Thousands of civilians flee as troops, Tigers clash

March 11, 2007 (AFP) - More than 40,000 civilians have fled their homes in eastern Sri Lanka in recent days amid renewed clashes between troops and Tamil Tiger …

Eight killed in Sri Lanka wildlife park as fighting escalates

March 10, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead four security personnel and four park officials inside a wildlife sanctuary as fighting escalated …

US concerned over Sri Lanka’s human rights record

COLOMBO, March 10, 2007 (AFP) - The United States expressed concern Friday over Sri Lanka's human rights record as activists stepped up pressure over a spate …

Sri Lanka tea exporter calls for economic stability rather than inflation-depreciation cycle

March 09, 2007 (LBO) – In a departure from the usual cry, a top tea exporter in Sri Lanka has called for lower fiscal deficits and economic stability …

Sri Lanka in tsunami tax crackdown

COLOMBO, March 9, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's finance ministry said Friday it was planning action against charities that are using vehicles imported duty-free for …

Sri Lanka troops in major attack on Tiger jungle base

March 8, 2007 (AFP) - Thousands of Sri Lankan government troops have begun advancing towards a strategic Tamil Tiger rebel jungle base in the island's restive …

More Power

March 07, 2007 (LBO) –Mini hydro company Vidullanka has connected a new plant to the national grid the company said Wednesday, which can boost its energy …

Sri Lanka to probe charities for alleged Tiger links

COLOMBO, March 7, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military will probe charities for alleged links with Tamil Tiger rebels, defence spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said …

Dirty Limit

BEIJING, March 7, 2007 (AFP) - China will no longer allow new coal-based power generators with a capacity below 300,000 kilowatts to be built, hoping to …

Sri Lanka finds five more corpses

March, 06 (LBO) – Five burnt bodies have been discovered in the north central Sri Lankan district of Anuradhapura, police said Tuesday. Tirappane police …

Sri Lankan police track killer groups and kidnappers

COLOMBO, March 6, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's police admitted Tuesday that its own security personnel have been involved in kidnappings for ransom and vowed to …

Sri Lanka steps up security for diplomats after attack

March 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is stepping up security for diplomats following a Tamil rebel attack against a helicopter in which envoys were travelling, the …

Sri Lanka finds bodies of five victims killed execution-style

March 3, 2007 (AFP) - The bodies of five men shot in the head with their hands tied together and blindfolded were found Saturday by Sri Lankan police, who …

Sri Lanka war planes bomb suspected Tiger camp

COLOMBO, March 2, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed a suspected Tiger rebel camp in the northeast on Friday as part of an increased offensive against …

Sri Lanka sovereign rating weighed down by weak budgets, war, public employment

March 02 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's weak public finances which leave little room for the country to counter shocks and an ongoing war are weighing heavily on its …

Indonesia would send Sri Lankans home

JAKARTA, March 2, 2007 (AFP) - Indonesia said Friday that dozens of asylum seekers from Sri Lanka would be sent home and not allowed to stay if Australia …

China Port

March, 02 (LBO) – The Chinese government would finance up to 85 percent of a planned 420 million dollar a port in Sri Lanka's southern Hambanthota …

Sri Lanka airforce plane crash kills two

COLOMBO, March 1, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan air force trainee pilot and his instructor were killed Thursday when their plane crashed, an official said …

Sri Lankan warplanes bomb suspected Tiger positions

COLOMBO, March 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan jets bombed suspected Tamil Tiger positions in northeast Sri Lanka on Thursday, a day after Colombo stepped up an …

Sri Lanka stock exchange blacks out foreign trading stats online

March, 01 (LBO) – Colombo Stock Exchange blacked out foreign trading statistics off automated trading terminals Thursday in a bid to reduce 'market …