Article: Sri Lankan president says troops to clear north soon

Article: Sri Lankan gov't officials hail local election result
Xinhua News Agency;  August 24, 2008 ;     328 words ...Sri Lankan gov't officials hail local...COLOMBO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan government officials said...comprehensive win in Saturday' s provincial council elections was an endorsement...elections in North Central Provincial Council and Sabaragamuva Provincial ...

Article: Sri Lankan parties file no nomination for local elections
Xinhua News Agency;  June 27, 2008 ;     193 words ...Sri Lankan parties file no nomination...to contest the two provincial council elections that are...Sabaragamuva (south east) Provincial Council elections went blank...mid-May won the Eastern Provincial Council election -- the first...

Article: No propaganda in state institutions: Sri Lankan election chief
Xinhua News Agency;  July 10, 2008 ;     207 words ......state institutions: Sri Lankan election chief COLOMBO...the North Central Provincial Council and the Sabaragamuva Provincial Council elections. The display...were to end in 2009. Provincial Council elections are held...

Article: Sri Lankan Grenade Attack Suspects Surrender
Xinhua English Newswire;  March 12, 1999 ;     225 words ...A Sri Lankan member of parliament and two provincial...People's Alliance (PA) as saying. Sri Lankan police headquarters Thursday night...incident since the North Western Provincial Council poll early this year which was ridden with election violence. Provincial council ...

Article: Sri Lankan delights
New Straits Times;  September 13, 2003 ;     283 words ...00-00-0000 Sri Lankan delights Byline: Barbara Foong Edition: 2* Section: On The Menu GUESTS at the Sri Lankan Food Festival launch at JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur recently tasted the best of Sri Lankan cuisine prepared by three chefs flown...

Article: A Sri Lankan man and two children ride a bicycle beside election...
Getty Images;  May 9, 2008 ;     84 words ...DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY Getty Images 05-09-2008 A Sri Lankan man and two children ride a bicycle beside election... Full Size JPG (2682 KB) A Sri Lankan man and two children ride a bicycle beside election posters in the eastern Sri Lankan province of Trincomalee on May 9, 2008. Security ...

Article: Sri Lankan former rebel leader enters parliament amid protests
Xinhua News Agency;  October 7, 2008 ;     265 words ...Sri Lankan former rebel leader enters parliament...Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan's entry into Sri Lankan parliament was opposed by the opposition...legislator to contest the Aug. 23 provincial council election. The JVP claims the vacant...now controls the island's Eastern ...

Article: Sri Lankan soldiers and police stand guard beside a road which...
Getty Images;  May 9, 2008 ;     83 words ...DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY Getty Images 05-09-2008 Sri Lankan soldiers and police stand guard beside a road which... Full Size JPG (1118 KB) Sri Lankan soldiers and police stand guard beside a road which connects the eastern Sri Lankan province of Trincomalee on May 8, 2008. Security has ...

Article: Sri Lankan policemen and soldiers check the bags of bus passengers...
Getty Images;  May 9, 2008 ;     86 words ...DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY Getty Images 05-09-2008 Sri Lankan policemen and soldiers check the bags of bus passengers... Full Size JPG (1495 KB) Sri Lankan policemen and soldiers check the bags of bus passengers at a check point, in the eastern Sri Lankan province of Trincomalee on May 9, ...

Article: Sri Lankan ruling party takes early lead in local elections
Xinhua News Agency;  August 23, 2008 ;     166 words ...Sri Lankan ruling party takes early lead in local elections COLOMBO...National Party in the elections for North Central Provincial Council and Sabaragamuva Provincial Council. The radio said the UPFA had secured win in the Polonnaruwa...in both provinces. The two elections were called ...

Article: Sri Lankan ruling alliance wins provincial polls
Xinhua News Agency;  July 11, 2004 ;     182 words ...Sri Lankan ruling alliance wins provincial...Chandrika Kumaratunga has won the provincial council elections held on Saturday, according...offer. The ruling UPFA has won 184 provincial council member seats while the main opposition...

Article: Sri Lankan Police to Prevent Election-related
Xinhua English Newswire;  June 7, 1999 ;     167 words ...The Sri Lankan police are taking all precautions...violations at the upcoming Southern provincial council election due on June 10, police...degree in the second round of five provincial council election in April. According to...

Article: Sri Lankan Ministers Call for Early Presidential
Xinhua English Newswire;  June 17, 1999 ;     144 words ...A number of Sri Lankan cabinet ministers and MPs urged President Chandrika...victory at the elections on June 10 for the Southern Provincial Council. Having won all seven provincial council elections held this year, the government parliamentarians...

Article: Low voter turnout in Sri Lankan provincial election
AP Worldstream;  April 24, 2004 ;     384 words ......million registered voters cast ballots in the Northwestern Provincial Council election that came three weeks after the country's parliamentary...anger over allocation of ministries. The Northwestern Provincial Council is among eight provincial councils_ the largest local...between Kumaratunga and ...