Borella(Colombo): UNP(52.7%) UPFA(30.5%) JHU(15.6%)

Mahiyangane(Baldulla): UPFA(53.0%) UNP(45.6%) JHU(0.69%)

Balapitiya(Galle): UPFA(52.6%) UNP(41.3%) JHU(5.7%)

Hali-Ela(Badulla): UNP(50.2%) UPFA(47.1%) JHU(1.9%)

Matara(Matara): UPFA(57.7%) UNP(34.1%) JHU(7.5%)

Ambalangoda(Galle): UPFA(56.7%) UNP(37.1%) JHU(5.5%)

Galle(Galle): UNP(48.3%) UPFA(42.5%) JHU(8.5%)

Colombo-West(Colombo): UNP(73.64%) UPFA(13.9%) JHU(10.9%)

Beliatta(Hambantota): UPFA(64.1%) UNP(35.3%) JSP(0.1%)

Seruwila(Trincomalee): UPFA(47.2%) UNP(24.9%) ITAK(14.9%) SLMC(11.2%)

Dehiwala(Colombo): UNP(47.2%) UPFA(29.9%) JHU(22%)

Manipay(Jaffna): ITAK(84.5%) EPDP(11.5%) IND1(3.5%)

Karandeniya(Galle): UPFA(65.4%) UNP(31.6%) JHU(2.6%)

Kopay(Jaffna): ITAK(90.9%) EPDP(7.6%) IND1(1.5%)

Akuressa(Matara): UPFA(60.3%) UNP(36.0%) JHU(2.9%)

Point-Pedro(Jaffna): ITAK(95.8%) EPDP(2.9%) IND1(1.1%)

Minneriya(Polonnaruwa): UPFA(62.0%) UNP(42.5%) JHU(8.5%)

Moneragala(Moneragala): UPFA(60.54%) UNP(35.8%) JHU(1.7%)

Tangalle(Hambantota): UPFA(68.2%) UNP(31.4%) JSP(0.1%)

Mutur(Trincomalee): SLMC(69.6%) ITAK(26.0%) UPFA(2.8%) UNP(1.1%)

Galagedara(Kandy): UNP(48.6%) UPFA(46.4%) JHU(4.4%)

Matale(Matale): UNP(52.0%) UPFA(40.0%) JHU(6.8%)

Akmeemana(Galle): UPFA(55.6%) UNP(38.3%) JHU(5.6%)

Kankesanturai(Jaffna): ITAK(86.5%) EPDP(11.2%) IND1(1.9%)

Wiyaluwa(Badulla): UPFA(52.6%) UNP(45.7%) JHU(0.8%)

Nallur(Jaffna): ITAK(87.0%) EPDP(9.5%) IND1(3.1%)

Medawachchiya(Anuradhapura): UPFA(60.1%) UNP(38.2%) JHU(1.0%)

Wellawaya(Moneragala): UPFA(62.2%) UNP(35.4%) JHU(2.0%)

Welimada(Badulla): UPFA(51.6%) UNP(45.9%) JSP(1.7%)

Bandarawela(Badulla): UNP(50.2%) UPFA(46.0%) JHU(2.8%)

Apr 3 (AP) The Sri Lankan president's alliance gained a boost in early vote counting Saturday after residents turned out in force for parliamentary elections, hoping to help set the agenda for peace talks with a ruthless rebel army. more..

Medirigiriya(Polonnaruwa): UPFA(55.2%) UNP(43.4%) JHU(0.8%)

Eheliyagoda(Ratnapura): UPFA(51.8%) UNP(41.0%) JHU(5.2%)

Kalawana(Ratnapura): UPFA(57.5%) UNP(40.2%) JHU(1.7%)

Trincomalee(Trincomalee): ITAK(65.2%) SLMC(19.9%) UPFA(9.3%) UNP(4.7)

Chavakachcheri(Jaffna): ITAK(94.4%) EPDP(3.8%) IND1(1.5%)

Jaffna(Jaffna): ITAK(87.8%) EPDP(9.2%) IND1(1.9%)

Polonnaruwa(Polonnaruwa): UPFA(55.4%) UNP(43.8%) JHU(1.3%)

Bibile(Moneragala): UPFA(59.6%) UNP(39.2%) JHU(0.6%)

Uva-Paranagama(Badulla): UPFA(51.5%) UNP(46.6%) JHU(0.9%)

