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Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga who steps down in December came to power promising to scrap the very office which she fought to cling to after 11 …
Sri Lanka president: Keeping a dynasty alive
A Supreme Court ruling Friday ended the President's term a year earlier than she expected, but it may not be the end of her career or the demise of the …
Sri Lanka talking to world leaders about controlling the LTTE
The government of Sri Lanka said on Thursday, that it is talking to world leaders about the need for further international pressure on the LTTE, to stop more …
Temporary closure of petroleum refinery, chokes Sri Lanka’s import bill
A month long shut down of the petroleum refinery and the country's never ending thirst for fuel, nearly tripled Sri Lanka's oil import bill in June, the …
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Anura Bandaranaike takes over as Foreign Minister
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Sri Lanka keen for early truce talks with Tamil rebels: Norway
Sri Lanka's government is keen to have early talks to salvage a truce with Tamil Tiger rebels after both sides agreed to a review of the ceasefire, peacebroker …
Tigers agree to review Sri Lanka truce, emergency extended
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have agreed to meet with the government and review their truce which was threatened following the assassination of the foreign …
Norway clinches breakthrough in Sri Lanka peace bid, talks soon
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Friday agreed to lift a 30-month deadlock in the Norwegian-brokered peace bid and open face-to-face talks with the Colombo …
Government wants review of enforcement aspects of cease fire agreement
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An agreement for Sri Lanka’s first coal power plant will be signed in China in end August. President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga will sign an …
Sri Lanka to extend emergency as Norway holds talks on peace process
Sri Lanka's president called for a month's extension of a state of emergency to give police and troops greater powers to hunt down the assassins of the …
Norway asked to tame Tigers to protect Sri Lankan ceasefire
Sri Lanka has asked peacebroker Norway to get Tamil rebels to accept new measures to safeguard a ceasefire threatened by the killing of the island's foreign …
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Sri Lanka vows to share power with Tamils despite assassination
Sri Lanka's President Chandrika Kumaratunga vowed to press ahead with a plan to share power with minority Tamils despite the assassination of her foreign …