The Court order was granted to stop election malpractices and rigging before the Presidential election in Tamil and Muslim areas in Ampara was an achievement for the people in the district,said Ampara UNP district organizer/Provincial Counselor Daya Gamage.

Campaign for Free & Fair Elections (CaFFE), in another letter to the Commissioner of Elections has reminded him regarding their request for the carbon copies of results sheets of the presidential elections issued by the counting centers.  

 

Naresh Goyal-owned private air-carrier, Jet Airways, plans to enhance the frequency of its flights to the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, over the next six months, a Jet Airwyas official said.

Human rights organizations have called on the Sri Lankan government to end its crackdown on journalists and political activists. Greater pressure by western countries could help accelerate improvements there.

Ms. Shivageetha Prabakaran, Mayoress of Batticaloa MC who supported apolitical Common Candidate at the presidential election has decided to support the government at the forthcoming general election. According to a spokesman from her office Ms. Prabakaran has taken this decision on a request from the government.  

 

Overcrowding at the Deyata Kirula National Development Exhibition underway in Kandy forced organizers to suspend admissions for at least half an hour this afternoon.