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Harrison could be out in little as 4 years
ISSUE 1069
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Sri Lankan victim had 'impaled himself' on my knife - robber
(DailyMail.co.uk) - The
Lankan-born 30-year-old's
family of a shopkeeper
jugular vein, stopping only
stabbed to death in a
when the blade struck his
botched robbery have
spine.
expressed their 'shame
But a jury at Liverpool
and sadness' after his
Crown Court accepted the
killer was acquitted of
teenager’s account that the
murder, despite graphic
killing was an 'accident' and
CCTV footage of the
agreed to a manslaughter
moment a knife was
charge after he insisted his
plunged into his throat.
victim had 'impaled himself'
Father-of-two Mahesh
on the weapon.
He was jailed for ten years,
Wickramasingha was
which means he could be
stabbed to death in a
out in just over four.
struggle with Sam
Victim, father-of-two
Today Mr Wickramasingha's
Harrison, 19, after he
Mahesh Wickramasingha relatives hit out at the
attempted to foil a holdverdict, claiming graphic
up on his store in
CCTV footage proves it was murder and
Huyton, Liverpool, last year.
that Harrison should be jailed for life.
Harrison's ten-inch knife severed the Sri
Justice demanded the case be reviewed.
Speaking from Sri Lanka, his brother
Mahesh had worked in Liverpool for
Manjula said: 'It should have been
a year after pawning his few
murder - nobody has given us
belongings to buy his passage from
correct justice for our loss.
Sri Lanka.
'We feel shame and sadness. I
He had a dream of earning enough
am out of mind and my mother is
money to educate his son Wenura,
crying.
four, and daughter, Indika, 10, and
'We look at the photo of Mahesh
build a home for his wife Dilmi, 28.
and into his eyes, and think about
But his life was ended when
how Harrison has broken our
Harrison
Harrison targeted the small shop in
family. Mahesh went to the UK to
the hope of robbing a till to recoup
earn money, not to die.'
The eight-second CCTV footage, taken at some of the £530 he had blown in a
nearby bookies.
three frames per second, seems to show
The main legal advisor to the government
Harrison walk into Stanley News, in
is to review whether the sentence handed
Kingsway, on November 29, and plunge
down to teenage killer Sam Harrison was
the weapon into Mahesh’s throat after a
“unduly lenient” following intervention
brief struggle.
from the Liverpool Echo newspaper.
Today, Mahesh’s family, friends and the
city campaign group Families Fighting for
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Pro-LTTE lobby in UK planning protests
against President’s visit
By Sujeeva Nivunhella in London
(island.lk) The pro-LTTE lobby in the United
Kingdom is planning to stage protests when
President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrives in London
to participate in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
celebrations.
Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate 60 years on the
throne on June 5. A large contingent of foreign
dignitaries has been invited to attend the colorful.
Amongst the special invitees are President
Rajapaksa and his wife.
Reports spoke of pro-LTTE Tamils sending emails
to Buckingham Palace protesting against the
invitation extended to the Sri Lankan leader.
At the debate on Sri Lanka organized by the
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Frontline Club in London where Member of
Parliament Rajiva Wijesinha and politician Arun
Thambimuttu attended recently, a member of the
audience — a man of Sri Lankan origin — openly
protested against sending an invitation to the
President.
The President had to cancel a talk he was
scheduled to give at the Oxford University in
December 2010 due to protests by pro-LTTE
groups.
Sajin Vass Gunawardena, MP visited London a
few weeks ago to check on arrangements for the
President’s proposed visit. It is understood that
he was given an assurance by the British
authorities about the President’s safety.
(adaderana.lk) Human Rights Watch (HRW) has
called upon the UK government to suspend
deportation of Sri Lanka Tamil asylum seekers
claiming that some returnees have been subjected
to arbitrary arrest and torture upon their return to Sri
Lanka.
“The United Kingdom should immediately suspend
deportations of ethnic Tamil asylum seekers to Sri
Lanka and review its policies in assessing these
claims,” the HRW release said.
Sharmini Boyle is
FMM’s new convener
(Srilankamirror) – The Free Media
Movement has appointed Sharmini
Boyle of YA TV as its convener.
The FMM appointed new office
bearers at its general meeting at
the SLPI yesterday (May 29).
Its secretary is Sunil Jayasekara of Iruresa, and
Sampath Samarakoon of Vikalpa the deputy
A Bureau official said the magnitude of the tremor
could not be measured accurately as it was minor
and was felt only in two centres. He said it
measured around 2.0 on the Richter Scale.
“If the tremor had been felt in three or more
centres, a much accurate reading could have been
given,” he added. The official said the tremor had
not been felt in any other neighbouring country and
added it was difficult to ascertain whether it was
generated from within the country or off shore. A
minor tremor was felt in many parts of the hill
country on May 20 as well.
secretary.
Sujeewa Senarath was appointed treasurer, while
Hana Ibrahim and C.J. Amaratunga are the new
trustees.
New committee members of the FMM are Dileesha
Abeysekara, Sita Ranjani, Udaya Kaluvitarana,
Sidath Mendis, Herbert Kumara Alagiyawanna, C.
Dodawatte, Janith Vipulaguna, B.M. Murushideen
and Ananda Jayasekara.
He will move forwardApsara
(dailymirror.lk) The elder daughter of Sarath
Fonseka, Apsara Fonseka said her father would
move forward in a very simple manner.
In an interview with Daily Mirror online, about the
ordeal her family had gone through during the past
two and a half years she said “His main goal is to
provide freedom and bring successes to the
country. I don’t think he cares about power or
position. He will find his own way to do it.
Everyone knows that he once said he would never
let another Army Commander have to fight a war
and he kept to his word. He has proven that he
keeps to his word one hundred percent of the time,
and I am sure that this time too he will keep to his
word.” (DS)
Aussie bound 113 arrested in Colombo
(dailymirror.lk) Around 113 people have been
arrested on the shores of Negombo and Galle face
this morning after they were found attempting to
flee the country to Australia, the Police said.
The Police have also taken six agents who were
suspected to have organized the ‘migration’ into
custody. The people who were arrested were
reported to have been residents of Negombo and
Chilaw and paid a sum of 200,000 each for the
voyage.
The main suspect who had organized the voyage is
said to have netted a total of around 30 million from
the people. The Police have also taken seven
Dolphin vans and a lorry suspected to have been
used to transport the people towards boarding point
into custody.
Lawyer remanded for trying to swallow
title deed page
By Cyril Wimalasurendre
(island.lk) Kandy – A lawyer from Nawinna,
Maharagama identified as James Marasinghe (73),
was caught by the employees of the Kandy District
Land Registry for allegedly tearing off a page from
a title deed and attempting to swallow it, last Friday
(25).
The employees of the Land Registry retrieved the
page from the suspect’s mouth with difficulty and
handed him over to the Kandy police.
The Minor Complaints Branch of the Kandy police,
after conducting preliminary inquiries, produced the
suspect on a ‘B’ report before the Kandy Chief
Magistrate Ravindra Premaratna, who remanded
him till June 07.
Further investigations are being conducted under
the directions of senior DIG, H. N. B. Ambanwala
by Kandy HQI, U. B. Palihawadana.
Lost-and-found boy reunites with his mother after a year
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(sundaytimes.lk) The ordeal of a teenager who went
missing in Jaffna last year By Chris Kamalendran
A 13 year old boy who was grabbed on his way to
school in Jaffna last year and first forced to work as
a domestic aide to a wealthy businessman in
Kattankudi and then brought back to work at a
textile shop in Jaffna, was reunited with his mother .
Paramanathan Rajeeram, from Manipay, 16
kilometres off Jaffna town was abducted reportedly
by a scrap iron collector on June 8, last year. Since
then, his 50-year-old mother, Vadani Wathsala, 50
who had lost her husband four years before had not
given up the search for
her lost son and had
visited the Human
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“Within a few minutes the police brought the boy to
me and it was my son. I wanted to take him back
home immediately but the police said some legal
procedure had to be followed”. Police arrested three
people from the sales outlet and produced them
along with the boy before the Mallakam Magistrate
K.Jeewarani. Police investigations have revealed
that last year when the boy was on his way to
school a cyclist had approached him and said he
could get a lift to school in a van. After the boy had
got into the van he had been taken to lodging in
Jaffna town and given a change of clothing. That
same night he had been taken to Kattankudi and
handed over to a businessman in the area.
He had been named Anver after being converted to
Islam following a religious ceremony. He had
worked for a family of five that included three
school-going girls. His chores included taking them
to school and watering the plants among other
duties. From Kattankudi the boy had been brought
back to Jaffna where he was handed over to
another person who ran a textile shop. When the
boy was reunited with his mother he was not aware
that he was back in Jaffna but thought he was still
in Kattankudi.
The Jaffna Human Rights Commission, the Child
Care and Probation office and the Police are
carrying out their own investigations into the matter.
Together at last: Mother and son at the
Jaffna Hospital on Friday
The shopkeeper of the textile shop was remanded
until Tuesday while the main suspect, the
businessman from Kattankudi is evading arrest.
Meanwhile, the boy who had been admitted to the
Jaffna hospital to obtain a JMO’s report had been
chained to the bed at nights by prison officials,
drawing strong objections from Human Rights and
probation officials.
The prison officials had claimed that this was done
to prevent the boy being ‘abducted’ once more.
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Fear of Jupiter prompts poojas
(sundaytimes.lk) Hundreds of people are queuing
up at kovils and temples in various parts of the
country for poojas and offerings to overcome what
they believe to be the ill-effects of the Jupiter
planetary change.
The planetary change began on May 17 and may
last one year, prompting people to seek divine
blessings to ward off the Jupiter malefic. Our
Kataragama correspondent K.D. Devapriya said
large numbers including politicians and
businessmen were turning up for poojas in view of
the planetary change.
Similar crowds were seen at the Munneswaram
temple in Chilaw yesterday. Popular Astrologer
Chintha Wickremesinghe said the people were not
only holding poojas to overcome the ill-effects, but
some of them were making offerings to get the
blessings of the planetary change.
Killings go on but on lesser scale:
US country report on Lanka
(sundaytimes.lk) The US government’s Sri Lanka
country report on Human Rights Practices 2011
states although the number of unlawful killings
decreased from the figures of the previous year,
there were reports that Government affiliated
military or para-military groups continued with
such killings. The report complied under seven
major headings pointed out three such killings two by the Police and one by the STF.
It further accused the Government of killing and
assaulting civilians by “unknown actors
suspected of association with pro-government
paramilitary groups” associated with Government
Minister Karuna and Eastern Province Chief
Minister S. Chandrakanthan alias “Pillaiyan,” in
the East and the EPDP led by Minister D.
Devananda in Jaffna.
“While some killings were criminal acts, other
appeared to be politically motivated, targeting
persons believed to be LTTE sympathizers,” it
said.
The report stated that though enforced,
involuntary disappearances also declined from
the previous year, still such disappearances
continued with many of them politically
motivated, targeting civil activists and LTTE
sympathizers. Among reported incidents is the
disappearance of Lalith Kumar Weeraraj and
Kugan Muruganadan. According to the Police
there had been 1,700 abductions reported in the
two years 2009 and 2010 mainly carried out by
extortionists. The UN Working Group Enforced
and Involuntary Disappearances noted 5,653
“outstanding cases” as at the end of 2010.
The report also stated that no progress had been
shown in connection with thousands of
disappearances, including that of the journalist
and cartoonist Prageeth Ekneligoda, who
disappeared on January 24, 2010, just before the
General Election and the disappearance of
Stephen Sunthararaj, the project manager at the
Centre for Human Rights and Development.
The report alleged that the Government failed to
publish the findings relating to any
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disappearances or whether indictments were
handed down or anyone who had been involved
convicted.
The report stated that there are credible reports
that the security forces tortured and abused
citizens although accurate statistics on reported
torture cases have not been published. The
report stated that the Asian Human Rights
Commission (AHRC) has complied 1,500 cases
of Police torture from 1982 to 2011.
It mentioned various torture methods employed
at the Boossa detention centre where LTTE
suspects were kept. It also noted that there were
“credible allegations” that the Government
maintained undisclosed facilities where LTTE
sympathizers were tortured and killed.
The conditions at the prisons did not meet
international standards due to over crowding and
lack of sanitary facilities, the report said.
“According to the prison officials and civil society
sources, prisons designed for approximately
11,000 inmates held approximately 32,000
prisoners.”
The report pointed out that the Prevention of
Terrorism Act (PTA) has sweeping powers similar
to the emergency regulations that had lapsed on
August 31, 2011.The PTA empowers the
detainees to be held for up to 18 months and
indefinitely for pending trials.
There is widespread impunity particularly for the
cases involving torture, corruption, human rights
abuses and attacks on the media institutions. It
alleged that the Government “consistently failed
to solve attacks on journalists,” including that of
the 2009 killing of Sunday Leader Editor
Lasantha Wickrematunga, the 2010 abduction of
Prageeth Ekneligoda and the July 29 attack on
the Uthayan news editor Gnanasundaram
Kuhanathan. It also alleged the Government
failed further inquiries into high profile cases
investigated by the 2006 Presidential
Commission of Inquiry, including the 2006 killing
of 17 local staff members of the French NGO
Action Against Hunger (ACF) in Mutur.
GL summons UK HC over disputing
President’s claims
By Shamindra Ferdinando
(island.lk) External Affairs Minister Prof. G.L.
Peiris yesterday summoned British High
Commissioner John Rankin to the ministry to
protest against the UK envoy contradicting
President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Victory Day
speech.
A British High Commission spokesperson
yesterday afternoon said that the HC had further
comments on this issue.
Ministry sources told The Island that Prof. Peiris
had expressed displeasure over Rankin
disputing President Rajapaksa’s claim of
scaling down of the military presence and
the non-involvement of the military in civil
administration in the Northern Province
since the conclusion of the conflict in
May, 2009.
In his video, ‘Ask the High
Commissioner’, Rankin challenged
President Rajapaksa’s
statement pertaining to troop deployment in the
Northern Province in his address to the nation on
May 19, on the third anniversary of Sri Lanka’s
war victory over the LTTE.
