Sri Lanka seizes Tiger rebel ship: navy
December 21, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Monday it had seized a cargo ship suspected of being an arms smuggling vessel used by the defeated Tamil …
December 21, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Monday it had seized a cargo ship suspected of being an arms smuggling vessel used by the defeated Tamil …
December 21, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations has asked Sri Lanka to explain allegations by a former army general that surrendering Tamil rebel leaders were …
BANGKOK, December 13, 2009 (AFP) - Thai authorities will bring charges against five men from eastern Europe detained in Bangkok with a plane full of North …
December 13, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops shot dead surrendering Tamil Tiger leaders on the orders of the defence secretary, the former army chief who is now …
December 7, 2009 (AFP) - A top United Nations envoy for children held talks with senior Sri Lankan officials on Monday after meeting former child soldiers, an …
November 24, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy on Tuesday seized four fishing trawlers carrying 142 illegal migrants heading for Australia, a spokesman said. …
November 24, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former top army general Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to restore his security contingent which has been drastically …
November 16, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Monday promoted his air force commander to be the country's top military officer to replace General Sarath …
November 5, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has announced an immediate salary increase for all members of the country's armed forces amid plans to boost the …
November 4, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military commander left the United States ahead of possible questioning over alleged war crimes committed during the …
WASHINGTON, November 2, 2009 (AFP) - The United States was tightlipped Monday about Sri Lanka's visiting top military commander, after the island said US …
SINGAPORE, November 3, 2009 (AFP) - A Singaporean opposition party member will be extradited to the United States and tried for allegedly trying to supply arms …
November 2, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka summoned the United States ambassador in Colombo on Monday to protest over US plans to quiz the island's military commander …
November 2, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka protested Monday against plans by US officials to quiz its top military commander over alleged war crimes committed during …
OTTAWA, October 22, 2009 (AFP) - One of 76 migrants arrested on a rusted ship off Canada's Pacific Coast is wanted in Sri Lanka on terror charges, a source …
Oct 10, 2009 (LBO) - The Indian and Sri Lankan navies held a three-day joint exercise in the seas off Colombo earlier this week to train officer cadets and …
October 9, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has raised its defence expenditure by another 20 percent this year following its military victory over separatist Tamil Tiger …
October 3, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police on Saturday arrested a soldier from a bomb disposal unit over the bombing of a school van which killed a student and …
October 2, 2009 (AFP) - An explosion ripped through a school bus in northwestern Sri Lanka on Friday, killing one girl and wounding 11 other students and their …
October 2, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military has formally discharged nearly 25,000 security personnel who deserted the army at the height of fighting with …