Badulla(Badulla): UNP(48.4%) UPFA(46.1%) JHU(4.9%)

Katana(Gampaha): UPFA(51.5%) UNP(39.3%) JHU(7.7%)

Mulkirigala(Hambantota): UPFA(60.1%) UNP(39.2%) NLF(0.2%)

Nivitigala(Ratnapura): UPFA(54.7%) UNP(42.8%) JHU(1.8%)

Padiruppu(Batticaloa): ITAK(65.2%) UNP(1.5%) EPDP(1.4%) SLMC(1.1%)

Batticaloa(Batticaloa): ITAK(94.9%) UPFA(21.5%) SLMC(18.5%) UNP(3.6%)

Vaddukoddai(Jaffna): ITAK(92.0%) EPDP(5.7%) IND1(1.8%)

Ratnapura(Ratnapura): UPFA(51.1%) UNP(40.5%) JHU(7.7%)

Walapane(Nuwara-Eliya): UNP(46.4%) UPFA(42.0%) UCPF(6.5%) CDUA(3.5%)

Habaraduwa(Galle): UPFA(59.0%) UNP(37.4%) JHU(3.2%)

Haputale(Badulla): UNP(56.4%) UPFA(41.1%) JHU(1.7%)

Anuradhapura-West(Anuradhapura): UPFA(53.0%) UNP(43.9%) JHU(2.3%)

Aranayake(Kegalle): UPFA(49.9%) UNP(45.3%) JHU(4.3%)

Udu-Dumbara(Kandy): UPFA(53.8%) UNP(44.9%) JHU(0.9%)

Kotmale(Nuwara-Eliya): UNP(53.0%) UPFA(33.3%) UCPF(8.3%) CDUA(3.3%)

Kalkudah(Batticaloa): ITAK(61.5%) SLMC(31.4%) UPFA(3.8%) UNP(1.9%)

Kilinochchi(Jaffna): ITAK(98.8%) IND1(0.6%) EPDP(0.5%)

Balangoda(Ratnapura): UPFA(51.2%) UNP(44.3%) JHU(3.8%)

Mahanuwara(Nuwara-Eliya): UNP(56.0%) UPFA(27.8%) JHU(15.4%)

Bentara-Elpitiya(Galle): UPFA(58.3%) UNP(37.2%) JHU(4.0%)

Chilaw(Puttalam): UPFA(48.8%) UNP(46.9%) JHU(3.7%)

Apr 3 (Reuters) President Chandrika Kumaratunga's party is in line to win Sri Lanka's third general election in four years but will be just shy of a parliamentary majority, early returns showed on Saturday. more..

Horowupotana(Anuradhapura): UPFA(56.6%) UNP(41.4%) JHU(1.1%)

Colombo-North(Colombo): UNP(70.2%) UPFA(22.1%) JHU(5.9%)

Ratgama(Galle): UPFA(57.3%) UNP(37.8%) JHU(4.4%)

Hanguranketa(Nuwara-Eliya): UNP(57.8%) UPFA(38.7%) JHU(1.4%)

Dedigama(Kegalle): UPFA(50.2%) UNP(45.7%) JHU(3.7%)

Kayts(Jaffna): ITAK(90.0%) EPDP(9.1%) IND1(0.3%)

Rakwana(Ratnapura): UPFA(49.2%) UNP(47.2%) JHU(2.7%)

Passara(Badulla): UNP(59.4%) UPFA(38.9%) JHU(0.8%)

Hiniduma(Galle): UPFA(57.3%) UNP(40.7%) JHU(1.7%)

Baddegama(Galle): UPFA(57.6%) UNP(39.4%) JHU(2.2%)

Colombo-East(Colombo): UNP(52.1%) UPFA(26.7%) JHU(20.0%)

Colombo-Central(Colombo): UNP(71.5%) UPFA(17.7%) JHU(8.9%)

Divulapitiya(Gampaha): UPFA(51.3%) UNP(39.3%) JHU(8.5%)

Laggala(Matale): UPFA(51.9%) UNP(45.7%) JHU(1.4%)

Kegalle(Kegalle): UPFA(53.7%) UNP(39.5%) JHU(6.4%)

Udupiddy(Jaffna): ITAK(94.8%) EPDP(3.4%) IND1(1.4%)

Pelmadulla(Ratnapura): UPFA(48.2%) UNP(46.9%) JHU(4.1%)

Galgamuwa(Kurunegala): UPFA(57.8%) UNP(40.7%) JHU(1.3%)

