by Easwaran Rutnum and Sandun A. Jayasekera, Daily Mirror, Colombo

UPFA to decide today says Premajayantha

The tussle between TMVP leader Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan and…

Daily Mirror, Colombo

SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem yesterday said with evidence the UNP-SLMC alliance would soon prove how the government ‘rigged’ Eastern Provincial Polls.

“Even the government’s own pre-poll analysis had predicted a drubbing for the UPFA in the Ampara district. Government ministers confided with me t…

by Kelum Bandara, Daily Mirror, Colombo

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.

UNP General Secretary, Tissa Attanayake said at a press conference yeste…

by Kurulu Kariyakarawana in Batticaloa, Daily Mirror, Colombo

Amidst serious allegations made by opposition parties against ballot stuffing, an attempt made by alleged TMVP supporters in Batticaloa was thwarted on Saturday evening, eyewitnesses said.

The Communist Part…

Sunday Times, Colombo

A turnout of 55 to 65 percent was reported in the crucial and keenly-fought Eastern Provincial Council elections yesterday – but the polls were marred, especially, by alleged large-scale ballot rigging by the government ally, the Pill…

by Franklin R. Satyapalan, Sunday Island, Colombo

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.

The turnout for the poll in the three districts of the Province, Ampara, Trincomalee and Batticaloa -- held after a lap…

by Shamindra Ferdinando, Sunday Island, Colombo

The LTTE in the early hours of Saturday blew up a navy logistical vessel after infiltrating the Trincomalee harbour about five hours before the commencement of polling in the first election to the Eastern Provincial Council.

Although the destruction of A 520 inside the Ashraff jetty wouldn’t…

Sunday Times, Colombo

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.

He said the navy was no…

by Kelum Bandara and Wasantha Chandrapala, Daily Mirror, Colombo

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.

Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara told the LTTE had planted this parcel bomb to target ‘innocent civilians’. He said…