Sri Lanka tea firms brace for new wage demand
Sept 19 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's plantations companies face another crippling wage hike less than a year after giving one as politically powerful labour …
Sept 19 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's plantations companies face another crippling wage hike less than a year after giving one as politically powerful labour …
LONDON, Sept 19, 2007 (AFP) - Northern Rock customers finally appeared confident that they could leave their savings with the crisis-hit lender, with few, if …
Sept 19, 2007 (LBO) – Prosecutors in the Philippines have dropped charges against Goldquest directors involved in an alleged investment scam, media …
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh were dumped out of the World Twenty20 championships on Tuesday after slumping to a 64-run defeat to Sri Lanka …
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - Captain Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul Haq put on a century partnership as Pakistan stunned Australia by six wickets in the …
BEIJING, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - China, the world's fastest growing aviation market, will need 3,400 new airplanes worth about 340 billion dollars over the next …
Sept 18 (LBO) – A top tea broker has warned the industry not to take short cuts to get high prices at the Colombo auctions and instead to play strictly …
ayasuriya on receiving end as Pakistan crush Sri Lanka by Chris Otton =(PICTURE)= ATTENTION - UPDATES at end of match /// JOHANNESBURG, Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) - …
LONDON, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - Durham wicket-keeper Phil Mustard has been drafted into England's one-day squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka as a …
DURBAN, South Africa, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - England captain Paul Collingwood on Tuesday apologised for visting a strip club a night before an important tie in …
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) - The World Bank and United Nations on Monday threw their backing behind developing nations seeking to recover assets …
NEW YORK, Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) - Wall Street stocks fell Monday as anxiety ran high a day ahead of a crucial Federal Reserve meeting to decide the course of US …
SINGAPORE, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) - Oil prices topped 81 dollars a barrel for the first time on Tuesday, setting another record high amid fears of critically …
Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) - Ricky "Punter" Ponting's Australians are strong favourites in the online gambling world to win the ongoing Twenty20 World Championships …
BEIJING, Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) - A man in southern China collapsed and died after a three-day marathon online session at a cybercafe, state media reported on …
HARARE, Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) - Planned legislation that would place the majority share of all listed firms in the hands of indigenous blacks will lead to a fall …
Sept 17, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's plantations companies have called for greater security of land on which they grow export crops like tea to ensure more …
DHAKA, Sept 16, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh and India on Sunday signed a deal that will allow Dhaka to export eight million garments duty-free across the border, …
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 16, 2007 (AFP) - Captain Daniel Vettori led from the front as New Zealand brushed aside India by 10 runs in the Super Eights match of the …
NEW YORK, Sept 14, 2007 (AFP) - The dollar steadied Friday a day after plunging to a record low on the euro, while the pound fell on jitters after a Bank of …