Police Fired Tear Gas To Disperse Protesting Assistant Teachers

Police fired Tear Gas this evening to disperse a large Group of Protesters belongs to the Assistant Trainee Teachers Union as they tried to March towards the President's Official Residence the Temple Trees.

The Assistant Teachers who are categorized as Teachers without Training are only recieved a sum of Rs.3000 as their Salary according to the Protesters.If the Government is not taking steps to Permenant their Posts around 100,000 Members of their Union will Vote against the Government at the forthcoming Presidential Elections Union Officials said.

Opposition Leader Ranil To Stay Away From The Premiership Of A Care Taker Government

The Leader of the Main Opposition the United National Party(UNP) Ranil Wickramasinha today announced that he has no intention to become the Prime Minister of the Care Taker Government to be formed if the Opposition Candidate General Sarath Fonseka wins the forthcoming Presidential Elections.He further said that he has no hope either to get a Post in the Care Taker Government .

Opposition Leader's Stand came as the Party Leaders of the Government keep on Criticizing the Opposition that they are Dreeming to Appoint current Opposition Leader as the Prime Minister of  Future Care Taker Government.

Six Candidates Handed Over Their Deposits For The Presidential Elections

Six Party Candidates today Handed Over their Deposits for the Forthcoming Presidential Elections.According to the Election Department Sources the Six Candidates who Deposited the Required Amount of Money  are P.D.A Liyanage from Sri Lanka Workers Party,Sarath Manamendra from New Sihala Urumaya Party,P.A Peter Nelson from Sri Lanka Progressive Party,M.B Thaminimulla of Okkoma Wasiyo Okkoma Rajawaru Party , Sirithunga Jayasuriya from United Socialist Party and A.Asoka Suraweera from National Development Front.

Around Ten Candidates were announced that they will contesting for the Forthcoming Presidential Elections scheduled to be held in 26th of January 2010 as President Mahinda Rajapaksha and Common Candidate for  the Opposition General Sarath Fonseka become  main contenders.The Official Date for the Handing over of Nominations for the Election is 17th of December 2009.Contestents who are representing Recognized Political Parties need to Deposit  a Sum of Rs.50,000 for the Elections and An Independent Candidate should Deposited a Sum of Rs.75,000.

Opposition Alliance Supported General Fonseka For Presidency Expanded

The Joint Opposition Alliance United National Alliance who supported the Common Candidate for the Forthcoming Presidential Elections General Sarath Fonseka expanded to a 16 Party Alliance from 12 Parties General Secretary of the Alliance Tissa Attanayaka announced today.Another Two Parties joined the Opposition Alliance today including the Muslim Liberation Front he stressed.

The United National Alliance was formed by few weeks ago to support General Fonseka as a Common Candidate for the Presidency.

World AIDS Day Falls To Day

To day(01) is World AIDS Day.Right to getting services is the theme of this years World AIDS Day.
According to the UNAIDS around 33 Million People World Wide are currently living with HIV/AIDS Virus.

In Sri Lanka The Lanka Plus A Organization of  HIV Postives organized a Trade Fair at Vihara Maha Devi Park in Colombo this Morning to commemorate the World Aids Day.

President Rajapaksha To Present Extended Version Of His Yester Year Election Manifesto

President Mahinda Rajapaksha is planning to present an  Extended Version of his Election Manifesto of Last Presidential Elections "The Mahinda Chintanaya " for the forthcoming Presidential Elections Government Information Department announced today.Information Department quoting the Transport Minister Dallas Alahapperuma has said that the Presidents Election Manifesto will be presented to the Public after handing over the Nominations on 17th of December.

President Rajapaksha presented his  Manifesto The "Mahinda Chintanaya "(Mahinda Philosophy)During the Presidential Elections in 2005.Sri Lankan Presidential Election is due to be held in 26th of January 2010.

General Fonseka Selected "Swan" as his Election Symbol

General Sarath Fonseka who is the Common Candidate for the Sri Lankan Presidential Elections said that he selected "Swan" as his Election Symbol.The New Party is due to Form soon to Enable him Contesting for the Elections he further added.

Addressing a Packed Press Briefing in Colombo today General Fonseka further said that he was selected "Swan" as his Election Symbol due to it Representing Cleanness and the Swan can distinguish  Water from Milk..

Although General Fonseka is due to contest for Presidential Elections from a Newly formed Party and a Symbol he is getting the support from the 12 Party Member Joint Opposition Alliance  the United National Front (UNF) and the leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna(JVP).