Sri Lanka considers ending emergency laws
April 25, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka may scrap the state of emergency laws that gave sweeping powers to police and troops during the island's long ethnic conflict …
Sri Lanka president retains finance, cuts size of new cabinet
Apr 23, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa retained the finance and defence portfolios in a new cabinet appointed after parliamentary polls …
Sri Lanka’s former army chief launches attack on president
April 22, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's detained former army chief briefly emerged from custody Thursday to attend the opening of parliament and used the …
US asks Sri Lanka to pursue ‘healing process’
WASHINGTON, April 21, 2010 (AFP) - The United States called on Sri Lanka's new government Wednesday to use its mandate to pursue a "healing process" as the …
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 …
Sri Lanka ruling party wins 144 seats
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 …
Sri Lanka new parliament gets finance and legal minds
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 …
Sri Lankan president and rival to clash in new parliament
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 …
Sri Lanka’s new PM close ally of president
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, …
Sri Lanka ruling party senior as PM
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 …
Sri Lanka public interest lawyer in parliament
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 …
Sri Lanka ex-army chief’s trial to resume after assembly opens
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 …
Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief back in court as MP-elect
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 …
Sri Lanka opposition leader to be convicted next week: party
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 …
BBC World Service resumes FM broadcasts in Sri Lanka
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 …
US urges respect for human rights in Sri Lanka
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 …
Sri Lanka president calls for unity in New Year message
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 …
Indonesia hails new Australian asylum-seeker policy
JAKARTA, April 12, 2010 (AFP) - Indonesia said Monday that Australia's decision to stop processing asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka will be …
Re Poll
April 11, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will rerun voting at 18 polling booths where last week's parliamentary election was affected by violence, officials said …
Rajapakse wins again, but battle for unity remains
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 …