Ring Cut
COLOMBO, Feb 24, 2007 (AFP) - Working mother Kumari Ranasinghe looks forward every day to a telephone call from someone who hangs up on her immediately -- her …
Summoned
February 23 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's foreign minister has summoned the Saudi envoy in Colombo over the beheading and 'crucifixion' of four Sri Lankans, …
Blood Money
RIYADH, Feb 24, 2007 (AFP) - A 97-year-old Saudi man waiting to be beheaded for murder has launched an appeal for donations of blood money in order to spare …
Arjuna Fire
NEW DELHI, Feb 24, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka had always been a talented side often giving the impression of being too soft on the field until captain Arjuna …
Cricket Post
COLOMBO, Feb 23, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Friday issued two commemorative World Cup stamps in a bid to boost its cricketers ahead of the tournament starting …
Foreign Money
February 23, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Friday announced plans to raise 100 million dollars by selling development bonds to foreign investors, while a drive to …
Sri Lanka Central Bank raises interest rates by 0.5% to contain inflation
Feb 23 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank Friday raised its key policy interest rate by 50 basis points to 12.00 percent to dampen rising prices as …
Sri Lanka and South Asia to gain by freeing trade: report
Feb 20 (LBO) – South Asian countries including Sri Lanka could make huge gains by freeing up trade in education, health and tourism and lowering other …
Sri Lanka rebels say truce dead, monitors leave embattled region
COLOMBO, Feb 23, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka truce monitors pulled out of an embattled northern region where thousands of civilians were on the run fearing a fresh …
Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers say truce dead, battle for statehood alive
COLOMBO, Feb 23, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka and the rebel Tamil Tigers marked the fifth anniversary of their truce on Friday, hours after the guerrillas said the …
Indian Grip
February 22 (LBO) – Diesel and Motor Engineering Company (DIMO), a unit of Sri Lanka's Hayleys group, is boosting the visibility of TATA passenger cars …
Zenith
February, 22 (LBO) – After growing at breakneck speed for the past several years, Sri Lanka's mobile phone market is losing pace and competitors are …
Smart Buildings
February 21 (LBO) – Following the rapid spread of urbanization in Sri Lanka, local architects say more efficient and economical design methods must be …
Mutual Benefits
February 22 (LBO) – A tax-efficient closed-end fixed income mutual fund launched by National Asset Management (NAMAL) is already attracting commitments …
Australian warship intercepts boatload of Sri Lankans
SYDNEY, Feb 22, 2007 (AFP) - An Australian warship has intercepted a boat carrying 85 Sri Lankans towards a Canberra-controlled island in the Indian Ocean, …
Sri Lanka to revamp consumer price index as inflation soars
Feb 22, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Thursday it plans to rejig its consumer price index basket to reflect changed food and lifestyle trends as inflation based …
Rolling Stock
February 22 (LBO) – The government of Sri Lanka hopes to purchase 100 train carriages from China to develop the island's dilapidated railway network, …
Killings continue in Sri Lanka ahead of failed truce anniversary
COLOMBO, Feb 22, 2007 (AFP) - Three civilians were found shot dead in northern Sri Lanka and a soldier was killed in the country's east Thursday, on the eve of …
Norway offers help to revive Sri Lanka peace bid
COLOMBO, Feb 22, 2007 (AFP) - Norway's top peace broker in Sri Lanka, Erik Solheim, Thursday offered to go the extra mile to revive the stalled process on the …
Nine killed in Sri Lanka boat attack: navy
Feb 22, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy sank two suspected Tamil Tiger boats off the island's north-western coast Thursday, killing at least nine people, a …