Myanmar needs more aid for urgent needs: relief groups
YANGON, May 12, 2008 (AFP) - Aid groups said Sunday that supplies trickling into cyclone-hit Myanmar were far less than was needed, as the faltering relief …
Sri Lanka opposition challenge govt poll win
May 12, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's opposition said Monday it planned to mount a legal challenge to the government's weekend win in key local elections in the …
Sri Lanka Marxist rebels form new party
May 12, 2008 (LBO) – A breakaway faction of Sri Lanka's Marxist-nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP- People's Liberation Front) said Monday that …
Sri Lanka coastal town scores with garbage recycling
May 12, 2008 (LBO) - A town in Sri Lanka’s southern coastal belt has improved its environment and the finances of its local government body through a …
Oil powered Norway gradually turns into the wind
UTSIRA, Norway, May 11, 2008 (AFP) - As Norway prepares for a future after oil, the gale-force potential of harvesting wind power off its long coastline has …
Genetically modified crops get mixed response in Asia
MANILA, May 11, 2008 (AFP) - With food prices hitting record highs the jury is still out in Asia as to whether genetically modified crops hold the key to …
Sri Lanka govt wins key polls in boost for war effort
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, May 11, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling coalition was Sunday declared the winner of key elections in the east of the island, and hailed …
Sri Lanka govt claims victory in key provincial polls
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, May 11, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government Sunday claimed victory in key provincial elections in the ethnically-mixed east of the …
Votes counted in Sri Lanka amid allegations of foul play
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, May 11, 2008 (AFP) - Vote counting was underway in eastern Sri Lanka Sunday after an election marred by Tamil Tiger attacks and …
Sri Lanka Navy supply ship sunk by Tamil Tigers
May 10, 2008 (LBO) – Tamil Tiger guerillas have sunk a Sri Lanka Navy supply ship in the Northeastern Trincomalee port, in the early hours of Saturday, …
Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers attack as govt holds key local polls
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, May 10, 2008 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels sank a naval cargo ship moored in the northeast of Sri Lanka on Saturday, in an attack …
Sierra Leone seizes container of banned toxic Chinese toothpaste
FREETOWN, May 9, 2008 (AFP) - Health authorities in Sierra Leone on Friday seized a container filled with banned toothpaste from China, which contained high …
Microsoft appeals against record EU anti-trust fine
BRUSSELS, May 9, 2008 (AFP) - Microsoft on Friday lodged an appeal at a European court against a record 899 million euro (1. online pharmacy buy diflucan with …
Black Gold
May 10, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to award its first offshore oil exploration contract before the end of May, petroleum minister A H M Fowzie said. The …
Sri Lanka bomb kills eight in east: military
May 9, 2008 (AFP) - At least eight people were killed and many more wounded when a powerful bomb exploded late Friday in eastern Sri Lanka a day before local …
Thai police seize nearly 21,000 fake passports
BANGKOK, May 9, 2008 (AFP) - Thai police Friday seized nearly 21,000 fake passports and arrested 12 people in what they described as their biggest-ever bust of …
Sri Lanka attack helicopters support army offensive
May 9, 2008 (AFP) - Helicopter gunships provided air cover Friday for ground troops advancing into rebel areas of northern Sri Lanka where at least 30 rebel …
Sri Lankan troops capture key rebel town: defence ministry
May 9, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government forces captured Friday a key guerrilla town in the north of the island killing 15 Tamil rebels, the defence ministry …
Wrong response aggravates Asia food crisis: ADB report
MANILA, May 9, 2008 (AFP) - Asia's response to tightening global grain supplies has aggravated food price inflation and uncertainty, according to an Asian …