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Western Province (Sri Lanka)

Cornered Tigers bare their teeth

vietnamnews.net
3 hrs ago
        

By Inter Press Service correspondents COLOMBO - Cornered by the Sri Lankan army in their northern stronghold of Kilinochchi, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) struck back on Monday with the deadliest weapon in their...

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200 soldiers killed, 997 injured in September in Sri Lanka

xinhuanet.com
20 hrs ago 2 related
        

COLOMBO, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Some 200 soldiers were killed and 997 others were injured during fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels inthe north in September, Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake said on Tuesday. Speaking at...

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nydailynews.com: Authorities believe to have dug up Mob capo William Cutulo. nydailynews.com

Corpse found at Long Island mob dig may be Wild Bill Cutolo

nydailynews.com
20 hrs ago 1 related
        

Searchers unearthed what they believe are the remains of mob capo William (Wild Bill) Cutolo Monday. The corpse was found in a tarp cocoon - the traditional way mob hit men dispose of their kills - with shoe-clad feet sticking...

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'Lanka saved due to prudent measures taken early on'

hindu.com
23 hrs ago
        

Colombo (PTI): The firm measures taken by the Sri Lankan Central bank helped avert any major crisis in the island nation due to the global down turn following collapse of banks in U.S. and other countries, a top official said....

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Etihad extends codeshare with Sri Lankan Airlines

ameinfo.com
22 hrs ago 1 related
        

Etihad Airways is to provide its customers with access to the luxury holiday destination of the Maldives, following an extension of its existing codeshare agreement with Sri Lankan Airlines. Under the extended deal the Abu...

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Vajira: One of the first six to join Army Women’s Corps.

sibernews.com
17 hrs ago
        

Major General Janaka Perera’s wife Vajira, 48, a victim of the suicide bomb attack in Anuradhapura yesterday, was an old girl of Vishaka Vidyalaya, Colombo. She was one of the first six women officers to join the Sri Lanka...

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“Prabakaran using Tamils as shield”

hindu.com
yesterday
        

CHENNAI: If the killing of Sri Lankan Tamils by the Sri Lankan army has to be stopped by Indian intervention, LTTE chief Prabakaran must surrender before the Indian High Commission in Colombo, Janata Party president Subramanian...

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SRI LANKA: Trading Debts Against Carbon Credits?

ipsnews.net
yesterday
        

By Feizal Samath COLOMBO, Oct 7 (IPS) - Little Sri Lanka wants developing countries to be able to trade their debts against the environment destruction and climate change attributed to the developed nations. Piloting the idea...

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Sri Lanka Supreme Court orders to retire all state employees exceeding 60 years of age

colombopage.com
yesterday
        

Oct 07, Colombo: Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ordered the Solicitor General, C.R. De Silva to cancel the Government Gazette notification issued on September 11, 2008 extending the retiring age of state sector employees.

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telegraph.co.uk: At least 23 people were killed in a suicide blast in Sri Lanka telegraph.co.uk

Tamil Tiger suicide blast kills dozens in Sri Lanka

telegraph.co.uk
yesterday 136 related
        

A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber has killed 23 people, including a former army general, and wounded dozens in a blast at an opposition party office in northern Sri Lanka. At least 23 people were killed in a suicide blast...

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