Tigers accuse Sri Lanka of scuttling Norway peace bid, toll mounts
Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - Troops and Tamil Tigers fought fierce battles in northern Sri Lanka Sunday, leaving scores killed, officials said as the rebels accused …
Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - Troops and Tamil Tigers fought fierce battles in northern Sri Lanka Sunday, leaving scores killed, officials said as the rebels accused …
Sept 9, 2006 (AFP) - At least 26 troops were killed and over 125 wounded Saturday in new fighting as Tamil rebels resisted an army advance into guerrilla-held …
September 8, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Friday flagged off construction work on a road project which links the tsunami hit coastlines from the south up to …
Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels placed a body in a booby-trapped taxi that exploded Friday in northern Sri Lanka, wounding six people, police …
Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway came under a scathing attack from the media here Friday amid diplomatic moves to inject new life to a …
Sept 7, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger fighters shot dead at least two civilians in Sri Lanka's troubled Jaffna peninsula, the defence ministry said Thursday, a day …
TRINCOMALEE, Sept 7, 2006 (AFP) - Thousands of Muslims who fled their homes in this coastal district began returning home Thursday as fighting between troops …
COLOMBO, Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) - Norway's top envoy sought to salvage Sri Lanka's peace process in talks with Tamil Tigers on Wednesday as the rebels vowed …
Sept 06 (LBO) – The Central Bank said Wednesday it would extend a freeze on all bank accounts of the charity, Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) by …
Sept 06 (LBO) - The coral atoll of Maldives was the easiest place to do business in South Asia, followed by Pakistan and Bangladesh, while Sri Lanka trailed at …
Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) - At least two Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded Wednesday in clashes with Tamil Tiger rebels in the country's restive …
Sept 06 (LBO) – Once the leader in reform, Sri Lanka is now lagging other reforming economies in South Asia, and the country has become a more difficult …
Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) - A French charity announced Wednesday it was drastically scaling down its operations following allegations that government troops were …
Sept 06 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s trade deficit expanded by more than 50 percent in the seven months to July, spurred by rapid import growth and falling …
Sept 5 (AFP) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan troops worked Tuesday to clear mines and booby-trapped devices from a town they captured from Tamil Tiger guerrillas …
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, Sept 5, 2006 (AFP) - Security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels traded mortar bomb attacks in this Sri Lankan port district Tuesday, a day …
Sept 4 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops Monday captured a town used by Tiger rebels to launch artillery against the key naval port of Trincomalee, but President …
Sept 4 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops Monday captured an eastern coastal town used by Tiger rebels to launch artillery attacks against the strategic naval port of …
Sept 04 (LBO) - The government has shelved a bidding round for oil exploration until it sorts out a battle with Norwegian company TGS Nopec to buy up three …
Sept 04 (LBO) - Ceylon Petroleum Corporation said Monday that it would jack up fuel prices with effect from midnight Monday, to offset losses made by the state …