News Archive (2007 - August)

(Lanka-e-News, 2007 August 31, 3.15 PM) JVP sources say that Vimal Weerawansa has been stripped off all his responsibilities as the party Propaganda Secretary sparing only the outfit of the post....

(Lanka-e-News, 2007 August 31, 5.30 PM) Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumarathunga says that the SLFP needs honest and intelligent leaders to guide it in the right path alienating it from the current wrong doings. She made this observation at a discussion with the SLFP - People's Wing representatives led by Mangala Samaraweera and Sripathi Suriyaarachchi....

(Lanka-e-News, 2007 August 31, 1.15 PM) Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama says that the government has no plan to commence a siege in the Northern Province...

(Lanka-e-News, 2007 August 30, 11.00 PM) Minister of Media Lakshman Yapa Abewardhana says that the Sunday Times defense reporter Iqbal Athas rejected police protection the government intended to reinstate...

(Lanka-e-News, 2007 August 30, 11.00 PM) United National Party (UNP) urged the HSBC not to mortgage the Sri Lankan public by giving high interest loans to the government that is showing up taking money for infrastructure development...

(Lanka-e-News, 2007 August 30, 11.00 PM) Five media organizations jointly held a protest today afternoon in front of the Colombo Fort railway station against the sudden withdrawal of police protection to Sunday Times defense columnist Iqbal Athas and threats to his life. Hundreds of media persons shouted slogans against the government and its leaders....

(LeN -2007 Aug 30 2.30am) Reporters Without Borders today voiced deep concern about the safety of top investigative journalist Iqbal Athas and his colleagues on the Sunday Times whom sectors of the army are trying to gag or kill...

(Lanka-e-News, 2007 August 29, 7.00 AM) JVP parliamentarian Anura Kumara Disanayaka met with the Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinghe recently and had a intimate discussion extended for half an hour...

(Lanka-e-News, 2007 August 29, 8.30 AM) A discussion between the former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumarathunga and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party - People's Wing (SLFP-PW) will be held on August 31. The conveners of SLFP-PW Mangala Samaraweera and Sripathi Suriyaarachchi, Tiran Alles, SlFP-PW Administrative Secretary Sisil Bandara Senarathna and Upulangani Malagamuwa will participate in the discussion....

(Lanka-e-News, 2007 August 29, 7.30 AM) Details of another dubious deal to procure more aircrafts to Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) at the cost of Rs. 30 billion is being exposed amidst the charges against the government on corruption in purchasing four Mig-27 aircrafts. The government has planned to purchase F-7 GS, Mig-29, Mig-29 UB and PT 6 fighter crafts for the SLAF....