Sri Lanka central bank gives up on low inflation for 2008

Jan 02, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank has given up achieving low inflation in 2008 with Governor Nivard Cabraal saying that the bank may allow consumer …

Sri Lanka bomb attack kills five, wounds 28: police

Jan 2, 2008 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a powerful roadside bomb in the Sri Lankan capital Wednesday, killing at least five people and …

Sri Lanka opposition demands probe with foreign support into killings

Jan 02, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's main opposition party Wednesday called for impartial investigations with foreign support into the killings of Tamil …

Sri Lanka cabinet decides to pull out of ceasefire

Jan 02, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers has approved a proposal to pull out of a ceasefire agreement with the Tamil Tigers, state …

Sri Lanka quantity targeting exercise fails; lessons for 2008

Jan 01, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank says it met the milestones of an ill-fated reserve money targeting exercise in 2007, though inflation went …

Sri Lanka gunmen open fire in Hindu temple: eyewitness

Jan 01, 2007 (LBO) – Gunshots were heard inside a Hindu temple in the Kotahena area of the Sri Lanka capital Colombo, eyewitnesses said. A witness at the …

Sri Lanka Tamil lawmaker shot

Jan 01, 2008 (LBO) – Gunmen shot a Tamil parliamentarian inside a Hindu temple in the Sri Lankan capital Tuesday morning, eyewitnesses and police said. …

Sri Lanka Tamil lawmaker shot dead

Jan 01, 2008 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan Tamil parliamentarian has died after being shot inside a Hindu temple in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo Tuesday …

Gunned down Sri Lanka Tamil lawmaker did not ask for more security: defence secy

Jan 01, 2008 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan Tamil parliamentarian who was assassinated Tuesday morning had not asked for additional protection, the island's top …

Sri Lanka arrests alleged assassin of opposition lawmaker: defence ministry

Jan 01, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan police have arrested a suspected gunman alleged to have shot dead a Tamil parliamentarian at a Hindu temple in the …

Sri Lanka vows victory against Tigers in 2008: report

COLOMBO, Dec 31, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's top military commanders have vowed to escalate attacks against Tamil rebels in the New Year to achieve a "turning …

Sri Lanka inflation eases in December

Dec 31, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's consumer prices in the capital Colombo eased in December with the most widely watched index falling 0.4 percent in the …

Sri Lanka media watchdog slams president over unruly minister

Dec 31, 2007 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan media rights group Monday slammed President Mahinda Rajapakse for not taking action against a junior minister who …

Sri Lanka’s warring parties say heavy battles in north

Dec 30, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's security forces and Tamil rebels were locked in fierce fighting Sunday in the island's north with both sides claiming to have …

From Sri Lanka to Pakistan; South Asia’s tragedy of violent feudal politics

Dec 30, 2007 (AFP) - The assassination of Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto is the latest deadly chapter plaguing South Asia's dynasties and shows violence has become …

Sri Lanka defence secretary calls for formal end to truce

Dec 29, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's defence secretary said the government should formally pull out of a ceasefire with Tamil Tiger rebels amid escalating fighting …

Sri Lanka may be able to avoid money printing if deficit is lower in 2008: minister

Dec 28, 2007(LBO) – Sri Lanka can manage without printing money for next year if the government keeps to the budget deficit of around 7.5 to 8 percent of …

From Pakistan to Sri Lanka; record of assassinations in the Indian subcontinent

ISLAMABAD, Dec 27, 2007 (AFP) - Thursday's assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is one of a long series of political assassinations …

Sri Lanka says Bhutto killing shows need for committed ‘fight on terror’

Dec 28, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka condemned Friday the assassination of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and said it underscored the need for "absolute …

Sri Lanka says 25 Tigers killed in clashes

Dec 28, 2007 (AFP) - At least 25 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in fresh military attacks along the de-facto border of territory held by the guerrillas, the …