Buddhist clergy intervenes, wants Fonseka freed

Sri Lanka's powerful Buddhist clergy has appealed to President Mahinda Rajapaksa to release former army chief Sarath Fonseka from custody, saying it was "unacceptable" to arrest a "gallant......

'SL polls did not fully meet key benchmarks'

The keenly-contested presidential polls in Sri Lanka did not 'fully meet' key benchmarks for democratic elections and the arrest of opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka has increased tension in the......

Lankan president sacks parliament, calls for polls

Riding high on the victory in the just-concluded Presidential polls, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday dissolved the country's parliament, paving the way for conduct of general......

Lankan army chief in Pak to discuss arms purchase

Sri Lankan Army Chief Lt Gen G S C Fonseka, who is on a week long visit to Pakistan, will hold talks with his counterpart there on various issues including purchase of arms for his forces,......