Showdown
Guerrilla factions have exchanged heavy gunfire in north-eastern Sri Lanka, in the first major clash since an unprecedented split in the Tamil Tiger movement, …
Eastern Battle
Casualties were suffered on both sides in the first major clash since a split in the guerrilla group, the pro-Tiger Tamilnet.com website said.rnrn Forces of …
Musical Chairs
The election of nine Buddhist monks in Sri Lankas elections has sent parliamentary officials scrambling to make suitable seating and dining arrangements for …
Cosmetic Changes
President Chandrika Kumaratungas United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Party is still struggling to secure a Parliamentary majority but they are already …
Bad Boys
Transparency International urged for accountability past the polls, with less than ten of the over 5600 candidates that contested, discharging statutory duties …
Checklist
The Joint Business Forum on Wednesday, while expressing support for the newly elected Freedom Alliance, rolled out what it saw as a list of priorities for the …
Fresh Blood
The Cabinet of Ministers in the President Chandrika Bandaranayake Kumaranatunges new government is due to be finalised by Wednesday, say top JVP …
Lead Actor
Sri Lankas new prime minister, Mahinda Rajapakse, is a part-time film star but his new role requires a major balancing act to keep a minority government from …
New PM
Former opposition leader and Sri Lanka Freedom Party stalwart from the South, 59-year-old Mahinda Rajapaksa took oaths as the new Prime Minister in President …
Coming Up
As the Freedom Alliance prepared to form a government, outgoing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warned that a government without an absolute majority in …
Who’s The Face?
The absence of a coherent economic policy, ranging from fiscal discipline, economic reforms, together with how fast new government will woo foreign donors to …
Generous Hand
Sri Lanka is lined up for a '80 5.5 mn assistance package from the European Commission (EC) to resettle and rehabilitate over 270,000 displaced people. online …
Upside Down
A hung parliament resulting from Sri Lankas elections could further hamper efforts to end three decades of ethnic war as a weak government cannot engage in …
All Clear
Elections Chief Dayananda Dissanayake has opted not to go for fresh polls in two districts, which were reported to have voting irregularities and instead …
Mixed Up
Sri Lankans voted in a hung parliament, after President Chandrika Kumaratungas United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) won Fridays poll, but fell short of an …
Cross Breed
The polls were called early by President Chandrika Kumaratunga to end a power struggle with the rival prime minister over peace talks with the Tamil Tigers, …
Move On
After an overwhelming anti-government vote at Fridays election, JBIZ Chief says the business community should accept the will of the people and work with the …
Delayed Feed
Sri Lankas final election results could be held up for a week pending a fresh poll in two areas affected by vote rigging, a top election official told …
Ready To Rule
President Chandrika Kumaratungas party is ready to form a new government even if it did not garner a simple majority in parliamentary elections, her spokesman …
Communal Living
Sri Lanka will have a coalition government as no party secured a clear majority in just concluded parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe …