Illiteracy, no jobs, high risk activities among South Asia’s young could stifle progress
Illiteracy, no jobs and high risk behaviour among South Asia’s young people could affect the region’s progress and development, the World Bank …
Illiteracy, no jobs and high risk behaviour among South Asia’s young people could affect the region’s progress and development, the World Bank …
Feb. 18 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's annual inflation rate for February slipped to 10.3 percent from 11.1 percent in January, despite high costs of firewood, …
Feb. 26 (LBO) - The government will abide by the agreements reached with the LTTE in Geneva, despite the original ceasefire agreement being illegal, members of …
Feb. 20 (LBO) - India's Reliance group is scouting for investment opportunities in Sri Lanka, with an eye on oil exploration in potential areas off Mannar on …
Jan 15 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tax payers are too afraid of retaliation by tax collectors to complain about mistreatment. Sri Lanka appointed a tax ombudsman in …
Feb. 14 (LBO) – Despite just over two decades of public sector reforms, 17 government entities continue to hemorrhage, draining Rs. 70 billion each year …
Feb. 10 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's trade deficit widened by 12 percent to US$ 2.5 billion for the year ended 2005, though foreign remittances helped strengthen …
Feb 9 (AFP) - Peacebroker Norway and talks host Switzerland stepped up diplomatic moves Thursday to arrange face-to-face talks between Sri Lanka's warring …
Feb 06 (LBO) – A drop in violence and impending peace talks between warring factions has failed to convince Sri Lanka’s top donors that the …
Feb 4 (AFP) - Sri Lanka put on a bristling display of its military might to mark freedom day Saturday as Tamil rebels forced a work stoppage ahead of key talks …
Feb 4 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities Saturday freed nearly 2,000 convicts to mark the island's 58th anniversary of independence from Britain, a prison …
Feb 03 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's key international donors put off their Friday meeting with Tamil Tiger rebels, following protests by Marxists and Buddhist monks. …
Colombo, Feb 2 (PTI) Panic-stricken Sri Lankan legislators today agreed to put off their sittings by nearly two weeks following a bomb scare inside the …
Jan. 31 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Tuesday raised import duties (taxes) on rice and wheat flour to discourage flour imports and to boost demand for local rice, the …
Jan. 31 (LBO) - Top officials from international donor agencies will travel to the north on Friday to meet Tamil Tiger representatives to discuss …
Jan. 31 (LBO) ? Sri Lanka's annual inflation rate for January eased marginally to 11.1 percent from 11.6 percent, despite high prices in firewood and …
Jan. 29 (LBR) - Big business can do more to cement the peace process by focusing on weak links like human rights and promoting pluralism according to experts. …
The Asian Development Bank says it is willing to stay on in the power sector, despite the government missing its second deadline for a US$ 60 million loan. buy …
Jan. 25 (LBO) ? Sri Lanka Wednesday welcomed moves to restart peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels next month as two opposition lawmakers defected to strengthen …
Mar 26, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank has to gain independence from the treasury, if it is to bring down inflation and protect the poor, a top Indian …