The police officer who was seen in flames during the UNP led protest campaign against the 18th Amendment to the constitution yesterday has been admitted to the police hospital for treatment.

One of the Tamil migrants from the MV Sun Sea in Canada is being detained on suspicion that he is a member of the LTTE, the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board ruled. 

Former Deputy Minister of Highways Mervyn Silva has been reappointed to his post in the government, the President’s Media Unit said a short while ago. 

The UNP has suspended the membership of the six UNP parliamentarians who supported the 18th amendment and later crossed over to the government benches in parliament today.

The constitutional amendment, also known as the 18th Amendment, was passed in parliament with a majority of 114 votes a short while ago. 

A group of prominent UNP members had today called for an urgent meeting with Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasingha to discuss issues arising within the party particularly over the leadership crisis. 

The three forces commanders and other senior military officials testified before the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) this evening, which was appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to look back at the incidents which took place during the war.

The UNP members who extended support for the 18th amendment to the constitution will be roped into the government and offered SLFP membership, Prime Minister D.M Jayaratna told Daily Mirror online.

The police have blocked the protest march led by UNP Leader Ranil Wickramasingha from proceeding towards Parliament.

The Court has remanded an alleged LTTE Journalist who was detained and questioned by the CID on the charges that he spread slanderous news against the government and the security forces.