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Secret Letter From General To Ranil – 'Lanka Irida'

Gen. Sarath Fonseka, in a letter to UNP Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe, has asked him to work for long term national objectives without resorting to short term requirements. The letter has pointed out a large number of undemocratic moves that had been committed in the country in the past.

Ministers’ salary increases by 70,000 to 170,000/- implemented –Ranil Wickremesinghe

Addressing the Gampaha District UNP convention at Gampaha Town Hall , UNF leader Ranil Wickremesinghe stated , the salary increase of Rs. 2500/- promised to the Govt. servants at the last Presidential election has still not been fulfilled by the Govt. ,but the Govt. increased the salaries of the Ministers from Rs. 70,000 to 170,000/- per month in 2009 without any demur....
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Minister Champika comes down hard on power greedy and cutout mania candidates

Addressing a JHU conference , the Minister of environment , Champika Ranawake has suddenly woken to the importance of protecting the environment and country’s natural resources just ahead of the General elections. ...
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India Wants Devolution Solution For Sri Lanka

Press Trust of India (PTI) quoting India’s External Affairs Minister S M Krishna states that India has emphasized that a political settlement that could be acceptable to all communities should be reached soon....
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Weerawansa Stole Intellectual Property Of JVP - SC

The High Court and the Commercial High Court in Colombo inquiring into the petitions filed by the JVP requesting an enjoining order against "Naththa wenuwata Aththta" (Truth instead of untruth) written by NFF leader Wimal Weerawansa had issued an order banning printing, distribution and selling of the book....
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Online Petition Active Again

The online petition launched to demand the release of Gen. Sarath Fonsek, who was arrested illegally by the Military Police and is being arbitrarily detained without any charges against him in a dark room without ventilation, has been re-launched after evading all obstructions brought to sabotage it states Democratic National Alliance (DNA)....
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Govt. seeking 2/3 majority from voters only to cook them in their own fat

Ex UNP MP Lakshman Kiriella , said , not enough the horrors , terrors and lawlessness unleashed by this Govt. so far , it is now craving for a two third majority in Parliament at the forthcoming General elections to make amendments to the constitution....
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Fonseka men withdraw FR application

Two army officers who worked for General (retd.)Sarath Fonseka and who were detained by the CID withdrew the Fundament Rights application they had filed in the Supreme Court today. ...
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Ranil among the rare few politicians

Opposition and UNP leader considered as one among the rare breed of politicians in Sri Lanka for his honesty , integrity and rectitude is also one of the four rare politicians in SL who has been in the SL Parliament since 1977 without interruption....
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Jayasooriya entering politics does not augur well for the game

Arjuna Ranatunge , the former captain of the SL cricket team which won the world cup in 1996 ,referring to his erstwhile team mate , Sanath Jayasooriya’s entry into politics said , this does not augur well for the game of cricket , as many other cricketers will also try to do this in order to boost their position in cricket on political backing rather than on actual performance on the sporting field . ...
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Polls chief rejects UNP request

The Elections Commission today ruled out the possibility of having foreign observers present at the counting centers for the upcoming polls, stating that none of the political parties had made such a request on nomination day.

UPFA candidates warned over intra-party rivalries

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has warned candidates of the UPFA who engage in intra- party election rivalries of dire consequences including legal action and deprivation of any posts in the government after the polls, Minister Maithripala Sirisena announced today.

Ven. Uvatemme Sumana Thero & 4 Others Further Remanded

Five including Ven. Uvatenne Sumana Thero arrested and have been remanded in connection with the incident where it is alleged that weapons and bombs were found at Bodhirajarama Viharaya at Malgawatta were ordered to be further remanded till the 30th by Colombo Additional Magistrate Lal Ranasinghe Bandara yesterday (16th).

No One Can Stop General Entering Parliament – Tilvin Silva

For the first time in Sri Lanka a leader of a political movement is contesting an election while being imprisoned and no one would be able to stop Gen. Sarath Fonseka entering Parliament even if he is locked up in a camp of security forces said General Secretary of the JVP Tilvin Silva.

Ranil for fresh IMF deal

United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said today that he would re-negotiate the stand-by arrangement of US$ 2.9 billion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and strike a separate deal if he comes to power at the April 8 General Election.

UNF launches its manifesto

The UNF launched its election manifesto today (16) at Sri Kotha , the party Headquarters ,under the leadership of UNP and Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe before a large gathering which included all Western Province candidates and UNF leaders .

Tamil political prisoners in LLF national list

The Left Liberation Front has nominated three Tamil prisoners accused of taking part in the Tamil national liberation struggle for their national list in the 2010 General election. The LLF national list is led by Dr. Vickramabahu Karunaratne.

SLPA Chairman ignores Elections Commissioner’s orders

The All Ceylon Port Workers Union says that the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Chairman has ignored a written directive issued by the Elections Commissioner to immediately stop the transfers that have been made as a result of political victimization.

Journalists Take To The Streets For Prageeth

A campaign to distribute leaflets was held opposite the Fort Railway Station yesterday (15th) organized by ‘Journalists against Suppression.’ Yesterday was the 50th day since ‘Lanka e News’ journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda has been disappeared.

Ban, Pillai discuss Lanka

UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon is in touch with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillai on the establishment of a Panel of Experts to advise him on accountability issues as they might apply to Sri Lanka, a UN spokesman said.
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