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President addresses 65th session
of the UN General Assembly
(Asiantribune.com - 24/09/10) - Sri
Lanka can only wish the Sri Lanka’s
Tamils more good fortune than any
other nation on earth emphasized, Sri
Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
President Mahinda Rajapaks was
addressing the 65th session of United
Nations General Assembly at the UN
Headquarters in New York yesterday
(Sep 23) said that the entire focus of
our nation, is now on building a lasting
peace; healing wounds, ensuring
economic prosperity and guaranteeing
the rights of the whole nation to live in
harmony.
He added , “A great deal has been said
by those beyond our borders about our
Tamil community. Let me be clear, no
nation on earth can wish Sri Lanka’s
Tamil community more good fortune
than Sri Lanka itself.”
Sri Lankan President pointed out that
“The LTTE was an organization so
brutal, that even those it claimed to
represent, the Tamil community of Sri
Lanka, were as much victims of its
terror as the rest of the population of
our country.
But he said, “I would like to remind you
that we, along with many others, made
repeated attempts to engage the LTTE
in constructive dialogue. I still believe
dialogue is the best method to resolve
any conflict but, it is much to be
regretted that all these attempts were
rejected with reckless arrogance and
contempt. It is in these circumstances
that we were compelled to mount a
humanitarian operation with the
blessings of many international friends,
to neutralize acts of terrorism and
restore peace.
Pope Benedict greets
Archbishop Ranjit
Sri Lanka President addressing the 65th session of the UN General Assembly
on 23 September 2010 – Pix: Sudath Silva
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President Rajapaksa pointed out that
his present mandate will be very
different from that of his last. “For my
second term as President, my promise
to my people is to deliver sustainable
peace and prosperity to all and ensure
that terrorism will not be able to raise
its ugly head again.”
He also said that in 2005, he was
elected by the people on a promise to
rid the country of the menace of
terrorism. “I say that Sri Lanka is now
at peace, peace that was only a dream
a few years ago”.
When speaking about the international
issues he spoke about the denial of
rights of the Palestinian people. He
said among the political issues that
have continued to fester for too long, is
the continued denial of the right of the
Palestinian people to a .... See P14
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School girls abducted
(dailymirror.lk) Three schoolgirls were reportedly
abducted by unidentified men in Akuressa,
Gandara and Mawarala police areas, police said.
The three girls about 15 years of age are from
the villages of Deegala, Kekanadura and
Deiyandara in the Matara district. One of them
had been abducted in the early hours of today
from her home, the other while she was at the
Uyanwatta playground this morning and the third
girl was on her way to school when she was
abducted by a man who came in a trishaw.
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with the men who are alleged to have abducted
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(dailynews.lk/2010/09/28) United States Cabinet
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Napolitano, September 14, bestowed on Dr
Rangita de Silva de Alwis as outstanding
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(dailynews.lk/2010/09/28) Government officials in
the Vavuniya, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts
said that they get a number of complaints from
people who have returned to the country after a
lapse of 20- 25 years over the illegal occupation of
their lands. Lands taken over by the LTTE were
distributed among Mahaveer families by them
during the time of the Ceasefire Agreement.
The UNF Government had issued the illegal
occupants of these lands official title deeds. An
official of the Kilinochchi District Secretariat who
wished to remain anonymous told the Daily News
that the Government had issued title deeds to the
people who occupied these lands illegally during
the time when the Ceasefire Agreement was in
force. The official said the LTTE considered the
people who left the area under their control as
traitors.
The official said their lands were distributed to
families who have made greater contribution to the
LTTE and they were given Mahaveer status. The
LTTE has issued these illegal occupants a title and
later the Government allowed them to prepare their
land deeds.
The official said that the Government at that time
allowed the people living in such lands to get their
lands deed prepared.
The official added that there were several
instances where the original title deeds for these
lands were destroyed by Lands Registry officials
with permission from higher authorities during the
CFA period.
According to a senior police officer in the
Mullaitivu Police Division, the police get at least
five such complaints a day. He said the original
occupants come with their valid title deeds and
lodge complaints with the police.
The people who returned to the area do not
know where they should go to reclaim their
lands illegally occupied by the Mahaveer
families. They complain to the Police, the
Divisional Secretary and Grama Niladharis
without success.
The official said most Mahaveer families who
were resettled in the district have been given
alternative lands but they demand lands given
by the LTTE.
This matter was also brought before the
Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission
by members of Mahaveer families when it met
at Karachchi Divisional Secretariat recently.
They complained that they developed the lands
given by the LTTE and sought compensation
from the Government. A senior official of the
Vavuniya District Secretariat Lands Office told
the Daily News that the Mahaveer families had
their own lands before the LTTE gave them
lands but their original lands are located more
interior to the A 9 road and they do not like to
live there now.
He was of the opinion that this problem can be
sorted out if these families are requested to use
their original lands.
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89,000 War Widows
Some 89,000 females in North and East have
become widows due to war, Ministry of Child
Development and Women’s Affairs said today.
Deputy Minister of Child Development and
Women’s Affairs, M.L.A.M Hizbullah, stated that
there are 49,000 widowers in the East while
40,000 in the North.
“About 25,000 are from Batticaloa, of which
12,000 are below age 40 and about 8000 of them
have minimum three children, but none of them
have any form of income,” he said.
Nisreen wins award
in Mexico
(dailynews.lk/2010/09/29)
Fathuma Nisreen, a
beneficiary of the
Hambantota Youth Business
Program (HYBP) and owner
of a bag and garment
making business in
Hambantota, has been
named the winner of an
international competition for
young entrepreneurs.
The Sri Lanka business
woman was announced as
Fathuma Nisreen
the YBI Entrepreneur of the
Year on September 23 at an
awards ceremony in Mexico City, after being
interviewed by a judging panel of experts on
business and entrepreneurship, a communique
from Youth Business Sri Lanka, said.
Youth Business Sri Lanka (www.ybsl.lk) is an
accredited program of Youth Business International
(YBI).
It provides financing for youth to start a viable
business idea and provides advice through a
voluntary mentor.
JSC interdicts judge for alleged violence
UNF legalized LTTE land deeds
Chaminda Perera
ISSUE 982
Commission record. She has a doctorate in Law
from Harvard Law School and has held
fellowships with Harvard Law School and the
Kennedy School of Government of Harvard
University. She taught at the University of
Colombo before leaving for her graduate studies.
By Susitha R. Fernando
(dailymirror.lk) The Tissamaharama Magistrate
and Additional District Judge who had allegedly
attacked a security guard and two waiters at a
night club in Kollupitiya after threatening them by
firing his official weapon in the air, was interdicted
by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC)
yesterday.
Magistrate H. Anura Seneviratne was interdicted
after JSC received a report that on Friday night he
had allegedly behaved violently and had used his
official weapon before he fled the scene.
The JSC has also initiated a disciplinary inquiry on
the judge’s conduct in addition to an investigation
being carried out by the Kollupitiya police.
“No one is above the law and the police should
take action against the judge according to the law
of the country if he is found guilty of having
committed a criminal offence,” a senior JSC officer
said.
“There should be confidence in the judiciary,” he
said while clarifying the immediate action taken to
interdict the judge.
‘The JSC is very keen on discipline being
maintained by the judges. And justice is seemed to
be done in incidents of this nature,’ he added.
According to the JSC there had been a number of
complaints and allegations against this judge and
three months ago he had been warned by the
JSC.
According to the latest report, the 45-year-old
magistrate with three others had allegedly come to
the karaoke bar on the night of April 24 and had
rented out a room there. After having the food and
liquor, the judicial officer had allegedly attempted
to force himself into the room of the female
employees. The quarrel had started when the
security guard and two other male waiters
intervened.
Later he had fired his official weapon in the air.
However the security guard had called the police,
and when the officers from Kollupitiya police had
come to the scene the judge had tried to get away
by showing his identity card. The police however
had managed to restrain him and take him to the
police station but the Magistrate had allegedly
refused to make a statement. Later he had left the
police station with his three friends.
Three brothers celebrate birthday together
B M Mukthar
(dailynews.lk/2010/09/28) Three
brothers established a record by
celebrating their birthdays on the
same day of the same month at
China Fort, Beruwala recently.
All three children had normal births.
The family resides at No 8 A, Naleem
Hadjiar Mawatha, Beruwala. The
children’s parents are Muhammad
Ishrath, a businessman and Fathima
Shakira, a house wife. The brothers
are Muhammad Omar Ibrahim, 8,
Abdul Malik Rasheed, 6, and
Ahamad Abdur Rahmaan who is
aged one.
Ibrahim was born on September 5,
2002, Rasheed September 5, 2004
and Rahmaan on September 5,
2009. Similar incidents have been
reported in England and Norway.
One for the album: Three brothers
The three brothers from left: Abdul Malik Rasheed, 6, Ahamad
Abdul Rahmaan, 1, and Muhammad Omar Ibrahim, 8.
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Strokes kill 11% of Lankans annually
(island.lk) As many as 25% of adult Lankans
between the ages of 18 and 65-years smoke, 25%
use alcohol, 18% are physically inactive while 20%
are over-weight or suffer from obesity according to a
study on "Prevalence of Non-Communicable Disease
Risk Factors," Dr. Palitha Mahipala, Additional
Secretary to the Ministry of Health, told the recent
Annual General Meeting of the National Stroke
Association of Sri Lanka (NSASL).
Strokes accounted for 11% of all deaths in the
country and this was a huge economic burden
especially when people die prematurely. It was
important to continue primary prevention activities
and focus more to stop people smoking and
drinking and also follow a salt reduction strategy as
the way forward in stroke prevention, he said.
Mahipala also made the point that 81% of males
and 83% of females consumed junk food and were
on an unhealthy diet – a risk factor making them
vulnerable to strokes, a deadly disease accounting
for the second largest cause of death in
hospitals in Sri Lanka.
Dr. (Mrs.) Padma Gunaratne who was reelected for a second term as President of
(island.lk) Defence Secretary Gotabhaya
NSASL said that the Asia Pacific Stroke
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Dr. J.B. Peiris, Patron of NSASL launched the
was the lack of hospital wards for treating them
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Arjuna Fernando, Editor of the Association for
Ministry and hospital directors to motivate them
successfully establishing the website.
to establish units or wards for stroke patients.
The office bearers for the current year are Dr. J.B.
There was room for further improvement in
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Governor Alavi Moulana had made significant
arrangements with the Saudi Arabian
Government by allocating the Central Mina in the
Holy City of Macca for the 5800 Sri Lankan Haj
pilgrims this year. Former Deputy Mayor and
member of the Haj Committee, Azath Sally told
the Daily Mirror that after 40 years, for the first
time the Saudi Government has agreed to
provide one place for all the Haj pilgrims from Sri
Lanka. Azath Sally represented the Haj
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HSZs give way to schools
Dinesh De Alwis
(dailynews.lk/2010/09/28) The Government has
initiated measures to release several schools in
the High Security Zones in Jaffna.
