Politics
Polls chief rejects UNP request
The Elections Commission today ruled out the possibility of having foreign observers present at the counting centers for the upcoming polls, stating that none of the political parties had made such a request on nomination day.
UPFA candidates warned over intra-party rivalries
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has warned candidates of the UPFA who engage in intra- party election rivalries of dire consequences including legal action and deprivation of any posts in the government after the polls, Minister Maithripala Sirisena announced today. ...Ven. Uvatemme Sumana Thero & 4 Others Further Remanded
Five including Ven. Uvatenne Sumana Thero arrested and have been remanded in connection with the incident where it is alleged that weapons and bombs were found at Bodhirajarama Viharaya at Malgawatta were ordered to be further remanded till the 30th by Colombo Additional Magistrate Lal Ranasinghe Bandara yesterday (16th)....No One Can Stop General Entering Parliament – Tilvin Silva
For the first time in Sri Lanka a leader of a political movement is contesting an election while being imprisoned and no one would be able to stop Gen. Sarath Fonseka entering Parliament even if he is locked up in a camp of security forces said General Secretary of the JVP Tilvin Silva....Ranil for fresh IMF deal
United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said today that he would re-negotiate the stand-by arrangement of US$ 2.9 billion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and strike a separate deal if he comes to power at the April 8 General Election. ...UNF launches its manifesto
The UNF launched its election manifesto today (16) at Sri Kotha , the party Headquarters ,under the leadership of UNP and Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe before a large gathering which included all Western Province candidates and UNF leaders ....Tamil political prisoners in LLF national list
The Left Liberation Front has nominated three Tamil prisoners accused of taking part in the Tamil national liberation struggle for their national list in the 2010 General election. The LLF national list is led by Dr. Vickramabahu Karunaratne. ...SLPA Chairman ignores Elections Commissioner’s orders
The All Ceylon Port Workers Union says that the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Chairman has ignored a written directive issued by the Elections Commissioner to immediately stop the transfers that have been made as a result of political victimization....Journalists Take To The Streets For Prageeth
A campaign to distribute leaflets was held opposite the Fort Railway Station yesterday (15th) organized by ‘Journalists against Suppression.’ Yesterday was the 50th day since ‘Lanka e News’ journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda has been disappeared....Ban, Pillai discuss Lanka
UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon is in touch with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillai on the establishment of a Panel of Experts to advise him on accountability issues as they might apply to Sri Lanka, a UN spokesman said....
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