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Sri Lanka re-elects president; opponent cries foul

Sri Lanka (AP) -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa swept to a second term in office, but his chief rival vowed to challenge the results and for hours insisted he was being held a virtual prisoner in a tony hotel surrounded by hundreds of soldiers.

[General] Fonseka should stay back: Basil Rajapaksa

NEW DELHI: Defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka should not leave Sri Lanka as he needs to answer "a lot of allegations against him", President Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother said Thursday....
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[General] Govt. invites opposition for constitution change

The government today called the opposition to help give them a 2/3 majoprity to change the constitution within a week, Media minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said at a press conference. He added that if not the government would dissolve parliament and go for a General election probably in April....
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[General] US congratulates President on victory

The United States today congratulated Sri Lanka for the first nationwide election in decades and President Rajapaksa on his victory. The US embassy in Colombo in a statement said that they note that the turnout was large in most areas of the country and Election Day was peaceful in most locations....
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[General] Sri Lanka re-elects president; opponent cries foul

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won a resounding re-election victory Wednesday, beating back a challenge from his former army chief, who rejected the official results. Challenger Sarath Fonseka said he feared arrest as troops surrounded his hotel for hours before he finally went home and the troops withdrew. ...
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[General] Sri Lanka re-elects president; opponent cries foul

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won a resounding re-election victory Wednesday, beating back a challenge from his former army chief, who rejected the official results. Challenger Sarath Fonseka said he feared arrest as troops surrounded his hotel for hours before he finally went home and the troops withdrew. ...
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[General] Fonseka moves out of hotel

General (Retired) Sarath Fonseka has left the hotel in which he had been staying since yesterday and moved to the private residence at Queen’s Road, sources told media a short while ago....
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[General] Fonseka challenges Rajapaksa’s poll win

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won a resounding re-election victory Wednesday, beating back a challenge from his former army chief, who rejected the official results and said he feared arrest as troops surrounded his hotel....
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[General] Gen. Fonseka is detained at Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel

Apolitical Common Candidate Gen. Sarath Fonseka has accused President Rajapakse and his government of intimidation and has said his staff had received threatening phone calls....
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[General] Akila Viraj shot at

An unidentified group had shot at UNP Parliamentarian for Kurunegala Akila Viraj Kariyawasam seriously injuring three of his supporters. The injured have been admitted to Kurunegala Hospital. ...
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Boat arrives as builders raise compound on Christmas Island

WORKS are furiously under way to open a new 400-bed compound at the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre after the surprise arrival of 92 Sri Lankans at the weekend left just 36 beds to spare.

Sri Lanka to develop Kalpitiya region into ecotourism destination.

The Sri Lankan tourism authorities have announced plans to develop the northwestern Kalpitiya region into an ecotourism destination.

Election related violence continuing

A total of 122 election related incidents of violence have been reported to the Police to date, DIG (Elections) Gamini Navaratna said.

Parties criticize IGP

Political party representatives criticized IGP Mahinda Balasuriya in front of Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake today, for the police’s failure to remove all unlawful cut-outs, posters and banners.

Danuna’s grandmother gets bail

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today released Danuna Tillekaratne’s grandmother on a cash bail of Rs3000 after she was arrested by the CID late last night for allegedly providing accommodation to Danuna last month.

Sri Lankan house maid arrested in Dubai

A Sri Lankan house maid was arrested in Dubai. She was arrested due to the accusation of stealing about two million and 47 thousand dinar worth of jewels. In view of her arrest, a close colleague of the woman too was arrested.

Basil unhappy with Thilanga

Prime Ministerial hopeful of the governing party, Basil Rajapaksa is unhappy with Thilanga Sumathipala after hearing that Thilanga had invited Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanyake as chief guest to his inaugural meeting held in Borella, sources from the SLFP headquarters said.

93,823 IDPs to be resettled in Sri Lanka

The total number of IDPs to be resettled is 93,823 while a total of 182,946 have been resettled or released on humanitarian grounds as at March 10, 2010, stated the Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights, Mahinda Samarasinghe today .

Former CJ On Arrest And Detention Of The General

Former Chief Justice Sarath N Silva states that whatever perspective, the arrest of General Sarath Fonseka runs contrary to all accepted norms of the law as we know it. From the hallowed Constitution to the Universal Declaration, the ICCPR, the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, the Army Act or the CDS Act, the entire gamut of the law does not extend a reason adequate for the arrest and detention of General Sarath Fonseka who is now a candidate nominated for the Parliamentary Elections.

Fire destroys cinema hall in Jaffna

A fire broke out in a famous cinema hall ‘Nimalendra’ in Upuppiddi, Velvettithurai Jaffna last night, Police said.
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