Jaffna Security Forces Commander Major
General Mahinda Hathurusinghe told The Island
that since the conclusion of the conflict there had
been a steady reduction in the military presence
in the Jaffna peninsula. He revealed that at the
time he took over the peninsula on December 7,
2009, there had been 27,000 troops, though
today there were only 15,600. "There are three
Divisions deployed across the peninsula and the
Jaffna islands. The 51 Division is deployed in the
Jaffna sector, 52 Division in Vadamaratchchy and
55 Division at Elephant Pass. Don’t forget, at the
time eelam war IV erupted, the Jaffna peninsula
had the largest single concentration of armed
forces and police numbering close to 50,000."
Rankin, in his video presentation, discussed the
human rights situation in Sri Lanka with
reference to the Lessons Learnt and
Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) report as well
as the recently launched UK Human Rights
Report. Categorising Sri Lanka as one of the 28
countries accused of major human rights
violations, Rankin stressed the need for freedom
of expression, minority rights, women’s rights
while condemning the country for continuing
abductions and disappearances.
Commenting on the President’s assertion
that the armed forces couldn’t be moved out
of the Northern and Eastern Province due to
the continued anti-Sri Lanka operations
undertaken by the Tamil Diaspora and the
LTTE rump abroad, Rankin said that the
LTTE was no longer engaged in terrorist activity.
He described the absence of terrorism as a good
thing, while reminding the GoSL that the LTTE
remained a proscribed organisation in many
parts of the world, including in the UK.
HC Rankin said that President Rajapaksa had, in
his Victory Day speech, declared that the military
was no longer involved in civil administration in
the Northern and Eastern parts of the country.
Recognising Sri Lanka’s right to maintain normal
military bases throughout the country, like in the
UK, he alleged that the military deployment in the
Northern and Eastern Province was very much
different compared to other parts of the country.
Rankin alleged that the government was
maintaining a very heavy military presence in the
Northern region.
Adopted Lankan seeks legal parents
Later, an Australian tourist couple visiting Sri
Lanka had taken charge of her for adoption and
(dailynews.lk) Leoni Van Ash, 32, a Sri Lankan
taken her with them to Australia. However, the
adopted by an Australian couple
Australian foster parents had
in Sydney during her childhood,
later handed her over to a child
has arrived in Sri Lanka with her
care institution in Australia for
husband and two children to
care when she was about 13.
trace her legal Sri Lankan
There she met her partner and
parents.
married him when she was 20
Leoni says her original Sri
years. They now have two
Lankan name was Priyani
children and she is anxious to
Jayawardena as she could faintly
trace her legal Sri Lankan
remember.
parents.
She had been handed over to a
Leoni Van Ash: Then and now She is even prepared to reward
children’s home in Kandy when
anyone who could help her to
she was three years after being abandoned by
fulfill her dream by tracing her parents.
her parents.
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Suspects in Doctor’s killing
further remanded
By Senaka Priyadharshana
(island.lk) Balapitiya Magistrate
Asanka Shyamal Bodaragama
ordered the suspects in the killing of
a doctor, at Karandeniya, to be reremanded till June 11.
The five suspects were Chinthaka
Ruwan Jayasena of Borakanda
(Owner of the medical centre) Capt.
Chandana Wickramasinghe of
Yakgahahena and soldiers Sanath
de Silva and Jayalath de Silva (two
brothers) of Meetiyagoda and
Demuni Vijith Ananda Zoysa.
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Actress admits she extorted money
Lakmal Sooriyagoda
(dailymirror.lk) The Colombo Fort Magistrate
yesterday ordered teledrama actress Anushka
Sonali Sayakkara to pay Rs.1,000 as state costs
in a case involving an attempt to extort a sum of
Rs.100,000 from her father.
When the case came up before Magistrate
Kanishka Wijeratne, defence counsel Jayantha
Dias Nanayakkara informed Court that the actress
would not harass her father and moved Court that
a lenient punishment be given her. Defence
counsel further said that his client would not go to
her father’s house again.
The father of the actress did not object to the
proposed settlement. Accordingly, the actress was
ordered to pay a sum of Rs.1,000 as state costs.
The father of the actress had lodged a complaint
with the Slave Island police to the effect that his
daughter had extorted a sum of Rs.100,000 and
attempted to extort a further sum of Rs.100,000 by
means of threats.
Keheliya to sue hotel in Melbourne
(dailymirror.lk) Media Minister Keheliya
Rambukkwella, who returned to the country this
morning from Melbourne, Australia, is going to sue
the hotel he stayed at in Melbourne for the injuries
that occurred due to a mishap at the hotel four
months ago.
Addressing a press conference in Colombo the
Minister said “I am going to take legal action
against Hotel Como in Melbourne, where I was
injured while staying at the hotel, as the hotel
Tissa Attanayake in hospital
Lankan dies
at airport
(island.lk) Chennai, May 27
(PTI) A 55-year-old Sri Lankan
national died in the airport here
after he suffered a heart attack,
airport sources said.
Lal Chand, who was holding a
wait-listed ticket for Colombo,
fainted in the restroom
yesterday. He was rushed to a
nearby government hospital
where he was declared dead
due to a heart attack, the
sources said.
Tangalle PS Chairman and seven others
further remanded
Nelson Naetambage
(island.lk) Tangalle District judge Uresha Thulani
de Silva ordered to re-remand the eight suspects
when the case filed against them in connection
with the killing of British national Kuran Shaikah
Zaman and cuasing physical harm to his Russian
companion Trocheva Victoria Alexander at a hotel
in Rekawa, Tangalle on December 25, 2011 was
taken up. Further hearing of the case was
postponed to June 08, 2012.
The eight suspects are Tangalle Pradeshiya
Sabha Chairman Sampath Chandrapushpa
Widanapathirana, Obadiarachchige Lahiru Kelum
Uduwanage, Saman Deshpariya, Weeerwaduge
Pradeep Chathuranga, Mohottige Sarath,
Edirisingha Patapendige Nadeera Shyamal, Hewa
Nuwarage Chinthana and S.P.Chanaka
Chathuranga.
Tiger suspects give up hunger strike
should be held responsible for the accident.”
According to media reports Minister Rambukwella
was injured in February this year after he fell from
a balcony while trying to alert the hotel staff that he
got locked out while on the balcony. The mishap
occurred while he was on a private visit to
Australia and he was admitted to a hospital in
Melbourne where he had to undergo several
surgeries. (SAJ)
(island.lk) General Secretary of
the UNP Tissa Attanayake has
been admitted to the Intensive
Care Unit of the Colombo
National Hospital after he
underwent surgery on Monday
night. Attanayake was suddenly
admitted to hospital on Sunday.
According to hospital sources,
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Attanayake will have to undergo
treatment in the ICU for a few
days and is expected to be
discharged from the hospital in a
week’s time Dr Jayantha
Liyanage performed surgery on
Attanayake, hospital sources
said.(HS)
Over 2 m
Lankans suffer
from asthma
Nadira GUNATILLEKE
(dailynews.lk) Over two million
Sri Lankans are presently
suffering from asthma.They
comprise twenty five percent of
children and 10 per cent of
adults. Asthma has increased in
Sri Lanka by 50 per cent during
the last 10 years, specialist
doctors attached to the
Colombo Chest Clinic say.
by Ifham Nizam
(island.lk) Tiger suspects who were on a hunger
strike since last Saturday called it off yesterday
evening following an assurance by Leader of the
House, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva in
Parliament on Thursday.
Silva assured steps would be taken towards their
release or speedy trials within next month. Tamil
National Alliance (TNA) Jaffna District
Parliamentarian Suresh Premachandran yesterday
said that TNA MP M. A. Sumanthiran yesterday
met prisoners in Colombo and conveyed the
government’s undertaking given to parliament.
The prisoners demanded their release from
detention and to bring their cases to court
speedily.
Nearly 500 suspects started the hunger strike
demanding the release of long-term Tamil
detainees in several prisons in Sri Lanka.
Relatives of detainees backed by politicians
launched a separate hunger strike in Vavuniya on
Thursday in support of them.
Many of the suspects were those arrested for their
involvement in terrorism related acts.
Sanath shakes a leg on ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5’
(adaderana.lk) The Sri Lankan
cricketer, who has swoon his
fans with his master strokes on
the field all this time, is all set to
surprise them yet again with his
dance steps. Sanath Jaysuriya is
a contestant on the popular
Indian dance reality show
‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5’.
The newest season of the show,
which will air on COLORS, will
bring together contestants from
different walks of life, who will
shed their regular avatars and
put on their dancing shoes to
shock their fans with their
moves.
Nearly 100 hospitalized following wasps attack
(adaderana.lk) Close to a hundred people have
been hospitalized following a wasp
attack during a meeting at the C.
Premananda Vidyathana Piriven in
Kekirawa, Dambulla today morning.
While around 600 persons, including
Buddhist clergy and laymen, had
participated in the event close to 300 of
them were subject to the wasp attack,
Ada Derana reporter said.
It is said that around 100 have been
hospitalized and that more victims are being
admitted to hospital.
However, a spokesman to the Dambulla Hospital
speaking to Ada Derana said that so far around 75
persons have been admitted to the hospital due to
the wasp attack and that registration process for
admittance of more patients is continuing.
It has been reported that the attack occurred after
an eagle had disturbed a wasp nest in a Sal tree
within the Pirivena premises.
Permits are issued to mine gold in Kelani river
(asianmirror.lk) Geological Survey and Mines
Bureau (GSMB) has announced that it has
received over 300 applications by yesterday
(29) for license to search for gold in Kelani
River and that permits are now being issued.
According to GSMB Chairman Dr. N.P.
Wijeyananda, people above 18 years old
and residents of the area are eligible to
possess permits, while confirmation of each
applicant has to be certified by Grama
Niladhari of the area and the Divisional
Secretariat.
A Mobile Unit was established on 29th at
Kumarimulla area in Pugoda by Dompe
Divisional Secretariat and GSMB. The
residents in Pugoda area found tiny pieces
of gold in the Kelani River resulting a gold
rush in the area recently.
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No response to Tamara's transfer offer
SL working according to a plan-Keheliya
Hafeel Farisz
quarters are urging to speed up the process
what it implies is that its asking the judicial
process to be silent. This is not within our
system and our constitution clearly provides
for a coherent legal system and this is what we
are adhering to” he said.
Rambukwella went onto point out that the
request by certain quarters completely
ignoresthe procedures laid down. “ There are
thousands of cases regarding ex LTTErs and
the Attorney Generals department has to
follow these cases individually. I wonder
whether what they are asking is to by pass
these procedures that have been laid down?
This request itself fundamentally and
completely ignores the procedures and the
legality of these procedures” he said.
(dailymirror.lk) Media Minister Keheliya
Rambukwella reacting to the United States call
for a ‘speedy and transparent judicial process”
regarding the ex LTTE carders said that the
Government has an action plan regarding the
issue and are working according to it.
Minister Rambukwella asked if these quarters
urging for speedy release are implying that the
government move away from an established
system and adopt another haphazard one
when dealing with the Ex-LTTE cadres.
“There is no question of having an action plan
because without one there couldn’t have been
thousands of releases that we have seen to
this day. You have to remember that these are
hardcore terrorists we are talking about who
were taken into custody or who surrendered to
the government. Therefore the legal
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proceedings are taking place
against these people. If some
http://www.eta.gov.lk/slvisa/
Stranded Lankan crew to be paid,
charges to be dropped
(adaderana.lk) A Sri Lankan
against 13 of the crew members
shipping company that leased its would be withdrawn by today.
cargo vessel, the Lanka
The 13 men were arrested at the
Mahaphola, which is currently
weekend for allegedly stealing
detained in Durban Harbour,
scrap metal from the ship. The
South Africe over a wage dispute desperate crew members had
and safety regulations, has
told their lawyer, Struan Mundell,
agreed to pay the disgruntled 26- that it was common practice to
man crew.
sell the ship’s scrap metal, with
Durban attorney Nalini Maharaj,
the captain’s permission, in order
who is acting on behalf of the
to make some pocket money.
owner of Triple S Shipping, a Dr
Sanjaya, told
the Daily News
on Tuesday
that the wage
dispute would
(dailynews.lk) Around 25 Sri Lankans have been
be settled and
displaced following the earthquake that struck
criminal
parts of Italy on May 20 around 4am, the Sri
charges
Lankan embassy in Italy said.
Italy quake: 25 Lankans
displaced
88 Lankans sail directly to Australia;
offloaded at Christmas Island
(adaderana.lk) Sri Lankans are
again seeking asylum from
Australia by boat in large
numbers and they are bypassing
people-smugglers in Indonesia,
instead sailing direct to
Christmas Island.
Immigration authorities believe
the 88 Sri Lankans offloaded at
Christmas Island on May 28
were the latest in recent months
to embark on the perilous boat
trip of more than 3000km from
Sri Lanka to the Australian
territory of Christmas Island.
The number of Sri Lankans
seeking asylum by boat in
Australia so far this year is
already more than double last
year’s total; since January 1, 586
Sri Lankans have reached
Christmas Island. Last year,
there were 211.
Maharoof appointed
as Opp. Leader of CMC
(dailymirror.lk) UPFA’s
Mohammed Maharoof has been
appointed as the Opposition
Leader of the Colombo
Municipal Council by President
Mahinda Rajapaksa today,
informed sources said.
The position fell vacant following
the resignation of Milinda
Moragoda on April 25.
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Ayesha Zuhair
(dailymirror.lk) Ambassador Tamara Kunanayakam
has not yet accepted or rejected the offer by the
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to be transferred
to Cuba, the Daily Mirror learns.
The MEA has requested an updated CV from Ms.
Kunanayakam, and is currently awaiting her
response.
“She has two options: to either accept or reject the
offer made by the Ministry. It is up to her. But the
Ministry will go ahead with the decisions already
made; there will be no change to that,” an MEA
source said.