Vasavilan Central College in the Palali High
Security Zone will be handed over to the students
today, (September 28) by Northern Province
Governor G A Chandrasiri and Jaffna Security
Force Commander Maj Gen Mahinda
Hathurusinghe.
In 1990, after the HSZs were declared in Palali, the
school was closed and temporarily functioned in
Urumbiray in Jaffna. At the moment there are 1352
students in the school. After 20 years the school
will be shifted to its exact location once again, he
further said.
Schools are relocated under the guidance of
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa
will visit Vasavilan Central College today.
Provincial Education Director P Vignasvaram said
efforts are underway to completely rehabilitate the
buildings of the school by next year under an Asian
Development Bank funded project. The ADB has
allocated Rs.60 million towards the development of
the school.
Family clash claims life
By Palitha Ariyanwansa
(dailymirror.lk) A man was killed in a clash between
two families in Madolsima Wewabedda Watta at 11
pm on Saturday, police said. The deceased,
Periyasami Thangaiyya (48), succumbed to his
injuries at the Matigahathanna Hospital. Police had
arrested one suspect, and were hunting for
another. An eight-inch dagger used for the crime
was also recovered by police, sources said.
Veddha Chief wants the
allocated Rs.50 m
By Palitha Ariyawansa
(dailymirror.lk) Huruwarige Wanniyaleththo, the
Leader of Veddah Community the Indigenous
People of Sri Lanka said that authorities are still
unable to reveal the fate of the Rs.50 million
allocated for the development of their community.
He raised that question when he met the Minister
of Cultural Affairs – Pavithra Wanniarachchci, who
graced the occasion as the Chief Guest at the
function to celebrate the “ The day of Indigenous
People”.
The Veddha Leader told the Minister that he was
told by President that a sum of Rs.50 million had
been allocated for Dambana, Hennanigala,
Rathugala,Pollebedda and Dalukaana where his
people are found.
Elephant kills man
(sundaytimes.lk/100926) Several areas in
Hendala, Wattala went under water after the
heavy rains that fell overnight on Friday.
Many houses too were flooded due to the
canal overflowing. Pic by Athula Devapriya
By Bandula Bandaranayake
(dailymirror.lk) A 56 year old father of three children
from Aluyatawela in Girandurukotte who was going
to his daughter’s house on a bicycle had been
attacked by a wild elephant. The man had died on
the spot.
The incident had ocurred at around 6.30 am
yesterday.
The deceased is M.G. Thilakaratna of 12/88,
Aluyatawela, Walasgala.
On hearing the wild elephant attack some officers
of the Wild Life Department had come to the spot
and a villager had assaulted one of the officers.
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Muslims a peaceful
community says Governor
Alavi Moulana
By B.M. Murshideen
(dailymirror.lk) Western Province Governor S. Alavi
Moulana at a press conference held at his office
yesterday said that Muslim Organizations in Sri
Lanka were getting funds from the Middle East
mainly for education and poverty alleviation.
Responding to the newspaper reports about the
alleged involvement of Muslims in unlawful
activities using foreign funds, Mr. Moulana said
that there was absolutely no truth to them, adding
Muslims also had no record of helping terrorists or
promoting terrorism in the country.
On the contrary, the minister stated that said that
Muslims in Sri Lanka had been the victims of
terrorism. They had been forced out of Jaffna by
the LTTE in 1990 and murdered while attending
prayers at the Kattankudi Mosque the same year,
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Govt. should be held
responsible: Gamage
By Sumaiya Rizvi
(dailymirror.lk) The Government should be held
responsible for the accidental explosion of
explosives in Karadiyanaru and the Chinese
company should compensate for the loss of lives,
UNP MP Anoma Gamage said yesterday.
“The Government stored explosives in such an
irresponsible way and the Chinese Government paid
Rs. 10,000 for the families that lost their loved ones.
That is not enough, they should pay each family a
compensation of Rs. Two million,” Mrs. Gamage
said. She said the place where explosives need to
be stored should be 400 metres away from any
other building and since the Government failed to
follow the safety precautions the Agrarian
Service Centre was severely damaged Mrs.
Gamage said.
She said when such an incident took place in
India the Minister in charge immediately resigned
and said the Minister should set an example.
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by Norman Palihawadana
(island.lk) The police are investigating the
circumstances which led to the death of a
person taken into custody by the Moratuwa
police on Friday (Sept 24). The police claim he
committed suicide the following day by slashing
his stomach with a shard of glass. The police
identified the dead suspect as Nayanajith.
The police say Nayanajith and one of his
accomplices wanted in connection with a spate
of robberies were taken in to custody.
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(dailymirror.lk) The body of the Sri Lankan Captain
killed by Somali pirates on Sunday is to be handed
over to the Sri Lankan authorities in the United
Arab Emirates in order to be transported to Sri
Lanka. The ship carrying the body is nearing the
Sharjah Port, sources said. Sunil Dharmaratne
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pirates boarded the “Ocean Trite” and opened fire.
Sri Lankan Authorities in Sharjah along with the
UAE authorities will conduct the autopsy, after
which the body will be transported to Sri Lanka.
The “Ocean Trite”, a commercial ship registered in
the UAE, was traveling between the waters of UAE
and Iran. A resident of Boralasgamuwa 54-yearold Dharmaratne had been working in Sharjah for
four years.
Non-related kidney donation now possible
Nadira Gunatilleke
(dailynews.lk/2010/09/27) Kidney patients in Sri
Lanka can obtain kidneys from live non-related
donors and cadaveric donors without problem. It
was earlier possible to obtain a kidney only from a
relation, monk or a priest. The Government bears
the entire cost of surgeries, a Health Ministry
spokesman said.
According to the spokesman, the first ever nonrelated kidney donation and transplant was
conducted at the Kandy Teaching Hospital where
a 32-year-old father of two donated a kidney to a
non-related war hero.
Both donor and recipient are in good health after
surgery. There are 1,000 donors in the database.
They have registered to donate kidneys for
patients who need kidneys, the spokesman said.
Around 20 main Government hospitals now
register kidney donors countrywide. The hospitals
are Colombo National Hospital, Kalubowila,
Ragama, Karapitiya, Kandy and Kurunegala
Teaching Hospitals, Anuradhapura, Badulla and
Ratnapura Provincial General Hospitals, Ampara,
Kegalle, Negombo, Nawalapitiya, Matara,
Dambulla and several District General Hospitals
and Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital.
These hospitals have computer facilities to
register the donors in the database, he said.
The new system will ease difficulties of kidney
patients. The implementation of the National
Organ Donor Program which includes
transplantation of kidneys to patients with chronic
kidney diseases is supported by the National
Kidney Foundation of Sri Lanka and the Kidney
Transplant Support Foundation, he added.
UNP rejects federal solution
(bbc.co.uk) There is no need for a federal political community in the north and east instead of a
solution in Sri Lanka, the country's main
political solution for the national question.
opposition has said.
He, however, said the UNP will not support any
The United National Party
move to amend or abolish the
(UNP),that has agreed for a
13 amendment that paved the
federal solution with the Tamil
way for the establishment of the
Tigers, said it is no longer
Provincial Councils.
necessary to devolve the
"The 13 amendment is a part of
centralised power into regions
the Sri Lanka constitution. We
as there are no longer 'armed
will continue to support it. But
militants'.
the need of the hour is to
In the Oslo statement agreed by
provide Tamil people with build
the UNP-led government and
up their normal life," he said.
the LTTE it was stated that
The amendment, introduced by
"both parties have decided to
the government after the Indo Minister GL Peiris, the chief
explore a political solution
Lanka agreement in 1987, is yet
negotiator of UNP-led
founded on internal selfto be fully implemented.
government, agreed for a federal Speaking with the BBC in
determination based on a
solution with the LTTE
federal structure within a united
London, Mr. Attanayake, added
Sri Lanka".
that there is no need for a
UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake told
political solution as the times have changed after
BBC Sandeshaya that the need of the hour is to
the military defeat of the Tamil Tigers.
'sort out day to day issues' of the Tamil
SF, Senaka indicted for harbouring deserters
by Chitra Weerarathne
(island.lk) The Colombo High Court
yesterday served indictment on retired
Army Commander Sarath Fonseka and
Captain Senaka Haripriya Silva on a
charge pertaining to the harbouring of
army deserters.
The second accused, Silva, was
yesterday refused bail and remanded.
The first accused, Sarath Fonseka, who
was arrested by the Military Police on
February 8, 2010, is at present in
remand prison.
When an application for bail for Silva
was made by Counsel Upul Jayasuriya,
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Thotawatta objected to it. He said that if
Silva is found guilty, he will be imposed
a sentence of 20 years rigorous
imprisonment. He said that Silva had
been convicted in a different case in the
High Court and was sentenced to a
prison term of three and half years.
Upul Jayasuriya, Counsel for Silva, said
that in the Udathalawinna Trial-at-Bar,
the accused were refused bail by the
High Court. The charge had been
related to the killing of 10 men. The
accused had filed an appeal to the
Supreme Court. The appeal was heard
by five judges of the Supreme Court.
The Attorney General did not object to
bail, when the issue was argued before
the Supreme Court. At the end of the
hearing the Court granted bail. Counsel
Jayasuriya pointed out, yesterday that at
the Udathalawinna appeal for bail, the
Attorney General did not object for bail,
despite the charge being are of murder.
But in this particular case the Attorney
General is vehemently objecting to bail.
Nalin Laduwahetty appeared for the
accused Sarath Fonseka.
The trial against Fonseka and Silva was
fixed for December 13 before High Court
Judge Deepali Wijesundera.
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Fonseka Trial-at-bar refixed for Oct 4 & 5
Parliamentary Council: UNP says
Opp. Leader will name nominee
Insists Speaker desist from interfering in
the process
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representative to the Parliamentary Council.
Under the 18 Amendment, the Speaker could
make appointments on behalf of the Prime
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Minister and the Opposition Leader in the event
(island.lk) The UNP says party leader Ranil
they refused to comply with the latest amendment.
Wickremesinghe is ready to appoint his nominee
The UNPer said that the entire process seemed to
to the five-member Parliamentary Council, though
be in chaos, though the government enticed a
his first choice, TNA MP M. A. Sumanthiran
group of Opposition MPs to vote for the 18th
refused to accept the appointment.
Amendment to the Constitution to do away with
WPC member Kithsiri Manchanayake says the
two-term limit for holding the office of the
Opposition leader shouldn’t be deprived of his
president.
right to name his nominee.
Referring to US President Barak Obama’s speech
Addressing the media, at the Opposition Leader’s
at the recently concluded 65th United Nations
Office on Monday (Sept 27), Manchanayake
General Assembly (UNGA), Manchanayake said
alleged that Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa was
that the US had targeted the newly introduced
planning to nominate an MP on behalf of the UNP
constitutional provisions, though no specific
leader. Manchanayake pointed out that even
reference was made to Sri Lanka. He asserted
Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne hadn’t named his
that the US had placed Sri Lanka among Iran,
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where democracy was at stake.
