UNP in a serious financial crisis
Propaganda work at a standstill
2011-01-28
The UNP is faced with a severe financial crisis and is unable to plan the propaganda work for the local government elections, a senior official from Sirikotha said.
Sajith says will support election campaign if Karu takes it over
2011-01-28
UNP MP Sajith Premadasa has said that he and his group would give their fullest support if deputy leader Karu Jayasuriya took over the party's campaign for the local government elections sidelining party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Nandana Gunathileka accuses UNP of trying to put his wife against him at the elections
2011-01-28
Former President of the UPFA and minister Nandana Gunathileka has blamed the senior UNP leaders of trying to carry out a mud slinging campaign against him at the local government elections by getting his wife to contest against him at the elections. It is learnt that Nandana Gunathileka had called several UNP leaders in a bid to arrive at some consensus over the matter.
The government is over within a year if the World Cup is not won this time – a senior national cricketer
2011-01-28
A fast bowler in the Sri Lankan cricket team has told several journalists during a friendly chat on the 16th that if the country does not win the Cricket World Cup this year, the Cricket Interim Committee would be dissolved a week after the tournament, conflicts would erupt between the national cricketers and the government would also fall apart within one year.
Angry over the rejection of nomination papers in Nuwara Eliya, Thondaman attacks SLFP lawyers
2011-01-28
Supporters of Minister Arumugam Thondaman, who were angry over the rejection of the UPFA nominations list in the Lindula and Thalawakele areas in the Nuwara Eliya District, have attacked and chased away several SLFP lawyers who were sent to hand over nominations by the party headquarters.
Massive election propaganda campaigns have begun in 44 Local Government bodies around the country even before elections laws come into action today. Campaign for Free and Fair Election (CaFFE) stresses the importance of unbiased implementation of election laws to create a level playing field which is a fundamental necessity in having a free and fair election and to minimize election law violations.
The truth behind the WHITE VAN - the killer of oposition activists
2011-01-27
LankaNewsWeb has received the details of the "White Van" that continuously follows, intimidates and abducts journalists, human rights activists and opposition activists.
Mervyn Silva and Gotabhaya Rajapaksa's friends receive UK jail sentence
2011-01-27
Six men in UK have been convicted for deception and money laundering offences which netted them £10m. Led by Vibhawa Fonseka, the men mainly targeted the Sri Lankan community, convincing them to put money into investments they promised would make a huge profit.
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S. African author Galgut boycotts S. Lanka lit fest
2011-01-27
South African award-winning novelist
and playwright Damon Galgut has boycotted a literary festival in Sri Lanka
because of concerns over the country's rights record, organisers said Thursday.
The BBC Sinhala and Tamil services have emerged as two of the few winners of the job cuts announced by the World Service management. The World Service announced on Wednesday that it will terminate five language services namely the Macedonian, Albanian, Serbian, Caribbean and Portuguese for Africa. Although no job cuts are announced, BBC Sandeshaya and the Tamil Services are asked to save ten percent of its budgets within the next few years. It is still not clear how these savings will be achieved.
Extraordinary similarities between Velupillai Prabhakaran and Mahinda Rajapaksa
2011-01-27
It is of course extraordinary that there seems to be many similarities between Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran (VP) and Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa (MR).
Senior diplomats in Sri Lanka have expressed anger and frustration over foreign minister Prof. G.L. Peiris addressing 'Sir' to President Mahinda Rajapaksa's secret affairs advisor MP Sajin Vaas Gunawardene and Namal Rajapaksa even in front of ministry officials.
An unsuitable person appointed to the Engineering Corporation
2011-01-27
The State Engineering Corporation Engineers Association says that U.N. Hettiarachchi, who has been appointed as the Resident Project Manager, did not have the required qualifications to hold the post.
Maithripala sends a message wishing the President good health and strength
2011-01-27
SLFP Secretary and Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena has issued a statement wishing President Mahinda Rajapaksa a good health and strength. The message had been sent to congratulate the President on the first anniversary since he was re-elected for a second term in office.
Ranil and Sajith to avoid elections campaign
Party's election campaign to be handled by Karu
2011-01-27
The UNP's campaign for the forthcoming local government elections is to fall completely on the shoulders of deputy leader Karu Jayasuriya since party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and parliamentarian Sajith Premadasa are trying to avoid the campaign by leveling various allegations against each other, a young UNP MP told Lanka News Web.
600 police constables were killed in vain due to a directive by President Premadasa - retired SSP Thasie Seneviratne
2011-01-26
Retired SSP Thasie Seneviratne told the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) on the 24th that an investigation was not conducted into the inhuman killing of 600 policemen in one day by the LTTE. He has said that an investigation had not been conducted when the killings had taken place or afterwards.
“You are not fit to hear cases. Your are good to eat grass, so go ahead and eat grass” - A suspect who had not been granted bail for four and a half years tells a Magistrate
2011-01-26
A suspect who has been in prison for the past seven and a half years without being charged has asked the Magistrate in Pugoda as to why he was not being granted bail. When the Magistrate had remained silent, the suspect had said, “Why are you not granting bail only to me? The others who were arrested with me have all been granted bail.”
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The milk packet given to Ven. Sobitha Thero's Sunday school slashed
2011-01-26
The afternoon milk packet given to the students of the Vijaya Sunday school has been stopped following a Presidential directive. The President has reportedly made the order as a mark of protest against comments made in favor of former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka by chief incumbent of the Sri Nagavihara, Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero, who also manages the Sunday school.
A senior minister checks his horoscope after hearing the President's health condition
2011-01-26
Soon after learning through media reports that President Mahinda Rajapaksa had traveled to the US for treatment for a serious health condition, a senior SLFP minister has met a well known astrologer to get a forecast for his horoscope.
Controversy in preparing the Wattala nominations list:
Provincial Councilor Nimal Lansa opposes decisions made by Basil, Anura Yapa and Sarath Gunaratne
2011-01-26
The delay in preparing the UPFA nominationslist for the Wattala electorate due to various disagreements had come up at the selection committee meeting. It is learnt that names of illicit liquor brewers, bookies and those accused of murder have been removed from the initial list presented by Wattala organizer Neil Rupasinghe according to a directive by the Gampaha District Leader, Minister Basil Rajapaksa.
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