Tag: Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan media watchdog slams military censorship
Oct 18, 2007 (LBO) – The Free Media Movement (FMM), a Sri Lankan media watchdog, Thursday sharply criticised heavy-handed action by military personnel in censoring media coverage of an accident involving a truck carrying ammunition. It said in a statement that the state security forces had censored media and deleted photos taken by photojournalists on […]
Sri Lanka military says 27 Tamil rebels killed
COLOMBO, Oct 18, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s military said Thursday that its troops killed 27 suspected Tamil Tigers in renewed clashes in the island’s north, although the rebels dismissed some incidents as attacks on civilians.The Sri Lankan navy fired early Thursday at a cluster of Tamil Tiger boats off the northwest coast. They recovered […]
Sri Lanka trade fair draws foreign interest
Oct 18, 2007 (LBO) – Trade delegations from 12 countries have already confirmed their participation at IMEXPRO 2008, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce said Thursday. The event is an international import – export promotion fair to be held from 14-16 February 2008 in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, it said in a statement. The Ceylon […]
Offshore Business
Oct 18, 2007 (LBO) – Two of Sri Lanka’s top listed conglomerates, John Keells Holdings and Hayleys are positioning themselves to exploit business opportunities expected to emerge from an anticipated oil strike offshore. The aim of sending the business delegation to Norway was to widen the scope for business collaborations in new sectors with high […]
Sri Lanka plays host to anti-terrorism meet
Oct 17, 2007 (LBO) –Experts on combatting terrorism are due to meet in Sri Lanka to share their experience on how democratically elected governments can face future challenges, a senior minister said Wednesday. The three-day meeting, which opens on Thursday, will also discuss how governments could counter international terror networks, foreign minister Rohitha Bogollagama said. […]
Sri Lanka at bottom of world media freedom index
Oct 17, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has been ranked at the bottom of a world media freedom index prepared by Reporters Without Borders, a Paris-based international non-governmental organization that advocates media freedom. The island is ranked 156th, ahead of Iraq and behind Libya, among 169 countries covered in the Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007. […]
Sri Lanka delays opening of wildlife park after killings
Oct 17, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka has put off re-opening its most popular wildlife sanctuary by another week after Tamil Tiger rebels overran an army post inside the park, officials said Wednesday.The Yala National Park, a popular tourist destination in the island’s southeast and home to leopards, elephants and migratory birds, will open after […]
Sri Lankan Tigers kill six soldiers inside wildlife park
Oct 16, 2007 (AFP) – At least six government troops were killed when Tamil Tiger rebels attacked a military position inside Sri Lanka’s main wildlife sanctuary, military officials said Tuesday.The bodies of the six men were found at first light Tuesday following an overnight attack on an army detachment inside the Yala National Park in […]
Sri Lanka clashes kill 38
Oct 16, 2007 (AFP) – At least 38 Tamil Tiger rebel fighters and government soldiers have been killed in fresh fighting in Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said Tuesday.The guerrillas killed seven soldiers in an attack inside the Yala National Park, Sri Lanka’s main wildlife sanctuary in the southeast, a military official said. Six of […]
Sri Lankan wild life park scene of fresh fighting
Oct 16, 2007 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger rebels have overrun a military post inside Sri Lanka’s most popular wildlife sanctuary, officials said Tuesday amid a surge in fighting ahead of the economically crucial tourist season.The defence ministry said the latest round of fighting over a 24-hour period — both in the wildlife park in the […]
Sri Lanka rights activists quit panel in protest over killings
Oct 15, 2007 (AFP) – Four top Sri Lankan activists have quit a human rights panel in protest over the government’s failure to stop extra-judicial killings, abductions and illegal arrests, one of them said Monday.Nimalka Fernando said she and three other members of the advisory committee set up by the Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe […]
Sri Lankan Tigers in suspected attack inside southern wildlife park
Oct 15, 2007 (AFP) – Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels attacked a military position inside Sri Lanka’s main wildlife sanctuary as the authorities were preparing to reopen it for tourists, officials said.At least one soldier was wounded in the Monday evening attack inside the Yala National Park in the deep south of the island, officials said, […]