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No further police reports on Enews arson attack

2011-02-20

Police Spokesperson SP Preshantha Jayakody says that the inquiry reports into the two persons allegedly involved in the arson attack on LankaEnews office have not been presented to courts since the investigation into the attack has not yet beenconcluded.

The Muturajawela sand mine given to a Chinese company for free

2011-02-20

The sea sand that is pumped through pipes from the Elakanda area at a great cost by the Land Reclamation and Development Corporation had been handed over to the Chinese company involved in constructing the Katunayake-Colombo expressway for free during the tenure of the late Highways Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, trade union sources said.

CEPA agreement back in the limelight

2011-02-20

The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Sri Lanka and India that was delayed due to the objections raised by businessmen and industrialists in 2008 is back in the limelight again. Both parties have agreed to implement the agreement in stages even though it has not been signed yet.

Dayasiri makes an interesting telephone call to Sujeewa

2011-02-20

Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekera has telephoned member of Sajith Premadasa's group and parliamentarian Sujeewa Senasinghe and had advised him not to make statements to the media that would affect the morale of the party members and the candidates at the local government elections, especially at a time when the leadership crisis in the party has been resolved to an extent.

Belliatte party members protest against Sajith
Trader's association headed by one of Ravi's supporters

2011-02-19

A meeting organized by UNP's Hambantota District Leader Sajith Premadasa in the Kahawatte area in Belliatte on the 17th had to be indefinitely postponed due to many party activists in the area objecting to it.

TNA representative who went to Delft to hand nominations is missing

2011-02-19

TNA parliamentarian M. Sumanthiran says that a party representative who has traveled to the Delft Island to hand in nominations has not yet returned and that the EPDP was responsible for the disappearance.

Walls brought down and flowering plants planted in police stations on Defence Secretary's orders

2011-02-19

Plans are under way to bring down boundary walls in police stations island wide and to plant flower plants in the front year and vegetables in the backyard following a directive issued by Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

Local Government Election update from NEMIHR

2011-02-18

Network of Election Monitoring (NEMIHR) being the election monitoring arm of Intellectuals for Human Rights; commenced the monitoring process of the Local Government Elections of Sri Lanka to be held on the 17th of March 2011; since its nomination date. NEMIHR has deployed 748 Election Monitors covering the all 301 local government agencies throughout the country.

ICC demands changes after Sri Lanka chaos

2011-02-17

International cricket chiefs Wednesday demanded that stadium bosses in Colombo make changes to ensure there is no repeat of chaotic scenes during a World Cup warm-up match.

British MPs urge the Prime Minister to support an independent, international war crimes investigation in Sri Lanka

2011-02-17

Today, 41 British MPs drawn from the three major parties at Westminster, have written to the British Prime Minister David Cameron urging him to add Britain’s support to calls for an independent, international inquiry into allegations of war crimes committed during Sri Lanka’s 25 year civil conflict (letter is attached). The MPs are all Members or Supporters of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils.

Bandula promotes unsuitable journalists soon after unlawfully making several employees permanent

2011-02-17

The Lake House Chairman who implemented two voluntary retirement schemes (VRS) stating there was
an influx of employees at the institution has given promotions to unqualified journalists soon after making several other employees permanent in their posts.

Sajin Vass asks IGP not to take Pabha's husband into custody

2011-02-17

The parliamentarian supervising the work at the External Affairs Ministry, Sajin Vass Gunawardena has asked the IGP not to arrest parliamentarian Upeksha Swarnamali also known as Pabha's husband after he had allegedly assaulted her in an inhuman manner.

President asks Mervyn to do a pooja to nullify the effects of Anoma's plea for divine intervention at Kebiliththe

2011-02-17

The President who is disturbed by the divine intervention sought by Anoma Fonseka at the historical Kebiliththe devala located in the Yala sanctuary has asked Minister Mervyn Silva to do a pooja to nullify the possible ill effects that could affect him.

