Ten sailors missing after Sri Lanka blast: navy
March 22, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan navy craft was destroyed in a sea mine blast off the island's north-eastern coast Saturday, leaving at least 10 sailors …
Sri Lanka Tigers sink navy craft, heavy land battles erupt
March 22, 2008 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels struck back against a mounting Sri Lankan military offensive on Saturday by sinking a naval fast attack craft, …
Sri Lanka state TV militarization, official inaction on assaults deplored by rights bodies
Mar 21, 2008 (LBO) – International media rights bodies have deplored the appointment of a retired military general to a Sri Lankan state-run television …
Sri Lanka says 22 rebels killed in fresh fighting
March 20, 2008 (AFP) - Fighting between government troops and Tamil Tigers across Sri Lanka's war-ravaged northern districts claimed at least 22 rebel lives, …
Sri Lanka accused of lying over human rights
March 19, 2008 (AFP) - The International Red Cross on Wednesday angrily accused Sri Lanka's government of releasing confidential communications and …
Fuel Lines
March 19, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is converting a part of a tank farm to store bunkers or ship fuel and build new pipelines to reduce supply disruptions …
Sri Lanka says soldier killed in roadside bombing
March 18, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan soldier was killed and two others wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the island's north Tuesday, the defence ministry …
Sri Lanka boosts blast probe capabilities
Mar 18, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's capacity to counter and investigate bomb blasts has been boosted with new equipment from the United States, the island's …
Sri Lanka state television on ‘holiday’ over worker attacks
Mar 17, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's state-run Rupavahini television station was running with a skeleton staff Monday after the management declared a …
Sri Lanka says 33 killed in weekend fighting
COLOMBO, March 17, 2008 (AFP) - At least 31 Tamil Tiger rebels and two security personnel were killed in weekend clashes in Sri Lanka's north, the defence …
Sri Lanka police gets hi-tech anti-terror boost from United States
Mar 17, 2008 (LBO) – The United States Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security will donate 220,000 dollars worth of antiterrorism …
Roadside bomb kills Sri Lankan soldier, fighting rages
March 16, 2008 (AFP) - At least one soldier was killed and four others wounded in a road side bomb attack in northern Sri Lanka Sunday, defence officials said. …
Sri Lanka former minister Anura Bandaranaike dies
Mar 16, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's former minister Anura Bandaranaike, a member of a powerful political family that has produced two prime ministers and a …
Sri Lanka jets bomb Tiger base: military
March 15, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government jets bombed a Tamil Tiger training base as fighting across the northern region claimed at least another 29 lives, …
Sri Lanka says 23 killed in heavy fighting
COLOMBO, March 14, 2008 (AFP) - Heavy fighting between security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka has left at least 23 guerrillas dead and …
Sri Lanka state television stops live programs in protest
Mar 14, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's state-run television service, Rupavahini, has suspended live programs other than news broadcasts in protest against an …
Sri Lanka to hold vote for Eastern provincial council
March 14, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Friday announced plans to hold provincial council elections for the first time in two decades in a former stronghold of …
Sri Lanka, U.S. in row over human rights report
March 14, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government Friday said it had summoned the American envoy to protest against a critical U.S. human rights report …
No Hike
March 13, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's petroleum utility will not raise retail fuel prices at least until the traditional April Sinhala and Hindu New Year …
Sri Lanka says 28 more Tigers killed in fresh fighting
March 11, 2008 (AFP) - At least another 28 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed by security forces in fresh fighting across Sri Lanka's embattled north, the …