News Archive (2010 - January)

(Lanka-e-News, Feb.01, 2009, 10.30AM) ‘Lanka’ newspaper Editor Chandana Sirimalwatte Editor has been taken into custody 0n 29th night by the CID. Prior to his arrest, the Editor was questioned by...

(Lanka-e-News 31.Jan.2010 8.00PM) The Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake deeply regretted that this is the first time , at a Presidential election, the District presiding....

(Lanka-e-News 31.Jan.2010 8'00PM) Sine 26th January , the most popular website among Sri Lankans in Sri Lanka and abroad has been obstructed depriving the viewers from...

(Lanka-e-News 31.Jan.2010 7.45PM) At a special Press briefing on the 28th with the participation of all the front line leaders , headed by UNP and opposition Leader Ranil...

(Lankae-News 31.Jan.2010 5.45PM) CMEV remains gravely concerned regarding the continued trend of post election violence, which is the highest seen when compared with the 1999 (76 incidents) and 2005 (39 incidents) Presidential Elections...

(Lanka-e-News 31.Jan.2010 5.30PM) 2010 Presidential Election in Sri Lanka is over. However, political developments unfolded during the last few weeks, revealed prevalence of deep rooted ethnic division in the country. Most...

(Lanka-e-News 31.Jan.2010 5.15PM)Police raided the office of Sri Lanka’s losing presidential candidate on Friday and arrested 15 ex-military members of his staff, aides said, two days after troops surrounded his hotel on suspicion of a...

(Lanka-e-News 2010.Jan.30 11.30AM) Two days after he was declared the winner of this week’s election, Reporters Without Borders appealed today to President Mahinda Rajapaksa to put a...

(Lanka-e-News 2010.Jan.28 10.30PM) The CMEV wishes to voice its grave concern regarding the level of post electionviolence recorded within the last 36 hours. While CMEV has...

(Lanka-eNews, Jan.28, 2010, 6.30PM) JVP Leader Smawansa Amerasinghe said, on this 28th morning, Defense Secretary Gotabaya telephoned and threatened to kill him. The JVP leader revealed this...