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October 10, 2006 (LBO) – Indian fuel retailer Lanka IOC is due to receive 5.16 billion rupees in cash and bonds from the government as settlement for …
October 10, 2006 (LBO) – Indian fuel retailer Lanka IOC is due to receive 5.16 billion rupees in cash and bonds from the government as settlement for …
Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) - A powerful bomb ripped through a passenger van in Sri Lanka's embattled northern district of Vavuniya on Tuesday, killing the driver and …
Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels said Tuesday they were ready to resume peace negotiations with the Sri Lankan government but would reconsider if …
Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka, which is backing South Korea's bid to secure the UN Secretary General's post, Tuesday said it hoped that the "issue" of North …
Oct 9, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government vowed Monday to keep up an offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels until they stopped "provocative actions" as both …
Oct 8, 2006 (AFP) - Twelve Sri Lankan government soldiers were missing Sunday following fierce fighting with Tamil rebels in the east of the island that left …
Oct 8, 2006 (AFP) - Foreign aid donors have demanded peace talks in Sri Lanka to avert full-scale war, but the daily bloodshed has reduced broker Norway's …
Oct 8, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels Sunday accused Sri Lankan government troops of bracing for a fresh offensive around the northern peninsula of Jaffna …
Oct 7, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels kept up attacks against each other for a second day Saturday, as the rebels said the new fighting …
Oct 6, 2006 (AFP) - Heavy sea and land battles erupted Friday in Sri Lanka with the military reporting the recovery of 22 bodies of Tamil rebels after a …
Oct 6, 2006 (AFP) - International relief agencies on Friday demanded access to some 200,000 people displaced by Sri Lanka's worsening ethnic conflict and …
October 5, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Thursday cut retail fuel prices, but raised prices for alcohol and cigarettes, as the government disclosed plans to …
Oct 5, 2006 (AFP) - Norwegian peace brokers were Thursday struggling to get Sri Lanka's warring parties to agree on a venue for talks, with Tiger rebels …
Oct 5, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Thursday it was probing the activities of several foreign aid groups operating in areas controlled by both the government …
SINGAPORE, Oct 5, 2006 (AFP) - Oil prices rebounded in Asian trade Thursday, coming off near 8-month lows on continuing unrest in Nigeria and amid reports that …
Oct 4, 2006 (AFP) - A powerful Claymore mine was found in a Tamil area of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Wednesday and defused by the bomb disposal squad, …
Oct 04, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will flag off two new power plants in Kerawalapitiya, at least one of them run to on liquefied natural gas. But the island …
October 4, 2006 (LBO) - Norway has failed to secure agreement on resuming Sri Lanka's peace talks following the latest diplomatic move, but reports suggest a …
Oct 4, 2006 (AFP) - A renewed Norwegian bid to coax Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels back to the negotiating table ran into fresh difficulties …