Charities demand access to 200,000 in Sri Lanka war zones
Oct 6, 2006 (AFP) - International relief agencies on Friday demanded access to some 200,000 people displaced by Sri Lanka's worsening ethnic conflict and …
Oct 6, 2006 (AFP) - International relief agencies on Friday demanded access to some 200,000 people displaced by Sri Lanka's worsening ethnic conflict and …
Oct 6, 2006 (AFP) - Heavy sea and land battles erupted Friday in Sri Lanka with the military reporting the recovery of 22 bodies of Tamil rebels after a …
SINGAPORE, Oct 5, 2006 (AFP) - Oil prices rebounded in Asian trade Thursday, coming off near 8-month lows on continuing unrest in Nigeria and amid reports that …
October 5, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Thursday cut retail fuel prices, but raised prices for alcohol and cigarettes, as the government disclosed plans to …
Oct 5, 2006 (AFP) - Norwegian peace brokers were Thursday struggling to get Sri Lanka's warring parties to agree on a venue for talks, with Tiger rebels …
Oct 5, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Thursday it was probing the activities of several foreign aid groups operating in areas controlled by both the government …
Oct 4, 2006 (AFP) - A powerful Claymore mine was found in a Tamil area of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Wednesday and defused by the bomb disposal squad, …
Oct 04, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will flag off two new power plants in Kerawalapitiya, at least one of them run to on liquefied natural gas. But the island …
October 4, 2006 (LBO) - Norway has failed to secure agreement on resuming Sri Lanka's peace talks following the latest diplomatic move, but reports suggest a …
Oct 4, 2006 (AFP) - A renewed Norwegian bid to coax Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels back to the negotiating table ran into fresh difficulties …
Oct 3, 2006 (AFP) - A top Norwegian envoy headed for talks with Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday in a fresh bid to save Sri Lanka's troubled peace process, but …
Oct 3, 2006 (AFP) - Peacebroker Norway struggled Tuesday to bring Sri Lanka and Tamil Tiger rebels to the negotiating table and avert full-scale war as Colombo …
October 03 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is in talks with Saudi Arabia to secure over 500 million dollars to expand the island’s oil refining capacity, with …
Oct 3, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan air raids against Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday dimmed prospects of early peace talks between the two sides despite fresh attempts …
WASHINGTON, Oct 3, 2006 (AFP) - The low-cost allure of emerging economies for Western companies is overdone once the meagre productivity of their workers is …
October 3, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's economy has beaten most forecasts to lodge a 'near' 8.0 percent growth for the first nine months, the secretary of …
October 3, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka may miss its ambitious target of attracting a billion dollars in foreign investments and instead end the year with …
Oct 2, 2006 (AFP) - A Norwegian envoy held talks Monday with top Sri Lankan government officials aimed at reviving the island's stalled peace process and …
Oct 1, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has asked his party to prepare for general elections before year's end if the main opposition fails to back his …