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Ruling party
bruises itself,
opposition relatively unhurt
Preference battle hots up
as D-day approaches
With the general election over a week away, the battle among UPFA heavyweights for preference votes is hotting up though President Mahinda Rajapaksa warned them not to fight each other. Political sources say growing hostilities among leading UPFA candidates have left UNP-led United National Front and the JVP-led Democratic National Front to campaign without hindrance. They noted that the general election campaign is relatively peaceful as far the opposition campaign is concerned as the UPFA does not anticipate a real challenge from the opposition.
Lankan born Bahrain
resident held for "anti-government activities"
A Sri Lankan born resident of Bahrain is now under
detention in Colombo for "anti-government activities", a senior police
official said last week.
The Samurdhi fiddle:
Deserving cases shut out
Close on the heels of a mother throwing a child to Kalu
ganga as she was not able to look after her four children due to
poverty, the government has acknowledged that many deserving families,
running in lakhs, did not receive Samurdhi benefits.
