Sri Lanka fighting kills 26 soldiers
Sept 9, 2006 (AFP) - At least 26 troops were killed and over 125 wounded Saturday in new fighting as Tamil rebels resisted an army advance into guerrilla-held …
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.Booby-trapped taxi explodes in Sri Lanka
Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels placed a body in a booby-trapped taxi that exploded Friday in northern Sri Lanka, wounding six people, police …
Sri Lanka state media slams Norway over peace bid
Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway came under a scathing attack from the media here Friday amid diplomatic moves to inject new life to a …
Sporadic clashes in Northern Sri Lanka after Tiger warning
Sept 7, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger fighters shot dead at least two civilians in Sri Lanka's troubled Jaffna peninsula, the defence ministry said Thursday, a day …
Government starts to resettle displaced Muslims in eastern Sri Lanka
TRINCOMALEE, Sept 7, 2006 (AFP) - Thousands of Muslims who fled their homes in this coastal district began returning home Thursday as fighting between troops …
More deaths in fresh fighting in Eastern Sri Lanka
Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) - At least two Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded Wednesday in clashes with Tamil Tiger rebels in the country's restive …
French charity scales down Sri Lanka operations after massacre
Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) - A French charity announced Wednesday it was drastically scaling down its operations following allegations that government troops were …
Norway bids to save Sri Lanka peace process
COLOMBO, Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) - Norway's top envoy sought to salvage Sri Lanka's peace process in talks with Tamil Tigers on Wednesday as the rebels vowed …
Central Bank extends freeze on TRO bank accounts to investigate alleged tiger links
Sept 06 (LBO) – The Central Bank said Wednesday it would extend a freeze on all bank accounts of the charity, Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) by …
Troops secure town captured from Tiger control in eastern Sri Lanka
Sept 5 (AFP) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan troops worked Tuesday to clear mines and booby-trapped devices from a town they captured from Tamil Tiger guerrillas …
Mortar attacks as Sri Lanka troops dig in near key port
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, Sept 5, 2006 (AFP) - Security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels traded mortar bomb attacks in this Sri Lankan port district Tuesday, a day …
President capture of key Tiger controlled town will not lead to all out war
Sept 4 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops Monday captured a town used by Tiger rebels to launch artillery against the key naval port of Trincomalee, but President …
Sri Lanka troops capture Tiger town: minister
Sept 4 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops Monday captured an eastern coastal town used by Tiger rebels to launch artillery attacks against the strategic naval port of …
Hasty Exit
Sept 04 (LBO) - The government has shelved a bidding round for oil exploration until it sorts out a battle with Norwegian company TGS Nopec to buy up three …
Bigger Bills
Sept 04 (LBO) - Ceylon Petroleum Corporation said Monday that it would jack up fuel prices with effect from midnight Monday, to offset losses made by the state …
Sri Lanka fighting hits lull
Sept 3, 2006 (AFP) - Fighting between troops and Tamil Tigers near a key northeast port hit a lull Sunday, residents said, a day after 80 rebels were …
Sri Lanka refutes Nordic monitors over massacre charge
Sept 3, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Sunday stepped up its campaign against Nordic truce monitors who accused government forces of involvement in the killing of …
Sri Lanka navy says killed 80 rebels in sea battle
Sept 2, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy killed at least 80 Tamil Tiger guerrillas after a six-hour battle with a flotilla of rebel boats off the island's …
Sri Lanka sends more supplies to Jaffna
Sept 2, 2006 (AFP) - A second cargo ship was loaded here Saturday with supplies for desperate residents of Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, where the …
Sri Lanka blast kills soldier, wounds four
Sept 1, 2006 (AFP) - A powerful Claymore mine exploded Friday in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, killing one soldier and wounding four more, the defence …