Sri Lanka rules out direct tsunami aid to Tiger rebels
Sri Lanka has ruled out Tamil Tiger rebels receiving direct foreign aid to be distributed among tsunami survivors and said all external help must go through …
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Sri Lanka marks one month after tsunami with silence, day of mourning
Sri Lanka observed a minute's silence as a sign of respect for the nearly 31,000 people here who perished in the tsunami disaster a full month ago. Sri Lanka …
Five-year bonds come out of the closet this week
Sri Lanka's central bank will issue five-year treasury bonds later this week for the first time since late 2003 to try and extend the yield curve for …
Sri Lanka’s trade deficit continues to run wild, egged on by hefty petroleum bills
Despite introducing hefty taxes to curb imports of non-essential items like motor vehicles, Sri Lanka’s trade deficit continued to run wild, egged on by …
A new Authority to implement Sri Lanka’s tsunami rebuilding plan, to get parliamentary approval in early February.
A new Authority to implement Sri Lanka’s tsunami rebuilding plan, will get parliamentary approval by early February. A new Authority to implement Sri …
The Millennium Challenge Corporation is looking at supporting Sri Lanka’s tsunami reconstruction.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation(MCC) – the US body established to assist developing countries - is looking at supporting Sri Lanka’s tsunami …
Government aid package for families that lost their homes
The government is doling out up to US$ 500 each for 40,000 families whose homes were completely destroyed by the tsunami. online pharmacy buy abilify with best …
Peacebroker Norway ends a four-day mission to Sri Lanka after apparently wringing concessions from government and rebels
Peacebroker Norway ended a four-day mission to Sri Lanka after apparently wringing concessions from government and rebels on the need to cooperate in …
Dissident election candidates win Maldivian capital, but no threat to Gayoom
Pro-democracy activists Sunday won both seats reserved for the capital island Male in the Maldives post-tsunami parliamentary vote, but President Maumoon Abdul …
Tamil Tigers to put autonomy struggle on hold amid tsunami aftermath
Tamil Tiger rebels announced they were putting on hold their struggle for greater autonomy for the Tamil minority in order to deal with the aftermath of the …
Armitage to go to Brussels for Sri Lanka donors meeting
US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage is to travel to Brussels next week for talks with fellow donors on the current status of the peace process in Sri …
Donors say nearly US$ 50 mn already given in cash for relief work in Sri Lanka
Donor countries say they have credited nearly US$ 50 mn, in cash, for immediate rehabilitation work in Sri Lanka, but the government is still picking up the …
Maldives free elections threatened by lack of pluralism
Reporters Without Borders voiced fears that 22 January elections in the Maldives had virtually no chance of being free and fair as promised by the government …
Anti-corruption watchdog wants government to disclose tsunami-donations.
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Sri Lanka begins tsunami rebuilding amid fresh peace moves
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US Defence Secretary says Sri Lanka may not need its troops for much longer.
Visiting US military leaders say Sri Lanka is well on the road to recovery and that its troops may not be needed much longer as the immediate the relief phase …
The Treasury says it already has US$ 500 mn needed for tsunami reconstruction work for this year
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US pulls back ships from Sri Lanka, Tigers take flack over child soldiers
The US Monday pulled back two military supply ships deployed for tsunami-relief operations in Sri Lanka even as Canada vowed a long-term commitment of its …
Government expects public investment to jump to 9.5 percent of GDP this year and says debt moratorium will give over US$ 500 million in BOP support
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UN steps in with US$ 166 mn urgent aid for tsunami relief work, including US$ 30 mn payable through cash schemes for survivors
United Nations agencies have stepped in with US$ 166 mn in urgent aid for Sri Lanka, part of which will fund a scheme to set off tax liabilities of some half a …