Fresh violence claims another 21 lives in Sri Lanka
Aug 3, 2006 (AFP) - Seventeen civilians and four police were killed in artillery attacks in Sri Lanka's northeastern Muslim town of Muttur on Thursday, …
Aug 3, 2006 (AFP) - Seventeen civilians and four police were killed in artillery attacks in Sri Lanka's northeastern Muslim town of Muttur on Thursday, …
Aug 3, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's long conflict between the government and ethnic Tamil rebels is rooted in the nation's colonial past, but the bloodshed remains …
Aug 3, 2006 (AFP) - Fighting between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels for control of a vital waterway spread Thursday, as peace broker Norway launched …
HONG KONG, Aug 3, 2006 (AFP) - A rights watchdog said Thursday that Nordic countries pulling their peace monitors out of Sri Lanka had dealt civilians a …
August 2, 2006 (LBO) - Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka Wednesday picked up an AA3 rating from Lanka Rating Agency for their long-term senior debt, the agency said. …
August 02 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s first toll road is still on the shelf without funding, with the government saying they will even consider commercial …
August 2, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank Wednesday said balances of dormant accounts taken over by can be claimed back by their rightful owners. …
NEW DELHI, Aug 2, 2006 (AFP) - Employing children under 14 in households, roadside eateries and hotels will be illegal in India from October, the government …
DHAKA, Aug 2, 2006 (AFP) - India accused Pakistan of jeopardising a fledgling South Asian free trade deal by failing to fully implement key tariff cuts as a …
Aug 2, 2006 (AFP) - As the bloody ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka escalates, people in the island nation are turning to their top-flight cricket team to provide a …
OSLO, Aug 2, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka peace mediator Norway on Wednesday called on the warring parties in Sri Lanka to immediately end all hostilities, which …
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, Aug 2, 2006 (AFP) - The sounds of explosions in this northeastern Sri Lankan port town were more muffled Wednesday than during an …
Aug 2, 2006 (AFP) - Tiger rebels attacked three army camps and a town in Sri Lanka Wednesday, sparking fierce fighting which killed at least 47 by official …
COLOMBO, Aug 2, 2006 (AFP) - At least 40 Tiger rebels, five troopers and two civilians were killed when troops repulsed an attack by the guerrillas on army …
Aug 2, 2006 (AFP)- Tamil Tiger rebels and Sri Lankan forces traded heavy artillery and mortar bomb fire in a two-hour clash Wednesday that left at least 20 …
Aug 2, 2006 (AFP) - At least one employee was killed when a shell hit a government hospital in northeastern Sri Lanka Wednesday during an artillery duel …
August 01, 2006 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings Lanka Tuesday assigned a 'BBB (lka)' to Merchant Credit of Sri Lanka for their long-term debt and said the company should …
August 01, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has agreed to extend ˜national treatment™ to Indian banks and allow them to employ up to six expatriate staff, when …
PARIS, Aug 1, 2006 (AFP) - Vigorous economic growth and signs of inflation are drawing central banks into the US Federal Reserve's footsteps on the path …
LONDON, Aug 1, 2006 (AFP) - The Great British Beer Festival served the first of an estimated 300,000 weird and wonderful pints from across the globe Tuesday as …