OTHER NEWS Ferial passed the area minutes before Bomb kills 11 civilians Bomb blast in Ampara. Sri Lanka Dozens reported dead as Sri Lankan army pushes into rebel areas    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend Sri Lanka Foreign minister is schedule to leave for Egypt Sunil C. Perera 26-03-2008 Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama is schedule to leave for Egypt to attend the 2nd Ministerial meeting of the Asia Middle East Dialogue. The two day summit would start on 5th of next month in Sharam El Sheikh. The first meeting of this summit was held in Singapore in 2005 with a vision to realize greater understanding between the Asia and the Middle East at both government and non governmental levels. This year’s summit would be attended by nearly 20 ministers of Foreign Affairs from Asia and the Middle East as well as political dignitaries, senior policy makers and diplomatic. The summit would also facilitate to leading industrialists and businessmen of the both region to have one to one meeting. Minister Bogollagama is to meet his counterparts from the Asia and the Middle East and to have talks to strengthen Sri Lankan ties with them. During the visit the Minister will also call on the Egyptian President, Prime Minister and several other ministers there. Minister Bogollagama will also address on the subject of counter terrorism at the Asian Study Centre in Cairo. Print Version | Email to friend

Ferial passed the area minutes before Fri, 09-05-2008 18:00:00 Minister Ferial Ashraff had just passed through the area where an explosion had occurred in Ampara. The Minister was safe. ... |FULL STORY|

Bomb kills 11 civilians Fri, 09-05-2008 18:00:00 Defense sources confirmed that LTTE exploded a bomb inside the "New City Cafe" in Ampara town around 5.45 p.m today. Military spokesperson Brigadier Udaya Nanyakkara confirmed 11 death and 29 persons wounded. According to reports the bomb was a parcel bomb, which was kept in the café in Ampara town near the main bus stand. This is another cowardly attempt of the LTTE terrorists to disrupt the normalcy in the area as the government scheduled to head the provincial council electio... |FULL STORY|

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Bomb blast in Ampara. Fri, 09-05-2008 14:00:00 A powerful bomb blast occured in the Ampara town around 5.40 pm. Wait for details.... |FULL STORY|

Sri Lanka Dozens reported dead as Sri Lankan army pushes into rebel areas afp Fri, 09-05-2008 14:00:00 Helicopter gunships provided air cover Friday for ground troops advancing into rebel areas of northern Sri Lanka where at least 30 rebel guerrillas were killed, the defence ministry said. Airforce Mi-24 helicopters flew support as soldiers moved on Alankulam, in Mannar district, killing 15 rebels and injuring 20, a ministry statement said. The military said three soldiers died and five were wounded in the pre-dawn attack. However, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)... |FULL STORY|

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