In her letter dated May 1 addressed to External
Affairs Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris, Ambassador
Kunanayakam expressed displeasure at the move
to transfer her to another “punishment station”,
and outlined her reasons as to why she should
continue to hold the post of Permanent
Representative to the UN in Geneva.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Brussels
Ravinatha Aryasinha will assume duties as Sri
Lanka’s PR in Geneva on July 1.
Motion in UK Parl. on deporting Tamils
Ayesha Zuhair
(dailymirror.lk) A formal motion submitted for
debate in the UK Parliament has urged the British
Government to take urgent action to review its
policy of deporting Tamils to Sri Lanka ‘so that
further deaths and human rights abuses can be
prevented.’ Early Day Motion (EDM) 136 on the
‘Deportation of Tamils to Sri Lanka’ tabled in the
House of Commons on May 23 has called upon
Britain to halt ‘the forced return of a group of Tamil
asylum seekers on charter flight PVT030 on 31
May 2012.’ The EDM on Sri Lanka has expressed
concern over the April 2012 killing of
Easwarathasan Kietheeswaran, a Tamil who was
deported to Sri Lanka, and has drawn attention to
the concerns raised by Amnesty International and
Human Rights Watch of the “significant risk” to
Tamils returned to Sri Lanka.
Virendra Sharma, Labour MP for Ealing, Southall
is the primary sponsor of the motion. The other
sponsors are Peter Bottomley (Conservative Party
MP for Worthing West); Mark Durkan (Social
Democratic and Labour Party MP for Foyle);
Andrew George (Liberal Democrats MP for St
Ives); John McDonnell (Labour Party MP for
Hayes and Harlington); and Alan Meale (Labour
Party MP for Mansfield).
Gota wants to change demography: TNA
(dailymirror.lk) TNA MP Suresh Premachandran
refuting recent remarks made by Defence
Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the
statement was a prelude to changing the
demographic patterns of the North.
In an interview with BBC, Defence secretary
Rajapaksa has said it is not appropriate to view the
north of the country, over which a separatist war
was fought, as a predominantly Tamil area.
“The most recent census revealed that out of the
954,000 residents in the North 900,000 are Tamils
and 23,000 Sinhalese, so what is the Defence
Secretary trying to say? Almost all the census
carried out by the governments, have revealed this
demographic pattern. Is he saying that this is not
true?” MP Premachandran asked.
Premachandran went on to state that that the acts
of the government are clearly set on an agenda. “
The growing number of Buddhist temples in the
area, the militarization of the north and the fact that
there are new Sinhalese settlements in many areas
of the North shows what the Defence Secretary
wants to do is to change the demographic patterns
of the Northern province” he said.(Hafeel Farisz)
Sri Lanka wins 1st place at Carnival
of Cultures in Berlin
(Srilankamirror) – Sri Lanka has won the first price
for ensemble out of more than 5,000 dancers,
drummers and musicians in colourful costumes
from more than 100 countries at the 17th Carnival
of Cultures in Berlin on May 27.
Sri Lankan pageants led by the renowned Channa
Upuli Dance Group from Sri Lanka and members
of the Sri Lankan community representing ethnic
Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims presented a
colourful and impressive formation in the parade,
said the Sri Lankan embassy in Berlin.
This is the first time that Sri Lanka has participated
in the event since 2007.
The Sri Lanka Association Berlin with the support
of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Berlin organized
Sri Lanka’s participation at the parade.
The parade provided a prime opportunity for Sri
Lanka to express peace, harmony and ethnic
reconciliation in the post-conflict era of the country
depicting a rich picture of Sri Lanka’s cultural
heritage.
For its exceptional performance, the Sri Lanka
Association in Berlin as the organiser of Sri
Lanka’s participation was awarded the first prize in
the full formations category of the parade with a
price money of 1000 Euro by the jury of the
Carnival of Cultures.
Carnival of Cultures is one of the most colourful
and impressive traditional parades taking place
every year in Berlin, the capital of Germany.
Hundreds of thousands of Berliners have
celebrated the 17th Carnival of Cultures this time
for four days on the weekend in Berlin.
It was estimated that more than 700 000 viewers
watched the parade on the road, while the parade
was telecast live in major German channels and
prominent TV channels across Europe for millions
of viewers.
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President completes 42 years in politics
(dailynews.lk) President Mahinda Rajapaksa
yesterday completed 42 years since becoming a
Parliamentarian, having first entered Parliament as
its youngest MP in 1970. President Rajapaksa was
elected a Member of Parliament for the Beliatta
electorate at the May 27, 1970 general election.
He succeeded his father D A Rajapaksa to
Parliament and represented the same electorate
his father did from his first election in 1947. He
was the Labour and Vocational Training and
Fisheries Minister in the Cabinet from 1994 to
2001.He also held the portfolio of the Ports and
Shipping in addition to Fisheries, for three months.
He was the Opposition Leader from 2002 to 2004.
He was chosen as the 13th Prime Minister in April
2004.
He had by then risen to the position of Senior Vice
President of the SLFP.
From the time he was chosen Prime Minister in
April 2004 till his election as President, he also
held the Highways portfolio.
He became the country’s fifth Executive President
in 2005 .
He was elected for a second term of office at the
January 26, 2010 Presidential Election with Sri
Lanka recognising him as the national leader who
liberated the country from the Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam and set the country on the path to
peace and rapid economic development.
Mahinda Rajapaksa was first elected President of
Sri Lanka in 2005 on a wide-ranging and largely
people-oriented policy as laid out in the Mahinda
Chintana.
He now leads the country towards post-conflict
reconstruction and reconciliation.
Douglas a witness in case against LTTE
(island.lk) Having released thousands of LTTE
cadres taken into custody at the conclusion of the
conflict, the government intends to pursue legal
action against those who are hardcore elements.
Of some 12,000 held in May, 2009, over
10,000 were released in batches over the
past two and a half years. The remaining
suspects are held pending rehabilitation.
Prosecution witness, EPDP leader
Douglas Devananda will testify at the
Colombo High Court today (May 28)
when an LTTE attempt to assassinate him
at the height of the conflict is taken up in
HC No 3. Minister Devananda’s
spokesman, Nelson Edirisinghe told The
Island yesterday that the HC case dealt
with the blast caused by LTTE operative,
Sthyaleela, who blew herself up at the Kollupitiya
police station. She had been arrested in Minister
Devananda’s Kollupitiya office and taken for
interrogation to nearby Kollupitiya police station
adjoining Temple Trees.
Government and political sources told The Island
that the ongoing case was significant as there
hadn’t been anyone previously targeted
by LTTE suicide squads being listed as a
prosecution witness. Asked whether the
government was planning to prosecute
hardcore terrorists in custody,
authoritative sources said that those
involved in major terrorist operations
would be prosecuted.
Among those still in custody are a few
security personnel detained during the
conflict for their alleged involvement in
intelligence gathering for the LTTE.
Sources said that among the detained were a
Colonel and Superintendent of police, allegedly
involved in operations targeting President Mahinda
Rajapaksa, among others.
North 'not just for Tamils'- Gota
(dailymirror.lk) Sri Lanka's defence secretary has
said it is not appropriate to view the north of the
country, over which a separatist war was fought,
as a predominantly Tamil area.
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, who many credit with
defeating Tamil rebels, also told the BBC there
were few civilian casualties in the war's closing
phase.
Human rights groups say tens of thousands died
at the end of that war.
He also cast doubt on accounts of enforced
disappearances after the war.
Mr Rajapaksa, brother of Sri Lanka's President
Mahinda Rajapaksa, portrayed a normalising Sri
Lanka with opportunities for all regardless of
ethnicity.
But he firmly declined to discuss Sarath Fonseka the man at the helm of the army at the end of the
war and who later fell out with the president - who
was released from prison last Monday.
The army defeated the separatist Liberation Tigers
of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels after 26 years of a
bloody civil war in May 2009.
Freedom to move
Meeting Mr Rajapaksa in his heavily guarded
office near the Colombo shorefront, the BBC
asked him about a recent local government
reshuffle in the north which has seen some senior
Tamil officials replaced with Sinhalese personnel.
"Earlier before the war, all were Sinhalese," Mr
Rajapaksa said. Just as "a lot of" Tamil officers
worked in southern districts, Sinhalese and
Muslims should be able to work in the north. "It is
part of Sri Lanka."
So were Tamils correct to view the north as a
predominantly Tamil place?
"Why should be that? Why should be that?" Mr
Rajapaksa said. "If you are a Sri Lankan citizen
you must be able to go and buy the properties
from anywhere. I'm not talking about the forced
settlements, I'm talking about the freedom for a Sri
Lankan to live anywhere in this country."
Many Tamils favour provincial devolution to give
them a greater voice in areas where they
predominate.
The government and the largest Tamil party have
been holding talks on this issue, but these have
currently stalled.
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa commented on the
contentious subject of civilian casualties in the
final stage of the war - one factor that prompted a
critical resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN Human
Rights Council in March.
A recent government census, given little publicity,
suggested some 7,400 northern Sri Lankans were
killed during the last months as a result of the
fighting.
But Mr Rajapaksa said only a few of these were
civilians and most were Tamil Tiger fighters.
"Do you think it was a battle between the Sri
Lankan army and civilians? It's a battle between
the army and the terrorist group which were
equally armed like the military," he said.
"Within this 7,000-odd number that includes the
combatants as well!"
Six thousand army soldiers had been killed in this
period, he said.
He said the censustakers had visited
family after family and
taken the names of all
those who died. There
might have been
"certain" civilian
casualties but "not in
the numbers you
quote".
If there were proven
violations of the laws
of war "then we can
punish, no problem,
but you have to prove
that".
The army had
defeated a terrorist
group that killed
innocent people,
destroyed property,
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Gankanda enlarged on bail
By Norman Palihawadana
(island.lk) United National Party parliamentarian
Dunesh Gankanda, who was wanted by police
over biting the nose of a businessman and
assaulting him at the Galle Face Hotel on
Saturday night, surrendered to the Kollupitiya
police through his lawyers yesterday morning. He
was subsequently produced by police before Fort
Magistrate Kanishka Wijeratne and enlarged on
two personal bonds in Rs100,000 each and cash
bail in Rs 30,000.
After his surrender Gankanda was questioned at
length by the police on the attack on businessman
V. T. Thivakaran.
Meanwhile, police have also recorded the
statements of eyewitnesses to the incident.
Thivakaran, who was initially treated at the
Colombo National Hospital, is now recovering at a
private hospital.
MR's assertion is an insult- Karunanidhi
(dailymirror.lk) Describing as “an insult to injury”
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's
assertion that his country would not bow to outside
pressure and withdraw the Army from the North,
the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president
M. Karunanidhi on Sunday said the Tamil Eelam
Supporters Organisation (TESO)would soon
organise a conference to discuss these issues and
take a decision.
Recalling a report released by the US secretary of
State Hillary Clinton that the major human rights
problems were unlawful killings by security forces
and government-allied paramilitary groups, often
in predominantly Tamil areas, he said such reports
further strengthened his argument in favour of a
separate Tamil Eelam.( The Hindu)
TNA says 13-A not acceptable
(island.lk) The Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi did not
consider the 13th Amendment an acceptable
solution, TNA leader R. Sampanthan, MP said,
addressing the 14th Annual ITAK Convention in
Batticaloa, on Sunday. He said: "Our expectation
for a solution to the ethnic problem of the
sovereignty of the Tamil people is based on a
political structure outside that of a unitary
government, in a united Sri Lanka in which Tamil
people have all the powers of government needed
to live with self respect and self sufficiency. We
believe that only within such a structure of
government can the Tamil people truly enjoy the
right to internal self-determination that is their
inalienable right."
The TNA had, Sampanthan said, softened its
stance on certain issues while showing
compromise only as a diplomatic strategy but it did
not mean any change in its fundamental
objectives. "The softening of our stance
concerning certain issues and the compromise we
show in other issues, are diplomatic strategies to
ensure that we do not alienate the international
community. They are not indications that we have
abandoned our fundamental objectives."
Sampanthan said: "The position that the North and
East of Sri Lanka are the areas of historic
habitation of the Tamil speaking people cannot be
compromised in this structure of government. We
must have unrestricted authority to govern our
own land, protect our own people, and develop our
own economy, culture and tradition. Powers must
be allocated under this structure based on the
understanding that meaningful devolution should
go beyond the 13th Amendment to the
Constitution passed in 1987. This position has
been accepted by our party. Our acceptance of
this position does not mean that we consider the
13th Amendment to be an acceptable solution, nor
that, in the event our right to internal self
determination is continuously denied, we will not
claim our right under international law to external
self determination. It only means that this is the
only realistic solution today.
"The above solution is also one that is likely to be
acceptable to members of the international
community, including India and the United States,
whose support and assistance is necessary in
order for us to succeed in our struggle for political
autonomy today."
Sampanthan re-elected leader of ITAK
(dailymirror.lk) As Tamil politics in Sri Lanka totters
on the brink of indecision that’s steadily leading it
to irrelevance, the Tamil National Alliance leader
R. Sampanthan was re-elected leader of the
Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi at its 14th National
Convention in the Eastern headquarter town of
Batticaloa on Saturday. Maavai Senathirajah was
elected party general secretary.
ITAK is the most important constituent of the TNA.
The TNA is the lone credible voice of Tamils in the
Northern Province.
The ITAK was forced to change its meeting venue
at the last moment after the earlier place they had
fixed, was suddenly and inexplicably engulfed in
fire. One source in Batticaloa claimed that the
place was fire-bombed.
The meeting of the party was being held in an
area that is at the heart of a turf war between two
former Tamil Tigers – the Eastern Province Chief
Minister Sivanesathurai Santhirakanthan (better
known as Pillaiyan, who was once a child soldier)
and Deputy Minister, Vinayagamoorthy
Muralitharan (better known as Col. Karuna Amman
who was former Eastern Commander of the Tamil
Tigers).
Mr. Pillaiyan’s party, the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai
Puligal, was not in favour of ITAK holding the
convention in Batticaloa.
