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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhalese: ශ්රී ලංකා, Tamil: இலங்கை; known as Ceylon before 1972) is a majority Buddhist island nation in South Asia, located about 31 kilometres (18½ mi) off the southern coast of India. It is often popularly referred to as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It is home to more than 20 million people. Read more at Wikipedia

Sri Lanka's ex-army chief freed from prison

...-- Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka was released from prison on Monday after he was jailed following his unsuccessful bid to unseat the president in 2010, and vowed to “save” the country. “I am free. I will devote my life for my people,” Fonseka shouted...

NTPC's Bangladesh plan hits Sunderbans hurdle

...may have to give clearance for this bilateral project. Everything depends on the EIA report,” Shikder said. NTPC’s another overseas project in Sri Lanka is also not yet taken off. However, sources confirmed that the Chittagong project is already on track....

Windies hit with over-rate fine

...at Edgbaston. An International Cricket Council statement issued after close of play said match referee Roshan Mahanama of Sri Lanka had ruled the West Indies were four overs short of their target when time allowances were taken into consideration. Under the...

General Fonseka Is Released From Prison in Sri Lanka

...Lankan government to investigate the deaths of thousands of civilians at the end of the country’s long civil war in 2009. Sri Lanka’s government has come under international criticism for curtailing civil liberties, including freedom of the press, and for...

Trial of ex-P&G, Goldman board member starts in NY

...founder is serving an 11-year prison sentence, the longest ever given in an insider trading case. Rajaratnam, who was born in Sri Lanka, has been the biggest catch so far in a wide-ranging insider-trading investigation by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara that's...

Sri Lanka - Valuation of environmental services in Sri Lanka : a case study of soil and watershed benefits in the Southern Province

...... See More + economic development and environment protection within the countrys economic policy. The Government of Sri Lanka has committed to a 10-year development framework of increased growth and policymakers in the Southern Province have embarked on...

Trial of ex-P&G, Goldman board member starts

...is serving an 11-year prison sentence, the longest ever given in an insider trading case. Rajaratnam, who was born in Sri Lanka, has been the biggest catch so far in a wide-ranging insider-trading investigation by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara that's resulted...

Cool Alastair Cook and Ian Bell give England new Test confidence

...of 145, were partially soothed in Colombo last month when England chased down 94 to end their winter on a winning note against Sri Lanka. But they were in danger of being reopened at Lords as a tenacious fightback from the tourists had the world’s No.1 Test...

Sri Lanka: Former Army Chief Freed From Prison

...signed the release order for his old rival over the weekend. The release followed a recent meeting in Washington between Sri Lankan Foreign Minister GL Peiris and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton . The U.S. government had described Fonseka as a “political...

OVL eyes buys in Cauvery Basin and Mannar in Sri Lanka

...to be offered on nomination basis or through bidding. However, at the same time, the Petroleum Ministry has alerted the oil PSUs to be prepared to bid for the blocks through a consortium in case Sri Lanka is unable to offer the blocks on nomination basis....

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Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka waves to his supporters as he walks out of a jail in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 21, 2012. Fonseka's release came after Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday in Washington, with the protection of human rights highlighted in their meeting. The U.S. has called Fonseka a political prisoner. Fonseka had been credited with leading Sri Lanka's army to victory in the country's long and bloody civil war against ethnic Tamil rebels. But he was jailed after challenging President Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2010 elections. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) - Published on 2012-05-21 10:31:00 by Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor

Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka waves to his supporters as he walks out of a jail in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 21, 2012. Fonseka's release came after Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday in Washington, with the protection of human rights highlighted in their meeting. The U.S. has called Fonseka a political prisoner. Fonseka had been credited with leading Sri Lanka's army to victory in the country's long and bloody civil war against ethnic Tamil rebels. But he was jailed after challenging President Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2010 elections. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Published by Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor on 2012-05-21 10:31:00

Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka, center, in white shirt, waves to his supporters as he walks out of a jail in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 21, 2012. Fonseka's release came after Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday in Washington, with the protection of human rights highlighted in their meeting. The U.S. has called Fonseka a political prisoner. Fonseka had been credited with leading Sri Lanka's army to victory in the country's long and bloody civil war against ethnic Tamil rebels. But he was jailed after challenging President Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2010 elections.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) - Published on 2012-05-21 08:02:00 by Winnipeg Free Press

Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka, center, in white shirt, waves to his supporters as he walks out of a jail in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 21, 2012. Fonseka's release came after Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday in Washington, with the protection of human rights highlighted in their meeting. The U.S. has called Fonseka a political prisoner. Fonseka had been credited with leading Sri Lanka's army to victory in the country's long and bloody civil war against ethnic Tamil rebels. But he was jailed after challenging President Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2010 elections.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Published by Winnipeg Free Press on 2012-05-21 08:02:00

Sri Lankan former army chief Sarath Fonseka waves to his supporters as he is escorted out of a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 21, 2012 - Published on 2012-05-21 06:08:00 by Deutsche Welle

Sri Lankan former army chief Sarath Fonseka waves to his supporters as he is escorted out of a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 21, 2012

Published by Deutsche Welle on 2012-05-21 06:08:00

Sri Lanka Opposition Leader - Published on 2012-05-21 05:40:00 by Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia)

Sri Lanka Opposition Leader

Published by Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia) on 2012-05-21 05:40:00

Sri Lanka's jailed ex-army chief and opposition leader Sarath Fonseka gestures as he arrives at the Court of Colombo, Jan. 25. (Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/GettyImages) - Published on 2012-05-20 13:02:00 by The Epoch Times

Sri Lanka's jailed ex-army chief and opposition leader Sarath Fonseka gestures as he arrives at the Court of Colombo, Jan. 25. (Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/GettyImages)

Published by The Epoch Times on 2012-05-20 13:02:00

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2011 file photo, defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka attempts to give a sound bite to television reporters as he is forcibly escorted by prison guards out of a court room in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A presidential spokesman says Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa signed papers ordering the release of Sarath Fonseka on Saturday, May 19, 2012. - Published on 2012-05-19 21:20:00 by Boston.com

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2011 file photo, defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka attempts to give a sound bite to television reporters as he is forcibly escorted by prison guards out of a court room in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A presidential spokesman says Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa signed papers ordering the release of Sarath Fonseka on Saturday, May 19, 2012.

Published by Boston.com on 2012-05-19 21:20:00