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.

Dilution of 13A would cost govt. its 2/3 majority, warns UNP

The government would lose its two thirds majority in Parliament, if it dared to dilute the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, the UNP predicted yesterday.Colombo District UNP Chairman and MP Ravi Karunanayake said that the Rajapaksa regime was like a cornered tiger with no teeth left to fight.

UNP begins selecting candidates...

The United National Party will today begin the process of selecting candidates for the forthcoming Northern, North-Western and Central Provincial Council polls.Party General Secretary Tissa Attanayake told The Island they would begin by first considering the names that had been forwarded from district level.

SLFP a labour room, where delinquents are born – Sajith

UNP Hambantota District MP Sajith Premadasa handing over documents pertaining to a donation he made to Ven. Rotumba Nandarama, Chief Incumbent of the Paramadhammanivesa Piriven Vihara, Boralesgamuwa on Sunday. UNP Colombo District MP Rosy Senanayake, Western Provincial Council Member and Kesbewa UNP organizer Niroshan Padukka look on.

Code of ethics needed for Minister sons - Harshana

Western provincial council UNP member Harshana Rajakaruna says that although the Govt trying to impose a code of ethics upon journalists, what is really necessary is a code of ethics to the Govt politicians and their sons.Expressing these views at a media meeting held today, Mr. Rajakaruna said that the only crime journalists have done is revealing the misdeeds of these Govt politicians.

Ranil urges govt. to be in touch with Bodh Gaya bombing probe

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday, in Parliament, requested the government to be in touch with the Indian government on the on-going investigations into the bomb attacks at the Bodh Gaya Temple.Making a special statement, he said that despite there being intelligence reports warning of possible attacks on the sacred site, the administrative committee of the Bodh Gaya temple had not taken proper security measures to counter threats.

Govt. afraid of losing NPC election: UNP

The UNP said today the government was afraid of losing the elections to the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) and that was why it had dissolved the North-Western and Central Provincial Councils one year prematurely so as to cover up its loss in the North.

UNP demands ownership of housing be transferred to estate workers

The UNP yesterday demanded the transfer of full ownership of houses and lands provided to estate workers by the government since 1995.Addressing a media conference in Colombo, UNP parliamentarian R. Yogarajan said that the then People’s Alliance government had provided loans to build houses through the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) on seven-perch plots in the hill country.

Dayasiri won’t cross over to govt, says Attanayake

The UNP yesterday denied that its Kurunegala MP Dayasiri Jayasekera was planning to cross over to the government.UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake, MP, said he had met Jayasekera, who rejected the claim being made in some quarters to that effect as baseless.