Tigers seek security guarantees to attend Swiss talks
Mar. 30 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels Thursday demanded guarantees of safe passage through Sri Lanka's only international airport to attend Swiss talks next month …
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.Sri Lanka votes in local poll
Mar.30 (AFP) - Sri Lankans were voting Thursday to elect local government bodies, but there was no balloting in the island's embattled northern and eastern …
Sri Lanka rights body facing collapse, watchdog warns
Mar.30 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's independent human rights watchdog may collapse as the government has failed to replace the outgoing panel of commissioners, the …
Sri Lanka peace bid side-lined in local vote
Mar.30 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Thursday voted at local elections after a lack-lustre campaign where even the usually divisive peace process was pushed to the …
Low turnout in Sri Lanka local polls
Mar. 30 (AFP) - A low turnout marred municipal elections in Sri Lanka Thursday after a campaign which unexpectedly focused on local issues instead of the usual …
Sri Lanka’s top Nordic peace envoys to visit the island next week
Mar. 29 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Nordic peace envoys will visit the island next week for a series of meetings with the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels, …
Sri Lanka vows talks despite sinking of navy craft
Mar. 29 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government Wednesday pledged to continue talks with Tamil Tiger rebels despite the killing of eight sailors in a suicide blast and …
Tsunami helped to create peace, say UN experts
BONN, Mar.28 (AFP) - Wars were one of the main problems hampering efforts to save lives in natural disasters but catastrophes like the Asian tsunami have …
Post-tsunami boat building not up to par: FAO
ROME, Mar. 28 (AFP) - Thousands of replacement fishing vessels constructed since the Asian tsunami of December 26, 2004 are unsafe and flat-out dangerous, the …
Sri Lanka mediator to meet rebel negotiator
OSLO, Mar. 28 (AFP) - The top mediator in Sri Lanka's peace process, Erik Solheim of Norway, will meet with the rebels' leading negotiator in London on …
Sri Lanka bans fishing after gunboat sinking
Mar. 27 (AFP) - Sri Lanka banned deep-sea fishing off its troubled northern coast from Monday, two days after Tiger rebels blew up a navy gunboat and killed …
Sri Lankan begins probe in to suicide sinking of gunboat
Mar.26 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy Sunday began a probe into a Tamil rebel attack on a gunboat that left eight sailors missing, presumed dead, military officials …
Monitors say gunboat sinking could push Sri Lanka back to war
Mar. 26 (AFP) - Scandinavian truce monitors have said that an alleged Tamil Tiger suicide attack which sank a navy gunboat and killed eight sailors could push …
Eight Sri Lankan sailors presumed dead in Tamil Tiger Suicide blast
Mar. 25 (AFP) - Eight sailors from the Sri Lankan navy were presumed killed Saturday when a group of suspected Tiger rebels blew themselves up and sank a navy …
Rights group concerned about Sri Lanka audit chief
Mar. 23(AFP) - The Asian Human Rights Commission Thursday said it was "gravely concerned" at public criticism of Sri Lanka's audit chief who has exposed …
Joint Power
Mar. 23 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers had approved a deal for the state-owned Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to team up with India's National …
Tigers say Colombo curbs undoing Swiss talks
Mar 23(AFP) - The Tamil Tiger rebels Thursday accused Sri Lanka of endangering efforts to end ethnic bloodshed by imposing fresh conditions on their political …
Re-Shuffle
Mar. 22 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has changed the license fee structure for lubricant operators giving players an option of paying a flat fee or a percentage on …
Sri Lanka seizes suspected rebel trawler, firefight in Jaffna
Mar. 22 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy detained a fishing trawler operated by suspected Tamil rebels off the island's troubled northern waters Wednesday while troops …
Growing Money
Mar 22 (LBO) - Lanka Transformers were given a first subsidy payment on Wednesday for generating electricity from trees, under a new scheme to encourage …