Responding to a query by The Island, Badulla
District MP Harin Fernando emphasized that
If any one of the required
UNP MPs, Joseph Michael Perera, Lakshman
documents are not submitted.
Kiriella and Ranjith Maddumabandara
abstained at the vote on the Emergency
debate last Friday (Sept 24) due to what he
called a communication error. The UNP voted
against the extension of emergency by another
month along with the TNA, while the three
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(sundaytimes.lk) The trial-at-bar against former
army commander Sarath Fonseka was re-fixed for
October 4 and 5th when the case was taken up
today with the presence of the ex-army chief.
Mr. Fonseka who is accused disclosing military
secrets was brought to courts under a tight
security after the Naval Medical officer issued a
medical report that he was fit to appear in courts.
He did not appear in courts yesterday has he was
indisposed.
Court ordered the publisher of the Sunday Leader
Lal Wickrematunge and its editor Fredrica Janz to
be present in courts on the next day of hearing.
The other witnesses said they will be summoned
according to the requirements of the courts.
Fonseka was charged in the case after he made a
controversial statement to the Sunday Leader
newspaper that Defence Secretary Gotabhaya
Rajaapaksa had issued orders not to spare any of
the LTTE members who were surrendering during
the final stages of the fighting in the north last
year.
Mr. Nalin Ladduwahetti, Counsel for Mr. Fonseka
informed the bench that through court had directed
to hand over a photocopy of the note book used
by Janz for the interview with Mr. Fonseka only 30
pages had been handed over. He said there were
more than 80 pages in the note book.
The Judges said that there were blank pages in
the book, But Ladduwahetti said he wanted to
personally check it out and sought permission to
meet the Registrar. Permission was granted.
State Counsel Wasantha Nawaratna Bandara
informed courts that since there were witnesses
from Geneva and New York and early date should
be given. Accordingly the case was fixed for the
first week of October.
Ban’s committee "not empowered
to investigate charges against SL’’
(island.lk) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had
yesterday told President Mahinda Rajapaksa in
New York for the sessions of the UN General
Assembly that his committee on Sri Lanka ``was in
no way empowered to investigate charges against
Sri Lanka, but was solely to advice him on matters
relating to Sri Lanka,’’ according to a news release
from the president’s office.
Ban’s office said in a ``readout’’ on yesterday’s
meeting that the Secretary General’s meeting with
Rajapaksa ``focused on the need to move forward
expeditiously on outstanding issues covered in the
joint statement of May 2009, particularly a political
settlement, reconciliation and accountability.’’
``The Secretary-General underlined that the
President’s strong political mandate provided a
uique opportunity to deliver on his commitment to
address these issues,’’ the UN spokesperson said.
``The President underlined that development and
education in the north were integral to national
reconciliation. He gave examples of progress
made on reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in
this regard.’’
There was no reference to discussions on Ban’s
committee in the UN release.
Rajapaksa had also updated the SG on the work
of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation
Commission (LLRC), the UN release said.
The president’s office in Colombo focused on the
work of the LLRC which was fully transparent and
established on principles of accountability ``in
keeping with Sri Lanka’s own method of searching
for the truth regarding a prolonged conflict and
identifying ways of preventing such conflicts in the
future.’’
External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris, Messers
Namal Rajapaksa, MP, Secretary to the President
Lalith Weeratunga, Secretary External Affairs
Romesh Jayasinghe, Attorney General Mohan
Peiris and Ambassador Palitha Kohona were
associated with the President.
Court Martial: AG briefs Supreme Court
By S.S. Selvanayagam
(dailymirror.lk) The Supreme Court was
yesterday informed that the Attorney
General had filed a motion indicating the
present position with regard to the
General Court Martial.
Deputy Solicitor General Sanjay
Rajaratnam made this submission when
retired General Sarath Fonseka’s
fundamental rights petition challenging
his arrest and detention was taken up for
hearing before a Bench comprising Chief
Justice Asoka De Silva, Justices K.
Sripavan and R.K. Suresh Chandra.
A motion filed on September 24 states
that while instructions have been
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the General Court Martial to try Gen.
Fonseka pertaining to charges against
him have been concluded whereas it
went on to state that Gen. Fonseka has
been found guilty by the GCM of all
charges in the charge sheet. Counsel
Shibly Aziz PC appearing for petitioners
Anoma Fonseka and Shamila Perera
told Court he had received the motion
yesterday while Counsel Romesh de
Silva PC appearing for Gen. Fonseka
told Court he had not yet received it. The
Counsel moved for time to consider it
and the Court listed the matter for
hearing on February 2 next year.
S.L.Gunasekera with Sanjeeva
Jayawardane instructed by Sudath
Perera Associates appeared for Maj.
Gen. Sumith Manawadu and Sanjeeva
Jayawardane with Manoj Bandara
instructed by Sudath Perera Associates
appeared for Brig. Wijesiri.
The Supreme Court had on February 12
granted leave to proceed with the
fundamental rights violation petition
challenging the alleged arbitrary arrest
and detention.
Leave to proceed was granted for the
alleged infringement of his fundamental
right to freedom from torture, freedom
from arbitrary arrest and detention.
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A ray of hope for struggling depositors
Consolidated company to hold Golden Key
assets in the offing
By Suresh Perera
(island.lk) The creation of a consolidated
company to hold the assets, real estate and
properties of the crisis-hit Golden Key is on the
cards as a viable option to generate an
operational profit by using the wealth of this
collapsed Ceylinco subsidiary worth billions of
rupees in a bid to repay struggling depositors,
the Sunday Island learns.
Following this new development, the sale of the
overall assets of Golden Key, including the
ultra-modern ENT Hospital, Ceysands Hotel
and three floors of Ceylinco House will be
placed on hold until the legal framework is
worked out, officials said last week.
"We are actively pursuing this line now as there
appears to be consensus on making use of
these valuable assets and transfer the profits to
grant relief to depositors", they noted. "We need
to get Supreme Court sanction to embark on
this initiative".
There are 54 companies listed under Golden
Key, some of which are still making a margin,
they said. "Depositors who had invested big
money can even be appointed to the board of
the proposed consolidated company as
directors".
Depositor’ representatives, in a series of
deliberations with the Supreme Court-appointed
three-member Committee of Chartered
Accountants, Central Bank and Attorney
General’s Department officials had insisted on
the formation of a holding company without
selling the assets for a song.
A case in point of the failed company’s assets
not fetching their targeted value was the stateof-the-art ENT hospital – one of the most
modern medical facilities in Asia – for which the
highest bid received was 1.3 billion rupees from
a Singaporean investor, the officials explained.
"Local bidders had quoted far less".
A key commercial bank had earlier valued this
hospital at 4.3 billion rupees and the
sophisticated medical equipment alone, apart
from the sprawling complex and its land value,
is worth 1.1 billion rupees, they asserted.
"It would have been a tragedy to have sold this
medical facility for a fraction of its value when
Golden Key depositors continue to struggle with
neither their interest nor capital for almost two
years now", they said. "The assets are the only
hope they have"
"We strongly protested against attempts to
dispose of these assets for a song", says Ms.
Dushanthi Hapugoda, the president of the
Golden Key Depositors’ Association. "If that was
allowed to happen, we would have been pushed
from the frying pan to the fire".
She said that it would be interesting to probe
reports that some of the assets had been sold
for prices far below market rates. "This is
beyond belief".
"That’s why we are in favour of creating a
holding company so that the operational profits
can be used to settle the dues of depositors
who have suffered for so long", she noted. "We
have only these assets to recover our
investments".
She said that while depositors continue to live in
agony, Golden Key directors still travel around
in BMWs, Prados and other super luxury
vehicles. "They even come for meetings with
Central Bank and other officials in these
vehicles".
Ms. Hapugoda said that the first round of talks
on creating a holding company were held with
Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal, his
officials and the Committee. "The talks were
very positive and ended on a fruitful note".
"With Lalith Kotelawala also cooperating with
ongoing efforts to repay depositors, the process
has become less complicated", she said. "We
need the support of all parties to end this
misery".
She said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa
had directed that Golden Key depositors, who
continue to go through a nightmare since the
company collapsed in December 2008, be
granted relief as early as possible.
"We have been summoned for a meeting with
the President on his return from New York", she
noted. "He is taking a lot of interest to resolve
this long-drawn issue".
The relatively small-time depositors – perhaps
those who had invested up to about three
million rupees – could be settled with funds
realized after disposing of assets and properties
of Golden Key directors, the officials said. "With
a few thousand off the list, it would make our
task easier".
These are the depositors who are suffering
most as there are scores amongst them who
had invested their pension funds and
compensatory benefits to eke out a living", they
said.
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(island.lk) SriLankan Airlines' global route network
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planned launch of new services to Guangzhou
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The announcement of new services comes on the
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finalized, the Airline is likely to commence
operations with three flights per week on every
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
Tourism is booming in the Indian Ocean island
nation, with a sustained growth rate of 50% over
the past 14 months, as travellers rediscover the
charms of its golden
beaches, mistswathed mountains,
ancient cultural
attractions, luxurious
resorts, and bargain
shopping.
With its hub in
Colombo at the
southern tip of India,
SriLankan also provides rapid and convenient
connections between North America, Europe and
the Middle East to the west, and South Asia and
the Far East on the other side.
Guangzhou is the third largest city in China and
the capital of Guangdong Province. It is a key
transportation hub and
trading port, and has a
population of more than
10 million people. It would
be the fourth Chinese city
to be served by
SriLankan, which currently
has three weekly flights to
Beijing, three to Hong
Kong, plus its service to
Shanghai.
The Airline is currently expanding both its fleet
medium-range and long-haul fleets, with five new
Airbus A320's on order for 2011. It took delivery of
a long-haul Airbus A330 in July, with possibly
another long-haul wide-body to be acquired soon.
SriLankan currently has a global route network of
49 destinations in 31 countries
IMF Executive Board approves another $212.5 mln to Sri Lanka
(sundaytimes.lk/100926) The Executive
Board of the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) on Friday approved the disbursement
of another $212.5 million installment under
the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), saying it
had completed the fourth review of Sri
Lanka's economic performance.
The money will be disbursed on Monday,
the IMF said in a statement after the
meeting. Murilo Portugal, Deputy Managing
Director and Acting Chair, said in the
statement that Sri Lanka’s performance
under the programme has been satisfactory
with overall economic conditions improving
and the economy likely to show strong
growth this year on the back of improved
fundamentals and political stability.
“Sustaining high, socially inclusive growth
will require substantially higher levels of
private investment, underpinned by broadbased structural and financial sector
reforms. The current favourable
environment allows the authorities to focus
on addressing the many challenges that
remain, particularly in the fiscal and financial
sectors,” he said, adding that policies will be
geared toward preserving macroeconomic
stability, ensuring external competitiveness,
facilitating capital market development, and
improving the investment climate.
He pointed out that fundamental tax reform,
including reform of the investment
promotion regime, is central to achieving the
government’s budget deficit reduction
targets while creating the fiscal space for
much-needed reconstruction and
infrastructure investment, as well as social
spending. “In this regard, the 2011 budget
will be key to demonstrate the government’s
continued commitment to the programme’s
goals.”
