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Monday 12th May 2008
Results of the Provincial Council polls in the East >>

A jubilant President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday the results of the Provincial Council Election showed that the Eastern people had endorsed the policies of the UPFA government.
Pillayan, Hizbullah tussle for CM post       (DailyMirror.lk) 

The tussle between TMVP leader Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan and UPFA Muslim leader M.L.A.M. Hizbullah for the hotly contested post of the Eastern Provincial Council Chief Minister intensified yesterday

Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa asserted the comfortable victory gained by the government-TMVP alliance would be a tremendous boost to the military campaign in the Vanni.
UPFA victorious in East   (Daily News) 

The United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) recorded an emphatic victory at the first ever Provincial Council Election in the East, securing 20 (18+02 bonus seats) out of 37 seats on offer

The main Opposition, while rejecting the results of the Eastern Provincial Council election yesterday, said the party was exploring the possibility of filing an election petition
JVP cries foul  (The Island) 

JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva yesterday said a large number of voters could not cast their ballots owing to threats and intimidation.

SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem yesterday said with evidence the UNP-SLMC alliance would soon prove how the government ‘rigged’ Eastern Provincial Polls.
Indo-Lanka trade quadruples under FTA        (Daily News) 

The free trade agreement between India and Sri Lanka has quadrupled trade to 2.7 billion dollars between the two nations during 2000-08, according to a study.

Dissanayake severely criticised the government for allowing the breakaway LTTE faction the TMVP to engage in violence in the run up to Saturday’s poll.
 
11th May 2008

With an overall 55% to 60% voter turnout, the curtain came down on the Eastern Provincial Council election yesterday sans any major poll-related acts of violence.
Probe on sinking of navy vessel in Trinco       (Sunday Times) 

An undersea explosion which sank the navy’s cargo ship MV Invincible in the Trinco harbour early yesterday is being probed by the authorities, Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara.

Bullet vs. ballot: Answer from the East      (Sunday Times)   

The Eastern Province, though seldom playing a crucial role in national affairs and not often on the centre-stage, became the cynosure of all political parties
Rauff Hakeem says police failed in their job in Trinco    (The Island) 

The UNP Chief Ministerial candidate for the Trincomalee District Rauff Hakeem has complained against the conduct of the police in the Trincomalee district on election day.

Karuna likely to be deported to Lanka          (Sunday Times)   

Britain is on the verge of deporting LTTE rebel leader Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Col Karuna to Colombo after he was prematurely released from prison last week.
Entire ‘Nightingale’ tribe could not be faulted for immoral acts of few: President (The Island)     

Addressing ‘Nightingale Day Commemoration’ at Temple Trees, the President said his government wouldn’t hold the entire nursing profession responsible for the misconduct of one or two persons.

(Sunday Leader)
 
10th May 2008
Ampara blast 12 killed, 36 injured (DailyMirror.lk) 

At least twelve persons were killed and 36 injured when a bomb exploded inside ‘City Café’ Hotel in the Ampara town at 5.40 p.m. yesterday, Army Spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said.

Its all systems go for today’s first ever Provincial Council Elections in the East. A total of 1,342 candidates are in the fray to elect 35 members to the Council
Six dead during nurses’ strike (The Island)  

The Health Ministry yesterday revealed there had been three still births on Wednesday due nurses’ strikes over the transfer of a male nurse to the Kegalle General Hospital following an incident involving a lady doctor.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday condemned the Ampara bomb explosion which claimed the lives of 12 persons and expressed his confidence that people in the East would not be discouraged because of this terrorist act.
All eyes on East today (DailyMirror.lk)    

At this election, 982,721 voters are eligible to elect 37 members to the Provincial Council. There are 1,022 polling stations set up in the districts of Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara.

