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Media and Information Minister says:
TNA sticks to separatist manifesto
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) had not
withdrawn their 2002 and 2004 Election Manifestos, and what has the
JVP and Sarath Fonseka got to say, asked Media and Information
Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa at a press conference held at the
Government Information Department yesterday.
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IGP tells political parties:
Please cooperate
IGP Mahinda Balasuriya yesterday appealed to all
political parties to refrain from conducting any political
demonstrations and advised party members to respect the law of the
country so that a peaceful election can be held.
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Special State hospital to treat infertile couples
The Government is making arrangements to set up
a special state hospital to treat infertile persons, a Healthcare
and Nutrition Ministry spokesman said. Arrangement will also be made
to legalize surrogacy, the spokesman said. Around 250,000 infertile
families or 15 percent of the total number of families in Sri Lanka
are infertile, according to a study conducted by Kandy Teaching
Hospital Phsychiatrist Dr Ratnasiri Bandara.
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Academics pledge support to President
The majority have already decided and the rest
should be shown the path to a prosperous future and there is no
other alternative, said Professor Pandula Endagama expressing his
solidarity with President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a media briefing at
the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute Sunday.
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President heading for victory - Minister
There are several indicators that President
Mahinda Rajapaksa is heading for an unprecedented election victory,
Transport and Railways Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said. At every
UPFA public rally, crowds keep increasing. There were teeming masses
voluntarily coming to hear their leader.
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