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16 OCTOBER - 2014
ICRC advice to help families of missing
Jacqueline to go international
(dailymirror.lk) Former Miss Sri Lanka and
Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has
been offered a lead role in a British film, The
Definition of Fear.
The ‘Kick’ star revealed that the
film’s makers approached her from
London.
“They were keen to sign me. The
offer came from them, without me
taking any initiative. It came as a
shock to me. They have offered me
the lead role. I am excited to work
with Simpson, who has directed
actors like Al Pacino and Penelope
Cruz,” she said.
Revealing details of the film, she said: “It will be
shot abroad and will be a completely new
experience for me. We start shooting this month. I
will have three female co-stars and I play a
psychology student,”
The actress added that her role in
the Salman Khan blockbuster Kick
was a factor in raising her profile in
the mainstream, India Times
reports.
“Indian films get so much
recognition in the international
market. I think the success of my
last release has made me visible at
the international level,” she said.
Fernandez is set to play a double role in Roy,
which also stars Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal.
Court reserves order on Lankan Tamils
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(colombogazette.com) The Australian High Court
has reserved its decision in a challenge over the
detention at sea of 157 Tamil asylum seekers and
the plan to take them to India, ABC news Australia
reported today.
Lawyers for the Federal Government told the High
Court in Canberra the detention at sea and planned
removal of the asylum seekers was done lawfully
and did not breach its international obligations.
The validity of the law used to detain the group in
June has been under the spotlight at the High
Court in a two-day hearing.
Government lawyers told the court the decision
was made under the Maritime Powers Act by the
National Security
Committee of the
Cabinet.
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(colombogazette.com) The International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says on the
basis of the results of an island-wide survey, it
intends to recommend to the authorities a
programme to address the economic,
psychosocial, legal and administrative needs of
families of missing persons.
The ICRC, which on 16 October will mark the 25th
anniversary of its humanitarian activities in Sri
Lanka, said that it is currently helping vulnerable
persons in the former conflict areas with livelihood
support and cleaning wells, building water supply
systems and toilets for school children, returnees
and other civilians in those areas.
“During the past quarter century, the ICRC has
striven to protect and assist people detained in
connection with the uprising of the Janatha
Vimukthi Peramuna, and subsequently those who
were affected by the conflict between the Sri
Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam, such as detainees, displaced people
and returnees,” said Cherine Pollini, head of the
ICRC delegation in Sri Lanka.
“These days, the ICRC responds to remaining
humanitarian needs caused by the past conflict.”
As part of this endeavour, the ICRC has continued
to visit all detainees – not only those held in
connection with the past conflict – to assess their
treatment and living conditions. On the basis of
the results of an island-wide survey, it intends to
recommend to the authorities a programme to
address the economic, psychosocial, legal and
administrative needs of families of missing
persons.
The ICRC is currently helping vulnerable persons
in the former conflict areas with livelihood support
and cleaning wells, building water supply systems
and toilets for school children, returnees and other
civilians in those areas. It also carries out smallscale infrastructure construction and
reconstruction in places of detention throughout
the country to improve the living conditions of
detainees. In addition, it promotes international
humanitarian law among armed forces personnel,
government officials and academics.
Furthermore, the ICRC is supporting its national
partner, the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society, in its
efforts to develop its ability to prepare for and
respond to emergencies, to administer first aid,
and to help family members separated by conflict,
disaster or migration to stay in touch.
The ICRC is an impartial, neutral and independent
organization whose exclusively humanitarian
mission is to protect and assist victims of armed
conflict and other situations of violence. (Colombo
Gazette)
Coroner rules Sri Lankan mother and
two children died in murder-suicide
(adaderana.lk) A coroner has ruled that a Sri
Lankan mother killed her two young sons before
taking her own life in their
home in Kenton, north
London.
Jeyvani Vageswaran, sevenmonth-old Nathiban and fiveyear-old Anopan were found
dead at their flat in
Woodgrange Close.
Mrs Vageswaran’s husband
and the children’s father
Sakthivel made the discovery
on January 9.
A post mortem showed the 33-year-old Sri-Lankan
died from hanging after smothering the two tots.
Last week at North London Coroner’s Court,
Coroner Andrew Walker ruled the two
children’s death were an act of
unlawful killing and Mrs Vageswaran
committed suicide.
In March, Brent Council launched an
internal investigation into the deaths
after it was revealed the family had
prior contact with social services.
The serious case review will look at
its role in safeguarding the children as
outlined in the Working Together
(2013) guide. - KilburnTimes
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Government returns gold found
in LTTE Banks during conflict
(eyesrilanka.com) President Mahinda Rajapaksa
is to visit the North on 12, 13 and 14 October
2014, to inaugurate the resumption of the Yal Devi
train service to Jaffna and participate in several
people’s welfare programs.
The President’s visit is basically to fulfill some
LLRC recommendations such as payment of
compensation to people who sustained losses and
distribution of land permits/deeds.
The government has also decided to return a
stock of gold that was seized in the Northern
region by security forces during the conflict period.
The gold is to be returned to their owners. With the
end of the conflict, the military recovered a large
amount of gold from the Northern region pawned
by civilians in LTTE banks.
The Tamil community traditionally and culturally
favour the wearing of the precious metal, had also
buried their jewellery in many places with the
escalation of the conflict as they became refugees.
The President is expected to make this
announcement of the return of Gold at a function
to be held in Jaffna. 2300 owners have been
already identified and the President is symbolically
to hand over the Gold to 25 recipients.
Our inquiries reveal that the list of names of the
identified individuals is available at the Security
Forces Headquarters in
Jaffna,Kilinochchi,Vavuniya,Mullaitivu and Mannar
and any unclaimed Gold is to be handed over to
the Central Bank following established procedure
in this regard.
Northern Provincial Councillors , responding to an
invitation to attend special meeting to discuss
development of the Province and the progress of
the future projects for the five districts in the
Province have indicated that they will not be
participating in the events held during the visit.
Worldwide demand for Lanka’s Agar
(sundaytimes.lk) The Government is examining a
proposal to do away with legal barriers for the
export of Wallapata or Gyrinops.
The proposal has come from Wildlife Resources
Conservation Minister Gamini Vijith Vijayamuni
Zoysa.
Strips of the inner bark of this tree are used in the
rural areas to make wrapping materials. In
addition, hardwood of this tree is used for
producing ornamental items while resin is used to
produce various herbal products and perfumes.
Minister Zoysa notes: Certain species of funguses
available from the stem of the Walla plant are used
to produce a chemical substance emanating the
fragrance of Agar. A higher value Agar could be
produced by extracting this chemical substance.
There is a high demand in the international market
for Agar extracted in this way. It is popular in
Europe and Arab countries as “Sri Lankan Agar.”
SL gifted Bodhi tree at Sanchi is dying
(dailymirror.lk) The famous Bodhi tree- near
Sanchi world heritage site in Madhya Pradesh,
India - planted by President Mahinda
Rajapaksa two years ago is dying and wilting,
the Hindustan Times (HT) reported.
“Not being taken care of properly by the state
government, the leaves
of the tree looked
withered and pale.
Also, lack of water has
killed most of the
potted plants around it
and the soil around this
sacred tree has
cracked,” the paper
stated.
This Bodhi tree has
grown from a sapling
that was planted by Sri
Lankan President
Mahinda Rajapaksa on
September 21, 2012 at
the site of the International University of
Buddhist and Indic Studies, just a few
kilometers from Sanchi world heritage site.
Rajapaksa had brought the sapling from Sri
Lanka, where he had cut it from
Anuradhapura's Bodhi tree. The planting of the
sapling in a way completed a circle that started
over two millennia ago.
When HT visited the site where Bodhi sapling
had been planted -- nearly 45 kms from Bhopal
-- it found that the tree had grown over 20 feet
and its branches were struggling with metallic
wire-mesh that had
been put over the
sapling when it was
small.
The lower branches
have now got
entangled with the roof
of the mesh. Most of
the potted plants
around the Bodhi tree
have died for lack of
water and the Bodi tree
is withering away
because of the
combined effects of the
disease and lack of
water.
Just a few meters from the tree, four guards —
in-charge of the security of the Bodhi tree —
are themselves struggling, mostly on account of
sultry weather, deficient water and power
supply and no toilet facilities.
They also fear for their lives from snakes
and scorpions that have been seen running
and crawling on the rocky hillock. With no
toilet facilities, the guards are left with no
other option but to defecate in the open
some distance away from the sacred tree.
"Our duty is to ensure security of the tree
and we are doing that despite so many
odds. Regarding the disease it is suffering
and why it is not being watered regularly,
you can contact senior officials," said Atar
Singh, one of the guards.
In-charge of Mahabodhi Society of India at
Sanchi, Bhante Vimal Tisse, was furious
when HT apprised him about the condition
of the sacred tree. "If the Government of
India accepted the tree as a gift from Sri
Lanka, it is its moral responsibility to take
care of it. The negligence has hurt the
sentiments of Buddhists and all those who
love Buddha," he said.
When HT contacted collector Raisen JK
Jain, he said he will look into the issue. "I
will pass instructions to the officers
concerned that the sacred tree be regularly
watered.
We will also arrange for an agricultural
expert to look into the disease that has
afflicted the tree. The administration will
make all possible efforts to see that the tree
is healthy again," he added.
