Sri Lanka state television stops live programs in protest
Mar 14, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's state-run television service, Rupavahini, has suspended live programs other than news broadcasts in protest against an …
Mar 14, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's state-run television service, Rupavahini, has suspended live programs other than news broadcasts in protest against an …
March 14, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Friday announced plans to hold provincial council elections for the first time in two decades in a former stronghold of …
March 14, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government Friday said it had summoned the American envoy to protest against a critical U.S. human rights report …
March 13, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's petroleum utility will not raise retail fuel prices at least until the traditional April Sinhala and Hindu New Year …
Mar 12, 2008 (LBO) – An international media rights watchdog says it is troubled by the arrests of several Sri Lankan journalists, some of them from the …
March 11, 2008 (AFP) - At least another 28 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed by security forces in fresh fighting across Sri Lanka's embattled north, the …
BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka, March 11, 2008 (AFP) - A pro-government Tamil rebel group won a majority in almost all the local councils that went to the polls in Sri …
March 11, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's state-owned petroleum utility plans to tie up with global ship supplier GAC Ships to sell bunkers or ship fuel in …
March 10, 2008 (AFP) - A powerful bomb ripped through a commercial area of Sri Lanka's capital during rush hour on Monday, killing at least one person and …
VALACHCHENAI, Sril Lanka, March 10, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's volatile eastern district of Batticaloa on Monday held local council elections for the first time …
March 10, 2008 (AFP) - Security forces armed with loud hailers were deployed in eastern Sri Lanka Monday to drive away wild elephants blocking access to …
Mar 10, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's foreign reserves had increased to 3.4 billion dollars by March 06 with the monetary authority collecting 366 million …
Mar 10, 2008 (LBO) – A bomb had exploded in Wellawatte, a southern suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo during the morning rush hour Monday, killing at …
Mar 09, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Free Media Movement (FMM) expressed concern over the arrest of several journalists connected to a news website and …
BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka, March 9, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's restive east will hold local elections on Monday against a backdrop of fear, even though Tamil Tiger …
March 09, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's state-owned petroleum utility will enter the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) market by June using fuel dealerships, a top …
March 9, 2008 (AFP) - At least 56 Tamil Tiger rebels and four government troops have been killed in heavy fighting across Sri Lanka's embattled north over the …
March 7, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan Tamil columnist was detained by police Friday while the authorities were also trying to arrest another media activist, a …
March 8, 2008 (AFP) - At least one soldier was killed and two others critically wounded in southern Sri Lanka Saturday when their vehicle was hit by a roadside …
COLOMBO, March 7, 2008 (AFP) - At least 42 Tiger rebels and five government troops were killed in fresh fighting across Sri Lanka's embattled north, where a …