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Norway says Sri Lanka peace hopes dim, offers exit route
Peace broker Norway Thursday said it would ask Sri Lanka's feuding parties if they wanted to resume talks as Tamil Tiger rebels warned foreign aid donors not …
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Sri Lanka president to visit India
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga will arrive in India Wednesday on her first visit to the northern neighbour since a Congress-led coalition …
A 38 percent higher fuel bill is burning a hole in the island’s balance of trade
A 38 percent higher fuel bill is burning a hole in the island’s pocket, driving up its trade deficit to US$ 1.46 billion by August, up US$ 586 million from a …
The international donor community could cut the strings attached to US$ 4.5 bn in aid
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Angry Muslims quit peace panel and declare ‘war’ on Sri Lanka President
Sri Lanka's main Muslim party Monday withdrew from a peace panel set up by President Chandrika Kumaratunga and declared "all out war" against her for allegedly …
Govt. scrambles to sign up aid commitments as deadlock over peace talks drags on
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Relatives, Muslims appeal for release of Sri Lankan hostage in Iraq
Relatives of Sri Lankan truck driver Dinesh Dharmendran Rajaratnam appealed on Sunday to his captors in Iraq to free him, saying he had been forced to work …
Canadian mission to reopen amid protests over disrobing monks
Canada's mission in Sri Lanka is to re-open, a week after an anthrax scare sparked a diplomatic crisis which deepened Friday after Buddhist monks described how …
Iraqi militants holds Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi hostage
The Islamic Army in Iraq has announced it abducted a driver from Sri Lanka and another from Bangladesh who work for a Kuwaiti company, Al-Jazeera television …
Sri Lanka seeks details of hostage in Iraq
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Sri Lanka president to be in office an extra year
Sri Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga will remain in office until December 2006, a year longer than many had believed based on her swearing in for a …
Grenade Attack Kills Swiss Man In East
A Swiss man was killed by a grenade thrown into his bathroom by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels amid escalating violence in eastern Sri Lanka, police and military …
The Inland Revenue gearing for another round of amnesties
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Top lending agency throws media out of donor confab, Treasury Secretary apologises
Sri Lanka's top civil servant in charge of the economy apologized to the media after they were thrown out of a donor meeting earlier in the week at the behest …
Govt. prepares new poverty reduction strategy paper
The government will present a new poverty reduction strategy based on accelerating rural growth and export oriented market strategies to donors by the end of …
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Sri Lanka Customs Officers Union says a reward is on offer for assistance in the apprehension of the gunmen who attempted to shoot Senior Superintendent Athula …
Treasury Secretary says the government and the Central Bank have lost their independence in setting fiscal and monetary policies
The government and the Central Bank have lost their independence in setting fiscal and monetary policies, the Treasury Secretary said in Colombo last week. …
Royal Ceramics shareholders approve share split
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