The meeting did go ahead, and all elections were
held as per the Constitution of ITAK. Among the
prominent names, E. Saravanabhavan, MP, who
runs the Uthayan newspaper, was elected
secretary (rehabilitation and resettlement) and
Sivagnanam Sreetharan, MP, was elected
secretary (propaganda). As expected, M.A.
Sumanthiran MP, was elected secretary (Legal
and Foreign Affairs). (The Hindu)
Army was not involved in insignificant
illegal activities - Fonseka
(adaderana.lk) Due to the irresponsible
statements of the President the Army was
blamed for various attacks on journalists and
media suppression during the war, former Army
Commander Sarath Fonseka stated.
Speaking to BBC Sandeshaya,
Fonseka stated this in
response to a question put
forward regarding the Army’s
alleged involvement with the
attacks on journalists such as
Keith Noyahr and Namal
Perera.
He said that there was no
need for the army to be
involved in pointless illegal
activities around Colombo
while the BBC Sandeshaya highlighted the
abduction and the brutal assault on Noyahr as
well as the assault on Namal Perera.
Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe had
alleged in parliament that the Army Intelligence
was involved in the attacks against the media but
Fonseka stated that the President had invited the
heads of media organizations to Temple Trees
and had told them that if they created problems
with the army it would not be possible for the
President to solve them while
adding that it was irresponsible
statements such as these that
caused some people to point
fingers at the army.
He added that it was the
government’s duty to seek out
those who were responsible
for these attacks and punish
them.
Speaking on the Channel 4
video that raises war crimes
allegations against the government, Fonseka
stated that although he has not seen the footage
shown in the video, it was the government’s
responsibility to investigate the matter.
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Astrologer failed in his duties at NSB,
says UNP MP
By Shamindra Ferdinando
(island.lk) UNP MP Harsha de Silva says
astrologer Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena has
caused irreparable damage to his profession by
failing to forestall corrupt transaction involving the
National Savings Bank (NSB) and The Finance
Company (TFC) concluded on April 27.
Abeygunawardena, who has been rewarded by
the SLFP-led UPFA government for services
rendered over the years with a well paid job as a
Working Director of the country’s premier savings
bank had pathetically failed in his duty, a smiling
UNPer told The Sunday Island.
In fact, Abeygunawardena, who regularly appear
on television and also contributed to
the print media as the foremost expert
in the field hadn’t been even able to
intervene after I revealed the corrupt
transaction shortly after the
finalization of the agreement, the
National List MP said.
"This particular soothsayer even had
his own SMS service for those in
need to get in touch with him," de
Silva said, emphasizing the importance of taking
tangible action to tackle waste, corruption and
irregularities in both private and public sector.
The UNPer alleged that Abeygunawardena
absolutely had no qualification to be
accommodated on the board of NSB other than
his position as President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s
astrologer. Could anything be as ridiculous as
having the President’s astrologer as director of the
NSB, he said.
Maybe Abeysunawardena should have been
appointed the head of the Met Department, the MP
said, urging the government not to create
vacancies in the public sector for those near and
dear to UPFA chiefs.
Abeygunawardena resigned his post on May 18
about three weeks after the transaction. Had the
Opposition remained silent, the government
wouldn’t have reversed the transaction forcing the
sellers to purchase nearly eight million shares at
the same average of Rs. 50 a share altogether
worth Rs. 390 mn.
Both the UNP and JVP launched a withering
attack on the UPFA in parliament over the deal,
with MPs lashing out at the former
NSB Chairman, Pradeep
Kariyawasam. Subsequent to
protests, Kariyawasam sent his
resignation papers to President
Rajapaksa and Treasury Chief, Dr.
P.B. Jayasundera.
Asked whether the UNP would push
for a comprehensive investigation as
part of its overall measures to fight
corruption, MP de Silva said that a reverse
transaction wouldn’t be enough. It would be
important to punish those involved in the
transaction, he said, warning the failure on the part
of the government to take punitive action would
encourage other questionable deals.
The MP said that they would be closely monitoring
the situation, particularly to ensure those who had
lost their plum posts due to exposure of the
corrupt deal were not accommodated elsewhere.
While the masses were struggling to make
ends meet due to rising cost of living and
mismanagement of the economy, the ruling
elite and those associated with it were living
luxurious life.
Responding to another query, de Silva said
that there should be a mechanism to ensure
that those in power couldn’t accommodate
their stooges in public sector jobs and bestow
perks and privileges on them at the taxpayers’
expense.
The MP joked that appointing
Abeygunawardena was probably a pilot
project. Depending on its success, the
government could have appointed astrologers
to all public sector enterprises, the
parliamentary watchdog committee (COPE)
and perhaps in the parliament as well through
the National List.
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party leader and Justice Minister Rauff
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Deputy Minister of Child Development and
Women’s Affairs M. L. A. Hisbullah told The
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heard, there was a dispute among the
members of the SLMC and that may have led
to the incident which he condemned.
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress General Secretary
Hassan Ali said that his party had lodged an
entry with the police and that no one could be
suspected at this stage.
Meanwhile, Katthankudy Police Crimes
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Govt. slams door on UNHRC team
(sundaytimes.lk) Advice and technical
assistance not required, Lanka will do what is
necessary on its own By Our Political Editor
The Government is to reject a move by the
United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva
to send a team to Colombo to discuss the offer
of “advice and technical assistance” towards
implementing the US-backed resolution on Sri
Lanka.
The visit of such a delegation is conveyed in a
May 14 letter which the UN Human Rights High
Commissioner Navaneethan Pillay has sent to
the Ministry of External Affairs. She has said that
such a visit would take place in July.
The government is to take up the position that
the visit of such a delegation would not be
acceptable since Sri Lanka was not a party to
the adoption of the UNHRC resolution. Hence
any visit by UN officials with matters related to
the UN resolution would not be welcomed by
the Government, a high ranking official source
said yesterday.
During the March sessions of the UNHRC, one
of the three key elements in the resolution
adopted was to encourage “…the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights and relevant special procedures
mandate holders to provide, in consultation
with, and with the concurrence of, the
Government of Sri Lanka, advice and technical
assistance on implementing the (two previously
mentioned) steps; and requests the Office of
the High Commissioner to present a report on
the provision of such assistance to the Human
Rights Council at its twenty-second session.”
The Government is also taking up the position
that on its own, action was being taken on two
other points made in the resolution. They are the
implementation of the recommendations of the
Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission
(LLRC) and the formulation of an Action Plan.
The source said, “we are taking these steps on
our own and will not require any outside
assistance.” The source pointed out that visits by
any UN team, as the resolution specifies, should
be “in consultation with, and with the
concurrence of, the Government of Sri Lanka.”
In the light of this, there is still uncertainty over
an impending visit to Sri Lanka by Ms. Pillai.
This is on the grounds that the Government is
unwilling to discuss any issues related to the UN
resolution.
Chandra Mohotti
appointed SLITHM
Chairman
by Zacki Jabbar
(island.lk) Veteran Hotelier Chandra
Mohotti has been appointed
Chairman, Sri Lanka Institute of
Tourism and Hotel Management
(SLITHM), with effect from June 1,
2012.
Informed sources said that the letter of
appointment had been delivered to the veteran
hotelier on Friday, after he was handpicked for the
job by Economic Development Minister, Basil
Rajapaksa.
Mohotti replaces Nalaka Godahewa, who will
continue as Tourism Development Authority
Chairman.
Sri Lanka featured in Emirates luxury holidays
catalogue for UK market
*Accorded 12-page spread as one of 14
exceptional destinations in 2012 edition
(island.lk) Sri Lanka has once again been
featured as one of the leading destinations for
leisure travellers in the United
Kingdom by Emirates, the
award-winning Dubai-based
international airline.
An exclusive luxury holidays
brochure produced by
Emirates for the UK market
devotes 12 pages to Sri
Lanka, one of 14 destinations
featured in the 2012 edition.
Produced by Emirates Tours
UK, the tour operating arm of
the airline in the UK, the
glossy catalogue titled ‘2012
EXCEPTIONAL’ describes the
island as ‘a land bursting with
colour, energy and history.’
The Sri Lanka section provides a description of
the country’s many attractions, historic sites,
cultural heritage, wildlife, hill country and
beaches, and features 12 hotel properties
located in the Cultural Triangle, the hill country
and the western and southern coasts.
It offers a wide choice of
customised tour packages as
well as an eight-day tour
labeled ‘Essential Sri Lanka’
priced between £ 1,759 to £
2,429 per person and an 11day privately-guided tour titled
‘Discover Ceylon’ from £
2,359 to £ 3,255 per person.
Chandana de Silva, Emirates
Area Manager for Sri Lanka
and the Maldives said: "The
latest Emirates Tours UK
catalogue is an excellent
demonstration of the
commitment of Emirates to
promote travel to Sri Lanka, a destination the
airline has served for 26 years."
GKDA members seek redress
in Supreme Court
Jayantha de Silva
(dailynews.lk) The Golden Key Depositors'
Association members individually filed motions
and affidavits in the Supreme Court seeking
redress .
The petitioners are Roshan Harindra Fernando
and Ishani Srimathi Fernando, in addition to
several other petitioners. The respondents cited
are the Central Bank, together with additional
respondents.
The joinder petition states interalia:
The seventh petitioner Lalith Kotelawala in filing
his bail application by way of an affidavit had
agreed to dispose his assets and compensate
the depositors.
However it remains a puzzle as to why he has
not done so. Therefore Lalith Kotelawala has
violated his bail conditions. The respondents' bail
bond should be revoked.
Although it is the responsibility of the Attorney
General to inform the Supreme Court, no course
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buses, trains, hotels and many other targets, he
said.
"All this we have stopped... but you don't talk
about that. You are supporting the terrorist
cause!"
'Suddenly freed'
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa gave scant comfort to the
families of people who have recently
disappeared.
Human rights campaigners documented 32 such
disappearances between October and February
and several more since then.
But Mr Rajapaksa dismissed this as "wrong
allegations".
"These are lies... to prevent the visitors coming
into Sri Lanka, the investment coming to Sri
Lanka, to give a wrong image of Sri Lanka by the
rump of this LTTE which is remaining outside and
trying to damage the image of Sri Lanka," he
said.
Recent cases include Ramasamy Prabagaran,
who was abducted before he was due to testify
on police torture and remains missing; and
Sagara Senaratne, who was suddenly freed after
his brother-in-law, a minister, reportedly
contacted top government figures.
But Mr Rajapaksa asked why the authorities
should want to victimise such people and said
many recorded as missing were criminals who
had escaped abroad.
In the north, he said, life was getting back to
normal - fishing restrictions had been lifted, the
army had moved out of contentious areas such
as running restaurants, and anti-LTTE Tamil
groups had now been disarmed.
In the country as a whole, he said, the
government had opened a window to progress by
ending the war.
"This is a time that... irrespective of whether
Sinhalese, Tamil or Muslim, you as a Sri Lankan
move forward."
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'COPE likely to summon CB governor'
BY YOHAN PERERA
It is expected that Central Bank Governor Ajith only the tip of the iceberg as there are many
Nivard Cabraal, officials of the Monetary Board other interesting things that have taken place,”
he said; adding that the UNP would come up
and officials of the Colombo Stock Exchange
with more staggering disclosures in the near
(CSE) would be summoned to COPE on June
future.
6, 2012, in connection with the controversial
He said that section 39 of the Act had been
NSB -The Finance deal, said COPE member
violated. He said the approval of the Finance
Ravi Karunanayake (MP, UNP) yesterday.
Ministry was necessary for such a deal to be
Mr. Karunanayake told a news conference
made. Mr. Karunanayake said it was
yesterday that he believed that these persons
would be questioned by COPE about the deal, necessary to find out who had told the NSB
officials to go ahead with the deal.
which is said to have violated the NSB Act of
Mr. Karunanayake said those who had
1971. He said he had written to COPE
tendered their resignations were not the real
Chairman D. E. W. Gunasekera requesting
him to summon these officials before COPE as offenders and that there had been many high
ranking officials involved.
the NSB deal was a serious matter. “This is
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Sri Lanka’s first satellite company launched
(island.lk) SupremeSAT (Pvt) Ltd. signed
the investment agreement with the Board
of Investment yesterday with very
ambitious plans to take Sri Lanka into the
global space race to the
tune of US $ 20 Million.
This will be further
increased up to USD
320 Million, the
company’s long term
plan is to utilize the
Planned Orbital Slot of Sri Lanka which is
located at 50 Degrees East and launch
SupremeSAT - the country’s first ever
telecommunications satellite.
The company has entered into an
exclusive partnership agreement with
China’s state owned China Great Wall
Industry Corporation (CGWIC) for the
Design, Manufacturing and
Launching of the satellite and
also to secure the marketing
facilities of many other satellites
owned and operated by CGWIC
and also China Satellites
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This investment and our partnership with
CGWIC demonstrate the investor
confidence on the "Post War" Sri Lankan
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supported by the favorable investment
climate helps entrepreneurs like us to
reach the space. I am very glad that this
venture coincides with the vision of His
Excellency the President to make Sri
Lanka a "Knowledge Hub" said R. M.
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for the launch and take this opportunity to
thank the Board of Investment for the
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said.
‘Super Six’ scores Rs. 10.5 million in first week
(island.lk) Taking the box office by storm,
‘Super Six’ which premiered on May 17,
has achieved a whopping Rs. 10.5
million in sales during its first week of
screening. This figure ranks among the
best achieved to date in Sinhala
commercial cinema,
This blockbuster movie is an Udara
Palliyaguruge film, produced by R.
Sadesh Kumar and Srimathi Sadesh
Kumar. The movie has scored another
‘first’ by being simultaneously released in
Sri Lanka and India, with the latter being
subtitled in Hindi, Kuma Attanayake,
media spokesman for Real Image said.
‘Super Six’ is also the highest budget
Sinhala movie to date, with Rs, 99.0
million spent on its production alone,
while considerable sums were spent on
promoting it, The movie has a cast of 160
and was shot in Sri Lanka, India.
Malaysia and the Andaman Islands, he
said.
