GOVT DEBT WILL EVEN BURDEN CHILDREN BORN IN 2050 -TISSA

The UNP today said that the recent incidents involving the sons of Ministers clearly display the extent of the decline in the country’s law and that the “law of the jungle” is reigning over the rule of law. They are different from what happens to normal citizens as they are not happen suddenly and are different to daily occurrences, UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake said.

Life threatening attack on Malaka indicates true state of the country -Tissa Attanayake

When a Minister’s son had been bashed up in broad daylight, resulting in him being admitted to the intensive care unit, the safety of lesser mortals could only be left to one’s imagination, the UNP said yesterday.UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake, addressing a news conference in Colombo, said that according to the tough talking Public Relations Minister, Mervyn Silva, a gang of 12 had assaulted his son, Malaka, at the Odel Car Park in Colombo 7 on Monday and also attempted to abduct him.

Sajith claims he suffered much more than Dayasiri, but won’t quit

UNP MP Sajith Premadasa helps an old mother wearing a spectacle during an eye-clinic held at Tissamaharama electorate on Saturday (27),Close on the heels of Kurunegala District UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekera’s cross over to the SLFP, UNP MP Sajith Premadasa has launched a scathing attack on the party’s leadership.

COPING with COPE : a message of hope Eran Wickramaratne in an exclusive interview

Quintessential banker (former) and silent activist, I have observed from afar Eran Wickramaratne for his silent pursuit of a brand of politics that is appealing to the intellectual and petit bourgeois and inspirational to the working class. The few debates we have been privy to on mass media are succinct, to the point and devoid of clouding of issues. He appears to have a vision and a touch of professionalism rarely seen on the Diyawanna.

Dayasiri’s three-year attempt to join govt. has succeeded - John

Former UNP dissident MP, Dayasiri Jayasekera, after making many attempts to join the government, over the last three years, had finally succeeded, the UNP said yesterday.Chief Opposition Whip John Ameratunga, addressing a press conference in Colombo, said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa had kept Jayasekera waiting for three long years and finally decided to give him SLFP membership

Now, military has entered PC polls campaign – Kiriella

Over four years after the war had ended people expected a return to normalcy, but the military had taken over all walks of life, with soldiers now being forced to do the political work of the Rajapaksa regime, the UNP said yesterday.

Harin says Dayasiri committed political Hara-Kiri

UNP MP Harin Fernando yesterday said that his erstwhile colleague Dayasiri Jayasekera had committed political Hara-kiri by resigning from the MP post to contest the forthcoming North Western Provincial Council on the ruling party ticket.