Saudi posted 58-billion-dollar budget surplus in 2005
RIYADH, Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - Oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia posted a record budget surplus of 58 billion dollars in 2005 on the back of surging crude …
RIYADH, Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - Oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia posted a record budget surplus of 58 billion dollars in 2005 on the back of surging crude …
November 13, 2006 (LBO) - HDFC Bank, Sri Lanka’s largest housing bank, retained its ‘AA-(lka)’ rating for their home loan …
Nov 13, 2006 (LBO) - Six Regional Development Banks or RDBs secured investment grade ratings from Fitch Ratings Lanka, who said the risk evaluation …
Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - At least four Sri Lankan soldiers and four Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in separate violence in the island's embattled …
Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's police stepped up already tight security in the capital Monday ahead of a mass protest over the assassination of a …
Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - The United Nations accused Sri Lanka Monday of recruiting child soldiers to battle Tiger rebels as Britain moved to help save a …
Nov 13, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former colonial ruler Britain will send a special envoy to the island Tuesday to help salvage a tattered peace …
SYDNEY, Nov 10, 2006 (AFP) - The crippling cost of studying in Australia is forcing foreign students to take up risky sex work to make ends meet, a …
November 10, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lankan share prices are breaking records amidst flying bullets, but financial markets are uneasy that the …
SINGAPORE, Nov 10, 2006 (AFP) - Costs, not competition, worry Tony Fernandes of AirAsia Bhd, who said Friday he foresees continued expansion for the …
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - UN relief coordinator Jan Egeland on Thursday slammed an indiscriminate artillery bombardment by the Sri Lankan …
Nov 10, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil rebels and Sri Lanka's navy fought a fierce sea battle Friday amid mounting international condemnation over heavy civilian …
November 10, 2006 (Dow Jones)--The Sri Lankan government is likely to lift taxes and increase foreign borrowing in its 2007 budget in a bid to meet …
Nov 10, 2006 (AFP) - Gunmen assassinated a pro-rebel Tamil MP in the capital Colombo Friday as Sri Lanka's warring parties fought fresh battles and …
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - A Helio mobile telephone service launched in the United States on Thursday lets users track friends and plot …
November 10, 2006 (LBO) – Telecom operator Suntel, a unit of Sweden’s Overseas Telecom AB, plans to spend 3.5 billion rupees next year to …
November 10, 2006 (LBO) – Holidaymakers to Sri Lanka fell 12.0 percent for the 12 months to October, the Sri Lanka Tourist Board said Friday, …
November 10, 2006 (LBO) – Commercial Bank of Ceylon, one of Sri Lanka’s most profitable commercial banks, Friday posted a 40 percent …
WASHINGTON, Nov 10, 2006 (AFP) - What do Bill Gates, Queen Sofia of Spain, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus and billionaire philanthropist …
PARIS, Nov 10, 2006 (AFP) - Health services across Asia could crash in the face of a worsening epidemic of obesity-led diabetes, experts warn. The …
Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government Thursday expressed "regret" over the killing of some 65 civilians in an artillery blitz on the rebel-held …
TOULOUSE, France, Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - As rain clouds gather over European aircraft maker Airbus, the giant plane at the root of its problems is set …
COLOMBO, Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - A heavy sea battle erupted in northern Sri Lanka Thursday after Tamil Tiger rebels staged a suicide attack against a …
SINGAPORE, Nov 9, 2006 (AFP) - Asia should further liberalise its airline industry to unleash the region's full growth prospects or risk losing …