Politics

Sri Lanka needs UN monitors, says rights group

WASHINGTON, Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - Human Rights Watch called Thursday for a UN human rights monitoring mission in Sri Lanka in the wake of the breakdown of the …

Sri Lanka seeks to ‘redefine’ Norway’s role in peace deal

Jan 04, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is looking at redefining the role of Norway in the county’s peace effort following its decision to terminate a truce with …

Sri Lanka govt blamed at opposition lawmaker’s funeral

Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - A prominent Sri Lankan Tamil opposition MP who was murdered earlier this week was cremated here Thursday amid tight security and …

Sri Lanka opposition says truce was dead letter

Jan 03, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's main opposition, whose leader signed a truce with the Tamil Tigers in 2002, says a government decision to abrogate the …

Roadside bomb kills two Sri Lanka soldiers: police

Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - Two Sri Lankan government soldiers were killed and three others wounded Thursday when their truck was hit by a roadside bomb in a …

Sri Lanka truce ends on Jan 16: Foreign ministry

Jan 3, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka announced Thursday it had given the mandatory two weeks' notice to peace broker Norway to formally quit a ceasefire with Tamil …

Sri Lanka govt still ready to talk to Tamil Tigers

Jan 03, 2007 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government is still willing to have peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels despite its decision to withdraw from a …

Sri Lanka bomb attack kills five, wounds 28: police

Jan 2, 2008 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a powerful roadside bomb in the Sri Lankan capital Wednesday, killing at least five people and …

Sri Lanka opposition demands probe with foreign support into killings

Jan 02, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's main opposition party Wednesday called for impartial investigations with foreign support into the killings of Tamil …

Sri Lanka cabinet decides to pull out of ceasefire

Jan 02, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers has approved a proposal to pull out of a ceasefire agreement with the Tamil Tigers, state …

Sri Lanka to pull out of ceasefire: presidential spokesman

Jan 2, 2008 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan government Wednesday announced it was formally withdrawing from the Norwegian-arranged ceasefire agreement with Tamil Tiger …

Gunned down Sri Lanka Tamil lawmaker did not ask for more security: defence secy

Jan 01, 2008 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan Tamil parliamentarian who was assassinated Tuesday morning had not asked for additional protection, the island's top …

Sri Lanka arrests alleged assassin of opposition lawmaker: defence ministry

Jan 01, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan police have arrested a suspected gunman alleged to have shot dead a Tamil parliamentarian at a Hindu temple in the …

Sri Lanka gunmen open fire in Hindu temple: eyewitness

Jan 01, 2007 (LBO) – Gunshots were heard inside a Hindu temple in the Kotahena area of the Sri Lanka capital Colombo, eyewitnesses said. A witness at the …

Sri Lanka Tamil lawmaker shot

Jan 01, 2008 (LBO) – Gunmen shot a Tamil parliamentarian inside a Hindu temple in the Sri Lankan capital Tuesday morning, eyewitnesses and police said. …

Sri Lanka Tamil lawmaker shot dead

Jan 01, 2008 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan Tamil parliamentarian has died after being shot inside a Hindu temple in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo Tuesday …

Sri Lanka vows victory against Tigers in 2008: report

COLOMBO, Dec 31, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's top military commanders have vowed to escalate attacks against Tamil rebels in the New Year to achieve a "turning …

Sri Lanka media watchdog slams president over unruly minister

Dec 31, 2007 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan media rights group Monday slammed President Mahinda Rajapakse for not taking action against a junior minister who …

Sri Lanka’s warring parties say heavy battles in north

Dec 30, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's security forces and Tamil rebels were locked in fierce fighting Sunday in the island's north with both sides claiming to have …

From Sri Lanka to Pakistan; South Asia’s tragedy of violent feudal politics

Dec 30, 2007 (AFP) - The assassination of Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto is the latest deadly chapter plaguing South Asia's dynasties and shows violence has become …