OTHER NEWS SLMC wants Independent Commission before next polls Pillaiyan – Hisbullah clash develops JVP forcibly entered house of a former JVPer AG filies 600 cases pertaining to human rights    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend Sufficient officials deploy for EP election 08-05-2008 The Election General Secretariat says all the arrangements have been finalized for the upcoming Eastern Provincial Council. Officers who have been deployed for the election are due to report to their centres form today. The Election office for the added they have been deployed from Colombo and several other areas. Assistant Election Commissioner of Batticaloa S.Sudakaran said several officers who have been deployed for the duties in the province have already reported to service. Arrangements have also been finalized to send ballot Boxes and the officers for the polling booths by tomorrow evening. Assistant Election Commissioners of Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara say they should inform the shortcomings and how the voting will take place in the centres after they report to their services. Around 6500 officers will be deployed for the election activities in the Batticaloa district. 362 polling centres have been established in the district and out of that 32 centres have been set up for the displaced. In the Ampara district 7578 officers will organize the election activities. They will be deployed for 430 polling centres. Assistant election commissioner of the Trincomalee district disclosed around 3000 officers will be deployed for the election activities and 284 polling centres have been established in the district. Representing 35 political parties and 75 independent groups 1342 candidates will contest in the Eastern Provincial Council Election. The voting will take place from 7 AM to 4 PM on Saturday. The counting will commence at 4.30 PM. The official results will be issued from the Election General Secretariat at Colombo. Meanwhile Senior DIG of Election activities Gamini Navaratne says a comprehensive security plan is in effect to conduct a peaceful, free and fair election in the Eastern Province. Around 28,000 policemen are stationed in the province. Campaigning for the Eastern Provincial Council elections concluded last midnight. He said that anyone who engages in election propaganda or sabotage after midnight could be arrested without a warrant. DIG Nawaratne also added a peaceful setting persists in the province and 95 percent of the complaints received so far are minor incidents. He said any act of sabotage, including spreading false rumours, could be notified through the telephone number 119. The DIG requested all candidates, organisers and party leaders to extend their maximum support towards conducting a peaceful election. Print Version | Email to friend

SLMC wants Independent Commission before next polls Fri, 16-05-2008 04:00:00 By Kelum Bandara The SLMC yesterday decided to talk to other political parties including the JVP and the LSSP with a view to filing a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a ruling for the government’s full implementation of the 17th Amendment to the Constitution before another election is announced. The SLMC had obtained the consent of the UNP for this purpose and the party’s Deputy General Secretary Nizam Kariapper said the SLMC hoped to come to an agreement with the o... |FULL STORY|

Pillaiyan – Hisbullah clash develops Fri, 16-05-2008 14:00:00 (Lanka-e-News, ) The function scheduled for today (16) for the official swearing in of Pillaiyan as the Chief Minister of the Eastern Province was postponed due to the protest of the Muslim Ministers of the government. The President was in a lengthy discussion with 11 Muslim Ministers and the MPs last evening (15) and they pointed out that they could not face their people if Pillaiyan was appointed as Chief Minister. The President held discussions with Muslim MPs and Ministers a... |FULL STORY|

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JVP forcibly entered house of a former JVPer Fri, 16-05-2008 07:00:00 Former JVP activist Sampath Ketape-arachchi says two armed individuals of the JVP forcibly entered his home yesterday and harassed his wife before taking away several confidential documents. He said confidential documents pertaining to JVP MPs Sunil Handunneththi and Wijitha Herath were taken away in this manner. Mr. Ketape-arachchi said he personally knows the two intruders and made a complaint to the Welikada police. ... |FULL STORY|

AG filies 600 cases pertaining to human rights Thu, 15-05-2008 19:00:00 Minister Professor G.L. Peiris pointed out that human rights receive an important status within the country’s culture. The filing of 600 indictments pertaining to human rights by the Attorney General is further proof in this regard. The Minister pointed out that the government also brought about the opportunity for the eastern people to exercise their franchise after 20 years. ... |FULL STORY|

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