India seeks scientific confirmation of Tiger leader’s death

NEW DELHI, May 18, 2009 (AFP) - India is to ask Sri Lanka for scientific confirmation of the death of the Tamil Tigers leader so it can close a case connected …

Sri Lanka needs IMF loan: Strauss-Kahn

May 15, 2009 (LBO) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Sri Lanka needs the help of the multilateral lending agency and …

Sri Lanka dismisses US threat to hold back IMF loan

May 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka dismissed Friday a US threat to link a nearly two-billion-dollar IMF bailout package to ending the war-torn island's …

IMF loan for Sri Lanka not appropriate right now: Clinton

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2009 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said here Thursday it "is not an appropriate time" to consider a massive International …

Sri Lanka central bank “deeply distressed” over British FM’s IMF remarks

May 14, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank said it was "deeply distressed" over doubts raised by Britain's foreign minister about the use of money …

Sri Lanka working on alternatives to IMF money: CB Governor

May 14, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is working on a back-up plan with other countries to boost foreign reserves in addition to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) …

Sri Lankan youth in former war zone get US training

May 14, 2009 (LBO) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said it is providing training scholarships to 500 young people from Sri Lanka's north …

Sri Lankan migrants intercepted off Indonesia

BANDA ACEH, May 14, 2009 (AFP) - Fifty-five Sri Lankan migrants were intercepted Thursday off the coast of western Indonesia as they tried to reach Australia …

US ‘deeply concerned’ by civilian deaths in Sri Lanka

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2009 (AFP) - The United States is "deeply concerned" about civilian deaths in strife-torn Sri Lanka, a State Department spokesman said …

Sit-down Tamil protestors arrested in London

LONDON, May 11, 2009 (AFP) - British police said they arrested 45 Tamil protestors Monday after they blocked traffic with a sit-down protest outside parliament …

Australia announces new people-smuggling fight

CANBERRA, May 12, 2009 (AFP) - Australia on Tuesday announced what it called the largest surveillance operation in the country's history to fight …

Sri Lanka submits seabed claim to UN

May 12, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka formally presented its claim for sovereignty over an extended continental shelf around the island under international law to the …

Rights groups pressure Japan over Sri Lanka conflict

May 11, 2009 (AFP) - Japan must "shoulder its responsibilities" and use its leverage to prevent a civilian bloodbath in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict, human …

Sri Lanka Jan-Feb state revenues shrink 10.6-pct

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Sri Lanka’s private sector must lead post-war revival: UNDP

May 10, 2009 (LBO) - Re-building Sri Lanka's war-ravaged north and east should be eventually driven by the private sector, rather than an unsustainable …

Global economic recovery may be W shaped: Steve Hanke

May 08, 2009 (LBO) - Recent rallies in stock markets may be short-lived, and a 'W' patterned economic revival is more likely if the Fed fails to quell an …

Sri Lanka set to submit seabed claim

May 06, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is set to formally submit its claim for sovereignty over a bigger area of the ocean floor surrounding the island under …

Sri Lanka invites UN’s Ban to assess crisis

May 6, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has invited UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit the island and assess first-hand the plight of civilians …

Sri Lanka banks asked to cut lending rates, says Central Bank

May 5, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank said it had asked banks to cut interest charged on loans which remain high despite policy rate cuts, while its …

Canada ups relief aid for Sri Lanka

OTTAWA, May 4, 2009 (AFP) - Canada's Minister of International Cooperation Beverley Oda announced Monday an increase in humanitarian aid for civilians …