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KKS Lighthouse back to old glory
By Our Jaffna Correspondent
(ceylontoday.lk) One of the oldest
Lighthouses in the country, situated
at the northern most tip of the island,
in Kankesanthurai (KKS), Jaffna was
renovated to its old glory and
declared open by Secretary Ministry
of Defence and Urban Development
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa yesterday .
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, who is in
Jaffna Peninsula with the President's
entourage, unveiled the plaque of the
renovated KKS Lighthouse in the
presence of Secretary to the
President Lalith Weeratunge and
Jaffna Security Forces Commander
Maj.Gen. Udaya Perera . The KKS
Lighthouse was neglected for years
due to the conflict situation in the
North and the majestic tall structure
was on the verge of collapse.
However, the timely action by the
army engineers prevented the
Lighthouse from total disintegration
and they gave it a facelift with the guidance of the
Archaeological Department.
According to historians, the origin of the
Lighthouse concept runs back as far as to 3rd
century BC where Greeks used fire on an elevated
platform to guide the seafarers to reach the ports.
It was taken up as a model by others who
engaged in maritime activities around the globe
and evolved to be a method of indicating the
presence of land and sign of danger to passing
vessels. The KKS Lighthouse was erected in 1892
during the British period.
This Lighthouse, with a height of 22 metres (72.6
feet) consists of an open gallery on the top which
is capped with a copper-mixed metal to protect the
lantern. This stands as a remnant of the history of
maritime activities in the Northern part of the
island.
Two similar Lighthouses at Karainagar and Point
Pedro also exist in the Jaffna Peninsula.
The Colombo - Jaffna travelling post office
services commenced
The Colombo - Jaffna travelling
post office services
commenced from the Fort
railway station yesterday
evening after 24 years. Here,
Postal Services Minister
Jeewan Kumaratunga hands
over a mail bag to Railways
General Manager B.A.P
Ariyaratne to be sent to Jaffna.
Picture by Thushara Fernando.
Tuticorin-C'bo ferry back soon
BY ZAHRAH IMTIAZ
successfully on our side and we had enough
people on our side who wanted to go to India, it
(ceylontoday.lk) The Indian media has reported
was the Indian side which had problems", said a
that there are strong indications that the ferry
representative of the travel agency.
service between Thoothikudi (Tuticorin) and
A one way ticket to Thoothikudi was priced at Rs
Colombo would resume soon.
7,000 and though the journey took more than
The news article, which appeared on the 'New
double the time an air plane would, many had
India Express' said tender notifications for the
service were already issued on the official website opted for the trip as it was cheaper and allowed
more luggage.
of the V. O. Chidambaranar (VOC) Port. The
The travel agent further added those who wanted
tender notification was issued under the title of
to experience a cruise at a cheap price would also
"Global Expression of Interest for 'open offer' for
use this service,
operation of passenger ferry service between
"I still get daily calls on the service and I have to
Tuticorin and Colombo and vice-versa" and it is
keep telling people it has been stopped", he said.
valid from 13 October to 27 October.
The last time such a ferry service operated was in
June 2011 but it was stopped by
November of that year. The service
would take a passenger 14 hours to
reach India. The ship this time
however has been designed to be
smaller than the Prince Scotia ship of
last time, with a capacity of 500
passengers and 50 crew members.
The ferry service in 2011 had failed
because the bi-weekly service only
had 150-200 passengers using it
while it had a strength of 1,040. This
had incurred huge losses to the
Indian company which provided the
service. When Ceylon Shipping
Corporation Ltd, Chairman, Admiral
(Retd) Jayanath Colombage, was
contacted with regard to the ferry
service, he said nothing concrete
had been decided on though
discussions for the service was
underway, "last time we had
opposition from Jayalalithaa so we
stopped it", explained the Admiral.
Travel Agent 'Sri Lanka Travel &
Culture Services, Alpha Travel
Holiday' which used to arrange many
(dailymirror.lk) With the commissioning of the train
a tour on the ferry service said there
service to Jaffna, the Railways Department has introduced
was enough demand on the Sri
a revised train timetable for the northern sector starting
Lankan side if the service were to be
from Mount Lavinia today. (Kelum Bandara in Jaffna)
resumed. "We operated the service
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India may clear new sea route to Lanka
(colombogazette.com) The vexed Sethusamudram
project — which proposes to provide a navigable
shipping channel across the Palk Straits between
India and Sri Lanka — could see the light of day
with the Centre set to clear an alternative route
that avoids dredging through the Ram Setu, the
Hindustan Times reported.
Sources told HT that the Union cabinet will very
shortly give its nod to the
proposed new alignment,
which will not damage the
Ram Setu structure. The
project, which would
considerably reduce the
time and distance travelled
by ships between India’s
west and east coast had
led to acrimonious
exchanges between the
Congress and the BJP
during the UPA-I regime
over the proposal to
dredge through the Ram
Setu — a bridge believed to have been built by
Lord Ram — considered a cultural and religious
heritage.
Environmentalists had also opposed the project on
the ground that destruction of the bridge would
lead to loss of a rich thorium reserve in that area.
The Supreme Court had in 2010 stayed further
work on the project. “Once the cabinet clears the
alternate route, an affidavit will be filed in the
Supreme Court,” said a source.
The Sethusamundran Ship Canal Project will
create a navigable channel connecting the Gulf of
Mannar and Palk Bay by dredging the stretch of
shallow sea between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.
The shipping ministry, which had appointed Rail
India Technical and
Economic Service (RITES),
a government consultancy
firm, to do a pre-feasibility
study has suggested that
the government can use an
already existing channel
passing through the
Pamban cantilever bridge
that connects the town of
Rameswaram to mainland
India.
RITES has given two
options: The first one
involves dredging the
channel without any modification to the rail bridge.
This would allow ships of up to 3,000 tonne to
pass through and would entail an investment of
approximately Rs. 500 crore. The second option
involves major restructuring of the bridge and
deep dredging which would allow passage of ships
of up to 8,000 tonne.
Fisheries, Maria Damanaki said that two years
later, not much has changed and the same
problems are still there and are even getting
worse.
She says Sri Lanka is now authorizing huge
vessels to fish in the Indian Ocean without marine
GPS (VMS). This renders control totally
impossible.
Damanaki said that Sri Lanka is the second
biggest exporter of fresh and chilled swordfish and
tuna to the EU (74 million € of imports in 2013)
and in those circumstances the EU cannot
tolerate not to know whether the fish they
import into the EU was caught sustainably or
not. She says EU citizens have the right to
know what lands on their plate.
“So today, the Commission goes to the next
level: we are formally identifying Sri Lanka in
FROM
the fight against illegal fishing. Fisheries
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products caught by vessels flagged in Sri
Lanka will not be able to enter the EU market
after three months’ time from now. The
Council will, by that time, have the possibility
to confirm and extend the depth and scope of
the trade measures. Of course it doesn’t end
there: the Commission will continue to work
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better system,” she added.
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Meanwhile, the Commission has today also
proposed to remove Belize from the list of
non-cooperating third countries in the fight
against illegal fishing and to end the trade
measures imposed against the country in
March 2014. Belize has demonstrated its
commitment to reforming its legal framework
and adopting a new set of rules for inspection,
control and monitoring of vessel. The Council
will take a decision in this respect.
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In a similar vein, the Commission also
announced the termination of steps against
Belize, Fiji, Panama, Togo and Vanuatu who
all received a formal warning in November
2012. (Colombo Gazette)
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Old Moon Bastion in Galle Fort turned
into art gallery
By Dasun Edirisinghe
(island.lk) The Ministry of National Heritage had
launched a project to convert the 300-year-old
Moon Bastion built by the Dutch at Galle Fort,
which is a World UNESCO Heritage site, into an
art gallery to showcase the history of Galle,
Director General of Archaeology Dr Senarath
Dissanayake said yesterday.
The Moon Bastion built by the Dutch in 1667 is
considered one of the main bastions in the Fort
and its conservation activities commenced in
2012. Built by the Portuguese in 1620, the Galle
Fort was fortified by the Dutch in 1667. There are
three bastions within the Fort known
then as Sao Lago (Sun Bastion),
Middelpunt (Moon Bastion), and
Zeepunt (Star Bastion). The British,
who succeeded the Dutch, however,
did not make use of the Moon Bastion.
Now the conservation activities of the
Moon bastion had reached its final
stage and the Galle Heritage
Foundation and the Ministry of National
Heritage had decided to convert it into
a gallery to display statues, sculpture
and art depicting persons and events
that mattered in the past of the Galle
city, Dr Dissanayake said.
He said the National Design Centre had been
vested with the task of providing exhibits to the
Moon Gallery. The cost of the project had been
estimated at Rs. 6 mn. It would help attract more
visitors and raise their awareness of the
importance of the world heritage site.
In addition, plans were underway to build an
information centre which would comprise a library
section containing material on Galle history. The
ministry of National Heritage had allocated Rs 1.1
million for that purpose, Dr Dissanayake said.
An inner chamber of the Moon Bastion
Moon Bastion of the Galle Fort
Batticaloa men booze heavily
EU to ban fish imported from Sri Lanka
(colombogazette.com) The European Union (EU)
has decided to ban the import of fisheries products
caught by vessels flagged in Sri Lanka from
entering the EU market after three months’ time
from now.
