Sri Lanka

  • Feb 17, 2010
  • 2 min read

SRI LANKA: Rajapakse targets legislative election win

Opposition parties today launched a campaign to secure 100,000 signatures demanding the release...

Sri Lanka
  • Feb 9, 2010
  • 2 min read

SRI LANKA: Fonseka arrest asserts government control

Military police last night arrested General Sarath Fonseka, the former army commander who opposed...

Sri Lanka
  • Jan 29, 2010
  • 7 min read

SRI LANKA: Divisive election points to clashes ahead

President Mahinda Rajapakse is preparing for a second-six year term of office, having secured 58%...

Sri Lanka
  • Jan 27, 2010
  • 2 min read

SRI LANKA: Rajapakse wins second presidential term

President Mahinda Rajapakse won 57.9% of the vote in yesterday's election, securing him a second...

Sri Lanka
  • Jan 18, 2010
  • 6 min read

SRI LANKA: Clear-cut choice as presidential vote looms

Campaigning is entering its final stages ahead of the January 26 presidential election. The...

Sri Lanka
  • Jan 14, 2010
  • 2 min read

SRI LANKA: Fonseka challenge gathers pace

President Mahinda Rajapakse faced an increasingly strong challenge to his re-election hopes...

Sri Lanka
  • Nov 30, 2009
  • 2 min read

SRI LANKA: Fonseka declares presidential candidacy

Former army chief General Sarath Fonseka yesterday formally declared that he will challenge...

Sri Lanka
  • Nov 24, 2009
  • 1 min read

SRI LANKA: Rajapakse calls early election

President Mahinda Rajapaksa called an early presidential election yesterday.

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