New Delhi, Feb 11, Sri Lanka’s former army chief Sarath Fonseka will face immediate court martial for treason and he can be jailed for up to five years, the country’s Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said in an interview published Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb 11, Sri Lanka will seek “step-by-step reconciliation” with the Tamil minority and will never hurt India’s strategic interests, Colombo’s envoy said amid concerns about China’s growing influence in the island nation.
New Delhi, Feb 10, The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday demanded the release of Sri Lanka’s former army chief Sarath Fonseka, who was arrested for allegedly conspiring to topple the government.
Surajkund (Haryana), Feb 9, Close on the heels of Sri Lanka seeking the expertise of Haryana in organising a fair on the lines of the popular Surajkund Crafts Mela in Faridabad district, Kerala too has sought the help of authorities in Haryana to hold a fair on similar lines.
Colombo, Jan 28, The security measures provided to Sri Lanka’s defeated presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka have been withdrawn with immediate effect, a military spokesman said Thursday.
Colombo, Jan 27, Mahinda Rajapaksa Wednesday won the Sri Lankan presidential election, Xinhua news agency quoted officials as saying.
Colombo, Jan 27, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa took a comfortable lead Wednesday in the country’s first election since the Tamil Tigers were defeated after 25 years of bloody war. Hours after voting was over, heavily armed soldiers surrounded the hotel where Rajapaksa’s main challenger General Sarath Fonseka was staying.
Colombo, Jan 27, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has taken an early lead over his main rival former army commander General Sarath Fonseka in the presidential election results announced here Wednesday.
New York, Jan 27, Two more Canadian Sri Lankans have been sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempting to buy heat-seeking missiles and military assault rifles for Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels.
Colombo, Jan 27, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa took an initial lead early Wednesday over his main rival former army commander General Sarath Fonseka in the counting of the votes for the presidential election.