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Gen. Fonseka petitions against Rajapaksa's re-election as Sri Lanka's President

SRI LANKA- General (retd) Sarath Fonseka yesterday filed a petition in the Supreme Court, requesting that the re-election of Mahinda Rajapaksa as President of Sri Lanka at the Jan. 26 polls be declared void.

Sri Lanka monks call for release of arrested Fonseka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Senior Sri Lankan Buddhist monks urged the president on Sunday to release his main rival in last month's presidential election, who was detained on allegations of conspiring to overthrow the government while serving as army chief.

Sri Lanka Will Hold Parliamentary Elections in April

Paul Tighe and Jay Shankar BusinessWeek 10.02.2010
Arrested Sri Lanka leader urges calm as protests mount

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka has appealed for calm, his wife said Thursday, after violent clashes linked to his arrest on conspiracy charges.

Sri Lanka Will Hold Parliamentary Elections in April

Sri Lanka will hold general elections in April as President Mahinda Rajapaksa dismissed parliament a day after the arrest of Sarath Fonseka, the defeated opposition candidate in January’s presidential ballot.

Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka beaten during arrest

General Sarath Fonseka, the former Sri Lankan military chief and defeated presidential candidate, has been punched and dragged along the ground by army troops who arrested him as he met political allies last night.

Sri Lanka holds 37 over 'plot to assassinate president'

Thirty-seven people are being held in Sri Lanka in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate President Mahinda Rajapaksa, state-owned media say.

Sri Lanka court extends President Rajapaksa's tenure

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ruled that President Mahinda Rajapaksa's new term will begin in November, giving him almost another year in power.

Aide to Sri Lanka's General Fonseka arrested over journalist murder

A senior officer in the Sri Lankan army has been arrested in connection with the murder of a top campaigning journalist.

Sri Lanka in biggest military purge after coup fears

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's president on Monday sacked a dozen senior military officers whom the defence ministry said were a "direct threat to national security" after last week's presidential elections.

Sri Lanka President to Dissolve Parliament, Call Poll

Re-elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa will dissolve parliament shortly and call a legislative election, his office said on Thursday, in a move that could enable him to reshape the unwieldly coalition now backing him.


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