The European Commission said that in November
2012, the EU sent a warning to Sri Lanka saying
they were not complying with international rules on
illegal fishing and their control systems were
inadequate.
European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and
ISSUE 1193
By Mirudhula Thambiah
(ceylontoday.lk) Residents in the Batticaloa District
spend Rs. 400 million a month on alcohol, District
Secretary P.S.M. Charles said.
She said around 66 alcohol outlets are currently
operating in the district and the high consumption of
liquor is affecting the livelihood of people.
"Due to the increased alcohol consumption, families
are adversely affected," she said. Traditionally, men
are the breadwinners of Batticaloa families and their
increased alcohol consumption has adversely
affected the family. The situation has grown so bad
that the non-governmental organizations and the
District Secretariat have to conduct training
programmes for women so that they can find
employment. She added that alcoholics are sent for
counselling to control addiction.
"Recently, in collaboration with some NGOs, the
District Secretariat of Batticaloa had taken steps to
allocate certain stalls for women whose husbands
have become alcoholics, to sell food. With this they
earn Rs.25,000 a month," she said.
Charles added that due to the increase in alcohol
addiction in the district, a number of awareness
programmes are being conducted in schools to
warn students.
Lankan pilgrim died of a natural cause
(colombogazette.com) A Sri Lankan Haj pilgrim
had died while in Saudi Arabia due to natural
causes and the deceased was buried in Madinah
before Eid, Arab News reported.
Adam Bawa Uthuma Lebbe, Sri Lanka’s consulgeneral in Jeddah, said there was only one death
among this year’s pilgrims from Colombo and that
was the death of the pilgrim who died of natural
causes.
Meanwhile a pilgrim who
was off-loaded in Riyadh
from a flight bound to
Colombo from Jeddah on
Friday will be discharged
from the hospital within
the next few days, a
senior official from the Sri
Lankan Embassy in
Riyadh told Arab News.
The Sri Lankan Airlines
flight, which was
transporting Haj pilgrims
back home, was forced to
make an emergency landing at King Khalid
International Airport in Riyadh after a Haj pilgrim
complained of severe chest pain.
The diplomat said that Thajudeen Packeer, 65,
began suffering from severe breathing difficulties
after the flight took off from Jeddah.
The patient and the leader of his Haj group,
Ameen Travels, were offloaded at Riyadh’s airport
and the patient was admitted to Kingdom Hospital
in Riyadh.
“The passenger is currently being treated at the
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital and will
be moved to the general ward today prior to his
departure back home,” he said.
“Flight UL282 was
diverted within an hour of
take-off after a Haj pilgrim
complained of severe
chest pain,” said Ruwan
Wijekone, Sri Lankan
Airlines manager in
Riyadh.
A Maldivian doctor, who
was a Haj pilgrim on
board, had advised the
crew to land at the nearest
airport for emergency
medical treatment.
A total of 2,300 pilgrims
went for Haj from Colombo on a reduced quota
given by the Saudi government this year. Last
year, some 3,500 pilgrims had performed Haj. The
quota was reduced due to the ongoing
construction works at Makkah.
Yala re-opens as scheduled...
BY RISIDRA MENDIS
(ceylontoday.lk) The badly drought
stricken Yala National Park has finally
received small bursts of rain in the last
couple of days.
Yala National Park Warden,
S. Saranga told, Ceylon Today the
prevailing drought that saw many
animals perishing in the park. has eased
and small showers of rain are being
experienced in the area.
"The small water holes inside the park
are partially filled with water, but are not
yet sufficient to fulfil the requirements of
the wild animals.
More heavy rain is needed for the
bigger water holes to fill up," Saranga
said.
But despite signs of the drought season
ending environmentalists and volunteers the eco system recover from the
continue to provide water for the wild
constant visitors to the park throughout
animals. While the drought season
the year. The DWLC also uses this
seems to be ending reliable sources say period to refurbish the bungalows and
the park will be opened as scheduled on carry out renovation work of the
15 October 2014.
buildings within the park.
The Yala National park is a
very busy park and causes a
lot of disturbance to the
(dailynews.lk) Traffic on the Marine Drive will be
animals throughout the year.
restricted to one way from today until further notice
Every year the Department of due to the renovations on the Marine Drive from
Wildlife Conservation (DWLC) Wellawatte to Kollupitiya, the Police Public
takes a decision to close the
Relations Media Unit stated.
park during the drought season The traffic towards Colombo will be one way from
to give animals the freedom to 7.00 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. from Nelson Road Junction
move around freely within the to Charlemont Road Junction while traffic towards
park in search of water.
Dehiwala from Charlemont Road junction to
The closure of the park during Nelson Road junction will be one way from 4.00
the drought season also helps p.m. to 6.30 p.m., the release added.
Uni-flow on Marine Drive
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Indian High Commission Says Northern Railway
Is A Milestone In India, Lanka Partnership'
(asianmirror.lk) The reconstruction of the JaffnaColombo railway line represents a milestone in
historic partnership between India and Sri Lanka
and would enhance connectivity between the two
nations, Indian High
Commission in Colombo
has said.
"As Sri Lanka s closest
neighbour and longstanding partner, India is
prepared to extend its
fullest support to Sri Lanka
in fulfilling its aspirations for
peace, harmony, national
reconciliation and
development," the High
Commission said in a
statement.
"The reconstruction of the
Northern Railway line represents a milestone in
this historic partnership between India and Sri
Lanka.
"The completion of the Northern Railway line
would also enhance connectivity between India
and Sri Lanka. As part of this project, a pier is to
be built at Talaimannar to enable resumption of
ferry services between
Rameshwaram and
Talaimnnnar at an early
date," the statement said.
It would also promote
development,
reconciliation and greater
integration by bringing
people in different parts of
the island closer, it said.
The railway line
constructed under the
Indian credit line of USD
800 million yesterday saw
the first train to Jaffna in 24 years. The ColomboJaffna train service came to a halt in August 1990
when the LTTE bombed the Jaffna railway station.
(PTI)
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Sri Lanka has the least number of hungry
people in South Asia
(ft.lk) Sri Lanka has the least number of hungry
people in South Asia and the number of people
going hungry has steadily declined, the 2014
Global Hunger Index (GHI) released Monday
showed.
Sri Lanka ranked 39th this year, four notches
above last year’s rank, in the GHI, released for the
ninth year by the International Food Policy
Research Institute (IFPRI), Welthungerhilfe, and
Concern Worldwide.
Sri Lanka’s 2014 GHI score dropped to 15.1 this
year from the 16.8 in 2013.
The 2014 GHI examines levels of hunger in 120
developing countries and countries in transition
and scores them based on three equally weighted
indicators: the proportion of people who are
undernourished, the proportion of children under
five who are underweight, and the mortality rate of
children under five.
In Sri Lanka, proportion of undernourished in the
population steadily decreased from a 33.4% in
1990-1992 period to 22.8% in the 2011-2013
period.
Prevalence of underweight in children under five
years however marginally increased in the 2009 –
2013 period to 21.6% from 21.1% recorded for
2003 -2007.
The Under-five mortality rate which indicates the
deaths of children under five years of age has
been declining from 2.1% in 1990 to 1.0% in 2012
and is the lowest in South Asia.
Nepal ranked 44, India ranked 55th ,Bangladesh
57th and Pakistan 57th in the GHI.
Toddler falls into well and rescued by Army
Pakistan launches housing project in Sri Lanka
(newsfirst.lk) The Hindu reports that Pakistan
has launched a housing project in Mannar,
where India is currently building 6,000 homes
for families displaced during Sri Lanka’s brutal
civil war.
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
Qasim Qureshi recently had handed over a
cheque of $1 million to Sri Lanka’s Minister of
Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa and
Minister of Industries and Commerce Rishad
Bathiudeen for the project to build 220 homes
in Mannar, a coastal district in Sri Lanka’s
Northern Province.
Pakistan — a vocal supporter of Sri Lanka at
the Human Rights Council — has also
assured Sri Lanka of all possible
support in future, a press statement
said.
Mr. Bathiudeen on Tuesday had told
(dailynews.lk) Popular ITN
news presenter Ishara
The Hindu that each family would be
Devendra tied the knot with
given a sum of LKR 5,50,000
Nadeeka Wickramasinghe, a
(approximately Rs.2.6 lakh).
Production Manager at a
“The model is exactly like the Indian
private firm recently. President
housing project’s owner-driven model
Mahinda Rajapaksa and
where the same amount is given to the
Defense and Urban
beneficiary in instalments, at different
Development Secretary
stages of progress,” he said. The owner
Gotabaya Rajapaksa signed
of the home builds it.
witness to the marriage.
According to The Hindu, while India has
The wedding ceremony was
held at the Alan Mathiniyarama roped in agencies such as the U.N.
Temple with the participation of Habitat to help implement it in different
many celebrities and political
villages, Pakistan will hand over the
figures in the country. Shammi money to the Sri Lankan government
Dharshana dressed the bride
which, in turn, will disburse it through
the flower decor and bridal
local government agents.
Wedding bells for Ishara
and Nadeeka
bouquet was by Methmal Flora.
Damitha, Semini settle their dispute
(dailymirror.lk) Two popular film and teledrama actresses, who had sued each other
for millions in damages over allegations that
they had insulted each other, withdrew their
civil suits filed before Colombo District Judge
Yvonne Fernando today after they resolved the
matter amicably.
