Sri Lanka courts politicised, says ICG
July 01, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government must reform the country’s judicial system urgently if the military defeat of the Tamil Tigers is to lead …
Gas Pricing
June 30, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan unit of multinational Shell has reduced the price of its liquid petroleum gas while local group Laugfs has hiked its …
Sri Lanka arrests astrologer for gloomy predictions
June 26, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police say they have arrested an astrologer after he predicted serious political and economic problems for the government of …
Rising Oil
June 18, 2009 (LBO) – Lanka IOC, a unit of the Indian Oil Corporation had asked Sri Lanka's petroleum ministry permission to raise petrol and diesel pump …
South Bunker
June 18, (LBO) – Sri Lanka is getting a 65 million US dollars loan from China's Exim Bank to build an oil storage facility in the Southern coastal town …
Sri Lanka should reach out to Tamil: US envoy nominee
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka needs to reach out to its Tamil minority and improve conditions for hundreds of thousands of displaced after …
Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers ‘reorganise’ struggle for separate state
June 16, 2009 (AFP) - The few surviving leaders of Sri Lanka's defeated Tamil Tigers announced Tuesday they were reorganising the rebel movement and forming a …
Gas Diplomacy
June 16, 2009 (LBO) – The Netherland's envoy to Sri Lanka has raised concerns about the government pricing of liquefied petroleum gas of top Dutch firm …
Fuel Reach
June 12, 2009 (LBO) - Lanka IOC, the Sri Lankan unit of Indian Oil Corp, wants to seek clarification on reports the island's government is to amend its …
Japan urges Sri Lanka to engage international community
June 11, 2009 (AFP) - Japan on Thursday urged Sri Lanka to develop closer ties with the international community as Colombo tries to rebuild the war-battered …
Sri Lanka detains Canadian MP: officials
June 10, 2009 (AFP) - A Canadian MP was detained on arrival at Sri Lanka's international airport on Wednesday and could be deported for allegedly having …
Sri Lanka turns back Tamil aid ship
June 8, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities Monday ordered a foreign-owned ship carrying aid for Tamil civilians to leave the island without unloading its …
Sri Lankan FM denies 20,000 Tamils killed in final onslaught: report
LONDON, June 6, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has denied claims that more than 20,000 Tamil civilians were killed during the …
Sri Lanka gets Indian support in human rights battle
June 05, 2009 (LBO) - India has rapped UN human rights commissioner Navi Pillai saying she should not abuse her position to pursue hidden agendas against Sri …
Sri Lanka needs new phase in international diplomacy: President
June 3, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs a new diplomatic drive to win in the international arena, after defeating terrorism in the country, President …
Sri Lankan media rights activist recovers after attack
June 2, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan journalist was recovering in hospital Tuesday after being beaten up near the capital Colombo as a rights group expressed …
UN did not underestimate Sri Lanka death toll: Ban
UNITED NATIONS, June 1, 2009 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday categorically rejected allegations the world body had deliberately underestimated the death …
Sri Lanka rejects rights probe
May 31, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Sunday rejected growing calls to probe human rights violations amid allegations that thousands of civilians perished in the …
Sri Lankan media rights activist beaten: colleagues
June 1, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan media rights activist was hospitalised Monday after being beaten by unidentified attackers near the capital Colombo, a doctor …
Amnesty calls for probe of Sri Lanka civilian deaths
May 30, 2009 (AFP) - Amnesty International called Saturday for an independent probe into the number of civilians killed in the final weeks of Sri Lanka's civil …