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Tense situation as officials attempt to stop Ampara event on land grab

A tense situation arose in Ampara today as officials attempted to stop an event organised by a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) on land garb issues. The even organised by the Human Elevation Organisation (HEO) was to be held this morning. Organisers said that a narrative report ?Land, Grabbing – Denial of Our Existence?, was to be launched today, by HEO and the Ampara District Association for Land Rights (ADALR). The report was compiled by communities engaged in the struggle for land in th

12 Oct, 2019

Air India subsidiary Alliance Air to fly to Palaly and Batti

The Civil Aviation Ministry in India has approved Alliance Air plan to launch foreign operations by starting flights to Sri Lanka even as the airline’s parent Air India remains on top of the Government’s disinvestment agenda, IANS reported. Official sources told IANS that the Indian Government has allowed Alliance Air to operate 7 flights?a week from Chennai to Palaly and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka with its ATR 72-600 airplanes. The Government has decided to sell Air India lock, stock and barrel

12 Oct, 2019

Namal’s media unit twitter account suspended

The twitter account of the media unit of Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has been suspended. A notice appearing on ‘https://twitter.com/media_nr’ states that it has been suspended for violating twitter rules. Rajapaksa’s media unit said that they were working on attempting to get the account reactivated. (Colombo Gazette)

12 Oct, 2019