31. EPDP Cadre Killed Timing Boucher Visit (June 02, 2006)
As US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Richard Boucher arrived in Colombo, two Eelam People’s Democratic Part (EPDF) cadres were gunned down while a bomb blast at their office in Batticaloa wounded 4 people.<More>

32. LTTE Will Study EU Ban First (June 01, 2006)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) which was slapped by a ban by the European Union (EU) recently said that it will first meet with the main EU interlocutor Norway and study the ban before deciding if it will go to the peace talks.<More>

33. SLMM Says Lanka Army behind Civilian Killings (May 12, 2006)
For the first time, the Sri Lankan Monitoring Mission (SLMM) has acknowledged that the Sri Lankan Army (SLA), sponsored militia, and rebel factions of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have been behind civilian disappearances and extra-judicial killings.<More> 

34. Japan Warns of Civil War (May 11, 2006)
Japanese peace envoy Yasushi Akasi said that Sri Lanka is at the lowest ebb since his involvement in 2002 and on the verge of resumption of civil war among reports that more people have died in April than during several periods of times when “war” was declared.<More> 

35. Lanka Seeks Indian Help to Resume Talks (May 9, 2006)
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and opposition leaders asking for their support to influence the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to resume negotiations again.<More> 

36. Lanka Teeters on the Brink of Civil War (May 3, 2006)
Sri Lanka appeared slowly drifting towards civil war even as last ditch attempts by Norway to negotiate a seaplane transport arrangement for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) negotiators to go to Geneva for the peace talks.<More>

37. LTTE Strikes after Ban Call (April 26, 2006)
A day after the Sri Lanka called on the international community to ban the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), it deployed a suicide bomber to assassinate a senior decorated military commander seen as a hawk wanting stricter action against LTTE.<More>

38. Sri Lanka Wants LTTE Banned (April 25, 2006)
A senior Sri Lankan Government (SLG) functionary accused the LTTE of failure to continue with the peace process and honoring ceasefire agreements and called on the European Union (EU) to follow-through with its threat to ban the outfit.<More>

39. LTTE Withdraws from Geneva Talks (April 17, 2006)
Accusing the Sri Lankan Government (SLG) of creating many “hurdles” and a lack of “conducive environment,” the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has withdrawn from the ongoing Geneva talks scheduled to restart April 19.<More>

40. India Wants “Southern Consensus” in Lanka (April 05, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told former Sri Lankan Prime Minister and current Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe that Lanka needs a “southern consensus” between the two major parties to deal with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).<More>

41. LTTE Break-off Faction Threatens Supporters (April 04, 2006)
A break off faction of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has threatened its supporters of dire consequences if they did not vacate homes and businesses seized by the mainline group from the Muslims of the island in 1990. <More>

42. LTTE Wants Safe Passage (April 01, 2006)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have demanded a safe passage from the Sri Lankan Government (Lanka) to fly out of the only international airport in Colombo to attend April 19-21 negotiations in Switzerland.<More>

43. Caution on Escalating Violence in Lanka (March 27, 2006)
The Sri Lankan Monitoring Mission (SLMM) cautioned both the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) against gradually worsening confrontations.<More>

44. HRW Accuses LTTE (March 16, 2006)
US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is extorting money from Tamil populations settled in Canada, Britain, and Europe often under threat of serious consequences. <More>

45. Lanka and LTTE Agrees for Ceasefire (February 24, 2006)
The Sri Lankan Government (SLG) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) concluded Norway facilitated direct talks in Geneva agreeing to 4 action items and promised to meet again in April. <More>

46. Lanka-LTTE Start Rocky Peace Talks (February 23, 2006)
The peace talks between the Sri Lankan Government (SLG) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) got off to a rocky start as the LTTE objected to the truce accord is changed.<More>

47. UNICEF Accuses LTTE (February 18, 2006)
In response to a call from the United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF), the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) announced that it release 28 child soldiers. <More>

48. Rajapakse Offers Power Sharing (February 15, 2006)
Ahead of talks in Geneva, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said that he does not favor a separate country for the Tamils in the North and East. <More>

49. LTTE Declines Geneva Talks over Kidnap (February 07, 2006)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said that it would not be ready to participate in the Geneva talks by mid-February as previously arranged. <More>

50. Indo-Sri Lanka Agri Collaboration (February 03, 2006)
The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) and Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy (SLCARP) announced a collaborative program to accelerate agricultural research and education. <More>

51. LTTE Condemns Kidnap of 5 Tamils (February 02, 2006)
The LTTE strongly reacted to the abduction of five Tamil aid workers by unidentified men. It said that it could be "Sri Lankan forces or it may be the Karuna group." <More>

52. Sri Lanka and LTTE Agree to Talk (January 27, 2006)
Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) seem to have agreed to resume direct unconditional talks next month in Switzerland. <More>

53. Solheim Restarts Lanka-LTTE Peace Process (January 26, 2006)
Norwegian Minister for International Development Erik Solheim met with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse to bring the Government and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam back to the peace process. <More>

54. US Calls LTTE as "Reprehensible Terrorist Group"  (January 25, 2006)
The United States Under-Secretary of State Nicholas Burns described the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam as a "reprehensible terrorist group" keeping Sri Lanka "on the edge of war." <More>

55. US Calls LTTE as "Reprehensible Terrorist Group"  (January 25, 2006)
The United States Under-Secretary of State Nicholas Burns described the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam as a "reprehensible terrorist group" keeping Sri Lanka "on the edge of war." <More>

56. Tea Workers Back LTTE (January 24, 2006)
Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) operatives ambushed a 10 member foot patrol in Sri Lanka.<More>

57. Speculation on Talks Location (January 24, 2006)
Sri Lanka is to propose names of 5 countries where it would be open to hold talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).  <More>

58. All Lanka Parties Want LTTE Talks (January 21, 2006)
An all party meeting called by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse recommended the resumption of talk with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). <More>

59. More Troops in Trinco (January 20, 2006)
Following the Improvised Explosive Device incident yesterday, Sri Lanka deployed more troops in the strategic port city Trincomalee.  <More>

60. Bomb Explosion in Trincomalee (January 19, 2006)
An improvised explosive device (IED) placed in an abandoned push cart, exploded as a convoy carrying Sri Lankan navy men went by. <More>