Although a Price revision of Fuel is scheduled to be implemented today (01) under the Price mechanism introduced for Fuel There will be no Price increase of fuel according to the Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare .
Price revision of fuel will be implemented after the resumption of Sapugaskandxe Oil Refinery in full capacity .] he had stressed .
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP representing Gampaha District Field Marshal General Sarath Fonseka had today (01) made a special request from the Sri Lankan living abroad not to send any money to the country until government ends the terrorism of suppression against local youth .
Protest against the corrupt politicians and the corrupt government has not ended as yet and will rise again he had stated during the debate held in Parliament today on the second reading of the Interim budget of the government ,
"Without protests no one can save the motherland from corrupt politicians and I will give the protesters a strength to continue the protests Field Marshal Fonseka had stressed /
The revolutionary faction of the governing Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (Sri Lanka Progressive Front ) led by MP Dallas Alhapperuma had today (31) crossed over to the opposition .
Accordingly MP's Dallas Alahapperuma ,Professor G.L Pieris ,Dilan Perera .Professor Charitha Herath ,Professor Channa Jayusumana ,Nalaka Godahewa .K.P.S Kumarasiri ,Udayana Kirindigoda ,Dr.Guanapala Rathnasekare ,Wasantha Yapa Bandara ,Thilak Rajapakshe ,Lalith Ellawala and Upul Galappaththy
Making a special statement soon after the crossover Professor G.L Pieris had stated that the Government is going against the pledges given by Sri Lanka Podu jana Peramuna to the people .
As heavy rains are being expected in some areas near a six main rivers within next two days .There will be a flood threat in those areas according to the Department of Irrigation .
Riot police had arrested 25 protesters after being dispersed a Protest march conducted by the Inter University Students Federation along with other public groups in Colombo this evening (30).
The Protest march was held opposing the Implementation of Terrorism prevention Act and demanding the release of those protesters arrested under the Act.
Hundreds of Protesters were attended the protest march commenced from the Elphinstone Theater in Colombo -10 this evening and near the Technical junction and in front of the Health Ministry Riot police had used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protest march .
The protesters had re grouped and begun the march after being tear gassed near the Technical collage junction .But were dispersed near the Health Ministry by the riot police again .Police officers had seen them running after the protesters to arrest them.
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