Marxists signal quitting Sri Lanka coalition
Sri Lanka's Marxists, key coalition partners of President Chandrika Kumaratunga, announced Wednesday they will block her plan to share tsunami aid …
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The Customs Intelligence Unit is stepping up its surveillance to apprehend individuals and consortiums smuggling goods in and out of the island. buy …
More Buddhist monks join in protest as JVP threatens to quit government
Sri Lankan Buddhist monks sit while fasting to protest government plans for a deal with Tamil Tiger rebels to share tsunami aid, in Colombo 08 June …
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Sri Lanka signed up for a US$ 14.8 million loan from Korea to supply water to over 160,000 residents living in the southern coastal town of Galle. …
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Sri Lanka is to ink a US$ 100 million fuel purchase deal with Malaysia next Monday, to ease the strain on the country’s balance of payments, a top …
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Bus strike called off as government agrees to a 15 percent bus fare increase, from Friday, June 10. Bus strike called off as government agrees to a …
Sri Lanka media minister quits
Sri Lanka's Media minister Mangala Samaraweera Tuesday quit amid a deepening crisis within the shaky coalition government, an official said. online …
Sri Lanka coalition under siege as monks, Tigers mount pressure
Sri Lanka's president came under intense pressure as a key minister quit Tuesday and the influential Buddhist clergy vowed to end her career if she …
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Developers of power plants say the sector is losing credibility with investors because of regular policy U turns and delays in project approval. …
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Hopes for Sri Lanka peace talks rise after India backs aid plan with rebels
Sri Lanka's hopes of reviving peace talks with Tiger rebels were raised after India this week gave its backing to a controversial aid-sharing deal …
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Two men shot dead in Sri Lanka capital may be linked to rebel factional feud
Unidentified gunmen shot dead two men in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo Sunday in killings that may be linked to factional fighting among Tamil …
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Though the Gold Quest scam seems to have collapsed in Sri Lanka, anti-pyramid activists are warning that new network marketing scams with other …
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Railway authorities are in negotiations with the Transport Ministry to urgently up its fares after Sunday’s fuel price hike. Railway authorities …
Sri Lankan president cancels talks with allies over tsunami aid deal
Sri Lanka's president Monday cancelled crucial talks with legislators of her Marxist-backed coalition amid mounting opposition to plans for an aid …
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Sri Lanka and India said Friday that they had agreed to ink a new economic pact aimed at boosting free trade by end 2005, one-year later than …
India offers to help Sri Lanka redesign air-defence capabilities: report
NEW DELHI, June 3 (AFP) - India has offered to assist its southern neighbour Sri Lanka redesign its air-defence network after allegations that Tamil …
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Sri Lanka's truce monitors this week declared that the ceasefire was "not currently in danger" despite fears of war raised by peace broker Norway, …
Did Sri Lanka twist UN findings to justify zoning?
Sri Lanka's move to justify the no-building coastal buffer zone based on a United Nations sampling of tsunami survivors could be seriously flawed, a …
Donors postpone talks with Sri Lankan rebels ahead of aid-sharing deal
International donors said Thursday they had postponed a meeting with Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels amid moves by Colombo to enter into a …