Panadura(Kalutara): UPFA(48.1%) UNP(32.3%) JHU(19.2%)

Harispattuwa(Kandy): UNP(50.6%) UPFA(41.1%) JHU(7.7%)

Ratmalana(Colombo): UPFA(40.9%) UNP(39.1%) JHU(19.3%)

Kolonnawa(Colombo): UPFA(42.5%) UNP(38.1%) JHU(18.5%)

Wattala(Gampaha): UNP(50.2%) UPFA(41.8%) JHU(6.7%)

Mirigama(Gampaha): UPFA(53.3%) UNP(36.8%) JHU(9.1%)

Rambukkana(Kegalle): UPFA(53.5%) UNP(40.6%) JHU(5.4%)

Mawanella(Kegalle): UNP(49.4%) UPFA(44.1%) JHU(6.0%)

Kolonna(Ratnapura): UPFA(59.7%) UNP(35.0%) JHU(4.7%)

Kotte(Colombo): UPFA(37.6%) UNP(36.8%) JHU(24.7%)

Kelaniya(Gampaha): UPFA(43.9%) UNP(36.5%) JHU(18.7%)

Nikaweratiya(Kurunegala): UPFA(54.6%) UNP(42.3%) JHU(2.6%)

Kaduwela(Colombo): UPFA(50.5%) UNP(31.2%) JHU(17.6%)

Avissawella(Colombo): UPFA(51.6%) UNP(39.5%) JHU(8.2%)

Gampaha(Gampaha): UPFA(58.6%) UPFA(27.8%) JHU(12.8%)

Ja-Ela(Gampaha): UPFA(50.7%) UNP(40.9%) JHU(7.2%)

Udunuwara(Kandy): UNP(47.6%) UPFA(44.2%) JHU(7.5%)

Beruwala(Kalutara): UPFA(47.4%) UNP(42.6%) JHU(9.5%)

Biyagama(Gampaha): UPFA(48.4%) UNP(34.6%) JHU(16.0%)

Homagama(Colombo): UPFA(51.0%) UNP(29.9%) JHU(18.3%)

Mahara(Gampaha): UPFA(55.0%) UNP(31.2%) JHU(12.9%)

Dompe(Gampaha): UPFA(57.7%) UNP(33.1%) JHU(8.5%)

Moratuwa(Colombo): UPFA(44.4%) UNP(39.3%) JHU(15.4%)

Kesbewa(Colombo): UPFA(44.6.6%) JHU(29.5%) UNP(25.6%)

Kundasale(Kandy): UNP(46.9%) UPFA(45.2%) JHU(7.4%)

Teldeniya(Kandy): UNP(48.7%) UNP(48.4%) JHU(2.5%)

Senkadagala(Kandy): UNP(48.4%) UPFA(37.6%) JHU(13.4%)

Kalutara(Kalutara): UPFA(52.1%) UNP(36.0%) JHU(11.4%)

Horana(Kalutara): UPFA(52.9%) UNP(36.8%) JHU(9.9%)

Maharagama(Colombo): UPFA(43.9%) UNP(29.4%) JHU(25.9%)

Attanagalla(Gampaha): UPFA(57.5%) UNP(30.7%) JHU(11.0%)

Minuwangoda(Gampaha): UPFA(51.5%) UNP(35.9%) JHU(11.7%)

Rattota(Matale): UNP(49.2%) UNP(44.2%) JHU(5.1%)

Dambulla(Matale): UPFA(55.9%) UNP(40.5%) JHU(2.%)

Patha-Dumbara(Kandy): UNP(57.6%) UPFA(35.3%) JHU(6.5%)

Hakmana(Matara): UPFA(62.5%) UNP(34.0%) JHU(2.6%)

Deniyaya(Matara): UPFA(56.8%) UNP(40.0%) JHU(2.1%)

Bandaragama(Kalutara): UPFA(53.4%) UNP(34.7%) JHU(11.5%)

Matugama(Kalutara): UPFA(55.0%) UNP(37.7%) JHU(6.9%)

Agalawatta(Kalutara): UPFA(53.7%) UNP(41.8%) JHU(4.0%)

Negombo(Gampaha): UNP(55.5%) UPFA(40.1%) JHU(2.9%)

Kamburupitiya(Matara): UPFA(62.4%) UNP(33.0%) JHU(3.9%)

