Sri Lanka News

Post-LTTE, Jaffna beaches get ready for tourists

For decades it lay at the heart of Sri Lanka's Tamil conflict. Now that the Tamil Tigers have been crushed, Jaffna's once tranquil beaches are getting ready for tourists from far and wide.4:00 AM on July 24

LTTE vanquished, tourism to open up in Sri Lanka's north

The pristine beaches in Sri Lanka's north, where a 25-year ethnic conflict came to an end two months ago following the crushing defeat of the Tamil Tigers, are getting ready to open up to tourism 'in a big way', says an official.11:31 PM on July 23

Red Cross closes offices in eastern Sri Lanka

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has closed its offices in eastern Sri Lanka after the government called on the organisation to scale down its operations now that the war with Tamil Tiger rebels is over, officials said Monday.11:03 PM on July 20

Sri Lankan troops recover Tamil rebel chief's secret documents

Sri Lanka's security forces and police have unearthed secret documents belonging to the deceased leader of Tamil Tiger rebels, a newspaper reported Sunday.10:01 PM on July 19

Vaas to retire from Test cricket

Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas will retire from Test cricket after the third match against Pakistan in Colombo starting Monday.7:00 PM on July 19

163 civilians die at Sri Lanka's relief camps

The Sri Lankan government Friday said 163 people have died between May 15 and July 14 at the relief camps in the country's north.9:00 PM on July 17

Sri Lankan Police nab three LTTE propagandists

The Sri Lankan Police said Thursday that they captured three propagandists of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Eastern Province.10:00 PM on July 16

Pakistan lose Colombo Test too, Sri Lanka lead 2-0

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by seven wickets inside three days in the second cricket Test to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series.9:03 PM on July 14

Conflict over, but Tamil civilians languish in camps

Thirteen-year-old Sopika Surendranathan was injured in a December mortar attack in northern Sri Lanka and remains in a camp meant for tens of thousands of displaced people.1:31 PM on July 14

Major changes in Sri Lanka's military command: Report

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has effected a major reshuffle in the country's military command appointing new army and navy commanders just two months after the military won a decades-long battle against Tamil rebels.6:00 PM on July 12

ICRC to scale down operations in Sri Lanka

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will be closing down its offices in Sri Lanka's east in line with a government order to scale down its operations in the country.3:30 PM on July 09

Tamil rebel kills soldier in Sri Lanka

A lone Tamil rebel killed a soldier in eastern Sri Lanka and injured two in a shootout marking the first military casualties after the guerrilla leadership was crushed six weeks ago, a military spokesman said Sunday.3:00 PM on July 05

Police crack down on Muslim rebels in Sri Lanka

Police launched a crackdown on Muslim militants in eastern Sri Lanka when a deadline to surrender illegal weapons ended, a police spokesman said Sunday.3:00 PM on July 05

Chaminda Vaas to retire from Test cricket

Veteran Sri Lankan cricketer Chaminda Vaas has decided to retire from Test cricket, chief selector Asantha de Mel said Saturday.8:00 PM on July 04

Britain relaxes restrictions on travel to Sri Lanka

The British government has relaxed travel restrictions on its citizens visiting Sri Lanka nearly five weeks after Tamil separatist rebels were defeated to end a more then 30-year war in the South Asian country, the British high commission in Colombo said Friday.9:02 PM on July 03