Category: Economy

Sri Lanka’s senior most military intelligence officer killed since a truce with Tamil Tiger rebels was buried here Wednesday amid tight security, officials and witnesses said.Sri Lanka’s senior most military intelligence officer killed since a truce with Tamil Tiger rebels was buried here Wednesday amid tight security, officials and witnesses said. Troops and police stepped […]

Sri Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga will travel to New Delhi Thursday for talks with Indian leaders amid moves to strike an aid-sharing deal with Tamil Tiger rebels, her office said.Sri Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga will travel to New Delhi Thursday for talks with Indian leaders amid moves to strike an aid-sharing deal with Tamil Tiger […]

Suspected Tamil Tiger guerrillas Tuesday shot dead the commanding officer of a Sri Lankan army intelligence unit as he drove to his office in Colombo, the military said. Suspected Tamil Tiger guerrillas Tuesday shot dead the commanding officer of a Sri Lankan army intelligence unit as he drove to his office in Colombo, the military […]

Sri Lanka’s average inflation for May crept up, but the more responsive point-to-point data showed a declining trend.Sri Lanka’s average inflation for May crept up, but the more responsive point-to-point data showed a declining trend. Sri Lanka’s consumer price index crept up to 12.4 percent in the 12 months to May, up from 11.9 percent […]

Sri Lanka’s average inflation for May crept up, but the more responsive point-to-point data showed a declining trend.Sri Lanka’s average inflation for May crept up, but the more responsive point-to-point data showed a declining trend. Sri Lanka’s consumer price index crept up to 12.4 percent in the 12 months to May, up from 11.9 percent […]

Suspected Tiger gunmen shot dead a police officer in Sri Lanka’s troubled east today, hours after former US president Bill Clinton visited the restive region, police said. Suspected Tiger gunmen shot dead a police officer in Sri Lanka’s troubled east today, hours after former US president Bill Clinton visited the restive region, police said. Inspector […]

Suspected Tiger gunmen shot dead a police officer in Sri Lanka’s troubled east today, hours after former US president Bill Clinton visited the restive region, police said. Suspected Tiger gunmen shot dead a police officer in Sri Lanka’s troubled east today, hours after former US president Bill Clinton visited the restive region, police said. Inspector […]

Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga Sunday vowed to share foreign aid with Tamil rebels a day after former US president Bill Clinton urged local politicians to support the controversial move.Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga Sunday vowed to share foreign aid with Tamil rebels a day after former US president Bill Clinton urged local politicians to […]

The World Food Programme(WFP) is planning to buy rice from Sri Lankan farmers to feed the thousands displaced by the tsunami and the internal conflict. The World Food Programme(WFP) is planning to buy rice from Sri Lankan farmers to feed the thousands displaced by the tsunami and the internal conflict. “We are negotiating with the […]

Tamil guerrillas have recruited fewer child soldiers in Sri Lanka this year amid mounting international condemnation against enlisting underage combatants, official figures showed Wednesday. Tamil guerrillas have recruited fewer child soldiers in Sri Lanka this year amid mounting international condemnation against enlisting underage combatants, official figures showed Wednesday. The recruitment pattern of the rebel Liberation […]

Peace broker Norway and nations which promised Sri Lanka three billion dollars in tsunami aid were Tuesday accused by an international human rights group of not using their financial clout to halt a string of killings.Peace broker Norway and nations which promised Sri Lanka three billion dollars in tsunami aid were Tuesday accused by an […]

An uneasy calm gripped Sri Lanka’s troubled port city of Trincomalee as Buddhists Monday celebrated a key anniversary amid protests over a Buddha statue in the region, police and residents said.An uneasy calm gripped Sri Lanka’s troubled port city of Trincomalee as Buddhists Monday celebrated a key anniversary amid protests over a Buddha statue in […]