Politics

Sri Lanka journalist knifed, media rights bodies appalled

Jan 26, 2008 (LBO) – Media rights bodies have expressed outrage after a journalist attached to a state-run television channel was ambushed on his way …

Sri Lanka defence chief calls for ban on Tamil Tigers: report

Jan 26, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's defence secretary has called for a ban on the Tamil Tigers and said the ongoing military campaign was aimed at destroying the …

Sri Lanka to hold local polls in east after 14 years

Jan 25, 2008 (LBO) –Sri Lanka's elections department announced Friday plans to hold local council polls in the island's eastern region on March 10, the …

Sri Lanka panel urges power-sharing to end bloodshed

Jan 24, 2008 (AFP) - A peace panel including ruling party politicians told Sri Lanka's president to devolve more power to minority Tamils as a first step to …

Sri Lanka police say mass grave found

Jan 24, 2008 (AFP) - The bodies of at least 16 people have been found in a mass grave in a government-controlled area of north-central Sri Lanka, police said …

Sri Lanka jets raid top Tamil Tiger hideout: military

Jan 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka air force jets have bombed a key jungle base in the northern Tamil Tiger stronghold of Kilinochchi Thursday, which the …

Heavy fighting in northern Sri Lanka, police post in South attacked

Jan 21, 2008 (AFP) - Fierce fighting erupted in northern Sri Lanka Monday as government forces mounted a fresh push into territory held by Tiger rebels, with …

Sri Lanka pours forces into south after rebel attacks

Jan 22, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka poured thousands more security forces into the Sinhalese-dominated south on Tuesday after a string of Tamil rebel attacks left …

Sri Lanka signals shift in war on Tamil Tigers

Jan 22, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Tuesday signalled a shift in the war against the Tamil Tigers, saying he did not want to push his troops into …

Sri Lanka military says at least 29 killed in fresh fighting

Jan 21, 2008 (AFP) - Heavy fighting raged across Sri Lanka's north with the military destroying rebel bunkers and killing at least 29 guerrillas, the defence …

Sri Lanka says independence celebrations on despite Tiger threat

Jan 20, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will hold large-scale civilian and military independence day celebrations in the capital next month despite fears of Tamil rebel …

Sri Lanka says 32 killed in fresh violence

Jan 19, 2008 (AFP) - At least 31 Sri Lankan guerrillas and one soldier were killed in heavy fighting between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels across …

Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers murder nine civilians: military

Jan 18, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military on Friday accused Tamil Tiger rebels of murdering nine civilians in the island's south as violence between the two …

Sri Lanka jets bomb Tiger hideout: military

Jan 17, 2007 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka Air Force jets have bombed a meeting place of Tiger leaders in the northern guerilla stronghold of Kilinochchi Thursday, the …

Departing Sri Lanka peace monitors say military solution not possible

Jan 16, 2008 (AFP) - Nordic peace monitors pulled out of Sri Lanka on Wednesday following the collapse of a ceasefire, and warned that the war between the …

UN chief slams Tamil Tiger terror attacks

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 16, 2008 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the "indiscriminate attacks" which left dozens of people dead or injured in …

Sri Lanka passenger bus caught in blast: military

Jan 16, 2007 (LBO) -- A public passenger bus has been caught in a blast Wednesday morning in Sri Lanka's Moneragala district, the defence ministry said as a …

Sri Lanka bus bombing kills at least 20

Jan 16, 2008 (AFP) - Twenty people were killed and many others injured Wednesday in a suspected Tamil Tiger bomb attack on a crowded bus in southwest Sri …

Sri Lanka Tigers kill 26 civilians in bus attack

Jan 16, 2007 (LBO) – A roadside bomb killed 26 people traveling in a bus in southeastern Sri Lanka while three soldiers were injured from a second bomb …

Sri Lanka terror attacks on civilians condemned

Jan 16, 2008 (LBO) – Tamil Tiger attacks which killed at least 28 civilians in south-eastern Sri Lanka Wednesday were condemned by the government as well …