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    Discuss  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged: lanka exarmy chief fonseka held face court martial
    Former Lanka army chief Sarath Fonseka, who lost last month’s presidential elections to incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa, was arrested by the military police on Monday, reports Sutirtho Patranobis.

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    Defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka to face coup attempt charge as row over election result takes dramatic turnThe defeated candidate in last month's tense presidential election in Sri Lanka, General Sarath Fonseka, was arrested today at his office in Colombo and is to be charged with attempting a military coup to overthrow the government.The sudden arrest of the 59-year-old former chi

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    Discuss  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged: sri lanka opposition leader arrested fp passport
    The Sri Lankan government had hoped that the election -- the first one since the end of the country's decades long civil war -- would put the country on a path to normalcy, but it's only serving to confirm the worst fears about the ...

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    Discuss  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged: jurist paper chase sri lanka military police arrest defeated
    [JURIST] Sri Lankan military police on Monday arrested defeated opposition presidential candidate and former general Sarath Fonseka [BBC profile]. The Sri Lankan Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) announced [press release] that ...

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    Discuss  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged: former tamil politicians home daily mirror
    Former Tamil Politicians come homeDaily MirrorPoliticians and public servants who fled the country due to LTTE threat had agreed to return and work for the government at the upcoming ...

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    Discuss  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged: the dasa raja dharma handbook insurance policy litmus test ceylon daily news
    The Dasa Raja Dharma: Handbook, insurance policy and litmus testCeylon Daily NewsIt all began when an old Tamil woman who had escaped from the clutches of the LTTE referred to Rajapaksa as 'Raju' (rajuta kiyanna). A few days later, ...

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    Discuss  | Read More | |  Bury | Tagged: independence celebrations rehabilitation centres ceylon daily news
    Independence celebrations at Rehabilitation CentresCeylon Daily NewsTwo of the Rehabilitation Centres in Vavuniya for former LTTE combatants celebrated Independence Day in their own fashion on February 4. ...

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    RIA NovostiRussia to explore oil hereCeylon Daily NewsPresident Rajapaksa said it is no secret that our people had to make considerable sacrifices to help the Armed Forces to defeat the LTTE terrorists. ...The President invites world leaders to support Sri Lanka's move to unite all ...SLBC* Sri Lanka and Russia sign a $ 300 million deal for arms purchasesColombo PageGazprom to step in Oil Exp