He said further improvements in monetary
policy formulation will provide useful support
for macroeconomic stability. “The Central
Bank is now in a position to move gradually
toward a flexible framework that targets
inflation more directly. The recent
introduction of more exchange rate flexibility
will support such a transition while also
helping to maintain competitiveness.”
Sri Lanka gets more Jet flights
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plans to introduce daily flights to the Sri Lankan
capital Colombo from Delhi and Mumbai to cater
to the rising number of visitors to the island.
The two new flights starting from November 5, are
in addition to the existing daily Chennal –
Colombo service, with which the airline launched
its international operations in 2004, a statement
said. The private carrier, India's second biggest
airline, will deploy 170-seater Boeing 737-800 for
the service to Sri Lanka whose launch coincides
with the start of the island's winter tourist season.
"Sri Lanka is fast emerging as a highly rated
global tourism destination and we are happy to
offer our guests seamless connections to several
destinations across our network," said Nikos
Kardassis, chief executive of Jet Airways.
Jet Airways flight 9W 256 will depart Mumbai daily
at 0210 hours reaching Colombo at 0445 hours.
On the return sector, flight 9W 255 will depart
Colombo at 2020 hours and reach Mumbai at
2255 hours.
On the Delhi-Colombo sector, flight 9W 257 will
depart Delhi at 1330 hours and arrive Colombo at
1705 hours and on the return leg, 9W 258 will
depart Colombo at 0750 hours and reach Delhi at
1130 hours.
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have been rising
sharply, especially from India, following the end of
the 30-year ethnic war in May 2009.
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Bids for Sri Lanka dollar bond over $ 2.5 b
(dailynews.lk/2010/09/28) Sri Lanka has received
bids of more than $2.5 billion for its 10-year dollar
bond, and the deal looks set to price tighter than
the expected 6.5 percent, sources said on
Monday.
Sri Lanka is the latest emerging sovereign to
venture into bond markets as investors’ risk
appetite has returned with a vengeance this
month, and its offer has met with solid demand.
Fund managers reported that the book size was at
$2.5 to $3 billion so far, compared with the
expected $1 billion to be sold. Books have closed
in Europe and Asia.
Sources had earlier told Reuters the deal would
price around 6.5 percent. Sri Lanka plans to use
the bond’s proceeds to fund the budget and to pay
short-term debt.
“Given the books are at these levels already and
the U.S. is yet to put in (orders), 6.375 percent
(yield) looks likely,” one fund manager in London
said. Asian orders had been around $1 billion. The
Sri Lankan central bank had said earlier it planned
to issue $1 billion of sovereign bonds. A source
with knowledge of the deal said Colombo would
likely cap the issue at $1 billion.
This will be the island’s third global debt issue
since 2007, when it issued a maiden $500 million,
five-year bond.
The government sold another $500 million,
five-year bond in 2009. Bank of America
Merrill Lynch , HSBC Holdings Plc and
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc are
managing the sale.
“We are seeing considerable interest for
emerging market bonds, and Sri Lanka will
play right into that,” said Scott Bennett,
who manages $1.5 billion in Asian fixed
income as head of Asian Investment at
Aberdeen Asset Management in
Singapore.
The sale comes a week after Standard &
Poor’s raised the country’s sovereign
credit rating by a notch to B-plus from B,
citing growth prospects and government
efforts to narrow the budget deficit.
Reuters
Sri Lanka starts nuclear power study,
talks with Russia
Sept 28, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has begun a study
to build a nuclear power plant to meet growing
electricity demand and is in talks with Russia and
other countries to get technology and training, an
official said. "We're considering nuclear power as an
option in our long-term generation plan for 2025,"
power and energy minister Patali Champika
Ranawaka told a news conference. "Our aim is to
diversify our sources of energy for generation
requirements. We will use nuclear power only if
other sources are not viable."
Electricity demand in the island has grown by eight
percent in the past six months and will double at the
current rate by 2018, he said.
The island's economic growth has begun to
accelerate following the end of its 30-year ethnic
war in May 2009.
"There's no danger of power cuts at the moment
and in the immediate future but we need to
prepare now itself to ensure there are no power
cuts after 2020," Ranawaka said. "Building a
nuclear power plant will take about 15 years."
A pre-feasibility study that has begun will take
about six months after which a feasibility study
will be done to decide from which country Sri
Lanka get assistance and where to build the
power plant.
Ranawaka said the government is in talks with
Russia which is ready to supply fuel for nuclear
power plants and take back radioactive waste
ash for disposal.
Russia, which has floating nuclear reactors, is
building a nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka, Mexico 'best for long-haul value'
(island.lk) Former Army Commander General Sarath
Fonseka arrives at the Colombo High Court to be
served indictment on charges pertaining to
harbouring army deserters. On the Right: Former
Minister Anuruddha Ratwatte arrives at the High
Court where the case against him filed by
Commission to Investigate Bribery or Corruption
was listed to be resumed.
(Photos: Sujatha Jayaratne)
(dailynews.lk/2010/09/27) Britain's long-haul
travellers will find that their pound will stretch
furthest in Sri Lanka, Mexico and the Far
East this winter, according to new research
into holiday costs, The Daily Telegraph
reported yesterday.
The Post Office's annual Long-Haul Holiday
Report compares the cost of 10 essential
holiday purchases "such as an evening
meal, a cup of coffee and sun cream" in 22
destinations.
In Sri Lanka, the 10 items cost just Pounds
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46.85 compared with Pounds 155.48 in the
Australian capital Sydney.
Research released this week by Hayes and
Jarvis, a tour operator specialising in longhaul trips, also suggested that Sri Lanka is
among the best-value destinations for a
package holiday, with a one-week break in
November costing Pounds 799 on average.
Sri Lanka has witnessed a sharp rise in
visitors following the end to the conflict.
Nearly 400,000 foreign tourists visited in the
first eight months of 2010.
Sri Lanka is also holding talks with the International
Atomic Energy Authority and countries with
advanced nuclear industries to provide training and
technical expertise.
Ranawaka said nuclear power is more costeffective in the long term against conventional
sources like coal as well as non-conventional
renewable sources like hydro, solar and wind.
Supplies of petroleum and coal fuels are running
out while renewable energy sources like solar and
wind cannot be despatched and centrally controlled
while storages costs are high, he said.
"The problem with solar and wind is that they are
not available when we need it most as our peak
electricity demand is at night," Ranawaka said.
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The Annual Charity Ball of the Sri Lankan Medical & Dental Association
A dance like no other
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MAGNI ARTS
The dew dropped flora and fauna and the sweetly
scented vibrant blossoms of the Birmingham
Botanical Gardens provided a beautiful backdrop
for the Annual Charity Ball of the Sri Lankan
Medical & Dental Association(SLMDA) on
Saturday the 18th September 2010. This was a
venue that stood out from the usual Sri Lankan
dance venues on Bath Road, Heathrow in that the
setting was idyllic amidst lush, green foliage and
the ambience had a rapport with nature. In
keeping with the floral theme, the tables in the
opulent Garden Suite were named after flowers &
the décor, in various hues of lilac & purple,
blended tastefully with the surrounding greenery.
The move away from London did not seem to
adversely affect attendance however, as a crowd
of nearly 300 guests, mostly of Sri Lankan origin &
mostly doctors & dentists by profession were
present at this dance. Departing from tradition
over a third of the guests were youth which
brought promise to the future of the association.
Following a sumptuous three-course meal, Dr
Rasieka Jayatunga, the President of the SLMDA,
addressed the guests, requesting that a minute's
silence was observed in memory of the co-founder
of the SLMDA Dr Jeewa Siriwardena and the
brothers of four members of the committee who
had died within the previous three months. She
emphasised on the ethnic harmony, which bonded
the committee, and advocated that Sri Lanka
should emulate the same. She also elaborated on
the Limb Fitting Project, run by Dr Bandara
Panangamuwa who has to date fitted over 500
limbs to the limbless in the IDP camps in Sri Lanka
during the past 15 months. She urged well wishes
to donate funds to this worthy cause, and thereby
contribute to the betterment of those
disadvantaged fellow countrymen in our
Motherland.
A short traditional dance item by Miss Indula
Bopitiya & Miss Sayuri Serasingha provided
variety to the evening's entertainment while the
compere, Mr Raveen Jayasuriya, a 5th-yr medical
student, ensured that the night unfolded smoothly.
The excellent band Exceed, (led by Mr Praveen
Karunasena) delighted the guests with a fantastic
repertoire of music, appealing to all ages & tastes,
which had them dancing the night away. Feeling
was unanimous that the association had finally
found the secret formula to engage with the youth
and provide entertainment across the age
boundaries.
There was a general consensus that this was a
dance like no other, with the emphasis being on
quality than quantity, taking the SLMDA to new
heights, and providing a breath of fresh air on the
usual Sri Lankan dinner dance circuit. As
Birmingham was waking to greet the Pope, the
guests departed at 1.30 am with the feeling that
this was the best Annual Charity Ball the
association had organised in it's 28-year history.
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sustainable manner. We hope that Palestine
will be a full member of this Assembly next
year.
He criticized imposing unilateral embargoes on
sovereign nations. He brought to the notice
that “Our guiding principle must always be that
of mutual respect in international discourse,
even as we disapprove and condemn
measures such as unilateral embargoes.”
He added, experience in the recent past
amply demonstrates that these embargoes
impact not on governments but on the
most vulnerable sections of the community.
In the same spirit, I would call for the
empathy of the international community,
towards the aspirations of the Cuban
people.
He further said, “I also wish to urge with all
the emphasis at my command the need for
greater concern and involvement on the
part of the international community to
assist the people of Africa in their efforts to
elevate the quality of life on their continent.
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Occupancy increases at WTC, rents up
Rs. 4.2 bn. rights issue to strengthen
Overseas Realty
(island.lk) Overseas Realty
(Ceylon) PLC, (ORCL), owners
of the World Trade Centre (WTC)
and developers of Havelock City
is raising slightly over Rs.4.2
billion to fund the compulsory
redemption of Non Convertible
Cumulative Redeemable
Preference Shares (NCCRPS)
issued by the company and
taken up by its major
shareholder.
Shing Kwan Investment
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of the Shing Kwan group of
billionaire S.P. Tao, took up these
preference shares as part of a
restructure exercise undertaken
by ORCL in 2005.
Shareholders have been told that
following redemption of the
preference shares at a cost of
Rs.3.74 billion, an anticipated
surplus of Rs.472.8 million will
be infused as working capital
into the Havelock City project.
ORCL was restructured five
years ago by writing off its
accumulated losses by
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its issued share capital).
This was a unique exercise in
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British volunteers at Marawila school
(island.lk) A British NGO, called SAGA, has
stepped in to help Thalwila Wella Junior school,
north of Marawila, as part of its four worldwide
projects involving volunteers. The other projects
are in Nepal, South Africa and the Caribbean (St
Lucia). Under this programme, four British
volunteers are now attached to the staff of the
school which has 104 pupils, aged between 5
and 15. The volunteers, who arrived in Sri Lanka
on September 12, are expected to be here for a
month, sharing their experience.
