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UNP Is Not For CEPA – Kabir Hashim
The UNP will never agree to the CEPA agreement which brings adverse influence and results to the country says UNP Parliamentarian for Kegalle District Kabir Hashim.
General Sarath Fonseka Nominated For The Commonwealth Summit In Kenya
The Summit of Commonwealth countries is due to be held in Kenya in September this year. The Select Committee was convened yesterday within the Parliamentary Complex headed by the Speaker to nominate the representatives for this Summit....No one had held bodhi poojas for the President SLFP Secretary’s request ignored
None of the SLFP electoral organizers had taken steps to organize events to invoke blessings on President Rajapaksa on June 7 when he completed 40 years in politics, even after the SLFP General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena had sent a written request to all electoral organizers to do so, sources from the SLFP headquarters said. ...Mahanayakes ask Ranil if Sajith had converted from Buddhism
A senior official at the UNP headquarters, Sirikotha, said that the chief prelates of the Asgiriya and Malwatte Chapters had asked the UNP leader if Sajith Premadasa, who is hopeful of becoming the deputy leader of the party, had indeed converted from Buddhism and joined a fundamentalist Christian faction. ...Karu J. under pressure not to step down
Several UNP MPs, provincial councillors and local government members held a series of meetings with UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya upon hearing rumours that the senior politician had decided to step down in order to make way for reform committee recommendations. Speculation was abounding in political circles that Jayasuriya, a gentlemanly politician had decided to resign his position as deputy leader in order to allow the party office bearers to be elected as recommended by the reforms council. ...UNP probe on members
The UNP is preparing to take stern disciplinary action against atleast 90 of its party members for supporting the government and working against the UNP party policies, UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayaka said. ...Why CEPA Is Not Presented To Parliament – Anura Asks In Parliament
DNA Parliamentarian Anura Dissanayake asked the government to present to Parliament the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement(CEPA) before it is signed with India and to explain why if they are unable to present it to Parliament. ...President Assures India Of Political Solution For Minorities, Signs 7 Pacts Including Interconnecting Electricity Grids Of Two Countries
India has expressed its concerns over the plight of displaced Tamils and pressed for a political settlement of the Tamil issue when Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had discussions with President Mahinda Rajapakse. President Rajapakse assured India that his government would quickly resettle displaced Tamils and would present a political solution to the national question. ...Casino Ravi provides financial backing to Sajith’s operation
The campaign launched to bring Sajith Premadasa to the UNP’s leadership had received financial assistance from well-known Casino businessman Ravi Wijeratne, sources from Sirikotha said. ...It Is Only A Pretence - No Economic Development By The Government – Mr Tilvin Silva
The Government is just doing nothing although it has appointed Ministers for Economic Development. They have only centralized the power around the family. There is no economic growth shown within the country with the activities in the past but the economy has dropped instead. The loan instalments are increasing gradually. In addition the Government is taking loans further and spend them on unimportant things. ...
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