Devinuwara(Matara): UPFA(61.3%) UNP(33.3%) JHU(4.7%)

Deraniyagala(Kegalle): UPFA(50.6%) UNP(46.8%) JHU(2.0%)

Bulathsinhala(Kalutara): UPFA(49.8%) UNP(44.7%) JHU(5.1%)

Weligama(Matara): UPFA(60.3%) UNP(34.6%) JHU(4.3%)

Tissamaharama(Hambantota): UPFA(63.0%) UNP(36.4%) JSP(0.1%)

Sammanturai(Digamadulla): UPFA(39.9%) SLMC(36.9%) ITAK(18.7%) UNP(3.5%)

Wariyapola(Kurunegala): UPFA(53.9%) UNP(42.4%) JHU(3.4%)

Bingiriya(Kurunegala): UPFA(50.8%) UNP(44.1%) JHU(4.6%)

Hiriyala(Kurunegala): UPFA(48.6%) UNP(46.0%) JHU(5.0%)

Yapahuwa(Kurunegala): UPFA(55.4%) UNP(42.2%) JHU(2.1%)

Nattandiya(Puttalam): UPFA(52.1.3%) UNP(42.2%) JHU(5.1%)

Anamaduwa(Puttalam): UPFA(58.3%) UNP(39.0%) JHU(2.1%)

Puttalam(Puttalam): UNP(62.2%) UPFA(36.4%) JHU(0.6%)

Mihintale(Anuradhapura): UPFA(58.1%) UNP(39.6%) JHU(1.7%)

Kalawewa(Anuradhapura): UPFA(60.0%) UNP(37.6%) JHU(1.9%)

Kekirawa(Anuradhapura): UPFA(53.7%) UNP(43.1%) JHU(2.6%)

Kuliyapitiya(Kurunegala): UPFA(49.2%) UNP(44.7%) JHU(5.6%)

Mawathagama(Kurunegala): UPFA(48.1%) UNP(44.7%) JHU(6.5%)

Dodangaslanda(Kurunegala): UPFA(53.6%) UNP(43.2%) JHU(2.7%)

Kurunegala(Kurunegala): UPFA(44.9%) UNP(44.4%) JHU(10.2%)

Apr 3 (Reuters) President Chandrika Kumaratunga's party inched closer to a general election win, but looked short of a parliamentary majority, complicating efforts to restart peace talks with Tamil rebels. It was a mixed message from voters, ousting Ranil Wickremesinghe's UNP, but giving large minorities to smaller parties on opposing ends of the island's ethnic divide. more..

Apr 3 (AFP) Sri Lanka was headed for a shaky coalition government as no clear winner emerged in parliamentary elections called to settle a power struggle that has set back the island's peace process. more..

Apr 3 (AFP) The United States asked Sri Lanka's new government to resume peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels in a bid to end the island's drawn-out ethnic conflict. The US embassy here in a statement said Washington looked forward to working with a new government to be formed following Friday's parliamentary elections. more..

Apr 3 (Xinhua) The final result of parliamentary election held on Friday could be held back by aweek, election officials said on Saturday. K. Senanayake, an assistant elections commissioner, said that the leaders of political parties who had contested the election are to meet the Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake on Sunday to agree on the annulment of the polls in two unidentified areas. more..

Apr 3 (Reuters) A rebel-backed party looked set to win an electoral sweep of Sri Lanka's Tamil-majority north and east today, but monitors and election officials said the poll there had been marred by widespread rigging. more..

Apr 3 (CI) Kyle Mills broke the backbone of the Sri Lanka A batting line-up, as New Zealand A coasted to a 46-run win in the first match at Lincoln. Chasing 225, the Sri Lankan batsmen couldn't stitch up any sizeable partnerships as Mills pegged them back with four crucial wickets. more..

Apr 3 (LBO) The final results of Friday�s poll are being delayed, as Elections Chief Dayananda Dissanayake is holding back results of Kandy and Digamadulla Districts. Dissanayake told reporters that he would meet party leaders on Sunday 10.30 am to appraise them of the situation and take a decision thereafter whether to go for a re-poll. more..

