OTHER NEWS Police earplugs on Jaffna phones New restrictions at duty free shops Riverina Hotel in Sri Lanka Offers Guests New Reservation System Which Guarantees Instant Confirmation CCI to publish “Construction Industry Trade Catalogue 2008”    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend UNP accuses TMVP of issuing illegal ID cards 05-05-2008 A subtle move by the TMVP to issue special identity card through the Grama Niladaris to Batticaloa and Trincomalee residents came under fire from the UNP-SLMC alliance which said the move would pave the way for election malpractices. UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake alleged that the TMVP was distributing the forged identity cards saying they were issued by the Elections Department. Mr. Attanayake told Daily Mirror these had been distributed from TMVP party offices in the area and the matter would be taken up with the Elections Chief. He said this is totally illegal as the special election identity cards should be distributed to voters only through government offices. �What should have done by state organizations is being done by TMVP party offices,� Mr. Attanayake said. He alleged that bundles of poll cards had been handed over to several UPFA candidates in Thirukovil and Akkaraipattu areas and that there was a large scale conspiracy to rig the upcoming Eastern Provincial Council poll. UNP-SLMC alliance chief ministerial candidate Rauf Hakeem said the TMVP was involved in issuing identity cards and the alliance would be taking up the matter with the Elections Commissioner and through him with the Public Administration Ministry. �Divisional Secretaries say Grama Niladaris in Trinco are coming under pressure even from Ministers to issue identity cards in the names of those who have even left the country,� he alleged. However TMVP spokesman Azad Moulana refuted the allegation but admitted they had begun an initiative with the Grama Niladaris of Batticaloa-Trincomalee to obtain identity cards for displaced people. �We do not have any machine to produce the identity cards. That is totally false,� he said and added that the UNP was resorting to making such claims as they were heading for certain defeat at the polls. Mr. Moulana further alleged that the UNP had brought down a group of thugs to intimidate the people of Batticaloa and to compel them vote against the TMVP. When contacted by media the Batticaloa office of the People�s Action For Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) said it was unaware of such an issue and had not received any complaint in this regard. Print Version | Email to friend

Police earplugs on Jaffna phones Sun, 20-07-2008 08:00:00 Users of CDMA and mobile phones in the Jaffna peninsula have been asked to obtain a police clearance certificate for the use of the phones from this month, an official said yesterday. For the past two months, CDMA phones have been barred while the use of hand phones is restricted to a few hours a day in the peninsula. The police have already sent a printed application form to the Jaffna Telecom office to deliver it to phone users along with their telephone bills for this month, Region... |FULL STORY|

New restrictions at duty free shops Sat, 19-07-2008 18:00:00 Items like large TVs, fridges, air-conditioners, washing machines, etc will not be sold at Airport Duty Free shops from August under a new circular-Customs Chief. ... |FULL STORY|

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Riverina Hotel in Sri Lanka Offers Guests New Reservation System Which Guarantees Instant Confirmation Sat, 19-07-2008 17:00:00 Reserving a room is now easier and fuss-free thanks to Riverina Hotel's new reservation system which guarantees immediate confirmation. Guests can simply log on to the hotel's official website http://www.riverinahotel.com and book rooms in the convenience and safety of their homes. This new addition to Riverina Hotel's customer service offerings is their way of ensuring that guests are serviced as early as the booking process. With a 14-day view of room availability shown in real ti... |FULL STORY|

CCI to publish “Construction Industry Trade Catalogue 2008” Fri, 18-07-2008 13:00:00 Chamber of Construction Industry which represents all stakeholders of the domestic construction industry drawn from both public and private sectors ranging from large multinational corporations to micro enterprises, satisfied a long felt need of the industry by publishing the first ever construction industry catalogue. This was another initiative launched by the Chamber towards enhancing the capacity and competitiveness of the domestic construction industry. The construction industry t... |FULL STORY|

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