Politics

Sri Lanka peace groups get World Bank grants

Jan 15, 2008 (LBO) – The World Bank is giving funds to Sri Lankan civil society organizations for projects that will focus on bringing about a …

Japan peace envoy in peace amidst intense fighting

COLOMBO, Jan 14, 2008 (AFP) - A Japanese peace envoy began a second day of talks with Sri Lankan leaders Monday as the world community stepped up pressure over …

Sri Lanka says no immediate ban on Tamil Tigers

Jan 14, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government Monday told a visiting Japanese peace envoy that there was no immediate need to proscribe the Tamil …

Sri Lanka may lose vital aid because of war

Jan 13, 2008 (AFP) - Japan's peace envoy opened talks in Sri Lanka on Sunday, hinting international donors may hold back much-needed foreign aid if the …

Sri Lanka short of men to make capital safe: police chief

Jan 12, 2008 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka does not have enough policemen to fully secure Colombo and public help is needed to fill the manpower gap in the capital, the …

Sri Lanka’s top donors concerned over latest fighting

Jan 12, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main financial backers Saturday voiced concern over the mounting bloodshed and called for a United Nations presence in the …

Sri Lanka fighting intensifies ahead of Japanese envoy visit

Jan 12, 2008 (AFP) - Intense fighting across Sri Lanka's embattled northern district have left at least 39 rebels and soldiers dead, the military said …

Sri Lanka jets raid Tiger sea base

Jan 11, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes carried out fresh raids Friday on rebel-held territory in the north, the defence ministry said, reporting 30 more …

Sri Lanka business chamber lauds media for exposing govt abuse of power

Jan 11, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's top business chamber came out in support for state television workers who broadcast live a government minister's attempt …

Sri Lanka to press ahead with efforts to defeat Tamil Tigers

Jan 11, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government said Friday it was pressing ahead with efforts to defeat the Tamil Tigers and dismissed rebel talk of restoring a …

Sri Lanka steps up security for lawmakers after assassination

Jan 9, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has increased its already tight security arrangements for members of parliament following the death of a cabinet minister in a …

Sri Lanka blast targets ministerial convoy: police

A powerful roadside bomb exploded Tuesday outside Sri Lanka's capital Colombo that hit a convoy carrying a government minister, police said. online pharmacy …

Sri Lanka minister wounded in roadside bomb attack

Jan 8, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan government minister and six other people were wounded on Tuesday in a powerful roadside bomb attack between the capital …

Sri Lanka minister dies after blast

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Sri Lanka called on to offer greater devolution to Tamils

Jan 08, 2008 (LBO) - The European Union (EU) has stepped up pressure on Sri Lanka after the government withdrew from the truce with the Tamil Tigers, with its …

Sri Lanka slams Nordic nations over truce remarks

Jan 7, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Monday took exception to a statement by Nordic nations which voiced distress over the situation in the Indian ocean island, where …

Sri Lanka scrapped peace deal donors to meet this week: report

Jan 06, 2007 (LBO) – Top donors to Sri Lanka who funded the island alongside a recently scrapped peace deal with the Tamil Tigers may meet this week to …

Sri Lanka president’s peace advisor quits

Jan 6, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's top advisor on the peace process quit Sunday, after the government scrapped an Oslo-brokered truce …

Sri Lanka needs monitoring mission: rights group

Jan 5, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka urgently needs an international rights monitoring mission following Colombo's decision to pull out of a ceasefire pact with Tamil …

US ‘troubled’ by end of truce in Sri Lanka

WASHINGTON, Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - The United States on Thursday said it was "troubled" by the Sri Lankan government's decision on Wednesday to end its 2002 truce …