Eagle Eyes
Apr.04 (AFP) - Counter terrorism and anti-money laundering experts from South Asian nations began training with US experts in Colombo on Tuesday, the …
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Fitch changes rating scales for Sri Lanka
Apr.25 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings Lanka Tuesday announced changes to their national ratings scale for Sri Lanka to be line with the agency's global …
Scout Partner
DHAKA, Apr. 25 (AFP) - Cash-strapped national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines is looking for a strategic partner to revive its financial fortunes, …
Old Ghost
GENEVA, Apr. 25 (AFP) - The spectre of failure has returned to haunt the World Trade Organisation, as negotiators prove unable to maintain momentum …
Tigers provoking backlash with killings: Sri Lanka
Apr. 24 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels hacked to death a mother feeding her baby after gunning down six farmers in a killing spree designed to …
Wide Berth
Apr.25 (LBO) – Virtusa Corp., the U.S. based software development company, Tuesday announced plans to invest 15 million dollars to expand …
Ignorance Bliss
SINGAPORE, Apr. 25 (AFP) - The Philippines, Singapore and Japan escaped the 2004 tsunamis which devastated much of Asia but some potential travelers …
Rights group slams Sri Lanka for not saving Tamil civilians
Apr. 25 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces stood by as Sinhalese mobs murdered Tamils after a suspected Tamil Tiger bomb attack earlier this month at …
More killings send tension soaring in Sri Lanka
Apr. 25 (AFP) - Tension gripped Sri Lanka's north-eastern Trincomalee district Tuesday after an overnight killing of a hotel owner police say was …
Woman suicide bomber kills 10, wounds Sri Lanka army chief
Apr. 25 (AFP) - A Tamil Tiger suicide bomber pretending to be pregnant blew herself up Tuesday seriously wounding Sri Lanka's army chief and killing …
Suicide bombing blow to peace bid: monitors
Apr. 25 (AFP) - A suicide bombing aimed at Sri Lanka's army chief was "another serious blow" for a fragile ceasefire and attempts to broker peace …
Washington condemns attack on army headquarters in Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON, Apr. 25 (AFP) - The United States on Tuesday condemned the attack against an army headquarters in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo and called …
Blasts heard in Sri Lanka rebel territory after suicide attack
Apr. 25 (AFP) - Loud explosions were heard in rebel-held parts of Sri Lanka Tuesday after the government accused Tamil Tiger guerrillas of a suicide …
Kenyan tea sector recovering from searing drought
NAIROBI, Apr.25 (AFP) - Kenya's tea sector is rebounding from a searing drought, with production of the country's largest export shooting up 72 …
Thailand seeks bigger share of booming business tourism market
SINGAPORE, Apr.25 (AFP) - Thai tourism officials on Tuesday launched a regional campaign to promote the kingdom as Southeast Asia's premier …
Copper forges record 7,000 dollars per tonne
LONDON, Apr.25 (AFP) - The price of copper leapt to the highest-ever level here on Tuesday, spurred by massive investment and speculative demand. …
Loosing Grip
PARIS, Apr.24 (AFP) - From cars to planes, chemical plants to retail, every sector in the world economy is having to adapt to the prospect that high …
Chess Game
Apr.24 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans to ask for more shipments of clothes, edible oils and fewer limits on country of rules origins on exports of key …
Sri Lankan troops kill two Tiger suspects amid new tensions
Apr.24 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops shot dead two men who were trying to set up a Claymore mine Monday intended for security forces in the island's …
New Route
HONG KONG, Apr. 24 (AFP) - A long campaign to remove pirated goods from shop fronts in Asia is finally having an impact but the crackdown has also …
Jackpot
PARIS, Apr.24 (AFP) - While governments and consumers weep over the rise and rise of fuel prices, oil companies are rubbing their hands in glee. Last …
Close Inspection
Apr. 24 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police arrested five Maldivian nationals sparking unconfirmed rumours that the suspects were linked to Al-Qaeda, police …
Indian court rules domestic whisky not “Scotch”
NEW DELHI, Apr. 24 (AFP) - An Indian court has ordered domestic whisky makers not to use the words "Scot" or "Scotch" for their distilled brews as it …
Red Light
Apr.24 (LBO) - The District Court Monday turned down a request by Malaysian based investor A P Jagaiah to postpone the NDB Bank's annual general …