Labour Minister Mervyn De Silva speaking to www.news.lk today confirmed reports that he would resign his parliamentary seat shortly. The Mnister represents the United People's Freedom Alliance.
He was first elected to Parliament in 1994 from Hambantota on the UNP ticket and crossed over to the People's Alliance in 1999. He is currently the SLFP Organizer for the Kelaniya electorate.
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Sri Lanka air force (SLAF) fighter craft this afternoon (16) successfully bombed LTTE’s ‘Operation Co-ordination Center’, south of PALAMPIDDI, MANNAR at about 1.30 p.m..
Sources reveal that the target had been identified by the military after a series surveillance done with the assistances of ground information.
Further the location was also identified as one of the well protected main camps of LTTE in WANNI area where their heavy guns were deployed.
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LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran may have sustained major injuries in the November last year aerial raid on a rebel base but reports of his treatment in India are "baseless", the Sri Lankan Air Force Chief has said.
The Air Force jets dropped 20 bombs during the air strike on the LTTE target on November 26 and they came under "very heavy anti-aircraft" fire from the rebels, Roshan Goonetilleke said participating in a political programme "Thulawa" organised by the state-owned Independent Television Network.
Goonetilleke said he was confident that Prabhakaran had been critically injured in the air strike and added that the war with the LTTE would be over "very shortly", but refrained from giving a time frame.
He, however, dismissed reports of the LTTE chief being treated in India as baseless, the 'Island' newspaper said.
The Air Force chief said he did not subscribe to the view that Prabhakaran had left the country for treatment. "A terrorist leader usually doesn't leave at a critical juncture like this as he fears that someone else might take his place."
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A group of touring Sri Lankan artistes performed a spectacular show that depicted the country's rich cultural tradition, at Gulf Cinema yesterday.
The cultural show was jointly hosted by Sri Lankan embassy and Sri Lanka Coordinating committee. A large number of families and community leaders turned up for the event.
Sri Lankan ambassador S B Atugoda was also present.
Twelve variations of the dances ranging from Puja Netuma to the Ves dance were performed by the Sri Lankan Army Cultural Dance Troupe.
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