Sri Lanka navy says killed 80 rebels in sea battle
Sept 2, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy killed at least 80 Tamil Tiger guerrillas after a six-hour battle with a flotilla of rebel boats off the island's …
Sri Lanka sends more supplies to Jaffna
Sept 2, 2006 (AFP) - A second cargo ship was loaded here Saturday with supplies for desperate residents of Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, where the …
Bangladesh shipping firms suspend use of port, halting trade
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, Sept 2, 2006 (AFP) - Bangladesh's trade shipments ground to a virtual halt Saturday as shipping firms refused to use the nation's main …
India lays out five-year roadmap to freer rupee convertibility
NEW DELHI, Sept 2, 2006 (AFP) - India should make the rupee more freely convertible over the next five years to realise the country's "maximum" economic …
New controls on foreign aid workers in Sri Lanka after killings
COLOMBO, Sept 1, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has enforced new controls on foreign aid workers after 17 local employees of a French charity were murdered, allegedly …
Red Cross presses for supply line in war-torn Sri Lanka
GENEVA, Sept 1, 2006 (AFP) - The International Committee of the Red Cross on Friday pressed Sri Lanka's warring parties to allow supplies to reach tens of …
Sri Lanka blast kills soldier, wounds four
Sept 1, 2006 (AFP) - A powerful Claymore mine exploded Friday in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, killing one soldier and wounding four more, the defence …
IMF board agrees to give bigger say to developing countries
TOKYO, Sept 1, 2006 (AFP) - The IMF executive board has agreed to far-reaching reform of the institution to give more influence to dynamic developing economies …
Indian TV viewers to pay 11 cents a channel each month
NEW DELHI, Sept 1, 2006 (AFP) - Millions of Indian television viewers will pay a maximum five rupees (11 cents) a month for each pay channel under a new system …
Saving Pluto: The fightback begins
PARIS, Sept 1, 2006 (AFP) - Only a week after Pluto was stripped of its status as a full-fledged planet of the Solar System, rebel astronomers have launched a …
Cable Landing
September 01, 2006 (LBO) – Lanka Bell, one of Sri Lanka's privately held wireless telecom operators, is in talks with India's FLAG Telecom to lay an …
India to increase tea imports as production hit
GUWAHATI, India, Sept 1, 2006 (AFP) - India, the world's largest tea producer, will boost tea imports to cover growing domestic demand despite an expected …
James Finlays sees export revenues fall on low value added tea sales
September 01, 2006 (LBO) - James Finalys & Company says its export revenues fell for the six months to June as the firm shipped more low value added bulk …
Bus Ride
SEOUL, Aug 31, 2006 (AFP) - South Korea's high-tech giant Samsung Electronics on Thursday unveiled the world's first fourth-generation (4G) mobile technology …
Just Inquiring
August 31, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Telecom is in talks to acquire a small software company to beef up its technical capacity and expand revenue streams. …
Sri Lanka’s tea crop falters in July
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Sri Lanka’s inflation hits 15.3% in July
August 31, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's consumer prices jumped to 15.3 percent in July, the Census & Statistics Department said Thursday, as prices of bread, …
Blair meets Sri Lanka leader amid Tamil turmoil
LONDON, Aug 31, 2006 (AFP) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Thursday for private talks on the political …
11,000 Tamils flee to India to escape Sri Lanka fighting
CHENNAI, India, Aug 31, 2006 (AFP) - More than 11,000 Tamil refugees have fled to India since January to escape renewed fighting between the Sri Lankan army …
Sri Lanka demands proof of massacre charges
COLOMBO, Aug 31, 2006 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government demanded proof Thursday of allegations by Nordic truce monitors that security forces were responsible …