Sri Lanka alert as Tamil Tigers commemorate 322 suicide bombers

July 5, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka was on high alert Thursday as Tamil Tiger rebels commemorated the 322 male and female suicide bombers who have blown themselves …

Congressmen want US to do more to end Sri Lanka conflict

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Sri Lanka jets strike Tamil Tiger bases

July 4, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan air force jets on Wednesday carried out a second straight day of bombing raids against Tamil Tiger rebels positioned in jungles …

Passing Bucks

July 04, 2007 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's state-run oil firm Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has asked the treasury to pick up a six billion rupee subsidy tab for …

Sri Lanka on alert for Tiger attack anniversary

July 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces are on high alert as Tamil Tiger rebels this week mark the 20th anniversary of their first-ever suicide attack …

Sri Lanka achieves reserve money target for June

July 3, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank says its reserve money target for June has been achieved comfortably, even as emerging fiscal signals …

Seven people killed in Sri Lanka clashes

July 3, 2007 (AFP) - Four suspected Tamil Tiger rebels and three soldiers were killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka's embattled north, military officials said …

UK mission in Sri Lanka ups involvement in peace process

July 2, 2007 (LBO) – The UK mission in Colombo will become more involved in Sri Lanka's peace process after being asked represent the European Union's …

Power Profits

July 2, 2007 (LBO) – Problems at Sri Lanka's Kelanitissa thermal power station partly offset strong first quarter 2007 profit growth of AES Corporation …

Sri Lanka asks Norway to revive peace bid: report

July 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government has asked Norway to help revive a moribund peace process amid an escalation of fighting between troops and Tamil …

Sri Lanka government, Tigers trade allegations over new killings

July 1, 2007 (AFP) - Gunmen have shot dead two civilians in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, officials said Sunday as the government and Tamil Tigers …

Sri Lanka’s central bank keeps 7.5 percent growth forecast; halts release of GDP numbers

June 30, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's economy would still grow by 7.5 percent this year despite first quarter growth sliding to 6.1 percent, the Central Bank …

Civillian deaths by Tamil Tigers climb up

June 30, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected rebels in Sri Lanka shot dead seven civilians and security forces discovered a truck packed with powerful explosives, the …

From Sri Lanka to Iraq to Britain, IED’s tilt balance of assymetric warfare

BAGHDAD, June 30, 2007 (AFP) - Following this week's foiled car bombs in central London, the British media raised the spectre of "Iraq-style attacks", but what …

Sri Lanka inflation jump 3.2 percent in June; yearly numbers trend down

June 29, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's inflation rose 3.2 percent in June, though the 12-month increase in consumer prices fell to 13.0 percent from 13.7 …

Britain prosecutes Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger members for helping terrorism

LONDON, June 28, 2007 (AFP) - Two men appeared in court in London Thursday accused of membership of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, banned in Britain as a …

Seven people wounded in Sri Lanka blasts

COLOMBO, June 29, 2007 (AFP) - At least seven people, including three soldiers, were wounded in two roadside bomb attacks in Sri Lanka's north on Friday, …

US voices concern over 350 people ‘disappeared’ in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, June 29, 2007 (AFP) - The United States has voiced concern about the fate of 355 Sri Lankans who "disappeared" in recent months amid an escalation of …

Sri Lanka to bring back tough law to curb media: reports

June 29, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka plans to bring back a tough criminal defamation law that was scrapped five years ago, reports said on Friday, drawing fire from …

Sri Lanka says huge truck bomb found in eastern port town

June 29, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities Friday discovered a huge truck bomb in the north-eastern port district of Trincomalee, three days after finding a …