Connecting Points
Jan 16, 2007 (LBO) – Japan on Tuesday gave Sri Lanka 30 million rupees to design a new bridge connecting Mannar to the mainland, the finance …
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Fresh Sri Lanka violence kills 41: military
Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - At least 30 Tamil rebels and 11 security personnel were killed in Sri Lanka on Tuesday in an upsurge of violence, officials and …
Tiger torture chambers found in Sri Lanka: defence ministry
COLOMBO, Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - Commandos in Sri Lanka have found "torture chambers" used by the Tamil Tiger rebels to punish informants and deserters, …
Cricket: New venue to replace Sri Lanka’s Asgiriya stadium
Jan 15, 2007 (AFP) - The historic Asgiriya stadium in Sri Lanka's hill resort of Kandy is to be replaced by a brand new venue in the same area, a …
Sri Lanka troops kill five Tigers
Jan 15, 2007 (AFP) - Government forces killed at least five Tamil Tiger rebels during long-range artillery exchanges in Sri Lanka where six civilians …
Poor man’s bakery in Mumbai fights inflation, globalisation
MUMBAI, Jan 14, 2007 (AFP) - Tirandaaz Irani's morning shift at the Yazdani Bakery and Restaurant in Mumbai's historic Fort district is pretty much …
Sri Lanka violence kills 11, commandos take Tiger bases
Jan 14, 2007 (AFP) - At least five soldiers and six civilians were killed in Sri Lanka as Tamil Tiger rebels and government troops traded long-range …
Swiss banks hold third highest amount of funds in world: report
GENEVA, Jan 13, 2007 (AFP) - Switzerland is the world's third largest asset manager with over 6,900 billion Swiss francs (5,532 billion dollars, …
Pandora’s Box
January 13, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's proposal to retain 50 percent of re-insurance business in a government-backed entity, may deteriorate the …
Sri Lanka deploys troops as floods kill 16
Jan 13, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military has been called out to help relief operations in the island's flood-hit regions where at least 16 people …
Scotland Yard for further tests in Sri Lanka assassination probe
Jan 13, 2007 (AFP) - British detectives have removed "exhibits" for forensic tests to try to identify the assassins of a Sri Lankan Tamil legislator, …
Little progress in South Asia’s human rights: report
NEW DELHI, Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - War-torn Sri Lanka and politically unstable Bangladesh suffered worsening human rights violations in 2006 while other …
Sri Lanka counts on US$1.5 bn aid from foreign donors this year
January 12, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka hopes to secure over a billion dollars in aid pledges when foreign donors meet later this month to discuss …
Commandos take eight Tiger bases in Sri Lanka
Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan commandos have taken at least eight bases used by Tamil Tiger guerrillas to launch attacks in the country's east …
Sri Lanka activates mass detention centre amid arrests
Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has reactivated a mass detention centre to hold people rounded up during recent arrests of suspects allegedly linked …
Tight and Loose
January 12, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank has allowed finance companies to form subsidiaries, raised single borrower limits, but …
Former UN official becomes Sri Lanka’s top diplomat
Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Friday appointed a former United Nations official as the country's top official to …
Flash floods kill 14 in Sri Lanka
Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - At least 14 people were killed and another 61,000 made homeless in south and central Sri Lanka Friday in flash floods caused by …
Old Hands
SINGAPORE, Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - Workers are relying on 19th century technology to fix a very 21st century problem -- disruption of the Internet …
Sri Lanka to use local messaging system for government debt deals
January 11, 2007 (LBO) - Primary dealers have welcomed a Central Bank decision to use a locally developed messaging system to transact small deals in …
Sri Lanka’s monkeys, the island’s latest draw card for foreign travellers
January 11, 2007 (LBO) – Scouting treetops for purple-faced leaf monkeys or on the trail of the shy loris at nightfall, Sri Lanka's rich …
Brainstorming
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan 10, 2007 (AFP) - Porn makers at the world's largest sex trade show in Las Vegas on Wednesday were taking a page from Internet …
Sri Lanka tourism slumps in Dec, authorities pin hopes on India and Middle East
Jan 11, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's leisure industry closed 2006 a neck ahead of the previous year, but the troubled island saw a sharp downturn …
Oil prices slide under 53 dollars
LONDON, Jan 11, 2007 (AFP) - World oil prices sank below 53 dollars per barrel on Thursday to mid-2005 low points on healthy US energy stockpiles and …