Initially actress Semini Iddamalgoda sued actress
Damintha Abeyratne for Rs 50 million having
allegedly defamed her during an interview she had
with a private radio channel on January 13
last year by making offensive remarks
against Ms. Iddamalgoda.
Damitha Abeyratne filed a counter claiming
Rs 10 million against Ms. Iddamalgoda in the
District Court accusing her of having
damaged her reputation by false allegations.
Initially actress Semini Iddamalgoda had
sued actress Damintha Abeyratne for having
allegedly defamed her during an interview
she had with Ran FM Channel on January 13
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Elevated highway and
new bridge to ease
congestion in Colombo
By Maheesha Mudugamuwa
(island.lk) The Road Development Authority
(RDA) will construct a new elevated highway
from Peliyagoda to Colombo Fort and a new
bridge over the Kelani River to ease the traffic
congestion at Peliyagoda and within the
Colombo city.
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(adaderana.lk) A toddler who fell into 30-ft deep
well and soon after rescued by Army soldiers
attached to the 59th Brigade in Keppilaru area in
Mullaitivu is now listed in stable condition, a
hospital spokesman said.
The one-and two month year old toddler was
drowning in the unguarded well, and, however,
was rescued by four soldiers who had rushed into
the scene, according to the police.
It was reported that the toddler was given first aid
and admitted to the Mullaitivu District hospital,
after Sergeant W.A.N.P. Wijeyesinghe roped down
into the well and retrieved the child.
“The child’s condition is stable. She was being
given treatment for shock,” hospital sources
added.
TNA insists it is not backing Eelam State
(colombogazette.com) The Tamil National Alliance
(TNA) says it does not support an Eelam State in
Sri Lanka but is only pushing for devolution of
powers to the provinces.
TNA Parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran said that
President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who had recently
called for the idea of an Eelam State to be
dropped, should abolish the Executive Presidency
before the Presidential elections.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa had said on Sunday
that he is ready to change the Executive
Presidential system if the pro-LTTE diaspora gives
up their demand for an Eelam state.
Speaking in Kilinochchi, the President said that he
will not allow the country to be divided and for an
Eelam state to be formed.
The President noted that some diaspora groups
have installed their own self proclaimed prime
ministers and cabinet and are attempting to gain
recognition for their cause.
He said that even opposition UNP leader Ranil
Wickremesighe had talks with those groups. The
President urged the public in the North to place
their faith in his Government to ensure a better
future. (Colombo Gazette)
By Indika Sri Arvinda
CMC says Colombo restaurant employees
will undergo medical test
(newsfirst.lk) The Colombo Municipal Council has
decided to issue a special identity card to
employees who work at food outlets in the
Colombo city.
News1st contacted Chief Medical Officer of the
Colombo Municipal Council Dr. Ruwan
Wijeyamuni for more information in this regard
“Since hygienic condition of most of the food
outlets in the Colombo city, is not up to standard.
The Colombo Municipal Council is organising a
programme to educate those who work at these
food outlets. We will conduct workshops and
educate them about food protection. Thereafter, a
simple test would be conducted following which
they will be subjected to a medical test. When they
get through this they will be issued with an identity
card. Thereafter, wearing this identity card for all
chefs and management employees of food outlets
would be compulsory.”
Little Champs
(dailynews.lk) Kulunu
Gaveshika Nanayakkara and
Dishara Desedi Hettiarchchi of
Carlton Pre School who cycled
from Mt. Lavinia to Tangalle to
mark International Children’s
Day were received at the
Carlton Pre school premises at
Tangalle by First Lady
Shiranthi Rajapaksa. Picture
shows the two children posing
for a photograph with First
Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa,
Hambantota District MP Namal
Rajapaksa and Minister
Mahinda Amaraweera. Picture
by Lalith Welivitagoda
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TNA in quandary over post-war
Indo-Lanka partnership
UNP outlines guidelines
(dailymirror.lk) The main opposition UNP
yesterday said it was not prepared to accept any
form of a new devolution system other than the
existing provincial council system and was ready
to adopt a balanced foreign
policy in developing ties with
China, India and the West
alike.
UNP national leader Ranil
Wickremesinghe who
addressed journalists after a
meeting with Janasetha
Peramuna leader Ven.
Battaramulle Seelarathana
Thera last evening, said
sticking to the 13th
Amendment, a balanced
foreign policy, scrapping of
the executive presidency and introducing a system
where a prime minister and a cabinet would be
responsible to Parliament and depoliticising are
the components to which all opposition political
parties could agree to when it came to fielding a
common candidate at the next presidential
election.
He also said one set of law should be
implemented in the North
and South but the focus
should be on any special
issues faced by the people
in the North and the East.
He said the common
candidature should be given
to anyone who was ready to
adopt these policies.
Ven. Seelarathana Thera
said his party would study
the situation carefully before
deciding on supporting an
opposition candidate at the
next presidential election. The Venerable Thera
said he was able to get into agreements on some
issues in yesterday’s talks. (Yohan Perera)
No fire zone
EMMY NOMINATION RUBBISH
Wanigasuriya, who down played the controversial
film of Macrae's Emmy nomination called it
'nothing but a sensational piece of falsehood.'
(ceylontoday.lk) The Channel 4's No Fire Zone:
"I am not an artiste to view his piece of 'art' but all
The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka – a supposedly
what is can say it's a piece of rubbish work and he
investigative documentary about alleged human
is nominated for it with a vested interest."
rights violations, that took place during the final
"What more can I say?" he said adding, "We
weeks of the war in Sri Lanka in May 2009, is one
requested on several occasions to come forward
of four documentaries nominated for the
even before the Lessons Learnt and
International Emmy Awards 2014 in the USA.
However, Military Spokesperson, Brigadier Ruwan Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) to produce the
original footage to counter his footage but he
refused to do so. Even now we have the
“LET US HELP YOU GROW YOUR BUSINESS Missing Persons Commission sitting. There too
he can produce it as evidence material. Why
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… complains to US about president’s visit
by Shamindra Ferdinando
(island.lk) The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is in a
quandary over the ongoing large scale Indian
funded projects meant to facilitate post-war
reconciliation process.
The five-party TNA on Monday (October 13)
boycotted the inauguration of the 38 km PallaiJaffna railway line with the participation of
President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Indian High
Commissioner, Y.K. Sinha joined President
Rajapaksa at the inauguration ceremony.
Addressing officials in Jaffna, a smiling President
Rajapaksa declared that former battlefields had
been now turned into paddy fields.
Some of the bloodiest battles were
fought along the Kilinochchi-Jaffna
stretch of the road.
India has provided a USD 800 mn
concessional credit line in
accordance with the Indo-Lanka joint
Esha
declaration issued on June 9, 2010,
Srivastava
at the conclusion of President
Rajapaksa's visit to New Delhi.
Leader of the Illankai Thamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK),
the dominant party in the TNA, Mavai S.
Senathirajah, MP yesterday said that it was
Northern Province Chief Minister, C.V.
Vigneswaran's prerogative to decide on the TNA's
participation.
Senathirajah said that he couldn't talk further on
the issue as he had returned from the UK on
Monday. Senathirajah was responding to a query
by The Island yesterday.
The TNA also boycotted the inaugurations of
previously completed segments (MedawachchiyaMadhu road opened on May 14, 2013, OmanthaiKilinochchi opened on September 14, 2013 and
Kilinochchi-Pallai opened on March 4, 2014).
President Rajapaksa inaugurated the OmanthaiKilinochchi segment.
Asked whether the Indian High Commission
extended an invitation to CM Vigneswaran or the
former Supreme Court judge explained the TNA
decision to boycott the event, Indian High
Commission spokesperson, Esha Srivastava said
that it was an event organized by the government
of Sri Lanka. Indian High Commissioner Y.K Sinha,
too, was an invitee of the Sri Lankan Railways.
Indian High Commission organized an
international media tour of Jaffna peninsula to
explain the project undertaken by IRCON
International Limited, a public sector enterprise to
construct the northern railway line. IRCON is also
engaged in building the Madhu- road-Talaimannar
section as well as Jaffna-Kankesanthurai section.
The spokesperson, in a special statement issued
said that the operationalisation of the
Northern line would restore
connectivity not only within the
Northern Province, but also with the
rest of the country, thereby
promoting development,
reconciliation and greater integration
Senathirajah by bringing people in different parts
of the country closer. Having
described the restoration of the
northern railway line represented historic
partnership between the two countries, the
spokesperson said as Sri Lanka's closest
neighbour and long-standing partner, India was
prepared to extend its fullest support to Sri Lanka
in fulfilling its aspirations for peace, harmony,
national reconciliation and development.
Jaffna based sources told The Island that TNA MP
Suresh Premachandran on October 8, explained
his party's strong opposition to President
Rajapaksa's visit to Jaffna peninsula for the
inauguration of the Pallai-Jaffna section of the
northern track during talks with a delegation from
the US embassy in Colombo at Chunnakam,
Jaffna. Premachandran has alleged that the
President was coming to Jaffna to launch
presidential polls campaign. Among the issues
discussed were forthcoming presidential election
and the TNA's position.
Doctors' association holds a protest march
against Sri Lanka's private medical college
(colombopage.com) Oct 13, Colombo: A doctors'
trade union in Sri Lanka held a protest today
against the country's only private medical
college and demanded the government to take
over the school.
The Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
(JVP) affiliated union, Sri Lanka's All Ceylon
Medical Officers' Union, held a protest against
the South Asian Institute of Technology and
Medicine (SAITM) in Malabe, a suburb of the
capital Colombo.
The union called on the medical students and
trade unions of the health sector to join the
demonstration.
The protestors marched from the Colombo
National Hospital to the Ministry of Health in
Battaramulla and held a protest demonstration
outside the Ministry chanting slogans against the
privatization.
The association charged that the government
had brought laws using its dictatorial powers to
provide training facilities in government
hospitals.
The Health Ministry recently allowed the
students at the South Asian Institute of
Technology and Medicine to receive clinical
training at state hospitals.
Addressing the gathering, the secretary of All
Ceylon Medical Officers Union Dr. Jayantha
Bandara demanded the government to take over
the private medical college.
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Exec.Presidency off, if separatism dropped
Dharma Sri Abeyratne
(dailynews.lk) President Mahinda Rajapaksa said
that he will never hesitate to abolish the
Executive Presidency if the TNA and Tamil
Diaspora were ready to stop working for
separatism and the establishment of Eelam.
The President said that there is no other person
other than him to abolish or change the Executive
Presidency. “But the very people, who talk loud
about abolishing the Executive Presidency are in
truth reluctant to abolish it.”
President Rajapaksa was addressing a gathering
at a ceremony to offer 20,000 land deeds, and
the ownership of gold jewellery in Kilinochchi
yesterday. “No sooner the TNA and the diaspora
are willing to abandon their separatist agenda, I
will be ready to abolish the Executive
Presidency,” the President asserted.
President Rajapaksa noted that thousands of
valuable lives were lost during the 30 years of
terrorism. The government liberated the country
in 2009 so as to establish peace and harmony for
all communities to live in a peaceful country
without fear and suspicion.
“During the LTTE terror period you had to
mortgage your gold jewellery at LTTE banks. As
a result of terrorism, the lives of your kith and kin
were lost. You lost your relatives and friends. You
lost your resources and your children were
deprived of education. Therefore, the government
was duty bound to protect and safeguard you all
from terrorism. The government engaged in
liberating the country from the clutches of
terrorism so as to protect all communities and to
create a peaceful atmosphere,” he said.
President Rajapaksa said everyone is aware that
the humanitarian operation was launched to
liberate the country and not against Tamil people.
“It was entirely launched against terrorism. As a
result of liberating you from terrorism, you all are
living peacefully and happily in a brotherly
manner. Besides, the entire country has been
placed on a rapid development track after 2009.
The Northern province is not an exception since
everyone is experiencing peace dividends now,”
he said. “There were thousands of landmines in
these areas. You had to live in fear. But now you
enjoy freedom and peace. Today we gave you
not only the ownership of lands which were
forcibly taken by the LTTE but also the ownership
of your gold jewellery mortgaged at LTTE banks,”
the President said.
He said the government integrated over 12,000
youths who worked as LTTE cadres into the
society.
“Besides, 560 children who were LTTE child
soldiers were handed over to their parents.
The government allocates millions of funds for
infrastructure and other development activities in
the Northern province. But the provincial
administration have not utilised those funds for
the betterment of the people and the Province. Of
the allocation, the Northern province
administration have not used more than 10
percent,” the President said. He urged the people
in the Northern Province to ask the provincial
political authority to utilise the funds allocated for
the development of the province.
The government has allocated over Rs. 33,000
million for irrigation, transport, health, education
and other key fields.
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Wignes boycotts President's visit
By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan
(ceylontoday.lk) Northern Province Chief Minister
C.V. Wigneswaran said that President Mahinda
Rajapaksa's a visit to Kilinochchi was political and
neither the TNA, the NPC nor the ITAK were
consulted in any matter regarding the handing
over of the 20, 000 land permits, that took place
yesterday.
The Chief Minister told Ceylon Today, "The
invitation for the handing over the land permits in
Kilinochchi carried only names of those in
government. None of the Provincial Council
members had been referred to.
They want us to come, sit on a side, watch the fun,
applaud and go home. We are not prepared to do
that. We have been elected by our people. They
are using the Central Government clout to avoid
us. But they forget they have been rejected.
"I have also mentioned that the President has
continued to go back on his promises. So we are
boycotting his visit to Kilinochchi."
Also, today (Monday) the NPC including the CM is
expected to boycott District Development meeting,
which is to be chaired by the President once he
opens the Yal Devi train, to Jaffna. The meeting
will cover the districts of Jaffna, Mannar, Vavuniya,
Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi to be held at the
Weerasingham Hall in Jaffna.
Recently, the CM in his letter to the President had
recapitulated about being informed that 200
busloads had been arranged to bring people from
far off places to Kilinochchi, to receive the land
permits.
"If they are coming to receive the permits to be
distributed by the President, it appears they have
been kept for many months without being
entrusted with their permits only to facilitate the
creation of some political capital", he pointed out.
"As the Minister in charge of Lands in the Northern
Province I am unaware of the process undertaken
by your officers to select the recipients, the legal
basis on which you have decided to be so lavish
with the lands in Northern Province, the criteria
based on which recipients had been selected,
when they had been selected, or whether persons
who are not residents of the Northern Province
have been also included in this list. I am, of
course, aware that a minister of your government
and an MP allied to Your Excellency's Party
dispensed 1284 permits prior to February, 2013
based on their political needs in violation of
principles of due process, transparency and
accountability," he stated in the letter, that was
released to the public domain.
Sobitha, political parties in agreement
(colombogazette.com) The leader of the People’s
Movement for a Just Society the Venerable
Maduluwawe Sobhitha thero has reached a
consensus with some political parties and groups
which met him today.
The Maubima Janatha Party led
by Dr. Hemakumara
Nanayakkara and the Nawa
Sihala Urumaya were among five
political parties which met the
monk today for talks.
At the discussion it was agreed
that all political parties should
work together on one platform with a common
agenda, the key agenda being to abolish the
Executive Presidency, Dr. Hemakumara
Nanayakkara said.
The Venerable Maduluwawe Sobhitha thero had
said in August that if President Mahinda
Rajapaksa fails to abolish the post of Executive
Presidency then he will gather the support of the
public to field a Common Candidate
at the next Presidential elections.
Sobhitha thero had said that the
main target of his movement is to
ensure the Executive Presidency is
abolished.
The monk said that even the current
President had spoken against the
Executive Presidency and so if he
fails to abolish it then a Common Candidate will be
supported to do that. (Colombo Gazette)
Report by Indika Sri Aravinda
Sri Lanka signs the Minamata Convention
By Deepal Warnakulasuriya
(nation.lk) Sri Lanka became a signatory to
another most important international treaty on
Wednesday: October 8 signing the Minamata
convention on Mercury. Permanent
Representative of Sri Lanka to the United
Nations Dr. Palitha Kohona signed the
convention on behalf of the Government of Sri
Lanka at the United Nations Headquarters in
New York.
The Minamata Convention is a global treaty to
protect human health and the environment
from the adverse effects of mercury. It was
concluded at the fifth session of the
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in
Geneva, Switzerland. One hundred and twenty
five countries have signed this agreement,
while six countries have so far ratified it.
Minamata is a city in Japan where a massive
mercury spill in 1956 caused people and fish
and those who
consumed the fish to
become seriously ill.
In all, 900 people
died and 2,265
people are still
suffering from
mercury poisoning.
The Minamata
disease is a
neurological
syndrome caused by
severe mercury
poisoning. Not only
does Minamata
create numbness in
the body, it also
creates damage to
hearing and speech
as well as narrowing
of the field of vision.
SLMC repeats demand for Administrative
district in the East
By S.Gurunathan
Minister is for a period of two and a half years. But
the creation of a new administrative district in the
(ceylontoday.lk) The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
(SLMC) will not accept the post of Chief Minister of Eastern Province could not be bargained for the
post of Chief Minister. The proposed new
the Eastern Provincial Council until the
administrative district would find a permanent
government acceded to the SLMC demand to
political solution to the Muslim community in the
create Ampara Coastal Administrative District in
East, he added.
the Eastern Province. "We, the SLMC, are firm in
The new administrative district in East should be
this stand" said A.M.Jameel, SLMC councilors
carved out before the presidential election. We will
group in the EPC.
not accept the post of Chief Minister of the EPC
Jameel who is also the Deputy Director of the
before creating a new administrative as we
SLMC International Affairs Wing in reply to a
demanded during the post EPC election. The
question that the government is now prepared to
SLMC is unanimous on this issue and there is no
hand over the post of Chief Minister of the EPC
division in the SLMC over this issue. The SLMC is
instead of carving out a new administrative district
now in a state of regaining its bargaining power
called Ampara Coastal Administrative District.
and at this stage the SLMC is not prepared to
He added there was no second word in handing
make another blunder , asserted Jameel.
over the post of Chief Minister of the EPC as it is
already agreed upon by the ruling party after the
last EPC election.
"My party is now very firm in carving out a new
district Ampara Coastal Administrative District.
