Reports

COLOMBO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka clamped a curfew on a part of Colombo on Wednesday after clashes between Muslims and majority Sinhalese over the building of a mosque left some houses and vehicles burning, witnesses said. There was…

By Scott McDonald COLOMBO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's unfolding peace bid to end nearly two decades of war may be forced onto the back burner if domestic politics is thrown into fresh turmoil by a Supreme Court decision…

The World Food Programme (WFP) has agreed to launch a new project enhancing the assistance to the people in the North and East. According to the Project coordinator the project is expected to cost nearly Rs. 3,500 million out…

For 19 years, northern Sri Lanka was closed to the world as a civil conflict raged, claiming 64,000 lives and displacing more than 800,000 people. In late 2001, both sides declared a ceasefire, and prospects for peace grew. In…

For the past 15 years, the government of Sri Lanka has been fighting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), an insurgent organization demanding a separate state for the country's Tamil minority. Over 50,000 people have died in the…

By Scott McDonald COLOMBO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's volatile east was calm on Saturday after several days of clashes that killed at least 10 people and renewed worries about the strength of a ceasefire between the government and…

GENEVA, 11 October 2002 - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees today appealed for$10 million to help Sri Lankans return to their homes as peace takes hold in the island state following two decades of bloody civil war…

Eastern Sri Lanka is under tight security one day after several people died in the worst clash between police and Tamil Tiger rebels since they signed a cease-fire in February. Residents are on edge on the eastern coast, where people…

by Walter Liyanarachchi Contended with the on-going peace process in Sri Lanka the Japanese government has committed a donation amounting to US $ Five lakhs to meet urgent needs and to embark upon immediate development projects in the north-east, said…

By Scott McDonald COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka, whose north is littered with landmines from two decades of war, hopes to sign an international treaty banning the deadly weapons by the end of the year, a cabinet minister said on…