Army investigates residences in Jaffna without the District Secretaries approval

2011-02-16

The army is being used to gather information about residents in the Nallur and Kopay divisional secretariat areas in Jaffna without the approval of the the district secretary. While the information is being collected on a Defence Ministry directive, questions have been raised as to the reason for not informing the government officials in the area about the move.

Army investigates residences in Jaffna without the District Secretaries approval

2011-02-16

The army is being used to gather information about residents in the Nallur and Kopay divisional secretariat areas in Jaffna without the approval of the the district secretary. While the information is being collected on a Defence Ministry directive, questions have been raised as to the reason for not informing the government officials in the area about the move.

CPC incurs a loss of Rs. 3,000 million per month
Minister and deputy minister use seven luxury vehicles

2011-02-16

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) that had incurredddd a loss of Rs. 23,000 million by the end of 2010 had given seven luxury vehicles to Minister Susil Premajayantha and Deputy Minister Duminda Dissanayake. Three vehicles have been allocated to the Minister.

Government mess things up at Sooriyawewa
Sri Lanka faces world class disrepute

2011-02-16

The Internaional Cricket Council (ICC) specialists who have inspected the pitch at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Sooriyawewa, Hambantota had said it was not suitable to hold the World Cup cricket matches. The ground has so far not been used even for a warm up match yet and the officials have said it was not suitable for any kind of playing as there were termites in the pitch, sources from Sri Lanka Cricket said.

Jeevaka Edirisinghe shouts at the LMRB representative for not grading Swarnavahini higher than Sirasa

2011-02-16

Head of the Swarnavahini networks, Jeevaka Edirisinghe has openly shouted at a representative from Lanka Market Research Bureau Limited (LMRB) for failing to allocate Swarnavahini a higher grade than Sirasa when grading electronic media institutions after taking a large sum of money.

Norochcholai coal power plant a failure
Opening ceremony shows signs of being postponed

2011-02-16

The opening of the Norochcholai coal power plant that was initially scheduled for the 25th of this month is expected to be postponed due to the many issues faced during the test run of the plant, sources from the Power and Energy Ministry said.

Rajiva Wijesinghe is opening avenues for the Tiger ideology – Minister Weerawansa

2011-02-16

Minister Wimal Weerawansa's LankaCnews website states that UPFA parliamentarian Rajiva Wijesinghe was opening avenues for the LTTE ideology.

Sajith's group plans an operation to surround Sirikotha and oust Ranil after the local government elections

2011-02-16

The group supportive of Sajith Premadasa has planned to bring down thousands of party members to Colombo to surround the party headquarters Sirikotha soon after the local government election results are released and to commence a continuous sathyagraha calling on Ranil Wickremesinghe to step down from the party leadership and to appoint Sajith as the leader.

INAUGURATION OF TRAIN SERVICE ON UPGRADED COASTAL RAILWAY TRACK BETWEEN GALLE-MATARA

2011-02-16

The High Commissioner of India, Mr. Ashok K. Kantha, participated in the inauguration ceremony of the train service on the upgraded coastal railway track between Galle-Matara on 16 February, 2011. The ceremony was attended by Hon. Kumar Welgama, Minister of Transport, Hon. Rohana Dissanayake, Deputy Minister of Transport, Mr. Dhammika Perera, Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Mr. Mohan Tiwari, MD, IRCON and officials of Sri Lanka Railways and IRCON.

UN Committee calls on prompt investigations and prosecutions in Sri Lanka

2011-02-16

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) urges Sri Lanka to “promptly investigate, prosecute and punish all acts of violence including sexual violence” which have arisen during the last stages of the conflict and in the post conflict phase. The Committee further calls on Sri Lanka to “consider having an independent international accountability mechanism, in accordance with recent proposal of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,

Freedom of Expression Key to Democracy and Human Rights
Lasantha Wickrematunge Commemoration Lecture

2011-02-16

Christopher Warren, immediate past President, International Federation of Journalists, and Federal Secretary, Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance to the Lasantha Wickrematunge commemoration, Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 15, 2011.

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