Posts Tagged ‘Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’

Sri Lanka to introduce new anti-terrorism rules - report

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

[Reuters]

Sri Lanka plans to bring new anti-terrorism rules into force effective on Wednesday, local media reported, replacing tough wartime emergency powers lifted this month under heavy international pressure.

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Sri Lanka state of emergency to end September 14

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

[CNN]

A six-year state of emergency in Sri Lanka is scheduled to end September 14, a government spokesman told CNN Thursday night.

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