Saturday, January 10, 2009

Sri Lankan Troops Captured Fourth Air Strip Of LTTE From Mulativue


Sri Lankan Troops belongs to the 59th Division have Captured the fourth LTTE Air Strip 2.5 kilo Meters by 100 Meters with Two hangers At five Kilo Meters West of Mulativue To Day.

Mount Lavinia Magistrate Ordered Dialog GSM To Relese Phone Numbers Made From Lasantha's Mobile


Mount Lavinia Magistrate Ordered the Dialog GSM Company to Immediately Release all the Phone Numbers Made from the Assassinated Editor Lasantha Wickramathunge's Moblie Phone in Past Few Days As Requested by the Mount Lavinia Police.Mount Lavinia Police Conducting Further Investigations on the Assassination.

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.

Friday, January 9, 2009

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.

Twenty One Member Cabinet Of The New Govt. Assumed. duties Today(19)

The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed  duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...