Gampaha: UPFA:9(51.5%) UNP:6(37.1%) JHU:2(10.4%)

Karutara: UPFA:6(51.7%) UNP:3(37.8%) JHU:1(10.1%)

Matale: UPFA:3(49.2%) UNP:2(45.7%) JHU:0(4.0%)

Matara: UPFA:5(60.3%) UNP:3(34.9%) JHU:0(4.1%)

Hambantota: UPFA:5(54.1%) UNP:2(35.4%) JSP:0(0.1%)

Puttalam: UPFA:5(49.3%) UNP:3(46.4%) JHU:0(3.5%)

Polonnaruwa: UPFA:3(57.4%) UNP:2(40.8%) JHU:0(1.3%)

Badulla: UNP:5(49.1%) UPFA:3(48.3%) JHU:0(1.9%)

Monaragela: UPFA:3(61.1%) UNP:2(37.0%) JHU:0(1.4%)

Kegalle: UPFA:5(50.9%) UNP:4(32.9%) JHU:0(4.3%)

Total (Seats): UPFA:47(47.2%) UNP:32(44.3%) JHU:3(6.3%)

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Apr 4 (BBC) Why did the prime minister of Sri Lanka, who negotiated a halt to a bloody two-decade-long war with the Tamil Tiger rebel movement, fail to get a decisive mandate from his people in Friday's general election? more..

Apr 4 (LT) TNA say they still haven�t taken a definite decision to support any party to form a government. They say they may be independent without supporting any party in a future government. This was stated by the candidates of TNA at a discussion held in Vanni today. more..

Apr 4 (LT) A crisis has occurred in Jathike Hela Urumaya about naming the Bhikkus who have been elected to the Parliament at the General Election held yesterday and the policy they should adopt in the Parliament. The crisis on the ideology they should pursue has come to such a critical stage that there is a risk of the party being factionalized say sources. more..

Apr 4 (LT) A United People�s freedom Alliance Government that could take the country on the correct path would be formed soon uniting all patriotic and democratic forces said Mr. Wimal Weerawanse, Colombo District candidate of the UPFA. more..

Apr 4 (HT) The United Peoples' Freedom Alliance (UPFA), led by president Chandrika Kumaratunga, is set to emerge as the single largest party in the Sri Lankan parliament following elections held on Friday. She is set to stake claim to form a new government. more..

Apr 4 (SL) That just about sums up the outcome of the general election which has left a nation sharply divided and a parliament well hung for horse trading to take place apace. There is no gainsaying given Sri Lanka�s political culture big money will be on offer for whoever wants to help one party form a government and justify the pole vault on some high sounding moral reasoning. more..

Apr 4 (SL) Friday's General Election resulted with the UPFA emerging as the single largest party. However, the UPFA failed to secure a formidable margin thus resulting in frantic deals being discussed behind doors in an attempt to secure a suitable majority against its main contender the UNF. more..

Apr 4 (TN) While criticising the State media as biased and its absence of balance "during the campaign cast a long shadow over this election process," Hon Margaret Reid, chair of the Commonwealth Observer Group, issued an interim statement on General Election commended the Election Commissioner, his staff and the Police "for their preparations and their performance on the day." more..

Apr 4 (MN) Two years ago, one of Asia's bloodiest and most intractable civil wars came to an abrupt halt. At the time, the decision of the Tamil Tigers to announce a ceasefire was hailed as one of the first tangible successes of the newly declared global war on terrorism. more..

Apr 4 (DN) The lead candidate of the Tamil National Alliance which has recorded a landslide victory in the North and East, said TNA has opted to play a neutral role and will not be aligning itself with any party from the South. more..

Apr 4 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga's alliance on Saturday staked its claim to form a new government as general elections produced no clear winner and raised the prospects of more political uncertainty. more..

Apr 4 (TN) The Trincomalee District Returning Officer Mr. Gamini Rodrigo Saturday evening declared at the Trincomalee district secretariat that Messrs R.Sampanthan and K.Thurairetnasingham of the TNA, Najeeb Mohamed Abdul Majeed of the SLMC and N.W.M.Jayantha Wijesekara of the UPFA have been elected more..

Apr 4 (AFP) Villagers from areas controlled by Tamil Tigers were bused in yesteriday to heavily guarded polling stations to vote in Sri Lanka�s parliamentary elections. Labourers and farmers, including women cradling babies, trooped out of �special� buses run by the government as heavily-armed Sri Lankan soldiers and policemen stood guard. more..

Apr 4 (Bloomberg) President Chandrika Kumaratunga's party is ahead in parliamentary elections as voters backed her party's pledge to lift rural incomes and rejected Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's success in brokering a two-year cease-fire. more..

