Suicide bombing rocks Sri Lanka’s popular Galle
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Oct 18, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels staged an audacious suicide attack against Sri Lanka's historic port of Galle Wednesday, …
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Sri Lanka markets volatile as Tamil Tigers strike southern port
October 18, 2006 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan rupee clawed back from Tuesday’s all-time low on profit taking by most banks, while stocks snapped a …
Sri Lanka jets bomb Tamil Tiger radio, say rebels
Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes Tuesday bombed and destroyed the main transmitting tower of the Tamil Tiger's radio station, the …
Search for clues in bloody debris of Sri Lankan suicide blast
HABARANA, Sri Lanka, Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - The mobile phones, stowed in bags still on board shattered, blackened buses, rang until dawn as frantic …
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Oct. 17, 2006 (LBO) -- Emirates Telecommunications Corp. is in talks with the Sri Lankan government to acquire a stake in Sri Lanka Telecom, its …
Sri Lanka rupee sinks to new low against dollar
October 17, 2006 (LBO) The rupee sank to a new low Tuesday, falling to 107. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in the USA buy lariam …
Sri Lankan rupee sinks further; share prices dip over security worries
Oct 17, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lankan rupee sank further breaching the 107. buy flagyl online rxxbuynoprescriptiononline.com/dir/flagyl.html no …
Counting the dead after Sri Lanka suicide attack
DAMBULLA, Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - Through a narrow doorway leading to the dead, the grim routine of cataloguing the slain from Sri Lanka's latest …
Sri Lanka to raise US$150 mn loan in Nov; Tbonds to overseas investors next week
October 17, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka plans to raise 150 million dollars via a syndicated loan from foreign investors, the central bank said Tuesday a …
Sri Lankan government, Tigers don’t want to talk: analysts
Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - The worsening cycle of violence in Sri Lanka, where Tamil Tiger rebels this week launched their bloodiest-ever suicide attack, …
Sri Lanka issues maiden 2000 rupee note, but is no stranger to big bills
Oct 17, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka issued its first 2000 rupee note on Tuesday, but is no stranger to large denominations, with a ten thousand rupee note …
Sri Lanka hits back after suicide attack, talks in balance
Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes hit Tamil Tiger targets Tuesday, a day after a suicide bombing killed more than 100 people and derailed …
Black Tigers: the deadliest suicide bombers
Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - The Tamil Tigers' latest suicide bomb attack, the deadliest in the island's history, has illustrated that the rebel army still …
Envoys step up Sri Lanka peace efforts after suicide bombing
Oct 17, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan peace broker Norway launched a bid Tuesday to salvage planned talks after the rebels' worst-ever suicide bombing that …
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Oct 16, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Monday ordered the breakup of the restive Northeastern Province, a massive administrative region …
Warner Music sees Asia as the driving force mobile music growth
SINGAPORE, Oct 16, 2006 (AFP) - Asia is now the driving force behind demand for mobile music services which will make up for lost revenue by telecom …
Japan envoy in talks with Sri Lanka govt amid more violence
Oct 16, 2006 (AFP) - A Japanese peace envoy opened talks with Sri Lankan leaders Monday as the international community stepped up pressure to salvage …
Sri Lanka opens government bond market to foreign investors
October 16, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has decided to liberalise its capital account by throwing open the government bond market to foreign investors, …
Suicide bombing kills over 100 in Sri Lanka
Oct 16, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka suffered its worst ever suicide attack on Monday when suspected Tamil Tiger rebels detonated a truck packed with …
Sri Lankan war plane crashes
Oct 16, 2006 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan war plane crashed Monday shortly after take off on a mission to attack Tamil Tiger rebels, official sources said …
Sri Lanka’s central bank governor recruits more assistants
October 16, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank has promoted four senior staff officers to the post of Assistant Governor from Oct. 11, the …
Choices: Geography or ideology?
October 16, 2006 (LBO) - "While the JVP supports a vibrant free market economy to generate growth, we are completely against an unbridled, …
India’s Congress party brings back trusted slogan to woo masses
NEW DELHI, Oct 15, 2006 (AFP) - It was the slogan that propelled India's then premier Indira Gandhi to her first re-election victory in 1971 by a …
Sri Lanka navy sinks suspected Tiger trawler
Oct 15, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy sank a suspected Tamil Tiger trawler Sunday along the island's northwest coast, killing at least four people, …