"A big budget movie such as ‘Super Six’
with its large cast and crew is indeed a
blessing for the Sri Lankan film industry,
as it provides employment opportunities
for a large number of people, while also
offering professional inputs and exposure
to the latest aesthetic and technical
developments in the industry",
Attanayake noted.
Featuring a thrilling plot, stellar cast and
lilting lyrics, ‘Super Six’ has been hailed
as a joyous cinematic experience for the
whole family in three decades, bringing
back the glory of Sinhala cinema at its
highest level of achievement.
Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship
(island.lk) Applications have been invited
from eminent Sri Lankan personalities in
the field of art, culture, literature and
language studies for the prestigious Dr.
Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship,
2012, the Indian Cultural Center (ICC)
said.
Director ICC, M. Ramachandran, said
that publishers as well as literary
institutions in Sri Lanka could also send
nominations on behalf of scholars/writers
with their detailed bio data.
The applications should be forwarded to
the Indian Cultural Centre, 16/2
Gregory’s Road, Colombo on or before
June 1, 2012.Further details could be
obtained from the ICC on telephone No:
2684698 and Email: iccrcolombo
@gmail.com."
The fellowship, instituted by Sahitya
Akademi, India was named after Dr.
Ananda Coomaraswamy,for his enduring
contribution to the understanding of
South and South-East Asian Culture and
Civilization, he said.
Ramachandran said that the aim of the
Fellowship was to promote research in
art, culture, literature, history, social
sciences etc. by Asian scholars.
The period of the Fellowship was one to
three months depending on the
convenience and availability of the
writer/scholar and arrangements for the
boarding and lodging, international travel
and travel within India are made by the
Sahitya Akademi. In addition to the
above, a pocket allowance of Indian
Rupees 12,000 per month would also be
provided to meet incidental expenses.
The visiting Fellow will have to deliver
talks/speeches on his/her work in various
parts of India, he said.
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Be wary of spinners-chief selector
downwards. Umar Gul and leftcan be useful bowlers like for
armer Junaid Khan are very good
instance opener Mohammad
Paranavitana to open with
at using the old ball,” he said.
Hafeez who can bowl off-breaks.
Dilshan in Tests
“This is an area our fast
Sri Lanka’s chairman of
bowlers must develop.
selectors Ashantha de Mel
Bowling reverse swing is
issued a warning to the
an art where you’ve got
country’s batsmen to be wary of
to bowl with the seam
the two Pakistani spinners
upright and requires a lot
Saeed Ajmal and Abdur
of practice to perfect it,”
Rehman during the upcoming
said De Mel a former Sri
Test, ODI and T20I series.
Lanka fast bowler. “You
De Mel said that spin will play a
need the support of your
decisive role in the three-Test
team to have one side of
series and added, “It is the
the ball shiny and the
Pakistani spinners we need to
other half heavy with
be careful of. Saeed Ajmal and
moisture which is usually
Mahela Jayawardene
Abdur Rehman are of a different
done with spit and
class compared to our spinners.
This adds a lot of variety to their
sweat.”
Only Rangana Herath comes
attack and balances their team
Recollecting Sri Lanka’s last Test
anywhere close to them.”
nicely,” said De Mel.
series against England which
Off-spinner Ajmal and left-arm
“Their fast bowlers are quite
ended in a one-all draw, De Mel
spinner Rehman have formed a
effective with the reverse swing.
noted that the batting needed to
deadly combination and have
up totals exceeding
been in the forefront of
Watch the series Live and Exclusive put
400 plus in the first
Pakistan’s recent successes.
innings if Sri Lanka is
The pair collectively took 43
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wickets in Pakistan’s 3-0
winning and added that
whitewash of world Test
That’s another area our batsmen
the bowlers needed to be more
champions England in their last
have got to be wary of. Pakistanis penetrative.
Test series played in the UAE
have mastered the art of reverse
(Contd: on
early this year.
swing from the era of Wasim
P20)
“The advantage Pakistan has is
that they also have batsmen who Akram and Waqar Younis
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On Friday 25th May the ballroom of the Park Plaza
Hotel in Victoria, London hosted a very special
night for a very special young girl, Thusha
Kamaleswaran.
Last year Thusha became the youngest victim of
gun crime when at the age of five she was caught
in the crossfire of rival gangs firing into a shop in
Stockwell, where moments earlier Thusha was
happily dancing in the shop aisle.
The fundraising night was the inspiration of
Shevanthie Goonesekera teaming up with Dai
Liyanage and her brother, Eshan Goonesekera.
The guest of honour for the
evening, Thusha arrived in a
beautiful pink dress accompanied
by her family, and along with over
200 paying guests were treated to
the very best in entertainment on
offer in London.
After young Sri Lankan dancers
led Thusha into the spectacular
ballroom and performing a
specially choreographed welcome
dance, Michael Vincent, an
internationally renowned magician, who recently
starred on The Penn and Teller's show with
Jonathan Ross, amazed the audience with his
illusions and world-class theatrical magic. Thusha
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was captivated and thrilled even helping Michael
with a magic trick.
During a superb traditional Sri Lankan dinner of
spicy rice and curry prepared by leading Sri
Lankan chef Monty Cooray and his team, guests
were treated to fusion dances of Sri Lankan and
Bharata Natyam by young Sri Lankan dancers led
by Mariah Almeida and Tharushi Wanigarathna,
followed by Tamil and South Indian dances by
young Sushma, Reece, Rebecca and Madush.
Thusha herself loved to dance and had dreams of
becoming a dancer.
The highlight of the evening was an outstanding
performance by one of Motown's favourite soul
singer's Melvin 'Soul Man' Jackson. Melvin's
repertoire consisted of many of the classics, such
as 'Easy', 'All Night Long' and 'My Girl', his dulcet
tones rocked the ballroom and wowed his
audience.
Among the guests were officers from the
Metropolitan Police's Trident team and
Detective Inspector Jim Redmond who led the
investigations. After leaving hospital Thusha is
unable to walk and now uses a wheelchair.
Touched by Thusha's, 15 detectives are
preparing for the Three Peaks Challenge in
September to raise funds for her continual care.
So far the Met Police have raised over
£165,000.
'A Magical Night
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BBC
Radio One DJ Nihal Arthanayake conducted the
raffle draw along with Thusha where prizes
included of weekend stays at plush Park Plaza
Hotels across London and a week's stay in Sri
Lanka's most romantic rendezvous, The Mount
Lavinia Hotel. A flagon of champagne donated by
the Carlton Club was auctioned at £500.
The Sri Lankan and British community came
together on Friday to raise funds for Thusha
and all who attended were delighted to meet
the beautiful and charismatic brave young
girl whose enchanting smile lit up the
room. Thusha and her family had a
wonderful evening at the Park Plaza
Hotel which they will remember for
a very long time.
Met Police officer Richard
Williamson said “we were simply very happy
guests at one of the most enjoyable evenings I
have ever had the pleasure of attending, I want to
give my huge thanks to everyone involved. All of
the Met people who were there wanted me to pass
on their thanks and congratulations on what was a
terrific night of entertainment - it had it all from
tears to laughter!”
All those involved in the event 'A Night for Thusha'
were so moved by her that they all kindly
volunteered their services. The event so far raising
around £5000 which will go towards Thusha's trust
fund set up by the Met Police to pay for her
continual specialist medical care.
Richard added “we as a team really enjoyed
meeting everyone and seeing the whole
community - from a wide variety of backgrounds
offering their time and money for such a worthy
cause, was inspirational, what a truly great event
you created.”
Thusha needs your support and more fundraising
events are planned. You can donate directly to the
fund at the following account: MKSLCA, Medway &
Kent Sri Lanka Community Association: HSBC
Bank Sort Code 403801 Ac no 81462571 or
support the Metropolitan Police appeal fund by
visiting: www.thushafund.co.uk
Photography & Video by
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Lanka’s tallest tower to come up
Sri Lanka’s tallest building, running in to 68
floor constructed by Indocean Developers
(Pvt) Ltd, a venture of Indian property group
South City Projects (Kolkata) Pvt. Ltd, will
get underway in August and would be
completed in three years. Located opposite
Beira Lake, the 400-apartment
condominium tower development with topof-line finishes, is speculated to cost around
Rs. 8 billion.
The exclusive residential tower is looking to
target expatriates, non-resident Sri Lankans
and others. In-house facilities will include a
swimming pool, gym, lounge, function room,
play area for children, tennis courts and
many other facilities. The mixed-use project
is recognised by its 57th floor SkyPark with
its 150-meter infinity swimming pool,
observation deck and restaurants. Pradeep
Sureka, Director, Indocean Developers said,
“We were looking to enter the Sri Lanka
Proposed condominium tower
property market and saw this as a suitable
opportunity.Urban Development Authority,
Colombo, offered us the land and we were
attracted by the location of the site.”
In their first overseas venture, SCPKL has
commissioned world renowned architect
Moshe Safdie and his team at Safdie
Architects to design an iconic residential
tower. At 65-storeys the building will be the
tallest in Colombo, and is to be Safdie’s first
project in Sri Lanka. Architects for the
project would be Safdie Architects, Boston,
USA while Singapore based Sri Lankan
Architect Athula Amarasekera of Design
Team3 will be the Submission and Detailing
Architects for the project.
"My first visit to Sri Lanka was three years
ago. I was very fascinated by the city and
was amazed to see what a wonderful
architectural disposition it has. Colombo is
transforming.
They are urbanizing rapidly, and it is
probably a good time to have a project that
will set a benchmark for future
development,” Safdie said.
Situated in the heart of the Sri Lankan
capital, the man-made lake is already
surrounded by major productive use
buildings such as offices, hotels, shopping
malls, apartments, banks and commercial
and leisure establishments.
A 10-acre parcel of land originally belonging
to the erstwhile Colombo Commercial
Company is now being undertaken for
redevelopment. Spanning an impressive
lake-shore stretch, the waterfront will be
converted into an all-pedestrian boardwalk
and promenade bordered by fashion, retail,
restaurants, spa and entertainment
services.
Kolkata-based SCPKL, established in 2000,
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developing large-scale
residential and commercial projects,
including the record-making, tallest South
City residential tower in Kolkata, and the
South City shopping mall covering a million
sq.ft, making it the largest mall in the
country, also in Kolkata. In addition, the
company has built numerous IT parks,
industrial estates and townships in Chennai,
Hyderabad, across Gujarat and in Kolkata.
“We will set the precedent of development
in the Beira Lake district as we understand
the fabric of the area and will create a
showpiece on the lake frontage. This will
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Another Hela Sarana funded Project in Sri Lanka
A water processing plant for reduction of Fluoride
formed by the community of the village who will be
& Hardness in ground water used for drinking
benefited from the processing plant. They will help
Ground water in the dry zone of Sri Lanka is
in the construction of the building and will operate,
sometimes polluted with dissolved minerals. As a
maintain and be responsible for the security of the
result the Total Hardness and Fluoride levels in
plant. The land on which the plant is built is
drinking water are beyond the desirable levels as
government land or land donated to the CBO as a
given in the Sri Lanka Standard for potable water.
donation.
In addition to dental
The Institute of
fluorosis, which has
Fundamental
affected a large number of
Studies (ISF)
children, many other
in Sri Lanka
ailments that could be
facilitates the
attributed to Fluoride in
implementatio
drinking water are
n of this
prevalent in these areas.
project
Sri Lankan Chartered Civil
including the
Engineer Mr
construction of
W.M.Jayawardane with
the building
Mr J.P.Pathmasiri a
(480sq ft) to
visiting scientist at the
house the
Institute of Fundamental
plant. ISF also
Studies in Sri Lanka
carries out the
started the initial research
quality tests to
work in 2010 with their
make sure that
own funds. Now they
the quality
have developed locally a
water issued
A typical building.
water processing plant,
to consumers
which could reduce both,
conforms to
Fluoride and hardness in water. This plant uses a
the standard. These plants are constructed in
technology called Electro-coagulation, where metal areas where the pipe borne water and water from
electrodes are used to cause coagulation in the
any other source is not up to standard as regards
polluted water, without addition of chemicals.
fluoride and hardness.
The sludge produced attracts the contaminants
Consumer perception:
both chemically and physically. By removing the
The first plant was set up in August
sludge by settling and filtration, as is done in all
2010 at Asokamalagama in the
water treatment plants, the polluted water can be
Mahavilachchiya irrigation scheme, in
transformed into safe drinking water.
Anuradhapura West. The persons
The standard plant can process 200 litres of water
who have been using the low
per hour. The capacity can be changed to suit the
Fluoride water for drinking and
requirement. A 200-litre plant can supply safe
cooking have been talking about the
water for drinking and cooking for a community of
changes they have experienced.
100 to 200 families.
Most of them have been suffering
A person from the community who is given training from dysuria (burning sensation
and is paid by the Community Based Organisation
when passing urine), joint pain, fatigue not relieved
(CBO) operates the plant. CBO is an organisation
by sleep, gastro intestinal disturbances, stiff neck,
pain in the heels etc.
After a few weeks into low Fluoride water, some
symptoms have disappeared while others have
subsided. Working under the hot sun, now they
do not feel a burning sensation in the stomach
and they can work un-interrupted. Some cases
of Dysuria, which did not respond to medicine
for a long time, have been cured.
(SIZE - 10 cm x 7 cm or 7cm x 10cm) In the absence of a proper survey, it is not
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Buy up to Buy up to Buy up to Buy up to Buy up to have confirmed the fact that low Fluoride water
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The benefits to the country as a whole in providing part or in full please contact Hela Sarana or Leslie
safe drinking water to these communities are
Dep ; ([email protected]) ; 0758 5899538 for
many.
further information.
Some of them are,
The individual productivity increases
Listed below are some references which are
because the persons can work for longer hours.
relevant :
The burden on the free health service is
1. Flouride Fatigue by Dr. Bruce Spittle 2008
reduced.
