Sri Lanka halts Norway envoy’s peace mission
COLOMBO, April 23, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka asked peace broker Norway to suspend a planned visit Monday to Tamil rebel-held territory in the island's …
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Murali to be feared and Patel might squeeze in
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 23, 2007 (AFP) - Muttiah Muralitharan's extraordinary abilities have transfixed cricket for more than a decade but there …
England defeat Windies in Lara’s last match
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 21, 2007 (AFP) - A Kevin Pietersen-inspired England kept their promise of winning the last World Cup match for coach …
Aussies happy to be merciless, says Bracken
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, April 22, 2007 (AFP) - Australian seamer Nathan Bracken said it was crucial to wrap up convincing wins over Sri Lanka and New …
Sri Lanka’s exporters face new fees
April 22, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan exporters have been slapped with a host of new fees that were increasing their costs, and reducing their …
Six said killed in Sri Lanka clashes
COLOMBO, April 22, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels and government forces fought two gunbattles in Sri Lanka's restive north and east leaving at least …
Sri Lanka cricket’s multi-ethnic, multi-religious unity yet to inspire divided nation
April 22, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankans treat cricket as a religion, but the sport has failed to heal wounds of this deeply divided nation despite its …
Torture ruled out on dead Maldivian dissident
COLOMBO, April 22, 2007 (AFP) - An independent autopsy found no signs of torture on a Maldives dissident who died shortly after being released from …
Plastic Probe
LONDON, April 21, 2007 (AFP) - British police are investigating a global credit card scam, allegedly linked to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, which …
Hayden stars as Australia thrash New Zealand
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, April 20, 2007 (AFP) - Matthew Hayden's third century of the tournament helped champions Australia extend their unbeaten run at …
New Zealand will bounce back, pledges Fleming
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, April 21, 2007 (AFP) - Stephen Fleming is adamant New Zealand will bounce back from their record-breaking defeat by Australia …
Sri Lanka petroleum retailer to look again at hedging after May
April 21, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's largest petroleum retailer, the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), is setting its sights on crude …
Sri Lanka look to 1996 for World Cup inspiration
April 20, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka are drawing inspiration from their 1996 World Cup victory ahead of their likely match-up with New Zealand in the …
Dialog Sri Lanka preference shares get AA+ rating from Fitch
April 20, 2007 (LBO) - Dialog Telekom's five billion rupee preference share issue had been rated AA+ (lka), a notch below the telco's senior debt …
Chevron’s Sri Lanka unit reveals interest in offshore oil exploration
April 20, 2007 (LBO) - US oil giant Chevron-Texaco is interested in bidding for offshore oil exploration blocks in Sri Lankan waters, a top official …
Caltex Sri Lanka unit eyes Maldivian lubricant market
April 20, 2007 (LBO) - Chevron Texaco's Sri Lanka unit, Caltex Lubricants, Friday signed a five-year deal with a Maldivian firm to expand in to the …
Mobile Capital
April 20, 2007 (LBO) – Dialog Telekom, a unit of Malaysia Telekom, is raising 20.5 billion rupees from the capital market through an issue of …
Sri Lankan authorities try to counter money printing culpability
April 20, 2007 (LBO) – Authorities in Sri Lanka are trying to counter growing public awareness that 38.5 billion rupees were printed to finance …
Digital Gap
April 20, 2007 (LBO) –Sri Lanka would need 12,000 information technology (IT) sector workers over the next two years, but the country's …
Ireland squad assist Woolmer inquiry
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, April 19, 2007 (AFP) - Ireland's World Cup squad have supplied statements to police investigating the murder of Pakistan coach …
Sri Lankan Tamil journalist shot dead
COLOMBO, April 20, 2007 (AFP) - Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Tamil journalist in northern Sri Lanka in the latest in a string of attacks against …
Malik to captain troubled Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan, April 19, 2007 (AFP) - Pakistan Thursday appointed Shoaib Malik to succeed Inzamam-ul-Haq as national cricket captain, saying the …
Floating Tax
April 20, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tiny shipping industry has begun talks with the Customs authorities to clear a dispute over the …
Southwest Sri Lanka coastal hotel property sold by John Keells
April 20, 2007 (LBO) – The hotel unit of John Keells Holdings has sold a hotel property on Sri Lanka's Unawatuna coastal town in the South West …