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JVP denies reports of a rift in the party over leadership post

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today denied reports of a split in the party over the leadership post. JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that one newspaper had today attempted to mislead the public by claiming there was an attempt to replace him as party leader. He said that the his party will expose the newspaper to the public and parliament as it had attempted to tarnish the image of the party. JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva said that the former regime was behind attempts to

08 May, 2016

Controversial Mullivaikal remembrance event to be held

Hundreds of Tamils killed in Mullivaikal, are to be remembered at events organized by Northern Provincial Council member M.K Sivajilingham commencing from later this week. Sivajilingham said that there was an attempt to block the events but yet the events will go ahead as planned. He said that events to commemorate the Tamils killed during the final stages of the war in Mullivaikal will begin on May 12 and will be held for one week in the North and East. Sivajilingham said the main event will

08 May, 2016

Government to study Supreme Court’s suggestions on RTI

With the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka holding as unconstitutional several clauses of the Right to Information Bill, the Government is to study the Apex Court?s determination before proceeding further, The Hindu newspaper reported. The Court, after hearing four petitions questioning the constitutionality of the Bill, concluded that four clauses of the legislation, which was taken up for the first reading in Parliament on March 24, violated certain Articles of the Constitution. On the Court?s find

07 May, 2016