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Railway workers requested Transport Minister Dallas Alahaperuma to implement trade union proposals t..

A Navy Dvoro craft fired at a flotilla of LTTE boats, around midnight Wednesday, in the seas in Alam..

The CID took into custody three officers of the Agricultural and Agrarian Services Insurance Board o..

The main opposition in Sri Lanka has accused President Mahinda Rajapaksa`s administration of offerin..

Mar 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka Cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to buy fifteen Diesel Multiple Units and 100 passenger carriages for Sri Lanka Railway from China.

Mar 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka stocks ended lower today at the Colombo Bourse in dull trading as most investors showed no interest in trading.

Despite promises to investigate abductions of children by the pro-government Karuna group, Sri Lanka..

Mar 29, Colombo: Despite ongoing violence between the government troops and the LTTE, Sri Lanka’s economy grew by a better-than- expected 7.7 percent last year. This is the highest GDP growth rate recorded for the whole past period.

Mar 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today inaugurated a massive development project to uplift 12,000 villages island-wide in 4000 Grama Niladari Divisions under the ‘Jathika Saviya - Gama Neguma’ program at Hindiyawala in Meerigama in the Gampaha district.

Sri Lanka’s navy said on Thursday it sank three Tamil Tiger boats off the island’s northeast coast, killing over 20 insurgents, but the rebels denied they lost any vessels and said just one fighter died.

Sri Lanka’s navy said on Thursday it sank three Tamil Tiger boats off the island’s northeast coast, killing at least 15 fighters, but the rebels denied they lost any vessels and said just one fighter died.

Sri Lanka came under fresh attack on Thursday for failing to probe the recruitment of child soldiers as the government faced more allegations of abductions and extra-judicial killings.

Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Sri Lanka of failing to probe the recruitment of child soldiers by a Tamil militant group linked to government forces.

Sri Lanka’s navy said on Thursday it sank three Tamil Tiger boats off the island’s northeast coast, killing at least 15 fighters, but the rebels denied they suffered any losses.

Mar 29, Colombo: New York based Human Rights Watch (HRW) today accused both Karuna Group and LTTE Tamil Tigers of abducting and recruiting children as soldiers.

Mar 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka naval fast attack crafts attacked and destroyed three Tiger boats off Alampil in the eastern coast on Wednesday night, the Navy said.

The government yesterday brought Kokkadicholai under its control as security forces stepped up press..

Sri Lanka’s navy said on Thursday it sank three Tamil Tiger boats off the island’s northeast coast, killing between 15 and 18 rebel fighters.

Sri Lanka’s navy said on Thursday it sank three Tamil Tiger boats off the island’s northeast coast, killing between 15 and 18 rebel fighters.

Charl Langeveldt claimed five wickets as Sri Lanka limped to 209 all out in a World Cup Super Eight match against South Africa at the Guyana National Stadium Wednesday.

Mar 28, Colombo: The Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan has established diplomatic relationships with Sri Lanka with the appointment of Dr. Tamerian Karayev as the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Sri Lanka.

Mar 28, Colombo: The Sri Lankan army this morning captured a key stronghold of Tigers in Kokkadicholai in Batticaloa making one more milestone in the military’s forward march.

Sri Lanka were 163-5 after 40 overs against South Africa in their World Cup Super Eights match at Providence here on Wednesday.

Mar 28, Colombo: Following Tigers’ air raid on Katunayake Air Force base, Sri Lanka has set up a hot line to seek information about the aircrafts operated by the LTTE.

Mar 28, Colombo: The Standard Newspaper Group today announced that it decided to suspend the publishing of the ‘Maubima’ and ‘Sunday Standard’ newspapers from this week due to lack of funds.