Sri Lanka warned to keep war rhetoric down, Tigers take flak

Top foreign aid donors Tuesday warned Sri Lankan political parties against undermining a fragile peace process and accused Tamil Tiger rebels of carrying out …

Peace Co-Chairs say government responsible to disarm armed factions

The Co-Chairs of Sri Lanka’s peace process says the government is responsible to disarm armed factions and makes no commitments of international pressure …

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Elections Commissioner confirms November poll date

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Sri Lanka’s Central Bank gets jittery over IMF’s hard hitting report

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Sri Lanka’s Tamil rebels call for immediate truce talks

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IMF urges tighter monetary policy to avoid sudden corrections in interest rates

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IMF warns Sri Lanka against busting budget targets

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President Chandrika Kumaratunga’s address to the Asia Society in New York

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Sri Lanka president vows to share power with Tamils to end bloodshed

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Explosions at Sri Lanka fireworks factory kill three

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Norway’s new government offers to maintain Sri Lanka peace bid

Norway's government-elect will offer to continue peace mediation efforts in Sri Lanka "in whatever manner the parties want," top peace envoy Erik Solheim told …

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Sri Lankan presidential poll turns into vote on peace process: analysts

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