2. Experiences in Combating Fluorosis Cases in
The family economics improve as the money spent India by Prof A.K Susheela and ….. M Bhatnager
on medical consultations and medicine is reduced. 3. Skeletal Fluorosis- an arthritic bone disease
The family health improves, as more funds are
difficult to diagnose in the early stages.
available for nutrition.
(Fluoridealert.org)
Cost
4. Kidney disease increases a person's
The construction cost of the building (480 sq ft) is
susceptibility to Fluoride toxicity. (
Rs 700,000 and
www.Fluoridealert.org)
the plant including
5. Ingestion of excess
installation costs
Fluoride most commonly
Rs 850,000 making
in drinking water can
a total cost of the
cause Fluorisis.
project Rs 1.55
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million (Pounds
6. Decreased Thyroid
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effect particularly to
Already eleven
individuals with
plants are
inadequate dietary Iodine.
completed to date,
They could be affected
eight with
with a daily dose of 0.7
government
mg. which is available in
funding and one
the food. For such
with the building
persons the Maximum
funded by the
Contaminant Level Goal
government and
of Fluoride should be
A section of the plant.
the plant by a
zero. (www.thyroiddonation and two
info.com)
plants by donations only. Several plants of this
7”.Fluoridation The Great Dilemma…. “ 1978 Book
type are required in the dry zone to eradicate the by George Waldbott MD , Founder of
problem to a greater extent.
International Society of Fluoride Research.
This is a very worthy cause, which would benefit
immensely the lives of the rural people in
Sri Lanka. Although many more plants of
this nature are required in the whole of Sri
Lanka to eradicate the problem completely,
building even a single plant will help at least in
a small way to a group of families living in a
rural village in Sri Lanka.
“Without cursing the darkness light a candle. It
may not remove all the darkness but will shed
at least a small light”.
Considering the enormous gravity of the
problem and the benefits to the community
living in the dry zone by building a water
processing plant, it was unanimously agreed
at the Hela Sarana committee meeting held
on 26th May 2012, to fund a complete water
processing plant in the North Central
Province.
If anyone or any organisation is interested in
Collecting water.
Kind Hearts charity based in UK organised a
raffle draw in aid of building a community hall in
Northern Sri Lanka for the refugees displaced
from 30 years of terrorism. The draw took place
on Sunday 25th March at 5.30pm at the popular
Sri Lankan Cafe, SL Bite in Feltham West.
Random customers and the owner of SL Bite
were asked to draw the raffle tickets and the
following winners were duly announced.
Draw Winners
1ST Prize One Return Air Ticket to Sri Lanka
Winner Mr Bathiya Jayawardena - Ticket No:
1321
2nd Prize £100 of Gift Vouchers (donated 50%
back to Kind Hearts by Mr K Amarasinghe)
Winner Mr Keerthi Amarasinghe Ticket No:
1543
rd
3 Prize Luxury Food Hamper
Winner Ms Mithra Gajraj Ticket No: 0975
4th Prize Consolation Prize, Bottle of
Champagne
Winner Mr Muditha De Silva Ticket No: 0752
5th Prize Consolation Prize, Bottle of Perfume
Winner Dr Ramyani Gunawardana Ticket
No: 0336
6th Prize Consolation Prize, Cosmetic Set
Winner Dr Padma Samarawickrama Ticket
No: 0919
The executive committee members of Kind
Hearts UK would like to take this opportunity to
convey their sincere thanks to all their friends,
members and well wishers for the generous
support and encouragement given to make this
draw a very successful fund raising event. They
would also like to thank the owner of SL Bite, Mr
Ranjan Jayasekera for allowing Kind Hearts UK
to hold this event at this popular venue amongst
the Sri Lankans as well as the wider community.
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IBA Launches Skills Development
Project in Sri Lanka Second Time
Inter-build Aid (IBA) is a
humanitarian organisation
working beyond colour, cast
and religion. We strive to
alleviate poverty, advancement of
education and advancement of health.
Giving people the confidence to
develop their skills and to secure their
own future without the need for
continuing external assistance is the
ultimate object of Inter-Build Aid.
Therefore, Inter- build aid finds it
essential to complement relief and skill
development for the betterment of our
needy in mother land Sri Lanka. InterBuild Aid has been helping to make
immediate and
lasting improvement
to the lives of people.
As part of our ongoing effort, we have
now started aaother
one year Skill
Development
Training Project to
train a group of 15
youth from extremely poor IDP families
in Kinniya, Sri Lanka. This training
programme includes: AC &
Refrigeration Technicians, Domestic
Electricians, Automobile electricians,
Welders, Plumbers & etc.
Giving regularly £25 per month or £300
for a person could help us plan and
deliver our work better so we can give
consistent support to people who are in
need.
The people who are in desperate need
are waiting to hear from you. Please
give whatever you can.
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Account No : 01206501,
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Miss Sri Lanka in France: First ever
Sri Lankan-French beauty pageant
held in Paris
(adaderana.lk) The Association of
Negombians in Paris organized the first Sri
Lankan beauty pageant contest - Miss Sri
Lanka in France 2012, at the Palais des
Congrès in Montreuil on Sunday (20 May)
as a charity event in aid of the National
Cancer Institute in Maharagama.
Ranjith Fernando, the president of the
association was proud to announce that this
was a charity event and all the proceedings
of this event were for the National Cancer
Institute in Maharagama, states a media
communiqué from the Embassy of Sri
Lanka in Paris.
A total of 21 participants from age 16 to 28
were competed for the title. Malsha
Wickrama, Alexandrine Constantine,
Chamila Jayawardana, Sandrine
Sasitharan, Diana Ariyaratna, Déborah
Alwis, Rishani Kerowgodage, Alicia
Sivarajah, Dayana Kamalanathan, Natacha
Constantine, Evanthia Vincent, Marion
Wettasinghe, Romaine Mathews, Ravina
Weerasinghe, Kanchana Fernando, Ajani
Withana, Ama Atige, Anuthara Migel, Lanika
Ethige Silva and Susene Kiriliyanage
contested for the crown and made this
event a colourful and elegant show.
Several French-Sri Lankan artists
performed at this event. Performances by ERangeela and her dance troupe, percussion
band Chaaya Vibration, Stephan Neera,
Misha and Viji Ignitius entertained the
audience. The pageant closed with a
concert by Bathiya & Santhush featuring
Ashanti, Randhir and Umaria, one of Sri
Lanka’s most successful contemporary
artists who have enthralled audiences in
Europe.
The event was honoured by H.E. Dr. Dayan
Jayatilleka, Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka in France and
Permanent Delegate to the UNESCO,
accompanied by Mrs. Sanja Jayatilleka who
was also a member of the jury. The jury was
headed by Mrs. Rosy Senanayake, crowned
first Mrs. World in 1985, Miss Asia Pacific
International in 1981 and Miss Sri Lanka for
Miss World in 1980. The jury also included
Mrs. Regine Ferrere – President of the
National Confederation of Aesthetic
Perfumery (CNPE-France) and Vice
President of the French Federation of
Aesthetic Perfumery, Mrs. Kisagothami
Sarachchandra – daughter of distinguished
Sri Lankan playwright Ediriweera
Sarachchandra and Diplomat for Cultural
Affairs at the Embassy of Sri Lanka for
France, Mrs. Rebecca Guibert director of
Agence Rebecca - an acting and
advertising agency and Mr. Dominique
Desrue renown French photographer
specializing in portraits, were also members
of the jury.
The Ambassador in his address to the
gathering stressed that it was society’s duty
to foster sustainable peace in Sri Lanka.
Ambassador Jayatilleka also stated that,
events of this genre allow Sri Lankans
transcending all ethnic and religious
communities to gather and socialize.
Miss Sri Lanka in France 2012 was
awarded to Marion Wettasinghe and the
first and second runners up are Susene
Kiriliyanage and Natacha Constantine
respectively.
This event was sponsored by Sri Lankan
Airlines, Mohan Jewellery Mart, Nations
Trust Bank, UNIVERS Pvt. Ltd., Sirasa TV
Europe, Explore Voyage, Eurolanka Travel
Agency, Ciel Lanka Voyages, Stone &
String (sponsored the 4th and 5th runner up
crowns), Couleur Sud de France
(sponsored the 2nd runner up crown).
Makeup artist was sponsored by Revlon.
The Commercial Bank supported Bathiya
and Santhush’s performance.
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POSON CELEBRATION 2012
(Dharma Vijaya Festival) at
LONDON BUDDHIST VIHARA
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The Avenue, Chiswick, London W4 1UD
Sunday, 03rd June, 2012
The Full Moon Day of June commemorates the beginning of the
propagation of Buddhism under Emperor Asoka of India in the 3rd
century B.C., and marks the introduction of the Buddha Dhamma
to Sri Lanka by Arahat Mahinda in 246 B.C. This unique and
historical event will be celebrated at the London Buddhist Vihara
on Sunday 03rd June 2012.
PROGRAMME
9.00AM Hoisting the Buddhist Flag
9.10-9.30 Administering the Eight Precepts and
Admonition (Anusasana) by Venerable B. Seelawimala
Nayaka Thera, Head of the Vihara Buddha Vandana
(Homage to the Buddha) & chanting led by
Ven. T. Bandula
9.30-10.00 Meditation - Instruction & Practice –
Ven. Susara.
10.00-10.15 Tea will be served
10.15-11.15 "Arahat Mahinda Thera and the Parable of
the Elephant’s Footprint" by Ven. T. Bandula
11.15-11.30 Buddhapuja
11.30 Dana offering to Venerable monks, Upasakas and
Upasikas observing eight precepts – Organised by
Parents and Children of the London Buddhist Vihara
Sunday Dhamma School
1.00- 2.00 "Dhamma Discussion” Panel. Ven.
Seelawimala, Dr. Upali Abeysiri and Mr. Richard Jones
2.00-3.00 "Some Aspects of Rebirth" by
Dr. Upali Abeysiri.
3.00-3.30 Tea will be served
3.30-4.30 "The Medicine for the Illness of Samsara” by
Ven. B. Seelawimala Nayaka Thera
4.30-5.30 Sermon in Sinhala – Bhante P. Seewali, Chief
Incumbent of Mulagandhakuti Vihara, Sarnath, Joint
Secretary of the Maha Bodhi Society of India.
5.30-6.00 Chanting of Paritta and passing of merit
(Punyanumodana)
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09.30 - 10.00am - Body Scanning Meditation
10.00 - 10.45am - Morning Dhamma Talk
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02.30 – 03.00pm - Metta meditation
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JAYASURIYA - CHITARANJAN S. - 194,
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31 MAY - 2012
Be wary
from P20
body and that is why we have
decided to bring him down the order
(Contd: on P28)
We are thinking of bringing
back Paranavitana to open
with Dilshan,” said De Mel.
Virgo(the Virgin) 20th / 23rd Aug - 22nd Sept
Thirimanne who has been
named in Sri Lanka’s
Something is wrong somewhere act now and change
Twenty20 and ODI squads
your life style as required. Do not blindly invest in
bats in the middle in the
projects. Your health needs immediate looking into.
shorter versions, but is
Lucky day Friday.
unlikely to be named in the
Libra(the Scale) 23rd Sept - 22nd Oct
Test squad. The left-hander
opened for his country in
seven Tests and scored one
Your dishonourable ways will bring you shame. Just in
fifty.
case better look for another job. Go on a trip as
“There’s at present a paucity
arranged but beware of overspending by partner.
of quality opening batsmen in
the country. We are looking at
Scorpio(the Scorpion) 23rd Oct - 21st Nov
Dimuth Karunaratne as an
opener for the Sri Lanka ‘A’
tour to South Africa and also
Your bosses will hail you as indispensable. Look out at
wicket-keeper Kushal Janith
people trying to put you down. You mustn't trust most
Perera who bats at No. 3 as
people at work place. Act with care.
Lucky day Monday.
an opener in the limited-over
version,” said De Mel. A Sri
Sagittarius(the Archer) 22nd Nov - 20th Dec
Lanka ‘A’ team is due to tour
South Africa and Zimbabwe
next month.
When you with a crowd try not to force your ideas
on others. Invest in real estate. Your love life is bound
When questioned why former
to change. Get advice before making a decision.
Test opener Upul Tharanga is
Lucky day Friday.
not being considered for the
position, De Mel replied,
Capricorn(the Goat) 21st Dec - 20th Jan
“Upul’s technique against the
new ball is suspect. He is
All work is no good for you take a well deserved holiday. playing well away from his
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Take charge of our
finances from your partner.
Aquarius(the Water Carrier) 21st Jan -19th Feb
Get involved in social work and help the charity of your
choice. Never let others take the credit for your great
work. Your finance matter needs examining.
Pisces(the Fishes) 20th Feb - 20th March
People are trying to discredit you, be very cautious.
Assist your kids with their studies. You will enjoy a
romantic week soon. Don't promise impossibilities.
Lucky day Friday.
Former editor Pieris remembered
The 15th death anniversary of former
Sunday Observer chief editor Harold
Pieris falls today. He served as
the chief editor of the Sunday
Observer and The Daily
Observer from 1977 to 1988.
An old Josephian, Pieris joined
the Daily News as a sub-editor
after graduating from the
University of Ceylon. He also
served the Daily News as its news
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editor. He had also served as the
Chief Administrative Officer of the
ANCL Editorial Department. He
occupied that top seat in the
Sunday Observer Editorial for
12 years during the entire J.R.
Jayewardene presidency. Peiris
was a close associate and
confidante of Esmond
Wickremesinghe.
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Leo(the Lion) 21st July - 19th / 22nd Aug
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bring problems. Be cool and wise.
Lucky day Tuesday.
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PEIRIS - H SAMATHAPALA - 52/2, Weerapuran
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Appu Mawatha, De Mel Road, Laxapathiya,
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PERERA - ROHAN
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RANASINGHE ESTHER CATHERINE
RODRIGO CANDAPPA - TREVOR CEDRIC
LOUIS
SABINA LAL SHAMDASANI.
