Daily Archives: September 20, 2009
Police inaction in face of growing violence, say polls monitors
Southern Provincial Council polls As the Southern Provincial Council election draws closer, election monitors are accusing the police of not doing enough to prevent the increasing incidence of pre-poll violence … Continue reading
Threats force Elder to leave Lanka early
By Leon Berenger Threatening calls prompted UNICEF Communications Chief James Elder to leave Sri Lanka earlier than scheduled, sources said. They said he left the country on Friday though he … Continue reading
Lanka’s Mandela
By Janaka Abeywickrema Both made it to the 20s. One was jailed for 27 years at Robben Island in South Africa and the other for 20 at Welikada in Sri … Continue reading
Action filed only against the JVP for election law violations
On 20 September 2009 An action has been filed in the Tangalle Courts against all the Hambantota JVP provincial council candidates for using the main roads for their advertisements and … Continue reading
