Sri Lanka News Updates with Discussions - Lanka Newspapers
The entire nation weeps, their minds focused on a single prayer - `breathe boy ... breathe`. Lying like a vegetable, the frail, bony little boy is fighting for life. One would think that people are immune to shocks after all these years. But not to ...
Gambhir, Nehra flown in special flight to Sri Lanka for ... - Daily Mirror
The Delhi DareDevils’s decision to send two of their injured players — Gautam Gambhir and Ashish Nehra — to Sri Lanka for treatment is costing the team management more than Indian Rs 40 lakh (App. SL Rs. 10 million). “It’s costing us a ...
Sri Lanka Keeps Key Rate Unchanged for Fourth Month ... - BusinessWeek
March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a fourth straight month to support an economic recovery as President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government faces elections in April. The Central Bank of Sri ...
Sri Lanka: Checkpoints in Paradise - New York Times
E VERYBODY out , the military officer ordered us, as we pulled off the bumpy road linking the Tamil-dominated eastern province to Sri Lanka ’s hill country. My driver motioned to the back seat, where a police officer we picked up a few miles back ...
Sri Lanka’s former army commander faces court martial ... - The Gaea Times
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Sri Lankan general who led the army to victory in the civil war and then was roundly defeated in his bid to win the presidency faced a court martial Tuesday on allegations of sedition. The military proceeding against former ...
Sri Lanka's state sector retirement funds to invest ... - Colombo Page
Mar 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal has said that the country's state sector retirement fund plans to make more investments in the share market and less in the traditional Treasury Bills and bonds. "We are not ...
Attorney says judges postpone court-martial against Sri ... - The Gaea Times
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Judges presiding over the court-martial of Sri Lanka’s former army chief indefinitely postponed a hearing into one of two allegations against him Wednesday, a defense attorney said. Sarath Fonseka, who led Sri Lanka to ...
Sri Lanka Central Bank to help revive the SME sector in ... - Colombo Page
Mar 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Central Bank has launched a Rs. 27.8 billion credit line known as "Saubhagya" to revive the country's Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector. The credit line is now available from all licensed commercial banks and ...
Q&A: Sri Lanka Remains Defiant of U.N. Chief - Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 19, 2010 (IPS) - The Sri Lankan government continues to challenge U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's right to appoint a panel of experts to advise him on the human rights situation - euphemistically called "accountability issues ...
TABLE-Sri Lanka key economic indicators - Mar 22 - Reuters India
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GDP growth rate % 3.5-4.5* 6.0 6.8 7.7 6.2 5.4 Inflation % New Index (CCPI New) 5-6* 22.6 15.8 10.0 11.0 9.0 (12-mo moving avg) Budget deficit as % of GDP 7.0* 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.4 7.9 Trade balance bln $ 3.36* -5.87 -3.66 -3 ...
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China state media accuses Google of political agenda
China's state media on Sunday accused Google Inc of pushing a political agenda by "groundlessly accusing the Chinese government" of supporting hacker attacks and by trying to export its own culture, values and ideas.
Recount calls add to Iraq's political tension
Iraq's president on Sunday demanded a recount in this month's historic parliamentary elections, intensifying the political conflict over the not-yet-completed tally and increasing the chances that the vote will be a long, chaotic test of the nascent democracy.
Pope amid abuse furor: Refrain from judging sinners
 Pope Benedict XVI urges Catholics to refrain from judging sinners a day after he rebukes Irish bishops for their handling of a half-century of sexual abuse of minors by clergy.
Power cut to 60,000 as cyclone hits Australia
About 60,000 homes are without power, trees and signs have blown over and boats have been smashed on the rocks after a massive storm blew across the coast of northeastern Australia.
Iran's supreme leader cold to Obama overture
Iran's supreme leader sharply denounced the United States on Sunday, accusing it of plotting to overthrow its clerical leadership, in a chilly response to an overture by President Barack Obama for better cultural ties with Iran.
Afghan bomb attacks kill at least 12 civilians
A suicide bomber killed 10 civilians on Sunday when he detonated his explosives near a crowd in southern Afghanistan, while a roadside bomb in the east killed two others, officials said.
With cheap food imports, Haiti can’t feed itself
 The earthquake smashed markets, collapsed warehouses and left over 2.5 million people without enough to eat. It may also have shaken up the way the developing world gets food.
Israel: No building restrictions in east Jerusalem
Israel will not restrict construction in east Jerusalem, Israel's prime minister said Sunday hours before he left for Washington, despite a clear U.S. demand that building there must stop and a crisis in relations between the two longtime allies.
Afghan women confront deadly task: Childbirth
IMF warns wealthiest nations about their debt
The IMF warned the world's wealthiest nations Sunday to watch their levels of government debt, saying it could drag down the growth needed to ensure continued economic recovery.
Transport strikes, marches on Tuesday in France
French train lines, public transport, schools and day care centers face disruptions on Tuesday as unions strike to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy's policies on jobs and the economy.
Officials: U.S. missiles kill 4 in Pakistan
Suspected U.S. drones fire missiles at a house and car in a militant-dominated tribal region near the Afghan border, killing at least four people, officials said.
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