Colombo Informer

COLOMBO, July 31 (Reuters) – The following table shows Sri Lanka’s consumer price index for July released by the Government Statistics Office on Tuesday. July 2012 June 2012 Colombo CPI (new index) 166.7 165.2 Annual average (pct change … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO, July 31 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s stock market gained on Tuesday on hopes a stockbroker meeting with the island nation’s treasury secretary, P.B. Jayasundera, could bring some policy changes to boost the bourse. The Treasury head meeting … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO, July 30 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s rupee ended weaker on importer demand for dollars on Monday while the island nation’s stock market inched higher on retail buying. The rupee closed at 131.70/132.10 against the dollar from Friday’s close … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka said on Thursday it would take as long as five years to try people accused of carrying out atrocities at the end of its three-decade civil war, as part of a national action plan that was quickly derided by opposition critics. Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO, July 28 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara has been ruled out of the rest of the one-day series against India after fracturing the little finger on his right hand during the third match on Saturday. “Sangakkara will be … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO, July 28 (Reuters) – Scoreboard from the third one-day international between Sri Lanka and India played in Colombo on Saturday. Sri Lanka innings: U Tharanga c Dhoni b Khan 8 T Dilshan b Khan 4 K Sangakkara c Kohli b Dinda 73 D Chandimal … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara has been ruled out of the rest of the one-day series against India after fracturing the little finger on his right hand during the third match on Saturday. “Sangakkara will be out of … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka said on Thursday it would take as long as five years to try people accused of carrying out atrocities at the end of its three-decade civil war, as part of a national action plan that was quickly derided by opposition critics. Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO, July 26 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka said on Thursday it would take as long as five years to try people accused of carrying out atrocities at the end of its three-decade civil war, as part of a national action plan that was quickly derided by … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO, July 27 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s state-run oil company lost an appeal against a London court ruling which ordered it to pay nearly $ 162 million plus interest for non-payment of dues to Standard Chartered Bank linked to hedging deals … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO, July 27 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s state-run oil company lost an appeal against a London court ruling which ordered it to pay nearly $ 162 million plus interest for non-payment of dues to Standard Chartered Bank linked to hedging deals … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO, July 27 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s stock market rose 1 percent on Friday to a three-week high led by top conglomerate John Keells Holdings after it posted better-than-expected earnings in the last quarter. Shares of John Keells advanced 3 … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO, July 26 (Reuters) – Group results for Sri Lanka’s top conglomerate and market heavyweight John Keells Holdings Plc for the three months ended June 30, 2012, released on Thursday (in millions of rupees unless stated): Q1 2012/13 Q1 2011 … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka said on Thursday it would take as long as five years to try people accused of carrying out atrocities at the end of its three-decade civil war, as part of a national action plan that was quickly derided by opposition critics. Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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COLOMBO, July 25 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank issued the following treasury bill auction results on Wednesday: Bids Amount Avg yield (Pvs) received accepted 91-day 9,401 5,861 11.35 11.36 182-day 29,298 20,231 12.85 12.91 364-day 10,108 … Full News here – Colombo – Bing News

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