Soon after the EPC election, the SLMC put
forward several demands to the ruling party for its
support to the ruling party candidate to the post of
Chief Minister. But the top most demand of the
(nation.lk) Former IGP Mahinda
SLMC is to carve out a new administrative district
Balasuriya who is presently the
in the east. The ruling party had signed an
ambassador in the UAE, is to
agreement that it would fulfil all demands made
assume duties as the Secretary
the SLMC. But the ruling party had failed to
to the Ministry of Law and
implement all assurances given to the SLMC till
Order on 22nd October.
now" Jameel lamented.
(Rtd) Maj. Gen. Nanda
Jameel further stated that now the government
Mallawarachchi, was the
thinks that it could get the support of the SLMC at
former Secretary to the Ministry
the coming presidential election by handing over
of Law and Order. the Ministry was established in
the post of Chief Minister. The post of Chief
August 2013.
Former IGP Mahinda
Balasuriya to assume
new post
First sitting of Uva PC held
(sundaytimes.lk) The first sitting of Uva
provincial council was held today morning where
chairman and vice chairman posts were
selected. Former minister A. M Buddhadasa has
been appointed as the Chairman of the Uva
provincial council. Mr Buddhadasa was
nominated by the Chief Minister Sasheendra
Rajapaksa, and seconded by Chamara
Sampath.
He secured victory with 19 votes. United
National Party(UNP) nominated former
(nation.lk) The main constituent party of the
United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA); Sri
Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) opened its
Colombo East office last week attended by
Economic Development Minister Basil
Rajapaksa, Environment Minister Susil
Premajayantha and several other politicians and
party members and supporters. The event had
been organized by SLFP organizer for Colombo
East Pradeep Gunawardena. Minister
Rajapaksa appreciated the move of newly
appointed organizer’s idea to have an SLFP
office in Colombo East area and Minister
Premajayantha who is also the General
Secretary of the UPFA said that these kinds of
moves will pave the way for the victory of the
SLFP as well as President Mahinda Rajapaksa in
the Colombo East area. Postal Services Minister
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opposition leader Upali Samaraweera for the
Chairman post but was defeated after gaining
only 13 votes. Mr. Saliya Sumedha secured the
Vice Chairman post. He nominated by Hema
Ratnayaka and seconded by Kumarasiri
Ratnayaka.
He also secured 19 votes against 13. The
opposition party (UNP) nominated Jayasinha
Bandara. He was nominated by Upali Kumarasiri
and seconded by Upali Samaraweera.
SLFP Colombo East office launched
(colombogazette.com) Amnesty International (AI)
has launched a new campaign for human rights
in Sri Lanka called “#OurFuture” which features
posters in Sinhala, Tamil and English with some
compelling images.
The posters were displayed at the UN in Geneva,
where the UN Human Rights Committee recently
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During the UN Human Rights Committee
meeting the UN Committee had denied the
assumption that it was attempting to pass
judgment on Sri Lanka. Chairman of the UN
Human Rights Committee Sir Nigel Rodley said
that the Committee was not in the business of
judging countries and comparing them. He said
that the UN Human Rights Committee
understands that there was a difficult conflict in
Sri Lanka but that there still continues to be
impunity and other concerns in the country.
Sir Nigel Rodley expressed these views as the
UN Human Rights Committee wrapped up its two
day review on Sri Lanka in Geneva. With the end
of the review Sri Lanka was given 48 hours to
submit written clarifications on some of the
issues raised by the committee. (Colombo
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JVP To Organize Island-wide Campaigns
Against MR's Third Term
(asianmirror.lk) Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday
said that the JVP would not allow President
Mahinda Rajapaksa to compete in the presidential
election for a third time.
Speaking to BBC Sandeshaya
yesterday, the JVP Leader said
that the JVP will rally the
country’s citizenry against what
they termed as the ‘illegal’
presidential election which is
rumoured to take place in
January.
“We are organizing campaigns
island-wide to educate the
people on injustices committed by the ruling party.
This is clear misuse of power; we intend to give a
clear understanding to the people about the
constitution of the country”, Dissanayake said. The
party has a;ready conducted several seminars
across the country to educate JVP supporters and
Wigneswaran gets fidgety over land distribution
By Sandun Jayawardana
activists on Presidential election.
Dissanayake maintained that members of the
UPFA government has become the puppets of the
18th Amendment and the ‘family centric’ politics.
The JVP Leader denied all claims that the JVP
started protesting against the
presidential election after the
Uva Provincial Council
election, in which the JVP was
only able to secure two seats.
He added that the JVP
However, the JVP Leader said
that the JVP first needed the
consent of the people before
taking this matter to the
country's judiciary.
It is widely speculated that the JVP will boycott the
forthcoming presidential election citing its
"illegitimacy". However, JVP General secretary
Tilvin Silva told Asian Mirror yesterday that no final
decision has been made in this regard
Sajith against MR’s third term
(dailymirror.lk) United National Party (UNP)
Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa had pledged to
back a people’s struggle to prevent the incumbent
president from contesting for a third term.
Mr. Premadasa who was speaking at a
programme organised to distribute drinking water
to the drought victims in Hambantota said
a peoples’ struggle is needed to prevent
the incumbent president from contesting
for the third term and that he will back
such a struggle.
Quoting late President J. R. Jayawardene
he said it is not worth allowing a person to
hold the executive presidency for the third
time if he is not able to fulfill what is
expected from him during his first and
second terms as the president.
Also he said the constitution in the USA had been
amended 27 times since 1789 but these
amendments have been made to strengthen
democracy and people’s power.
Today he said a question has arisen as to whether
the present president is able to contest once again
or not. He said some constitutional experts had
explained that the incumbent president cannot
contest for another term as per the Interpretation
Ordinance as the 18th Amendment is not valid for
the past.
Mr. Premadasa stressed that referring the
matter to the Judiciary would not help
considering the event in the recent past.
In this context he referred to the episode
with regard to former Chief Justice Shirani
Bandaranayake whom he said was
impeached for not agreeing with the
stance of the ruling UPFA on certain
matters.
In such a scenario Mr. Premadasa said the best
option would be to launch a people’s struggle to
prevent any violation of constitution by the present
regime. (Yohan Perera)
Presidential polls: JHU on the war path
By Rashini Mendis
(ceylontoday.lk) Ven. Athureliya Rathana Thera, of
the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), yesterday
warned if President Rajapaksa did not abolish the
Executive Presidency and implement the 19th
Amendment to the Constitution, they would take
every step to ensure his defeat at the upcoming
presidential election.
He was addressing a gathering, at the BMICH,
where the former Chief Justice, Sarath N. Silva
presented the 19th Amendment which consisted of
eight points.
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution,
proposed that parliament be empowered to
abolish the Executive Presidency and create a
constitutional alliance between President and
Prime Minister.
Ven. Rathana Thera said the 18th Amendment to
the Constitution should be replaced by the 19th
Amendment with approval in Parliament. He said
that already two thirds of the MPs supported their
proposal, including the MPs from United National
Party (UNP), Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP),
the leftist parties and even several powerful
ministers of the United Peoples Freedom Alliance
(UPFA) Government.
A number of prominent Buddhist monks, including
Ven. Omalpe Sobhitha Thera, Ven. Akmeemana
Dayarathana Thera, Ven. Rajawatte Wappa Thera,
Ven. Ananda Sagara Thera, Leader of the
Opposition Ranil Wickremesinghe, Ministers Basil
Rajapaksa, Nandimitra Ekanayake, Rajitha
Senaratne, Patali Champika Ranawaka, DEW
Gunasekara, Tissa Vitarana, Sunil Handunetti,
Wijayadasa Rajapskshe Somaratne Dissanayake,
Lalith Senanayake, Ravi Karunanayake, Karu
Jayasuriya, Udaya Gammanpila,
Anandasangaree, Shiral Lakthilake, Jayantha
Samaraweera, Nandana Gunathilake, Channa
Jayasumana, Upul Jayasuriya, former CJ
Sarath N Silva, Lalithasiri Gunaruwan and
Saman Ratnapriya attended the event.
The gathering was addressed by Convener of
the National Movement for Social Justice
(NMSJ) Ven. Maduluwawe Sobhitha Thera,
Ven. Aturaliye Rathana Thera, Upul
Jayasuriya, Somaratne Dissanayake and
Channa Jayasumana.
Radhakrishnan
appointed as the
Deputy minister
(sundaytimes.lk) United
Peoples Freedom Alliance
Nuwara-Eliya MP
Seduvelsami
Radhakrishnan was sworn
in as Deputy Minister of
Botanical Gardens and
Public Recreation.
Mr. Radhakrishnan took
oath before President Mahinda Rajapaksa this
morning. With this latest appointment the
number of Deputy Ministers increases to 41.
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(nation.lk) The Government has refuted
allegations leveled by Northern Province Chief
Minister Justice C.V. Wigneswaran regarding the
distribution of as many as 20,000 land grants to
families in the Northern Province.
The government plans to distribute the land
grants today (October 12) under the patronage of
President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a ceremony in
Kilinochchi. However, the Northern Province Chief
Minister, in a letter addressed to the President on
Friday (October 10), claimed he had been kept in
the dark regarding the process. Chief Minister
Wigneswaran is also the Minister of Lands in the
Northern Provincial Council.
“As the Minister in charge of Lands in the
Northern Province I am unaware of the process
undertaken by your Officers to select the
recipients, the legal basis on which you have
decided to be so lavish with the lands in the
Northern Province, the criteria based on which
allottees had been selected, when they had been
selected, or whether persons who are not
residents of the Northern Province have been
also included in this list,” the chief minister stated
in his letter.
