Sri Lanka president leaves on sudden trip to Britain
Aug 29, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse left here Tuesday on a sudden visit to London for talks with Prime Minister Tony Blair, official …
Aug 29, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse left here Tuesday on a sudden visit to London for talks with Prime Minister Tony Blair, official …
August 29, 2006 (LBO) – Indian fuel retailer Lanka IOC Ltd reported a net loss of 584.0 million rupees for the three months to June on Tuesday, citing …
Aug 29, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops facing heavy resistance halted an advance Tuesday into territory held by the rebel Tamil Tigers, as the death toll from …
Aug 29, 2006 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan radio journalist was kidnapped near the capital Colombo on Tuesday, police said, prompting appeals by colleagues for his safe …
August 28, 2006 (LBO) – Just over ten foreign and local firms put in bids for a license to market lubricants in Sri Lanka, when offers closed on Monday, …
August 28, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is trying to terminate an agreement with Norwegian survey company TGS Nopec and buy up three years worth of seismic …
Aug 28, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police said Monday they were hunting alleged fugitive executive Jacob "Kobi" Alexander after reports he fled fraud charges in …
Aug 28, 2006 (AFP) - At least four Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and 41 wounded as security forces launched a ground offensive Monday to push back guerrilla …
Aug 27, 2006 (AFP) - The Red Cross ferried 150 foreign nationals to safety from the embattled Jaffna peninsula Sunday as the Sri Lankan military claimed fresh …
Aug 27, 2006 (AFP) - The new head of Sri Lanka's truce monitors takes over a team cut by nearly half this week amid warnings by his predecessor of "mission …
Aug 26, 2006 (AFP) - A bomb killed six Sri Lankan soldiers and wounded 11 Saturday as they cleared up after fierce fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels in the …
26, 2006 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan policeman was released Saturday after being held for nearly a year by Tamil Tigers when he pursued a suspected British paedophile …
Aug 25, 2006 (AFP) - A food relief ship began unloading in northern Sri Lanka Friday to lift a two-week siege of the Jaffna peninsula as fresh clashes left …
Aug 25, 2006 (AFP) - The United Nations said Friday food was running out in strife-torn parts of Sri Lanka with the government stalling the entry of the …
Aug 24, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan warplanes bombed a suspected base used by seaborne Tamil Tigers on Thursday as aid groups were hit in continuing violence that …
COLOMBO, Aug 24, 2006 (AFP) - The outgoing chief monitor of Sri Lanka's crumbling ceasefire Thursday criticised the EU for banning the Tamil Tiger rebels and …
OTTAWA, Aug 24, 2006 (AFP) - Three Canadian residents accused of supporting Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tiger rebels were arrested this week at the cusp of a …
Aug 23, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's latest fighting could drag on despite international pressure as the government and Tiger rebels seek the military upper hand …
Aug 23, 2006 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan cargo ship has finally started a delayed two-day voyage with food aid for thousands stranded by fighting in the embattled …
Aug 23, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops fired rockets and artillery at suspected Tamil Tiger positions in the island's northeast Wednesday amid a lull in …