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Fonseka says he strongly opposed 48 hour ceasefire in 2009

Former Army Commander?Sarath Fonseka says he strongly opposed a 48 hour ceasefire which was declared in April 2009. Speaking at the United National Party (UNP) May Day rally in Borella today, Fonseka, who was the Army Commander at the time, said he urged the then Government not to go for a ceasefire. However he says then President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared a 48 hour ceasefire which resulted in the LTTE gaining some momentum. The Government in April 2009 said that the 48 hour ceasefire was de

01 May, 2017

Policeman arrested after opening fire at Sirikotha

A policeman was arrested after he opened fire at the Sirikotha?UNP headquarters late this evening. No one was injured in the shooting incident. Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Harsha de Silva said that the bullets from an automatic weapon pierced the glass of the UNP elephant logo and entered the ‘Panditaratne room’ and hit the wall across. (Colombo Gazette)

01 May, 2017

Use of power generators mandatory for factories

The use of power generators has been made mandatory for factories as a result of the crisis facing the power sector. As a result of the dry weather which has lasted for several months?the Ministry of Power and Energy says large scale factories will need to use?power generators and not draw electricity from the National grid.

01 May, 2017