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Think tank IPN calls writers for a free society to participate in the Bastiat Prize
June 06, 2007 (LBO) – The international Policy Network (IPN), a London based think tank, is calling for writers who promote institutions for free society to take part in their annual competition. IPN’s Bastiat Prize for Journalism had been inspired by the 19th-century French philosopher and journalist Frédéric Bastiat. Last year writers from 49 countries […]
Sri Lankan Red Cross stops work for slain colleagues
June 6, 2007 (AFP) – Red Cross offices across Sri Lanka stopped work Wednesday as a mark of respect for two colleagues gunned down last week.Sri Lankan Red Cross workers Sinnarasa Shanmugalingam and Karthekesu Chandramohan were abducted in Colombo on Friday and murdered by armed men claiming to be police. They were working in the […]
Divine Intervention
June 6, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state electricity utility warned that power cuts would be imposed if monsoon rains do not come in the next two weeks to boost its hydro storage capacity. It engineers have warned the media last month that another unsuitable 300 MegaWatt thermal plant is being forced on the utility […]
UN chief blasts killings of Sri Lankan Red Cross workers
UNITED NATIONS, June 4, 2007 (AFP) – UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemns the killings of two Red Cross employees in Sri Lanka and demands a thorough police investigation, his office said Monday. “The Secretary General condemns the brutal killings of two workers of the Sri Lankan Red Cross and …demands a thorough investigation by the […]
Sri Lanka blast kills senior police officer
June 5, 2007 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger rebels set off a roadside bomb in eastern Sri Lanka Tuesday, killing a senior police official in an attack that coincided with a visit to the area by the US ambassador, the military said.A police chief inspector was killed and his sub-inspector wounded when they were ambushed at […]
Japan in Sri Lanka peace bid amid bloodshed
June 5, 2007 (AFP) – A top Japanese envoy arrived in war-torn Sri Lanka Tuesday to try and restore a tattered peace process after some of the bloodiest battles between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels this year.The rebels say they are fighting for an independent homeland for the tropical island’s minority Tamils.Overall, the 35-year-old […]
Bunker Oil
June 05, 2007 (LBO) – Lanka IOC, a unit of the Indian Oil Corporation, has started a marine bunkering operation by supplying diesel to ships off the east coast of the island, an official said.“We made a humble beginning using our facilities in Trincomalee by offering bunkering services selling diesel oil to two vessels a […]
Heavy fighting in Sri Lanka leaves 82 dead, say combatants
June 3, 2007 (AFP) – Tiger rebels destroyed army bases in northern Sri Lanka leaving 82 combatants dead according to both sides Sunday as the island’s main aid donor, Japan, was set to launch a fresh peace bid.More than 60,000 people have been killed in the conflict.The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said they […]
Sporadic clashes in Sri Lanka after heavy fighting
June 4, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels were engaged in sporadic clashes in the north of the island Monday, the day after fierce battles left scores of fighters dead, official sources said.Following the guarantees, the aid groups from the US, UN and European Union among others agreed to return […]
Sri Lanka business chamber reiterates call for unity to solve ethnic problem
June 04, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s top business chamber Monday called for unity to help the island overcome the violence that has gripped the country and reiterated its support for a bipartisan approach to solve the ethnic problem. The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce said in a statement it condemns all forms of violence and […]
Fighting rages in Sri Lanka ahead of Japan peace visit
June 4, 2007 (AFP) – Artillery and mortar battles between government troops and Tamil rebels raged in northern Sri Lanka Monday, the day before an attempt by top donor Japan to revive the tattered peace process.The clashes followed on from fierce hand-to-hand battles over the weekend that left scores of combatants dead along the front […]
Red Cross workers killed in Sri Lanka despite security pledge
June 3, 2007 (AFP) – Gunmen claiming to be police have abducted and shot dead two Red Cross employees in Sri Lanka barely a week after the country pledged greater security for aid workers, the charity told AFP Sunday.The Geneva-based charity said the bullet-riddled bodies of S.Shanmungaligam and K. Chandramohan were discovered late Saturday in […]