Tamil Tigers set up presence in US: report
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2008 (AFP) - The Tamil Tigers, a Sri Lankan rebel group responsible of killing about 4,000 people in the past two years, have quietly …
Sri Lanka suicide bombing prompts calls for political solution
April 07, 2008 (LBO) – The United States, European Union and Canada have condemned Sunday's Tamil Tiger suicide bombing which killed a Sri Lankan …
Sri Lanka suicide assassin may have been marathon runner
April 6, 2008 (AFP) - A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber killed Sri Lanka's highways minister as he opened a marathon Sunday in an attack that left 11 …
Oil Deal
April 04, 2008 (LBO) –Sri Lanka is seeking to renew its long-term crude oil supply contract with Iran and wrap up financing to expand its refinery during …
Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers contest provincial council election
April 04, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have entered the contest in provincial council elections in the east with a last-minute filing of …
Fresh split in Sri Lanka Marxist-nationalist party
April 04, 2008 (LBO) – A split in Sri Lanka's Marxist-nationalist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is emerging with moves to oust its firebrand spokesman …
Sri Lanka main opposition activated on 28-pct inflation
April 03, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party says it is starting a protest campaign against rising prices after inflation in …
Sri Lanka set for regional vote in former Tiger bastion
April 3, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Thursday announced that key local government elections will be held next month in an area that was last year wrested from rebel …
Sri Lanka Muslim lawmakers resign to contest provincial poll
April 02, 2008 (LBO) – Three members of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), a minority Sri Lankan political party, have resigned their parliamentary seats …
Sri Lanka accuses Tamil Tigers of shelling a hospital
April 1, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka accused Tamil Tiger rebels of shelling a state-run hospital on Tuesday as fighting across the northern front lines reportedly …
Sri Lanka lightening strike kills four soldiers killed, 56 wounded: police
April 1, 2008 (AFP) - At least four men were killed and another 56 injured Tuesday when lightening struck a military training facility in eastern Sri Lanka, …
Sri Lanka accuses Tigers of shelling a hospital
April 1, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka accused Tamil Tiger rebels of shelling a state-run hospital on Tuesday as fighting across the northern front lines reportedly …
Sri Lankan director in Indian Tamil trouble
CHENNAI, India, March 30, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan film-maker has ended up in hospital after making a damning film on the Tamil Tigers and trying to have it …
Sri Lanka launches probe into mystery poster campaign
March 28, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Thursday launched a probe into a mystery poster campaign that is asking would-be Tamil Tiger suicide bombers to turn …
Petro Move
Mar 25, 2008, (LBO) – India's Bharat Petroleum says it is looking for opportunities in Sri Lanka's aviation and retail fuel sectors after launching its …
Sri Lanka’s deafening silence on Tibet and gratitude to S Mahinda Thero
March 25, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is maintaining a diplomatic silence on the recent Chinese crackdown on protests in Buddhist Tibet as China is one of its …
Sri Lanka opposition parties to contest Eastern provincial polls
March 25, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) and the minority Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) have decided to contest …
Heavy casualties in Sri Lanka fighting
March 24, 2008 (AFP) - Heavy fighting between Tamil Tiger rebels and Sri Lankan troops in the north of the island over the weekend has resulted in heavy …
No evidence for Arthur C Clarke child sex allegations: Sri Lanka
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Sri Lankan media faces increasing harassment
March 23, 2008 (LBO) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a media freedom watchdog, has written to Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse urging …