News: Sri Lanka

We have started to collect the most important news related to Sri Lanka in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Sri Lanka: news

Sri Lanka trial for ex-army chief

Tuesday, March 16th 2010, 12:45

Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka appears before a military court charged with participating in politics while in uniform.
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Tamils drop statehood demand

Saturday, March 13th 2010, 16:12

The Sri Lankan political party closest to the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels drops a demand for a separate Tamil homeland.
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Sri Lanka general trial date set

Thursday, March 11th 2010, 15:45

Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka is to be put on military trial next week, officials say.
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China to build Sri Lanka airport

Wednesday, March 10th 2010, 16:38
related countries: China

China is to lend Sri Lanka just under $200m to build a second international airport in the south of the island.
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India help for Sri Lanka amputees

Wednesday, March 10th 2010, 14:12
related countries: India

An Indian charity sends a team to Sri Lanka to provide 1,000 amputees in the war-ravaged north with artificial limbs.
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Sri Lanka denounces UN rights panel

Saturday, March 6th 2010, 16:47
related countries: India

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa attacks plans for a UN-appointed panel to examine alleged human rights abuses.
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S Lanka cricketer in poll dispute

Sunday, February 28th 2010, 15:03

Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya is criticised for refusing to quit the sport as he runs for parliament.
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Silencing dissent

Saturday, February 27th 2010, 2:16

Sri Lanka accused of stifling media freedoms
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Sri Lanka pledges to save turtles

Friday, February 26th 2010, 16:17

The Sri Lankan government says that it is concerned about the welfare of sea turtles on the southern coastline.
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S Lanka general to fight new poll

Thursday, February 25th 2010, 13:17

Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka - currently in detention - is to stand in parliamentary elections.
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Jayasuriya eyes parliament seat

Saturday, February 20th 2010, 16:56

Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya tells the BBC he is to stand for parliament after a request by President Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lankan opposition splits up

Friday, February 19th 2010, 16:36

The Sri Lankan opposition coalition splits after parties within it announce the formation of a new alliance.
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EU punishes Sri Lanka over rights

Tuesday, February 16th 2010, 12:25

The EU suspends Sri Lanka's special trading rights after an EU report criticised its recent human rights record.
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Court will hear S Lanka petition

Friday, February 12th 2010, 15:30

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court agrees to hear a petition against the arrest of defeated presidential candidate, Gen Sarath Fonseka.
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Sri Lanka general calls for calm

Thursday, February 11th 2010, 17:51

Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka appeals for calm as police baton charge opposition protesters.
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Sri Lanka arrest sparks clashes

Wednesday, February 10th 2010, 14:07

Government supporters and opposition activists clash in Sri Lanka after the arrest of the defeated presidential candidate.
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Sri Lanka arrest to be challenged

Wednesday, February 10th 2010, 7:27

Sri Lankan opposition parties say they will challenge the detention of defeated presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka.
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S Lanka parliament dissolved

Tuesday, February 9th 2010, 21:37

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolves parliament to set up early elections, a day after his main rival was arrested.
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Wife fears for Sri Lanka general

Tuesday, February 9th 2010, 13:43

The wife of arrested former presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka pleads with Sri Lanka's government to release him.
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Sri Lanka election loser arrested

Monday, February 8th 2010, 18:20

The defeated candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential election, General Sarath Fonseka, is arrested for "military offences".
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Good old boy

Saturday, February 6th 2010, 2:08

Marking 175 years of Sri Lanka's very own Eton
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Rajapaksa in reconciliation plea

Thursday, February 4th 2010, 10:26

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa marks his country's independence day by speaking of the need for national reconciliation.
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Crowds protest at Sri Lanka poll

Wednesday, February 3rd 2010, 17:28

Thousands of opposition supporters in Sri Lanka demonstrate against President Rajapaksa's election victory.
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Dozens held over Sri Lanka 'plot'

Wednesday, February 3rd 2010, 12:52

Sri Lanka is holding 37 people in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate the president, state-owned media say.
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Sri Lanka leader wins extra year

Tuesday, February 2nd 2010, 16:43

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa gets an extra year in power after a court rules his new term begins in November 2010.
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Sri Lanka military chiefs dismissed

Monday, February 1st 2010, 14:46

A group of senior Sri Lankan military officers described as a "threat to national security" have been dismissed, officials say.
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Tamil fears

Monday, February 1st 2010, 13:08
related places: Jaffna

Anxiety in Jaffna after Sri Lanka leader re-elected
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Wife in Sri Lanka journalist plea

Sunday, January 31st 2010, 14:36

The wife of a missing Sri Lankan journalist who favoured the loser in last week's presidential poll pleads he be freed.
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'Raid' on Sri Lanka candidate HQ

Friday, January 29th 2010, 16:25

Sri Lankan special forces raid the campaign office of defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka, his aides say.
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Sri Lanka president hails victory

Thursday, January 28th 2010, 12:05

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa says his clear victory in elections has answered his critics, and pledges reconciliation.
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Hotel stand-off

Wednesday, January 27th 2010, 23:05

Luxury backdrop for Sri Lanka's election drama
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Sri Lanka poll victory challenged

Wednesday, January 27th 2010, 20:36

President Mahinda Rajapaksa is declared winner of Sri Lanka's presidential poll, but the outcome is rejected by his challenger.
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Sri Lanka president 're-elected'

Wednesday, January 27th 2010, 11:37

Sri Lanka's President Rajapaksa wins re-election, says state TV, but his challenger says he rejects the reported result.
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Sri Lankans await election result

Tuesday, January 26th 2010, 22:59

Votes are counted after a bitter campaign in Sri Lanka's first peacetime presidential election for more than 25 years.
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Fresh start?

Monday, January 25th 2010, 17:40

Sri Lanka holds its most important poll in two decades
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Sri Lanka ex-leader backs Fonseka

Sunday, January 24th 2010, 15:41

Sri Lankan ex-leader Chandrika Kumaratunga delivers an election blow to the president by backing his main rival.
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Sri Lanka poll violence warning

Sunday, January 24th 2010, 3:17

The main opposition candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential poll accuses the ruling party of planning violence to win.
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Election issue

Saturday, January 23rd 2010, 1:54

Tamils in northern Sri Lanka demand rehabilitation
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Blast targets Sri Lanka activist

Friday, January 22nd 2010, 10:20
related places: Colombo

A blast hits the home of an opposition activist in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo just days ahead of a presidential poll.
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After the violence

Thursday, January 21st 2010, 12:11

Sri Lanka's Tamil heartland braces for crucial poll
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UN alarm at Sri Lanka poll violence

Thursday, January 21st 2010, 8:10

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expresses alarm at violence in Sri Lanka ahead of next week's presidential election.
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Two dead in S Lanka poll attacks

Monday, January 18th 2010, 16:17

Two rival activists are killed in separate attacks in Sri Lanka ahead of a presidential election next week, officials say.
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BBC reporter beaten in Sri Lanka

Wednesday, January 13th 2010, 18:08

A BBC reporter is in hospital in Sri Lanka after being attacked following clashes between rival political groups.
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Sri Lanka overcome India in triangular final

Wednesday, January 13th 2010, 16:10
related countries: Bangladesh, India

Sri Lanka win the triangular tournament in Bangladesh, beating India by four wickets with a strong team performance.
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