Norwegian envoy resumes Sri Lanka peace bid

Oct 1, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway is set for a fresh attempt to end a seven-month deadlock in talks after the warring parties agreed to meet, …

Fresh violence claims 18 lives in Sri Lanka

Sept 30, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police commandos killed 15 Tamil Tiger rebels who attacked their camp in the east of the country on Saturday, while three …

US charges six with shipping arms to Tamil Tigers, Indonesia

WASHINGTON, Sept 29, 2006 (AFP) - US authorities said Friday they had charged six Asian men with conspiracy to ship arms, including submachine guns and sniper …

New Ball

September 30, 2006 (LBO) -- Ceylon Petroleum Corp. (CPC) Chairman Jaliya Medagama resigned Saturday citing personal reasons. Medagama will be succeeded by …

Nandana Gunathilake resigns his posts at Sri Lanka’s Marxist nationalist JVP

Sept 29 (LBO) - A leading member of the Marxist-nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna has resigned his position in the party. Nandana Gunathilake told a local …

Sri Lanka’s Marxist-Nationalist JVP’s split bursts into the open

Sept 29 (LBO) - The simmering power-struggle within the JVP, or People's Liberation Front, came out into the open today with a stalwart disclosing his …

Sri Lanka’s inflation hits 15.4% in September

September 29, 2006 (LBO) – Consumer prices in Sri Lanka rose to 15.4 percent in Sept from 15.3 percent in August, the Census & Statistics Dept said …

Sri Lanka starts work on compiling single set of national accounts

September 29, 2006 (LBO) – Two key agencies that prepare Sri Lanka’s national accounts, are working towards compiling a single set of numbers, to …

UN says Sri Lanka violence hitting tsunami aid work

Sept 29, 2006 (AFP) - The United Nations said Friday ongoing fighting between government forces in Sri Lanka and Tamil Tiger rebels had badly hit tsunami …

Sri Lanka economy grew 7.2% 2Q06: Statistics Dept

September 28, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's economy expanded 7.2 percent for the second quarter of this year, on the back of good rainfall and higher export …

Hedge Advice

Sept 28, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka should hedge oil prices to mitigate negative effects on the economy, by entering into contracts with foreign banks, the …

Norway steps up Sri Lanka peace drive

Sept 28, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway stepped up moves to arrange face-to-face talks after the government accepted a pledge by the rebel Tamil …

200 civilians die in two months of Sri Lanka fighting: monitors

Sept 28, 2006 (AFP) - Fighting between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels has caused the deaths of at least 200 civilians in the past two months, …

Sri Lanka not doing enough to communicate reforms to masses: World Bank

September 27, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is not doing enough to communicate reforms to the masses, making it difficult for investors to do business here, the …

Sri Lanka killing fields to haunt negotiators at Swiss talks

GENEVA, Oct 27, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's warring parties are to meet in Geneva Saturday amid international pressure to stop a new spiral of killings in Asia's …

Peace hopes rise as Sri Lanka says Tigers agree to talk

Sept 27, 2006 (AFP) - Hopes for peace in Sri Lanka rose Wednesday after the government revealed Tamil Tigers have agreed to resume face-to-face negotiations …

Precious Data

Sept 27, 2006 (LBO) – India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp and British Gas have bought up seismic data on potential oil deposits off Sri Lanka’s west …

Pricing Wars

Sept 27 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's state oil giant Ceypetco dropped fuel prices on Wednesday to appease trade unions, but has been helped by falling world …

Sri Lanka jets hit Tiger training camp

COLOMBO, Sept 27, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed a suspected Tamil Tiger training camp as the two sides exchanged artillery attacks across a de …

Norway welcomes Sri Lanka talks pledge

OSLO, Sept 27, 2006 (AFP) - Norway on Wednesday welcomed an announcement by the Sri Lankan government that the leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels was committed …