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 …
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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 …
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 …
Sri Lanka’s Malinga fit for semi-final: Mahela
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, April 19, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jaywardene is confident of having fast bowler Lasith Malinga fit for Tuesday's …
Ailing dollar sees no relief; sterling hits 26-year high
NEW YORK, April 18, 2007 (AFP) - The struggling dollar faced renewed selling pressure Wednesday as sterling jumped to a 26-year high and the euro …
Maharoof gives Sri Lanka semi-final headache
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, April 18, 2007 (AFP) - Seamer Farveez Maharoof gave Sri Lanka a World Cup semi-final selection headache on Wednesday when he …
Sri Lankan February tea output lowest in decade
April 19, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea production in February fell to its lowest monthly level in 10 years because a strike by labour unions and bad …
Ireland leave the world cup on a high note despite Sri Lankan defeat
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, April 19, 2007 (AFP) - Ireland captain Trent Johnston said not even an eight-wicket World Cup defeat by Sri Lanka could erase …
Windies too fail to break the World Cup jinx
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 19, 2007 (AFP) - It appears that the best way to win the World Cup is not to host it. buy advair online …
Kiwi opening bowler Shane Bond fact file
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, April 19, 2007 (AFP) - Factfile on Shane Bond ahead of New Zealand's World Cup Super Eights clash against Australia at Grenada …
Sri Lanka rupee falls to a new low; overnight rates ease
April 19, 2007 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka rupee fell to a new low of 110.50 to the dollar in early trading Thursday dealers said, while short-term …
Boxed Out
April 19, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan exporters are faced with a shortage of space on container ships for their shipments to Europe after several …
Tharanga’s poor form raises Atapattu’s prospects
April 19, 2007 (AFP) - The wretched form of Sri Lanka's left-handed opener Upul Tharanga has opened the possibility of former captain Marvan Atapattu …
Sri Lanka media crisis takes international twist
April 19, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's top defence official summoned Britain's envoy Thursday after he expressed solidarity with an editor facing death …
Unfair Charge
April 19, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan exporters Thursday called for government intervention to prevent shipping lines imposing additional charges …
Lube Deal
April 19, 2007 (LBO) – Laugfs Holdings said Thursday it had signed an agreement with the government of Sri Lanka that gave it permission to …
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals fall sharply as violence escalates
April 19, 2007 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka fell by 36 percent to 35,031 in March 2007 compared with the same month last year as …
Sarwan emerges front-runner for West Indies captaincy
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 18, 2007 (AFP) - Middle-order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan is all set to be named as the West Indies captain for their next …
Squeezed Through
April 18, 2007 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings Lanka Wednesday confirmed Ceylease Financial Services Ltd's (CFS) national long-term rating at 'BBB-(lka)' with …
Sterling tops two dollars as greenback under rates pressure
NEW YORK, April 17, 2007 (AFP) - Sterling climbed above the psychological barrier of two dollars Tuesday for the first time since 1992 as data on …
Sri Lanka’s Maharoof and Murali torpedo Ireland
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, April 18, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Farveez Maharoof and Muttiah Muralitharan took four wickets each to set up an eight-wicket …
New Zealand dollar hits highest level for quarter century
WELLINGTON , April 18, 2007 (AFP) - The New Zealand dollar hit its highest level against the US currency for 25 years on Wednesday after inflation …