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Sri Lanka ex-army chief convicted by military court
( 14-Aug-2010 )
Colombo: A military court has recommended the dishonorable discharge of former army commander General Sarath Fonseka after finding him guilty of interfering in politics while serving in the military, an official said. President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is also defence minister and commander-in-ch .... |
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Commission begins probe into Sri Lanka ethnic conflict
( 11-Aug-2010 )
Colombo: A commission began probing the final eight years of Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict Wednesday amidst skepticism whether it would investigate allegations of war crimes.
Former attorney general C.R de Silva presided over the first meeting of the eight-member panel, which was appointed by Pre .... |
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100 arrested in Sri Lanka violence
( 27-Mar-2010 )
Colombo: More than 100 people have been arrested in Sri lanka following violence in the run up to parliamentary elections April 8, Xinhua reported Saturday.
"We have arrested 102 people and 234 more are to be arrested," Gamini Navaratne, the deputy inspector general of police, told report .... |
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Marxist party wants Sri Lanka's ex-army chief released
( 23-Mar-2010 )
Colombo: A Marxist opposition party held a demonstration as it escalated its campaign to secure the release of Sri Lanka's former army commander who ended a 26-year conflict last year with the defeat of Tamil separatist rebels.
About 700 people participated in the protest in Colombo by the Peop .... |
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Sri Lanka's ex-army commander appears before military court
( 16-Mar-2010 )
Colombo: Sri Lanka's former army commander, retired general Sarath Fonseka, appeared before a military tribunal Tuesday on charges of high treason, defence authorities said.
Military spokesperson Major General Prasad Samarasinghe said Fonseka faced seven different charges including leaking sens .... |
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Sri Lanka's ex-army chief ends fast
( 10-Mar-2010 )
Colombo: Sri Lanka's former army chief General Sarath Fonseka, arrested over the charges of conspiring to topple the government, has called off his hunger strike after being allowed to speak to his daughters via his wife's mobile phone.
Fonseka suspended his fast unto death Tuesday after th .... |
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Former rebels, paramilitary troops get aid in Sri Lanka
( 09-Mar-2010 )
Colombo: Former Tamil rebels and ex-paramilitary troops were given fishing gear, carpentry tools and agricultural equipment as part of a rehabilitation programme, officials said Tuesday.
Some 500 ex-combatants received the aid in the eastern Batticaloa district under a programme funded by the US Ag .... |
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Sri Lanka rejects UN plan to form human rights panel
( 07-Mar-2010 )
Colombo: Sri Lanka has rejected a UN proposal to set up an advisory panel in the wake of alleged human rights abuses during the final phase of the war between government forces and the Tamil Tigers.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said the UN move was "unwarranted" and would be perceived as & .... |
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Sri Lanka to set up community villages for ex-rebels
( 20-Feb-2010 )
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government said Saturday it will set up community villages to rehabilitate former Tamil Tiger rebels.
Over 11,000 former cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are now sheltered in 18 state-run rehabilitation centers. The majority of them surrendered to the mi .... |
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Sri Lankan poll observer calls for more minority votes
( 06-Feb-2010 )
Colombo: A Sri Lankan election monitoring group has urged the political parties to encourage more people from the minority population to vote in the upcoming parliamentary polls.
People's Action for Free and Fair Elections (Paffrel) said political parties must encourage more people from the No .... |
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Sri Lankan president defends wartime policies
( 05-Feb-2010 )
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has speaken out in defence of the hard line he adopted towards foreign interference during the years of conflict with Tamil rebels.
He acted in his country's best interests by rejecting international accusations of human rights abuses, he said at .... |
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Sri Lankans flock to vote despite blasts, violence
( 26-Jan-2010 )
Colombo: Polling in Sri Lanka's presidential election ended Tuesday with a turnout of more than 70 percent despite incidents of violence, explosions in the north and intimidation of voters, officials and poll observers said.
A series of explosions in northern Sri Lanka ahead of voting lowered t .... |
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Presidential election campaign in Sri Lanka ends
( 24-Jan-2010 )
Colombo: Sri Lanka's presidential election campaign ended amid reports of violence, intimidation and irregularities ahead of the Jan 26 poll, police and election monitors said Sunday.
The campaign for Tuesday's election ended with the top candidates, President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his form .... |
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Tamil votes crucial in Sri Lankan elections
( 24-Jan-2010 )
Colombo: Sri Lanka's upcoming presidential election is likely to be decided by the Tamil minority, as the Sinhalese majority's vote appears evenly split between the two main candidates.
In a campaign dominated by the defeat of the Tamil rebels in May, both the incumbent President Mahinda Ra .... |
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