Sri Lanka president visits Tamil heartland
JAFFNA, April 1, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse reached out on Thursday to the country's ethnic minority Tamils as he made his first …
JAFFNA, April 1, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse reached out on Thursday to the country's ethnic minority Tamils as he made his first …
March 29, 2010 (AFP) - The wife of Sri Lanka's detained ex-army chief Monday accused authorities of preventing her husband from receiving vital medical …
SYDNEY, March 28, 2010 (AFP) - Australia said Sunday it had transferred 89 asylum seekers from a remote processing island to the mainland for security reasons …
March 23, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Tuesday said it had refused US rap star Akon entry to the island following protests that a music video he produced was …
March 22, 2010 (AFP) - Dozens of unidentified men pelted stones at the headquarters of a private television station in Sri Lanka's capital Monday, causing …
March 18, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan media groups Thursday protested against the arrest of a reporter close to Sarath Fonseka, the detained ex-army chief who …
SINGAPORE, March 18, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has ruled out an early pardon for his election rival Sarath Fonseka and dismissed the …
March 17, 2010 (AFP) - The court martial of Sri Lanka's former army chief was adjourned on Wednesday after judges said they could not hear both of the separate …
March 16, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief, now a sworn political enemy of President Mahinda Rajapakse, faced a military court Tuesday on …
NEW DELHI, March 15, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former chief justice slammed the arrest of ex-army chief and opposition leader Sarath Fonseka on Monday on the …
WASHINGTON, March 11, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka violated human rights last year as it dealt a final blow to Tamil Tiger insurgents and clamped down on media …
March 11, 2010 (AFP) - Six weeks ago Sri Lankan political writer and cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda went missing, and his fate has raised further concerns …
March 11, 2010 (AFP) - Former Sri Lankan army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka will face three charges in a military court, including …
March 8, 2010 (AFP) - India's external intelligence agency tried to undermine Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse at polls in January and wanted him …
March 8, 2010 (AFP) - Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao urged Sri Lanka's leaders to open a new era of stability after the island's civil war by bringing …
March 9, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's outgoing parliament Tuesday approved the extension of a state of emergency until after next month's legislative elections, …
March 7, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka has threatened to go on a hunger strike to protest …
March 6, 2010 (AFP) - India's foreign secretary Nirupama Rao will hold talks with Sri Lanka's president on resolving the grievances of the island's Tamil …
March 6, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Saturday rejected a proposed panel by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to look into alleged war crimes during the …
March 2, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police are to question dozens of military intelligence officers in connection with the internationally condemned assassination …