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Former army chief Sarath Fonseka (L) having a dinner with his wife Anoma (R) following Fonseka’s release from prison, at their residence in Colombo on May 21, 2012. Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka was released from prison May 21 after he was jailed following his unsuccessful bid to unseat the president in 2010, and […]

  Those who pick pockets had their day at Nawaloka Hospital yesterday when a thief managed to pinch a purse of a young man during the rush when former army commander Sarath Fonseka was taken out of hospital after he was discharged. […]

Onlanka News –By Walter Jayawardhana Sri Lanka’s jailed Commander of Army General Sarath Fonseka accusing he was taken away from his people for political vendetta said the people would serve justice for the injustice that was brought upon him. […]

Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka was released from the Welikada prison a short while ago after being granted a Presidential pardon. […]

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana London’s Guardian newspaper indicated that the release of the former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka had a link with the demand of the United States from Sri Lanka to have a better record of human rights and release Fonseka. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said Sri Lanka, which was battered by brutal terrorism for 30 years, is now regaining its place as an important hub for trade and commerce in the region. ‘Today, the Sri Lankan people are moving forward and are readying to consolidate peace and reach economic prosperity. That can only be done […]

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana The Hindu newspaper in a front page news item said that contrary to speculation that a procedural snag is delaying the release of former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka the stage has been  set for the release. […]

Onlanka News – By Walter Jayawardhana The BBC said on Saturday that Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse had ordered the release of the jailed former army chief, Sarath Fonseka on Monday. […]

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has signed relevant papers to release ex-Army chief Sarath Fonseka. According to Presidential spokesman the papers will be sent to Justice ministry on Monday for further actions. […]

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday praised Sri Lanka’s plan to implement post-conflict recommendations made by an independent commission recently, during a meeting with Prof. G.L. Peiris, Sri Lanka’s minister of external affairs. […]

Onlanka News – ByWalter Jayawardhana The famous Kapilawasthu relics in a New Delhi’s Museum  will travel to Sri Lanka once again for the exposition and veneration of millions of Sri Lanka Buddhists. […]

MUMBAI: Bookie Sonu Yogendra Jalan alias Malad has told the crime branch that he paid Rs 10 crore to a Sri Lankan cricket player for fixing a match. He also mentioned that some Indian cricketers were also involved in match fixing, sources said. […]

Colombo, May 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Sri Lanka will not tolerate outside interference in its reconciliation process but would accept development assistance from their foreign partners, the President said here on Saturday. […]

Sri Lankan nation, today (19 May) celebrated the third anniversary of the triumph over one of the most ruthless terrorist outfits in the world, the LTTE, at a glittering ceremony held at the Galle Face Green in Colombo under the patronage of H.E President Mahinda Rajapaksa. […]

Sri Lanka’s Minister of External Affairs, Prof. G.L. Peiris, took part in a series of Capitol Hill meetings Wednesday on his second day of the four-day official visit to Washington, discussing with members of the House of Representatives Sri Lanka’s progress in post-conflict reconciliation and development, as well as reform measures that are designed to […]

Colombo High Court Judge Sunil Rajapakse, yesterday granted conditional bail to General Sarath Fonseka. His passport was impounded. He could go overseas only with the permission of the Court. […]