Sri Lanka News

Blast rocks heart of Colombo

A huge blast Monday rocked the crowded Fort area in the heart of the Sri Lankan capital. Casualties are feared.2:01 PM on September 29

Explosion in Colombo's Fort area

A blast shook the busy Fort area in the Sri Lankan capital Monday. There were no details of human casualties.2:00 PM on September 29

One killed, nine wounded in Sri Lanka suicide blast

One civilian was killed and nine people, including four police and three military personnel, were wounded Sunday when a suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber blew himself up targeting an auto-trishaw carrying police personnel in Sri Lanka's restive north, military sources here said.8:02 PM on September 28

UN food convoy for displaced civilians in LTTE-held areas

The United Nations has decided to move a food convoy for tens of thousands of war-displaced civilians in the LTTE-held areas in north Sri Lanka, where heavy fighting is raging between the advancing government troops and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a UN official said.2:31 PM on September 28

Suicide Tiger base bombed in Sri Lanka: defence ministry

The Sri Lankan Air Force Saturday carried out an air raid targeting a suspected 'Black Tiger' (suicide squad) training base in the north, frequented by the rebel outfit's intelligence chief Pottu Amman, defence sources said here Saturday.6:32 PM on September 27

Sri Lankan troops kill over 60 rebels in north

Sri Lankan troops have killed some 65 Tamil rebels in the country's embattled northern region, military officials said Saturday.5:30 PM on September 27

LTTE 'capital' within our firing range: army chief

Sri Lankan Army chief Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka Thursday said soldiers were steadily approaching Kilinochchi, the 'political capital' of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), and that the troops would attack it next week.10:32 PM on September 25

LTTE radar point targeted in night air raid: Sri Lanka

A radar installation of the Tamil Tiger rebels was attacked in a night air attack by Russian-built MI-24 gunship helicopters, the Sri Lankan Air Force said Thursday.12:30 PM on September 25

Struggling Sri Lankan airline gets fresh lease of life

Sri Lanka's state-owned budget airline, reeling under a colossal financial loss, is set to get a new lease of life with the government planning to procure six aircraft from China early next year.6:31 PM on September 24

War jets pound LTTE targets to support advancing troops

Sri Lankan Air Force ground attack fighter jets carried out three air raids Tuesday 'targeting LTTE resistance points' in the country's north in support of advancing government troops, who are facing heavy resistance from the Tamil Tiger rebels.6:31 PM on September 23

65 killed in Sri Lanka fighting: Military

At least 58 Tamil Tiger guerrillas and seven soldiers were killed and some 40 wounded in heavy fighting in the island's north, military officials said Monday.9:30 PM on September 22

Sri Lanka sports minister irked at ban being lifted on ICL players

The Sri Lankan sports minister is reportedly irked at the decision of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) interim committee to revoke the local ban on the national cricketers who have signed contracts with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL).4:33 PM on September 22

Former Sri Lankan president is dead

D.B.Wijetunga, who was Sri Lanka's president for over a year after the assassination of incumbent Ranasinghe Premadasa in 1993, died in a hospital in the central district of Kandy Sunday, officials said here.5:00 PM on September 21

Sri Lanka condemns hotel blast in Islamabad

Sri Lanka Sunday 'unequivocally condemned' the devastating suicide bombing at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad and offered support to Pakistan to combat terrorism.2:30 PM on September 21

Former Sri Lankan president Wijetunga dies

Former Sri Lankan president Dingiri Banda Wijetunga, 91, died Sunday morning in a hospital in the central town of Kandy, hospital sources said. He is survived by his daughter.2:00 PM on September 21