UNP Urban Council Member Detained And Remanded In Connection With The Sirasa Attack

A United National Party Member of the Kotte Urban Council in Colombo District Taken into Custody Yesterday (09) and Remanded in Connection with Destroying the Sirasa T.V Main Control Room by Setting Fire to it .He was Arrested in Rajagiriya of the Colombo Suburbs with a White Vehicle believed to be Used for the Attack.Sirasa/MBC Network Main Control Room At Depanama ,Pannipitiya was Attacked Last Tuesday by an Unidentified Twenty member Gang By using Claymore Bombs and Setting Fire to it.Sirasa T.V Announced that A Reward of Rs.7.5 Million will be Awarded for Anyone who gives an Information on Suspects who are involved in this Attack.

Lasantha's Funeral On Monday

Funeral of the Assassinated "Sunday Leader" Editor Lasantha Wickramathunge will be Held This Monday At the General Cemetery in Borella,Colombo.Final Rites will Perform in a Church At Narahenpita Before The Burial.His Coffin was Taken to His News paper Office This Morning Before move into To His House at Battaramulla.Large number of people including journalists and politicians paid their last respect to the Late Editor.
Meanwhile Addressing a press briefing in Colombo The Secretary of the Main Opposition United National Party Said that His Party is Not Trust Any Inquiry Conducted by the Government Regarding the Lasantha's killing and therefore Requesting An International Inquiry on this.

Minister Fowzie And UNP MP Dayasiri Recieved Death Threats

Government Minister A.H.M Fowzie and Opposition United National Party Parliamentarian Dayasiri jayasekera Received Death Threats Through the Phone It has been Revealed Today(09).Minister fowzie already Lodged A Complaint to the Police on the Threats Received by him.

Journalists And Opposition M.P's Protests Against Lasantha's Killing

Large Number of Journalists and Opposition Parliamentarians Participated the Protest Campaign held Opposite the Lake House Building in Fort TO day (o9)to Protest Against the Killing of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickramathunge.Five Media Organizations Organized this Protest Campaign and Participants Shouting Slogans Asking Government to Arrest those who are Responsible for the Killing.
Meanwhile Police still not been able to Arrest Anyone Regarding the Killing of Sunday Leader Editor.

Opposition UNP Parlimentarians Hold A Protest In Parliment Against The Killing Of Sunday Leader Editor

Parliamentarians of The Main Opposition United National Party(UNP) To Day Entered to the Parliament by wearing Black Scarfs As a Protest of Killing Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickramatunge.
Earlier They Hold a Protest Campaign In Front of the Parliment Against the Suppression of the Government Requesting an Inquiry on the Killing of Sunday Leader Editor.Opposition M.P's Shouted Anti Government Slogans During the Protest.UNP Earlier Told that they will Boycott the Parliamentary Sessions to Protest Against Not Providing them Enough Time to Prepare for the No Confidence Motion Debate Against the Government.Speaker W.J.M Lokubandara Last Wednesday Told the House that No Confidence Debate will Begin on Friday. In Todays Sessions Speaker Asked From the UNP whether they are going to begin the No Confidence Motion Debate But later Asked The House Leader to close the Sessions as They didn't respond.

Health Ministry To Prepare A Plan To Reduce The Overcrowding Of Patients In The Main Hospitals

Health Ministry Is Currently Preparing a Special Plan to Reduce the Overcrowding of Patients in the Main Government Hospitals.It is Revealed that Patients of the Outstation Areas are Use to Come to the Main Hospitals in Colombo and the Suburbs to getting Treatment Despite the Specialist Care and Treatment Facilities are Provided to their Provincial Hospitals.Due to this Large Que's are seen in the Out Door Patients Departments,Clinics,Pharmacies and the Wards of the Main Government Hospitals Health Ministry Said.
While the Patients of the Colombo and the Suburbs have to wait to Getting Treatment and Drugs for Hours,sometimes in Weeks There are Nearly Seventy Thousand Beds are Vacant Daily in the Provincial Hospitals Due to the Patients are Refrain from Visiting there.

Troops Liberated The Elephant Pass

Sri Lankan Troops Today(09) Liberated The Tiger Held Elephant Pass In the Northern Part Completely.Troops liberated the Southern Part of the Elephant pass few days ago and President Mahinda Rajapaksha who is also the Commander of the Forces under the Constitution Announced this Victory Through His Live Speech to the Nation This Evening.
Meanwhile Three Air Force Personnel and Four Civilians were Killed and Six Injured Due to a Claymore Mine Explosion in Morawewa of the Trincomalee District this Morning.