Hobbling Dhoni stars as India flattens Bangladesh
DHAKA, May 10, 2007 (AFP) - Mahendra Dhoni battled leg cramps to hit an unbeaten 91 as India defeated their World Cup nemesis Bangladesh by five …
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World Bank gives Wolfowitz more time
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2007 (AFP) - The board of the World Bank has given an additional week to embattled bank president Paul Wolfowitz to defend himself …
Sri Lanka drop Atapattu
May 10, 2007 (AFP) - Veteran batsman Marvan Atapattu has been omitted from the 15-man Sri Lanka squad for the three-match one day international …
Rolling Stock
May 11, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka plans to buy 60 million dollars worth of locomotives and passenger coaches from China to modernise its Victorian-era …
Sri Lanka wants ruling body elected for cricket
COLOMBO, May 11, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's sports minister said Friday he wants a new committee elected to run the island's cricket administration, …
Flight of Fancy
May 11, 2007 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka plans to double the price of lottery tickets and use the extra cash to build a second international airport in …
Sri Lankan pleads guilty in Tamil Tigers arms plot
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan national pleaded guilty in a Maryland court Thursday to charges he tried to smuggle US weapons to Tamil …
Big Claims
May 11, 2007 (LBO) – Union Assurance has reported after-tax profit for the quarter ending March 2007 fell to 21 million rupees from 33 million …
Rights group calls for Sri Lanka monitors
May 11, 2007 (AFP) - Human Rights Watch on Friday renewed a call for independent foreign monitoring of human rights in Sri Lanka, where hundreds of …
No Split
May 10, 2007 (LBO) – A listed hotel firm in Sri Lanka has decided not to go ahead with a share split citing provisions in a new company law …
New mobile operator enters booming Bangladesh market
DHAKA, May 10, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh's sixth mobile phone operator, Warid Telecom, launched operations Thursday aiming to grab a slice of one of …
Novel Solution
May 10, 2007 (LBO) – A senior Sri Lankan government official has suggested doubling fuel prices and scrapping free cars and fuel for government …
Overnight Vigil
May 10, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's only international airport shut to night flights on Thursday in line with new security measures against raids by …
Former Sri Lanka leader protests security
May 10, 2007 (AFP) - Former Sri Lanka president Chandrika Kumaratunga has protested the withdrawal of commandos assigned to protect her, saying she …
Total Failure
May 10, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's national power utility has started to restore power to the capital Colombo following an island-wide power …
Sri Lanka’s promise to stem bloodshed broken: US
COLOMBO, May 10, 2007 (AFP) - The United States Thursday accused Sri Lanka of going back on promises to protect human rights and said the situation …
Sri Lanka to felicitate cricketers with commemorative coins
May 10, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka plans to issue commemorative coins to felicitate cricketers, who emerged runners-up in the recently concluded World …
ATM Trouble
A part of Sri Lanka's Hatton National Bank automated teller machine system has encountered a technical problem and is being repaired at the moment, a …
Still Trying
May 09, 2007 (LBO) -- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Japan's largest phone company, said Wednesday it has still not sold its flagship investment in …
Splitting Hairs
May 9, 2007 (LBO) – Firms that declared a 'bonus' issue but have not yet ratified it with a shareholder vote will have to go through a process …
Travel Delays
COLOMBO, May 9, 2007 (AFP) - Thousands of passengers face travel delays and disruptions starting Thursday, when Sri Lanka's only international …
Sri Lanka three month t-bill rates ease amidst excess liquidity
May 09, 2007 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Treasury bill auction rates eased with the key three month weighed average slipping 4 basis points to 16.52 …
Corrupt Stories
May 09, 2007 (LBO) – The quality of corporate financial analysis in Sri Lanka is poor and the financial media is believed to be corrupt, a top …
Tele Numbers II
May 9, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom, the country's largest fixed access operator saw after tax profits growing by 53 percent to 1.98 billion …