| Corruption-tainted General’s erection-problem will have him grounded |
Danuna Tilakaratne -- the Arms Dealer son-in-law of the Opposition common candidate General Fonseka.
Asian Tribune has exposed this greedy person for the first time on 22 November. Up to now the Retired General Sarath Fonseka has not given an assurance to the country that in case he becomes the Pr... |
| 25.01.2010 - 05:24 |
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By K. T. Rajasingham |
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| TNA Parliamentarians, what they are - unmasked |
The Tamil National Alliance is a loose political group made up of Ilankai Thamil Arasu Kadchchi, Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization, Eelam People’s Revolutionary Front and All Ceylon Tamil Congress.
The Tamil National Alliance is a political formation of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).... |
| 24.01.2010 - 16:25 |
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By K T Rajasingham |
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| Kongahage questions Fonseka's dual loyalty |
Mr Sarath Upali Kongahage, one of the candidates in the presidential election,has moved a fundamental rights petition before the Supreme Court, challenging the candidature of oppositon candidate Sarath Fonseka on the ground that owes his allegiance to the US, being a green card holder, and he is,... |
| 23.01.2010 - 17:11 |
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From S Murari, Colombo |
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| Western countries work to a plan to force an annulment of the Presidential election |
There is a covert move by the Western Powers to force an annulment of the Presidential election scheduled for 26 January.
Already the Western countries with their local agent in Sri Lanka are moving ahead to force the Commissioner of Elections Dayananda Dissanayake to announce the annulment of the... |
| 22.01.2010 - 14:57 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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| Sworn enemies bury the hatchet to back Fonseka |
Politics make strange bedfellows. But never before in the history of Sri Lanka have two sworn enemies, the JVP and the UNP, buried the hatchet and joined hands to back Gen Fonseka in the presidential election.
It is ironic that the UNP, which unleashed a reign of terror during its 17-year reign and... |
| 21.01.2010 - 15:27 |
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By Leel Pathirana |
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| Vanni Tamil people want TNA MP to support President Mahinda Rajapaksa |
“The people of Vanni have asked me to support President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the forthcoming Presidential election and urged me to work for his victory,” said Sathasivam Kanagaratnam , the TNA Member of Parliament from the Vanni electoral district.
The TNA MP, who was with the people in Vanni unt... |
| 20.01.2010 - 06:06 |
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By K T Rajasingham |
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| Why Senathirajah is on the side of Gen. Fonseka? |
Here is reason why Mr. Mavai Senathirajah fell against President Mahinda Rajapaksha and finds himself on the side of Gen. Fonseka.
Reliable sources say Mr. Senathirajah sometime back had requested the President to award a contract for US$ 45 million to a company without a tender which the Presiden... |
| 19.01.2010 - 06:05 |
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By K.T. Rajasingham |
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| Telephone-gate continues to showcase Fonseka ‘corruption’ |
Sri Lankan Army has demanded from the former Sri Lanka Army Commander the immediate payment of Sri Lankan Rs. 2,082,995.80 to the telephone calls he made in 2000 in the Inmarsat Satellite phone.
Sarath Fonseka when he was Commandant of Jaffna, Mangala Samaraweera who was the Minister of Post in the... |
| 19.01.2010 - 02:56 |
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By K T. Rajasingham |
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| Veteran CPI-M leader Jyoti Basu dead |
Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu is dead. He was 95. The end came following multiple organ failure on Sunday. The announcement was made at5 12.15 p.m outside the private AMRI Hospital where Basu had been undergoing treatment since January 1. Basu failed to respond to doctors’ treatment. His condition... |
| 17.01.2010 - 15:11 |
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From R. Vasudevan--- Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Dr. Subramanian Swamy urges Tamils to vote for Rajapaksa |
Janata Party President Dr. Subramanian Swamy urges all Tamils of Sri Lanka that if they want Indian opinion on their side in the future, they must vote for the Tamil-speaking Sinhala leader, Mahinda Rajapaksa, for President of Sri Lanka.
Dr. Swamy in a statement said it is surprising that some rep... |
| 16.01.2010 - 05:49 |
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From Gopal Ethiraj, Chennai |
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| Pan Am Flight-73 alleged hijacker ‘killed’ in drone attack in Pakistan |
Jamal Saeed Abdul Raheem an alleged suspect involved in Pan Am flight 73 hijacking case and killing of 20 US nationals on September 5, 1986 in Karachi has been killed in a suspected US drone strike on January 9, 2010 in North Wasiirstan Agency, a tribal region of Pakistan.
The official sources claim... |
| 16.01.2010 - 01:22 |
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By Farzana Shah-Asian Tribune Correspondent in Pakistan |
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| Mahinda Rajapaksha declares Thirukethieswaram a Sacred City for the Hindus |
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has declared Thirukethieswaram as a Sacred City for the Hindus.
This was the first time an area where an oldest Hindu Temple is located has been declared as the sacred city in Sri Lanka. There had been many attempts in the past to get this status to the temple... |
| 18.10.2011 - 02:04 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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| New Delhi keenly watching Sri Lanka poll scenario |
As the Presidential election fever is warming up in Sri Lanka, New Delhi is keenly watching the developments for any clear swing in favour of either of the two main candidates, President Mahinda Rajapaksa and former army chief General Sarath Fonseka .
The elections are scheduled for January 26.
Thou... |
| 14.01.2010 - 04:19 |
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From R. Vasudevan -Reporting from New Delhi |
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| Mahinda promises undivided state, honourable peace |
President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the only Sri Lankan leader who has brought the decades-long civil war to an end but who is still to win peace, has promised an honourable settlement with the alienated Tamils, but within a united State.
Mr Rajapaksa, who is seeking a second term two years ahead of his... |
| 19.01.2010 - 05:52 |
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From S Murari, Chennai |
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| Sri Lanka: Postal Voting Begins Today To Elect The Sixth Executive President |
Postal voting for the Presidential elections to elect the country’s sixth executive president will commence today and tomorrow (January 12 and 13), the Elections Secretariat announced.
A total of 401,118 are qualified for the postal voting and ballots papers are are already delivered by the postal... |
| 13.01.2010 - 00:54 |
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By Anjana Jayashan in Colombo |
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| President Says He is Not for Separating the Country but to Unite |
The manifesto of Presidential candidate of the UPFA, President Mahinda Rajapaksa titled - "Mahinda Chintana - Extended Version" (Mahinda Chintana Idiri Dakma) was presented to the nation today at a ceremony, at the BMICH, Colombo.
The President first presented copies of the manifesto to the Mah... |
| 11.01.2010 - 14:27 |
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By Anjana Jayashan in Colombo |
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| Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims are children of one mother - Mother Lanka |
Speaking in the Tamil language in the midst of the Tamils of Jaffna, Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa emphasized amidst thunderous appaluse, “We are all children of one mother – Mother Lanka and we all should live together, united, without showing any discrimination amongst us as... |
| 11.01.2010 - 13:51 |
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| Killing is his second nature, the trigger-happy General |
A retired Army officer lamented that killing was the second nature of the former Army Commander. He said that he had worked with him as well as under him for nearly 20 years.
As the Army officer wished to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal, his name is withheld.
This officer narrated to Asian Tri... |
| 10.01.2010 - 14:08 |
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By K. T. Rajasingham |
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