Sri Lanka: SL Parliament to meet amid political tension (TamilNet)
Yahoo February 18th, 2007Sri Lanka’s parliament is to meet Tuesday again amid political tension in the ruling United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) government created by the sacking of three ministers by President Mahinda Rajapakse. Parliament met last time amid tension created by the defection of eighteen parliamentarians from the main opposition United National Party (UNP) to government side, sources said.
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