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” attack kills 61
COLOMBO, Aug 14, 2006 (AFP) – Pakistan’s top envoy escaped a mine blast which killed seven people here Monday as Tamil Tiger rebels accused Sri Lanka of bombing an orphanage and killing 61 amid ferocious battles elsewhere. The intense fighting cut off Jaffna, where residents were fleeing the violence and were displaced within the peninsula, […]
‘s capital Colombo
Aug 14 – (LBO) A powerful blast ripped through the Colombo suburb of Kollupitya Killing seven people including military officials, residents and police said.At least four of the dead appear to be military officials, hospital sources said. The Police Special Task spokesman told a local television station that a car bomb in a 3-wheeler had […]
Air strike death toll rise in Sri Lanka: Tigers
COLOMBO, Aug 14, 2006 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger guerrillas said Monday that 61 schoolgirls at an orphanage and 15 civilians huddled in a church have been killed in air and artillery attacks by Sri Lanka’s military.Air force jets hit a “Senchcholai”, an orphanage run by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), in the northeastern […]
‘s Jaffna peninsula
COLOMBO, Aug 14, 2006 (AFP) – Heavy close-range fighting erupted in Sri Lanka’s besieged northern Jaffna peninsula on Monday after two days of shelling, officials said, a day after fresh peace moves were shot down.The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were using human waves to pound army defence lines in the peninsula, an […]
Wounded Sri Lanka soldiers wow to fight on
ANURADHAPURA, Sri Lanka, Aug 14, 2006 (AFP) – Lying wounded at a Sri Lankan hospital near an airforce base, Sergeant W.D. Anand is upset the government may renew peace talks with Tamil rebels after fierce battles that cut down many of his men.“I don’t know what they are saying in Colombo. We just want to […]
’s US$ 5 bn investment pipeline held up due to red tape
August 14 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is sitting on a 5 billion dollar investment pipeline for development projects, held up due to red tape and other delays, the country’s Treasury Secretary said Monday. Sri Lanka is also in talks with lending agencies to promote investment guarantees to encourage companies to spend their dollars in local […]
Off Track
Aug 13 – (LBO) A scrap iron sale at Sri Lanka’s troubled state-run railway has come under fire from unions after the successful tenderer allegedly removed serviceable carriages along with scrapped equipment.Controversy surrounds railways tenders in Sri Lanka, especially in procurement. Two rail wagons, which are still in use by the railway department, was cut-up […]
Thin Client
August 13 (LBO) – A Sri Lanka-based securities trading platform maker says it is planning to market software on a transaction-based fee model next year, instead of only selling systems outright. MIT has also applied to patent the technology in a number of other jurisdictions including India. œThis will be attractive for broker-dealers, MillenniumIT (MIT) […]
We never nicknamed Amla a “terrorist”, say South African team-mates
COLOMBO, Aug 13, 2006 (AFP) – South Africa’s cricket team on Sunday ridiculed suggestions they had nicknamed Muslim team-mate Hashim Amla a “terrorist”, a jibe that cost Dean Jones his television job. Jones, a former Australian Test star, was sacked as a commentator last week after being heard on air saying “the terrorist has got […]
Tigers deny peace offer as weekend fighting leaves 186 dead
COLOMBO, Aug 13, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels fought ground battles and artillery duels Sunday as the weekend death toll rose to 186 and the rebels denied they were ready to talk peace.Heavy fighting that started on Friday had cut off the northern Jaffna peninsula, a military official said, where […]