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Western Province (Sri Lanka)

Cornered Tigers bare their teeth

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...

200 soldiers killed, 997 injured in September in Sri Lanka

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...

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

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...

'Lanka saved due to prudent measures taken early on'

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....

Etihad extends codeshare with Sri Lankan Airlines

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...

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

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...

“Prabakaran using Tamils as shield”

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...

SRI LANKA: Trading Debts Against Carbon Credits?

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...

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

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.

Tamil Tiger suicide blast kills dozens in Sri Lanka

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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