Sri Lanka president kicks off independence celebrations
Feb 4, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse kicked off independence celebrations at a sea-front promenade in the capital Monday under tight …
Feb 4, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse kicked off independence celebrations at a sea-front promenade in the capital Monday under tight …
Feb 3, 2008 (AFP) - A suicide bomber attacked a train at Colombo's main railway station Sunday, killing at least 12 and injuring 100 others on the eve of Sri …
Feb 04, 2008 (LBO) – A bomb exploded in the Colombo suburb of Mount Lavinia Monday, the military said, as Sri Lanka marked 60 years of independence from …
Feb 3, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's police Sunday sought public help to track down two men believed to have planted a powerful bomb on a crowded bus that killed 20 …
Feb 3, 2008 (AFP) - A suicide bomber attacked a train at Colombo's main rail station Sunday, killing at least 10 and injuring more than 100 others on the eve …
Feb 03, 2008 (LBO) – An explosion ripped through a suburb of the Sri Lanka capital Colombo, residents and the military said, a day after a bus bombing …
Feb 3, 2008 (AFP) - At least seven people were killed and 97 hurt Sunday when a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew herself up aboard a crowded train at …
Feb 2, 2008 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a powerful bomb on a crowded bus in north-central Sri Lanka Saturday, killing at least 20 people and …
Feb 2, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse blamed Tamil Tiger guerrillas for a bomb Saturday on a bus that killed at least 20 people, urging …
Feb 01, 2008 (LBO) – An oil exploration block nearest to India off Sri Lanka's northwestern coast has become hot property with three petroleum firms …
NEW YORK, Jan 31, 2008 (AFP) - Global concern is mounting over Sri Lanka's worsening human rights record, but action by key international players has been …
Feb 1, 2008 (AFP) - Security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels have traded heavy artillery fire in northern Sri Lanka, killing 18 rebels, officials said Friday, a …
Feb 01, 2008 (LBO) – Two UAE petroleum firms have won Sri Lankan government approval to build the island's second refinery with an investment of 1.2 …
TOKYO, Jan 31, 2008 (AFP) - Japan, Sri Lanka's top donor, warned Thursday it could cut off aid if violence continued to escalate but said it hoped to provide …
Jan 31, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is evaluating bids for offshore oil exploration in the island's north-east from firms in Cyprus and India, petroleum …
Jan 30, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday lodged a formal protest with the United Nations alleging that security forces bombed a school bus …
Jan 31, 2008 (AFP) - At least four people were killed in a powerful explosion in Sri Lanka's embattled northern peninsula of Jaffna on Thursday, officials …
Jan 30, 2008 (LBO) – The safety of journalists in Sri Lanka is in jeopardy with increasing attacks and threats against them that are meant to stifle …
Jan 30, 2008 (LBO) – A veteran Sri Lankan trade unionist says the voice of the working class is now muted and people are battling to survive as prices …
Jan 30, 2008 (AFP) - Heavy fighting gripped Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula Wednesday with both Tiger rebels and government forces claiming they had the upper …