A US embassy spokesman said that his Government hoped that Sri Lankans would select the leaders of their choice through transparent and fair elections.
The spokesman was responding to a query about allegations that there were barriers to free and fair elections, particularly in the East.
When asked for a comment, Bernard Savage who is the European Union High Commissioner for Sri Lanka and Maldives said the Union fully supported open, free and transparent elections in the world as a whole.
“What we are saying is not something particularly meant for Sri Lanka,” he said.
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US and Europen Union said it hoped the provincial council elections would be free and fair and pledged it would support the democratic process here.
Bodu Bala Sena announced president should not build up airport at Mattale should build up tank where he could be remembering in the history of SriLanka. [
A complaint has been lodged against Union Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office, V Narayanasamy, for his recent statement on LTTE chief Prabhakaran and Naam Tamizhar Katchi. [
Chairman of the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha, Prasanna Ranaweera has been admitted to the Kiribathgoda Hospital after being assaulted by an unidentified group. [
Jammu & Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik’s expression of support to the extremist Sri Lankan Tamil cause should come as no surprise to anyone who has been watching his recent anti-India campaign. [
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Four suspects and students of Chenkaladi Central collage connection with Chenkaladi double murder further remanded till May 29. [
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Was former PM Rajiv Gandhi targeted while he was touring Mysore days before his assassination at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991? According to CM Siddaramaiah, there was an attempt to kill Rajiv Gandhi during his visit to Mysore. [
Deputy Minister Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan alias Karuna stated “I always respect R.Sambanthan and Mawai Senadhiraja”. [
The army will shift most of the camps in the Jaffna peninsula to Palaly, Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya said today. [
There is little doubt that in 2009 the government of Sri Lanka pulled off one of the nastiest episodes of mass killing since the Rwandan genocide – and got away with it. Tens of thousands of civilians were massacred, with barely a trickle of Syria-like imagery emerging from the battle zone, The Australian reported. [