Sri Lanka ruling party wins huge majority
April 20, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party has won a near two-thirds majority in parliament at national polls, the elections commission said in final …
April 20, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party has won a near two-thirds majority in parliament at national polls, the elections commission said in final …
Apr 21, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's ruling United People's Freedom Alliance of President Mahinda Rajapaksa has won 144 seats just six seats short of a two thirds …
Apr 21, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party has appointed an economist and a banker to parliament while a minority party has …
April 21, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, who cemented his grip on power Wednesday, is set to clash with his arch-rival former army chief …
April 21, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party on Wednesday named plantations minister D.ivermectin M. Jayaratne, a close ally of President Mahinda Rajapakse, …
Apr 21, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's ruling party named its most senior member Disanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne as the prime minister amid speculation that a …
Apr 22, 2010 (LBO) - A senior lawyer, M A Sumanthiran, practising in Sri Lanka's supreme court, court of appeal and commercial high court and district courts …
April 20, 2010 (AFP) - The court martial of Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka was on Tuesday adjourned until after the opening of the country's new …
April 19, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka appeared in the dock at a court martial on Monday for the first time since winning a …
April 16, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's detained ex-army chief and opposition leader Sarath Fonseka is likely to be convicted early next week to prevent him …
LONDON, April 15, 2010 (AFP) - The BBC World Service announced Thursday the resumption of FM programming in Sri Lanka, 14 months after they were taken off air …
April 15, 2010 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Sri Lanka to respect human rights and heal its communal divisions as the island emerges …
April 13, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse Tuesday appealed for unity as the country prepared for its first traditional New Year after the …
JAKARTA, April 12, 2010 (AFP) - Indonesia said Monday that Australia's decision to stop processing asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka will be …
April 11, 2010 (AFP) - It seems Sri Lanka's president, Mahinda Rajapakse, just can't stop winning. His ruling party's landslide triumph in parliamentary …
Apr 10, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother Basil pulled in 425,861 'preferences' from voters becoming a top draw in a parliamentary …
SYDNEY, April 10, 2010 (AFP) - Australia's decision to temporarily block asylum-seekers from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka could face a legal challenge, lawyers …
April 10, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party on Saturday celebrated its landslide victory in the country's first peacetime parliamentary polls since …
GENEVA, April 9, 2010 (AFP) - The UN refugee agency revealed on Friday that it is reviewing the handling of Afghan and Sri Lankan refugees after Australia …
April 9, 2010 (AFP) - Veteran cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya and Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga have won seats in parliament, a local …