S MURALIDHAR-Frontline

More stories by this author

Power first

By getting the two-term limit on presidential tenure removed, Mahinda Rajapaksa consolidates his hold on power.

B. MURALIDHAR REDDY

General indicted

A court martial convicts Sarath Fonseka for engaging in politics while in uniform and for disloyal conduct.

B. MURALIDHAR REDDY

Panel pressure

The government objects to the U.N. setting up a panel to look into human rights violations during the war but finds itself isolated.

B. MURALIDHAR REDDY

A year after

B. MURALIDHAR REDDY

Emphatic win

B. MURALIDHAR REDDY

The landslide

B. MURALIDHAR REDDY

Army special forces during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka's 62nd Independence Day, in Kandy on February 4.-ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/REUTERS

Danger signal

THE single largest negative fallout of former Sri Lanka Army (SLA) chief Gen. Sarath Fonsekas decision to join the just-concluded presidential race is

B. MURALIDHAR REDDY

President Mahinda Rajapaksa at his first campaign rally in Anuradhapura on December 18.-REUTERS

Countdown begins

THE year 2010 will be a watershed year in Sri Lankan politics irrespective of whether or not the incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa becomes for the

B. MURALIDHAR REDDY

Sarath Fonseka after opening a media centre in Colombo on December 6 for his election campaign.-ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP

Embattled general

GENERAL elections to the Sri Lankan Parliament are due by April 2010. Call it the fate of the country or the irony of its politics, the year 2009, whi

B. MURALIDHAR REDDY

General Sarath Fonseka and President Mahinda Rajapaksa.-ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP & ERANGA JAYAWARDENA/AP

General alert

SRI LANKA in 2009 saw momentous events that riveted the worlds attention on the island nation. A few key events of the first 11 months were the end of

B. MURALIDHAR REDDY

Fund of troubles

B. MURALIDHAR REDDY

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Chief of Defence Staff Sarath Fonseka (left) look at weapons captured from the LTTE, at the Sri Lanka Armys 60th anniversary celebrations in Colombo on October 3.-LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP

Growing strains

AS Sri Lanka awaits an announcement from its President Mahinda Rajapaksa regarding the 2010 general elections and a possible presidential election at

B. MURALIDHAR REDDY

Sign in to Unlock member-only benefits!

Bookmark stories to read later.
Comment on stories to start conversations.
Subscribe to our newsletters.
Get notified about discounts and offers to our products.