02/25/2010
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BBC
Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka - currently detained in military custody - is to stand in April's parliamentary polls.
02/24/2010
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Daily Mirror
General Sarath Fonseka today rejected the latest invitation to join the United National Front (UNF) alliance, former parliamentarian Mano Ganeshan told Daily Mirror online adding that the alliance will meet in a short while to discuss the issue.
02/24/2010
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Daily Mirror
Democratic National Alliance Leader General Sarath Fonseka signed his nomination papers while under detention today to contest the General Elections from the Colombo District, JVP MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Daily Mirror Online. (ISA)
02/19/2010
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Washington Post
Sri Lanka's opposition coalition said Friday it has split after its defeated presidential candidate was detained on allegations of sedition, further strengthening President Mahinda Rajapaksa ahead of April 8 parliamentary polls.
02/10/2010
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BBC
Government supporters and thousands of opposition activists have clashed in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo.
02/10/2010
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BBC
Government supporters and thousands of opposition activists have clashed in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo.
02/07/2010
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Agence France Presse
COLOMBO — Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka could be hauled before a court martial to answer charges of plotting a coup to topple the government, a press report said Sunday.
02/03/2010
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DPA, Earth Times
Colombo – Opposition parties rallied to protest what they called irregularities in last week's presidential election that gave incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa a second term.
02/03/2010
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Lanka Journal
A senior officer in the Sri Lankan army has been arrested in connection with the murder of a top campaigning journalist.
02/03/2010
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Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets of Sri Lanka's capital Wednesday to protest the results of the recent presidential election, which they say was marred by fraud.