Sri Lanka ruling party sweeps polls
April 09, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's ruling party claimed victory Friday as results showed a sweeping victory though re-polling in two districts over poll …
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.Sri Lanka votes in poll set to cement president’s hold
April 8, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankans were voting Thursday in a parliamentary poll that is widely expected to see President Mahinda Rajapakse's ruling party march …
Sri Lanka vote marred by violence, intimidation: monitors
April 8, 2010 (AFP) - A shooting incident and reports of intimidation -- mostly by ruling party supporters -- marred Thursday's parliamentary elections in Sri …
Indonesia moves to ‘solve’ migrant stand-off
MERAK, April 7, 2010 (AFP) - Indonesia moved Wednesday to end a six-month stand-off with scores of Sri Lankan migrants who have refused to leave a rickety boat …
Sri Lankan president eyes new political dynasty
April 7, 2010 (AFP) - South Asia is no stranger to political dynasties, and Thursday's parliamentary polls in Sri Lanka could mark President Mahinda …
Sri Lanka elections not free and fair: opposition
April 7, 2010 (AFP) - On the eve of Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections, the main opposition accused the ruling party Wednesday of campaign abuses and said it …
Sri Lanka war-zone doctor stands for parliament
April 6, 2010 (AFP) - A doctor who drew world attention to civilian deaths during the Sri Lankan army's defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels last year is to contest …
Oil Move
Apr 06, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to broaden its search for offshore oil and offer more exploration blocks in the Cauvery Basin in the island's north as well …
Sri Lanka president seen strengthened by election
April 5, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, accused by critics of stifling dissent and persecuting the opposition, looks set to consolidate …
Sri Lanka military on alert ahead of vote: police
April 4, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka placed nearly 20,000 troops on alert to reinforce police as violence escalated ahead of parliamentary elections, a police …
Sri Lanka detained writer probed for radical links: police
April 3, 2010 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan woman taken into custody last month for writing books about her conversion to Islam for Buddhism is being investigated for …
Detained Sri Lanka writer probed for radical links: police
April 3, 2010 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan woman taken into custody last month for writing books about her conversion to Islam from Buddhism is being investigated for …
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 …
Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief could die in custody: wife
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 …
Sri Lankans among failed Australia asylum seekers moved for security
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 …
Sri Lanka blocks US rapper Akon: official
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 …
Sri Lanka private TV station stoned ahead of vote: police
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 …
Protest over arrest of Sri Lanka reporter linked to Fonseka
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 …
Sri Lanka’s Rajapakse rejects early pardon for Fonseka
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 …
Sri Lanka trial of ex-army chief adjourned
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 …