Sri Lanka sets up hot line to track flying Tigers

March 28, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Wednesday set up a telephone hot line to receive information about aircraft operated by Tamil Tiger rebels after they staged …

Sri Lanka troops capture key Tiger base: military

March 28, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops Wednesday captured a key Tamil Tiger rebel stronghold in the island's embattled eastern region, the military said. …

Development Equity

March 27, 2007 (LBO) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), which is funding the breakwater and dredging of Colombo port's expansion project, may take an …

New high commission building in Sri Lanka marks UK’s commitment: envoy

March 28, 2007 (LBO) – The construction of a new building for the British High Commission (embassy) is a symbol of Britain’s commitment to Sri …

South Asia summit to focus on Sri Lanka, regional unrest

NEW DELHI, March 28, 2007 (AFP) - India voiced concern on Wednesday over the first-ever air raid staged by Tamil Tiger rebels and said that next week's …

Sri Lanka scrambles to boost confidence after air raid

March 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities are struggling to restore investor confidence a day after Tamil Tiger rebels launched an audacious air attack …

Sri Lanka’s state investment promotion body says industrial parks safe

March 27, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's state investment promotion body which runs industrial parks said they were not affected by a Tamil Tiger air raid, …

Sri Lanka needs more fiscal, monetary tightening; growth 6.1% in 2007 – ADB

March 27, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs more monetary tightening and a smaller budget deficit to improve its economic fundamentals and bring inflation …

Suicide bombing attack toll climbs to eight

March 27, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday drove a tractor and trailer loaded with explosives on a suicide mission into an army camp in eastern Sri …

Sri Lanka offers bonus for kids to return coins in their piggy banks

March 27, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka would offer an immediate 20 percent bonus in stationary for kids who break their piggy banks and deposit the coins in …

Sri Lanka Tiger airforce a threat to South Asia: president

March 27, 2007 (AFP) - The emergence of the Tamil Tigers as the world's first guerrilla outfit with its own planes could be a threat to South Asian security, …

Tigers take fight to new level with first air raid

March 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, until now best known for their signature suicide bombings, took their separatist campaign to a new level …

Sri Lanka probes air raid security lapses

March 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka launched two investigations into security lapses that led to the first ever Tamil Tiger air raid against the island's main …

Closed -Update02

COLOMBO, March 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's only international airport was shut early Monday following a suspected Tamil Tiger attack on an adjoining military …

Morning After

March 26, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels carried out their first ever air raid Monday, attacking a military base on a daring night-time mission that forced …

Hongkong Move

March 26, 2007 (AFP) - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airlines on Monday announced the immediate suspension of flights to Sri Lanka following a rebel air raid on a …

Tiger aircraft bomb Sri Lanka’s main airbase, airport shut

March 25, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels bombed Sri Lanka's main military airbase located next to the international airport Monday, leaving at least two …

Tiger air raid a blow to Sri Lanka’s balance sheet

March 26, 2007 (AFP) - The first ever air attack by Tamil Tiger rebels is a psychological setback to Sri Lanka's military but could cause an even bigger blow …

Tigers use light aircraft to attack Sri Lanka base: military

March 26, 2007 (LBO) - Tamil Tiger guerrillas used light aircraft Monday to bomb Sri Lanka's main military airbase, the airforce said, while Tigers claimed …

Thousands flee Sri Lanka fighting

COLOMBO, March 25, 2007 (AFP) - Thousands of Tamil civilians were on the run in north Sri Lanka on Sunday as troops and Tiger rebels traded artillery fire …