EU condemns shooting of Sri Lankan editor

BRUSSELS, January 8, 2009 (AFP) - The European Union condemned Thursday the shooting death of a respected Sri Lankan newspaper editor and expressed concern …

Sri Lanka needs freedom of information for development: World Bank

Jan 09, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs freedom of information to develop, and Sri Lanka's government should hold full and transparent investigations on …

Sri Lanka anti-media violence undermining democracy: United States

Jan 09, 2009 (LBO) - The United States has strongly condemned the murder of a prominent newspaper editor in Sri Lanka and an attack on a broadcaster saying the …

Sri Lanka anti-media violence a conspiracy: President

Jan 09, 2008 (LBO) – Violence against media is a conspiracy to pave the way for international involvement in the island's internal affairs, President …

Sri Lanka government under fire over editor’s murder

January 9, 2009 (AFP) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan journalists took to the streets Friday to protest against the killing of a newspaper editor, as the government …

Sri Lankan newspaper editor shot dead

January 8, 2009 (AFP) - The editor of a Sri Lankan anti-government newspaper was shot dead on Thursday as he drove to work near the capital Colombo, police …

Sri Lanka editor killing: Opposition calls for international probe, rights bodies say terrifying blow

Jan 08, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's main opposition called for an international probe into the killing of a newspaper editor, which rights bodies called a …

Sri Lankan journalist wounded in shooting

January 8, 2009 (AFP) - The editor of an anti-government Sri Lankan newspaper was shot and badly wounded on Thursday as he drove to work near the capital …

Sri Lanka urged by media rights groups to punish TV station attackers

January 7, 2009 (AFP) - Media rights groups Wednesday urged Sri Lanka to punish those behind a recent attack on a privately-run television station that was …

Sri Lanka private TV station attacked

Jan 06, 2009 (LBO) - An independent privately-owned TV station in Sri Lanka was attacked by an armed gang who stormed its main studio complex in the outskirts …

Attack on Sri Lanka broadcaster is criminal: United States

Jan 06, 2008 (LBO) – The United States has strongly condemned an attack on an independent broadcaster in Sri Lanka by a heavily armed group that stormed …

Sri Lanka business chambers condemn attack on TV station

Jan 06, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's top business chambers condemned an attack on a private television station, saying the government's credibility is at stake if …

Sri Lanka urged by UK to set out political solution to conflict

Jan 06, 2009 (LBO) - The British government has urged Sri Lanka to urgently draw up a political solution to the ethnic crisis following the fall of a key Tamil …

Sri Lanka cautioned by Japan on military breakthrough

TOKYO, January 5, 2009 (AFP) - Japan, Sri Lanka's top donor, was cautious Monday after the Tamil Tiger rebels' capital fell, with an official saying that only …

US renews call for peaceful dialogue in Sri Lanka

WASHINGTON, January 2, 2009 (AFP) - The US State Department on Friday urged the Sri Lankan and Tamil Tigers to start negotiating over the "legitimate" demands …

Sri Lanka central bank promises single digit inflation in 2009

Jan 03, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank has promised single digit inflation amid deflationary external conditions and the possibility of a looser …

Sri Lanka govt mulls tax hike on milk powder imports

Jan 02, 2009 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government is considering increasing customs duties on milk powder imports to take advantage of plunging global prices …

Sri Lanka president takes over media portfolio

January 1, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse on Thursday took the country's influential media ministry under his wing ahead of a key mid-term …

Sri Lanka inflation seen falling to 8-9% by mid-2009: central bank

Jan 02, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's inflation rate expected to fall to 8. online pharmacy buy bactroban with best prices today in the USA buy champix online …

Sri Lanka hopes hike import taxes to finance ‘stimulus’

Jan 01, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is hoping to hike import taxes as international prices fall to cover part of the cost of a 16 billion rupee 'stimulus' …