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.

World news related to Sri Lanka – overview

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• May 24th 2013 – January 10th 2013
• January 9th 2013 – October 7th 2012
• October 5th 2012 – July 13th 2012
• June 19th 2012 – March 26th 2012
• March 25th 2012 – November 29th 2011
• November 24th 2011 – July 24th 2011
• July 24th 2011 – June 16th 2011
• June 16th 2011 – May 19th 2011
• May 18th 2011 – March 5th 2011
• March 3rd 2011 – December 26th 2010
• December 25th 2010 – October 15th 2010
• October 14th 2010 – August 7th 2010
• August 5th 2010 – June 6th 2010
• June 3rd 2010 – March 17th 2010
• March 16th 2010 – January 22nd 2010
• January 21st 2010 – November 21st 2009
• November 20th 2009 – September 25th 2009
• September 22nd 2009 – July 14th 2009
• July 12th 2009 – May 25th 2009
• May 24th 2009 – May 10th 2009
• May 9th 2009 – April 16th 2009
• April 15th 2009 – March 5th 2009
• March 5th 2009 – February 3rd 2009
• February 3rd 2009 – January 2nd 2009
• January 1st 2009 – October 15th 2008
• October 9th 2008 – July 16th 2008
• July 11th 2008 – April 8th 2008
• April 7th 2008 – January 29th 2008
• January 28th 2008 – December 15th 2007
• December 14th 2007 – October 16th 2007
• October 15th 2007 – June 6th 2007
• June 6th 2007 – April 4th 2007
• April 3rd 2007 – February 8th 2007
• February 8th 2007 – November 10th 2006
• November 10th 2006 – August 31st 2006
• August 30th 2006 – August 5th 2006
• August 4th 2006 – June 15th 2006
• June 12th 2006 – April 26th 2006
• April 26th 2006 – February 2nd 2006
• February 1st 2006 – December 14th 2005
• December 14th 2005 – November 12th 2005

Sri Lanka: news

Sri Lanka v Pakistan latest score

Sunday, July 12th 2009, 7:57
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Colombo

Sri Lanka take on Pakistan in the second Test in Colombo.
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Sri Lanka orders cuts in aid work

Thursday, July 9th 2009, 15:20

The Sri Lankan government tells international relief agencies to cut back their activities following the defeat of Tamil rebels in May.
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Red Cross scales back in S Lanka

Thursday, July 9th 2009, 10:35

The International Committee of the Red Cross says Sri Lanka has told it to scale back operations as "the war is now over".
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S Lanka medics recant on deaths

Wednesday, July 8th 2009, 21:43

Doctors who worked in Sri Lanka's war zone say Tamil Tiger rebels forced them to exaggerate civilian casualty numbers.
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Sri Lanka dengue fears - clean up your puddles or face jail

Tuesday, July 7th 2009, 16:07

The Sri Lankan government threatens to jail people who do not clean up water puddles as part of a drive against dengue fever.
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Sri Lanka stun Pakistan in opener

Tuesday, July 7th 2009, 8:55
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Galle

Spinner Rangana Herath takes four wickets as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 50 runs in the first Test in Galle.
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Yousuf gives Pakistan initiative

Sunday, July 5th 2009, 12:52
related countries: Pakistan

Mohammad Yousuf scores a century give Pakistan the upper hand in the first Test in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka v Pakistan live score

Friday, July 3rd 2009, 18:21
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Galle

Sri Lanka face Pakistan in Galle in the first match of a three-Test series.
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'Tamil unit' for Sri Lanka's army

Monday, June 29th 2009, 15:48

Sri Lanka's army is to establish an ethnic Tamil regiment for the first time, the minister for national reconciliation tells the BBC.
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Still expanding

Monday, June 29th 2009, 0:09

Sri Lankan army gets bigger yet the war has been won
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S Lanka camp young 'malnourished'

Friday, June 26th 2009, 15:11

The malnutrition reported among children in Sri Lanka's camps for the displaced are a cause for concern, a UN official says.
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Sri Lankan astrologer arrested after predicting president's fall

Friday, June 26th 2009, 11:48

The authorities in Sri Lanka have arrest a popular astrologer who predicted that the president will be ejected from office, police say.
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S Lanka 'accepts' Tamil aid ship

Thursday, June 25th 2009, 4:53
related countries: India

Indian officials say Sri Lanka has agreed to accept an aid cargo from Europe for Tamil civilians displaced in the civil war.
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Pakistan celebrates cricket win

Monday, June 22nd 2009, 10:58
related countries: Pakistan

Thousands of people across Pakistan celebrate victory over Sri Lanka in the World Twenty20 cricket final.
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Pakistan power to Twenty20 glory

Sunday, June 21st 2009, 17:19
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets to win the ICC World Twenty20 in an exciting finish at Lord's.
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Live text - World Twenty20 final

