Archive for December, 2007
Ah ha! This poster in Kelaniya seems to say it all
Who doesn’t know about the Mervyn Silva saga of last week —- the sordid story of his assaulting Rupavahini News Director, to be counter-attacked by enraged Rupavahini staff.
However, this poster in Kelaniya seems to say it all – nothing has happened, Mervyn Silva is highly connected, and guesses are that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Tsunami funds Rs. 53 billion embezzled?
Three years have just finished, still 8750 victims are in make shift camps and Rs. 53 billion of the funds received by the Govt. has gone missing ! The Foreign Donors who initially agreed to give Rs. 241.5 billion for relief; after realizing that the Govt. was not using the funds [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )President seeking cheap popularity
Asoka Goonawardena says… The President has always shown that he is a person who plays to the gallery. The cut-outs, posters, and hoardings advertising his ‘doings’ and the Dinapotha are some of the things that people are fed up with. The latest stunt to show himself to the public was by getting the Board of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Top Indian defence team to visit Sri Lanka
A top-level Indian defence team is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from tomorrow, mainly to aid the Lankan forces to tackle the LTTE’s recently acquired air capabilities.
The team, which includes air and defence combat experts, will be here to review matters relating to the ongoing bilateral defence co-operation between the two countries.
“They will [...]
Corrupt Politicians wins in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, time and again it has become evident, that voting and victories in Parliament do not mirror the true will of the people as those members who enter Parliament as people’s representatives have never stood by the aspirations of the masses and voters after winning, for which they were elected
No sooner they win [...]
SLAF truck skids off road in Morewewa
Air Force truck skids off road in Morewewa Trinco, collides with electricity post killing two Airmen, while 14 injured…
Budget 2008 passed by a margin of 114 votes to 67
Budget 2008 passed by a margin of 114 votes to 67. The 47-vote majority came with JVP abstaining from voting. Anura Bandaranaike left Parliament without voting. Ven Uduwe Dhammaloka, Nandana Gunatilleka voted for the budget. UPFA’s Wijayadasa Rajapakse abstained.
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JVP has decided to vote against Budget
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna has decided to vote against Budget 2008 at the vote on its third reading today (Dec. 14th). The decision was taken unanimously last night, at a meeting at the party headquarters in Pelawatte.
JVP strongmen Anura Kumara Dissanayake and K.D. Lalkantha have been saying that the party’s stance to oppose the budget would [...]
EU condemns abductions – Strong Warning to Sri Lanka Government
The British High Commission issued the following statement on behalf of the European Union:
The European Union is deeply concerned by disturbing reports of abductions of a number of civilians connected to members of the Sri Lankan parliament. Kidnapping is the behaviour of terrorists and the EU condemns it without reservation.
We call upon those [...]
Govt. is stooping to anything to overcome final budget reading – Ranil
Speaking at the Eksath Udara Govi pramuna at Sri kotha yesterday (12Dec),UNP and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickemesinghe said that the Govt.is in such desperate straits that it is like a cat on a hot tin roof not knowing where to turn to save itself from the defeat at tomorrow’s budget reading which is ominously staring [...]
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