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Sri Lanka's top general quits

UPI - Thu Nov 12, 2:44 pm ET

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The head of Sri Lanka's armed forces, fresh from a civil war-ending victory over Tamil Tiger rebels and a promotion, has quit, government officials say.

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Sri Lanka Military Chief Resigns
Voice of America - Thu Nov 12, 9:31 am ET
Government officials in Colombo confirm the chief of Sri Lanka's armed forces has quit his post, but are not commenting on speculation he is poised to challenge the island nation's president in an upcoming election.
Mayanmar military supremo begins visit to Sri Lanka
EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 12, 6:05 am ET
Colombo - Senior General Than Shwe, the head of Myanmar's military junta arrived for a three-day visit in Sri Lanka on Thursday, officials said. Sri Lankan officials said the main purpose of Than Shwe's visit were talks on trade relations and visits ...
Sri Lanka's top military officer resigns
EARTHtimes.org - Thu Nov 12, 8:04 am ET
Colombo - Sri Lanka's military chief, General Sarath Fonseka, who helped secure the government's victory over Tamil rebels, resigned from his post Thursday amidst reports he was considering running in the upcoming presidential elections. Officials sa...
Sri Lanka's Top General Quits - Military Source
Nasdaq - Thu Nov 12, 5:32 am ET
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP)--Sri Lanka's top general, Sarath Fonseka, the architect of the country's recent victory against rebels who was switched to a more ceremonial position, quit Thursday, a military source said.
Australian, Sri Lanka agree legal co-operation on human smuggling
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 9:35 am ET
Colombo - Australia and Sri Lanka on Monday entered into an co-operation agreement to stem the smuggling of Sri Lankans into Australia. The agreement was reached by the visiting Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith and his Sri Lankan counterpart...
Official says Sri Lanka's top general has resigned
FOX 11 Tucson - Thu Nov 12, 7:18 am ET
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An official says Sri Lanka's top general who led the battle to crush the Tamil Tiger rebels and ended the island's civil war has resigned from his post.
SRI LANKA: Interview with top government official on IDP camps, returns
IRIN - Wed Nov 11, 8:30 am ET
COLOMBO, 11 November 2009 (IRIN) - One of the more contentious issues in Sri Lanka this year has been the plight of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the north.
Go-slow hampers ports and fuel distribution in Sri Lanka
EARTHtimes.org - Wed Nov 11, 7:34 am ET
Colombo - A three-day go-slow campaign by labour unions demanding a salary increase has crippled state-run harbours and petroleum distribution in Sri Lanka, officials said Wednesday. Loading and unloading at the country's main harbour in the capital ...
SRI LANKA: Landmines, unexploded ordnance a barrier to return
IRIN - Mon Nov 9, 10:30 am ET
COLOMBO, 9 November 2009 (IRIN) - Landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) are a key obstacle to the return of thousands of conflict-displaced to their homes in northern Sri Lanka, say government and UN officials.
Sri Lanka's top soldier says he quit after government lost trust
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Nov 13, 7:43 am ET
Colombo - The Sri Lankan officer who led the army in the victory against the Tamil rebels before resigning said in a letter leaked to the media on Friday that he quit because the president and the government had lost trust in him. General Sarath Fons...
Sri Lanka’s Top Military General Resigns From Post, AFP Reports
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 12, 8:21 am ET
Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka’s top general, Sarath Fonseka , quit his post and may challenge President Mahinda Rajapaksa in elections slated for next year, Agence France- Presse reported, citing officials it didn’t name.
Retiring Sri Lankan Gen. Contends Gov. Politicians Planted Coup Rumors
Voice of America - Sat Nov 14, 10:46 am ET
Sri Lanka's president Friday gave the country's top military figure permission to leave his post immediately, a day after the army general submitted retirement papers to his commander-in-chief.
Sri Lanka's African slave families fade away
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 15, 1:59 am ET
In a village deep in west Sri Lanka, one of the island's few remaining communities of African descent breaks into song -- a poignant elegy to a disappearing culture.
India, Sri Lanka stars plead for more Tests
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 15, 1:19 am ET
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara on Sunday joined Indian great Sachin Tendulkar in calling for more Test cricket, saying the lop-sided schedule needed to be changed.
Sri Lanka general hits out before possible poll bid
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 13, 10:33 am ET
Sri Lanka on Friday accepted the resignation of its top general, who delivered a scathing departure letter accusing the president he may challenge at polls next year of unjustly sidelining him over unfounded coup fears.