Sri Lanka’s war against journalists a conspiracy: President
July 2, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's continuing attacks on the media is a conspiracy to discredit the government, President Mahinda Rajapakse said, while the …
July 2, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's continuing attacks on the media is a conspiracy to discredit the government, President Mahinda Rajapakse said, while the …
July 02, 2008 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) and the Newspaper Publishers Association are offering a reward of five million rupees for …
July 2, 2008 (AFP) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan reporters and cameramen staged a protest outside President Mahinda Rajapakse's home Wednesday demanding an end to a …
July 1, 2008 (LBO) - The United States has condemned the attack on a UK embassy staffer and journalist, calling it a "brutal and unprovoked" attack and said it …
July 1, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan military helicopter was hit by small arms fire in eastern Sri Lanka Tuesday as President Mahinda Rajapakse visited the …
June 30, 2008 (LBO) – The United States embassy in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo has re-opened after a suspicious powder was found to be harmless, the …
June 30, 2008 (LBO) - Unidentified men armed with clubs have attacked freelance journalist Namal Perera and a UK High Commission (embassy) staffer Monday …
June 30, 2008 (AFP) - A senior British High Commission officer was beaten and his car smashed by unidentified attackers who tried to grab a reporter travelling …
June 30, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's army chief said Monday his forces have wiped out the conventional military capability of the Tamil Tigers, but that they …
June 29, 2008 (AFP) - At least 41 more Tamil Tiger rebels and two government soldiers have been killed in the latest fighting in Sri Lanka's north, the defence …
June 29, 2008 (AFP) - India is to send thousands of troops, war ships and helicopters to Sri Lanka as part of security for next month's South Asian summit in …
June 28, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces killed at least 44 Tamil Tiger rebels for the loss of two of their own soldiers in fresh ground battles in the …
June 26, 2008 (AFP) - At least 59 Tamil Tiger rebels and government soldiers have been killed in the latest fighting in Sri Lanka's north, the defence ministry …
June 25, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's defence ministry said Wednesday that its forces have made some territorial progress in fighting with the Tamil Tigers that it …
June 25, 2008 (LBO) – The United States embassy in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo was closed Wednesday after a "suspicious powder" was found, the embassy …
June 24, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government moved Tuesday to deflect a barrage of criticism over its press rights record by promising to help journalists …
June 23, 2008 (AFP) - Heavy fighting between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels across Sri Lanka's northern regions left at least 29 combatants dead, the …
KUALA LUMPUR, June 23, 2008 (AFP) - Malaysia said Monday it had released a Sri Lankan man held for four years over alleged links with a nuclear black market …
June 22, 2008 (AFP) - India has signalled to Sri Lanka that it wants to see an end to the island's military campaign to help solve the decades-old Tamil …
June 22, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military has launched a campaign to track down and arrest up to 12,000 army deserters who failed to take advantage of a …