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Sri Lanka monk attempts to self-immolate: police COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan monk set himself on fire on Friday to protest the slaughter of cattle, in the country's first attempt at self-immolation by a monk, police said.The monk doused himself with a flammable liquid and set himself ablaze near a temple in the central town of Kandy during an important Buddhist festival, police said."Policemen near the temple doused the flames and rushed the monk to hospital," police spokesman Buddhika Siriwardena told AFP."Just before setting himself alight, he shouted that his action was to protest the slaughter of cattle."The monk was in a critical condition in a Colombo hospital, police said.The protest came as the country celebrated Wesak, the commemoration of the birth, enlightenment and the death of the Buddha, in the Buddhist-majority country which marks the occasion with two days of holidays.Eating meat is common in Buddhist Sri Lanka, although according to the religion killing animals is a ...

India PM pledges to clean up defence sector NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged on Thursday to crack down on corruption in the defence sector after a string of recent graft scandals left his government facing renewed calls to step down.The premier said he was committed to making the process of buying arms and other military hardware more "transparent, smooth, efficient and less vulnerable to unethical practices"."Adequate defence preparedness is critically dependent on sound defence acquisition policies," Singh said in Gurgaon, ...
Rise in Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes': rights group KABUL: The number of women jailed in Afghanistan for "moral crimes" such as fleeing abusive husbands has risen sharply, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, undermining claims that the status of women has improved.The campaign group said interior ministry statistics revealed that the number of women and girls convicted of "moral crimes" in the war-torn country increased by 50 percent over 18 months from 400 to 600.According to the HRW report, most of the 600 ...
China PM vows to open up markets to India NEW DELHI: Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Tuesday to open up domestic markets to Indian businesses and narrow a gaping trade deficit between the two countries."As for Indian concerns over the trade deficit, the Chinese side is willing to provide facilitations for more Indian products to access the Chinese market," Li said during a speech in New Delhi."I am confident we have the ability to mitigate the trade imbalance between our two countries," ...
India, China to make new bid to end border row: Singh NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday he had agreed with his Chinese counterpart to make a new push to settle a long-running border row, pledging his commitment to "peace and tranquillity"."We agreed that our special representatives will meet soon to continue discussions seeking an early agreement on a framework for a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable boundary settlement," Singh said after talks in New Delhi with Li Keqiang."Peace and tranquillity on ...
Visiting Chinese PM vows to build trust with India NEW DELHI: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged Monday to build trust with India and declared that ties between the Asian giants were key to world peace as he visited New Delhi only weeks after a border spat.Speaking alongside his counterpart Manmohan Singh, Li said China wanted to increase cooperation with India, saying his choice of destination for his first foreign visit showed the importance that Beijing attached to ties with Delhi."The purpose of my current ...
Iran hangs two for spying for Israel, US TEHRAN: Iran hanged two convicted spies on Sunday, one found guilty of working for Israel, the other for the United States, the Tehran prosecutor's office announced.Mohammad Heydari was convicted of "receiving payment to provide intelligence on various security issues and national secrets in repeated meetings with the Mossad," Israel's intelligence agency, a statement said.Koroush Ahmadi was found guilty of "providing intelligence on various issues to the CIA."The statement did not give further details.Iran accuses its ...

 



 
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Banking Review 2012

Annual2011/12
Foreign Debt $65.562bn
Per Cap Income $1,372
GDP Growth 3.7%
Average CPI 10.08%
MonthlyApril
Trade Balance $-1.779 bln
Exports $2.130 bln
Imports $3.909 bln
WeeklyMay 20, 2013
Reserves $11.601 bln