OTHER NEWS LTTE aircraft sighted A series of protest campaigns against recent EP polls Pillayan- first chief minister for Eastern Province Pillayan - new CM EP    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend Divaina Editor Merril needs help 04-05-2008 Editor of Divaina Merril Perera has been suffering from Lumbar Spine HNPs for more than two years. As the pain caused by the ailment became unbearable, he underwent surgery in Colombo in November, 2007. The pain in Perera’s calf muscles has eased to some extent. However, the pain experienced in the thighs persists. This condition is extremely painful and has made life miserable for him. In spite of being in severe pain, he continues to work as there is no other source of income to support his living. Doctors in Sri Lanka recommended Lumbar Spine HNPs surgery overseas. The estimated cost of the operation, using advanced technology surgery treatment (7-10 days), at Mt. Elizabeth and Gleneagles Medical centre, Singapore, will be in the range of US $ 23,000-35,000. These figures have been submitted by Dr. Prem Pillay, Consultant Neurosurgeon Mt. Elizabeth and Gleneagles Medical Centre, Singapore. As Perera depends on his monthly remuneration and has no other income, he appeals for financial assistance from donors, well wishers and concerned organisations to raise the money required for the surgery. Donations for this worthy cause can be credited to Merril Perera’s Account (No 241308) at Seylan Bank, Grandpass Branch, Colombo 14. If necessary he can also be contacted on 0777-701009. Print Version | Email to friend

LTTE aircraft sighted Fri, 16-05-2008 04:00:00 An LTTE air craft was detected by the air defence system yesterday evening over the LTTE built Iranamadu runway, military sources said. A senior Air Force official told media that the air defence system had detected the LTTE aircraft soon after, it was airborne. “However it immediately disappeared from the radar system, as it went down,” the official said. ... |FULL STORY|

A series of protest campaigns against recent EP polls Fri, 16-05-2008 19:00:00 UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake , said , this Govt. has no capacity to do anything legal and honest ,whether it is administration, development or in the conduct of elections. It thrives only on murder, mayhem, corruption and malpractices. The Eastern Provincial Council elections bore all those hallmarks, he added. At the last Presidential elections it entered into a pact with the LTTE paying them billions of rupees betraying the country, and won. This time it entered into an allianc... |FULL STORY|

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Pillayan- first chief minister for Eastern Province Fri, 16-05-2008 18:00:00 Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan was sworn-in as the Chief Minister for the Eastern Province before President Mahinda Rajapaksa this evening. Three other provincial councilors also took their oaths, as cabinet of ministers despite M.L.A.M Hisbullah was absent. They are T.Navaratnarajah, Wimalaweera Dissanayake and M.Uduma . After swearing in ceremony Minister Athaullah welcomed the newly appointed Chief Minister. Chandrakantha obtained the highest number of preferential vo... |FULL STORY|

Pillayan - new CM EP Fri, 16-05-2008 14:00:00 Mr.Pillayan took oaths as the Chief Minister of the Eastern Provincial Council in a short while ago.... |FULL STORY|

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