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| UNP triumphs in Trinco |
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[2008-05-113.15 pm] Trincomalee district was won by the UNP at the East PC elections.
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| Lanka Dissent opinion poll proved correct |
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[2008-05-11 3.30 pm]The outcome of the violence-ridden East PC polls has proved correct the prediction by ‘Lanka Dissent’ in an opinion poll that the election would be a close contest between the UPFA and the UNP.
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Pillayan becomes eligible to be East Chief Minister |
| [2008-05-11 3.15 pm] Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan, who is the leader of the TMVP that contested yesterday’s ... |
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Digamadulla goes to UPFA |
| [2008-05-11 2.10 pm]The UPFA recorded victory in Digamadulla at the East PC election. |
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Launch of Wimal Weerawansa's party on May 14 |
| [2008-05-10 10.55 pm] JVP breakaways Wimal Weerawansa and Nandana Gunatilake will launch their political party in Colombo ... |
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UPFA wins in B’caloa |
| [2008-05-11 7.50 am] The UPFA has won a majority of seats in Batticaloa at yesterday's (May 10th) polls for the Eastern Provincial Council. |
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MCNS head, armed bodyguards, enter Trinco counting centre |
| [2008-05-10 8.20pm] Government strongman Lakshman Hulugalle and his armed bodyguards have entered the counting centre at the Trincomalee District Secretariat and are inquiring into counting activities of today's Eastern Provincial Council polls. |
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Polling at 3 centres in B'caloa to be annulled? |
| [2008-05-11 12.20am] Annulling polling at three centres in Batticaloa from where serious malpractices have been reported is under consideration by Returning Officer Sundaram Arumainayagam, his deputy T. Krishnanandalingam told 'Lanka Dissent' a short while ago. |
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Terror prevailed over law at East PC polls - CAFFE |
| [2008-05-10 7.10pm] The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections has described today's (May 10th) polls for the Eastern Provincial Council as one in which the supremacy of violence prevailed over the supremacy of the law. |
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East PC polls peaceful - JHU |
| [2008-05-10 8.20pm] Except for a few incidents, the polls for the Eastern Provincial Council had been peaceful, free and fair, JHU spokesman Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe has said. |
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East PC polls, a daylight robbery of votes - JVP |
| [2008-05-10 7.05pm] JVP's Wimal Piyatissa has described the Eastern Provincial Council polls as a daylight robbery of votes. |
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Treasury Bills open for foreigners
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| [2008-05-07 5.10pm] The government has decided to open up the local Treasury Bill market for foreign investors for the first time, 'Irida Lakbima' reports. |
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Govt. thugs denying Muslims' voting right - Hakeem |
| [2008-05-10 4.45pm] SLMC leader and chief ministerial candidate Rauff Hakeem says groups of thugs in the employ of several government ministers are terrorizing areas with a decisive Muslim voter base. |
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Group led by Minister attacks UNP MP's supporters |
| [2008-05-10 3.30pm] A group accompanied by Minister Risath Bathiudeen has attacked supporters and a vehicle of UNP MP Gayantha Karunatilake. |
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35 state plantations in crisis without funds |
| [2008-05-10 2.50pm] Thirty-five state-owned plantations are facing a serious financial crisis after the government had refused to grant the funds requested for their maintenance, 'Ravaya' reports. |
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Thugs of 2 ministers arrested for attempted vote rigging |
| [2008-05-10 12.55 pm] Police Special Task Force commandos arrested Minister Mervyn Silva's son Malaka Silva and coordinating secretary identified as 'Kudu Lal' at a polling station at Dehiattakandiya ... |
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East votes to elect 37 representatives |
| [2008-05-10 12.40 pm] More than 982,000 voters in the east go to polls today (May 10th) to elect representatives to their provincial council. |
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At least 11 dead, 27 injured in Ampara blast |
| [2008-05-09 6.40pm] At least eleven people were killed and more than 27 others injured in a blast in Ampara town this evening. |
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SC order to prevent armed groups' activities on east poll day |
| [2008-05-09 6.55pm] The Supreme Court today (May 09th) directed the Attorney General to order the Elections Commissioner to hold a free and fair election for the Eastern Provincial Council and to prevent activities of armed groups tomorrow. |
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Getting off with the wrong bag – CSD replies SCOPP |
| [2008-05-09 5.35pm] It seems the Secretary General of SCOPP has lost his cool over the news report that our website www.lankadissent.com posted on 07th May titled “CAFFE rejects Media Minister’s allegation” and has rushed .... |
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| New judicial system for East |
[2008-05-11 11.05 am] A new judicial system will be in place for the eastern province within one month of its new administration assuming office, Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva has said. |
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| UNP triumphs in Trinco |
[2008-05-1110.30 am] Trincomalee district was won by the UNP at the East PC elections. |
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| Mervyn Silva seizes Russian Embassy-owned prime land |
