10/02/2011
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Reuters
* More drilling needed to see if commercial-Cairn * Cairn: Sri Lanka's first full hydrocarbon find * Govt expects better bids for remaining Mannar blocks (Adds Cairn confirmation) By Ranga Sirilal
09/30/2011
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AlertNet, Reuters, Trust.org
Suresh was one of 2,140 internally displaced people (IDPs) who returned to Suthanthipuram village in June, after MAG released previously inaccessible land that had been contaminated with 69 anti-personnel landmines and 15 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO). He told us he now hopes to study hard and get a good job to support his grandmother when he gets older.
09/21/2011
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Reuters
MANNAR, Sri Lanka (AlertNet) - Post-war Sri Lanka will need another decade to clear the half million landmines which lie buried under swathes of agricultural and forest land and around villages in the north of the island nation, the head of a demining group said.
09/06/2011
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Reuters
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals jumped 29.6 percent in August from a year earlier with the visitors expect to hit a record high, as the island nation kept attracting more visitors and
09/01/2011
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Reuters
COLOMBO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - In late August, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa lifted the strict wartime emergency laws that drew criticism from the West and India, saying peace since the end of civil war in 2009 made them unnecessary.
Following are the key political risks to watch.
08/28/2011
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Reuters
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's foreign minister left on Sunday on a two-week mission to shore up diplomatic support ahead of a U.N. Human Rights Council meeting, where the Indian Ocean nation is expecting
08/26/2011
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Reuters
(Reuters) - India and Western nations on Friday praised Sri Lanka's lifting of tough wartime emergency laws but an opposition party said it was merely a ploy because the government still has the power Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) at its disposal.
08/26/2011
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Reuters
* Britain, Australia also praise lifting of emergency
* Opposition JVP says not enough
* Anti-terrorism law still in place
08/21/2011
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Reuters
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Angry Sri Lankans killed a police officer on Sunday in the latest outbreak of violence sparked by a fear of nocturnal prowlers known popularly as Grease Devils that has gripped rural
08/12/2011
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Reuters
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Panic over nighttime assaults blamed on grease devils has struck across rural Sri Lanka, leading to the deaths of at least three people this week, prompting women to stay indoors and