Tigers threaten to retaliate over Sri Lanka air attacks
17, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Saturday warned the government that they will retaliate against air strikes and artillery attacks …
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Sea mine laying rebels netted in Sri Lanka: police
June 17, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police Saturday arrested five suspected Tamil Tiger frogmen who were laying mines along a strategic sea lane used by …
Sri Lanka 1Q06 GDP over 7%
June 16, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's 24-billion dollar economy has expanded in excess of seven percent during the first quarter of this year, a …
Sri Lanka bombs rebels but vows peace
June 16, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president vowed not to allow the killing of 64 bus passengers derail the island's peace process as the air force …
Sri Lankan warplanes pound Tamil Tigers
June 16, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan air force jets bombarded suspected Tamil Tiger positions Friday for a second straight day after the rebels were …
Sri Lanka hikes interest rates by 25 basis points to curb inflation
June 16, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Central Bank unexpectedly raised key interest rates by 25 basis points after a five month lag Friday, in a bid to …
Sri Lanka reports US$ 400 million lower foreign exchange reserves in May
June 16,2006 (LBO) Sri Lanka's official reserves fell to 3.4 months of imports, as the central bank spent almost 100 million dollars defending the …
Calling Cabbies
June 16, 2006 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka has structured a call option instrument, which allows investors to bid for nine taxi service licenses to be …
Sri Lankan FM wants rebel leader tried for war crimes: report
OSLO, June 15, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera on Thursday said Tamil Tiger rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran should …
Tigers deny Sri Lanka bus bombing
June 15, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels denied involvement in Thursday's bus bombing that killed at least 64 passengers and said the …
Sri Lanka bus bomb kills 64, army shells Tigers
June 15, 2006 (AFP) - landmine ripped through an overcrowded bus Thursday killing 64 passengers in the deadliest attack on civilians in Sri Lanka in …
Norway condemns deadly mine attack in Sri Lanka
OSLO, June 15, 2006 (AFP) - The main mediator in the conflict in Sri Lanka, Erik Solheim of Norway, on Thursday harshly condemned a powerful landmine …
Luxury Fleet
June 15, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Thursday sought interest from investors to bid for nine licenses to operator taxi services in the country, an …
War fears in Sri Lanka as bus blast kills 64
KEBITIGOLLEWA, Sri Lanka, June 15, 2006 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels blew up a packed bus Thursday, killing 64 passengers, including 15 …
Lets Chat
June 15, 2006 (LBO) – India has called for a meeting with Sri Lankan vanaspati producers on Friday to iron out issues, in the latest saga that …
Namunukula Plantations sub-leases estates for a tea bottling project
June 15 (LBO) - Namunukula Plantations said Thursday that it had subleased its Uva range of estates to Tusker Bottling Company for 50 million rupees. …
Claymore causes carnage in Sri Lanka hinterland
KEBITIGOLLEWA, Sri Lanka, June 15, 2006 (AFP) - The crowded bus was ferrying mothers and children to a free medical clinic in central Sri Lanka, but …
Gulf bloggers: a new breed of Arab activists
DUBAI, June 14, 2006 (AFP) - Internet blogs are giving rise to a new breed of Arab activist as ordinary residents increasingly use them to press for …
Web auctioneer eBay adds ‘wiki’ for online selling tips
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2006 (AFP) - Using a technology once the domain of nerds, US auction website eBay is collecting the wisdom of millions of …
Paris Club at 50 faces era of new wealthy nations
PARIS, June 14, 2006 (AFP) - The Paris Club of the world's richest lending nations marks its golden anniversary Wednesday, facing questions over its …
Three killed as Tigers clash with Sri Lankan troops laying mines
June 14, 2006 (AFP) - Tamil Tigers clashed with Sri Lankan soldiers who were laying mines deep within rebel territory, killing at least one trooper …
Indian state says ‘no sir’ to nursery rhymes
NEW DELHI, June 14, 2006 (AFP) - An Indian state has decided to drop popular nursery rhymes like "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "Baa Baa Black …
Green Fingers
June 14, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's securities watchdog is probing the accounts of forestry management company Touchwood Investments Ltd, to …
Winding Road
June 14 (LBO) – The Malaysian government is to conduct a feasibility study on the proposed Colombo-Kandy highway, with an agreement to be …