Tag: Sri Lanka

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 […]

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 […]

COLOMBO, March 23, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops shot dead at least 13 Tamil Tiger rebels who tried to attack military positions in the island’s north, the defence ministry said Friday. More than 4,000 people have been killed in a new wave of fighting in Sri Lanka since December 2005. The violence comes despite […]

COLOMBO, March 23, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops advanced into an area held by the Tamil Tiger rebels, shifting the battle lines to the island’s north, the military said Friday, as they announced they had killed 13 rebels. Heavily armed soldiers “neutralised” a threat from the Tiger guerrillas on the de facto border with […]

COLOMBO, March 22, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops were engaged in clearing operations on Thursday, the day after simultaneous Tamil Tiger guerrilla attacks left at least 20 people dead and dozens more wounded, officials said. Fighting on Wednesday in the eastern district of Batticaloa and Muhamalai in the north of the war-torn island claimed […]

Mar 22, 2007 (LBO) – The arrest of a journalist who was held without charge for four months and released today, underscored the threat to media freedom from Sri Lanka’s counter terrorism laws, a media rights body said. “We note with deep regret that because of these baseless public allegations the family and friends of […]

NEW DELHI, India, March 22, 2007 (AFP) – World powers including the United States, the European Union and China will send representatives for the first time to a South Asian summit, the Indian foreign ministry said on Thursday. The summit next week will focus on enhancing economic cooperation among members, she said. Bangladesh played host […]