Saturday, January 02, 2010

"I’ll show who killed the journalists" says General Fonseka



By Yohan Perera - General Sarath Fonseka said yesterday that he would hold inquiries and arrest those who had been behind the killings and assaults of journalists, within 24 hours of assuming office if elected president.

“Some say I killed journalists and harassed them but I will show who is behind those acts and put them behind bars within 24 hours of coming to power,” he said.

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Saturday, January 02, 2010

A bitter feud and an ugly media spectacle in the lead up to Presidential elections



by Dilrukshi Handunnetti - This presidential election is unlike any other. There are no manifestos published yet to augment a healthy political debate and policies do not appear to concern the two main candidates.

At this moment, the citizenry would have preferred to hear from the chief contenders their formulae for nation building post war. Yet, what we find is both candidates, President Mahinda Rajapakse and the opposition common candidate, General (Retd) Sarath Fonseka harping on two topics. Firstly, on who can justly claim credit for the war victory and secondly, whether The Sunday Leader’s recent story on alleged war crimes is true or not.

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Saturday, January 02, 2010

169 complaints received by Police Election Secretariat



The Police Election Secretariat has so far received 169 complaints according to Chief of the Police Election Secretariat Senior DIG Gamini Navaratne.

Of the complaints, 95% are reported to be minor complaints, some involving drunken supporters.

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Saturday, January 02, 2010

SL presidential contender woos Tamil voters



Sri Lanka's former military chief Sarath Fonseka took his presidential campaign on Saturday to the ethnic heartland of the Tamil Tiger rebellion he helped crush last year.

The retired four-star general, who is seen as the main challenger to President Mahinda Rajapakse in polls slated for January 26, visited the northern region of Jaffna, where he toured a historic Hindu temple and addressed a rally.

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Saturday, January 02, 2010

Sri Lanka President accused of misusing state funds for election campaign



Click here to read the full report by the Transparency International

The global corruption watchdog Transparency International has accused the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on misusing state funds and properties to campaign for his 2010 reelection bid.

Issuing its first report today the Programme for the Protection of Public Resources of Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) criticized the President for using state property and public funds for the campaign activities and urged the public to raise their voice against such abuses.

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Saturday, January 02, 2010

'Many civilians killed' in Sri Lanka's war : Senior opposition politician



Many civilians, including those tried to surrender, have been killed during the last phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka, a recently defected senior opposition politician has claimed.

SB Dissanayake, the former national organiser of the main opposition United National Party (UNP) accused the main opposition candidate of betraying the armed forces.

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Saturday, January 02, 2010

Policeman involved in youth's drowning in Sri Lanka dies



A policeman directly involved in an attack that led to the drowning of a youth in the sea off Bambalapitiya died today after falling ill while in remand custody.

According to the Prisons Commissioner V.R. De Silva, the suspect, police Sergeant Dimuthu Somnas fell ill this morning and was admitted to the hospital.

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