UN agency warns Sri Lankan refugees against fleeing to India
May 29, 2006 (AFP) - The United Nations agency for refugees warned Sri Lankans on Monday against fleeing troubled areas and making a "perilous …
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Mine blast inside Sri Lanka wildlife park kills seven
May 28, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities Sunday found the mutilated bodies of seven local tourists believed to have been killed by an explosion in …
Sri Lanka seize 18 vehicles in Jaffna area carrying explosives
May 28, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police Sunday detained the drivers of 18 vehicles trying to smuggle explosives across a de facto frontier post into …
Sri Lanka peace hopes dim as Norway fails to clinch talks deal
May 28, 2006 (AFP) - Hopes of ending Sri Lanka's ethnic bloodshed have hit rock bottom after peacebroker Norway failed to arrange talks on saving a …
Donors take stock as dead bodies pile up in Sri Lanka
May 28, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's key foreign aid donors will meet to reevaluate the troubled nation's faltering peace process this week at a meeting …
World press chiefs tackle terrorism and Internet rise
EDINBURGH, May 27, 2006 (AFP) - Journalism in the modern, high-tech age and the perils of reporting on terrorism will be the key topics thrashed out …
Norway peace envoy says ‘major crisis’ looming in Sri Lanka
NEW DELHI, May 27, 2006 (AFP) - Norway's top peace envoy to Sri Lanka, Eric Solheim, said Saturday a major crisis was brewing in the tropical island …
Goodie Bag
May 27, 2006 (LBO) – Investors off-shoring business to Sri Lanka will get special tax breaks from the Board of Investment, under a revamped …
Sri Lanka could be heading for war: Norwegian envoy
May 27, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka could be heading back to all-out war, the top Norwegian envoy to the island warned Saturday, saying the peace process …
EU likely to put Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers on its terror list Monday
VIENNA, May 27, 2006 (AFP) - The European Union is expected to put Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers on its list of terrorist groups next week, a spokesman …
Norway seeks fresh talks in Sri Lanka to save truce
May 27 (AFP) - Peace broker Norway Saturday asked Tamil rebels and the Sri Lankan government to attend a meeting next month to discuss the role of …
Bitter Lessons
May 26 (LBO) – Sri Lanka™s top business chamber called for tough disciplinary action following a two day strike by customs officers, which …
Asian Hotels kicks off firm sales on new condominium, the Emperor
May 26, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Asian Hotels & Properties Ltd, a unit of conglomerate John Keells Holdings, said Friday that they have started …
Plumbing Job
May 26, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Seylan Bank's credit outlook could be downgraded if the bank fails to beef up its capital, improves …
Norway in fresh bid to avert full-scale war in Sri Lanka
May 26, 2006 (AFP) - Norway's top peace envoy held lengthy talks with Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse Friday in a fresh bid to stop the …
Sri Lankan rebels say children freed from their ranks
May 26, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have released 16 youths who lied about their age to join the guerrilla movement, the rebels said in a …
Singapore’s Banyan Tree launches IPO
SINGAPORE, May 26, 2006 (AFP) - Singapore-based luxury resort and spa chain the Banyan Tree on Friday launched an initial public offering (IPO) worth …
Bad Advice
May 26, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Nawaloka Hospitals Ltd.'s fortunes swung into the red after providing hefty 284.23 million rupees for its …
Behave or you’re history, Nepal’s finance minister warns king
KATHMANDU, May 26, 2006 (AFP) - Humbled King Gyanendra must "behave" or he has no future even as a ceremonial monarch, Finance Minister Dr Ram Sharan …
Sri Lanka truce monitors seek more manpower, kit
May 25, 2006 (AFP) - The Scandinavian truce monitoring mission in Sri Lanka wants to boost its numbers by at least 25 percent and is outfitting …
EU ban on Tamil Tigers will help peace talks: Sri Lankan president
LONDON, May 25, 2006 (AFP) - An impending European ban on the Tamil Tiger rebels will leave the group with little choice but to engage in peace …
Firm Faith
May 25, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s biggest leasing company, People’s Leasing, has begun offering Islamic financial products, catering …
Sri Lanka’s World Trade Centre bans cars on bomb fears
May 25, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's twin-tower World Trade Centre banned vehicles Thursday fearing a car bomb attack by Tamil separatist rebels, police …
Fresh Look
May 25, 2006 (LBO) – The Hayleys Group said Thursday that Nirmala Gihan Wickremeratne, Deputy Chairman, will succeed Rajan Yatawara as Chairman …