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.
02/04/2010
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The Economist
OPTIMISTS hoped that, after Mahinda Rajapaksa’s stunning victory in Sri Lanka’s presidential election on January 26th, he might be magnanimous to his opponents and reassure citizens worried about the erosion of their civil liberties. He defeated his main opponent, Sarath Fonseka, the former commander of his army by the huge margin of 17 percentage points. With the war against the Tamil Tigers behind him, and seven more years of presidency ahead, Mr Rajapaksa could afford to be generous. But instead, his government has launched a sweeping crackdown, suggesting it remains paranoid about dissent, and fretful about a possible military coup.
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.
02/03/2010
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The Wall Street Journal
Op-ed by the president of Sri Lanka: Our people are free of threats, fear and terrorism. The government will work hard for all of them.
02/02/2010
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Daily Mirror
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) told court today that the supporters of Presidential Candidate General Sarath Fonseka had deleted the data of the Cinnamon Lakeside hotel security camera sets last Wednesday.
02/01/2010
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Daily Mirror
Following reports that the opposition was planning to stage a massive protest against the government and the President in Colombo on Wednesday, the police today warned that any attempt to disrupt the peace will be dealt with severely.