Tag: politics

March 28, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops Wednesday captured a key Tamil Tiger rebel stronghold in the island’s embattled eastern region, the military said.Troops took control of Kokkadichcholai in the district of Batticaloa and seized a large haul of arms, ammunition and land mines from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) base, the […]

March 28, 2007 (LBO) – The construction of a new building for the British High Commission (embassy) is a symbol of Britain’s commitment to Sri Lanka, its envoy said in Colombo. The High Commision says the building which is scheduled to open in early 2008, was designed by British architect Richard Murphy, with Sri Lankan […]

NEW DELHI, March 28, 2007 (AFP) – India voiced concern on Wednesday over the first-ever air raid staged by Tamil Tiger rebels and said that next week’s regional summit would focus on escalating violence in Sri Lanka. “We have made it clear to everyone that we are very concerned at the escalated violence in Sri […]

March 27, 2007 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday drove a tractor and trailer loaded with explosives on a suicide mission into an army camp in eastern Sri Lanka, killing at least eight people, a day after their spectacular first ever air raid. Ten people were also wounded in the attack on the Chenkaladi army […]

March 27, 2007 (AFP) – The emergence of the Tamil Tigers as the world’s first guerrilla outfit with its own planes could be a threat to South Asian security, Sri Lanka’s president said Tuesday. The rebels on Monday successfully flew over the island’s main military airbase and escaped unscathed after dropping several bombs. “The LTTE […]

March 26, 2007 (LBO) – Tamil Tiger guerrillas used light aircraft Monday to bomb Sri Lanka’s main military airbase, the airforce said, while Tigers claimed that their aircraft had returned to base. “One of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) aircraft had flown over the airbase and dropped some explosive items,” airforce spokesman Ajantha […]

March 26, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels, until now best known for their signature suicide bombings, took their separatist campaign to a new level Monday with their first ever air raid.A low-intensity conflict erupted into full-scale war in 1983 after bloody anti-Tamil rioting following the rebels’ biggest attack to date when they […]

March 26, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka launched two investigations into security lapses that led to the first ever Tamil Tiger air raid against the island’s main military base, where three airmen were killed and 16 wounded, officials said. The air force appointed a five-member team to probe lapses that led to the night attack […]

March 25, 2007 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger rebels bombed Sri Lanka’s main military airbase located next to the international airport Monday, leaving at least two airmen dead and 17 wounded, officials said.. Updated 04.11 For the latest developments on this and other stories click here are go to the LBO front page or type www.lbo.lk […]

COLOMBO, March 25, 2007 (AFP) – Thousands of Tamil civilians were on the run in north Sri Lanka on Sunday as troops and Tiger rebels traded artillery fire across a de facto border, with both sides claiming heavy casualties. The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said about 2,000 men, women and children fled […]

March 25, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s president has ordered a sharp cut in the size of a delegation headed for the final round of the cricket World Cup in the Caribbean because of the cost involved, an official said Sunday.The order by Mahinda Rajapakse saw the number of people sponsored to travel for the […]

COLOMBO, March 24, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels were locked in intense battles in the island’s northeast on Saturday, for a second straight day, as both sides reported heavy casualties. The defence ministry placed its losses at nine soldiers killed and 45 hospitalised while military sources listed another 45 troopers […]