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it simmer for a further ten minutes. Then add the
thick coconut milk and cook for a few more
minutes, the remove from the fire and add lemon
juice. Remember to keep on stirring as the lemon
juice is added - otherwise the gravy may get
clotted.
Kiri Malu
Fish (white) curry
Fish 1 lb (King Fish, Jack or Mullet is
recommended)
Ground turmeric ½ teaspoon
Onions finely chopped 1
Salt and fenugreek seeds 1 teaspoon each
Garlic 2 cloves chopped
10 curry leaves
Coconut milk (thin) 1 ½ cups
Coconut milk (thick) ½ cup
Lemon juice to taste
Sri Lanka Roti is similar to Indian bread but
contains grated coconut/desiccated coconut
Using a bowl, mix the flour, coconut and salt. Then
add bit of water (as required) to make a soft
dough. Mix the flour till it turns out into a ball of
dough and till the mixture does not paste to the
sides of the bowl. Form the prepared dough into
small balls and then flatten them before cooking.
Each could be the size of a saucer. Cook them in
a hot pan in oil or ghee.
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literacy. She later moved into educational
advisory and management work, including school
inspection for eight years, before retiring in
2009."I have always wanted to visit Asia,
particularly Sri Lanka. By working in Thalwila
Wella School I hope to gain a greater
understanding of the country and to help some of
its pupils. My particular expertise is in Language
Development and the identification and support
of pupils with learning difficulties and disabilities."
Miss Sarah Yeoward says she came out to Sri
Lanka as a Volunteer in a non-teaching capacity.
"Back in England I am a Florist. I have been
fortunate to travel all over the world, and I
wanted to come to Sri Lanka and ‘put something
back’ into a part of the world that I really like.
"I have never been to Sri Lanka, so the idea of
helping in a local school really appealed to me. I
love small children and I hope I can at least help
them with some of their English learning at this
early age."
So, what is the ‘value-added’ of these projects?
Such projects of Thalwila Wella School provide
an interface for mutual learning, sharing and
caring across countries, racial groups and
religions.
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children the desire for life-long learning and
engage with other cultures via the medium of
language and sports activities.(SF)
Sri Lankan Recipes
Kakulluwo Curry
(Crab curry)
Wash the fish well and dry completely. Rub the
fish with turmeric and ½ teaspoon salt. Place the
fenugreek seeds in water for around 10 to 15
minutes. Placr fenugreek seeds in a saucepan
together with the onions, garlic, curry leaves and
the thin coconut milk and 1/1 teaspoon of salt.
Place on low fire and simmer till the onions are
soft. At this point stir well and add the fish and let
Self raising flower/rice flower 2 cups
Desiccated coconut or grated coconut ½ cup
Salt teaspoon 1
Water 1 cup
Oil/ghee for cooking the Roti
Atkinson said the volunteers had to pay between
2,300 Sterling pounds to 2,700 Sterling pounds
each, to meet hotel accommodation (full board),
return air tickets and 200 Sterling pound donation
to the project, in this case Thalwila Wella Junior
school.
Mrs. Margaret Baldwin, who is a qualified
Secondary School Teacher and a grandmother to
15 children, said:"I realize how lucky I am that all
my grandchildren are healthy and happy and that
all their needs are met. However, I am aware that
many children are not as fortunate and I hope to
do something to help."
"As a retired teacher of Home Economics, with a
life-long interest in crafts, I hope to involve the
older girls in simple needle-craft projects, which
could help them earn a living later on. I have
found three sewing machines at the school.
However, they have not been used for over a
year as the salty sea air has caused the
machines to seize and they need servicing by an
engineer. Fortunately, I have met another
holidaymaker at the Club Palm Bay Hotel, who is
an engineer, and he has offered to service them.
So we are hunting round for tools to facilitate the
job.
I have also approached local tailors and dressmakers for remnants of materials for the school
pupils to use and they have agreed".
Mrs. Janice Beattie is an experienced teacher
who has worked with pupils, from four years old
to 16 years old, in a variety of schools in the UK.
During a 30-year teaching career, she has also
worked with adults to improve their language and
Large crabs 2
Finely chopped onions 3
Garlic chopped 6 colves
Grated fresh ginger 2 teaspoons
Fenugreek seeds ½ teaspoon
Curry leaves 8
Some cinnamon
Chilli powder 1 to 2 teaspoons
Ground turmeric teaspoons 1
Salt teaspoons 3
Coconut milk (thin) cups 4
Desiccated coconut tablespoons 2
Ground rice tablespoons 1
Coconut milk (thick) 2 cups
Lemon juice tablespoons 3
First of all remove the large
shells of the crabs and get rid of
fibrous tissue found under the
shells. Divide each crab into 4
portions, breaking each body in
half and separating large claws
from body. Leave the legs
attached to the body. Place
onion, garlic, and fenugreek,
curry leaves, cinnamon, chilli,
turmeric, salt and coconut milk
(thin) into a saucepan cover and let it simmer for
about half an hour. Add crabs and cook for 20
minutes more if using raw crabs. If cooked crabs
are used cook for only 7 to 10 minutes. The crabs
should be submerged in the mixture (gravy) when
cooking.
Heat desiccated coconut and ground rice
separately in a dry frying pan over moderate heat,
stirring constantly to prevent burning, until each is
golden brown. Then put
it in an electric blender
container, add half the
thick coconut milk,
cover and blend on high
speed for one minute.
Add to curry with lemon
juice. Wash out blender
with remaining coconut
milk and add to the
preparation. Simmer
without the lid for about
another ten minutes.
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Trinity cruise to third outright win
(island.lk) Paceman Thissa Bandara
and spinner Kavinda Jayasuriya
impressed with good figures as Trinity
College cruised to an innings and 47
run victory over Vidyartha College, for
their third successive victory, in the
Under-19 two day match which ended
in Kandy, yesterday.
While Bandara picked up six wickets to
dismiss Vidyartha for 49 runs in the first
innings, Jayasuriya’s five wicket haul
restricted them to 69 runs in the second
innings.
Jayasuriya also did well with the bat,
top scoring with 49 runs for Trinity who
made 165 for six wickets declared on
the first day.
Scores:
Vidyartha 49 all out in 26.3 overs
(Thissa Bandara 6/15, Aamil Anas 2/03)
and 69 all out in 47.5 overs (U.
Wickramasinghe 24; Thissa Bandara
2/09, Kavinda Jayasuriya 5/15)
No play on second day
The Inter School Under-19 two-day
match between Siri Piyaratana College
and Lumbini College was called off
without a ball being bowled on the
second day due to rain at BRC
Grounds, yesterday.
Lumbini were in command at the end of
the first day after enforcing the follow
on.
Scores:
Lumbini 240 all out in 39 overs (Ashan
Rusiru 44, Maduka Liyanapathiranage
32, Damith Priyadharshana 35, Heshan
Madusanka 24, Zaman Osman 30,
Chanaka Dushmantha 25; Udara
Mendis 4/46, Manuwa Liyanage 3/52).
Siri Piyaratana 80 all out in 25.5 overs
(Pathum Dilshan 19; Maduka
Liyanapathiranage 5/42, Prabath
Jayasuriya 4/30) and 2 runs for no
wickets. (RF)
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for World Masters tourney
(nation.lk/2010/09/26) Sri Lanka batting maestro Sanath
Jayasuriya and bowling all-rounder Chaminda Vaas are
among hosts of Sri Lankan ex-cricketers who will
represent Sri Lanka at the four-nation CLOBI Cup World
Master’s Cricket Tournament to be held in Barbados,
West Indies. The tournament, a brainchild of Cricket
Legend’s of Barbados is aimed at bringing the legends of
cricket together for the purpose of providing a world
class, exciting and entertaining tournament to Barbados,
the region and the world. All matches will be played at
the Kensington Oval, formerly known as Pickwick Cricket
Club. The one-week event will commence on October
30 with the finals to be played on November 5.
Former Sri Lanka skipper Marvan Atapattu will captain
Sri Lanka legends team. Though Sri Lanka is yet to
finalise the team, players Romesh Kaluwitharana, Upul
Chandana, and Indika de Saram have all confirmed their
participation.
Sri Lanka Beach Volleyball
team clears first hurdle
by Manjula D. Phillips
(island.lk) Sri Lankan men’s and women’s Beach
Volleyball teams created history, when they emerged as
South Asian Beach Volleyball Champions last Monday in
Chennai, India at the South Asian Olympic qualifying
Tournament.
Sri Lanka fielded two men’s and two women’s teams.
They comprised Mahesh Perera and Wasantha
Ratnapala, Sampath Perera and Asanka Pradeep,
Geethika Gunawardena and W.W.Sujiva, Leena
Sandamali and Sagarika Gunasinghe.
"This is a huge achievement in Sri Lanka Beach
Volleyball history since only one country is picked from
the south Asian region, at this tournament. Our teams
have qualified from the South Asian Region to play in the
Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament that will be held
next year," Media Spokesman of the Sri Lanka Volleyball
Federation squadron leader Padman Costa told
The Island.
Sri Lankan men’s and women’s teams beat India and
Maldives comprehensively.
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NANDASENA - MRS D SIEBEL - 3/1, Sri
Several Sri Lankans shortlisted
in Cricinfo’s World XI
(island.lk) Popular cricket website
cricinfo has launched a mission to find
out the all-time Test World XI after it
picked the all-time Test XIs of all Test
playing nations over a 15 month
period. 88 players were shortlisted by
a panel of 12 that had eight former
Test captains, including Sri Lanka’s
Duleep Mendis, cricket writers and
cricket historians. Some of the all time
cricket greats of Sri Lanka such as
Arjuna Ranatunga, Aravinda de Silva,
Kumar Sangakkara, Muttiah
Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya,
Marvan Atapattu, Chaminda Vaas and
Mahela Jayawardene were among the
ten Sri Lankan cricketers picked by the
panel. While Atapattu and Jayasuriya,
both converted openers, were
shortlisted in the category of openers,
Ranatunga, De Silva and
Jayawardene were picked up in the list
of middle order batsmen that consisted
other greats such as Sir Don
Bradman, Brian Lara, Graeme Pollock,
Greg Chappell, Javed Miandad, Sir Viv
Richards, Alan Border and Sachin
Tendulkar. Kumar Sangakkara was
picked in the category of wicketkeeper
alongside Adam Gilchrist, Alan Knott
and Ian Smith while Chaminda Vaas
was in the list of all-rounders alongside
Sir Garry Sobers, Sir Richard Hadlee,
Sir Ian Botham and Kapil Dev.
Of the 29 bowlers picked four were Sri
Lankans with Ashantha de Mel,
Rumesh Ratnayake and D.S. de Silva
teaming up with Muttiah Muralitharan.
Cricinfo said that it will announce the
all-time World XI on October 12.
