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
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Sri Lanka's ex-army chief ends fast (Sify News)
Posted by admin 3 hours ago (http://us.rd.yahoo.com)Sri Lanka approves emergency (Gulf Times)
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Sri Lanka’s outgoing parliament yesterday approved the extension of a state of emergency until after next month’s legislative elections, giving sweeping powers to police and troops.
Sri Lanka's opposition leader ends hunger strike (MalaysiaNews.net)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 file photo, Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka waves to supporters during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Fonseka, Sri Lanka's d...
Sri Lanka: SLA harasses resettled IDPs in Vanni (TamilNet)
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Vanni Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) allowed to resettle in some areas in Kilinochchi and Mannaar districts are being subjected to severe restrictions and harassment by occupying Sri Lanka Army (SLA), sources close Jaffna Bishop's House said. This information was gathered from the group of Catholic Bishops of six districts who visited the said areas in Kilinochchi and Mannaar recently, the .
Sri Lanka: Colombo NGOs register complaint over threatening web report (TamilNet)
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Executive directors of two NGOs, the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA), a Colombo-based think tank, and Transparency International, Sri Lanka (TISL), have written a protest letter to Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse complaining about a news report in a Colombo website which said that "[Sri Lanka] state intelligence agencies have been compiling a list or lists of individuals supportive .
UN to press Sri Lanka for accountability (rediff.com)
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"I made clear to President (Mahinda) Rajapaksa that I intend to move forward on a Group of Experts which will advise me on setting the broad parameters and standards on the way ahead on establishing accountability concerning Sri Lanka," Ban told media-persons I New York, referring to a conversation he had with Sri Lankan President on Thursday.
Ban Ki Moon concerned over Sri Lanka's lack of progress (TamilNet)
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Expressing concerns on the lack of progress on "political reconciliation, the treatment of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the setting up of an accountability process in Sri Lanka," United Nations Secretary General, confirmed that he intends to move forward on a group of experts which will advise him on setting the broad parameters and standards on the way ahead on establishing ...
Sri Lanka's detained general on hunger strike: wife (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Sri Lanka's detained former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka has mounted a hunger strike in order to be allowed to speak to his daughters, his wife said Monday.
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