Sri Lanka ex-army chief vows to fight from jail
October 4, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's jailed ex-military chief and opposition leader Sarath Fonseka vowed to fight for democracy as he was escorted out of prison …
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.Sri Lanka ex-army chief rejects clemency plea: wife
October 1, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's jailed ex-military chief Sarath Fonseka, who fell out with the president after the army's crushing defeat of Tamil rebels, …
Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief begins jail sentence
September 30, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, who led troops to victory over Tamil rebels to end a decades-long civil war, on Thursday …
Sri Lanka president confirms 30 month jail for ex-army chief
September 30, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has confirmed the 30-month jail term imposed on former army chief Sarath Fonseka following his conviction by a …
Sri Lankans among Sydney rooftop protesters: refugee activist
SYDNEY, September 21, 2010 (AFP) - A group of protesting asylum-seekers Tuesday threatened to leap from the roof of a Sydney detention centre where a Fijian …
Sri Lanka releases Economist magazine
Sept 16, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has allowed its citizens to read the latest issue of The Economist magazine, which carries a story on a controversial change in …
Info on Tamil refugees stolen in Canada break-in
MONTREAL, September 13, 2010 (AFP) - Information about the 492 Tamils refugees who arrived in Canada last month aboard a cargo ship has been stolen from a …
Campaigners seek more reactive UN rights council
GENEVA, September 12, 2010 (AFP) - Five years after the Human Rights Council was set up, the United States, once among its biggest critics, has now confirmed …
Sri Lanka’s constitution changes draw US concern
WASHINGTON, September 11, 2010 (AFP) - The United States on Saturday expressed concern over changes to the Sri Lankan constitution, which strengthened the …
Sri Lanka ministers hails new powers for president
September 9, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan ministers on Thursday denied that the president now enjoyed dictatorial powers under a post-war constitutional revamp, but …
Sri Lanka president set to cement grip
September 7, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's parliament will vote Wednesday on constitutional reforms enabling President Mahinda Rajapakse to seek a third term, in …
Sri Lanka changes constitution, lifts term limits
Sept 08, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's parliament has changed the constitution, lifting term limits for the president with 161 votes or 11 seats more than a …
Sri Lanka Supreme Court backs president’s third-term bid
September 7, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Mahinda Rajapakse to run for a third term in office, saying the …
Sri Lanka civil society organizations oppose constitutional change
Sept 06, 2010 (LBO) - Civil society organization representing several interest groups in Sri Lanka have come out against proposed changes to the constitution …
Sri Lanka breakdown of remaining democracy slammed by newspapers
Sept 05, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's main English weeklies have slammed a proposed change to the country's constitution as the latest in a long list of moves by …
Expanding Gas
Sept 01, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan liquid petroleum gas (LPG) supplier Laugfs Gas is to expand with plans for regional storage facilities in the north and south, …
Sri Lanka supreme court takes up constitutional changes
August 31, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Tuesday began assessing a draft bill that would amend the island's constitution to allow President Mahinda …
Sri Lanka cabinet backs constitution change for president
August 30, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's cabinet on Monday backed changing the constitution to allow President Mahinda Rajapakse to run for office for a third term, …
Australia in political limbo after voters punish PM
SYDNEY, August 22, 2010 (AFP) - Australia was in political limbo Sunday after voters punished Prime Minister Julia Gillard for deposing her predecessor two …
Australia hung parliament ‘more and more likely’: officials
SYDNEY, August 21, 2010 (AFP) - Australia faced the "more and more likely" prospect of a hung parliament Saturday, with neither the government nor the …