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Pakistan must score 271 to ruin Jayawarde
COLOMBO, August 17, 2014 (AFP) – Pakistan were set a target of 271 to record a series-levelling win in the second Test against Sri Lanka on Sunday and ruin the retiring Mahela Jayawardene’s farewell party. The hosts, trailing by 12 runs on the first innings, were bowled out for 282 in their second knock just […]
Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.4-pct
Aug 15, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed 0.42 percent lower on Friday with tobacco stocks losing ground amid strong foreign selling, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 29.24 points lower at 6,943.85, down 0.42percent. The S&P SL20 closed 7.79 points lower at 3,820.98, down 0.20 percent. Turnover was 2.93 […]
Cricket: Fired-up Pakistan rattle Sri Lanka in second Test
COLOMBO, August 14, 2014 (AFP) – Mahela Jayawardene scored four streaky runs in his last Test as Pakistan’s bowlers dismantled Sri Lanka’s first innings at the start of the second and final match in Colombo on Thursday.“For us seamers to take so many wickets on a dead wicket like this is fantastic,” said the 24-year-old […]
Sri Lanka policy rates to be steady: Central Bank
Aug 15, 2014 (LBO) Sri Lanka unchanged a policy rate corridor at 6.5 to 8.0 percent in order to remain broadly on target in 2014 with low inflation the Central Bank in its August monetary policy review. Credit to private sector has grown by eight million rupees in June although the private sector credit growth […]
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.3-pct
Aug 14, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed 0.27 percent higher on Thursday with tobacco stocks gaining amid strong foreign buying, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 18.95 points higher at 6,973.09, up 0.27percent. The S&P SL20 closed 8.51 points higher at 3,828.77, up 0.22 percent. Turnover was 2.01 billion […]
Sri Lanka bat against Pakistan in second Test
COLOMBO, August 14, 2014 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test against Pakistan in Colombo on Thursday, the final one for the home team’s retiring Mahela Jayawardene.Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) and Richard Illingworth (ENG) TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford (AUS) Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM) […]
Sri Lanka needs to think beyond USD 4000 per capita income: Chamber Official
August 14, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s private sector should foresee the needs of the future customer and armed themselves to cater to the demand of the customer who will earn 7000 US dollar per capita in 2020, Chamber official said. Sri Lanka is set to achieve a USD 4,000 per capita in 2015 and […]
Sri Lanka Treasuries edge lower
Aug 13, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Treasuries yields dropped across maturities at Wednesday’s auction with the 12-month yield falling 14 basis points to 6.31 percent, data from the state debt office showed. The debt office said 1.00 billion rupees in 3-month bills, 2.00 billion in 6-month bills and 10.59 billion in one year bills […]
Sri Lanka stocks close up 0.1-pct
Aug 13, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s stocks closed in the green on Wednesday with beverage stocks gaining while tobacco stocks losing ground, brokers said. The Colombo benchmark All Share Price Index closed 6.24 points higher at 6,954.14, up 0.09percent. The S&P SL20 closed 2.74 points higher at 3,820.26, up 0.07 percent. Turnover was 1.82 […]
Refugee Law
GENEVA, August 13, 2014 (AFP) – The UN refugee agency on Tuesday accused Sri Lanka of breaking international law in its growing campaign to kick out Pakistani asylum seekers without a fair hearing.“Fundamentally, this is a breach of the principle of no forced returns. That’s a clear violation of international law,” said Adrian Edwards, spokesman […]