Sri Lanka

  • Apr 7, 2008
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SRI LANKA: Tamil conflict claims another minister

The air force today attacked a rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) base.

Sri Lanka
  • Apr 3, 2008
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SRI LANKA: Concerns over economy grow

Fitch Ratings today downgraded the Sri Lanka sovereign credit to B+ from BB-, becoming the latest...

Sri Lanka
  • Mar 17, 2008
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SRI LANKA: Changing donor alliances bolster Colombo

Eastern Province council elections will take place in May, the Election Commission confirmed on...

Sri Lanka
  • Feb 20, 2008
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SRI LANKA: Conflict poses threat to growth

Standard and Poor's on February 15 downgraded its credit rating for the Sri Lankan economy from...

Sri Lanka
  • Feb 4, 2008
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SRI LANKA: President is defiant on independence day

President Mahinda Rajapakse today claimed to be achieving "unprecedented" victories against...

Sri Lanka
  • Jan 10, 2008
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SRI LANKA: LTTE responds to ceasefire withdrawal

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) today expressed "shock and disappointment" with the...

Sri Lanka
  • Jan 8, 2008
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SRI LANKA: Bomb kills minister outside Colombo

A roadside bomb today killed Minister for Nation Building DM Dassanayake, according to the...

Sri Lanka
  • Jan 3, 2008
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SRI LANKA: Colombo withdraws from 2002 ceasefire

The government yesterday formally withdrew from the 2002 ceasefire agreement it reached with the...

Sri Lanka