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Farmers to sign petition
Srilankamirror – The JVP affiliated All Ceylon Farmers’ Federation is to initiate a petition signing campaign with farmers calling for immediate solutions to the issues faced by the paddy farmers. The campaign is to be launched on Friday (16) in Anuradhapura under the patronage of the head of the Federation, JVP parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake. [...]
Call to withdraw joint timetable
Srilankamirror – Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) employees have commenced a campaign against the joint timetable currently being used by the public and private bus services. They have called for its withdrawal claiming the state owned buses have been adversely affected due to the joint timetable. The SLTB employees have stated that due to the [...]
Legal action against irregular employments in public sector
Srilankamirror – Unemployed graduates have filed legal action against the irregular methods of employing persons to fill vacancies in the public sector. They have complained that jobs are being granted on “chits” issued by various politicians. The unemployed graduates have filed a petition against the government’s failure to implement a proper mechanism to grant employment [...]
Govt. to formulate price formula for pvt. transport
Srilankamirror – The government is in the process of introducing a pricing formula to the private transport system in the country with the aim of preventing commuters from being overcharged. Private Transport Minister C.B. Ratnayake says measures are to be taken to control the charges of private transport modes like three-wheelers, taxis and school vans [...]
‘Watered down US resolution is an attempt to bailout Sri Lanka’ say observers
Srilankamirror – Much awaited draft resolution on Sri Lanka which was tabled by the USA at the UNHRC on Wednesday was seen by many observers as a diluted and watered-down version of the previously leaked draft resolution to the media. The resolution which was seen as an “unnecessary interference” against the sovereignty of the country [...]
Farmers send their demands to MR
Srilankamirror – Paddy farmers have informed the President in writing of their demands to increase the certified paddy prices and to legalize the prices. The letter prepared by the All Ceylon Farmers’ Association was sent to President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday.. National organizer of the Association, Namal Karunaratne said the farmers have decided to inform their [...]
No difference in US and SL stances says JVP
Srilankamirror – The JVP says there is no difference in the contents of the resolution presented by the US on the Sri Lankan government to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva and the stance expressed by Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe in Geneva. JVP Propaganda Secretary Vijitha Herath said the government has adhered to the calls [...]
Deputy Minister’s aide accused of abduction
Srilankamirror – The Colombo High Court has fixed the trial to hear an abduction case involving an official of Deputy Resettlement Minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna. Colombo High Court Judge Devika Tennakoon has fixed the trial for June 20. The trial would hear the case against one of the Deputy Minister’s officials, Pubalapillai Kandarasa alias [...]
JVP starts fighting for farmers’ demands
Srilankamirror – The JVP affiliated All Ceylon Farmers’ Federation has commenced a series of island wide protests to win demands for paddy and vegetable farmers. The first in the series was yesterday in Thambuttegama. The protests will be led by the National Organizer of the Federation, Namal Karunaratne. A protest would be held today in [...]
5,671 cases of disappearances remain outstanding in Sri Lanka
(Srilankamirror) – According to the Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, 5,761 cases of involuntary disappearances remain outstanding in Sri Lanka. The report was submitted to the 19th session of UNHRC on 06th Feb 2012. However, these numbers do not include disappearances that had taken place in the Wanni during 2007- [...]
‘Sajith inexperienced to become UNP leader’
(Srilankamirror) – Sajith Premadasa is not mature enough politically and inexperienced to become leader of the UNP, said Mahanayake of Asgiriya Chapter Most Ven. Udugama Buddharakkitha Thera. The top prelate noted that the father of the UNP deputy leader, the late president Ranasinghe Premadasa, never sought positions by force, but gradually went up the ladder [...]
Sri Lanka, a middle income country – Rajitha
(Srilankamirror) – Fisheries minister Rajitha Senaratne says Sri Lanka is today a middle-income country, with poverty declining now to 5.2 per cent from 15.9 pc when president Mahinda Rajapaksa took power. The minister said, a two-third of the country today are not poor any longer. He was speaking at a distribution of fuel subsidy coupons [...]
Politburo affirms TNA’s absence at Geneva
(Srilankamirror) – The TNA politburo has affirmed a decision that it would not attend the UN Human Rights Council session presently underway in Geneva, Switerland. Its leader R. Sampanthan earlier said they would not be attending the UNHRC session, but several other TNA MPs had objected to the decision. At the politburo meeting today (Mar. [...]
Egypt says UNHRC action on Sri Lanka ‘unwarranted’
(Srilankamirror) – Egypt said today (Mar. 02) that it saw the action by the UN Human Rights Council against Sri Lanka as unwarranted until the LLRC recommendations are implemented. The Egyptian representative was speaking on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement at the 19th session of the UNHRC. The representative welcomed the LLRC report. Meanwhile, UNHRC [...]
