Sri Lankan journalist predicted own execution
Posted by agung | Filed under General
A crusading Sri Lankan journalist shot dead last week knew he would be killed — he said so in a dramatic, posthumously published column touching a raw nerve in his war-torn island nation.
Lasantha More >>
Tags: Execution, Journalist, Predicted, Sri Lankan
Sri Lankan troops in heavy clashes with rebels
Posted by agung | Filed under General, World News
Fighting in northern Sri Lanka between government and rebel forces escalated on several fronts Friday, while Tamil Tiger rebels killed seven people in a roadside bombing.
Three members of the Sri Lankan air force and four civilians died More >>
Tags: Heavy Clashes, Rebels, Sri Lankan, Troops
Top Sri Lankan editor shot dead
Posted by agung | Filed under General, World News
The editor of a Sri Lankan newspaper often critical of the government has been shot dead in Colombo.
Police say Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wickramatunga was shot by unidentified gunmen on motorcycles as he drove to work in the city suburbs.
He died from head wounds a More >>
Tags: Editor, Shot Dead, Sri Lankan, Top
Tamil Tigers lose rebel capital to Sri Lankan army
Posted by agung | Filed under General, World News
Tags: Sri Lankan, Tamil, Tigers
