Sri Lanka to host AFC Challenge Cup (Daily News)
Sri Lanka will play in group ‘A’ along with Myanmar, Tajikistan and Bangladesh in the third AFC Challenge Cup 2009 which is to be held in Sri Lanka from February 16-27, 2009.
Sri Lankan parties trade charges over threats on former army chief (People’s Daily)
Sri Lanka’s main parties Monday traded charges over claimed death threats on General Sarath Fonseka, the former Army chief and the common opposition challenger to incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse in the presidential election. Fonseka, the Commander of the Army when the government won the military battle with the Tamil Tiger rebels, has filed the Supreme Court seeking enhanced personal security …
Australia to consider more assistance for Lankan IDP (Press Trust of India)
Colombo, Nov 30 (PTI) Expressing satisfaction over the expeditious resettlement of the Tamil IDPs in Wanni, Australia has assured Sri Lanka that it would consider more assistance.
Sri Lanka war hero to run for president (Times Online)
The Sri Lankan general who led the Government’s successful military assault against the rebel Tamil Tigers this year announced early today he will run for president, pitting himself against President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
General to fight Sri Lanka poll (Independent)
The Sri Lankan general who oversaw the operation to crush Tamil rebels has formally announced that he will run for the presidency, setting the scene for a bitterly fought contest.
Sri Lanka’s war hero runs for president (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The Sri Lankan general who oversaw the end of 25 years of war said on Sunday he will run for president, pitting himself against the man who also takes credit for the victory against Tamil Tiger rebels.
Sri Lanka: Fonseka to contest presidential election on swan symbol (TamilNet)
Former Sri Lanka Army Commander General (retd) Sarath Fonseka, the common opposition candidate for the Sri Lankan presidential election, which is scheduled to be held on January 26 is to contest on the symbol swan and on the ticket of a newly registered political party. He held the first press briefing Sunday morning at Jaica Hotel in Colombo.
Sri Lanka’s war hero runs for president (AsiaOne)
COLOMBO (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan general who oversaw the end of 25 years of war said on Sunday he will run for president, pitting himself against the man who also takes credit for the victory against Tamil Tiger rebels.
