New blast pushes death toll to 21 and dims Sri Lanka peace hopes
Apr. 12 (AFP) - International concern mounted for Sri Lanka's peace efforts Wednesday as the third landmine attack in as many days raised the death toll to 21 …
Returning Sense
Apr.11 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's finance ministry says fuel subsidies are placing an unsustainable burden on the exchequer; in a move analysts expect to be a …
Britons wounded in Sri Lanka blast
Apr.11 (AFP) - Three Britons were injured in Tuesday's bomb attack in northeastern Sri Lanka in which 12 sailors were killed, police said. The two women and a …
Bus blast kills 12 Sri Lankan sailors and dims peace hopes
Apr.11 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil rebels blew up a bus full of sailors in northeastern Sri Lanka on Tuesday killing 12 and further dimming hopes for a new round …
Four soldiers, two aid workers killed in Sri Lanka blast
Apr.10, 2006 (AFP) - At least four Sri Lankan soldiers and two civilians were killed in a landmine blast blamed on the Tamil Tigers in the northern Jaffna …
Canada labels Tamil Tigers terror group
OTTAWA, Apr. 10 (AFP) - Canada has added the Sri Lankan separatist Tamil Tigers to its list of terrorist organizations, Minister of Public Safety Stockwell Day …
Sri Lanka condemns death of five soldiers as international donors meet LTTE
Apr.10 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Monday condemned the killing of five soldiers in Jaffna today while island's key international lenders met Tamil Tiger rebels. …
Sri Lanka donors meet Tamil Tigers to save peace talks
Apr.10 (AFP) - Envoys from Sri Lanka's international donors went Monday to meet Tamil Tiger rebels in a bid to keep peace talks due to be held in Switzerland …
Canada to classify Tamil Tigers as terror group: report
MONTREAL, April 06(AFP) - Canada has added to its list of terrorist organizations the Tamil Tigers, a group fighting for the autonomy of northeastern Sri …
Three shot dead in Sri Lanka’s east
Apr.07 (AFP) - A Tamil nationalist activist and two Muslim police guards were shot dead in Sri Lanka's volatile eastern province on Friday, police said. buy …
Sri Lanka talks to go ahead despite killings: peace envoys
Apr.07 (AFP) - Norway's top Sri Lankan peace envoys said they were confident new talks set for this month would go ahead despite the killings Friday of a …
Adding Layers
Apr.06 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has sought a US$500 million loan from Saudi Arabia to double its oil refinery capacity, Energy Minister A H M Fowzie said …
Sri Lanka’s future hangs on peace, lower public debt, inflation: ADB
Apr.06 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's economy is expected to expand by 5.3 percent in 2006, but much of it hinges on peace, and cut backs on public debt, inflation and …
Norway peace envoys meet Sri Lanka president on truce
Apr.06 (AFP) - Norway's top peace envoys met Sri Lanka's president Thursday, diplomats said, amid doubts about whether the next round of talks on salvaging the …
Sri Lanka offers safe passage for Tigers after fresh Norway bid
Apr.06 (AFP) - Sri Lanka gave security guarantees to Tiger rebels travelling to Switzerland for talks on saving their faltering ceasefire, a Norwegian minister …
Norway’s new peace envoy opens talks with Sri Lankan rebels
Apr.05 (AFP) - Norway's new peace envoy opened talks with Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday as the Sri Lankan government's key electoral partner renewed calls for …
Tigers pressure Norway to disarm Tamil rivals in Sri Lanka
Apr.05 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday asked Norway's new peace envoy to make sure Sri Lanka's government disarms para-military groups ahead of a new …
Polls victory to boost Sri Lanka peace hopes: negotiator
Apr.04 (AFP) - Hopes for peace in Sri Lanka have been strengthened by the ruling party's landslide victory in local polls, the government's top peace …
Norway’s new envoy launches Sri Lanka peace mission
Apr.03 (AFP) - Norway's new peace envoy to Sri Lanka began work Monday, discussing how to shore up a fragile ceasefire ahead of meetings with Tamil rebels and …
Sugar Power
April 03 (LBO) -- Pelwatte Sugar has applied to the Ceylon Electricity Board to build a 25MegaWatt power plant fired by sugar cane waste, making it the largest …