The SLFP celebrated its 59th anniversary at Temple Trees yesterday (2). The President addressed over 15,000 people at the event. He explained that the aim of the constitutional amendments was to strengthen democracy, rather than simply extending his tenure for a third term. Rajapaksa added that the aim in deleting the clause pertaining to term [...]
Another UNP parliamentarian pledged support to the government’s proposed constitutional amendments today (3). UNP Badulla District Lakshman Seneviratne announced his decision to vote for the government’s proposed constitutional amendments in parliament next week. Seneviratne made this comment at a press conference in Colombo. UNP Polonnaruwa District MP Earl Gunasekera yesterday (2) said he would support [...]
The party leaders have decided to hold debate and vote on the Constitutional Amendment Bill on September 8. Initially the amendment bill was to be debated for two days on September 8 and 9. The governing party leaders have said there was no need for a two-day debate and requested it to be completed in [...]
Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has said the Sri Lankan government has assured that the army will return the land of the displaced Tamils in the country’s northern Vavuniya district, Indian media reports stated. The Times of India has stated that Rao after concluding her three-day trip to Sri Lanka on Thursday (2) had said [...]
UNP MP Earl Gunasekara has reportedly taken a decision to back the proposed reforms to the constitution next week. In doing this, he will be voting with the Government, despite being a member of the Opposition. He told the media that the Working Committee members were already aware of his decision, and added he was [...]
The JVP today (2) said the government’s move to introduce constitutional amendments would create a dictatorship in the country. JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva addressing a gathering opposite the Fort Railway station where the party launched a leaflet distribution campaign to create awareness among the public about the constitutional amendments said the proposal to remove [...]
The National Trade Union Center (NTUC) is to commence discussions today (2) with other trade unions with regard to the action to be taken to win the demand of salary increments for the working masses. A senior NTUC member told The Sunday Leader that the first discussion with other trade unions would be held in [...]
The JVP has decided to intensify its campaign against the government’s proposed constitutional amendments. The JVP is to launch an island wide campaign to distribute handbills against the constitutional amendments today (2). The campaign is to commence from Fort in Colombo. The leaflet distribution campaign will be launched by the JVP leaders today and will [...]
A man, apparently an environmental activist, has taken at least one hostage at the Discovery Channel headquarters in Maryland, USA. It is ironic that an environmental activist should target the channel that is widely believed to be proponent for positive environmental action but an angry post made by the man on a website paints him [...]
An Indonesian court had on Wednesday ordered the local branch of Paris-based Buddha Bar to close after convicting the licence holder of blasphemy, the foreign media has reported. The AFP has reported that the court had also ordered licensee PT Nireta Vista Creative, the official Jakarta tourism agency and Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo to pay [...]
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