Tag: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka humbles Zimbabwe in first ODI
Prolific off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan sparked a Zimbabwe collapse as Sri Lanka won their first one-day international by six wickets in Harare overnight.[MORE]
Sri Lanka takes Tiger defences: military
Sri Lankan security forces have captured a key defence position from Tamil Tiger rebels after six days of intense and bloody fighting. [MORE]
Sri Lanka steps up air strikes after capturing town
Sri Lanka has stepped up air attacks against suspected rebel targets in the island's north, a day after ground troops re-captured a highly strategic town, the defence ministry said.[MORE]
Sri Lanka army 'seizes entire west coast'
Sri Lanka's military said troops had seized the entire western coast of the Indian Ocean island, capturing the key Pooneryn area where Tamil Tiger rebel artillery had kept soldiers at bay since 1993.[MORE]
Sri Lankan forces enter Tamil Tiger stronghold
The Sri Lankan Government says its armed forces have entered a strategically important town in the north of the country. [MORE]
Sri Lanka sea battle claims 14 rebels
There has been a sea battle off the northern Jaffna peninsula between the Sri Lankan navy and Tamil Tiger guerillas, with both sides claiming successes.[MORE]
Devastating tsunami had a predecessor
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A full-sized forerunner to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region between 500 and 700 years ago, a study suggests.[MORE]
Tamil Tigers bomb Sri Lankan capital
Sri Lanka's Defence Ministry says Tamil Tiger rebels have launched air strikes on the capital and an army base in the country's north.[MORE]
England invites West Indies to replace Sri Lanka for tour
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has invited West Indies to replace Sri Lanka in a tour of England next April and May for a Test series and one-day internationals.[MORE]
ICB withdraws financial help for Sri Lanka
The Indian Cricket Board (ICB) has withdrawn the offer of a financial package to help neighbours Sri Lanka in a row between the two countries, according to a report.[MORE]
Tamil Tiger boats attack Sri Lankan ships
A military spokesman in Sri Lanka says naval forces have destroyed two boats used by Tamil Tiger rebels to attack merchant shipping off the island's north coast. [MORE]
Sri Lankan asylum seekers detained in East Timor
Authorities in East Timor have detained 16 Sri Lankans and four Indonesians who were trying to make their way to Australia by boat. [MORE]
UN aid convoy reaches rebel-controlled Sri Lanka
A United Nations convoy has reached a rebel-controlled part of northern Sri Lanka to deliver food supplies to more than 200,000 displaced people. [MORE]
People-smuggling 'still AFP priority'
The Australian Federal Police says it continues to work actively overseas to disrupt people smuggling operations. [MORE]
Australia urged to list Tamil Tigers as terrorists
Australia is considering formally declaring Sri lanka's separatist Tamil Tigers a terrorist group, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said, calling for a political solution to the island's civil war.[MORE]
War not the answer in Sri Lanka: Smith
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith has told his Sri Lankan counterpart that military action alone will not solve its bloody dispute with Tamil separatists.[MORE]
Sri Lanka set to ink lucrative IPL deal
Sri Lankan officials will head to India next week to finalise a $40 million deal with the Indian Premier League (IPL), the country's sports minister has said.[MORE]
Govt condemns latest Sri Lankan bombing
The Federal Government has condemned the suicide bombing in Sri Lanka which killed 26 people and injured more than 65.[MORE]
Sri Lanka suicide blast kills 26
A Sri Lankan suicide bomber has killed 26 people in the north-central town of Anuradhapura.[MORE]
Sri Lankan Govt eases aid restrictions
Two weeks ago the Sri Lankan Government ordered aid workers out of the strife-torn north of the country.[MORE]
60 Tamil Tigers killed in fierce battles: military
The Sri Lankan military says 60 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in fighting, which has left three Government soldiers dead. [MORE]
Sri Lankan Govt wants to grow its own marijuana
Facing a lack of the fresh weed for use in traditional medical preparations, the Sri Lankan Government wants to grow its own marijuana.[MORE]
Aid workers pull out of Nth Sri Lanka
International aid workers have evacuated Sri Lanka's north, where government forces are pursuing a major offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels.[MORE]
Sri Lankan protesters block UN withdrawal
The United Nations in Sri Lanka says hundreds of protesters are continuing to block UN offices inside rebel-held territory in the north, preventing its workers from leaving the area.[MORE]
Chanderpaul tops list of ICC award winners
West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul was named the 2008 International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricketer of the Year at an awards ceremony in Dubai, while no Australian players picked up an accolade.[MORE]
