Politics

UN envoy tours Sri Lanka amidst clashes

COLOMBO, Aug 8, 2007 (AFP) - Six people have been killed in clashes across Sri Lanka's embattled regions as a top UN relief envoy visited, officials and rebels …

Six killed as UN envoy visits Sri Lanka

Aug 7, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops killed six suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in overnight clashes in the north of the country ahead of a visit by a top UN …

Sri Lankan under fire over rights abuses

NEW YORK, Aug 6, 2007 (AFP) - Unlawful killings, abductions and other violations by government forces in Sri Lanka have increased dramatically amid escalating …

Sri Lanka says no credible evidence for abuse charges

Aug 6, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Monday there was no credible evidence for a rights group's claim that government forces were responsible for intensifying …

Sri Lanka entry to ASEAN was opposed by Singapore: report

August 06, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's entry to the ASEAN at the formation of the regional grouping was opposed in 1967 by Singapore, a retired Thai …

Top UN official to visit Sri Lanka as conflict deepens

Aug 5, 2007 (AFP) - A top UN official is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka this week to discuss the island's deepening Tamil separatist conflict and the plight …

Sri Lanka rejects evidence tampering in massacre probe

Aug 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Friday rejected charges that it had tampered with evidence in the investigations into the massacre of 17 workers employed by a …

Sri Lankan Tigers say 32 civilians killed in Tamil regions

Aug 4, 2007 (AFP) - At least 32 Tamil civilians have been killed and another 24 "disappeared" last month in Tamil-dominated areas of Sri Lanka's embattled …

Sri Lanka formally joins Asia-Pacific security forum

August 02, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has formally joined the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), a body that discusses security issues in which both Asia-Pacific …

Sri Lanka urges maritime security boost at ARF

MANILA, Aug 2, 2007 (AFP) - The international community must step up efforts to safeguard maritime security in the face of terrorist threats, Sri Lanka said …

Sri Lanka ruling coalition member party submits resignation from govt

August 02, 2007 (LBO) – Members of a Sri Lankan political party, Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC), that helps keep the ruling coalition in power submitted …

Sri Lanka mediaman killed by unidentified gunmen

August 01, 2007 (LBO) – Gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed a journalist in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula Wednesday, the Free Media Movement …

Sri Lanka north blast kills three soldiers

July 31, 2007 (AFP) - Three soldiers died in a bomb attack in northern Sri Lanka Tuesday, while the military said it had uncovered a new Tamil Tiger weapons …

India-Sri Lanka peace accord marks 20 years with war

July 30, 2007 (AFP) - When India and Sri Lanka signed a peace pact two decades ago it was hailed as a landmark that could end Asia's longest running civil war. …

Sri Lanka navy says six Tigers killed in sea skirmish

July 28, 2007 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan naval said Saturday it had destroyed at least two suspected Tamil Tiger boats off the island's northwestern coast, killing …

Sri Lanka court allows appeal against eviction of Tamils

July 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court said on Thursday it would hear an appeal challenging the eviction of nearly 400 minority ethnic Tamils from …

Sri Lanka opposition groups in protest rally

July 26, 2007 (AFP) - Thousands of opposition activists and ruling party dissidents took to the streets of the Sri Lankan capital Thursday in protest against …

Sri Lanka blast deaths climb to 12

July 25, 2007 (AFP) - The death toll in a bomb attack against a military convoy in northern Sri Lanka rose to 12 as a wounded soldier died in hospital on …

Sri Lanka military convoy hit by land mine, 14 dead

July 24, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a powerful roadside bomb in northern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, targeting a military convoy and killing …

At least 10 Sri Lankan soldiers killed in blast

July 24, 2007 (AFP) - At least 10 Sri Lankan government soldiers were killed and eight others wounded Tuesday when their military convoy was hit by a huge …