Sri Lanka needs help to meet refugee challenge: UN chief
May 23, 2009 (LBO) – The UN chief Ban Ki-moon who pressed for access to camps housing nearly 300,000 refugees in northern Sri Lanka says more help is …
UN chief in Sri Lanka amid fears for civilians
May 22, 2009 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived Friday in Sri Lanka to press for humanitarian access to civilians displaced by the separatist conflict, as …
Sri Lanka loan to be approved in “coming weeks”: IMF
May 22, 2009 (LBO) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not yet scheduled a meeting of its board to pass a loan to Sri Lanka but the lender was …
Sri Lanka rating outlook cut ‘shocking, outrageous, arbitrary’: Central Bank
May 22, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank said a cut in the country's rating outlook by Standard & Poor's was "outrageous, arbitrary and biased" and …
US calls for reconciliation, access to refugee camps
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2009 (AFP) - The United States pressed Sri lanka Thursday to lift restrictions on access to refugee camps in a strip of land where …
Sri Lanka IMF loan under review after war: US
May 22, 2009 (LBO) - An International Monetary Fund loan to Sri Lanka is under review and the international community needs to make an assessment of the …
Top UN official visits Tamil refugee camps: UN
UNITED NATIONS, May 21, 2009 (AFP) - A senior UN official was allowed to visit camps in Sri Lanka housing refugees from intense fighting that earlier this week …
UN chief to urge humanitarian access in Sri Lanka
May 22, 2009 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon was due to land in Sri Lanka later Friday on a 24-hour mission to press its government for unfettered humanitarian …
Sri Lanka cuts rates, moves to single policy corridor
May 21, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka moved to a single policy rate with an 11.50 percent window with unrestricted accesss, effectively cutting policy rates by …
Sri Lanka stocks up, bonds steady, after war, rate cut
May 21, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka stocks rose 4.25 percent in morning trade Thursday following a national holiday to celebrate the end of an internal war, …
Sri Lanka rating outlook cut to negative by S&P
May 21, 2009(LBO) – Standard & Poor's (S&P) has lowered the outlook of Sri Lanka's 'B' sovereign rating to negative from stable, on weak budgets, fallen …
Russia welcomes Sri Lanka defeat of Tamil Tigers
MOSCOW, May 19, 2009 (AFP) - Russia on Tuesday welcomed Sri Lanka's announcement of the Tamil Tiger rebels' defeat, saying it supported the Asian government's …
UN rights body to hold special meeting on Sri Lanka
GENEVA, May 19, 2009 (AFP) - The UN human rights council will hold a special session next week on the situation in Sri Lanka after the end of Asia's longest …
Sri Lanka business chamber sees economic revival with war’s end
May 19, 2009 (LBO) - The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce said the Sri Lankan government's victory over Tamil Tiger rebels enables it to turn its efforts towards …
Japan PM welcomes end of Sri Lanka war
TOKYO, May 19, 2009 (AFP) - Japan, Sri Lanka's largest aid donor and the holder of two thirds of its foreign debt, on Tuesday "welcomed the end of the civil …
Tamil Tigers decimated, Sri Lanka president to give victory speech
May 19, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse is to deliver a victory speech to parliament Tuesday following the bloody defeat of the Tamil …
Sri Lanka urged to move quickly on relief, rights
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka must step up relief efforts and provide its Tamil minority political autonomy, governments and relief agencies urged …
Sri Lanka president calls for investment to revive war-battered economy
May 19, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse called for private sector investment and the return of the island's diaspora to revive the economy …
Sri Lankan student in coma after Australia acid attack
SYDNEY, May 18, 2009 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan student in Sydney had acid thrown in his face and was in an induced coma after a home invasion early Monday sparked …
India asks Sri Lanka to address ‘root causes of conflict’
NEW DELHI, May 18, 2009 (AFP) - India asked Sri Lanka on Monday to "address the root causes of the conflict" with ethnic Tamils and to provide aid to tens of …