Organisation: United National Party

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Sri Lanka jail deaths 'a massacre'

Sri Lanka’s main opposition party has described the deaths of 27 inmates after a prison riot as a “cold-blooded massacre” and demanded a parliamentary investigation into the incident.

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Sri Lanka parliament debates change to presidential terms

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Sri Lanka rebels declare ceasefire

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Ruling party wins Sri Lanka election

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Tamil negotiators leave stronghold for Geneva peace talks

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Sri Lankan government wants to extend emergency rule

Sri Lankan lawmakers brawl over presidential bomb allegations

Rival politicians have brawled on the floor of the Sri Lankan Parliament amid bizarre claims that the president had carried a bomb into a cabinet meeting.

Wed, 24 Jul, 2002

Colombo airport reopens after rebel attack

Sri Lanka’s international airport reopened today and police arrested three Tamils as suspects in a daring rebel attack that left 20 people dead a day earlier.

Wed, 25 Jul, 2001

Police use rubber bullets against Sri Lankan protestors

Sri Lankan soldiers and police officers have used rubber bullets and tear gas to block tens of thousands of protestors from demonstrating in Columbo against the suspension of the country's parliament.

Thu, 19 Jul, 2001