Sri Lanka fishes for bigger bite of world ornamental fish market
Sri Lanka is fishing for a bigger bite of the world ornamental fish market, with targets set for 10 percent of global billings by 2010. Sri Lanka is fishing …
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Oil, fertiliser and fabric swelled Sri Lanka’s import bill by 10%
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Buddhist monk watches horror on highway as 35 perish in bus-train crash
A Sri Lankan video cameraman films the wreck of a passenger bus which collided with a train near the town of Polgahawela, some 80 kilometres (50 miles) …
Govt., needs to take up long term reforms to sustain growth after tsunami rebuilding
Tsunami rebuilding is expected to spur growth in the short term but economists say the government needs to phase out aid flows and cap spiralling inflation for …
Sri Lanka Telecom comes off a ratings watch, but concerns linger over its cellular subsidiary: Fitch Ratings
Telco giant Sri Lanka Telecom came off Fitch Ratings Lanka's ratings watch, but management concerns over its mobile unit is holding back network expansion, the …
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank cuts government securities to curb inflation
Sri Lanka's central bank has reduced its holdings of government securities since the end of last year to reduce excess liquidity as part of efforts to curb …
Despite shocks, Asia-Pacific economies make best showing since 2000: UN
BANGKOK, April 25 (AFP) - Shrugging off a stream of disasters and shocks, the Asia-Pacific region last year managed to post its strongest economic gains since …
Sri Lanka warns Tigers against provoking troops, vow to ‘protect peace’
Sri Lanka accused Tamil Tiger rebels of provoking government security forces and said the military was ready to take action to "protect peace," a state-run …
Sri Lanka grants amnesty to 70,000 military deserters
Sri Lanka has offered to drop court martial proceedings against 70,000 military deserters as part of a drive to overhaul the security forces, the defence …
Sri Lanka faces new crisis over tsunami deal with Tigers
A main Marxist party in Sri Lanka's ruling coalition Wednesday issued a fresh warning to the government not to go ahead with a Norwegian-brokered deal with …
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South Asia needs to do more to reach Millennium Development Goals
South Asia still lags behind on some Millennium Development Goals (MDG), with more work needed in bridging income gaps, access to education and bringing down …
Norway envoy in talks amid tension in Sri Lanka
Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheim opened talks with officials here Monday amid growing concern for the stability of a ceasefire between Sri Lankan troops and …
Sri Lanka feels the benefits of debt moratorium
Though there are doubts about how soon the US$ 2 billion aid pledge can be drawn down, the government is already getting the benefits of the debt moratorium. …
Norway in new peace drive in Sri Lanka amid escalating violence
Norwegian special envoy Erik Solheim arrived here Sunday for a fresh attempt to revive Sri Lanka's deadlocked peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels, an official …
US official to give tools to tsunami-hit Sri Lanka tradesmen
A senior US official is due in Sri Lanka next week to assess tsunami clean up operations and give tools to local tradespeople affected by the unprecedented …
Sri Lanka trooper kills three in New Year rage
A Sri Lankan soldier enraged over not being given home leave for the traditional New Year shot dead his superior officer and two colleagues Saturday, officials …
Senior official shot dead in Sri Lanka ahead of peace moves
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead a senior government official in eastern Sri Lanka Friday ahead of a visit to the region by a Norwegian peace envoy, the …
Norway in fresh bid to save Sri Lanka peace process
Sri Lanka's peacebroker Norway announced Friday a fresh bid to salvage the island's faltering efforts to end ethnic bloodshed amid escalating violence in the …
IMF cuts Sri Lanka’s growth targets, warns there is little political will to push painful reforms
The International Monetary Fund has trimmed Sri Lanka's 2005 growth by 0.75 percent, and warned that there was little political will to tackle painful reforms. …