News: Sri Lanka

We have started to collect the most important news related to Sri Lanka in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• July 9th 2009 – May 28th 2009
• May 28th 2009 – May 16th 2009
• May 16th 2009 – April 26th 2009
• April 26th 2009 – April 7th 2009
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• March 4th 2009 – February 8th 2009
• February 6th 2009 – January 20th 2009
• January 18th 2009 – December 1st 2008
• December 1st 2008 – September 19th 2008
• September 18th 2008 – July 16th 2008
• July 11th 2008 – April 25th 2008
• April 24th 2008 – February 26th 2008
• February 25th 2008 – January 10th 2008
• January 9th 2008 – December 4th 2007
• December 2nd 2007 – October 17th 2007
• October 16th 2007 – June 22nd 2007
• June 20th 2007 – April 28th 2007
• April 28th 2007 – March 21st 2007
• March 21st 2007 – January 20th 2007
• January 19th 2007 – November 13th 2006
• November 13th 2006 – September 25th 2006
• September 18th 2006 – August 14th 2006
• August 13th 2006 – July 26th 2006
• July 24th 2006 – June 6th 2006
• June 5th 2006 – April 27th 2006
• April 27th 2006 – March 25th 2006
• March 23rd 2006 – December 29th 2005
• December 28th 2005 – December 4th 2005
• November 29th 2005 – November 12th 2005

Sri Lanka: news

Murali ties mark to hurt England

Sunday, December 2nd 2007, 10:45
related countries: United Kingdom

Muttiah Muralitharan equals Shane Warne's Test wicket record as England slide to 186-6 against Sri Lanka.
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Deadly bomb attacks in Sri Lanka

Wednesday, November 28th 2007, 16:30
related places: Colombo

A bomb kills 16 people in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, hours after a suicide attack left one dead, the army says.
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Children die in Sri Lanka blast

Tuesday, November 27th 2007, 17:55

Tamil rebels say children are among 20 civilians killed in two attacks by the military in northern Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka navy in rebel clash

Friday, November 23rd 2007, 12:37

Sri Lanka's navy battles with boats belonging to the Tamil Tigers off the north west of the island.
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Australia wrap up series victory

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 8:35
related countries: Australia
related places: Hobart

Australia clinch a 2-0 series win against Sri Lanka despite a superb 192 from Kumar Sangakkara in Hobart.
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Cricket: Sri Lanka hopes alive

Monday, November 19th 2007, 7:42
related countries: Australia

Kumar Sangakkara hits an unbeaten century as Sri Lanka reach 247-3 chasing a record 507 for victory in the second Test against Australia.
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Cricket: Australia take control

Sunday, November 18th 2007, 7:43
related countries: Australia
related places: Hobart

Australia take complete control of the second Test in Hobart with Brett Lee taking 4-82 in Sri Lanka's 246 all out.
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Cricket: Australia dominate Test

Friday, November 16th 2007, 7:25
related countries: Australia

Centuries from Phil Jaques and Michael Hussey take Australia to 329-3 in the second Test against Sri Lanka.
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Live - Australia v Sri Lanka

Thursday, November 15th 2007, 23:24

Day three of the second Test is in progress in Hobart.
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US to freeze Tamil charity assets

Thursday, November 15th 2007, 18:01
related countries: United States

The US government is to freeze the assets of a Tamil charity with links to Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka abuse 'rampant' in Gulf

Wednesday, November 14th 2007, 7:20

Gulf states are failing to curb serious abuses of Sri Lankans working as maids, Human Rights Watch says.
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Cricket: Aussies beat S Lanka

Monday, November 12th 2007, 6:23
related countries: Australia
related places: Brisbane

Brett Lee takes four wickets as Australia beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 40 runs in the first Test in Brisbane.
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Cricket: Sri Lanka set for defeat

Saturday, November 10th 2007, 7:40
related countries: Australia

Sri Lanka are bowled out for 211 and then reach 80-2 following on in the first Test against Australia
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Fresh clashes in north Sri Lanka

Saturday, November 10th 2007, 6:50
related places: Vavuniya

The Sri Lankan military says it has killed 17 Tamil Tigers in the northern district of Vavuniya.
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Cricket: Aussies dominate Test

Friday, November 9th 2007, 7:31

Australia hit 551-4 before declaring and reducing Sri Lanka to 31-2 at stumps on day two of the first Test.
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Sri Lanka in false UK visa report

Thursday, November 8th 2007, 16:33
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK refuses to confirm reports that Sri Lanka helped a former Tamil rebel enter the UK on a fake passport.
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Aussies thrive on Jaques century

Thursday, November 8th 2007, 7:42
related countries: Australia

Phil Jaques hits a maiden Test hundred as Australia reach 242-3 on day one against Sri Lanka in Brisbane.
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Aussies thrive on Jaques century

Thursday, November 8th 2007, 7:42
related countries: Australia

Phil Jaques hits a maiden Test hundred as Australia reach 242-3 at stumps against Sri Lanka.
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Heavy fighting in Sri Lanka north

Wednesday, November 7th 2007, 16:35

Dozens of Sri Lankan soldiers and Tamil rebels are killed or wounded in fighting in the north, the two sides say.
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Tamil Tigers bury political chief

Monday, November 5th 2007, 15:53

Tamil Tiger rebels bury one of their top leaders after he was killed by the Sri Lankan military.
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Tamil rebels vow to strike back

Sunday, November 4th 2007, 0:21

The Tamil Tigers vow revenge after the man thought to be their number two dies in a Sri Lankan air force raid.
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Inquiry into Haiti UN sex claims

Saturday, November 3rd 2007, 8:33
related countries: Haiti

Sri Lanka promises to investigate allegations that 108 of its UN peacekeepers in Haiti paid for sex.
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S Lanka troops 'abused Haitians'

Friday, November 2nd 2007, 22:15
related countries: Haiti

The UN sends home 108 of 950 Sri Lankan peacekeepers in Haiti, accusing them of sexual abuse.
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Senior Tamil Tiger leader killed

Friday, November 2nd 2007, 16:39

Sri Lanka's military kills one of the Tamil Tiger rebels' most senior leaders, SP Thamilselvan, in an air raid.
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Clashes 'kill many' in Sri Lanka

Thursday, November 1st 2007, 17:57

Sri Lankan troops and Tamil rebels say they have inflicted heavy casualties on each other in the north.
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Australia name squad for new era

Thursday, November 1st 2007, 7:37
related countries: Australia
related places: Brisbane

Australia name Phil Jaques, Shaun Tait and Brad Hogg in a 13-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Brisbane.
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Sri Lanka 'drops war censorship'

Wednesday, October 31st 2007, 15:26

Sri Lanka's government says it will lift measures to restrict reporting of the civil war, just hours after news of the censorship emerged.
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'Eight Lankan planes' destroyed

Wednesday, October 24th 2007, 11:00

Sri Lanka's prime minister admits that a Tamil Tiger attack on an air force base caused far more damage than previously acknowledged.
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Probe into Lanka air base attack

Tuesday, October 23rd 2007, 12:40

The Sri Lankan military opens an investigation into how a Tamil Tiger suicide squad infiltrated an air force base.
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Rebels attack Sri Lanka air base

Monday, October 22nd 2007, 10:44

Tamil Tigers launch an air and ground attack that leaves nine Sri Lankan military and 20 rebels dead, the government says.
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Sri Lanka troops hunt park rebels

Wednesday, October 17th 2007, 6:39

Sri Lankan troops scour a national park for Tamil Tiger rebels who attacked an army outpost there two days ago.
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