Cruising Along
Apr.26 (LBO) – Lanka IOC, a unit of Fortune 500 Indian Oil Corportaion, is confident of maintaining uninterrupted supplies from their tank farm in …
Death toll mounts as Sri Lanka hits back by air, land and sea
Apr. 26 (AFP) - Escalating violence between Sri Lankan forces and Tamil rebels left at least 15 civilians dead and 15,000 Tamil villagers fleeing for their …
The Black Tigers — Sri Lanka’s deadly suicide squads
Apr.26 (AFP) - "Black Tiger" suicide squads, secular Hindus driven by loyalty to the Tamil cause rather than religion, have been sowing terror in Sri Lanka for …
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers one of world’s deadliest militant groups
Apr. 26 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers, blamed for a suicide attack against a top military official that threatens to pitch the island back into civil war, …
War drums beat in Sri Lanka but truce talks still target: analysts
Apr. 26 (AFP) - Air strikes, mortar attacks, a suicide bombing in the heart of Colombo -- while it may seem Tamil Tiger rebels and Sri Lanka's government are …
Norway condemns Sri Lanka bombings but remains ‘optimistic’
OSLO, Apr.26 (AFP) - The main mediator in the Sri Lankan conflict, Erik Solheim of Norway, on Wednesday condemned the flare-up of violence on the war-torn …
Norway says truce on as Sri Lanka steps up air strikes
Apr. 26 (AFP) - Peace broker Norway expressed hope Wednesday that Sri Lanka will retreat from the brink of full-scale war even as 18 more people were killed in …
Air ticket prices rising on back of oil price spike
PARIS, April 27, 2006 (AFP) - Air France-KLM, Singapore Airlines and a string of other carriers are increasing the fuel surcharge element in their long-haul …
Tigers provoking backlash with killings: Sri Lanka
Apr. 24 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels hacked to death a mother feeding her baby after gunning down six farmers in a killing spree designed to provoke a …
Rights group slams Sri Lanka for not saving Tamil civilians
Apr. 25 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces stood by as Sinhalese mobs murdered Tamils after a suspected Tamil Tiger bomb attack earlier this month at a busy …
More killings send tension soaring in Sri Lanka
Apr. 25 (AFP) - Tension gripped Sri Lanka's north-eastern Trincomalee district Tuesday after an overnight killing of a hotel owner police say was designed to …
Woman suicide bomber kills 10, wounds Sri Lanka army chief
Apr. 25 (AFP) - A Tamil Tiger suicide bomber pretending to be pregnant blew herself up Tuesday seriously wounding Sri Lanka's army chief and killing 10 others, …
Suicide bombing blow to peace bid: monitors
Apr. 25 (AFP) - A suicide bombing aimed at Sri Lanka's army chief was "another serious blow" for a fragile ceasefire and attempts to broker peace between the …
Blasts heard in Sri Lanka rebel territory after suicide attack
Apr. 25 (AFP) - Loud explosions were heard in rebel-held parts of Sri Lanka Tuesday after the government accused Tamil Tiger guerrillas of a suicide bombing …
Washington condemns attack on army headquarters in Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON, Apr. 25 (AFP) - The United States on Tuesday condemned the attack against an army headquarters in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo and called the …
Scout Partner
DHAKA, Apr. 25 (AFP) - Cash-strapped national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines is looking for a strategic partner to revive its financial fortunes, a minister …
Ignorance Bliss
SINGAPORE, Apr. 25 (AFP) - The Philippines, Singapore and Japan escaped the 2004 tsunamis which devastated much of Asia but some potential travelers believe …
Fitch changes rating scales for Sri Lanka
Apr.25 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings Lanka Tuesday announced changes to their national ratings scale for Sri Lanka to be line with the agency's global definitions. …
Wide Berth
Apr.25 (LBO) – Virtusa Corp., the U.S. based software development company, Tuesday announced plans to invest 15 million dollars to expand operations in …
Eagle Eyes
Apr.04 (AFP) - Counter terrorism and anti-money laundering experts from South Asian nations began training with US experts in Colombo on Tuesday, the US …