ravaged Zimbabwe soared to a new record high of 1,193.5 percent for May, officials …
Sri Lanka attacks peace monitors over truce report
June 9, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government, under pressure for allegedly backing a breakaway Tamil rebel faction, on Friday accused Scandinavian …
Olive Branch
June 9, 2006 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka plans to repay millions of dollars due to the troubled fuel retailer Lanka IOC, in cash and bonds to meet immediate …
Sri Lanka shelves plans for medium-term sovereign bond
June 9, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has shelved plans to raise up to a billion dollars and fall back on smaller tranches, with shorter maturities, a …
Sri Lanka in talks with Russia to lower tea import duties
June 09 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is in talks with Russia to lower import duties on tea, as Russia begins freeing up trade in a bid to enter the World Trade …
Last Resort
June 9, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's CBNSat a local cable television operator -- is appealing to customers to be patient while they engage in a …
Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers talks to protect truce observers break down
OSLO, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Norwegian officials meeting with Sri Lanka government representatives and Tamil Tigers rebels said on Thursday talks broke …
New Broom
June 08 (LBO) - The newly set up, state-sponsored Lanka Puthra Development Bank is to begin operations by the end of this month, but the bank, which …
Lies or the bitter truth?
June 8, 2006 (LBO) – Some time ago I wrote a column http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/normal-or-peculiar-standard-time/ about changing the time …
Time not ripe yet for Indian mangoes to hit US
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Americans have to wait probably another year before they can relish succulent Indian mangoes. buy cymbalta online …
Collapse of Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers talks to protect truce observers
OSLO, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Norwegian officials meeting Sri Lanka government representatives and Tamil Tigers rebels said on Thursday the talks broke …
Blast kills army officer in Sri Lanka, rival Tigers clash
COLOMBO, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a mine in northern Sri Lanka Thursday, killing an army officer, and clashed with a …
Upsurge in violence as Sri Lanka parties hold talks in Oslo
June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Violence surged in Sri Lanka with at last 16 people reported killed Thursday hours before talks opened in Oslo between the …
Sri Lanka’s electronic bonds off to a flying start
June 8, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's new electronic platform which trades government bonds has generated 7. online pharmacy buy ciprodex with best prices …
Trade Swap
June 08 (LBO) – The Asia Pacific Trade Agreement between six Asia Pacific countries including Sri Lanka will kick off on July 1 this year, …
Cinnamon trees sprout again in tsunami-hit Sri Lanka village
HIKKADUWA, Sri Lanka, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Eighteen months after the tsunami uprooted centuries-old cinnamon plantations in a country where the …
Sri Lanka asking Pakistan for swift military assistance: Jane’s
LONDON, June 8, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is looking to Pakistan for help to bolster its military capabilities as the ceasefire between the government …
Government bonds go online in Sri Lanka
June 7, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Wednesday formally launched an electronic trading platform for government bonds, with the aim of broad basing the …
Sri Lanka’s tea crop dips 5% in April
June 7, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea crop for the four-months to April grew to an all time high of 2.9 percent or 108.52 million kilos, helped on by …