The UNP-SLMC alliance which is fielding candidates under the elephant symbol said it was confident of victory.
EP polls unveils Tamils as partners in governance  (Daily News)    

The Eastern Provincial Council elections to be held today will make the Tamil-speaking community of Sri Lanka true partners in the country’s governance for the first time in history, the Government said yesterday

Colonel Karuna’ former leader of the Breakway LTTE faction now led by Pillaiyan who was jailed in the UK in January has been transferred to an immigration detention centre.
Minister brings Puttalam IDPs to Trincomalee  (DailyMirror.lk)    

UNP Trincomalee District Chief candidate and SLMC Leader, Rauff Hakeem had written to the Commissioner of Elections, Dayananda Dissanayake alleging that supporters of a Muslim Minister had brought IDPs from Puttalam in buses to Trincomalee.

LOLC takes control of Commercial Leasing in billion rupee deal (The Island)    

LOLC, the pioneer leasing company in Sri Lanka, is controlled by the Nanayakkara family (Ishara Traders) who are big in the reconditioned vehicles business. Japan’s Orix Corporation is the other major shareholder

 
9th May 2008

The strike launched at the Ratnapura hospital came to an end last evening. An agreement was reached to amicably resolve the issue
Ratnapura nurses’ strike kills three including child (The Island)  

Three patients died at the Ratnapura Hospital, after its nursing staff, numbering around 500, went on strike from Wednesday afternoon over the transfer of a male nurse to the Kegalle General Hospital

The first Flag of the National Heroes Flag Day was pinned on President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday (May 07)  morning at Temple Trees during a ceremony inaugurating a month dedicated to the war heroes. 
LTTE cadre commits suicide (The Island)  

The man who died after swallowing a cyanide capsule when he was arrested in Kotmale was an LTTE cadre who had fled Kandy to evade arrest, Police said.

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has written to Air Marshal Roshan Goonetileke commending the SLAF’s excellent handling of the helicopter he was travelling when it ran into engine trouble
Four Tiger suspects charged in UK (Daily News)  

British police have charged four men with conspiring to support the Tigers, Scotland Yard said yesterday.
The four were arrested under anti-terror laws and are accused of owning computers, radio equipment and high-power magnets for terrorist purposes, AFP reported from London.

Elections and security authorities said yesterday that all arrangements were in place for a free and fair poll in the East which would take place at 1,022 centres
Sri Lanka gives USD 25,000 to Myanmar                (The Island)  

Foreign Secretary Dr. Palitha Kohona yesterday presented a cheque for 25,000 US dollars as Sri Lanka’s contribution towards helping Myanmar

Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe will visit Geneva next week to brief members of the UNHRC, including its High Commissioner Louise Arbour, on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka.
 

 

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DERANA Dream Star 2008
London Chapter
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Vesak Commemorative Sermon
Saturday 17th May at 5 PM
At Sri Lankan High Commission London
by Ven. Ajahn Vajiro Thero
(Incumbent Amarawathi Buddhist Monastery)
RSVP - 020 7262 1841 (Ext 239/240)

 

Letchworth Dhamma Nikethanaya
VESAK PROGRAMME  Saturday 17th May MORE

 

Letchworth Buddhist Vihara
Vesak Program including Vesak lantern    exhibition
17th and 18th May  More Info Soon

 

London Buddhist Vihara
VESAK PROGRAMME
Sunday 18th May MORE

 

Thomian Ball 2008
31st May 2008  MORE

 

Charity for Cancer- Elegant Sri Lanka
Fashion Show and dinner dance,
By Sri Lanka Leukaemia Foundation (UK)
31st May 2008 , Wembley Plaza Hotel,
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Mr.John Kern on 077 5856 2046

 

Annual Blood Donation
London Buddhist Vihara
Sunday 1st June 2008 MORE

 

Veteran's exhibition and multi-cultural performance    By SLSCO-FLAME
  On 6th & 7th June 2008
at the Hitchin Town Hall
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Api Wenuwen Api - Fund Raising Raffle
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Tel: 020 7262 3614. Mobile: 0752 895 4974

 

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