Over 55 percent of voters had turned up to cast their votes at the third stage of the local government elections held yesterday, polls monitors said. The elections were held for 23 local bodies and the Peoples Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) said that overall the polls were peaceful. Executive Director of PAFFREL [...]
A massive tsunami alert drill will be conducted on Wednesday in Sri Lanka in what will be a re-enactment of the devastating 2004 tsunami, the Disaster Management Center said. A spokesman at the Disaster Management Center told The Sunday Leader that the drill is part of a UN request which will also see the participation [...]
By Maryam Azwer Following the President’s statement last week that a domestic airport will be built in Kandy soon, Central Province Chief Minister, Sarath Ekanayake, said that they were looking at the possibility of building the airport in Kundasale. “We have not confirmed a location yet but I have been given the responsibility of locating [...]
By Indika Sri Aravinda The electricity bill records of a radio station registered under the name of the wife of the Director General of the Media Center for National Security, Lakshman Hulugalle, have been wiped off. As was reported in The Sunday Leader in July this year, the radio station owes the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) [...]
Police said that a teenage girl was raped by 35 men before she was rescued last week and given medical attention. The 14 year old girl was sold to a group of men who had in turn raped her together with several other men over a period of time, the Avissawella police said. The girl [...]
1. Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne – Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs Minister 2. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake – State Management and Reforms Minister 3. Nimal Siripala de Silva – Irrigation and Water Resources Minister 4. A.H.M. Fowzie – Disaster Management 5. Maithripala Sirisena – Health Minister 6. Susil Premjayantha – Petroleum Minister 7. Dinesh Gunawardena – National [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge And Cassandra Mascarenhas The voter turnout at the recently concluded general election was at its lowest — at around 50%. A significant percentage of people simply did not exercise their right to vote. What was the reasoning behind this inaction? The Sunday Leader spoke to a few people to find out. Devumi, [...]
By Ilica Malkanthi Karunaratne The recently concluded election, which mind you was a General Election which generally generates enthusiastic activity and interest; saw the lowest voter turn out ever. It is worthwhile delving into the reasons as to why this was so; as this can lead to disastrous consequences. Earlier on, a general election was [...]
By R. Wijewardene With the results of the 2010 General Election now all but final, the outcome is clear. The country has entered a new or is that a blue era. The UPFA has emerged as arguably the most powerful political force in the country’s history. And the party now looks certain to command a [...]
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