Tag: Sri Lanka
Norway meet seeks to end Sri Lanka bloodshed
June 24, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s peace broker Norway said here Sunday it will hold a meeting of the island’s key financial backers this week in a bid to stop the latest wave of bloodshed.Andreas Michaelis will represent the European Union Presidency and James Moran will represent the European Commission. The formal meeting on […]
Sri Lanka donor meeting in Norway unlikely to break deadlock: analysts
June 24, 2007 (AFP) – Peace broker Norway is holding a crucial meeting with Sri Lanka’s top aid donors this week in a bid to halt a new wave of bloodshed, but analysts Sunday said they see little prospect of a breakthrough.The military maintained it was unsafe for diplomats to travel to the de facto […]
Sri Lanka top donors in new efforts for peace
June 23, 2007 (AFP) – International donors will meet in Oslo next week to review Sri Lanka’s worsening bloodshed and look for a way to revive a moribund peace process.But even without international help, Sri Lanka earns 2.5 billion dollars annually from nationals employed abroad, helping to sustain high defence spending in a country where […]
Zimbabwe currency crashes while Sri Lanka regains stability
June 23, 2007 (LBO) – Zimbabwe’s currency has started to freefall with heavy money printing to finance state expenses reports said, while Sri Lanka’s central bank has maintained some stability despite a widening budget deficit. Analysts are now predicting that Zimbabwe may soon see the end of a populist regime headed by Robert Mugabe that […]
Sri Lanka court delays hearing Tamil eviction complaint
June 22, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Friday delayed hearing a case challenging the eviction of minority ethnic Tamils from Colombo, which police said was undertaken to root out Tamil Tiger rebels.The legal challenge to the eviction was filed by local lobby group the Centre for Policy Alternatives. The court set the […]
Sri Lanka slammed over press rights
COLOMBO, June 22, 2007 (AFP) – International media rights activists on Friday described Sri Lanka as one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists due to a worsening climate of violence and censorship. Almost 5,000 people have been killed since December 2005, according to official figures, while over 1,000 people are reported […]
Water Water
June 22, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is boosting pipe-borne water supply to the capital Colombo by expanding two water treatment plants, a senior government minister said. The National Water Supply and Drainage Board has negotiated a loan from Hungary to expand the treatment plants at Labugama and Kalatuwawa reservoirs, Information Minister Anura Yapa said. […]
Three Sri Lankan soldiers killed in mine attack
June 21, 2007 (AFP) – At least three soldiers were killed and another wounded in a roadside bomb attack Thursday in northern Sri Lanka, military officials said.More than 60,000 people are reported to have been killed in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s separatist campaign since 1972.A Claymore mine exploded as troops travelled in a […]
Two dead as Sri Lanka Tigers blow up own boat
June 22, 2007 (AFP) – At least two Tamil Tiger rebels were killed when they detonated their explosives-laden boat off Sri Lanka’s northeastern coast Friday, naval sources said.More than 60,000 people are reported to have been killed in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s separatist campaign since 1972. A navy patrol was about to detain […]
Still Trying
June 21, 2007 (AFP) – The tsunami-devastated Galle International Stadium may not be ready to host the first Test against England later this year.England are scheduled to play at the ground, one of the world’s most picturesque cricket venues, overlooked by a centuries-old Dutch Fort, at the start of December. However, a senior official connected […]
Tiger aircraft in Sri Lanka a concern: Indian FM
SINGAPORE, June 20, 2007 (AFP) – India’s improved bilateral relations with the United States are not intended to try and contain the growing might of China, the Indian foreign minister said Wednesday in Singapore. Mukherjee arrived in Singapore on Monday for a three-day visit.On Wednesday, he met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and delivered […]
Sri Lanka under fire over Internet censorship
June 21, 2007 (AFP) – Media rights groups attacked Sri Lanka’s government Thursday for blocking domestic access to a website favouring the Tamil Tiger rebels and for saying it would like hackers to disable the site.Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Colombo should immediately unblock the Tamilnet.com website. “Sri Lanka’s Internet service providers have been blocking […]