The shortlists
Openers: Arthur Morris, Barry
Richards, Glenn Turner, Gordon
Greenidge, Graeme Smith, Hanif
Mohammad, Marvan Atapattu, Saeed
Anwar, Sanath Jayasuriya, Sir Conrad
Hunte, Sir Jack Hobbs, Sir Leonard
Hutton, Stewie Dempster, Sunil
Gavaskar, Victor Trumper, Virender
Sehwag
Middle order: Aravinda de Silva, Alan
Border, Arjuna Ranatunga, Bert
Sutcliffe, Brian Lara, Dudley Nourse,
George Headley, Graeme Pollock,
Greg Chappell, Inzamam-ul-Haq,
Jacques Kallis, Javed Miandad, Ken
Barrington, Kevin Pietersen, Mahela
Jayawardene, Martin Crowe, Martin
Donnelly, Rahul Dravid, Sachin
Tendulkar, Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Viv
Richards, Vijay Hazare, Wally
Hammond, Zaheer Abbas
All-rounders: Aubrey Faulkner,
Chaminda Vaas, Imran Khan, John
Reid, Kapil Dev, Keith Miller, Mike
Procter, Sir Garry Sobers, Sir Ian
Botham, Sir Richard Hadlee, Vinoo
Mankad
Wicketkeepers: Adam Gilchrist, Alan
Knott, Ian Smith, Jackie Hendriks,
John Waite, Kumar Sangakkara, M. S.
Dhoni, Rashid Latif
Bowlers: Abdul Qadir, Allan Donald,
Anil Kumble, Ashantha de Mel, Bill
O’Reilly, Curtly Ambrose, Daniel
Vettori, Dennis Lillee, Derek
Underwood, Erapalli Prasanna, Fazal
Mahmood, Fred Trueman, Glenn
McGrath, Harold Larwood, Hugh
Tayfield, Jack Cowie, Javagal Srinath,
Lance Gibbs, Malcolm Marshall,
Michael Holding, Muttiah Muralitharan,
Rumesh Ratnayake, Shane Bond,
Shane Warne, Shaun Pollock, D.S. de
Silva, Sydney Barnes, Waqar Younis,
Wasim Akram.
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Kumar Sangakkara - ICC Best Batsman of the Year:
Emerging players a threat to regulars
since 2001, where we entered the final, we
(sundayobserver.lk/2010/09/2) Cricket: Positive have not done well in the under 19 level. Now
we go down to the under 15 and 17 levels too.
signs by young Test aspirants strongly claiming
We have national pools for these age groups.
for places in the national team who could even
The under 15 and 17 comes under Roger
challenge some of the established players and
Wijesuriya, then Naveed Nawaz takes over
ousting them, shows the SLC decentralized
from under 19. From this level we have a
coaching system has worked effectively during
professional management and from the
the past years.
Sri Lanka has been presently ranked at number development squad Sumithra Warnakulasuriya
takes over. He has done a fantastic job over the
three ahead in both one-day and Tests formats
and Kumar Sangakkara has been named as the last two years. The ‘A’ team is currently handled
by Romesh Kaluvitharana” opined Jayaratne.
Best Batsman of the year by the ICC. This
In the coaching sphere there is also Champaka
exemplifies the steady progress made by the
Ramanayake and Anusha Samaranayake,
team.
Prabath Nissanka are looking
A typical example is some
after the fast bowlers and Piyal
of the national players like
Wijetunga and Oshadie
Jehan Mubarak, Chamara
Weerasinghe in charge of the
Silva, Farveez Maharoof
spinners. What the Cricket
are trying to claw their
Board did recently was like other
way back into contention.
international teams they too
But with emerging players
introduced a Super Management
of the calibre of Dinesh
system in their national fore
Chandimal, Jeevan
front. In the past we had only the
Mendis, Lahiru
coach and the assistant.
Thirimanne, Dimuth
But now, Ruwan Kalpage has
Karunaratne to name a
been brought in for specialised
few who are making rapid
fielding for the national team
progress in making the
only and Champaka
grade, there is bound to
Ramanayake has been put in
be a threat to the regular
charge again as the national fast
players. They are applying
bowling coach specifically for the
tremendous pressure to
national team. So, along with
keep the senior players on
Trevor Bayliss and Steuart Law
their toes.
we have two more guys who
Former Thomian and
make a four-member coaching
youth cricketer Jerome
management team, other than
Jayaratne who is the
the manager and whoever it is.
Head of Coaching SLC,
said that the whole edifice Kumara Sangakkara - the Sri Lanka With these things introduced, we
skipper honoured with title
see that the teams were better
of Sri Lanka Cricket, the
Best Batsman of the Year by the ICC. managed, handled and the input
coaching, strength
was better.” Jayaratne said.
conditioning and
Going down the ladder, Jayaratne said that
physiotherapy area is housed together.
However the whole assessment comes with the there has been a noticeable progress seen in
the under 15 cricketers. There has been a fine
performance of the national team.
streamlining of the system from under 15,17,19,
Jayaratne represented the Sri Lanka Under 19
development, academy and ‘A’ teams and the
team under Aravinda de Silva and toured
Australia in 1984. In 1986 was a member of the national team. About the coaching staff a lot of
credit should go to people like Roger Wijesuriya
Sri Lanka Under 23 team under Arjuna
who handles a vast number of juniors. Naveed
Ranatunga when they met their Pakistan
Nawaz under 19, along with Upul Chandana
counterparts led by Salim Malik. He also
and then Warnakulasuriya at the
obtained the level three coaching
academy level and ‘Kalu’ takes over
certificate both from England and
and followed by Bayliss and Law.
Australia.
Jayaratne further said that everyone
“Doesn’t matter whatever is done,
knows the recognised players, but a
but if the national team is not
sudden resurgence in the past
doing well, the whole edifice will
couple of years have seen some
collapse. So at the moment the
players in the age group of 19 to 21
ICC has rated us number three in
like Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh
both forms of the game which
Chandimal, Thisara Perera, Nuwan
shows consistency. And right now
Pradeep, Chaminda Eranga - an up
we have the number one
and coming fast bowler, Kusal
batsman in the world rated by the
Janith, Dilshan Munaweera and
ICC Kumar Sangakkara. So it
Dimuth Karunaratne progressing,
shows some sort of progress.”
surpassing senior players like Jehan
said Jayaratne.
Mubarak, Malintha Warnapura,
Jerome Jayaratne
Speaking further, Jayaratne said:
- Head of Coaching, SLC. Michael Vandort to name some. The
“In our coaching area generally
reason behind this is Sri Lanka
what happens is most of the people are
Cricket gave all these players national full time
highlighted if they are only at the national level
contracts.
or management, but there is so much of spade
work to be done from the grass roots level up to The lowest level was Rs.40,000 per month to
make them full time professionals. For the last
the top before a player embarks into the
one year 78 boys were employed as full time
International arena. Undoubtedly our schools
are the best nurseries and academies and from professional cricketers, the lowest category of
the Academy was paid Rs.40,000 per month,
there we build for the future.”
the Development Squad was paid Rs.60,000,
“Unlike in the past, the bench strength of
Rs.100,000 for the T20 and the national
coaches are good. if you take a under 19 or a
contracts of ‘A’ team and National Team which
‘A’ team, we have a fielding coach, a fast
bowling coach etc. It is like a mini-management are paid in US dollars.
This year, SLC is hoping to contract 100 players
although not as powerful as the national team.
So the strength of the coaching staff is good. In for the year 2010/11. This will include about six
the past at the under 19 level we use to train for or seven players who performed well at the last
Under 19 World Cup held in New Zealand this
about 6 to 9 months prior to a World Cup. But
year. These players have been spotted by the
Junior Selection Committee and the Coaches.
In the provincial structure too, the cricket Board
(dailynews.lk/2010/09/27) Meloney Abeysekera
has about 35 to 40 coaches covering the
nee Silva, wife of cricket cheerleader Percy
country. These coaches work very closely with
Abeysekera, passed away on Friday, in Kalutara
the club coaches in selecting players. Up to the
after a brief illness.
Under 19 level the selection is done by the
Meloney, who was 59 at the time of her death,
junior selection Panel, beyond that the selection
married Percy in 1968 and was the mother of
process is done by the National Selectors who
Sampath Garfield and Nadeesha Nimmi.
sit with the respective coaches.
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Percy's wife dies
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for the Nalandian who missed as many as six
potential chances of scoring due to peer finish by
their forwards. Nalandians also put up a fine
defence to foil their opponents from scoring. The
only goal in the match came in the 20th minute of
the first-half when the Benedictines were awarded
a short corner and left-extreme Jayantha
Susendra taking it drove the ball direct to skipper
and centre half Shehan Samarasinghe who
scooped the ball into the goal.
The second-half saw the Nalandian trying hard to
obtain the equaliser while the Bens preserved their
wafer thin lead during the entire 30 minutes of
play.
Royal College, Colombo trounced Zahira College,
Matale 7-1 to finish third in the losers finals. In the
semi-finals, Nalanda College beat Zahira College,
Matale 4-0 and St. Benedict's College had to fight
hard to defat Royal College 2-1 in a game which
rose to great heights.
The boys finals was umpired by S.N. Jayasinghe
and Duminda Fernando.
Additional Zonal Director of Education, Matale,
Jayaprakash distributed the main awards with
Ranjith Wijesundera - Principal, Nalanda College.
GAMES: Pushpadana Girls College, Kandy,
retained the championship title for the second
successive year while St. Benedict's College,
Kotahena won the boys championship after a long
lapse at the Hockey National School Games
organised by the Ministry of Education and the
finals were played at the Nandimithra International
Hockey Stadium in Matale during the week.
In the final for the girls championship, it turned to
be an all Kandy affair and Pushpadana Girls
College beat Seetha Devi Balika Vidyalaya by two
goals to nil after a gruelling contest.
After a blank first half, the Pushpadana 'stickers'
proved their superiority after the turn around when
they scored goals through centre half Jeewanthi
Kusala Jayaratne and centre forward Chathurika
Ekanayake.
D.R.B. Dissanayake and Ajith Manjula umpired.
Visakha Vidyalaya beat Yasodara Vidyalaya 2 - 0
to clinch the third spot.
Earlier in the semi-finals, Pushpadana Girls
College scored a close 1-0 win over Visakha
Vidyalaya in a match which was as good as the
finals while in the
second semi final
Seetha Devi Balika
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Kandy schools ready for cricket season
only produced several top teams, but also some
of the country’s finest cricketers.
Sports have always been part and parcel of a
No doubt, the greatest of them all is Muttiah
schoolboy’s life. With the schools rugby season
Muralitharan, but amongst many others Jack
over it’s time for cricket which is a popular sport,
Anderson stands out having the unique distinction
particularly in Kandy.
Whatever the secret maybe, Kandy has produced of scoring five hundreds in the 1918 season in
only five games with a mammoth 291 against S.
some of the top schoolboy cricketers. Today, the
Thomas’ College. The period 1916-1920 was
Sri Lanka skipper Sangakkara, Chamara
called the golden era of Antonian cricket.
