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Mumbai win Champions League cricket
CHENNAI, October 9, 2011 (AFP) – Skipper Harbhajan Singh bagged three wickets to help Mumbai Indians lift the Twenty20 Champions League title with a 31-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final on Sunday. The off-spinner removed hard-hitting Chris Gayle (five), Virat Kohli (11) and Daniel Vettori (one) as Mumbai dismissed Bangalore for 108 […]
Poverty: Where should Sri Lanka focus resources?
Oct 10, 2011 (LBO) – I was asked by a major charitable organization to help set the stage for their thinking on strategic direction. Mine is just a minor contribution, but more organizations, including of course government, should engage in these kinds of exercises. Understanding that my audience would be interested in alleviating poverty, I […]
British defence chief fights for job amid friend row
LONDON, October 10, 2011 (AFP) – British Defence Secretary Liam Fox’s political career hung in the balance on Monday as he prepared to face a parliamentary grilling over his friend’s reported involvement in government affairs. Fox on Sunday responded to accusations that he had an inappropriate working relationship with friend Adam Werritty, saying he was […]
Sri Lanka inflation to ease; monetary stance sufficient: Deputy Governor
Oct 10, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will continue its current monetary stance with inflation expected to moderate, Deputy Central Bank Governor Dharma Dheerasinghe has said, though a signal rate edged higher with new policy tools being deployed. Sri Lanka’s 12-month inflation fell to 6.4 percent in September from 7.0 percent in August. Inflation was […]
Legal Status
NEW YORK, October 9, 2011 (AFP) – Raj Rajaratnam, convicted in the biggest US insider trading case for years, faces a sentence of up to 24 years prison next week at the close of a case seen as making an example of the hedge fund tycoon. The sentencing hearing on October 13 before federal Judge […]
Western fast food, waistlines surge in India
NEW DELHI, October 9, 2011 (AFP) – Every lunchtime at a McDonald’s on the corner of one of central New Delhi’s biggest streets, queues of hungry young patrons, often four-wide and unruly, snake towards the counters. In another study published last month, the International Federation of the Red Cross focused on the “double-edged scandal” of […]
Sri Lankan police probe deadly shootings at polls
October 9, 2011 (AFP) – Sri Lankan police launched an investigation on Sunday into an election-day gunfight between political rivals in which three people were shot dead, including one adviser to the president. Police said Premachandra, 55, died of multiple gunshot wounds along with the two bodyguards in the short but bloody fight after a […]
Sri Lanka ruling party wins polls marred by violence
October 9, 2011 (AFP) – The Sri Lankan president’s party won 22 out of 23 local councils in elections, results showed Sunday, as police investigated a gun battle between political rivals in which three people were killed. Two factions within the national ruling alliance clashed shortly before polling closed on Saturday, leaving a presidential aide […]
Sri Lanka ruling coalition sweeps mini-polls
Oct 09, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition of President Mahinda Rajapaksa won a a series of local councils except the capital Colombo and an eastern town, following polls marred by a deadly shootout among party rivals. The ruling United National People’s Alliance won 21 out of 23 city councils with the main opposition […]
British PM demands answers in defence minister row
LONDON, October 8, 2011 (AFP) – British Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday demanded an urgent report into claims his defence minister allowed a close friend to influence government business involving Afghanistan and Libya. Cameron’s office at first said that minister Liam Fox had the premier’s “full confidence” despite the allegations about Adam Werritty, who […]
Banking Charter
Oct 08, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s central bank has directed bank fully disclose rates, fees and penalties on banking services in three languages, set up a complaints procedure and take special care when dealing with disabled and elderly customers. “Elderly, disabled or customers with low financial literacy have the right to receive special attention […]
Research Buy
Oct 08, 2011 (LBO) – UK-based WPP Plc said it had bought full control of Lanka Market Research Bureau, a market research agency in which it only had 49 percent stake earlier. WPP bought the stock through its wholly owned research arm Kantar, the firm said in a London Stock Exchange filing. WPP is a […]