Monday, March 30, 2015

Dissolution likely after Vesak, General Elections in late June


  • Ruling troika agrees on 26 posts for SLFPers, but party split with significant number still backing Rajapaksa
  • Shocking details of Udayanga Weeratunga’s alleged arms deals with Ukrainian rebels; but former ambassador still missing
  • FCID says progress being made in probe of multimillion dollar MiG deal also involving former President’s cousin
The Lodge, once known as Queen’s Cottage, in the cooler climes of Nuwara Eliya, often referred to as ‘Little England’ was once home for British Governors and the ruling elite. Since independence in 1948, it became the holiday resort of the Governor General, later Prime Ministers and now Presidents.