Train services on the coastal line have been temporarily suspended following a clash between the residents around Angulana in Moratuwa and the police. Angulana Police Officer-in-Charge has been injured due to the clash. Residents in the area had been agitated after two bodies were found near the rail tracks in the area this morning. They had blamed the police for the incident and tension had prevailed earlier which had led to the clash, our reporter says. Source by: ada deranaWednesday, August 12, 2009
Clash at Angulana stops trains
Train services on the coastal line have been temporarily suspended following a clash between the residents around Angulana in Moratuwa and the police. Angulana Police Officer-in-Charge has been injured due to the clash. Residents in the area had been agitated after two bodies were found near the rail tracks in the area this morning. They had blamed the police for the incident and tension had prevailed earlier which had led to the clash, our reporter says. Source by: ada derana
US officials discuss Lankan situation with Tamil Diaspora
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake and U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Sri Lanka James Moore met with members of the Tamil diaspora to discuss the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka, the US Sate Department said in a release. Source by : daily mirrorUS officials discuss Lankan situation with Tamil Diaspora
Gotabaya in new Apollo board
Aug 12, 2009 (LBO) - The head of Sri Lanka's defence establishment, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been appointed to the board of Apollo hospital, a privately built hospital which is now controlled by a state-run insurer.
Rajapaksa, a brother of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, is the secretary to the defence ministry and seen as an architect of the military campaign that defeated the Tamil Tigers in May.
The Lanka Hospitals Corporation, which owns Apollo hospital, said in a stock exchange filing Rajapaksa became a director with the appointment of a new board representing its controlling shareholder Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation. Source by: daily mirror
No moral right to hold another Presidential election, JVP tells President
Mahinda Rajapaksa has no moral right to hold another Presidential election as he had already pledged to abolish the Presidency before his term ends, says the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). In a letter to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva states that the attempt to hold a Presidential election even when two more years of the term remains and casting aside the MoU signed with the JVP on behalf of the country and without any regard to the mandate he had already received tantamount to an unethical act that goes against the mandate. Source by: ada derana
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Ready for the fight ( SL Vs PAK ) T20 Match
Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara (L) and teammate Muttiah Muralitharan (R) look on during a practice session at the R Premadasa Stadium in All countries must join against terrorism - President
Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP's arrest last week was very important for Sri Lanka because he was the person who claims to be the new leader of the LTTE after the death of V. Prabhakaran, the President said.
He said the International Community must now help Sri Lanka to crack down on the international financing arm of the LTTE, and that the LTTE was still very active in some countries, especially in South-East Asian and European countries. In his interview President Rajapaksa reiterated his commitment to democracy and said that the solution to the national question in Sri Lanka should be a home grown one and not one that was based on suggestions from other countries. It should be a solution which can be agreed by all communities.
Source by: defence.lk
All countries must join against terrorism - President
Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP's arrest last week was very important for Sri Lanka because he was the person who claims to be the new leader of the LTTE after the death of V. Prabhakaran, the President said.
He said the International Community must now help Sri Lanka to crack down on the international financing arm of the LTTE, and that the LTTE was still very active in some countries, especially in South-East Asian and European countries. In his interview President Rajapaksa reiterated his commitment to democracy and said that the solution to the national question in Sri Lanka should be a home grown one and not one that was based on suggestions from other countries. It should be a solution which can be agreed by all communities.
Source by: defence.lk
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