All Party Conference was summoned to find an acceptable solution to the national conflict. Minister Maithiripala Srisena, General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, states that the party will put forward a proposal for governance by Prime Minister with executive powers accountable to Parliament instead of the present system of an executive president.

The plight of the displaced people following the military offensive in Batticaloa is very pathetic. The educational activities in the area and the education of the students are completely paralyzed.

14th summit of the South Asian Association of Regional Corporation is to be held on Tuesday Mar 3rd in New Delhi.

The national conflict in Sri Lanka has intensified and become acute since majoritarianism pervaded the politics in this country without respect for justice and fair play.

Although there have been killings in the north and although these have been brought to the notice of the authorities on several occasions nobody seems to take serious note of them.

Following the LTTE’s air attack on the Katunayake Air force base, Prsident Rajapakse has declared that the government was prepared to face any threats and deal with it.

International organizations and the international community have been raising their voices repeatedly against human rights violations in the country. But all such appeals and pleas have fallen on deaf ears. There has been no improvement at all in response to such appeals.

Ban Ki Moon, UN Secretary General, has appealed to the government and the LTTE to refrain from tit for tat attacks and return to the negotiation table for talks without conditions. He made this invitation when the violence in the country has reached a great height.

Trade Unions are once again concerned about the wage increase of the employees of the private sector.

The propaganda technique and the propaganda machinery of the government are in great confusion following the air raid by the LTTE recently.

Tissa Attanayake, the General Secretary of the UNP, states that the government must take a serious cognizance of the security situation in the country and present a political solution to resolve the national crisis without dilly dallying.

Dew Gunasekara, Minister of Constitutional Affairs and National Integration, told the media how shameful the implementation of the official languages in this country is.

Rohith Bogollagama, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has stated that the government is prepared for talks even tomorrow.

As far as the Lankan Tamils are concerned, the human rights violations such as abductions disappearances, death threats, demanding ransom etc have increased in an unprecedented scale.

The refugees in the east live in a pathetic condition. They live in refugee camps. Appropriate and timely relief and assistance have not reached the displaced people.