In brief
Died
Tamil party EPRLF’s former MP Emmanuel Silva, 42, was burned to death in his house in Vavuniya on 15 September. The police have launched an investigation. Mr Silva was MP for Vavuniya from 1989 to 1994.
Elections
Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake announced in mid-September that elections for all local government bodies in Jaffna, Mannar, Vavuniya, Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Amparai districts will be held on 25 June 2003.
Protest
Thousands of people, including Buddhist monks, participated in a demonstration organised by the Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) in Talawakelle on 29 September against Upper Kotmale Hydro-Power Project. CWC says that there are no proper plans for the resettlement of tea workers who would be displaced and protection of the environment. The Cabinet approved the Project on 21 August.
Appointment
TE Anandarajah was appointed Inspector General of Police on 3 October after weeks of delay, following a complaint by rival claimant deputy Inspector General Kottagadeniya and several organisations to the Constitutional Council. The government blames President Chandrika for the delay in the appointment of the Secretary General of Parliament.
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