SANGANITHY THILAGAVATHY
SILVA - H.L. EDWIN - “Gunasewana”, Napana
The loving father of Ven. Tawalama Bandula, Ven. T
SIMON MALLIKA - No. 11 A, Salmal Mawatha,
Indarathana (former Mr. J. E. Amarasinghe) passed
Nedimala, Dehiwala.
away on 15 April 2012. The religious service was
SITHY ZANOOBA ABDEEN
held at Galaha Bhadrawathi Viharaya in Kandy and
SOMASUNDARAM - MANGLAM
cremation was held at Mahayyawa crematorium on
SOMASUNDARAM SURESH- No. 8, Glenroy
18th April 2012 in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Place, Glenwood, NSW 2768, Australia.
Ven. Bandula and family members express their
SOYSA CECILIA - No. 28, 4th Lane, off
heartfelt thanks to the Venerable Maha Sangha and
Kaldemulla Road, and Angulana Station
all others who attended the funeral service and to all
Road Moratuwa
people who offered their care, concern, condolences
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and contributions in this difficult time.
Anthony's Rd., Kadalana, Moratuwa.
The three months' memorial service for Ven. T.
VARNAKULASINGHAM - VICTORIA
Indarathana will be held at the Galaha Bhadrawathi
CLOTILDA - Liberty Parlour Residence Unit
Viharaya on 14th - 15th July 2012.
74 122 Hyatts Rd Plumpton N.S.W.2761
May he attain the supreme bliss Nibbana.
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They are very much on track towards achieving their
goal having already notched up four impressive
victories against Nalanda (42-0), St. Sylvester’s (51-7),
Mahanama (48-0) and Thurstan (38-0) respectively.
Last year of course they had a disappointing season
where they managed to register only two victories and
as a result they were demoted to the ‘B’ division after
Sunday 8th July 2012
9.00 am - 7.00 pm at
fresh after his bash in the IPL in India and a scintillating
half century in the final game, said so at a media
conference to launch the tour at the Crystal Room, Taj
Samudra, yesterday.
At the outset, Asanga Seneviratne the former Thomian
and CCC all rounder who is now the Vice President of
Sri Lanka Cricket in welcoming the Pakistani cricketers
said that Sri Lanka owes the Pakistanis a debt of
gratitude, for helping Sri Lanka cricket in difficult times.
Jayawardene further said that the two Twenty20
games will serve as a good test for the picking of the
Lanka squad for the World Cup Twenty20 to be held
here soon.
The new Twenty20 Pakistani skipper and all rounder
Mohammed Hafeez said that the series would be
keenly contested and that no team can go out
favourites because both teams are equally matched.
The Pakistanis are here after training for nearly two
months and according to the skipper are looking
Sri Lankan cricket team captain Mahela Jayawardene forward to giving continuity to the success they have
achieved in recent times.
(R) and Pakistani Twenty20 cricket captain
Mohammad Hafeez (L) pose for photographers with They beat Sri Lanka and England and then took
the Twenty20 trophy during a press conference in charge of the Asia Cup beating Bangladesh in the final
in Bangladesh. Their victories against Sri Lanka and
Colombo on May 28, 2012. Pakistan will play two
Twenty20s, five onedays and three Tests on their tour England were in desert country.
of Sri Lanka, which begins June 1 with a Twenty20 The two Twenty20 games will be played in
match in Hambantota. Picture by Lalith C Gamage Hambantota on June 1 and 3 for the Bank Alfalah and
Jazz Cup.
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game Mahela Jayawardene said that he was quite
happy with the two teams - Twenty20 and the 50 over –
given to him by the selectors and was confident of
winning the shorter formats of the game against
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Midland Lankans cricket club was founded in 2010
by a few cricket enthusiasts in Birmingham in
response to an invitation by the Blue CeyLions
Cricket Club (Manchester) to play a friendly game.
Ever since then, the club has grown from strength
to strength and we are now proud to say that it is
one of the best Lankan teams pursuing its passion
for this glorious game in England. More
importantly, it has created a lot of opportunities for
Sri Lankans in the Midlands area to get together.
Having played a few friendly games in the first
season, it was decided by the newly elected
committee that it was high time the club joined an
established league in Birmingham. As a result,
MLCC joined the Sandwell Cricket league in 2011
which is a well established league in Birmingham
which has been running for the past 20 years.
MLCC managed to complete an illustrious run in
the league having won 9 out the 10 games it
played in the league. It managed to carry this form
into the friendly matches winning 4 out of the 6
matches.
Unity and fellowship has been two key features of
MLCC's team culture and all the senior players
worked hard to create an atmosphere which
immensely helped new players to easily fit into the
team. Whilst giving prominence to performance,
every effort was made by the seniors to create a
culture where each member had a good time
playing cricket to the best of their abilities. This
culture attracted a lot of new members and some
were even willing to come all the way from cities as
far as Gloucester to Birmingham regularly to be a
part of this family. One of the key reasons for the
success of the clubs during this short period is the
support shown by the families and friends.
Midland Lankans T20 Cricket Tournament 2012
The culmination of the MLCC's brief history is
winning the inaugural T20 tournament. This was
held in 2011 with the participation of Blue CeyLions
(Manchester) and Stoke Sri Lankans CC. Having
won two hard fought games in the first two rounds,
MLCC walked into the finals against The Blue
CeyLions CC in fading light. In a match reduced to
16 overs, the bowlers of MLCC managed to restrict
the strong batting line up of the BCLCC to 86 runs.
MLCC got off to a quick start scoring nearly 25
runs in the first 3 overs but suffered a shocking
middle order collapse leaving a tall order for the
dashing opener Kosala Wickremesinghe who
played an astonishing innings to win the game for
Midland Lankans single handedly. Dhanushka won
the award for the 'Man of the Series' for his
outstanding performance with the bat and the ball
and Kosala won the 'Man of the Finals' award for
his match winning performance.
The success of the tournament in 2011 led us to
have the tournament this year in a larger scale.
The T20 Cricket Tournament 2012 will have 4
participating teams. They are:
Midland Lankans Cricket Club
Blue CeyLions Cricket Club
Bristol Sri Lankans Cricket Club
Stoke Sri Lankans Cricket Club
The Midland Lankans CC is currently playing for
the Single Team Sunday Cricket League in
Tamworth area after receiving an invitation from
the administration team. MLCC started the season
with a clinical performance against the Cadbury/
Kraft CC by beating them by 89 runs. MLCC was
able to carry this form into the second league
match against the Highway Cricket Club by beating
them comprehensively a week ago. It will be
playing 10 league matches and approximately 6
friendly matches against a few other Lankan teams
during this season.
Our team's vision is to attract more keen members
who share the same passion for cricket and groom
the next generation of MLCC. In the forthcoming
years we will also be focusing on improving our
performance and becoming a leading cricket club
in Birmingham.
Current Squad
The current team is led by Irusha who is
a hard hitting middle order batsman and
a very useful right arm off spinner.
Irusha has been with the club since its
inception and has been instrumental in bringing the
club to its present status.
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Manju is the current president of the
club and has served the club since its
formation. He is a very reliable top order
batsman who has played some crucial
knocks last summer.
Geethaka joined the club in 2011 and
serves as the Secretary in the present
committee. He is a reliable opening
batsman and the safe pair of hands
behind the wickets.
Shantha is the 'live wire' of the team and
the force that drove the team forward
throughout its short history. He is also a
solid middle order player and safe slip
fielder.
Ruwan is a hard hitting top order
batsman who, on his day, could demolish
any bowling attack. He is also a very
useful medium pace bowler. Ruwan
served the team as the captain in 2011
and completed a successful season.
Kosala is a steady opening batsman and
an excellent fielder. He is capable of
ripping any bowling attack apart with
towering sixes. The highlight of his
previous season was winning the 'Player
of the finals' at the T20 tournament for his
outstanding knock.
Ragu is one of the best all-rounders of
the team and is in prime form currently
having scored a brilliant 89 against
Cadbury/Kraft CC this May. His
consistent line and length has been a
trademark of his bowling. He is the
current treasurer of the club.
Dhanushka has been the most
consistent performer of the club in 2011
and managed to score a century and 4
half centuries during the season. He
possesses a 'Sarwan' like style to his
batting and very stylish technique
allowing him to play every shot in the book.
Gamunu spearheads the pace attack of
the team and is a consistent performer for
the team with the new ball. He possesses
the ability to swing the new ball both ways.
He is also a hard hitting batsman.
Himanga is a handy all rounder who is
highly reluctant to give his wicket away
without a fight. He is also an emerging
medium pace bowler who has improved
noticeably during the winter training
season.
Navod is the find of the 2011 season. His
talent as an all-rounder has won a few
matches for the Midland Lankans.
Unarguably the best fielder of the side
and an exceptionally talented seamer
who opens the attack with Gamunu.
Jitendra is a technically correct middle
order batsman and the only non Sri
Lankan player of the club. Jit has been an
enthusiastic supporter of the club
eversince he became a member.
Vinod is the newest member of the team
and has shown his potential as a
technically correct batsman within a very
short period.
Pasan is another new addition to the
squad. He has shown his promise in the
out field as a quick mover.
Pradeep has been a devoted supported of
MLCC all throughout. He plays as a right
hand batsman and a part time wicket
keeper.
Salinda is a right hand batsman and
served the MLCC committee in 2011 as
the treasurer. Salinda has been an ardent
supporter of all MLCC initiatives from the
inception of the club.
Geethaka Fernando (Secretary)
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in the ODIs and play him in the middle where he
has contributed,”
Another youngster Dinesh Chandimal is likely to be
named in the Test squad but will find it difficult to
force himself into a line-up that comprises Dilshan,
Paranavitana, Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene,
Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews and Prasanna
Jayawardene.
De Mel said that Mathews would be picked purely
as a batsman and may bowl occasionally.
“Our bowlers are not
penetrative enough. To win
a Test you need to take 20
wickets. What I have
observed about our quick
bowlers is that they come at
you initially around 135 plus
but are about ten kilometers
slower when they return for
their second spell. The 4-5 bowlers in the line-up
should all contribute to take wickets,” De Mel said.
De Mel predicted a closely contested series with
both sides evenly matched on paper. “The side
that performs on the day will hold the advantage. I
Fifth Annual
Battle of the Golds
Cricket Match
Mahanama College OBA UK v
DS Senanayeka College OBA UK
rd
Sunday, 3 June 2012
At Wembley Cricket Ground
(11:30am to 10:30pm)
(Nearest Tube: North Wembley
(Bakerloo Line)
(entrance is free)
Mahanama OBA UK and DS Senanayaka
OBA UK cordially invite all past pupils of
the respective Colleges (including friends
and family) to our Fifth Annual 'Battle of the
Golds' Big Match. Afterwards, a thoroughly
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Twenty20 and ODIs
De Mel stated that the selectors had picked the 14member squad for the two T20 Internationals at
Hambantota with an eye on the forthcoming ICC
World T20 (which will be hosted by Sri Lanka in
October) in mind.
“We have picked Isuru Udana who is a
specialist T20 bowler and leg-spinning
all-rounder Kaushal Lokuarachchi
whom we think can be useful in the
shorter version,” said De Mel.
Spinner Ajantha Mendis, De Mel said
We plan to hold our inaugural
was still recuperating from a back injury
tournament this summer in a grand
and was not considered for selection.
“We also had to leave out Farveez
manner with the participation of all Sri
Maharoof and Suranga Lakmal because
Lankan Football enthusiasts. We have
Nuwan Pradeep and Dilhara Fernando
already started planning for it .As you
have been declared fit.”
may be already aware, all proceeds from
this event will be fully utilised to support
the development of the game among the
SLFO UK
CHALLENGE rural children and youth in Sri Lanka.
TRPOHY
This is a welcome call to all football
teams, school and O.B.A. groups playing
football here to join in this worthy venture which we
Sa’adi Thawfeeq
want to make into an annual event here.
Sangakkara to be sent ‘mild’
To start off this event we shall be meeting on
warning letter
Sri Lanka Cricket is to stop its
2nd June 2012 at The Eversfield Centre,
contracted players from freely
No 11 Eversfield Gardens, Mill Hill,
expressing their views and talking to the
media.In future they will have to obtain
London NW7 2AE.
prior permission from Sri Lanka Cricket
to make the draw of the participating teams.
CEO Ajith Jayasekera before they can
We welcome all interested teams to attend the draw.
speak to any media personnel. A letter
For further details
to this effect is to be drafted by the CEO
in consultation with SLC lawyer Harsha
please contact: 0734331010, 0725643008
Amarasekera and sent to all the
contracted players with regard to
interviews and media interactions.
A spokesman for SLC said that it may
also be included as a clause in the
player contracts.The players are
expected to sign their new contracts
before the commencement of the series
against Pakistan next month.The SLC it
is understood has also to pay the
players the remaining percentage of
their salaries along with those due from
the Commonwealth Bank Series and
Asia Cup tournaments arising from their
previous contracts. The Executive
Committee of SLC has also decided to
write a “mild” letter to former captain
Kumar Sangakkara regarding an
interview he had given to a newspaper
“reminding him of his obligations” and
“stressed that such actions will not be
tolerated in future”. Sangakkara shook
the very foundation of SLC last year
when he delivered a stunning speech at
the Cowdrey lecture at Lord’s accusing
the establishment of being run by
“partisan cronies”. The speech was
highly acclaimed by the cricket
community and beyond and ended with
him being named by Wisden Cricketers’
Almanack as of one their Five
Cricketers of the Year for 2011 as well
as their Leading Cricketer of the Year –
a unique honour.
hope we get some decent wickets with some
bounce. We make slow and low wickets and end
up losing. The P Sara Oval wicket (where Sri
Lanka lost to England) was slow and low and
lacked bounce,” he said.
SRI LANKA FOOTBALL
ORGNAISATION INAUGURAL
TOURNAMENT
SLC gets tough with
players talking to
the media
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stretching their more fancied opponents to the
maximum and also had the huge satisfaction of
scoring more tries than their opponents.
Wesley College missed out another golden
opportunity of overcoming St. Joseph’s College in
another thrilling league tournament match which
ended in a 13 all draw.
Once again they looked the better side on the
field and could have pulled off the match had
they converted both tries while conceding only a
solitary try and two penalties to their opponents.
