Sri Lanka's ruling coalition wins a provincial election seen as key to its strategy against the Tamil...

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TRINCOMALEE: The ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), which teamed up with the breakaway LTTE faction led by Pillayan, has won the first ever election to the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC) by securing 20 of the 35 seats. The...
BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lankan president on Sunday hailed his party's election victory in the country's tense Eastern Province as a mandate to push ahead with his war against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north. "I note that the people of the...
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