Tag: Sri Lanka

Oil, fertiliser and fabric swelled Sri Lanka’s import bill by 9.9 percent to US$ 1.2 bn in the first two months this year, with much of the growth – US$ 200 mn, spent on petroleum imports. Oil, fertiliser and fabric swelled Sri Lanka’s import bill by 9.9 percent to US$ 1.2 bn in the first […]

A Sri Lankan video cameraman films the wreck of a passenger bus which collided with a train near the town of Polgahawela, some 80 kilometres (50 miles) northeast of Colombo,27 April 2005. At least 33 people were killed and 30 were wounded when a train ploughed into a bus at a level crossing in northern […]

BANGKOK, April 25 (AFP) – Shrugging off a stream of disasters and shocks, the Asia-Pacific region last year managed to post its strongest economic gains since 2000, the United Nations said Monday in an annual survey.BANGKOK, April 25 (AFP) – Shrugging off a stream of disasters and shocks, the Asia-Pacific region last year managed to […]

Sri Lanka accused Tamil Tiger rebels of provoking government security forces and said the military was ready to take action to “protect peace,” a state-run daily reported Friday. Sri Lanka accused Tamil Tiger rebels of provoking government security forces and said the military was ready to take action to “protect peace,” a state-run daily reported […]

Sri Lanka has offered to drop court martial proceedings against 70,000 military deserters as part of a drive to overhaul the security forces, the defence ministry said Friday.Sri Lanka has offered to drop court martial proceedings against 70,000 military deserters as part of a drive to overhaul the security forces, the defence ministry said Friday. […]

Sri Lanka accused Tamil Tiger rebels of provoking government security forces and said the military was ready to take action to “protect peace,” a state-run daily reported Friday. Sri Lanka accused Tamil Tiger rebels of provoking government security forces and said the military was ready to take action to “protect peace,” a state-run daily reported […]

A main Marxist party in Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition Wednesday issued a fresh warning to the government not to go ahead with a Norwegian-brokered deal with Tamil Tiger rebels to handle tsunami aid. The Marxist JVP, or People’s Liberation Front, which holds the balance of power in the 225-member parliament, said they opposed a “joint […]

South Asia still lags behind on some Millennium Development Goals (MDG), with more work needed in bridging income gaps, access to education and bringing down trade barriers.South Asia still lags behind on some Millennium Development Goals (MDG), with more work needed in bridging income gaps, access to education and bringing down trade barriers. But though […]

Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheim opened talks with officials here Monday amid growing concern for the stability of a ceasefire between Sri Lankan troops and Tiger rebels, officials said.Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheim opened talks with officials here Monday amid growing concern for the stability of a ceasefire between Sri Lankan troops and Tiger rebels, […]

Though there are doubts about how soon the US$ 2 billion aid pledge can be drawn down, the government is already getting the benefits of the debt moratorium.Though there are doubts about how soon the US$ 2 billion aid pledge can be drawn down, the government is already getting the benefits of the debt moratorium. […]

Norwegian special envoy Erik Solheim arrived here Sunday for a fresh attempt to revive Sri Lanka’s deadlocked peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels, an official said, as violence escalated in the island’s troubled east. Norwegian special envoy Erik Solheim arrived here Sunday for a fresh attempt to revive Sri Lanka’s deadlocked peace talks with Tamil […]