Sri Lanka News

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

27 LTTE guerrillas killed in Sri Lanka

At least 27 Tamil Tiger guerrillas were killed in fighting in northern Sri Lanka Saturday, military officials said Sunday.1:01 PM on September 21

Sri Lankan minister to intervene in Twenty20 selections

Sri Lanka's sports minister is set to intervene in the selection of the national team for the upcoming Twenty20 tournament in Canada, after receiving a complaint from a player who has been left out, officials here said Saturday.12:32 AM on September 21

US initiatives to boost Sri Lanka's regional economy

The US Friday announced the launch of a new multi-year initiative, funded by the USAID, to promote economic growth in Sri Lanka's war-ravaged eastern province.4:01 PM on September 19

Sri Lanka Cricket softens its stand on ICL players

Sri Lanka Cricket's (SLC) interim governing body has softened its stand on national cricketers who have signed contracts with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) and decided to allow them to play in the domestic cricket matches, an SLC official said.1:30 PM on September 19

Former US envoy to Sri Lanka dead

William Howard Wriggins, who was the US ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives in 1977-79, has died, the embassay said Thursday.3:30 AM on September 19

Civilians arriving at Colombo from north to be registered

Sri Lanka Thursday made it obligatory for civilians from the war-ravaged northern districts and living in capital Colombo and its suburbs for the past five years, to register themselves with the police, a police spokesman here said.8:02 PM on September 18

25 Sea Tigers killed, 10 boats destroyed: Navy

At least 25 Tamil Tigers were killed and 10 of their boats destroyed in a major clash Thursday between the Sri Lankan Navy and Sea Tigers in the sea off the northern coast, an official said.8:00 PM on September 18

Sri Lanka Navy, Sea Tigers in major sea clash

A major clash erupted Thursday between the Sri Lankan Navy and Sea Tigers in the sea off the northern coast, and official sources said a Tiger boat had been destroyed.5:00 PM on September 18

Troops geared to face LTTE gas attacks: army

The Sri Lankan Army 'is fully equipped and well geared to face any unacceptable chemical or gas attacks of the enemy', the army headquarters said.2:01 PM on September 18

Prabhakaran hideout bombed, claims Sri Lankan military

The Sri Lankan Air Force Wednesday said it had bombed a hideout frequented by elusive Tamil rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran in northern Sri Lanka.12:02 PM on September 17

One of Prabhakaran's hideouts bombed: Sri Lanka

Supersonic fighter jets of the Sri Lankan Air Force have bombed what is suspected to be 'one of the hideouts of Velupillai Prabhakaran', the elusive leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday morning, defence sources here said.12:00 PM on September 17

Sri Lankan air force pounds rebel targets

Sri Lankan Air Force jets Tuesday carried out four air raids against Tamil Tiger rebels in the country's northern battle zones, an official said.12:33 AM on September 17

Four injured after suspected LTTE bus bombing in Colombo

An alert conductor ordered passengers to quickly get off a bus here Tuesday after noticing a suspicious parcel, which later exploded injuring four people, the military authorities said, blaming the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the blast.5:01 PM on September 16

Body of an Indian found washed ashore in Sri Lanka

The body of an elderly Indian national has been found washed ashore in north Sri Lanka, authorities here said Tuesday.5:00 PM on September 16