Two killed in Vavuniya after peace call in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Feb 5, 2007 (AFP) - Two people were killed and five others injured in ethnic violence in Sri Lanka, a day after the president invited Tiger rebel …
Sri Lanka marks national day amid tight security
Feb 4, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka was set to mark independence day on Sunday amid heightened security and calls from the president for fresh peace talks with Tamil …
Sri Lanka president invites TNA to work with govt; democracy to areas re-taken from Tigers
February 04 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's president invited the largest political party representing north-eastern Tamils to work with the government in his …
Mass arrests in Sri Lanka after bomb find
Feb 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police on Saturday arrested 266 people on the eve of independence day celebrations in a security roundup after finding a …
Sri Lanka police find bomb in Colombo
Feb 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police Saturday found a powerful bomb hidden in a taxi in capital Colombo -- a day ahead of independence day celebrations, …
Sri Lanka president offers talks from former Tiger town
VAKARAI, Sri Lanka, Feb 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapkse offered fresh peace talks on Saturday and asked Tiger rebels to lay down weapons …
Seven media workers killed in Sri Lanka in 2006, but no arrests: RSF
Feb 02, 2007 (LBO) – Seven media workers were killed in Sri Lanka in the past year, with Tamil journalists bearing the brunt of the oppression, an …
Sri Lanka steps up security ahead of national day
COLOMBO, Feb 2, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka stepped up already tight security in the capital Colombo on Friday amid fears of Tamil rebel attacks ahead of …
Sri Lankan FM says military crackdown on Tamil Tigers will continue
NEW DELHI, Feb 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's new foreign minister said Wednesday there would be no let-up in military operations against the separatist Tamil …
Mass arrests after Sri Lanka blasts kill 12
COLOMBO, Feb 1, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels set off a roadside bomb in Sri Lanka's troubled north Thursday, killing a soldier as police carried out mass …
Sri Lanka expands jumbo cabinet
COLOMBO, Feb 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Thursday swore in another minister increasing the cabinet to a historic high of 54 members. President …
Sri Lanka’s jumbo cabinet looks for meeting venue
Jan 31, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's newly inducted 53-member cabinet has put off its first meeting for want of a venue and other logistical problems, press …
Blast kills six police in Sri Lanka’s east
Jan 31, 2007 (AFP) - Six policemen were killed and several more wounded Wednesday in a roadside bomb attack carried out by Tamil Tiger rebels, the defence …
Will jumbo cabinet bring stability to Sri Lanka?
Jan 29, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's minority government has weakened the opposition with a spate of defections and won a crucial simple majority in parliament, …
Sri Lankan opposition MP’s defect to government
Jan 28, 2007 (AFP) - A group of Sri Lankan opposition lawmakers defected Sunday, effectively scuttling a landmark peace deal aimed at ending decades of …
Sri Lanka government appoints 51 member cabinet, claims absolute majority
January, 28 (LBO) – The defection of 18 opposition members has strengthened the administration of President Mahinda Rajapakse, a senior minister said, …
Sri Lanka rejects child soldier allegations
COLOMBO Jan, 26 (AFP) - Sri Lanka rejected Friday allegations by a human rights group that its security forces supported recruitment of child soldiers, but …
Sri Lanka navy sinks rebel boats to foil port attack
Jan 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy attacked and destroyed three Tamil Tiger boats on Saturday as the rebels launched their first assault on the port of …
Roadside blast kills three in Sri Lanka
Jan 26, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a Claymore mine in northern Sri Lanka Friday, killing two security personnel and a civilian, police …
Sri Lanka restores mobile phones after fall of Tiger town
COLOMBO, Jan 24, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has begun restoring mobile phone services to half a million subscribers in the war-hit island's east after lines were …