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 …

Ruling Roost

LONDON, June 28, 2007 (AFP) - Ten years after British energy markets were liberalised the customer is king and can put pressure on prices with a click of a …

Sri Lanka media rights body slams moves to bring back law that curbed critical reporting

June 28, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Free Media Movement (FMM) has expressed shock at attempts to bring back a repealed law which it said was used in the …

Sri Lanka reports 430 killings in five months

June 28, 2007 (AFP) - Some 430 Sri Lankans were slain during a five-month period, most of them minority Tamils, a commission said on Thursday, amid growing …

Sri Lanka hopeful Norway meeting will help peace process

TOKYO, June 28, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said Thursday he was optimistic that a meeting of top donors this week would help …

Sri Lanka warn of ‘tragic error’ in Western aid cut

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka told Western donor nations Tuesday that it would be a "tragic error" to cut aid to the island nation due to alleged …

Japan voices concern over Sri Lanka economy, human rights

TOKYO, June 27, 2007 (AFP) - Japan, the single largest donor to Sri Lanka, on Wednesday expressed concern about the human rights situation in the island nation …

Sri Lanka’s western province lifts border areas’ economy

June 27, 2007 (LBO) – Areas bordering Sri Lanka's western province, which is open to the world and has good infrastructure, grew fastest last year with a …

Bullet goes ‘missing’ in Sri Lanka murder probe

GENEVA, June 25, 2007 (AFP) - A bullet being used in an investigation into the killings in Sri Lanka of 17 aid workers last August may have been removed from …

Sri Lanka to set up prosperity index to track rural growth

June 26 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank is to introduce a prosperity index to track the progress of the island's provinces which are lagging behind and …

Sri Lanka scraps tax on imported food

June 26, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Tuesday scrapped value added tax on ten key food items in a bid to bring down food prices driven to high levels by money …

Structural Attempt

June 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces found a powerful Claymore mine near an oil storage depot in the capital Tuesday, the defence ministry said. …

Sri Lanka rebel lawmakers woo Marxists

June 25, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka ruling party two-man rebel faction led by sacked former foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera has invited the …

Sri Lanka central bank says overnight rate volatility and inflation would moderate

June 25, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's reserve money targeting regime is showing results and volatility in overnight rates and inflation will moderate, …

Norway meet seeks to end Sri Lanka bloodshed

June 24, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway said here Sunday it will hold a meeting of the island's key financial backers this week in a bid to stop …

Sri Lanka donor meeting in Norway unlikely to break deadlock: analysts

June 24, 2007 (AFP) - Peace broker Norway is holding a crucial meeting with Sri Lanka's top aid donors this week in a bid to halt a new wave of bloodshed, but …

Zimbabwe currency crashes while Sri Lanka regains stability

June 23, 2007 (LBO) – Zimbabwe's currency has started to freefall with heavy money printing to finance state expenses reports said, while Sri Lanka's …

Sri Lanka top donors in new efforts for peace

June 23, 2007 (AFP) - International donors will meet in Oslo next week to review Sri Lanka's worsening bloodshed and look for a way to revive a moribund peace …

Three Sri Lankan soldiers killed in mine attack

June 21, 2007 (AFP) - At least three soldiers were killed and another wounded in a roadside bomb attack Thursday in northern Sri Lanka, military officials …

Two dead as Sri Lanka Tigers blow up own boat

June 22, 2007 (AFP) - At least two Tamil Tiger rebels were killed when they detonated their explosives-laden boat off Sri Lanka's northeastern coast Friday, …