Kapugedera and the world’s greatest bowler
This time too, the school is coached by an old
Muttiah Muralitharan are products of Kandy.
boy, Champika Siriwardene, and they opened the
This time the forthcoming school cricket season
season with a good performance against S.
2010/2011 promises to be a successful and
Thomas’ Mt. Lavinia, who avoided defeat through
interesting one for Kandy with eight of its schools
a sixth-wicket stand when forced to follow on.
being fortunate with talented cricketers and top
Antonian spinner Aravinda Premaratne ran
coaches.
through the Thomian batting to take 7 wickets.
St Anthony’s College
Hiran Wickremasekara, the skipper of the side is
St. Anthony’s College has been a major force in
a fine bat scoring 65 runs in the Thomian innings.
school cricket in the past though they have not
fared that well in recent years. Antonians have not Hiran has passed the 1000 run mark in the past
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big disadvantage to them.
Yet they too have produced
several top-class cricketers,
like Maurice Fernando,
(The Nation) Elisha Gomes (right)
Clifford Ratnavibushana,
and Dehara Katepiarachchi will
Hubert Jayasuriya,
represent Sri Lanka in the
Lakshman Gazaly, Ajith
synchronized swimming events at
Gannoruwa, Nazar Razak,
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Tissa and Lalith Wijeratne,
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Their first encounter this
Hassan, to name a few.
season was against Dharmapala College
Pannipitiya, which ended in a draw. The side is led Sri Rahula College
Sri Rahula lost their coach, after 18 long years,
by Yasinda Athukorale a superb all-rounder with
Aubrey Kuruppu has taken over Vidyartha
the talented Laksitha Madushan, Chamil
College, and Sri Rahula is still to concentrate on
Gunasekara, Chaduka Welisundara and Nisitha
cricket this season.
Wijekoon backing him. It is said that Dharmapala
Sri Sumangala College
is still to find a coach and the last year’s captain
Earlier known as St. Paul’s College, Sri
helps with the coaching.
Sumangala are blessed with a good team and like
St.Sylvester’s College
To their credit St. Sylvester’s College continues to in the past should do well.
play good cricket with the limited facilities
available to them. They are coached by Tudor
Gunaratne who learnt his cricket at St. Sylvester’s
under Malcolm Perera. Sylvestrians took up
cricket in 1955, and in 1994 they were the All
Island Schools League Champions.
Some of the players who should do well are
Dushan Malalasena, Sumedha Dissanayake,
A match-winning innings of 109
Tivanka Gunaratne, Niluka Kandaddarage and F.
not out off 86 balls (19 fours, 3
Ahamed.
sixes) by Harsha Udayakumara
They went down to the Trinitians by an innings in
and a half-century from Dulaj
their opening match at Asgiriya.
Seneviratne helped Asoka de
They have produced some good cricketers over
Silva School to an emphatic
the years and some played premier cricket without
169-run win over Sydney
playing for the school that is late E. Marikar and
Scorchers (Australia) in their 40Abdul Razak of Prisons Dept., Nihal
over match played at the NCC
Samarasekara was the first to play for the country,
grounds.
Ishak Sahabdeen who played One Day
Asoka de Silva School 305-7
Internationals and Mervyn Rodrigo the first Sri
(39) (Harsha Udayakumara 109,
Lanka Schools cricketer produced by this school.
Dulaj Seneviratne 67, R
Other renowned Sylvestrian cricketers are
Prasanna 50, Madawa Anuthara
Wasantha Basnayake, Nimal Lewke, Nihal
28, Pirenu 5/28, Dustin 2/38)
Rajakaruna, the Perera brothers - Malcolm, Anton
Sydney Scorchers 136-7
and Roland, Leslie Marshal, Vernon Nanayakkara,
(Satyan 57 n.o., Shaluka Silva
Maithri and Gamini Rajapakse, JG Thilakasiri,
4/29, Osura Bulathsinghala
Grey Hidelaarachchi, HC Ranjith, Rajaratnam
3/21)
brothers Prasanna and the others, M. Ayub and
TS
Harsha, Dulaj steer
Asoka de Silva School
to victory
Bishops makes a splash at diving
Proving strength in numbers is no barrier for
victory, the brave hearted team of six divers
from Bishop’s College emerged runners up at
the National Age Group Diving Championship
of 2010.
The championship which was worked off at St.
Joseph’s College and Police pools saw some
of the best performances in the local diving
scene. The sextet from Bishop’s performed
exceptionally to earn 49 points, losing the top
notch title by just two points. They achieved
this feat with just six divers while the winners
Vishaka Vidyalaya did so with a team of
thirteen.
Getting placed in both categories of
Springboard and Platform, the Bishopian’s also
showed their prowess in both age groups
Under-15 and Under-13. Sachini Dissanayaka
and Nivanka Nanayakkara took the lead
gaining points for the team, being placed in
The courageous Bishops College diving team
(seated from left): Sachini Dissanayake (Vice Captain),
Esiri Kankanige (Coach), Savini Tennakoon (Captain),
G Dissanayake (Teache-In-Charg); (standing from left):
Chenuri Fernando, Mandani Tennakoon,
Nivanka Nanayakkara and Radeesha Wanduragala
both the springboard and platform. Esiri
Kankanige is the coach for Bishops College
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Kumarasinghe wins marathon
M A Phakurdeen Addalaichenai
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(dailynews.lk/2010/09/28)
R P A Kumarasinghe of
Maha-Oya was adjudged
Nestle Marathon Winner
at the Nestle Lanka
Marathon Competition
(open) and annexed the
handsome trophies along
with the cash award of Rs
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Akkaraipattu on Saturday
in the presence of a large
gathering of Sinhalese,
Tamils and Muslims after
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Although 1500
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frame at the last moment and a keen competition
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The second place in the Marathon competition
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and the third place goes to R D S Kumarathunga
of Varahapitiya, Maha Oya.
They too were given cash award (Rs 10,000 and
Rs 7,500 respectively) along with the trophies.
Meanwhile, in the school level competition
(Boys) V M Buddhika Santharuwan Vavahapitiya
MV, Maha Oya won the first place.
The second and the third place went to J T M M
Kavintha Santhamal of Gamini Maha Vidyalaya,
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Galle clinched the Old Wesleyite Sports Club
cricket sixes title for the first time when they
defeated the favourites St. Peter’s College by 32
runs in the final worked off at Campbell Park
yesterday. This 18th annual inter-school under 19
tournament was conducted by the Old Wesleyites
Sports Club in collaboration with the Sri Lanka
Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by
Ceylon Biscuits Limited for the third successive
year.
Richmond College received the Munchee Glucofit
Trophy as they went through a highly successful
tournament after having started off as complete
outsiders from Group ‘A’.
They produced their best performance in the final
by scoring a formidable 99 for one from their
allotted five overs. In reply St. Peter’s College
failed to make a match of it and finished on 67 for
4 at the end of their five overs.
Earlier in the semi-finals against Joseph Vaz
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up a massive 105 for one from their five overs
and then restricted their opponents to 26 for 3.
The Peterites also put up a pleasing performance
to overcome their semi-final hurdle while
defeating Royal College, Panadura in an exciting
encounter. Royal, Panadura rattled up a
competitive 69 for 2 from their five overs and St.
Peter’s College reached the target scoring 71 for
1 in 4.1 overs.
Richmond College qualified into the quarter-finals
having made a fine start to their campaign from
their group which also included the defending
champions St. Joseph’s College, former
champions Thurstan College, Batticaloa
Combined team, St. Sebastian’s, Prince of
Wales, Royal, Basilica, Ragama and Trinity
College, Kandy. St. Peter’s College powered their
way into the final round after a successful
campaign from the bottom half where they faced
some stiff opposition from Wesley, Ananda,
Moratu MV, Nalanda, St. Benedict’s, Kalutara
The skipper of the champion Richmond College team
Dananjaya de Silva receiving the Munchee Glucofit
MV, Isipatana, Royal Institute, Lumbini MV and
Trophy from the Group Director of Ceylon Biscuits
the newcomers Isuru School, Habarana.
However in the important final Richmond College Limited Lakshman de Silva after they beat St. Peter’s
College by 32 runs in the final of the OWSC cricket
kept their cool and held their nerves to pull off a
sixes tournament at Campbell Park.
convincing victory at the end. Their main source
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for
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boundary.
The dynamic all rounder was selected as the
His teammate Dananjaya de Silva had an equally
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good tournament where he played a major role in
the final to win the Man of the Final award while
Lahiru Jayaratne of St. Peter’s College took the
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College, Kandy one of the oldest girls
school in the country have organized
the ‘Hillwood Walk 2010’ on October 2
to raise funds towards the school
development projects.
The walk is being organized by the
Past Pupils Association of the school,
and the Executive Committee says, let
us walk along the streets of Kandy
together with Hillwoodians past and
present and take home memories that
could cherished in the future.
So, past and present girls are
requested to assemble at the Police
Grounds, at 10.00 a.m. ‘Hillwood walk
2010’ shirts and caps are available for
purchase at the school office from
September 27.
Participants are requested to be in
white or light blue slacks or jeans.
Inter School Under-15 Division I Cricket Final
Unbeaten Joes and Richmond seek elusive title
By Reemus Fernando
(island.lk) Two unbeaten teams, St. Joseph’s
College, Darley Road and Richmond College,
Galle will go flat out to win a long eluded title when
the two teams clash in
the Inter School Under15 Division I Cricket
Tournament final at
CCC Grounds, today.
Reaching the final with
some outstanding
performances on their
back, the two teams are
expected to produce a
thrilling climax to the
tournament if the
weather and the treacherous wicket conditions at
CCC permit them to do so.
The two schools have not won an Under-15
Division I cricket title for a long time now. A
spokesman for St. Joseph’s said that they have not
won an Under-15 Division I title since Dilan
Ramanayake captained them to defeat arch rivals
St. Peter’s in the final in 1996, while Richmond
officials were referring to their records as far back
as the early ‘80s to find out whether they have ever
won a title.
It is not only the unbeaten records maintained by
the teams that is going to make the final contest
interesting to watch but also the notable individual
performances throughout the tourney. Richmond
skipper Hasitha Madushan, who heads te batting
averages of both teams will be the key player for
them. He has an aggregate of 779 runs at an
outstanding average of 86.55 runs with three
Jaffna welcomes tennis to
heal the wounds
By T.B. Rahaman
(dailymirror.lk) It has been predicted that the
younger generation of the North and East will
always be enthusiastic and longing to lead normal
lives being actively involved in all spheres of daily
living.
As most Sri Lankans are very conscious about
engaging in sports activities the young generation
of Jaffna are longing to get involved if various
sports associations can take the sports there.
The latest sport that is striving to reach the people
of Jaffna is the Sri Lanka Tennis Association
(SLTA) who has re-commenced a tennis
programme they began in 2001.
