Sri Lankan peace activist kidnapped in Philippines
ZAMBOANGA, February 13, 2009 (AFP) - Gunmen kidnapped a Sri Lankan Muslim working as a peace advocate in the southern Philippines on Friday, officials said. …
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.Sri Lanka conflict-trapped civilians only 65,000: minister
Feb 13, 2009 (LBO) - Contrary to claims that several hundred thousand civilians are trapped in a conflict area in the northeast of Sri Lanka, the latest …
BBC suspends Sri Lanka programming over ‘interference’
February 9, 2009 (AFP) - The BBC has suspended its FM programming to Sri Lanka's national broadcaster because of what it claimed was "deliberate interference", …
UN concerned at Sri Lanka ‘climate of fear’
GENEVA, February 9, 2009 (AFP) - UN human rights experts on Monday expressed deep concern at "a climate of fear" in Sri Lanka and warned of a deep-rooted …
Galle literary festival, Sri Lanka; seeking freedom in prose
Feb 07, 2009 (LBO) - "I happen to be in love with dictators," says Moses Isegawa, a Ugandan author whose life had been shaped by the likes of former dictator …
Britain deplores stoning of Sri Lanka aid offices
LONDON, February 6, 2009 (AFP) - The British government said it deplored Friday's stoning of the Red Cross offices in Colombo, saying the ICRC was a neutral …
Sri Lanka mob stones Red Cross office
February 6, 2009 (AFP) - A mob stoned the main office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Friday, smashing …
US, Britain call for ‘temporary no-fire’ in Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON, February 3, 2009 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her British counterpart David Miliband called here Tuesday for a "temporary …
Sri Lanka leader urges diaspora to return
Feb 04, 2009 (LBO) - President Mahinda Rajapaksa has urged Sri Lankans who left the island because of war to return to help rebuild the nation and revive its …
Sri Lanka war triggers strike in Indian Tamil state
NEW DELHI, February 4, 2009 (AFP) - Opposition political parties in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu called a general strike Wednesday to protest civilian …
Sri Lanka eyes unity amid drive to crush Tamil Tigers
February 2, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has heightened its usually tight security ahead of national day celebrations even though the rebel Tamil Tigers have been …
Oil Money
Feb 02, 2009 (LBO) - Cairn India, which is exploring for oil in Sri Lankan waters, said group after-tax profit for the December quarter was 48. online pharmacy …
Sri Lankan Tamils in Canada protest fighting
OTTAWA, January 30, 2009 (AFP) - Hundreds of Tamils on Friday formed a human chain in downtown Toronto, Canada's biggest city, to protest a Sri Lankan military …
Sri Lanka, UN in anti-corruption effort
Jan 28, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are to launch a programme to fight corruption, a UNDP statement …
Indian foreign minister to visit Sri Lanka as rebels retreat: report
NEW DELHI, January 27, 2009 (AFP) - India's foreign minister was set to visit Sri Lanka Tuesday as the Tamil Tiger rebels struggled to defend their last …
Hedge Deal
Jan 27, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Tuesday terminated proceedings in a case against oil hedges by the state-owned refiner, Ceylon Petroleum …
Sri Lanka’s other war keeps media on the run
January 25, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is in the grip of its biggest military offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels, but the country's journalists are also facing …
Sri Lanka media freedoms under threat: US
January 24, 2009 (AFP) - Continuing attacks against journalists in Sri Lanka show the deteriorating conditions media workers face in the country, a statement …
Sri Lanka must act on violence against media: Amnesty
LONDON, January 23, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities must ensure that the island's media can work freely and safely, Amnesty International said Friday, as a …
Media freedoms under threat in Sri Lanka: US
January 24, 2009 (AFP) - Continuing attacks against journalists in Sri Lanka show the deteriorating conditions media workers face in the country, a statement …