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Former Lanka army chief to contest January 26 presidential polls
Colombo, Nov.29 : Sri Lanka's former Chief of Defence Staff and army chief General Sarath Fonseka on Sunday announced that he will be the opposition contestant in the January 26, 2010 presidential polls. Comment?
Sri Lankan general to run for president
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General Sarath Fonseka announces his presidential candidacy in Colombo. Photograph: Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP/Getty Images Sri Lanka 's former army chief announced today he will run for president as head of a coalition of opposition parties. Comment?
Sri Lanka's ex-army chief runs for president
... Fonseka said, adding that he was persuaded to run for president by the country's two main opposition parties. "Sri Lanka had suffered violence and indignity at the hands of terrorists, but now you can't leave the country in the hands of a tin-pot ... Comment?
Sri Lanka's ex-military chief promises reforms if elected as President
Serving the Sri Lankan community globally since 2000 * Sri Lanka's ex-military chief promises reforms if elected as President Sun, Nov 29, 2009, 01:52 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Comment?
Fonseka announces candidature against Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka's former top General Sarath Fonseka, who quit following a spat with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on Sunday announced that he will be the joint candidate of opposition parties in the Presidential polls slated for January 26 next year. Comment?
Former army commander announces candidacy for president
The Sri Lankan army commander who led the military victory over separatist Tamil rebels this year officially announced his candidacy for president Sunday. Comment?
Fonseka for president?
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... of the opposition parties, on their request,' Mr Fonseka, the former chief of defence staff, told reporters. 'Sri Lanka suffered violence at the hands of terrorists and has been suffering too long. Now we have done away with the terrorism. But now ... Comment?
Sri Lanka's war hero runs for president
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Sri Lanka's former top general, General Sarath Fonseka, prays at a Buddhist temple before announcing his resignation in Colombo November 12, 2009. Comment?
Support for refugees grows in the Asia-Pacific region
Initiated by the Socialist Alliance, the Indonesian Working People's Association and the Indonesian National Liberation Party of Unity, the statement condemned the Indonesian, Malaysian and Australian governments for their inhumane treatment of asylum seekers, particularly the Tamils fleeing Sri Lanka. Comment?
Dire situation for Tamil refugees
... the fear of deportation has always threatened our lives." None of the Tamils on the boat wanted to go back to Sri Lanka. They have their "nightmares relived over and over again. Abductions and disappearances, followed by execution-style murders, ... Comment?
Christmas Island hellhole: Refugees out of detention!COMMENT &...
Conflict erupted among 150 asylum seekers said to be from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Comment?
Sri Lanka's Fonseka in poll bid
Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka's former army chief, has formally announced his intention to stand in next year's presidential election. Comment?
Sri Lanka war hero to run for president
... of the opposition parties, on their request," General Fonseka, the former chief of defence staff, told reporters. "Sri Lanka suffered violence at the hands of terrorists and has been suffering too long. Now we have done away with the terrorism. But ... Comment?
Sri Lanka's ex-military chief Sarath Fonseka on Sunday formally announced he would challenge his former boss President Mahinda Rajapakse in January 26 elections. Comment?
Sri Lanka appoints a committee to probe MI-24 gunship crash
Sun, Nov 29, 2009, 11:07 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Nov 29, Colombo: Sri Lanka has appointed a four-member team to investigate crash of the Air Force MI-24 helicopter gunship on last Friday afternoon that killed all the four occupants on board. Comment?
Canada contradicts climate change consensus at Commonwealth
... agenda are the controversial admission of Rwanda into the fold of Commonwealth nations and an application by Sri Lanka to hold the next summit in 2011. Decisions on both will likely be announced at the summit's closing on Sunday. The Rwandan ... Comment?
'Lanka should regroup and come back strong'
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... and wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene, left, congratulate teammate Angelo Mathews. (File photo: AP) MUMBAI: The Sri Lanka team arrived here yesterday and will start their preparations for the final cricket Test against India from Monday after taking ... Comment?
Sri Lankan president kicks off re-election campaign
With Sri Lanka's main opposition making former Army chief General Sarath Fonseka as their common candidate in the forthcoming presidential election, President Mahinda Rajapakse has appointed a strong committee to kick off his re-election campaign, officials close to the president said on Saturday. Comment?
Sri Lanka's Fonseka formally announces poll bid
The Sri Lankan general who oversaw the end of 25 years of civil war said on Sunday he will contest the presidential election in January against President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Comment?
Right from the toss things went right for India in Kanpur, leaving Sri Lanka with plenty of thinking to do, especially on the bowling front Sourav Ganguly November 28, 2009 A A India won the second Test convincingly in Kanpur. Comment?