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PARIS, April 25, 2008 (AFP) – UN food agency chief Jacques Diouf on Friday warned of civil war in some countries because of global food shortages and called for a revamp of the international food system.The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization said on France 24 television that international leaders had failed to act […]
US, Britain, Interpol warn of increased terror risk in China
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2008 (AFP) – The United States and Britain issued new travel alerts warning of an increased terrorist threat in China Friday, as Interpol said Beijing must prepare for a possible Al-Qaeda attack at the Olympics.The US State Department warned Americans travelling to the Asian country of a “heightened risk that extremist groups […]
British business watchdog investigates tobacco pricing
LONDON, April 25, 2008 (AFP) – British competition authorities alleged on Friday that two cigarette companies and eleven retailers had engaged in “unlawful practices” relating to retail tobacco prices. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) began probing tobacco pricing in March 2003 but had not revealed the investigation until Friday. “The OFT has issued a […]
Strong Showing
April 25, 2008 (LBO) – NDB Bank says it has done well with a low cost to income ratio, and having the lowest non-performing loans among local banks while being profitable and having a strong balance sheet. “The bank’s low cost income ratio among local banks also reflects its stability while the growth in its […]
Copy Cats
April 25, 2008 (LBO) – Vendors selling fake ink cartridges in Sri Lanka under the Toshiba trademark are being hunted and prosecuted, regional Toshiba officials said in Colombo. The technology firm will prosecute vendors importing and selling counterfeit Toshiba products under the Intellectual Property Laws in Sri Lanka, Jeevantha Jayatilake, legal representative for Toshiba in […]
Sri Lanka bus blast: harrowing experience
April 25, 2008 (LBO) – The driver of a bus caught in a deadly explosion that left at least 23 dead said the bomb went off towards centre or back of the bus, just as he was pulling out of the the station. Driver K D Ananda Ratnasiri of the Kesbewa bus depot, who escaped […]
Sri Lanka blast kills eight and injures dozens
April 25, 2008 (LBO) – A blast near a crowded bus station South of Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo has left at least eight dead and more than a 30 injured, police and eyewitnesses said. The explosion went off in the suburb of Piliyandala during the evening rush hour at around 6.45 pm, the defence ministry […]
Blast in Sri Lanka suburb
April 25, 2008 (LBO) – An explosion at a bus in the the southern Colombo suburb of Piliyandala has left at least one person dead and 15 injured, police and eyewitnesses said. Police spokesman N K Illangakoon said the explosion occurred in Piliyandala, while witnesses reported the injured being rushed to a nearby hospital. An […]
Sri Lanka clamps down on war reports after battle losses
April 25, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lankan authorities have extended “unofficial” censorship to hospitals and funeral parlours as losses mount after a major battle against Tamil rebels, a media rights group said Friday.The Free Media Movement (FMM) said the authorities had prevented photographers taking pictures of military casualties brought to hospitals following heavy fighting in […]
Sri Lanka army ousts Tamil Tigers from Catholic shrine area
April 25, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s army has taken control of the area around a church revered by Catholics in the northwest after a long drawn out campaign to drive out the Tamil Tigers, the military said Friday. Troops were now digging in to secure their positions in the Madhu church area, in the […]