Archive for July, 2006
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Petroleum planning bigger strike with outside support
The Petroleum Corporation Joint Trade Union Front yesterday said yesterday (30) it will muster the support of all progressive trade unions in the public sector to prevent the privatisation of the CPC, as the government had failed to hold talks and resolve the dispute.
The strike at Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, started by the Joint Trade Union [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Dhanapala says he is still in UN race for top post
Sri Lanka’s candidate for the powerful post of United Nations Secretary General vowed yesterday he would continue his campaign despite reportedly poor showing in the so-called straw poll conducted among Security Council members last week.
Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala, former UN Undersecretary General in charge of disarmament, told the Sunday Times that he considered the straw poll [...]
Match not yet over
It was good news that sanity prevailed at long last and the government and the CPC unions reached an out of court settlement to avert the perpetuation of a crisis that cost the economy billions of rupees. Another bout would have brought civilian life to a halt.
But, everything is not hunky dory, contrary to the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )SLAF targets LTTE airstrips
by Harischandra Gunaratna
Sri Lanka Air Force Kfir Jets yesterday morning bombed an area in Pudukudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu where the LTTE was developing an airstrip Defence Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said.
Air Force spokesman Group Captain Ajantha Silva told The Island that the LTTE has no right to build an air strip and the Air Force has taken appropriate [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )‘When can I get my can full?’
Although the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation employees suspended their strike on Tuesday, up to last evening there was a shortage of fuel at filling stations. A queue of cans kept for filling up opposite the Panchikawatte filling station yesterday afternoon.Island Pic by Nsihantha S.Priyantha
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Sri Lanka cricket highlights 2
This video features the unforgettable moments of Sri Lanka cricket. The background music is by Bathiya and Santhush(Apatai me mihitale). Hope you enjoy it.
Made by Sameera Wijesundera
Special thanks for all the peple who uploaded the videos. Especially members of www.slcricket.com
Milinda quits UNP’s PAC
UNP MP Milinda Moragoda resigned from the recently appointed Political Affairs Committee. Well informed sources said that Moragoda informed UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe of his decision after their return from New Delhi.
The Colombo District MP is believed to have criticized Wickremesinghe over the appointment of the Political Affairs Committee, which he believed had been formulated [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Three-wheeler drivers high and dry
"Government had agreed to soften its position and asked for two weeks to solve the problem and that the CPC unions had responded positively. It is a matter for happiness that sanity prevailed at last".
Island photographer Nishan S. Priyantha captured this scene at a fuel shed at Kotahena
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rukman Senanayake is tipped to be appointed as UNP Chairman?
Shivaji Rukman Senanayake is tipped to be appointed as UNP Chairman on Tuesday when the Political Affairs Committee meets under the Chairmanship of party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Party sources disclosed that the majority of MPs have recommended Senanayake’s nomination to the post with incumbent Malik Samarawickreme due to tender his resignation. Rukman is one of the [...]
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