EIN News: Sri Lanka News http://www.einnews.com/srilanka/Constantly updated news and information about world affairs. Private Sector backs Tourism's drive to capture new market http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid=168612136 25 Jul 2008 15:25 GMT Hikkaduwa Beach Fest to be an annual tourist attraction Tigo, Real Radio, Ceylon Cold Stores, Sri Lankan Airlines, Sampath Bank and Ceylon Tobacco, among a ... Dilshan continues Sri Lanka run spree http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid=168610159 25 Jul 2008 12:00 GMT India's problems continued as they lost Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid in quick succession and the middle order was threatened to be exposed to ... AMERICAN & EFIRD LANKA IN NEW DEAL WITH SRI LANKA APPAREL INDUSTRY http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid=168609195 25 Jul 2008 10:55 GMT COLOMBO, Jul 25, 2008 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- -- American & Efird Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. has secured a deal to be the preferred sewing thread supplier to Sri ... SRI LANKA ROCKED BY COURT RULING AGAINST JOHN KEELLS HOLDINGS http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid=168609180 25 Jul 2008 10:55 GMT COLOMBO, Jul 25, 2008 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- -- n- A landmark court ruling against Sri Lanka's John Keells group involving the privatization of a profitable ... Sri Lanka six down, looking to declare soon http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid=168606415 25 Jul 2008 09:36 GMT The Sri Lankan innings consisting of four hundreds piled up a mammoth score of 600 for 6. The Indian team will have to bat out ... Military: Fighting in northern Sri Lanka kills 35 rebels, 3 soldiers http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid=168605920 25 Jul 2008 09:33 GMT Military: Fighting in northern Sri Lanka kills 35 rebels, 3 soldiers COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan troops fought off an attack early Friday from ethnic ... VN congratulates newly elected Nepalese President; Cuban armed uprising anniversary marked in Hanoi; Deputy PM meets Sri Lankan Foreign Minister; NA Chairman wants to boost ties with Ukraine; Deputy PM Khiem busy on AMM http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid=168604167 25 Jul 2008 08:49 GMT Cuban armed uprising anniversary marked in Hanoi Deputy PM meets Sri Lankan Foreign Minister NA Chairman wants to boost ties with Ukraine Deputy PM Khiem ... 'Arson suspected as SKorea blaze kills seven' http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid=168604003 25 Jul 2008 08:48 GMT A suspected arson attack at a residential complex in South Korea early on Friday left seven people dead and three seriously injured, police and firefighters ... Bachchan Jr is on tax radar http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid=168604009 25 Jul 2008 08:48 GMT The income tax (IT) department is probing the cash flow and source of funds of some high net worth individuals (HNI) who had generously bid ... Bird-hit plane catches fire in Delhi http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid=168604004 25 Jul 2008 08:48 GMT It was a close shave for 241 people, many holidaymakers, when an Air Mauritius plane caught fire after being hit by a bird just as ... Gilani seeks Manmohan's help to combat terror http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid=168604006 25 Jul 2008 08:48 GMT Pakistan attaches immense importance to its relations with India and the two countries should jointly work toward combating terrorism, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told ... Sensex plunges 447 pts in early trade http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid=168604002 25 Jul 2008 08:48 GMT The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex lost 447 points in early trade on Friday on heavy selling by funds, tracking weak global markets. The 30- ... Sri Lanka says it seizes rebel territory http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid=168603790 25 Jul 2008 08:48 GMT The fighting in the northern Mullaitivu district, a key part of the rebels' de facto state, began early Thursday morning and erupted into hours of ... STOCKS - SRI LANKA SHARES END HIGHER - JULY 24, 2008 http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid=168603627 25 Jul 2008 08:48 GMT COLOMBO, Jul 24, 2008 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- Sri Lankan stocks closed up for the second day Thursday after a long slide but thin turnover showed ... SRI LANKA APPROVES INDIAN PROPOSAL FOR POWER CABLE LINK http://www.einnews.com/news.php?fid=168602553 25 Jul 2008 08:46 GMT SRI LANKA APPROVES INDIAN PROPOSAL FOR POWER CABLE LINK COLOMBO, Jul 25, 2008 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX News Network) -- Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers has ...