Marlboro Lights to go up in smoke?
WASHINGTON, Aug 23, 2006 (AFP) - They are the world's best-selling cigarettes, a fashion prop for celebrities, an icon of marketing and the preferred …
WASHINGTON, Aug 23, 2006 (AFP) - They are the world's best-selling cigarettes, a fashion prop for celebrities, an icon of marketing and the preferred …
August 23, 2006 (LBO) – Vanik Inc., Wednesday offered creditors a chance of swapping their debt in return for equity, and also disclosed plans …
LONDON, Aug 23, 2006 (AFP) - The famous board game Scrabble is to change colour for the first time in its history, to raise money for research into …
Aug 23, 2006 (AFP) - A Catholic priest has gone missing after witnessing the deaths of 15 people sheltering in a church hit by shelling during …
August 23, 2006 (LBO) – Overseas Realty Ceylon said Wednesday they would raise 1.25 billion rupees through a rights issue to buy up of a 60 …
COLOMBO, Aug 22, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Tuesday welcomed the arrest in the United States of men allegedly trying to buy surface-to-air missiles for …
August 22, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lankan manufacturers of vegetable oil vanaspati say unsold shipments are stuck in Indian ports and in local …
Aug 22, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police Tuesday discovered a powerful Claymore mine in a crowded Colombo market area as the city hosted thousands of …
Aug 22, 2006 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan cargo ship is to set sail Tuesday with food aid for the embattled Jaffna peninsula but it may go half-empty because …
August 22, 2006 (LBO) – Four global conferences to be hosted by Sri Lanka later this year have been cancelled on security fears, though the …
Aug 22, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan warplanes bombed a suspected Tamil Tiger munitions dump Tuesday as a ship prepared to sail with food for tens of …
Aug 22, 2006 (AFP) - At least 159 Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and 485 were wounded while resisting a Tamil Tiger offensive against the northern …
August 22, 2006 (LBO) – Commercial Bank of Ceylon Tuesday posted a 69 percent rise in group profits for the six months to June boosted by …
HARARE, Aug 22, 2006 (AFP) - Zimbabwe converted to a new currency Tuesday in a move aimed at stemming runaway inflation but analysts said it would do …
August 22, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's long-suffering fund management industry is working with market regulators to promote closed-end funds and …
August 22, 2006 (LBO) - Rubber prices in Sri Lanka have been dropping since July, following stiff competition from regional producers like Thailand …
August 21, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has set an end September deadline to implement commitments under its trade deals with India, Pakistan and …
PATTANAM, India, Aug 21, 2006 (AFP) - Pottery shards, beads, Roman copper coins and ancient wine bottles litter the strata beneath this small seaside …
August 21, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's borrowing costs shot up Monday, when the Central Bank sold three and four year treasury bonds at higher yields. …
SINGAPORE, Aug 21, 2006 (AFP) - Singapore will launch a more aggressive drive to attract immigrants to avert a serious population shortage, Prime …
BEIJING, Aug 21, 2006 (AFP) - A week-old giant panda cub has received her own blog as China seeks to raise public awareness about protecting the …
August 21, 2006 (LBO) -- Depositors who have money and other assets in Sri Lanka's bank have till the end of the month to reactivate their accounts, …
HARARE, Aug 22, 2006 (AFP) - Zimbabweans struggled to offload soon-to-be worthless cash on Monday as chaos and confusion prevailed ahead of a …
August 21, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Dutch Lanka Trailers has stepped up investments plans in India following a 2 million dollar equity …