Apr 4 (Reuters) Sri Lanka�s street-smart president was vindicated for her tough line on the Tamil Tiger rebels yesterday when her party regained power and emerged victorious from a running feud with the prime minister. more..

Apr 4 (AFP) Sri Lanka plunged into a fresh political crisis yesterday after a fiercely fought election produced no clear winner, raising fears of political horse trading and worries about the future of the Norwegian-brokered peace process. more..

Wennappuwa(Puttalam): UPFA(50.1%) UNP(43.8%) JHU(5.5%)

Yatinuwara(Kandy): UPFA(45.6%) UNP(45.1%) JHU(8.7%)

Hewaheta(Kandy): UNP(56.1.2%) UPFA(40.2%) JHU(3.1%)

Anuradhapura-East(Anuradhapura): UPFA(57.1%) UNP(38.5%) JHU(3.8%)

Dambadeniya(Kurunegala): UPFA(53.0%) UNP(41.0%) JHU(5.7%)

Ampara(Digamadulla): UPFA(61.6%) UNP(34.8%) SLMC(1.9%) JHU(1.0%)

Panduwasnuwara(Kurunegala): UPFA(48.8%) UNP(47.0%) JHU(4.0%)

Dodangaslanda(Kurunegala): UPFA(53.6%) UNP(43.2%) JHU(2.7%)

Katugampola(Kurunegala): UPFA(52.5%) UNP(41.7%) JHU(5.4%)

Polgahawela(Kurunegala): UPFA(50.6%) UNP(42.3%) JHU(6.7%)

Vavuniya(Vanni): ITAK(60.1%) UNP(19.0%) DPLF(8.7%) UPFA(8.4%)

Mullaitivu(Vanni): ITAK(96.9%) UPFA(1.4%) UNP(1.0%)

Gampola(Kandy): UNP(54.8%) UPFA(40.1%) JHU(4.6%)

Displaced Votes(Jaffna): SLMC(50.5%) ITAK(35.6%) EPDP(13.0%)

Nuwara-Eliya-Maskeliya(Nuwara-Eliya): UNP(55.9%) UCPF(23.1%) UPFA(14.5%) CDUA(4.1%)

Kalmunai(Digamadulla): SLMC(47.0%) ITAK(29.6%) UPFA(19.7%) UNP(2.1%)

Potuvil(Digamadulla): SLMC(35.5%) ITAK(33.5%) UPFA(23.3%) UNP(6.0%)

Displaced Votes(Vanni): UNP(89.1%) UPFA(4.3%) ITAK(3.0%)

Mannar(Vanni): ITAK(80.5%) UNP(13.9%) DPLF(3.0%) EPDP(1.5%)

Apr 4 (Xinhua) The group of Buddhist monks who were elected into the parliament in Friday's parliamentary elections are to stay neutral in conducting their affairs, a senior monk said Sunday. "We want to stay neutral. Our mandate was based on our principal to stay neutral." said Venerable Uduwe Dhammaloka, more..

Apr 4 (AFP) Monks, Marxists and Tamil militants have made unprecedented gains in Sri Lanka's elections, turning the island's new parliament into one of its most polarised on ethnic and religious lines, analysts said. more..

Apr 4 (KN) A Tamil party that swept parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka's troubled northeast Sunday called upon a government that will take office here to devolve substantial autonomy to the region or face the ultimate prospect of a separate Tamil state. more..

Apr 4 (KN) Sri Lankan Tamil parties opposed to the Tamil Tigers Saturday accused the rebels of orchestrating a massive electoral fraud to give a group it propped up a sweeping victory in the country's north and east. more..

Apr 4 (HT) The breakaway faction of the LTTE, led by Col.Karuna, has secured five of the 22 seats won by the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK), which fought the April 2 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections as a proxy of the LTTE. more..

Apr 4 (HT) A Tamil Tiger guerrilla reportedly linked to former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination has been caught by a breakaway faction of the rebel group in Sri Lanka's east, a newspaper reported on Sunday. more..

Apr 4 (KN) Ruling out re-poll in two areas allegedly marred by irregularities, Sri Lanka's election chief today said final results of the parliamentary elections will be annouced later in the day. more..

Apr 4 (TS) The death warrant, when it came, was not unexpected: "To safeguard our nation and our people, it has been decided to get rid of Karuna from our soil." From their jungle headquarters in the self-declared homeland of "Tamil Eelam," one of the world's fiercest guerrilla groups pronounced its verdict. more..