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May 15, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) said Monday, group net profits for the first quarter of 2006 topped 1.3 billion rupees, despite …
May 15, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) said Monday, group net profits for the first quarter of 2006 topped 1.3 billion rupees, despite …
May 14, 2006 (AFP) - May 14, 2006 (AFP) - At least 19 people have been killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka, officials said Sunday, as Tamil Tigers …
May 14, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Central Bank is likely to maintain its policy rates for the fifth straight month amidst a possible bottoming out of …
COLOMBO, May 14, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers dismissed calls by Scandinavian truce monitors to stop rebel navy missions and have threatened …
LONDON, May 14, 2006 (AFP) - The prices of commodities such as oil, copper, aluminium, platinum and sugar are smashing records -- and will head …
May 14, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Police asked for help from the public Sunday to identify a woman suicide bomber who attacked the island's army chief …
NEW YORK, May 14, 2006 (AFP) - Microsoft and Google are girding for battle for supremacy over the information technology sector, a duel watched …
May 14, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse has warned Tiger rebels not to take his patience for weakness and vowed to defend his …
NEW DELHI, May 14, 2006 (AFP) - The clamour is growing for Rahul Gandhi, scion of India's most powerful political dynasty, to step into the spotlight …
May 13, 2006 (AFP) - The European Union criticised Sri Lankan rebels Saturday for staging a deadly sea attack and warned that the escalation in …
UNITED NATIONS, May 12, 2006 (AFP) - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Friday made a fresh appeal to Sri Lanka's government and Tamil rebels to end …
LONDON, May 13, 2006 (AFP) - Sanath Jayasuriya has insisted the President of Sri Lanka played no role in his decision to end his retirement from Test …
May 12, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's airforce bombed a rebel airfield in the island's north to "deter further attacks" by the guerrillas after they sank …
May 12, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's truce prevents Tiger rebels from venturing out to sea, but "Sea Tiger" sailors are openly defying the ban and …
May 12, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger Friday rejected a ceasefire ruling against them and demanded "sovereign rights" as Sri Lanka's military hunted for …
HARARE, May 12, 2006 (AFP) - Zimbabwe said on Friday its inflation rate had crossed the landmark 1,000-percent threshold, arguably the highest in the …
LONDON, May 12, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody gave a cautious welcome to the prospect of veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya coming out of Test …
May 12, 2006 (LBO) - The May/June 2006 issue of the international affairs monthly, Foreign Policy, carries an article entitled "The Failed States …
May 11, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels sank two Sri Lankan navy gunboats in sea battles on Thursday and attacked a ferry transporting 700 soldiers, …
May 11, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military hit back with air strikes on Thursday after a fierce sea battle with Tamil Tiger rebels left at least 45 …
May 11 (Dow Jones)--The course of Sri Lanka's peace process has become crucial to the country's economy, as high oil prices threaten double-digit …
May 11 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to begin work on the Colombo-Katunayake toll road this month tying up a construction deal with China Metallurgical …
AGRA, India, May 11, 2006 (AFP) - An Indian archaeologist is praying for a respite from a heat wave engulfing the Taj Mahal town of Agra, warning …
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2006 (AFP) - The global market for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions -- an innovative offshoot of the Kyoto pact on global warming …