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May 24, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is continuing its legal defence in action filed by international banks over petroleum derivatives sold to a state-run oil …
Sri Lanka inflation to fall in May
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Sri Lanka private sector urged to hire former combatants
May 23, 2011 (LBO) - An international terrorism expert has suggested Sri Lanka's private sector should employ former Tamil Tiger separatist fighters who have …
A call against ad hoc state food restrictions in new bubble
BIG SKY, May 22, 2011 (AFP) - As high food prices push millions of people into poverty, major farming nations are resisting calls to impose trade restrictions …
Sri Lanka war-torn regions to show highest nominal growth: CB Governor
May 21, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka former war-torn has shown the highest nominal growth among all regions (before inflation adjustment) after the end of a 30-year …
Top Fed official says core inflation should be dumped
May 19, 2011 (LBO) - A top US central banker has suggested that the Federal Reserve drop 'core inflation', a sham index that has been used to deceive people …
Sri Lanka frees 850 prisoners on Buddhist holiday
May 17, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka freed 858 convicts on Tuesday to mark the most important day in the Buddhist calendar, a prison official said. online pharmacy …
Sri Lanka intercepts Tamil Tiger propaganda
May 17, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities on Tuesday detained a Canada-bound container with a cargo of propaganda material for the island's Tamil Tiger …
Sri Lanka urged by India to probe rights record
NEW DELHI, May 17, 2011 (AFP) - India broke with past practice on Tuesday and called on Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the …
Sri Lanka holds policy interest rates
May 16, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank said it is holding policy rates steady as last month's hike in the reserve ratio was effective in draining excess …
Sri Lanka govt expands overstaffed public service
May 12, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government has created a new service within an already bloated public service to give jobs to 15,000 unemployed graduates and …
Central banks urge budget corrections: Trichet
BASEL, May 9, 2011 (AFP) - Central bankers are pressing advanced economies to gradually improve their budgets while fast growing emerging nations must guard …
Australia defends Malaysia asylum seekers plan
SYDNEY, May 8, 2011 (AFP) - Australia on Sunday defended plans to send hundreds of asylum seekers to Malaysia, saying it was an important signal to people …
Reduced corruption key to Asia’s rise: ADB
HANOI, May 4, 2011 (AFP) - Reducing corruption and improving government accountability are the greatest challenges to making Asia the world's wealthiest region …
Sri Lanka average prices steady from February: CB
May 4, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's average price level measured by an index at the capital Colombo, has been steady since February though non-food items have …
Wrong strategy could worsen dengue epidemics: study
PARIS, 2011 (AFP) - The wrong approach to wiping out the mosquitoes that cause dengue infections could lead to worse epidemics in the future, according to a …
Sri Lanka’s May Day rallies reject UN war report
May 1, 2011 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government used May Day rallies on Sunday to reject a United Nations report that alleged the military may have been guilty …
US envoy heads to Sri Lanka amid war flap
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2011 (AFP) - A US envoy heads to Sri Lanka next week to encourage a full accounting over its civil war after the government angrily …
Sri Lanka smokers cough up taxes worth 1-pct of GDP
Apr 30, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's smokers have coughed up 56 billion rupees in taxes collected through Ceylon Tobacco Company, a unit of British American …
Sri Lanka inflation accelerates to 9.8-pct in April
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