Sri Lanka vows to prevent Tiger revival, one year after defeat
May 20, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka must strengthen its intelligence-gathering to stop Tamil Tiger rebels regrouping abroad a year after they were defeated, a top …
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Sri Lanka wary of Tiger revival abroad one year after war
May 16, 2010 (AFP) - One year after Sri Lanka's army wiped out the Tamil Tigers, there are no signs of the rebel group's revival at home, but concerns remain …
Sri Lanka to scale back emergency laws: minister
May 4, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's foreign minister pledged Tuesday that the country's tough emergency laws introduced in 1983 to fight a raging Tamil insurgency …
Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger ‘leaders’ deported by Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, April 23, 2010 (AFP) - Malaysia said it has arrested and deported several leaders of the Sri Lankan separatist Tamil Tiger rebels over the past …
Sri Lanka war wounded face long fight to recovery
RAGAMA, April 18, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's leaders have hailed the end of the island's long civil war as the start of a new era, but for soldiers injured in …
Sri Lanka US military in disaster readiness exercise
April 17, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's military and the US Navy and conducted joint exercises on disaster readiness and medical response in the Eastern port city …
Sri Lanka boosts UN peacekeeping contingent
April 5, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military on Monday announced a fivefold increase in troops deployed on UN peacekeeping duties around the world, boosting its …
Sri Lanka to upgrade military capability with Russian credit: report
Feb 07, 2010 (LBO) - A 300 million US dollar credit line to be wrapped up during an official visit by Sri Lanka's President Mahindra Rajapaksa to Russia, would …
Sri Lanka says 12 army officers sacked after election
February 1, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Monday sacked 12 senior military officers over what one army source said were fears of a coup after last …
Sri Lankan Tiger chief’s father dies in custody: official
January 7, 2010 (AFP) - The elderly father of Sri Lanka's slain Tamil rebel chief Velupillai Prabhakaran has died in military custody, officials said …
Sri Lanka threatens legal action over war crimes claim
December 23, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka threatened on Wednesday to take legal action against its former military chief over his claims that troops had committed …
Sri Lanka seizes Tiger rebel ship: navy
December 21, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Monday it had seized a cargo ship suspected of being an arms smuggling vessel used by the defeated Tamil …
Sri Lanka says asked by UN to answer new war crime charges
December 21, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations has asked Sri Lanka to explain allegations by a former army general that surrendering Tamil rebel leaders were …
Aicraft with arms was to re-fuel in Sri Lanka: Thai PM
BANGKOK, December 13, 2009 (AFP) - Thai authorities will bring charges against five men from eastern Europe detained in Bangkok with a plane full of North …
Sri Lanka Tiger leaders killed in cold blood: ex-army chief
December 13, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops shot dead surrendering Tamil Tiger leaders on the orders of the defence secretary, the former army chief who is now …
Sri Lanka former child soldiers meet UN envoy
December 7, 2009 (AFP) - A top United Nations envoy for children held talks with senior Sri Lankan officials on Monday after meeting former child soldiers, an …
Sri Lanka navy seizes 142 migrants: spokesman
November 24, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy on Tuesday seized four fishing trawlers carrying 142 illegal migrants heading for Australia, a spokesman said. …
Sri Lanka ex-military chief asks court to restore bodyguards
November 24, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former top army general Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to restore his security contingent which has been drastically …
Sri Lanka promotes air chief after spat with army general
November 16, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Monday promoted his air force commander to be the country's top military officer to replace General Sarath …
Sri Lanka president announces wage hike for troops
November 5, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has announced an immediate salary increase for all members of the country's armed forces amid plans to boost the …