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Fonseka on ‘hunger’ strike for a telephone

Retired Sri Lankn Army General, Sarath Fonseka, who was arrested in Feb, is on a hunger strike demanding that he be permitted to use a
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SL: Poll Posters Banned

 
Sri Lanka poll authorities have announced a ban on posters  and cardboard cut-outs in the run up to the ballot for the 225-member Parliament. 'All ...
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EU ticks off Sri Lanka for HR violations, Withdraws GSP Plus

 
On February 15, the European Union decided to withdraw temporarily the preferential tariff benefits under Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) granted to Sri Lanka on ...
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Rajapaksa Actions Politicse Sri Lanka Army

 
Since his re-election for a second term, President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa is clearly on a ‘purging spree’. All his actions clearly demonstrate his ...
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Rajapaksa calls for early Par poll

 
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Tuesday dissolved parliament, and ordered general elections in April.  This is not a surprise decision and has been talked about even ...
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Foneska arrested

 
Sarath Fonseka (59), the former Sri Lankan army chief and defeated presidential candidate, has been arrested for 'military offences' just as President Rajapaksa concluded his ...
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Parl elections to be held soon: Sri Lankan PM

 
Sri Lankan will elect a new Parliament, Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake said  in Colombo on Feb 4.'Parliamentary elections will be held soon. For any election ...
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Tamil Tiger video killing is genuine says UN expert

 
UN experts have found as genuine  the video that surfaced last year showing 'brutal', 'point blank' killing of Tamil Tigers.Citing top scientific experts, Philip Alston, ...
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Fonseka unveils 10-point manifesto, TNA extends support

 
Former Sri Lanka Army chief, General Sarath Fonseka, who has entered the Presidential race, has unveiled a 10-point manifesto, presenting himself as 'acceptable to all'. The ...
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SL decides to close IDP camps in Jan

 
The escalating war of nerves between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the former army chief Sarath Fonseka, who is all set to enter the Presidential race, ...
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