Politics

One killed in Sri Lanka poll attack: police

January 12, 2010 (AFP) - Gunmen in Sri Lanka on Tuesday opened fire on a bus carrying supporters of the main opposition presidential candidate, killing one …

Sri Lanka public service, rule of law undermined by constitution: rights body

Jan 13, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's post independence constitutions of 1972 and 1978 and the scrapping of the institution of permanent secretaries has usurped the …

Sri Lanka election violence escalates after killing

January 13, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police Wednesday broke up clashes between political activists as violence linked to looming presidential polls escalated …

Sri Lanka president promises Asia’s miracle

Jan 12, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapaksa said he wanted to make Sri Lanka 'Asia's miracle' if elected to a second term and also vowed to …

Sri Lanka president offers pre-vote concessions to Tamils

January 12, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Tuesday offered concessions to ethnic Tamil demands for greater autonomy ahead of elections in which the …

Battle-scarred Tamils emerge as Sri Lankan kingmakers

January 11, 2010 (AFP) - For decades, Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels fought for an independent ethnic homeland.buy flagyl Canada buy flagyl no prescription buy …

Sri Lankan execution video authentic says UN envoy

UNITED NATIONS, January 7, 2010 (AFP) - A UN envoy concluded Thursday that video footage allegedly showing Sri Lankan troops executing Tamil Tiger rebels last …

Sri Lanka slammed by media groups over murdered editor

January 8, 2010 (AFP) - International media rights groups criticised Sri Lanka on Friday for failing to identify the assassins of a top anti-establishment …

Sri Lankan Tiger chief’s father dies in custody: official

January 7, 2010 (AFP) - The elderly father of Sri Lanka's slain Tamil rebel chief Velupillai Prabhakaran has died in military custody, officials said …

Sri Lanka presidential challenger vows press freedom

January 7, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief on Thursday launched his manifesto for the January 26 presidential elections, promising greater press …

Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief gains poll edge with Tamil backing

January 6, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief received a boost to his presidential ambitions Wednesday when minority Tamil parties said they would back …

Sri Lanka’s main Tamil party backs ex-general

January 4, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main minority Tamil party on Monday backed the main opposition presidential candidate, Sarath Fonseka, who as army chief …

Sri Lankan opposition vows to end emergency laws

January 5, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main opposition vowed on Tuesday to immediately end the state of emergency that has been in place on the island for 27 …

Sri Lankan presidential contender woos Tamil voters

January 2, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former military chief Sarath Fonseka took his presidential campaign Saturday to the ethnic heartland of the Tamil Tiger …

Sri Lanka president accused of illegal campaign funding

December 31, 2009 (AFP) - Anti-graft campaign group Transparency International accused Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Thursday of using state …

76 journalists killed in 2009: watchdog

PARIS, December 29, 2009 (AFP) - The number of journalists killed because of their work rose to 76 this year from 60 in 2008, the media rights watchdog …

Sri Lanka takes more time to study war crimes charges

December 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has given legal experts four more months to study a US State Department report cataloging alleged war crimes on …

Sri Lankan migrant dies in Indonesia: official

JAKARTA, December 27, 2009 (AFP) - The body of an asylum seeker who died of a suspected stomach infection in Indonesia will be returned to Sri Lanka this week, …

Sri Lanka threatens legal action over war crimes claim

December 23, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka threatened on Wednesday to take legal action against its former military chief over his claims that troops had committed …

Sri Lanka seizes Tiger rebel ship: navy

December 21, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Monday it had seized a cargo ship suspected of being an arms smuggling vessel used by the defeated Tamil …