Sunday, June 21st 2009, 13:16
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan win the World Twenty20 final, beating Sri Lanka by eight wickets at Lord's.
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Live text - World Twenty20 final

Sunday, June 21st 2009, 13:16
related countries: Pakistan

Sri Lanka will bat first against Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final at Lord's after winning the toss.
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Live text - ICC World Twenty20

Friday, June 12th 2009, 12:03
related countries: India

West Indies chase 154 to beat India at Lord's as Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the the World Twenty20 Super Eights.
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UN concern over Sri Lanka camps

Thursday, June 11th 2009, 11:19

Most of Sri Lanka's displaced could still be in government camps in a year, a UN official tells the BBC, quoting army sources.
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More Sri Lankan displaced go home

Tuesday, June 9th 2009, 9:25

Two thousand people are being resettled in their villages in Sri Lanka's north-west after being displaced by the civil war.
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Australia defeats mystify Ponting

Monday, June 8th 2009, 20:48
related countries: Australia

Captain Ricky Ponting is at a loss to explain how Australia were bundled out of the ICC World Twenty20 following heavy defeats by West Indies and Sri Lanka.
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Live text - World Twenty20

Monday, June 8th 2009, 12:04
related countries: Australia, Bangladesh

Sri Lanka need to score 160 to knock Australia out of the World Twenty20 after Ireland beat Bangladesh by six wickets.
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Sri Lanka navy confirms aid cargo

Sunday, June 7th 2009, 15:23

Sri Lanka says it has found only food, medical items and similar goods on board a ship sent by Tamil expatriate groups in Europe.
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Sri Lanka holds 'Tamil aid ship'

Friday, June 5th 2009, 7:51
related countries: United Kingdom

The Sri Lankan navy seizes a ship sent by Tamil groups in the UK carrying supplies bound for the north of the country.
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Red Cross concerned for hostage

Friday, June 5th 2009, 4:56
related countries: Philippines
related places: Jolo

A day after a Sri Lankan hostage was freed in the Philippines, the Red Cross expresses concern for its staff member held for five months in Jolo.
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Sri Lanka doctors 'to be tried'

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 19:44

A group of doctors who worked in Sri Lanka's rebel-held war zone face trial on charges of collaborating with Tamil rebels.
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UN rejects Sri Lanka toll cover-up

Tuesday, June 2nd 2009, 6:16

The UN secretary general rejects claims that the UN covered up a high civilian death toll during the last phase of conflict in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lankan journalist assaulted

Monday, June 1st 2009, 22:51

A Sri Lankan journalist who campaigns for media freedom is abducted and beaten by unidentified attackers.
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Sri Lanka Tamils 'facing misery'

Monday, June 1st 2009, 3:43

Hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians displaced in northern Sri Lanka should be resettled quickly, a political leader says.
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Sri Lanka rules out outside probe

Sunday, May 31st 2009, 11:38

Sri Lanka dismissses calls for an independent inquiry into claims of war crimes by the military, saying its own courts will investigate.
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Calls mount for Sri Lanka probe

Sunday, May 31st 2009, 9:36

Amnesty International calls for an urgent inquiry into claims of civilian deaths in the last days of the Sri Lankan war.
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Sri Lanka rejects deaths report

Friday, May 29th 2009, 17:21

Sri Lanka strongly denies allegations that more than 20,000 civilians were killed in recent fighting against Tamil rebels.
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Tamil Tiger chief's parents found

Thursday, May 28th 2009, 14:42

Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's parents have been found in a camp in northern Sri Lanka, the army says.
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Colombo hails UN 'diplomatic win'

Thursday, May 28th 2009, 10:33

Sri Lanka's government hails a "diplomatic victory" after heading off moves to investigate alleged war crimes in the country.
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UN supports Sri Lanka aid effort

Wednesday, May 27th 2009, 18:45

The UN offers support for humanitarian efforts in Sri Lanka, but fails to appease human rights groups and aid agencies.
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Colombo to 'rehabilitate' rebels

Wednesday, May 27th 2009, 5:33

The Sri Lankan military says that several thousand suspected Tamil Tiger rebels will undergo "rehabilitation".
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UN call for Sri Lanka war probe

Tuesday, May 26th 2009, 18:29

The UN's human rights chief calls for an independent inquiry into alleged atrocities during Sri Lanka's bloody civil war.
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Sri Lanka rejects Tamil Tiger offer

Tuesday, May 26th 2009, 11:38

Sri Lanka dismisses a Tamil Tiger offer to enter politics, as a United Nation panel prepares to discuss aid needs.
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Tamil areas to hold local polls

Monday, May 25th 2009, 15:44

Sri Lanka announces municipal elections for two towns in the war-torn north - the first for more than a decade.
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