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Ex-Lankan army chief barred from political office for seven years, despite release
Former Sri Lankan army chief General (retired) Sarath Fonseka has been barred from political office for seven years, despite being freed from jail, his lawyer has said. General Fonseka had lost the presidential elections against President Mahinda Rajapaksa two years ago and was imprisoned shortly afterwards, The BBC reports. General Fonseka's lawyer, Nalin Laduwahetti, said that the terms of his

Sri Lanka names separate T20, ODI squads for Pak series
Sri Lanka has announced separate Twenty20 and one-day squads for the home series against Pakistan, which is scheduled to start next month.

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Geoff Marsh to sue Sri Lanka Cricket over dismissal as coach
Former national team coach Geoff Marsh is suing Sri Lanka Cricket over his dismissal five months ago.

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Ex-Sri Lankan army chief urges country to cooperate in international probe of war crimes
Ex-Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka has said that the country must cooperate with any international investigation into alleged war crimes.

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TABLE-Sri Lanka Keells Q4 net up 61 pct yr/yr
COLOMBO, May 23 (Reuters) - Group results for Sri Lanka's top conglomerate and market heavyweight John Keells Holdings PLC for the three months ended March. 31, 2012, released on Wednesday (in

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Sri Lanka main Tamil party supports removal of military camps from north

-ANI): Sri Lanka's main Tamil party is continuing to press for the removal of army camps in the northern part of the country though President Mahinda Rajapaksa had ruled out such a move, an

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