However, when contacted, Land Commissioner
General R.P.R. Rajapaksa said provincial land
officials were fully involved in the selection
process.
“We always kept the Northern Province Land
Commissioner informed regarding the process
and in fact, the commissioner was the one who
coordinated with us. In addition, the 28 Divisional
Secretaries of the relevant areas conducted land
kachcheris and helped select the allottees. We
only gave the approval,” he claimed.
He further insisted all those who are due to
receive land grants are people who possessed
ownership of lands in the Northern Province. “All
are original residents of the province. Many have
been living in these lands for decades. We have
not allocated any lands to people who have
forcibly occupied them”.
The Chief Minister has also claimed in his letter
that he had come to know that 400 buses have
been arranged to bring people from far off places.
“If they are coming to receive the Permits to be
distributed by Your Excellency it appears they
have been kept for many months without being
entrusted with their permits only to facilitate the
creation of some political capital,” the letter noted.
Deputy Minister of Land and Land Development,
Siripala Gamlath however, claimed such
‘ceremonial distributions’ of land grants was
nothing new. “The President distributed 10,000
land grants some time ago in Monaragala, in a
similar ceremony. We saw the same thing in the
Mahaweli zones before that. It takes time for us to
finalize everything and collect all these permits.
Sometimes, the process might take even a year.
This is not limited to the Northern Province,” he
argued. A total of 7202 families from the Mannar
district, 4228 from Vavuniya, 3886 from
Kilinochchi, 3642 from Mullaitivu and 1001 from
Jaffna are due to receive land grants at the
ceremony.
Gamlath said Chief Minister Wigneswaran was
among the invitees for today’s ceremony, and
hoped he would be present, despite the chief
minister’s indication that he would boycott it as
well as the Special District Development Meetings
in the North to be held on Monday (October 13).
Foreigners need prior permission
to visit North-Govt
(dailymirror.lk) The Defence and Urban
Development Ministry said today that foreigners
wishing to visit the North should obtain prior
permission from the Ministry.
Military spokesman Ruwan Wanigasuriya told a
media conference that foreigners who wish to
visit the North either as tourists or in connection
with some projects should inform the Ministry of
Defence about the nature of the proposed visit
and the area they intend visiting and obtain its
prior permission to do so.
He said this was being done to prevent
foreigners who visit the North under the pretext
of being involved in development projects but
were engaged in promoting communal
disharmony and thus posing a serious threat to
national security.
Brigadier Wanigasuriya said a notice would be
issued in this regard and pointed out that no
foreigner was debarred from visiting the North.
He said prior permission could be obtained by
forwarding a letter or Fax to the Ministry of
Defence and Urban Development and
permission obtained in writing.(Darshana
Sanjeewa)
Akila to take over from where JR left
(ceylontoday.lk) In his maiden appearance, before
the media, as the newly appointed Deputy General
Secretary of the UNP, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
appeared to override and overtake his Leader
Ranil Wickremesinghe.
He said, he is going to pick up from where JR left
off and would continue JR's policies
notwithstanding that it may prove unpopular
among the masses. He said he feels a common
candidate is the best option to defeat Rajapaksa.
His feelings sparked off when a scribe, at
yesterday's media briefing, asked whether the
UNP would scrap the executive presidency.
Kariyawasam responded, "We will pick up where
JR left off. The UNP is a Party which has always
stood firmly by its policies, even when those
policies made it unpopular among the masses and
led to losing elections." (ZI)
Ashok Pathirage gains full control
of ODEL in Sri Lanka
(adaderana.lk) Softlogic Group has increased its
shares in Sri Lanka’s leading fashion retail chain
ODEL to 93.2 percent.
Recently, the Softlogic Group led by prominent
Sri Lankan businessman Ashok Pathirage
bought 45.16 percent of shares in ODEL from its
pioneer Otara Gunawardene and her family
members for Rs. 2.7 billion. Following
this, the company’s subsidiaries
Softlogic Holdings and Softlogic Retail
Private Limited issued a joint
mandatory offer to acquire the
remaining shares of ODEL.
This mandatory offer expired
yesterday (13 October) and Softlogic
said under this offer a further 130.7
million or 48.04 percent of the ODEL shares had
been acquired.
Accordingly, Softlogic Group currently owns 93.2
percent ODEL shares.
Parkson Retail Asia Limited of Malaysia, the
major stakeholder in ODEL recently agreed to
sell all its shares to Softlogic Group for nearly
Rs. 2.8 billion.
While informing this decision to the Malaysian
Stock Exchange, Parkson Retail Asia which
already owned the major 47.46 percent shares in
ODEL revealed that it had accepted the recent
Mandatory Offer by Softlogic Holdings PLC and
Softlogic Retail Private Limited of the Softlogic
Group.
This notification issued by Parkson
Retail Asia Ltd Chief Executive
Officer Toh Peng Koon stated that
the entire 129.1 million shares that
the company holds in ODEL would
be sold at Rs. 22 each under this
Mandatory Offer.
Softlogic Group earlier acquired
45.16 percent shares in ODEL
owned by its founder Otara Gunawardene and
her family members for Rs. 2.7 billion at Rs.
21.80 and Rs. 22.00 per share.
The Mandatory Offer by Softlogic to acquire the
balance shares of ODEL stated that it was
prepared to buy the remaining 54.84 percent
shares of ODEL at Rs. 22.00 each.
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Hit for six by spectacular Sri Lanka: Cricket legend Ian Botham takes his grandchildren
to the island country with an enormous soul
horror as it rolled over the edge and tumbled out of I’ve probably spent most time in the south, in
Foundation of Goodness and built the Southern
coastal towns like Galle and Weligama. In
sight.
Project in Seenigama, an area which was
Weligama, we rented a villa and just chill out - I
I’ve visited Sri Lanka with my family several times.
devastated by the huge wave.
Some of the most memorable trips have been with love watching the stilt fishermen balancing on their
There’s a brand new school, a cricket oval and an
poles.
my wife and the grandchildren.
Olympic-sized pool. The pool was paid for by rock
I’ve spent hours walking around Galle fort, which is
It’s incredibly child-friendly - as child-friendly as
singer Bryan Adams, who offered to help fund the
a walled city. The locals have incredible stories to
destinations like Spain or the Caribbean. We
sports complex after reading about the destruction
By Ian Botham
tell about the day the tsunami hit - how they could
wanted to show the grandchildren that life isn’t
wreaked by the tsunami, and locals have named it
(dailymail.co.uk) My initial impression of Sri Lanka?
see the wave coming and ran inside the fort,
the Bryan Adams Pool in his
Hot.
emerging hours later to find the rest of the city in
honour.
I first visited in 1982 – when England played their
ruins.
It’s hard to believe that when I
first test match against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
The fort was built by the Portuguese in the 14th
first visited, the railway line - and
Then we went and played in Kandy, in the central
century and it split the wave and saved thousands
a train - were 400 yards away in
province, and it has become one of my favourite
of lives. Nobody inside died - you can walk around
a coconut tree.
places in the whole country. It’s home to the
inside and see these old shops and restaurants
It was this project which inspired
Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa),
which weren’t even affected.
me to undertake last year’s
and is the most important spot for Sri Lanka’s
The grandchildren also adored Weligama, where
sponsored walk. I managed 160
Buddhist community.
they fished, rode in tuk-tuks, played on the
miles, from the north to the south
The whole town is steeped in history. It’s always
beaches and spotted turtles.
of the island, in eight days. The
been one of the country’s major trading places,
One day was spent just fishing on the beach.
aim was to raise money and
and there are beautiful temples and tea
One of my grandchildren, James, is extremely
mirror what’s been done in the
plantations. It must be part of your itinerary.
competitive - he simply has to beat his younger
south - because the north
sister at everything.
was devastated by the civil
James had spent all day waiting for a bite. He put
war and has suffered
down the rod while he nipped to the loo and his
terribly.
sister Imani-Jayne picked up the rod and caught a
The north has so much to
fish within seconds. James was livid.
offer - it’s Sri Lanka’s next
My advice for anyone considering a visit to Sri
booming tourism centre.
Splendid: The south coast of Sri Lanka has glorious beaches Lanka? Do it. It is all there to be explored.
The main draw are the
and has recovered from the tsunami of 2004
Tourism on the south coast is well-established.
beaches – they’re
easy, that terrible things happen but you have to
The east and west coasts are becoming more
sensational.
pick yourself up, dust yourself off and carry on.
established, and the north will soon be the next big
There are new hotels and railways being
The Sri Lankans are the best example of this tourism destination.
built and the airport at Jaffna, the capital city
they’re always smiling and there’s no bitterness
What’s more, you don’t have to walk everywhere of the northern province, is being renovated.
about the unfair hand they’ve been dealt, with the
like I did.
It should establish itself within five years.
civil war and tsunami.
