Asylum seekers leave Indonesia: official
JAKARTA, December 20, 2009 (AFP) - Fifteen of the Sri Lankan asylum seekers who spent weeks refusing to get off the boat that rescued them near Indonesia have …
JAKARTA, December 20, 2009 (AFP) - Fifteen of the Sri Lankan asylum seekers who spent weeks refusing to get off the boat that rescued them near Indonesia have …
December 17, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse and his main rival in elections next month, former army general Sarath Fonseka, handed in …
BRUSSELS, December 16, 2009 (AFP) - The European Commission on Wednesday granted more aid for tens of thousands of people who fled fighting between Sri Lankan …
Dec 15, 2009 (LBO) – Famous, if fictional detective John Rebus, finely illustrated graphic novels and sensational pulp fiction are billed to make Sri …
December 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's recovery from its decades-long civil war has been marred by graft, violence and a culture of lawlessness, a global …
December 8, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former military chief who led troops to victory over Tamil separatists in May said he fears fugitive rebels will try to …
WASHINGTON, December 7, 2009 (AFP) - A US Senate report warned Monday that Washington risked "losing" Sri Lanka as it recovers from war and called for more …
December 4, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has maintained its ban on journalists reporting the plight of war-displaced civilians who have been allowed out of their …
WASHINGTON, December 4, 2009 (AFP) - A senior US envoy will head to Sri Lanka next week to encourage post-war reconciliation, days after the island nation …
December 2, 2009 (AFP) - Amnesty International on Wednesday pushed Sri Lanka to grant full freedom to 130,000 Tamil civilians who have been allowed out of …
November 30, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will Tuesday allow thousands of civilians to leave state-run camps where they have been detained since the military's …
VAVUNIYA, December 1, 2009 (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Sri Lankan civilians held in state-run camps following the island's ethnic conflict were allowed to …
SYDNEY, November 30, 2009 (AFP) - Australia unveiled Perth on Monday as the venue for the next Commonwealth summit in 2011, as the international club's latest …
November 29, 2009 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan general who led troops to victory over Tamil separatists after decades of war formally announced on Sunday that he …
November 28, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ex-military chief has said he plans to run for the presidency in January elections in a bid to unseat his former boss …
Nov 27, 2009 (LBO) - Achala Jagoda, a parliamentarian representing the National Freedom Front, an ally of the ruling coalition has been appointed the island's …
November 27, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's electoral office said Friday that presidential elections would be held on January 26, with President Mahinda Rajapakse …
November 23, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapakse Monday announced he was calling a snap election to seek a second term, six months after his …
November 24, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former military chief, General Sarath Fonseka, will challenge his ex-boss President Mahinda Rajapakse in upcoming …
November 23, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will hold early presidential elections within months, media minister Anura Yapa told reporters on Monday, after government …