[2008-05-11 11.10 am] Labour Minister Mervyn Silva and his supporters have seized a prime plot of land at Bauddhaloka Mawatha in Colombo owned by the Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka, 'Irida Divaina' reports. |
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| UPFA leads in B'caloa posting voting |
[2008-05-11 12.40 am] According to unofficial postal voting results of Batticaloa district, the UPFA has polled 2,159 votes. |
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| EPDP tops 1st result out unofficially |
[2008-05-10 10.05pm] The EPDP has topped the list in the first result from the May 10th Eastern Provincial Council election that has been released unofficially. |
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| East polls, a non-election: should be held afresh - LPW |
[2008-05-10 10.05pm] Lanka Polls Watch urges the Elections Commissioner to hold fresh elections for the entire Eastern Province, as today's poll had been a non-election infested with corruption and state-sponsored terror. |
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| Govt. yet again proved its fear of democracy - JVP |
[2008-05-10 8.20pm] The present regime has yet against demonstrated its fear of democracy at the Eastern Provincial Council elections, ... |
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| CMEV wants polls annulled in many places |
[2008-05-10 7.45pm] The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence says it has received 25 reports of election-related violence from the eastern province. |
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| Turnover is over 60 pc - Media Minister |
[2008-05-08 7.00pm] Media Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa says today's (May 10th) election for the Eastern Provincial Council had a 60 per cent voter turnout. |
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| People identify 14 vehicles used for poll malpractices |
[2008-05-10 5.10pm] People of Puduwakkattu in Kuchchiweli have identified 14 vehicles that have been used for election malpractices in the Thiriyaya area. |
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Summon parliament to discuss East polls
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[2008-05-10 5.05pm] The UNP is to request the Speaker to summon an emergency meeting of Parliament to discuss violence and malpractices in the Eastern Provincial Council election. |
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| 2 claymores found in Valachchena |
[2008-05-10 4.45pm] Defence authorities found two claymore bombs weighing 10 kilogrammes hidden near Pattini Amman Kovil at Vipulananda Mawatha in Valachchena this morning (May 10th). |
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| Pillayan controls outer
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[2008-05-10 4.25pm] The Pillayan-led TMVP has practically seized control of Batticaloa in areas outside the municipality and was engaged in large-scale vote rigging, the Campaign for Free and Fair Elections says. |
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| 24 - 50 pc turnout in Trincomalee |
[2008-05-10 4.05pm] The Trincomalee district has returned a turnout of between 24 and 50 per cent so far in elections for the Eastern Provincial Council. |
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| UNP alleges 80 vote-riggings |
[2008-05-10 3.20pm] The UNP has alleged that the UPFA and the armed TMVP have rigged votes at 80 polling centres on Election Day in the east so far. |
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| 4 civilians injured in LTTE mortar fire |
[2008-05-10 1.45pm] LTTE mortar fire injured four civilians, including a woman and a 10-year-old child at Pannalagama village in Bakmitiyawa, Ampara today (May 10th). |
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| Navy logistics ship sinks after blast at Trinco harbour |
[2008-05-10 7.40pm] A logistics vessel belonging to the Sri Lanka Navy sunk after an explosion at the Trincomalee Harbour in the early hours of this morning (May 10th), the Navy Spokesman said. |
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| Govt. orders mobile phone interruptions in East tomorrow |
[2008-05-09 7.40pm] Chief ministerial candidate Rauff Hakeem told 'Lanka Dissent' that the Ministry of Defence has ordered service providers to interrupt mobile phone services in the Eastern Province, ... |
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| LPW reports 87 poll incidents |
[2008-05-07 6.20pm] Lanka Polls Watch, in a media release, says it has received 87 complaints of poll-related violence and malpractices from the eastern province by today (May 09th). |
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| TUs want labour laws in place to secure GSP+ |
[2008-05-09 7.10pm] Local trade unions are preparing to seek assistance from their global counterparts to secure a continuation of the GSP+ facility for Sri Lanka from the European Union. |
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| Ratnapura Hospital strike ends |
[2008-05-09 3.55pm] The strike by the nursing staff of the Ratnapura hospital ended yesterday evening (May 08th) after agreement was reached between nurses trade unions and the Sabaragamuwa Province governor and the Health Secretary to amicably resolve the issue. |
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Schools rugby secretary suspended |
| [2008-05-08] Secretary of the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA), Rohitha Indunil, has been suspended on the order of the director of school sports, reports say. |
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12-member squad for S. Australian netball tourney |
| [2008-05-07] Sri Lanka has named a 12-member squad for an international netball championship organized by South Australia this month. |
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Brother in panel probing SLC manager |
| [2008-05-06] The Interim Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket is to hold a disciplinary inquiry against one of its officials, B.H. Perera, for his alleged involvement in a tender fraud. |
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Gavaskar resigns as ICC cricket committee head
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Burma shuns foreign aid workers |
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Israel's Olmert vows to quit if indicted |
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