OTHER NEWS UNP scoffs at Govt�s claim of grabbing Killinochchi Compensate Slave island dwellers - UNP Media freedom focal point to democracy: Somawansa UNP protests over appointing ministers for COPE    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend No major incidents - PAFFREL 13-05-2008 : Except for certain violent incidents including a bomb attack carried out by the LTTE targeting innocent civilians on the eve of the election at a restaurant in Ampara, no major incidents took place in connection with the Eastern Provincial Council Election, People�s Action for Free and Fair Election (PAFFREL) Chairperson Kingsley Rodrigo said yesterday. �After nearly two decades for the first time a free and fair election was held in the Eastern Province�. He said nearly 60 per cent cast their votes to elect their representatives to the Eastern Provincial Council. Addressing the media at the National Library and Documentation Services Board Auditorium, Rodrigo said there were a large number of rejected votes out of the votes cast. He said a ship was also was sunk beyond the Trincomalee sea area. He said 83 complaints had been made to PAFFREL in connection with the election violence. Most had been made by UNP-SLMC combine. Nearly 25,000 police officers had been deployed along with the Armed Forces to ensure security of the candidates and voters. Malaysia based National Institute for Electoral Integrity Chairperson Yunus Ali said Saturday�s election was the symbol of the restoration of peace and democracy in the Eastern Province after two decades. He said candidates without any fear was able to carry out their election propaganda campaign throughout the province. Print Version | Email to friend

UNP scoffs at Govt�s claim of grabbing Killinochchi Wed, 23-07-2008 21:00:00 UNP in parliament yesterday scoffed at the government�s claim that Killinochchi is within �grabbing distance� of the security forces, saying the war is being used to cover up all its ills today. UNP MP for Puttalam district Palitha Ranga Bandara said that the government had not implemented any project beneficial to the country. MP Bandara said that the government is boasting about war to hoodwink the public who are subjected to undergo a myriad of problems. �Th... |FULL STORY|

Compensate Slave island dwellers - UNP Wed, 23-07-2008 21:00:00 The main Opposition UNP in Parliament yesterday called on the government to pay compensation to those families in Slave island whose houses were demolished recently and to take action against those who demolished those houses neglecting the court order. Chief Opposition Whip and UNP MP Joseph Michael Perera who made a special statement in the House yesterday said the demolition of these houses has created a black mark in the country�s history. He said the people expresse... |FULL STORY|

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Media freedom focal point to democracy: Somawansa Wed, 23-07-2008 21:00:00 JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe said media freedom is a focal point when measuring the level of democracy in a country when he met leaders of the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) yesterday morning at JVP Headquarters. Mr. Amarasinghe also noted that violence against media is a major blow against democracy and therefore his Party will continue involving in activities against media suppression. The SLWJA representatives noted that the amount of violence and thre... |FULL STORY|

UNP protests over appointing ministers for COPE Wed, 23-07-2008 20:00:00 Sri Lanka’s Opposition, United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe protested against the appointment of government ministers as heads of the Committees on Public Enterprise (COPE) and of Public Accounts (COPA). “These postings amounted to an underestimation of Parliament's right to question financial matters of the state,” Mr. Wickremesinghe told Parliament. The government at a meeting held at the Temple Trees yesterday decided to appoint Ministers John Seneviratne... |FULL STORY|

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