More clashes in Sri Lanka while refugee numbers rise
Aug 19 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops bombed an alleged Tamil Tiger seabase and traded fire with rebels in the northern Jaffna peninsula amid concern over supplies …
Aug 19 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops bombed an alleged Tamil Tiger seabase and traded fire with rebels in the northern Jaffna peninsula amid concern over supplies …
Aug 19 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's airforce Saturday said it had destroyed attack craft used by Tamil Tigers in an airstrike on a boatyard in rebel-held territory. …
LONDON, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - Crude futures plunged this week, in line with many commodity prices, amid evidence of an economic slowdown in the United States …
NEW DELHI, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - India's biggest private company Reliance Industries said Friday it aims to launch its first store next month as part of a plan …
COLOMBO, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Friday gave the names of 51 school children killed in an airforce bombing of what they said was an …
COLOMBO, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - Government warplanes attacked Tamil Tiger targets in northern Sri Lanka Friday as aid workers demanded access to tens of …
Aug 18 (LBO) - The United States government’s international aid agency has sent a disaster expert to study the refugee crisis in the country’s …
HELSINKI, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - The Finnish presidency of the European Union has called on the warring parties in Sri Lanka to return to the negotiating table …
August 18 (LBO) – Sri Lankan based gas distributor Laugfs, who wants to blend and produce lubricants locally, says conditions for entering the newly …
August 18 (LBO) – Mysterious grenade attacks and pricing problems have pushed down sales of the Sri Lankan subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation, with the …
August 17 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has got two bids with German and Malaysian funding to build 16 flyovers and interchanges in Colombo over two years, officials said. …
August 17 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings has given the flagship finance company of Sri Lanka’s Ceylinco Group, a BBB (lka) rating with a stable outlook, the …
August 16 (LBO) - Japan has upped its purchase of black tea from Sri Lanka in recent months, as quality of local tea improves and exporters comply with …
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (AFP) - Japanese officials on Thursday proposed a sprawling 16-nation free-trade grouping with China, South Korea, Australia, India, New …
BEIJING, Aug 17 (AFP) - A city in central China is agonizing over whether it should preserve an ancient building that once housed a brothel in case it is seen …
COLOMBO, Aug 17, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's cricket chiefs and media slammed South Africa on Thursday for pulling out of the tri-series as India looked forward …
Aug 17 (AFP) - Ceasefire monitors in eastern Sri Lanka were forced to flee after they were nearly hit by heavy shelling in clashes between Tamil Tiger rebels …
Aug 17, 2006 (AFP) - Troops killed over 50 Tamil rebels Thursday when the guerrillas staged a fresh attack on Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula, officials said, a …
August 16 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines said Wednesday that it would raise fares by end August for the third time this year, to cope with soaring fuel …
August 16 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea exporters can tap into about 30 million rupees in cess funds being given this year as an incentive for value added exports of …