Monitors flee fighting amid fresh bid to save Sri Lanka truce
Aug 21, 2006 (AFP) - The monitors of Sri Lanka's collapsing truce were retreating to Colombo amid fierce fighting as the nation's financial backers …
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Trade Barriers
August 21, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has set an end September deadline to implement commitments under its trade deals with India, Pakistan and …
Ancient Indian port with links to Roman Empire faces extinction
PATTANAM, India, Aug 21, 2006 (AFP) - Pottery shards, beads, Roman copper coins and ancient wine bottles litter the strata beneath this small seaside …
Singapore launches drive to attract immigrants amid baby shortage
SINGAPORE, Aug 21, 2006 (AFP) - Singapore will launch a more aggressive drive to attract immigrants to avert a serious population shortage, Prime …
Treasury bond yields take a leap
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. …
Panda blog opens in China
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 …
Less monitors to oversee Sri Lanka’s ‘ceasefire’
Aug 20 (AFP) - A foreign team monitoring Sri Lanka's crumbling ceasefire will be almost halved after Tamil Tiger rebels ordered members from European …
Sri Lankan warplanes attack Tiger boat base
Aug 19 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's airforce Saturday said it had destroyed attack craft used by Tamil Tigers in an airstrike on a boatyard in rebel-held …
More clashes in Sri Lanka while refugee numbers rise
Aug 19 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops bombed an alleged Tamil Tiger seabase and traded fire with rebels in the northern Jaffna peninsula amid concern over …
Mini Race
August 15 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s fuel efficient small car market is racing ahead, helped by high oil prices and prohibitive taxes on larger cars. …
India takes Coca-Cola to court alleging high pesticide levels
BANGALORE, India, Aug 19 (AFP) - India's southern state of Karnataka has filed a case against US soft drinks giant Coca-Cola, accusing it of selling …
Double Blow
August 18 (LBO) – Mysterious grenade attacks and pricing problems have pushed down sales of the Sri Lankan subsidiary of Indian Oil …
Sri Lanka economy booms despite bombs and bloodshed
COLOMBO, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is expected to record its highest annual economic growth in 28 years despite escalating violence in the …
Crude oil slumps, dragging most commodities lower
LONDON, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - Crude futures plunged this week, in line with many commodity prices, amid evidence of an economic slowdown in the United …
Not liberal
August 18 (LBO) – Sri Lankan based gas distributor Laugfs, who wants to blend and produce lubricants locally, says conditions for entering the …
Reliance announces start of India’s answer to Wal-Mart
NEW DELHI, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - India's biggest private company Reliance Industries said Friday it aims to launch its first store next month as part …
EU urges resumption of Sri Lanka peace talks
HELSINKI, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - The Finnish presidency of the European Union has called on the warring parties in Sri Lanka to return to the …
US disaster aid expert in Sri Lanka to study refugee crisis in Trincomalee
Aug 18 (LBO) - The United States government’s international aid agency has sent a disaster expert to study the refugee crisis in the …
Aid workers demand help for thousands as air raids continue in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - Government warplanes attacked Tamil Tiger targets in northern Sri Lanka Friday as aid workers demanded access to tens …
Tigers name 51 children killed in air raid
COLOMBO, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Friday gave the names of 51 school children killed in an airforce bombing of what they …
Troops beat back fresh attack on Jaffna forward defences
Aug 17, 2006 (AFP) - Troops killed over 50 Tamil rebels Thursday when the guerrillas staged a fresh attack on Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula, officials …
Clear Run
August 17 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has got two bids with German and Malaysian funding to build 16 flyovers and interchanges in Colombo over two years, …
Sri Lanka’s ‘ceasefire’ monitors flee from shelling
Aug 17 (AFP) - Ceasefire monitors in eastern Sri Lanka were forced to flee after they were nearly hit by heavy shelling in clashes between Tamil …