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 …
September 7, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's parliament will vote Wednesday on constitutional reforms enabling President Mahinda Rajapakse to seek a third term, in …
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 …
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 …
Sept 06, 2010 (LBO) - Civil society organization representing several interest groups in Sri Lanka have come out against proposed changes to the constitution …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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, …
SYDNEY, August 22, 2010 (AFP) - Australia was in political limbo Sunday after voters punished Prime Minister Julia Gillard for deposing her predecessor two …
SYDNEY, August 21, 2010 (AFP) - Australia faced the "more and more likely" prospect of a hung parliament Saturday, with neither the government nor the …
August 19, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka said Thursday he expects the government to put him behind bars to end his political career …
REYKJAVIK, August 19, 2010 (AFP) - After Iceland's near-economic collapse laid bare deep-seated corruption, the country aims to become a safe haven for …
Aug 19, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to extend a deal with Iran to buy two million metric tonnes of crude oil a year with a 120-day interest free credit facility, …
VANCOUVER, August 17, 2010 (AFP) - A Canadian tribunal on Tuesday ordered continued detention for the first person interviewed in a group of 492 Tamil asylum …
VANCOUVER, August 17, 2010 (AFP) - Canadian authorities are investigating whether Sri Lankan rebels financed the passage of nearly 500 Tamil refugees to Canada …
August 15, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka will appeal against a court martial conviction that stripped him of his rank, pension and …
MONTREAL, August 15, 2010 (AFP) - A Tamil man who travelled with hundreds of other Sri Lankan migrants aboard a cargo ship bound for Canada died during the …
ESQUIMALT, August 14, 2010 (AFP) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan Tamil migrants who arrived aboard a rusty cargo ship were in good condition after their three-month …
VICTORIA, August 14, 2010 (AFP) - Hundreds of Tamils seeking asylum from Sri Lanka sailed into Canada on Friday under the scrutiny of authorities, who vowed to …
August 14, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has formally stripped former army chief Sarath Fonseka of his rank, medals and pension after his conviction by a …