The junior tennis programme they began in 2001
with the support of Rev. Fr. Jero Selvanayagam,
who is the present Principal of St. Patricks
College, Jaffna and Joseph Sahayraj as
coordinator did a splendid job. Unfortunately the
programme had to be abandoned due to the war
situation.
With the turn of events President of the SLTA
massive centuries. Richmond amassed 541 for
three wickets against St. Xavier’s in a second
round match, with Madushan top scoring with 170
runs. He also had an unbeaten 160 (against
Revata) and 123 runs (against
Dharmasoka).
In the bowling department, off spinner
Bhanuka Maduppriya (24 wickets),
Madushan (21 wickets) and Tyroon
Anduwatta top wicket takers’ list.
Richmond will rely heavily on them to
win the title.
St. Joseph’s too have their share of
outstanding performers. They have three
batsmen who have scored over 500 runs
in Duran de Alwis, Nirvana Abeysekara
and Sadeera Samarawikrama. Samarawickrama
amassed the highest individual score in the
tournament, when he cracked a blistering 194 runs
in their win against St. Anne’s.
In the bowling department, spinner Pathum
Madusanka (34 wickets) and left arm paceman
Shammi Seneviratne (19 wickets) have been the
key wicket takers.
How they reached the final
Both St. Joseph’s and Richmond remained
unbeaten in the first and the second rounds and
were the group champions in their respective
groups. Richmond beat Askoa Vidyalaya (Prequarter-final), Gurukula College (quarter-final) and
Royal College, Colombo (semi-final) during the
knockout stage, while St. Joseph’s beat
Dharmapala College, Kottawa (Pre-quarter-final),
Prince of Wales College (quarter-final) and St.
Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa (semi-final).
Maxwell de Silva has appointed Barathiraj Pillai
visited Jaffna over five days to explore the
feasibility of presenting junior tennis to schools.
Initially, the SLTA will form the Jaffna Tennis Club
to bring back the game that was famous in the
past. Jaffna had six tennis clubs that were
destroyed completely. Only Vatukottai Jaffna
College Staff Tennis Club was functioning in a low
key conducted tournaments every year.
Barathiraj Pillai, the Outstation Development
Officer of SLTA introduced the ‘Play and Stay’
programme to the pupils during his recent visit to
Jaffna.
The SLTA Development Officer also conducted
teachers training and meeting with eight schools
of training of players.
Isipatana under 14 team
bag rugby double
(dailynews.lk/2010/09/27) Isipatana College
completed a grand double when they clinched the
‘A’ and ‘B’ Division titles at the All Island interschool under 14 ten a side rugby tournament
worked off at the Royal College Sports Complex
ground in Reid Avenue
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yesterday.
In the ‘A’ division
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Isipatana defeated
Trinity College Kandy
19-14 after having
trailed 5-14 at half
time. The winners
collected their points
from two goals and
one try while Trinity
responded with two
goals.
In the semi-finals
played earlier
Isipatana had the
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St. Joseph’s College squad
Dylan Fernandopulle (Captain), Priyamal Perera,
Sadeera Samarawikrama, Fabian Fernando,
Pathum Madusanka,
Duran De Alwis,
Nirvana Abeysekara,
Shammi Seneviratne,
Trishan Thanuja,
Kalpa Ravihara,
Suren De Silva, Travis
De Rose, Glenanrd
Leon, Hasindra
Perera, Vinura
Mendis, Rehan
Ponamperuma,
Ahamed Moulana.
Coach - Shanaka
Fernando and MiCUpul Rajapakse.
Richmond College
squad
Hasitha Madushan
(Captain), Chamod
Piyumal, Tyroon
Anduwatta, Damith
Lakmihiran, Sahan
Samarasinghe,
Bhanuka Maduppriya,
Kelum Nanayakkara,
Saveen Nanayakkara,
Sithara Gimhana,
Vishwantha
Buddhikorala,
Thilanka Wijeratne,
In the ‘B’ division tournament final Isipatana
defeated Trinity once again 21-nil after having led
14 nil at half time.
C.D
BASEBALL TRIANGULAR
TOURNAMENT WINNERS
(island.lk) The Baseball Triangular Tournament,
organised by Royal College Union Baseball
Advisory & Management Committe, was held
recently to mark the 25th Annivarsary of Baseball
in Royal.
K.M.C. Frenando (1st baseball Captain of Royal in
1985 and Secretary of the SLABSA), Ranjith
Chandrasekara (Principal, Kingswood College,
Kandy), two Captains, Upali Gunasekara
(Principal, Royal College, Colombo), Manju
Ariyarathna (Secretary, Royal College Union), C.P.
Abayawickrama (President, Baseball Advisory and
Management Committe, Royal College), Royal
College Coach Sisira Kumbukage and Richmond
College Coach Chandima Jayasekara
Athulathmudali excels
in England
(dailynews.lk/2010/09/27) Former Ananda College
cricketer Amal Athulathmudali had a successful
tour of England where he excelled as an all
rounder while representing Rode and Park Lawton
CC in the North Staffs and South Cheshire
League limited overs and Twenty20 tournament.
The 23 year old dashing opener from Chilaw
Marians CC was in cracking form during his stay
in England as he plundered a sparkling century
against Whitemore CC.
He followed up this with a top score of 65 against
Betley CC and captured four wickets for 57 in the
same outing.
In another significant performance Athulathmudali
returned outstanding figures of five wickets for 71
against Staffordshire having earlier scored 37 runs
in the same match.
C.D
Inura Jayasundara Shiran Gamage, Randula
Ranaweera, Sachith Kumarage, Ruwindu
Sandaruwan. Coach - Danushka Denagama and
MiC - Chamila Tharanga. Under-19 Cricket
Rain hampers fourth
round matches
Under 23 Inter-Provincial Cricket
(dailymirror.lk) Rain hampered the fourth round
matches of the Under 23 Inter-Provincial cricket
tournament which was played in Colombo and the
suburb. With the matches being unable to be
completed the six teams share two points each.
At the FTZ ground in Katunayake half tons by
Indika Massalage and Angelo Perera for
Provincial Two was in vain as the match was
stopped due to bad light when Provincial One
chasing a target of 241 after having faced 13.2
overs.
The match at Thurstan ground underwent the
same fate with Provincial Four taking first lease of
the wicket making 227 with Chathuranga de Silva
making a top score of 55 and the match being
called off after Provincial One had faced 15 overs.
The match at Braybrooke Place was the worst
affected as Provincial Five chasing 146 runs for
victory were able to bat only 8.2 overs as bad light
stopped play at 3.00 p.m. compelling the umpires
to call of the match at 4.30 p.m.
At FTZ
Provincial Two 240 in 50 overs (Indika Massalage
57, Angelo Perera 55, Sachith Pathirana 40, Andri
Berenger 23, Rishan Kavinga 22, Malith
Chathuranga 15: Geeth Alwis 2 for 32, Umesh
Karunaratne 2 for 42, Navin Kavikara 2 for 43)
Provincial One 67 for 2 in 13.2 overs (Udara
Jayasundara 16, Geeth Alwis 35 n.o.)
At Thurtan ground
Provincial Four 227 in 49.4 overs (Chathuranga
de Silva 55, Lahiru Thirimanne 44, Yasoda Lanka
34, Shanaka Rajaguru 25: Charith Jayampathi 3
for 44, Dilshan Munaweera 2 for 28, Denuwan
Fernando 2 for 38)
Provincial Three 65 for 1 in 15 overs (Dimuth
Karunaratne 43 n.o.)
At Braybrooke Place
Provincial Six 145 in 39.1 overs (Sameera Perera
25, Chathuranga Kumara 33 n.o.: Dhanushka
Gunatileke 4 for 27, Akila Isanka 2 for 24)
Provincial Five 43 for 2 in 8.2 overs (Adeesha
Nanayakkara 25 n.o.) -MSA
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Let’s stick with inter-club cricket
(nation.lk/2010/09/26) How serious are we with
inter-provincial cricket? This is a question that
needs to be asked following the performance of
provincial Twenty20 champs Wayamba in the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 tournament in
South Africa. They won only one out of four
matches (lost three) in their group and returned
home with a rather dismal record.
Over the years many attempts have been made by
past cricket administrators to conduct a provincial
tournament of sorts and all efforts have failed. The
current cricket administration has three interprovincial tournaments lined up for the upcoming
2010-11 season – the Inter-provincial league, the
Inter-provincial limited-over and the Inter-provincial
Twenty20 - all well and good. This is in addition to
the inter-club Premier tournaments – league and
What Sri Lanka should stick to is the long standing
The team is called Wayamba only by name
inter-club tournament which has over the years
because the majority of players who represent the
produced some outstanding international cricketers
squad are not from that province but outside it.
and even helped them to win a Cricket World Cup
Why inter-provincial tournaments of the past have
in 1996. What are we shouting about
been a failure can easily be
for the need of an inter-provincial
gauged from this fact.
tournament? The 15 players who were
Until such time Sri Lanka
picked for that historic World Cup
Cricket gets to understand
triumph all came through the club
that a provincial side should
system which is still today quite
be picked consisting solely
of cricketers who belong to that province, the Inter- prevalent, strong and healthy no matter what
anyone says.
provincial tournament will never be a success
Sri Lanka must be the only country in the world to
however much of money they pump in. What is
win a Cricket World Cup picking players from an
happening today is that the players picked to play
inter-club domestic tournament. The rest of the
for the respective provinces do so because of the
Test playing nations all have inter-state, interfinancial emoluments they stand to gain.
provincial, inter-regional or county systems in place
Trying to balance provincial teams by including
as their main domestic tournament.
players other than from that particular province is
The performance of Wayamba in the Champions
not the answer. Maybe it is done with the intention
Twenty20 league is a good eye-opener for those
of providing good competition all-round. A weak
who want to persist with inter-provincial cricket.
province may not provide the contest that is
the young and upcoming sculler of Musaeus
Inter-provincial cricket is good but only if it is
College 15 year old Hiruni Mendis finished a close required especially where national players are
conducted in the proper manner. What has
involved and there is also the danger of matches
second with a timing of 9.61 seconds.
happened is that we have put the cart before the
ending inside three or four days. But that’s how
Swarnamali won the schoolgirl sculler award for
horse and want things to fall into place just like
one must make a beginning and that is how a
the third consecutive year as well which is also a
that. It never happens that way.
weak province will try to improve its standard.
record in the history of the rowing nationals.
Primarily before
Although the under 19 double sculls and the
commencing an intercoxless pairs were won by Ladies College senior
provincial tournament
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The question that begs to be asked is how
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Wayamba team. Of the 15 players who went to
South Africa only five are from the Wayamba
province – Jeevantha Kulatunga, Rangana Herath,
Damitha Hunukumbura, Shalika Karunanayake
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Musaeus rowers break records at bolgoda
(dailynews.lk/2010/09/28) The Musaeus College
rowers broke their own records set last year, at the
26th annual rowing nationals held at the multi lane
rowing course in Bolgoda Lake.
The Sri Lanka schoolgirls nominee for the Asian
games youth camp to be held in China
Swarnamali Wijesinghe won her under 19 single
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