Mass arrests after Sri Lanka blasts kill 12
COLOMBO, Feb 1, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels set off a roadside bomb in Sri Lanka's troubled north Thursday, killing a soldier as police carried out mass …
COLOMBO, Feb 1, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels set off a roadside bomb in Sri Lanka's troubled north Thursday, killing a soldier as police carried out mass …
COLOMBO, Feb 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Thursday swore in another minister increasing the cabinet to a historic high of 54 members. President …
January 31 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's state petroleum utility expects to just break even or make a marginal profit in 2006, after a government price supplement …
NEW DELHI, Feb 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's new foreign minister said Wednesday there would be no let-up in military operations against the separatist Tamil …
January 31 (LBO) – Consumer inflation in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo soared to a new record of 20.5 percent in the year to January, beating the 19.8 …
MUMBAI, Jan 31, 2007 (AFP) - The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday raised its key short-term borrowing rate by a quarter percentage point to 7.50 percent …
Jan 31, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's newly inducted 53-member cabinet has put off its first meeting for want of a venue and other logistical problems, press …
Jan 31, 2007 (AFP) - Six policemen were killed and several more wounded Wednesday in a roadside bomb attack carried out by Tamil Tiger rebels, the defence …
GALLE, Jan 30, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will lose millions of dollars unless it moves to end its bitter conflict with the Tamil rebels, diplomats and officials …
January 30, (LBO) – Sri Lanka's top donors expressed concern at the internal conflict that shackled aid delivery and called for changes to the country's …
January 29 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's top donors steered the focus of an annual aid review from cash to solving the internal conflict, giving relief to affected …
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Jan 29, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka must commit to peace and restore investor confidence if it is to develop its potential, a senior World Bank …
Jan 29, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's minority government has weakened the opposition with a spate of defections and won a crucial simple majority in parliament, …
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Jan 28, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's key international donors will meet in the southern city of Galle on Monday, amid rising concerns that the …
January, 28 (LBO) – The defection of 18 opposition members has strengthened the administration of President Mahinda Rajapakse, a senior minister said, …
Jan 28, 2007 (AFP) - A group of Sri Lankan opposition lawmakers defected Sunday, effectively scuttling a landmark peace deal aimed at ending decades of …
COLOMBO Jan, 26 (AFP) - Sri Lanka rejected Friday allegations by a human rights group that its security forces supported recruitment of child soldiers, but …
Jan 27, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy attacked and destroyed three Tamil Tiger boats on Saturday as the rebels launched their first assault on the port of …
January 26, (LBO) - Ceylon Petroleum Corporation will purchase a tug to support tanker operations at its offshore petroleum unloading facility, a top official …
Jan 26, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a Claymore mine in northern Sri Lanka Friday, killing two security personnel and a civilian, police …