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PNG arrests suspected Tamil Tigers
16:22:52, 2 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Papua New Guinea intelligence officials have arrested twelve Sri Lankan men, alleged to be planning to go to Australia using falsified documents.
Civilians killed in clash with Sri Lankan forces
07:56:10, 1 September 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers say five civilians, including two children, have been killed after security forces shelled a village in the island's rebel-held north.
Tamil Tigers suspected in Sri Lankan bomb
18:12:45, 30 August 2008, Radio Australia News
A bomb has exploded in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, wounding at least 40 people.
Sri Lanka's ruling party sweeps local polls
18:40:06, 24 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka's ruling party swept two local councils in an election seen as a referendum on the administration's war against Tamil rebels.
Sri Lanka holds provincial polls amid military push
17:51:06, 23 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka is holding provincial elections amid high security with 25 thousand police deployed to guard polling booths in two provinces voting to elect the highest level of local government.
Sri Lankan army claims to have captured rebel base
21:07:07, 17 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The Sri Lankan army says some 50 Tamil Tiger fighters and 7 soldiers were killed when troops successfully captured a massive training base for the rebels.
Violence in Sri Lanka's north
20:09:10, 12 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lankan security forces have killed 26 Tamil Tiger rebels and lost 6 of their own soldiers, in the latest fighting in the north of the island.
Heavy fighting claims more lives in northern Sri Lanka
20:28:55, 4 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka's defence ministry says heavy fighting across the north has left at least 35 Tamil Tiger rebels dead.
Food, terrorism pacts as South Asian summit ends
03:33:17, 4 August 2008, Radio Australia News
South Asian leaders have ended a two-day summit with a joint call to fight terrorism, and with a new pact on food security to counter rising prices.
Sri Lanka orders ban on web porn
01:57:14, 4 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajakapse has ordered an immediate ban on pornographic websites, to stop children being exposed to adult content.
Sri Lankan troops fight their way into Tamil territory
09:19:26, 3 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka's Defence Ministry says infantry have penetrated deep into Tamil rebel territory in the north of the island.
South Asian leaders discuss food security
09:18:55, 1 August 2008, Radio Australia News
South Asian foreign ministers have discussed details of a plan to fight hunger in the region, including building a common food grains reserve.
Sri Lanka to cut Middle East maid numbers
11:52:41, 31 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka says it will cut the number of maids it sends to the Middle East, citing increased complaints of abuse.
Sri Lankan government continues offensive despite ceasefire offer
12:00:16, 28 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka's government is ignoring a Tamil Tiger's offer of a 10-day unilateral ceasefire, and is continuing a military offensive in the north of the country.
Sri Lanka deploys 12,000 additional police for South Asian meet
01:52:32, 25 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka says it is deploying 12 thousand more police to guard South Asian leaders who will be in Colombo for a regional summit next week.
Sri Lankan military dismisses rebel ceasefire
15:57:24, 23 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka's government has dismissed a declaration by Tamil Tiger rebels of a brief unilateral ceasefire from July 26, saying an offensive against rebel positions in the north is continuing.
Sri Lanka rejects rebel ceasefire for SAsia summit
22:20:15, 22 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka's government has rejected a unilateral ceasefire announced by the country's separatist Tamil Tigers.
Sri Lanka rebels declare ceasefire for SAsia summit
19:16:52, 22 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have declared a unilateral ceasefire for the duration of a summit of South Asian leaders.
Rebel forces gradually collapsing: Sri Lankan army chief
16:39:58, 19 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka's army chief says his forces have wiped out two-thirds of the Tamil Tigers' military capability, and the decades-old conflict with the rebels is at its tail-end.
Fighting kills 30 Tamil Tiger rebels
17:23:47, 13 July 2008, Radio Australia News
At least 30 Tamil Tiger rebels and two government soldiers have been killed in fresh fighting in the island's embattled north.
Sri Lanka opposition blames army for attacks on media
03:23:17, 9 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka's military chief has been accused of orchestrating violent attacks on journalists critical of the government's battle against Tamil separatists.
Sri Lanka's rebel Tigers pay homage to 356 suicide bombers
00:56:41, 7 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lanka's rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has commemorated 21 years of the practice of suicide bombings.
Government troops kill 35 rebels in Sri Lanka's north
19:58:17, 5 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Sri Lankan troops shot dead another 35 Tamil Tiger rebels and lost one of their own soldiers in fresh fighting in the island's north.
British diplomat beaten in Sri Lanka
12:21:56, 1 July 2008, Radio Australia News
A senior British High Commission officer in Sri Lanka has been beaten and his car smashed by unidentified attackers.
Sri Lanka military attacks rebel bunkers
03:30:01, 18 June 2008, Radio Australia News
The Sri Lankan military says it has killed at least 11 Tamil Tiger rebels in the north of the country.
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