Sri Lanka court allows appeal against eviction of Tamils
July 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court said on Thursday it would hear an appeal challenging the eviction of nearly 400 minority ethnic Tamils from …
Sri Lanka opposition groups in protest rally
July 26, 2007 (AFP) - Thousands of opposition activists and ruling party dissidents took to the streets of the Sri Lankan capital Thursday in protest against …
Sri Lanka blast deaths climb to 12
July 25, 2007 (AFP) - The death toll in a bomb attack against a military convoy in northern Sri Lanka rose to 12 as a wounded soldier died in hospital on …
Sri Lanka military convoy hit by land mine, 14 dead
July 24, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a powerful roadside bomb in northern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, targeting a military convoy and killing …
At least 10 Sri Lankan soldiers killed in blast
July 24, 2007 (AFP) - At least 10 Sri Lankan government soldiers were killed and eight others wounded Tuesday when their military convoy was hit by a huge …
Sri Lanka violence kills 14 amid red alert
July 24, 2007 (AFP) - At least 14 Sri Lankan government troops were killed in Tamil Tiger attacks in the north of the island Tuesday as the capital was put on …
Renaissance
MCCLEAN LAKE, Canada, July 24, 2007 (AFP) - Twenty years after the Chernobyl disaster poisoned the world's taste for reactors, a French firm is sniffing out …
Tamil Tigers still getting arms from Cambodia: report
PHNOM PENH, July 23, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels are still getting weapons smuggled from Cambodia, which are fuelling spiraling unrest in Sri Lanka, a …
Sri Lankan aid worker shot dead in Jaffna
July 23, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan aid worker employed by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) was shot dead on Monday in the besieged government-held northern …
Fresh violence in Sri Lanka kills 10 people
July 23, 2007 (AFP) - At least nine Tamil Tiger guerrillas and a civilian were killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka, the military and the rebels said Monday. …
Bomb found on roadside near Sri Lanka president’s meet
July 22, 2007 (AFP) - A powerful bomb was found at a market along a road leading to a conference venue where Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse addressed …
Sri Lanka president rules out snap poll
July 22, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has ruled out a snap parliamentary election to increase his slender majority, after battlefield success against the …
Eleven killed in fighting across Sri Lanka’s embattled regions
July 21, 2007 (AFP) - Eleven people were killed and three wounded in battles between security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels across Sri Lanka's north and …
Fresh Sri Lanka fighting kills 12
July 20, 2007 (AFP) - Government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels were locked in heavy combat in northwest Sri Lanka on Friday, leaving at least 12 people killed …
Sri Lanka president says Tigers must choose war or peace
July 19, 2007 (AFP) - The Tamil Tigers must decide between war and peace, Sri Lanka's president said Thursday as the government marked the capture of the …
Sri Lanka seeks to boost gem trade with consulate in Madagascar
July 19, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka plans to establish a consulate in Madagascar mainly to encourage trade in gems and improve economic ties with the big island …
Top civil servant shot dead in Sri Lanka
July 17, 2007 (AFP) - Unidentified gunmen shot dead a top civil servant in north-eastern Sri Lanka Monday as the government moved to celebrate the dismantling …
Sri Lanka Tiger suspects’ bail may be appealed by Australia
MELBOURNE, July 17, 2007 (AFP) - Australia indicated on Tuesday that it may appeal a court ruling which granted bail to two men charged with supplying funds to …
Monthlies
July 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will adjust fuel prices monthly on a transparent formula to cut losses in petroleum utilities, an official said, which is …
Need Based
July 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has announced fuel subsidies to the poor on state welfare and warned of more price hikes with the onset of a hurricane …