Sri Lanka says 18 Tigers killed in fresh skirmishes
Nov 17, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops killed at least 18 Tamil Tiger guerrillas in three separate confrontations in a restive eastern province, the defence …
Nov 17, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops killed at least 18 Tamil Tiger guerrillas in three separate confrontations in a restive eastern province, the defence …
Nov 17 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Customs says it will shore up revenues to 240 billion rupees next year, despite a host of import duty waivers in the …
November 16, 2006 (LBO) -- The multiple bank value added tax system of Sri Lanka which also has a non recoverable 'VAT' tax on financial firms became more …
Nov 16, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka to halve the surcharge on individual deposits and hopes to increase the tax free threshold for retiring employees as well …
Nov 16, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's leather and shoe industry is to be exempt from import taxes on raw materials and machinery, while imported shoes are to …
Nov 16, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is imposing a 10 dollar fee on tourists visiting the island, while locals opting to travel abroad will pay less when they …
Nov 16, 2006 (LBO) – Local jewellers have got a host of tax reductions in the country's budget proposals for next year, as well as restrictions on …
November 16, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government has introduced a controversial new tax to encourage dividends payment of listed companies, while giving …
November 16, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is offering a 13. online pharmacy …
November 16, 2006 (LBO) - The government is giving tax benefits to the domestic construction industry in Sri Lanka to help them undertake large projects such …
November 16, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to give a range of tax incentives and relaxed foreign borrowing restrictions to boost shipping and allied maritime …
November 16, 2006 (LBO) - The government says the upcoming budget would be growth oriented, with medium term objectives in view, while the opposition which is …
Nov 16, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Co-operative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) is to sell a 226 perch land which National Savings Bank has already paid in 500 …
Nov 16, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's plantation companies have asked estate worker unions to compromise on a wage increase, in efforts to jumpstart talks that …
WASHINGTON, Nov 16, 2006 (AFP) - When Wayne Steinard visited his doctor earlier this year he faced two options: either undergo open heart surgery in the US for …
NEW DELHI, Nov 16, 2006 (AFP) - India's prime minister has expressed deep concern over rising civilian deaths in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict, saying there was …
Nov 16, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president appealed to Tiger rebels Thursday to enter talks and end spiralling violence on the island as a British envoy moved …
Nov 16, 2006 (AFP) - A New York-based rights group asked Sri Lanka's government Thursday to arrest security force members allegedly involved in forcibly …
Nov 16, 2006 (AFP) - A British envoy was holding talks with Sri Lanka's Tiger rebels Thursday to help salvage a faltering peace initiative, while in the …
November 16, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank Thursday cut the island's next year economic growth to 7.5 percent from 8.0 percent announced earlier. …