Five killed in Sri Lanka as train hits truck
Nov 30, 2006 (AFP) - Two soldiers and three policemen were killed Thursday when their pick-up truck was hit by a commuter train at an unprotected …
Nov 30, 2006 (AFP) - Two soldiers and three policemen were killed Thursday when their pick-up truck was hit by a commuter train at an unprotected …
Nov 30, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace initiative was flawed from the start and the island now faces an immediate prospect of more violence, the …
Nov 30, 2006 (AFP) - A top Norwegian peace broker arrived in Sri Lanka Thursday, a diplomat said, as Tamil Tiger separatists insisted government …
November 29, 2006 (LBO) – Indian fuel retailer Lanka IOC Ltd sank deeper into the red posting a 605 million net loss during the quarter ending …
HARARE, Nov 29, 2006 (AFP) - Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa walks the tightrope Thursday when he unveils the national budget of a …
Nov 29, 2006 (AFP) - The Tamil Tigers have renewed a campaign to partition Sri Lanka, but the guerrillas already have a surreal separate "state" of …
Nov 29, 2006 (AFP) - A convoy of food on Wednesday reached 40,000 people trapped by weeks of heavy fighting in the island's restive east as artillery …
November 29, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank of Ceylon is coming out with a debt issue to meet Central Bank’s new capital requirement …
Nov 29, 2006 (AFP) - A rebel bid for an independent Tamil state in Sri Lanka has run into outright international rejection with the United States …
MANILA, Nov 29, 2006 (AFP) - With a face value of less than two US cents the humble Philippine one peso coin may be worth next to nothing at home but …
November 29, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's top hotel groups are increasingly relying on their Maldivian operations and investments into India for …
HANOI, Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's prime minister Tuesday said peace talks with Tamil Tigers will go on and urged the guerrillas to stop …
Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - A solemn vow by the veteran Tamil rebel leader that his people will now pursue their own independent state has set the stage for …
OSLO, Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - Norway on Tuesday said that while it did not see the need for new initiatives, it would remain in contact with both the …
Nov 27, 2006 (LBO) – Over half of Sri Lanka's 19.5 million population suffer from dental problems ranging from cavities to cancer, due to poor …
Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government has written to peace broker Norway to ask if the island's peace process is over after Tamil rebels …
Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels stepped up artillery and mortar bomb attacks against military bases in the restive east Tuesday, a day after …
Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Tuesday offered fresh talks with Tamil Tigers to avert a return to all-out civil war as the top guerrilla leader wrote …
Nov 28, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka must stop helping a pro-government Tamil rebel faction to recruit child soldiers, a human rights group warned Tuesday. …
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27, 2006 (AFP) - Three Malaysian plantation firms will merge to create the world's largest listed palm oil business, worth 31.4 …
Nov 27, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Ports Authority has signed a terminal service agreement with Wan-Hai lines of Taiwan to increase container traffic to …
November 27, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has raised about 40 million rupees from June-Sept by taxing foreign movies, dramas and sitcoms aired on …
Nov 27, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's audit examiners will stop visiting government offices to carry out audit work following on a pay dispute, …
NAIROBI, Nov 27, 2006 (AFP) - Global tea experts meeting in Kenya Monday called for tough minimum quality standards to address the growing problem of …