Sri Lanka among countries where media freedom in decline
NEW YORK, May 1, 2007 (AFP) - Press freedom around the world deteriorated last year due to coups, attempts to stifle political opposition and …
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Press freedom in Sri Lanka, world, in decline: watchdog
NEW YORK, May 1, 2007 (AFP) - Press freedom around the world deteriorated last year due to coups, attempts to stifle political opposition and …
Aviation Hub
May 01, 2007 (LBO) – A trimming of services to Sri Lanka by major international carriers is undermining Colombo's aspirations to be a regional …
Third Dimension
May 01, 2007 (LBO) - Chamath Champika Jayalath was watching the Sri Lanka-Australia Cricket World Cup final shortly after 1.buy synthroid online buy …
Sri Lanka says Tigers ‘dreaming’ of downed plane
April 30, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels said Monday that they hit a military war plane on a bombing mission over their territory with …
Large Loan
May 01, 2007 (LBO) – Bank of Ceylon said it had completed Sri Lanka's largest international syndicated loan when it raised 210 million dollars …
Latest Sri Lanka journalist killing condemned by RSF
May 01, 2007 (LBO) – The murder of a reporter working for a Tamil newspaper in Sri Lanka has been condemned by the international media rights …
Flying Tigers hold Sri Lanka in a thrall
May 1, 2007 (AFP) - The new capability of the Tamil Tigers to carry out airborne attacks has not only made them a rarity among the world's guerrilla …
Two suspected Tamil Tigers arrested in Australia
MELBOURNE, May 1, 2007 (AFP) - Two suspected members of Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tiger rebel group were Tuesday arrested in Australia and charged …
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April 30, (LBO) – Emirates Airlines said Monday flights to Colombo will remain suspended after a security review, following Tamil Tiger rebel …
Sri Lanka tea industry to get back withheld funds; objections to new cess
April 30, 2007 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government has agreed to release all funds owed to the tea industry from the export cess but key stakeholders …
Be Prepared
April 30, 2007 (LBO) – Two Sri Lankan firms which are providing disaster recovery services for BPO firms in Sri Lanka are expanding and hunting …
No ‘over-reaction’ to Sri Lanka – Australia farce: Speed
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 30, 2007 (AFP) - Officials whose error led to the farcical finish in the World Cup Final do still have a future in …
Sri Lanka security high for early May Day rallies
April 30, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police stepped up security in the capital Monday as political parties prepared to stage May Day rallies a day ahead …
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 30, 2007 (AFP) - Malaysia's largest mobile operator Maxis Communications said Monday that controlling shareholder, businessman …
Sri Lanka inflation falls despite rising oil prices in April as money printing tapers off
April 30, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's inflation fell for the third month in a row in April after the Central Bank stopped printing money to …
Day Only
April 30, 2007 (LBO) – Singapore Airlines has stopped night flights to Colombo, the airline said Monday, after the third incident involving …
Sri Lanka’s ‘Flying Tigers’ bomb targets in Colombo
April 29, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels used light aircraft to bomb key installations in and around Sri Lanka's capital Sunday, forcing cricket …
Sri Lankans abort party amid air attacks
April 29, 2007 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan capital was enveloped in "total panic" early Sunday as Tamil Tiger air attacks forced World Cup cricket fans to …
Airlines suspend Sri Lanka flights after rebel air strike
COLOMBO, April 29, 2007 (AFP) - Emirates Airlines and Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific on Sunday suspended flights to Sri Lanka following a …
Sri Lanka – Australia final; Crowe says Rudi Koertzen was talking about allowances
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 29, 2007 (AFP) - Match referee Jeff Crowe took the blame for the farcical finish to the World Cup final which saw …
Air Attack III
April 29, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka cut power to the capital Colombo early Sunday local time, when millions were watching their team bat in the …
Little Damage
April 29, 2007 (LBO) – The Indian and Dutch partners of petroleum facilities targeted by Tamil Tigers, which are jointly owned with the …
Sri Lanka Shell Gas terminal complex hit by suspected Tamil Tiger air raid
April 29, 2007 (LBO) – Fire engines were called to put out a fire in a gas terminal complex north of Colombo following a suspected Tamil Tiger …