Graft costs Sri Lanka a billion dollars a year: whistle-blower

Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - Kick-backs and crooked deals cost Sri Lanka over a billion dollars last year amounting to about a fifth of tax revenue, the country's top …

Central Bank forms expert panel to shape economy’s monetary policy

January 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank has handpicked few private sector professionals to lend a hand to shape the island's monetary policy, …

Fresh Sri Lanka violence kills 41: military

Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - At least 30 Tamil rebels and 11 security personnel were killed in Sri Lanka on Tuesday in an upsurge of violence, officials and the …

Tiger torture chambers found in Sri Lanka: defence ministry

COLOMBO, Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - Commandos in Sri Lanka have found "torture chambers" used by the Tamil Tiger rebels to punish informants and deserters, the …

Rebel “torture chambers” found in Sri Lanka: defence ministry

Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - Commandos in Sri Lanka have found "torture chambers" used by the Tamil Tiger rebels to punish informants and deserters, the country's …

Govt-opposition deal in Sri Lanka to end

Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) - A landmark deal between Sri Lanka's ruling party and the main opposition to bring a political solution to the island's ethnic conflict …

Sri Lanka troops kill five Tigers

Jan 15, 2007 (AFP) - Government forces killed at least five Tamil Tiger rebels during long-range artillery exchanges in Sri Lanka where six civilians were also …

Sri Lanka violence kills 11, commandos take Tiger bases

Jan 14, 2007 (AFP) - At least five soldiers and six civilians were killed in Sri Lanka as Tamil Tiger rebels and government troops traded long-range artillery …

Sri Lanka deploys troops as floods kill 16

Jan 13, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military has been called out to help relief operations in the island's flood-hit regions where at least 16 people have been …

Scotland Yard for further tests in Sri Lanka assassination probe

Jan 13, 2007 (AFP) - British detectives have removed "exhibits" for forensic tests to try to identify the assassins of a Sri Lankan Tamil legislator, the …

Sri Lanka activates mass detention centre amid arrests

Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has reactivated a mass detention centre to hold people rounded up during recent arrests of suspects allegedly linked to …

Former UN official becomes Sri Lanka’s top diplomat

Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Friday appointed a former United Nations official as the country's top official to lead the …

Flash floods kill 14 in Sri Lanka

Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - At least 14 people were killed and another 61,000 made homeless in south and central Sri Lanka Friday in flash floods caused by heavy …

Sri Lanka counts on US$1.5 bn aid from foreign donors this year

January 12, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka hopes to secure over a billion dollars in aid pledges when foreign donors meet later this month to discuss the …

Little progress in South Asia’s human rights: report

NEW DELHI, Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - War-torn Sri Lanka and politically unstable Bangladesh suffered worsening human rights violations in 2006 while other parts of …

Commandos take eight Tiger bases in Sri Lanka

Jan 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan commandos have taken at least eight bases used by Tamil Tiger guerrillas to launch attacks in the country's east following an …

Sri Lanka troops take Tiger base after killing four

COLOMBO, Jan 11, 2007 (AFP) - Elite police commandos captured a key Tamil Tiger base Thursday after killing four guerrillas in a confrontation in eastern Sri …

Sri Lanka exports recover in November

January 10, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka earned more from exports in November pushing cumulative export growth for the year to 8 percent from 6. online pharmacy buy …

Sri Lanka gets French aid for satellite mapping of tsunami hit areas

Jan 10, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s Urban Development Authority has sought nearly 85 million dollars in French aid for a town planning system in tsunami hit …

Indonesia extradites Sri Lankan wanted in US for arms smuggling

JAKARTA, Jan 10, 2007 (AFP) - Indonesia on Wednesday deported to the United States a Sri Lankan wanted by US police for smuggling military equipment to Tamil …