The Wesleyites continued with their bad luck
even during the latter stages of last years season
where they lost another close game against
Dharmaraja College Kandy (23-25) by a mere
two-point margin.
They were made to regret for the whole season
for not being able to add the finishing touches to
some of their matches and had they won at least
two more games they would have certainly
remained in the ‘A’ division.
Nevertheless Wesley College has always
maintained a reputation as one of the most
dangerous teams and they have proved this on
more than a couple of occasions having brought
down many top teams in the recent past in their
own style.
In fact in 2010 they created a major upset when
they defeated a star studded Kingswood team
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24-17 in the President’s trophy Milo knock-out
tournament quarterfinal fixture worked off at the
Royal Sports Complex.
They followed this up with another fantastic
performance and nearly brought down Royal
College in the semifinals before losing 12-21 at
the end after having led 12 nil at half-time.
This season they seem to have a well-balanced
team spearheaded by dynamic number eight and
Sri Lanka youth cap Kokila Sammandepperuma
and are all out to win the ‘B’ division league title.
The Wesley College First XV rugby squad for
2012:
Prop forwards: Udaray Gayan, Ahamed Hussian,
Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Lasitha Randika, M. Y. S.
Perera
Hooker: Vishwa Steinwall, Thisara Maduwantha,
Fazlan Faiz, S. D. D. Peiris
Second row forwards: Yoonus Mohomed, Gavin
Siegertz, Shezad Hamidon, P. D. Premaratne
Flankers: Sithum Devsith, Pathum Dileepa, Tihan
Samadhoni, Lasitha Randima
Number eight: Kokila Sammandapperuma
(captain)
Scrum half: Rahul de Silva, Samaka
Madushanka, Tharindu Asela
Fly half: Ishara Madushan, Joel Thilakaratne
Centre three-quarters: Mirhaj Motha, Prageeth
Shamilka, Yohan Seth, S. M. Herath,
Wing three-quarters: Viraj Nisanala, Sohail
Dimithri, Usman Thahar, J. W. Perera, B. M.
Jurangpathy, A. S. Kuthubdeen
Full back: Aaqil Afham, Lahiru Prasad
Coach: Jeevan Gunathilake.
Assistant coach and trainer: Amal Pathirana
Physical training instructor: George Illangaratne
Master in Charge: Wimal Bandara.
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Royal move to top of points table
Thushan JAYASURIYA
(dailynews.lk) Defending Champions Royal
College Colombo moved to the top of the points
table of the Singer segment one ‘A’ division
schools rugby tournament with a smashing 38 -7
win over St.Anthony's College Kandy at the Royal
Sports Complex on Saturday.The lads from Read
Avenue scored six tries to earn a bonus point
which helped them to edge out last week's table
leaders St.Peter's College into second position.
The Royalists have obtained 27.50 from five
matches while the Peterites have collected 27.00
points from the same number of matches. The
Royalists who went in to the game without the
services of skipper and star place kicker Arshad
Jamaldeen and outstanding centre Damien
Ratwatte scored two
tries in the first half
through winger Ijaz
Bohoran and lock
forward Wasim Bawa
to gain a 14-7 lead at
the breather.
They continued their
assault on the
Antonian goal line in
the second half to
score four more tries
through prop Sachin
Vithanga, centre Devin
De Silva, winger
Nimshan Jayawardana
and lock forward
Wasim Bawa with
Rimzi Jamaldeen
converting four of the
tries which gave them
a convincing win and
helped them to remain
unbeaten.
St.Peter's College
helped by a superb
display by fly half Dulaj
Perera also scored a
convincing 32 – 6 win
over Science College
to also remain
unbeaten.
The lads from
Bambalapitiya, who were
without their skipper and star
centre Dhanushka Ranjan
took a 10 – 3 lead at lemons
helped by a fine try by Dulaj
Perera who added the extra
points and also put over a penalty
In the second half, Johanne Rodrigo ans S.Borah
scored unconverted tries for the Peterites, while
Dulaj Perera put over four more penalties which
gave him a personal tally of 22 points.
Trinity College Kandy, turned in a dazzling display
of open rugby to score a runaway 62-7 win over
Vidyartha College on Friday at Nittawela.
The Trinitians scored five tries in the first half
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Mithun, Anura going great guns in Malaysia
(sundaytimes.lk) The Sri Lankan Professional duo
of Mithun and Anura Rohana
continue to do well in the Indian
and Asian Tour with Mithun
earning more invitations to
participate in Asian Tour
Tournaments with his high
ranking finishes and his
standing in the Ranking table.
Meanwhile Nadarajah
Thangaraja has steadily
climbed the World Amateur Golf
Rankings after his back to back
Wins in Delhi, India and Lahore,
Anura Rohana
Pakistan and is currently Ranked 84th best
Amateur in the World. The Sri
Lankan 'Two-Man' team
comprising N. Thangaraja and
N. Ranga are currently in
Malaysia participating in the
110th Malaysian Amateur Open
Golf Championship 2012,played
at the challenging 72 par
Glenmarie Golf & Country Club.
A very competitive field of 122
Amateur Golfers from 13
Countries participated.
Mithun Perera
Malinga pulls out of Middlesex
(dailymirror.lk) Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith
Malinga has decided against playing for Middlesex
in English county cricket's Twenty20 competition,
the county's managing director Angus Fraser
announced.
The 28-year-old paceman, whose unusual
'slingshot' action makes him difficult to face, has
been told to rest after completing his Indian
Premier League duties with the Mumbai Indians.
Malinga, who retired from Test cricket last year,
complained of soreness to his knee and back after
the IPL campaign. "Naturally, we are extremely
disappointed that Lasith will not be playing for
Middlesex CCC in this summer's t20," said Fraser.
"Everyone at the club was looking forward to
working with and watching Lasith play for The
Panthers. His presence would have added a
healthy dose of star dust to proceedings.
"I totally understand Lasith's concerns - his
workload has been and is high - but I am
disappointed we are the side to be denied of his
services.
"A lot of work goes in to securing these deals and
getting 'No Objection Certificates' from the
relevant governing bodies.
"But we are not the only county to suffer in this
way and over the coming days we will do all we
can to secure the services of another high quality
international cricketer for our T20 campaign,"
added the former England pace bowler and cricket
correspondent. (Indian Express)
Champs relegated to lower division!
(dailymirror.lk) Nondescripts Cricket Club
(NCC), one of Sri Lanka’s leading clubs won
the country’s biggest limited overs tournament
– the Premier Limited Overs Tier A – this year.
The reward? Relegation into the lower category
– Tier B – in the tournament for next season!
To say that it is absolutely stunning is an
understatement and anyone in their proper
senses can understand that there must be
something wrong somewhere. That
somewhere is nowhere but the SLC rulebook.
“We have just gone by the rulebook. We can’t
deviate or bend rules. According to
standings, NCC finished last. So there is no
two words about it, they have to go out,”
said SLC Tournament committee chairman
Roshan Iddamalgoda.
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through fly half Tharinda Ratwatte, prop
Anuradha Karunathilake, winger Darshana
Udalagama and full back Halique Wadood
(two) with Thisila Karunathilake adding the
extra points and Tharinda Ratwatte put over
penalty to give the lions a 36-0 lead at the
breather.
In the second half, skipper Kaneel
Seneviratne(one), prop Mohomed Insaf (two)
and flanker D.Aluvihare(one) scored tries to
give them a grand win and remaining third
place in the points table.
Isipatana College made amends for their defeat
at the hands of Trinity College with a mammoth
111-10 win over lowly placed D.S.Senanayake
crossing the opponents goal line on 17
occassions.
It was a fine performance by the Isipatana
threes who ran the ball at every opportunity to
punch holes in the DSS defence which helped
them to remain in fourth place.
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Dhammapala Balika takes Elle title
Text and Pictures by P D de
Silva
(sundaytimes.lk) The lasses from
Dhammapla Balika Maha Vidyalaya ,
Beliatta won the Southern Province inter
school Elle championships defeating
Muruthawela Kanishta Vidyalaya
Walasmulla by 3 points to 2 in the finals at
the Uyanwatta Stadium Matara.
The Southern Province schools Elle
championship was held with the
participation of 33 schools from the Galle,
Matara and Hambantota districts.
Maramba Maha Vidyalaya beat Dudley
Southern Province schools under 19 Elle champions
Senanayake Maha Vidyalaya, Dehigaspe
Dhammapala BMV Beliatta with coach cum teacher in
by 4 points to 3 to take third spot and
charge Teeka Bandaranyaka
qualify for the All Island Inter School Elle
Championships scheduled to be held in
Pavani Bhagya, D Nethma Geshani, P Chathuri
September.
Navodya, W P Lakshan Harshika, D T Navoda
The Dhammapala BMV team led by D M B Piumi
Samaraweera, S A Nadeesha Madushani, P H
Wathsala comprised of E. Chalani Sewwandika, W Ganesha Chamini, E A Nikeshala Dilhari, G
K Sandya Kumari, A N Sumanthi Dewduni, R
Madushika Janali and E S Niruni Hansani.
Iresha Maduwanthi, G G Himasha Kavindi, L J P
The team is coached by teacher in charge Teeka
Sajini Dilanga, W M Thashmila Kumari, T B
Bandaranayaka.
Navoda Sandeepani, A Jayani Sandunika, P H
St. Sylvester’s out of danger zone
School Rugby Division-I Group ‘B’ Round-up
By Chathura Pinnawala
(island.lk) St. Sylvester’s College was the biggest
beneficiary of the week five action of the Singer
inter-school Under-20 division-I Group ‘B’ as they
lifted themselves out of the demotion places with
a tight 37-34 victory over Mahanama College.
St. Sylvester’s occupy the 8th position with four
rounds to go due to their triumph and Nalanda
College replace the lads from Kandy in the
relegation places. That is by virtue of losing to
Thurstan College 29-10 and Thurstan swaps
places with Mahanama to go up to 4th.
But realistically they can’t harbour hopes of
gaining instant promotion as the merry ways of
the top three has no signs of cooling off. The
question of who receives passes for the Group
‘A’ next year will only be answered when
Dharmaraja College, St. Thomas’ College and
Wesley College face-off each other.
The trio has been streets ahead of the other
teams and results of week 5 merely confirmed
that fact. St. Thomas’ kept Lumbini College shut
to record a massive 76-0 win while Wesley
thrashed Carey 88-3 who are embedded to the
base of the table. Dharmaraja steamed up their
point’s difference to whopping 364 points by lay
wasting to C. W. W. Kannangara College 106-9,
breaking the century barrier yet again.
The sevens champions has touched down 65
times so far which is staggeringly 13 tries in
average per-a-game and St. Thomas’ and
Wesley has identical numbers in 43 tries each.
Nalanda and Carey’s match this week could be
pivotal for both sides’ survival bids and Lumbini
vs Wesley, Dharmaraja vs Mahanama and St.
Thomas’ vs C. W. W. Kannangara all seems
foregone conclusions on paper.
Rugby star jailed for
snatching gold chains
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Sri Lanka rugby union player Senthil Kumar was
handed a six-month jail sentence and Rs. 7500
fine yesterday by Galkissa magistrate Ruchira
Weliwatte after being found guilty on three counts
of snatching gold chains from women walking on
roads.
North Western Blacks emerge winners in Kandy
(dailymirror.lk) North Western
Blacks, led by Chanaka Chandimal,
beat Southern Sharks by 41-7 to
win the first leg of Carlton Super
Sevens held at Kandy, on Sunday.
North Western Blacks beat Uva
Vipers by 24-19 to reach semifinals. Another New Zealander, Ed
Cocker led Southern Sharks to an
easy 36-10 win against
Sabaragamuwa Stallions to win a
place In the semi-final round.
Jaffna Challengers, who were
unbeaten on Saturday after four
matches, were defeated by
Southern Sharks on Sunday.
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By Revata S. Silva
(island.lk) Sri Lanka’s wheelchair tennis team,
which features soldiers who have lost their limbs
during the North and East civil war, brought credit
to the motherland getting the third place in this
year’s World Team Cup, the virtual World Cup of
wheelchair tennis, for the
second time in three years
in the second category of
men’s segment, the World
Group 2, in this year’s 12nation event which ended in
Seoul, Rep. of Korea last
week.
Yet they were unfortunate
once again that they lost
the key semi-final fixture
against South Africa which
consisted players whom
they have defeated only
months before in Sri Lanka.
Had Sri Lanka beaten South Africa in the World
Group 2 semi-finals this time, they would have
earned the long elusive qualification to the highest
tier of the tournament, the World Group 1, for the
first time ever.
"Losing to the South Africans was disappointing
considering that Gamini (Dissanayake) had beaten
his South African opponent (whom he lost against
in the semi-finals in Korea) at the Negombo Open
tournament just two months ago. Similarly, Upali
(Rajakaruna) and Gamini had joined together to
beat their South African
opponents in Doubles too,
earlier at both Negombo
and SSC Open
tournaments this year," said
Lt. Col. Shiran Abeysekera,
the Secretary of the Sri
Lanka Tennis Association
Wheelchair Tennis
Committee.
"Unfortunately, the semifinal turned out to be the Sri
Lankan pair’s first and only
off-day in the week-long
championship (in Korea)," a
communiqué issued by the SLTA said yesterday.
"The saddest part of the semi-final loss was that it
cost the country’s long-awaited promotion to
Group 1 of next year’s World Championship," Lt.
Col. Abeysekera said.
Seetha Devi SC champs
S.M. Jiffrey ABDEEN- Kandy Sports
Correspondent
(dailynews.lk) Seetha Devi Sports Club became
champions at the Kandy District Women's interclub Hockey Tournament organised by the Kandy
Sports Ministry when they beat Devians Sports
Club 1-0 in the finals played at the University
grounds, Peradeniya on Thursday.
by Reemus Fernando
(island.lk) Shuttler
Niluka Karunaratne
believes that the
investments made for
him to be in fine fettle for
the London Olympics
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Prasanna had been one of Sri
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