Posts Tagged ‘opposition’
Sri Lanka ruling coalition sweeps council polls
[BBC] The governing coalition in Sri Lanka has won 21 out of 23 councils in local elections. But the coalition lost the most important council, the capital, Colombo, to the opposition. [Full Story]
Read MoreSri Lanka begins military-led training for university entrants
[Reuters] Sri Lanka on Monday began compulsory military-led training for thousands of university entrants, despite protests by opposition-backed student unions that called it the government’s latest move to militarise the country. [Full Story]
Read MoreSLBC censorship ‘breach of privilege’
[ BBC Sinhala ] The leader of the opposition in Sri Lanka has raised a point of privilege over censorship of his speeches by a state owned radio station. Opposition and United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickramasinghe requested speaker of the parliament to investigate Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) censoring his speeches. Mr. Wickramasinghe…
Read MoreSri Lankan editor row escalates
[BBC] The Sri Lankan government has accused the opposition of trying to gain political advantage from last week’s murder of a prominent newspaper editor. Engineering Services Minister Rajitha Senaratne said he did not know who had killed Lasantha Wickramatunga but it was the opposition that had benefited. The Sunday Leader editor was one of the…
Read More‘Armed groups run by state’ Ranil
[BBC] Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence is controlling a number of armed groups in the east says the leader of the opposition Ranil Wickremasinghe . Opposition leader Wickremasinghe told this at a media briefing on Wednesday summoned to outline a proposed National Consultation by the Jathika Sabha which comprises of the United National Party (UNP)…
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