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 Three major issues will be discussed within this month says JVP 04-05-2008 Three major political issues will be discussed at a special Central Committee meeting of the JVP in mid of this month. JVP sources say it would be a top level discussion .These major issues are to evaluate outcome of the Eastern Provincial Council ‘s election , Annual General meeting of the JVP and discuss actions against Wimal Weerawansa and his loyalists. Earlier General Secretary of the party Tylwin Silva said the party would stern action against Wimal Weerawansa and his follower’s .The JVP dissidents said they decided to form a new political party with the help of independent parliamentarian and ex- JVP front liner Nandana Gunathilaka. Mentioning that the new party formed by the dissident JVP MPs and himself is not a party based on proletariats, MP Nandana Gunatillake told media that it was not a carbon copy of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. Speaking to media he said that the new political movement will however, follow the original strategies of the JVP, formed by Rohana Wijeweera.The party’s doors will be open to anyone who is patriotic and progressive regardless of class, opening up opportunity for open dialogue, MP Gunatillake added. Mentioning that the new political movement will be registered with the Elections Commissioner after May 10th, Gunatillake added that the party constitution will be formulated in a way that allows even the officials of the grassroots level to be elected by vote. Discussions are underway to decide on a name, colour and logo for the new political movement he said, adding that the party leader will be revealed in the near future. The annual General meeting of the JVP will be held on 27th of this month in Colombo and plans to obtain views of the party members on forth coming activities of the party. Speaking to media a spokesman of the JVP said the JVP has a fair vote bank in Trincomalee and Digamadulla districts, but plans arte underway to increase their votes through grassroots level .According to the party sources the JVP has no strong votes in Batticaolo district. Meanwhile the JVP said it would form a new national political movement with the help of civil organizations soon. The political analysts said it would be similar to the National Patriotic Movement , but the party sources did not confirm their aims or future plans to setup this movement. “We are now discussing with academics, civil organizations and interested parties and individuals to form this movement, said a JVP front liner and a parliamentarian who wished to remain anonymous. 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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