Sri Lanka’s ex-military says will ‘restore’ human rights
November 20, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former top military officer who resigned last week promised on Friday to "fight for democracy" amid reports he will …
November 20, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former top military officer who resigned last week promised on Friday to "fight for democracy" amid reports he will …
November 20, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has released more than half of the thousands of displaced civilians held in government camps after the end of the country's …
November 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse Sunday asked his supporters for more time to announce dates for snap elections as he faced an …
JAKARTA, November 15, 2009 (AFP) - A group of 22 Sri Lankan asylum seekers who left an Australian customs ship to come ashore in Indonesia will be allowed to …
ANURADHAPURA, November 14, 2009 (AFP) - Large flag-waving crowds greeted Myanmar's junta leader General Than Shwe on Saturday as he toured an ancient city in …
KANDY, November 13, 2009 (AFP) - Dozens of dancers, drummers and three elephants greeted Myanmar's reclusive junta leader as the elderly general began a …
November 13, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has asked his military chief to step down immediately, rejecting his request to serve for another two weeks, an …
November 12, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's top general Sarath Fonseka, a war hero at home credited with crushing Tamil rebels, quit Thursday, heightening …
November 13, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government sidelined top general Sarath Fonseka because of fears he would launch a coup, he wrote in a bitter resignation …
KANDY, November 13, 2009 (AFP) - Myanmar junta leader General Than Shwe was treated for a mild stomach bug hours after his arrival in Sri Lanka, a doctor from …
TANJUNG PINANG, November 13, 2009 (AFP) - A group of 22 Sri Lankan asylum seekers left an Australian customs ship to come ashore in Indonesia Friday, police …
JAKARTA, November 11, 2009 (AFP) - Indonesia has "no problems" with extending permission for an Australian customs ship loaded with 78 Sri Lankan asylum …
November 11, 2009 (AFP) - Dissident Myanmar monks living in Colombo on Wednesday criticised the Sri Lankan government for inviting junta leader General Than …
November 9, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka pledged in talks with Australia Monday to step up intelligence sharing and arrest people traffickers, President Mahinda …
GENEVA, November 6, 2009 (AFP) - About a third of those displaced during the conflict between Sri Lanka government and the Tamil Tigers have returned home over …
November 6, 2009 (AFP) - The leader of a boat of Sri Lankan asylum seekers held in Indonesia is a known people smuggler previously deported from Canada, the …
JAKARTA, November 6, 2009 (AFP) - Indonesia extended by a week on Friday a deadline for an Australian customs ship loaded with 78 protesting Sri Lankan asylum …
WASHINGTON, November 4, 2009 (AFP) - The US House of Representatives urged Sri Lanka's government Wednesday to guarantee the safety and quick release of some …
November 3, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main opposition on Tuesday formed an alliance with minority Tamil and Muslim parties and a breakaway faction of the ruling …
SYDNEY, November 2, 2009 (AFP) - About 15 people were feared dead on Monday after a boat carrying 39 sank in rough seas far off northwest Australia despite …