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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 approved an aid-sharing deal with Tamil Tiger rebels.Sri Lanka’s president came under intense pressure as a key minister quit Tuesday and the influential Buddhist clergy vowed to end her career […]

Unidentified gunmen shot dead two men in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo Sunday in killings that may be linked to factional fighting among Tamil rebels, a defence ministry spokesman said.The victims, both residents from the island’s northern peninsula of Jaffna, were gunned down in Colombo’s Kotahena area on Sunday morning, the spokesman said. “Police have […]

Sri Lanka’s president Monday cancelled crucial talks with legislators of her Marxist-backed coalition amid mounting opposition to plans for an aid sharing-deal with Tiger rebels, officials said.Sri Lanka’s president Monday cancelled crucial talks with legislators of her Marxist-backed coalition amid mounting opposition to plans for an aid sharing-deal with Tiger rebels, officials said. President Chandrika […]

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 with the guerrillas, a senior diplomat and analysts said Sunday. Sri Lanka’s hopes of reviving peace talks with Tiger rebels were raised after India this week gave its backing to a […]

International donors said Thursday they had postponed a meeting with Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels amid moves by Colombo to enter into a controversial aid-sharing deal with the guerrillas.International donors said Thursday they had postponed a meeting with Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels amid moves by Colombo to enter into a controversial aid-sharing deal with […]

03/06/2005 1. Her Excellency, Mrs. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka, paid a working visit to India from June 2-4, 2005. 03/06/2005 1. Her Excellency, Mrs. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka, paid a working visit to India from June 2-4, 2005. 2. The President of Sri Lanka held cordial, wide-ranging discussions with […]

A fund manager working for a top Asian investment fund would be in Sri Lanka to share and train local financial positions on risk management. A fund manager working for a top Asian investment fund would be in Sri Lanka to share and train local financial positions on risk management. David Belmont Managing Director and […]

NEW DELHI, June 3 (AFP) – India has offered to assist its southern neighbour Sri Lanka redesign its air-defence network after allegations that Tamil Tiger rebels have acquired at least two aircraft, a report said Friday.NEW DELHI, June 3 (AFP) – India has offered to assist its southern neighbour Sri Lanka redesign its air-defence network […]

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 survey by two UN agencies showed.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 survey by […]

A bomb blast wounded five people on Friday in Sri Lanka’s northeastern port town of Trincomalee, where Tamils staged a strike to demand security forces withdraw from the streets, police and witnesses said.A bomb blast wounded five people on Friday in Sri Lanka’s northeastern port town of Trincomalee, where Tamils staged a strike to demand […]

A flood of financial support for Sri Lanka after the devastating tsunami has boosted the stock market to a record high and helped strengthen the Sri Lankan rupee against the dollar.A flood of financial support for Sri Lanka after the devastating tsunami has boosted the stock market to a record high and helped strengthen the […]

NEW DELHI, June 2 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s president arrived here Thursday for talks with Indian leaders that are expected to cover Colombo’s plans to strike a controversial tsunami aid-sharing deal with Tamil rebels banned in India.NEW DELHI, June 2 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s president arrived here Thursday for talks with Indian leaders that are […]