Sri Lanka union veteran bemoans muted voice of workers and lost freedoms
Jan 30, 2008 (LBO) – A veteran Sri Lankan trade unionist says the voice of the working class is now muted and people are battling to survive as prices …
Jan 30, 2008 (LBO) – A veteran Sri Lankan trade unionist says the voice of the working class is now muted and people are battling to survive as prices …
Jan 30, 2008 (AFP) - Heavy fighting gripped Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula Wednesday with both Tiger rebels and government forces claiming they had the upper …
Jan 29, 2008 (LBO) – The news chief of Sri Lanka's state television station, who was assaulted by a government minister who stormed the newsroom in the …
Jan 28, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan judge Monday ordered the state to carry out dignified burials for 16 people who had been killed execution-style and dumped in …
Jan 29, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is installing a hi-tech radar capable of detecting small boats of the type used by the Sea Tiger rebels as well as small …
Jan 29, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government said Tuesday its soldiers had advanced into territory held by the Tamil Tigers in the north of the island, with the …
Jan 29, 2008 (LBO) – India's Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) says it is interested in building an airport in southern Sri Lanka and a …
Jan 26, 2008 (AFP) - The bullet-riddled bodies of 16 men found dumped in shallow graves in a government-controlled area in Sri Lanka were hard to identify …
LONDON, Jan 25, 2008 (AFP) - A former Sri Lankan Tamil guerrilla leader was jailed for nine months in Britain Friday after being found guilty of having false …
Jan 26, 2008 (LBO) – Media rights bodies have expressed outrage after a journalist attached to a state-run television channel was ambushed on his way …
Jan 26, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's defence secretary has called for a ban on the Tamil Tigers and said the ongoing military campaign was aimed at destroying the …
WASHINGTON, Jan 25, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Friday it could not return to the negotiating table with the Tamil Tigers unless there was a guarantee from the …
Jan 25, 2008 (LBO) –Sri Lanka's elections department announced Friday plans to hold local council polls in the island's eastern region on March 10, the …
Jan 24, 2008 (AFP) - A peace panel including ruling party politicians told Sri Lanka's president to devolve more power to minority Tamils as a first step to …
Jan 24, 2008 (AFP) - The bodies of at least 16 people have been found in a mass grave in a government-controlled area of north-central Sri Lanka, police said …
Jan 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka air force jets have bombed a key jungle base in the northern Tamil Tiger stronghold of Kilinochchi Thursday, which the …
Jan 21, 2008 (AFP) - Fierce fighting erupted in northern Sri Lanka Monday as government forces mounted a fresh push into territory held by Tiger rebels, with …
Jan 22, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka poured thousands more security forces into the Sinhalese-dominated south on Tuesday after a string of Tamil rebel attacks left …
Jan 22, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Tuesday signalled a shift in the war against the Tamil Tigers, saying he did not want to push his troops into …
Jan 21, 2008 (AFP) - Heavy fighting raged across Sri Lanka's north with the military destroying rebel bunkers and killing at least 29 guerrillas, the defence …