News from the region

TradeShift Looking To Further Digitalize Payments - ArcticStartup
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:08:20 GMT+00:00
size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif">TradeShift Looking To Further Digitalize PaymentsArcticStartupThe core team behind the service is 13 strong in Denmark, but they have people working in locations such as Germany, Sri Lanka and Brazil adding up the ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for UN chief? Hopefully not - MiamiHerald.com
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:01:48 GMT+00:00
size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for UN chief? Hopefully notMiamiHerald.com... human rights records,'' such as North Korea, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka, according to a report by Human Rights Watch last year. ...and more »

Marvels of Malaysia - Daily Mirror
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:54:20 GMT+00:00
size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Marvels of MalaysiaDaily MirrorGlancing and checking my watch I realized we were 2.30 minutes ahead of Sri Lankan time, reaching LCCT airport (Low Cost Career Terminal) at 1.30 pm and we ...

'Chaaya Blu': JK Hotels answer to the burgeoning of East Coast Tourism - Daily Mirror
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:53:52 GMT+00:00
size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif">'Chaaya Blu': JK Hotels answer to the burgeoning of East Coast TourismDaily MirrorCommenting on the opening of their latest property, Executive Vice President of the John Keells Hotels Group and Sector Head of Sri Lanka Resorts Mr. ...

Sri Lankan Parliament Extends Emergency - RTT News
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:46:05 GMT+00:00
size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Sri Lankan Parliament Extends EmergencyRTT News(RTTNews) - Sri Lanka's outgoing Parliament Wednesday extended by one month the state of emergency until after the April 8 general elections, ...and more »

Sri Lanka rupee hits 1-yr high on trading band move - Alibaba News Channel
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:41:52 GMT+00:00
size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Sri Lanka rupee hits 1-yr high on trading band moveAlibaba News ChannelCOLOMBO, March 11 - The Sri Lanka rupee hit a one-year high on Thursday as a state bank, through which the central bank directs the market, ...and more »

Taufel: 150 not out - Lord's
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:39:21 GMT+00:00
size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Taufel: 150 not outLord'sTaufel made his international umpiring debut in 1999, standing in a match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Sydney. He has stood in 61 Tests (3 Tests; ...and more »

* Sri Lanka main opposition party calls for the removal of crossed over MPs ... - Colombo Page
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:06:04 GMT+00:00
size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif">* Sri Lanka main opposition party calls for the removal of crossed over MPs ...Colombo PageMar 11, Colombo: General Secretary of Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party, Tissa Attanayake has written to the Cabinet Secretary requesting ...and more »

Family fears for missing Sri Lankan cartoonist - Focus - Lanka Business Online
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:05:53 GMT+00:00
size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Family fears for missing Sri Lankan cartoonist - FocusLanka Business OnlineMarch 11, 2010 (AFP) - Six weeks ago Sri Lankan political writer and cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda went missing, and his fate has raised further concerns ...

SRI Consulting Representative Expands Territories - Business Wire (press release)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:03:53 GMT+00:00
size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif">SRI Consulting Representative Expands TerritoriesBusiness Wire (press release)... New Delhi-based Ms. Ish Walia as its sales and marketing representative in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. ...and more »