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Maj.Gen (retd) Janaka Perera (PereRaala?), One shot KuruwitaRaala and UNP

Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

UNP supports ceasefire, says war cannot bring peace

TW news-features (Free subscription) | yesterday

Even though intentions of the unilateral ceasefire announced by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are not known to them, the United National Party welcomes it. This is due to UNP is against lost of lives and property. UNP General Secretary and Kandy district parliamentarian Tissa Attanayake made these remarks at a media briefing [...]

Sri Lanka: Hassan Ali takes oaths as UNP national list parliamentarian

Tamilnet (Free subscription) | yesterday

Hassan Ali, general secretary of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Tuesday morning took oaths as a main opposition, United National Party (UNP) national list parliamentarian before the Speaker, W.J.M.Lokkubandara in the parliament when it resumed its sitting.

Working on railroads (BNI),(CSX),(UNP)

Trading to Win (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

Was going through the charts, feeling lazy ...again, there was something that caught my attention - I think railroads (BNI),(CSX),(UNP) are ready to go higher, I might be buying in tomorrow. Crazy market, what else is new...(AAPL), (AMX), (TXN)...list goes on - what a fiasco ( was it unexpected'...yeah..right) with earning releases. Somehow got stuck with 1/5 of (XLF) Aug22 calls, it is "free money"...

SAARC: Govt.`s absurdity in gaiety and self indulgence says UNP

Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Govt. issuing `licenses`to its politicos and thugs to violate laws says UNP

Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

Union Pacific Reports 24 Percent Earnings Growth

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today reported record 2008 second quarter net income of $531 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, compared to $446

Govt. offering bribes to win elections

Lanka Page (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

UNP M.P. Harrison said, the Govt. which has no development programs, economic progress nor answers to people’s dire suffering is trying to solve only its problems, not country’s, by holding manipulated, rigged, tyranny ridden, untimely, uncalled for elections. It is tying to repeat again in the Sabaragamuwa and North Central provinces, its [...]

What do I know...

Trading to Win (Free subscription) | yesterday

Markets works in mysterious ways... Most of the long calls positions mentioned in this post Working on railroads (BNI),(CSX),(UNP) except for (TIE) and (UNG) worked out quite nicely. ( But I am not to concern about these two - (UNG) will reverse - I have Aug/Sep calls and (TIE) - even if that will not happen - these positions are "in full compliance" with risk/money management - less than 3% of portfolio...

Sri Lanka Opposition protests over appointing ministers for COPE

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

July 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Opposition, United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe today protested against the appointment of government ministers as heads of the Committees on Public Enterprise (COPE) and of Public Accounts (COPA).

Sri Lankan Opposition calls the public to unite against government election malpractices

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

July 23, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition, the United National Party (UNP) yesterday made an open invitation to the public and all democratic political parties to unite as one front against the government's election malpractices.

Tuesday Trivia: July 21, 2007

University of Nebraska Press (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

Well bloggers it hotter than … (well, you know) outside. So to try and get our minds out of the heat this week’s Tuesday Trivia is going to take a look at UNP’s new book, Authentic Alaska II: Voices of...

No respect for Judiciary, parliament and people’s freedoms

TW news-features (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

The government is not giving the due respect to judiciary and parliament. It is taking measures that are in violation of court orders. People’s freedoms and rights are being snatched away. Recent home demolitions were carried out by government officials despite court order restricting such actions, said Joseph Michael Perera of the United National Party (UNP), and Member of Parliament representing...

Chief ministerial candidates for Sabaragamuwa Province embroiled in verbal battles

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

Chief ministerial candidate from the Marxist party JVP for the Sabragamuwa Province, Chamara Koswatte today said that the main opposition UNP would not stand a chance in winning the Sabaragamuwa province as the party’s chances have deteriorated with the introduction of its Chief Minister candidate.

Youth society affiliated with Sri Lanka Marxist party tries to bring new definition to infamous black July incident

Colombo Page (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

Speaking at a media briefing today, JVP MP Bimal Ratnayake said that the measures are underway to organize a special program to develop national unity on Wednesday which also marks the 25th anniversary of the Black July. MP Ratnayake said that the United National Party (UNP) government then in power must bare the responsibility for the incident.