Sri Lanka’s navy destroys unidentified vessel

March 18, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan defence official said the navy sank a ship of the eastern coast Sunday that was believed to be smuggling weapons for Tamil …

Sri Lankan navy destroys two Tiger gun running ships

March 18, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy on Sunday sank two cargo vessels believed to be smuggling weapons and explosives for Tamil Tiger rebels, the defence …

Sri Lanka seeks foreign help to bring Tigers back to peace talks

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama on Friday sought international help to prod Tamil Tiger rebels waging a …

Sri Lanka arrests estranged ruling party MP amid deepening rift

March 17, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police arrested on Saturday a government legislator who had accused his own ruling party of striking a secret deal with Tamil …

Sri Lanka toll climbs amid heavy shelling

COLOMBO, March 17, 2007 (AFP) - Government troops and Tiger rebels traded artillery attacks in northern Sri Lanka Saturday as the overnight toll rose to at …

Sri Lanka switches to strong quantity targeting regime; policy rates unchanged in March

March 16 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank kept its now largely irrelevant discount rate unchanged Friday, while its monetary policy actions in recent …

Sri Lankan troops kill suspected suicide bomber

COLOMBO, March 16, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops Friday shot dead a suspected Tamil Tiger rebel suicide bomber in the northern district of Jaffna, the defence …

Sri Lanka Freedom Party sacks rebel strongman from home turf

Mar 16, 2007 (LBO) – The ruling has party has sacked rebel parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera from the leadership of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) …

Sri Lanka’s exports grow but trade deficit widens

March 15 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's exports grew by 11.2 percent in January led by industrial exports which surged 15.6 percent, the Central Bank said Friday. …

Reforms to end Sri Lankan conflict ready next month: FM

WASHINGTON, March 14, 2007 (AFP) - Constitutional reforms aimed at ending three decades of ethnic bloodshed in Sri Lanka could be finalized as early as next …

Marine Land

March 15 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has accepted a proposal to reclaim the sea and develop 450 acres of land alongside the Colombo Port by John Keells Holdings (JKH), a …

Sri Lanka looks to raise more tax at local government level

March 14, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is looking for ways for local government bodies to collect more taxes to as part of the strategy to take economic …

Bowled Over

March 14 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's power utility is on a drive to provide uninterrupted supply to the country, while facing googlies from depleting hydro …

Sri Lanka gets budgetary support grant from Japan

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Sri Lanka says air raids kill eight Tamil Tigers

March 13, 2007 (AFP) - Eight suspected Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in strikes by Sri Lanka warplanes as part of a military offensive in the eastern …

Senior Sri Lankan defence source warns of long campaign

March 13, 2007 (AFP) - A top Sri Lankan defence source warned Tuesday the current military campaign against the Tiger rebels could take up to three years as …

Southern Harbour

March 12, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Monday signed up two Chinese firms to build the proposed Hambantota Port in Southern Sri Lanka, …

Six die in fresh Sri Lanka clashes

COLOMBO, March 12, 2007 (AFP) - Six people died in fresh clashes between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka's embattled north and east, the …

Sri Lankan president raps police over killings

March 11, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Sunday chided his top police officers over a new wave of "execution-style" killings and demanded immediate action …

MSF founder sees no quick end to Sri Lankan cycle of violence

March 11, 2007 (AFP) - The founder of the French charity Medecins Sans Frontiers, who has worked in over a dozen war zones, says there is no quick fix to Sri …