Anuradhapura - the capital of the north
They are the reason my wife Kath and I keep
central province - and Mihintale, which is the
returning.
birthplace of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, have
We’ve spent a lot of time in the capital,
beautiful stupas and temples which put
A family favourite: Ian Botham has spent time with
Colombo, which is a fantastic, progressive city,
his grandchildren in Sri Lanka - and has long found Angkor Wat to shame - well, almost.
with great hotels and restaurants. We like
Kandy (right), where the Temple of the Tooth Relic is They are within what’s known as Sri Lanka’s Lagoon, the restaurant at the Cinnamon Grand
cultural
triangle.
an important Buddhist landmark - to be one of its
hotel, where you choose your seafood from a
This area’s most spectacular landmark is
greatest cities
huge display and the chefs cook it however you
the Sigiriya rock fortress - an enormous,
want.
200-metre-high lump of stone. In 480 AD, a
I only really started to fall in love with the country
The grandchildren loved it - they would
Sri Lankan king built his castle atop the rock. It’s a
on coming back to commentate. As a player we
compete to find the biggest fish.
UNESCO
World
Heritage
site
and
Sri
Lankans
call
were never in one place long enough.
Other great restaurants in the capital are the
I visited the south at the start of 2004, just after the it the eighth wonder of the world.
Ministry of Crab, which is owned by Sri Lankan
I climbed it on my first cricket tour and was
tsunami. It was horrendous, with bodies still being
cricketers Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela
amazed. So much that, while taking a photo, I
pulled from the rubble. Since then, Laureus Sport
Jayawardene, and the Park Street Mews
accidentally
knocked
over
the
bottle
of
water
I’d
for Good Foundation (I’m an ambassador for the
Inviting: Kandy, at the very heart of this tropical island,
restaurant, which blends Sri Lankan and
organisation) has worked with the Sri Lanka-based diligently carried to the top. I remember watching in European cuisine.
is Sri Lanka at its most intriguing
England's leading wicket taker first visited Sri
Lanka to play cricket in 1982
This time, he took his grandchildren for a
sunshine holiday of beach fishing
He has a particular fondness for Kandy, with its
famous Buddhist temple
Before Yala runs dry
waterholes in the National Park have dried out
the infrastructure of the
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Kathina Celebrations at Jethavana Vihara 2014
Annual Kathina robe offering for the monks at
Jathavana Buddhist Vihara in Birmingham was held
with the participation of a huge gathering of
devotees on Sunday the 12th October 2014. The
ceremony had been gracefully organised under the
guidance of the Most Venerable Keppetiyagoda
Gunawansa Nayaka Thera, the head of the Vihara
and theChief Sanganayaka for Great Britain.
Venerable Gunawansa Thera,Venerable
Mapalagama SorathaThera, Tissapura
Sugatharathana Thero had observed the rain retreat
at the Vihara this year.
The event started with the offering of Buddha Puja
at 11.15am. There were Venerable monks present
from various temples in Sri Lanka and United
Kingdom at the ceremony including Ven.Pidiville
Pyatissa thero,the head monk of kethumati
vihara,Manchester. Ven.Galpotyaye Pemananda
thero and Ven.Pannala Sumana thero from
Manchester vihara.Ven.Nilpanagoda Anoma Nayaka
thero from Samadhi meditation centre, Edmonton.
Ven. Wakamulle Uditha thero from Letchworth
Buddhist viharaya .Ven.Maldeniye Chandaloka thero
from Leceister temple, Venerable Theldeniyaye
Amitha thera Head Monk of Nottingham Shanti
Buddhist Vihara Venerable and Ven.Beragama
Piyarathana thero from sri sambuddha viharaya,
Liverpool.
The Kathina Robe was offered to the monks by the
devotees with deep devotion and perehara
reminding all participants the beauty and the
religious atmosphere of a typical Kathina ceremony
in a Sri Lankan Village. After the offering of kathina
robe Dhamma Sermon were given in English by
Venerable Beragama Piyarathana Thera and in
Sinhala respectively by, Venerable Pidiwille
Piyatissa Nayaka Thera and Venerable
Theldeniyaye Amitha Thera and explaining the
significance of offering a Kathina Robe. Atapirikara
and requisites for the monks and food were offered
by the members and devotees of Jetavana Buddhist
Vihara. This year's Kathina ceremony was
sponsored by Mr.Kamal Siriwardhana and his family,
Mr.Sugath Jayasinghe and his family.
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REVEALED: More secrets of Kuragala pre-historic settlement
By Dasun Edirisnghe
(island.lk) Ongoing analysis of artefacts
unearthed from Kuragala
pre-historic site have
produced evidence of prehistoric settlement there
that maintained close links
with their contemporaries
living in the coastal areas,
Director General,
Department of
Archaeology, Dr Senarath
Dissanayake said.
Dr. Dissanayake told The
Island yesterday that
archaeological analysis of the finds that
commenced in August this year at the
Sabaragamuwa office of the Department of
Archaeology was continuing. The process of
analysis was being conducted under the
There were beads made of bones and colours
made of gurugal (cinnabar) used to smear
bodies with.
According to the animal
remains dug up during
the excavations, it has
been found that the
Kuragala pre-historic
man
consumed
the flesh of
animals who
lived in both
dry and wet
zones,
including sea
fish and lagoon crabs. They also
consumed the meat of various
animals which are now extinct,
leopards, wild oxen, reptiles, snails
etc.
"The process of analysis is in
progress and we will be able to reveal
more in the coming months," he said.
The Beta Analytic Institution of the
USA that analysed samples of the
Kuragala site earlier said that its prehistoric earth layers belonged to a
time dating back 16,000 to 6,000
years. This is the first archaeological
site which belongs to the intermediate
zone.
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inhabited the Kuragala caves, Dr. Dissanayake
said.
The main evidence so far was that the caves had
been inhabited by the Balangoda man. It has
now been confirmed that the ancient humans
who lived in those caves knew the use of fire and
were well-adapted to the environment they lived
in. They had close links with humans who lived in
other parts, especially in coastal areas during
that time. They also knew how to make
geometric bone and micro-lithic tools, according
to the results of morphometric assessments
done on the tools found during the excavations.
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LETCHWORTH VIHARA KATINA CEREMONY
2014 Katina Ceremony was held by The Buddhist
Community Centre Letchworth (BCCL) on 11th
October at the Free Church Hall, Norton Way,
Letchworth Garden City. This year the Katina
Poojava (Katina offering) was sponsored by Mr. &
Mrs Nethaji and Nelum Welikala, Mr Gayan
Kodagodage and Mrs Thanuja Hettiarachchi, Mr
Hemanta Ambepitiya & Mrs. Gayanthi
Atulugamage and Mr. & Mrs. Prabath and Kumudu
Perera, with the great support of the management
committee and all the other devotees of the
Temple.
The ceremonial activity commenced at 7.00 a.m.
by bringing the Katina Material to the temple,
conducting the morning Pooja and offering the
morning alms (heeldhane) to venerable monks.
Thereafter, several devotees
participated in stitching the
Katina robe at The Free Church
Hall. All the devotees and Rev.
Monks joined the Katina
Perehera lead by the traditional
Sri Lankan Kandian drummers.
The Five Precepts were
administered by Most Ven.
Dediyawala Wimala Maha
Thero, Chief Incumbent of
Letchworth Viharaya. Ven.
Sooriyawewa Kusala Thero. led the Buddha pooja,
Katina Chiwara pooja Led by Ven Aheliyagoda
Dhammapala Thero, from Thames Buddhist
Vihara. Thereafter, The punniya anumodhanawa
(invoking merits) was delivered by Most Ven.
Kattakaduwe Sumanarathana
Thero. from
Scotland Buddhist Viharaya. The mid day alms
(dhane) were offered to Maha Sangha By all the
devotees, Katinaanisamsa Dhamma sermon in
English was delivered by Ven. Thawalama Bandula
Thero from London Buddhist Viharaya. Ven.
Mathugama Palitha Thero. led the offering of the
Katina Cheewara (Katina robe) with the
participation of the Maha Sangha to the chosen
Ven. Monk Wakamulle Uditha Thero. The Vice
President Mr. Haris Kodagoda delivered a speech
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This year during the Vass period, The Letchworth
Temple carried out several meritorious events. For
the first time the colouring of the Katina Cheewara
(Katina Robe) was carried out with the leadership
of Ven. Sooriyawewa Kusala Thero on Saturday,
4th October. Every Saturday, an evening Special
Buddha Pooja was carried out followed by a
Dhamma Sermon and they were sponsored by
various devotees. Ven Wakamulle Uditha Thero
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delivered by him during this period in England and
was well received. Specially, the devotees of the
Letchworth Temple were blessed to have four Ven.
Monks observing the Vass Season.
The event was well attended by the devotees and
friends of the temple. The Maha Snagha of the
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organizers of the Katina wish to extend their
appreciation to all those who attended and
extending their support for making this event a
great success.
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3rd Month Almsgiving for Ven. Galayaye Piyadassi Sangha Nayaka Theros's beloved mother
Devotees of the Sri Saddhatissa
International Buddhist Centre together
with Ven. Galayaye Piyadassi Nayaka
Thero, organised a 3 month's alms
giving for late Mrs. Senanayake
Arachchilage Dingiri Menike,
beloved mother of the Nayaka
Thero and grandmother of Ven.
Galayaye Dhammadassi Thero.
Several such ceremonies were
held by the family and devotees,
in Temples in Sri Lanka, UK, and
Paris as well as in several other
countries.
The sermon was delivered by
Ven. Murungasyaye Gnanissara
Nayaka Thero , Head of the
Jethavanaramaya Temple in Paris on the
evening of Friday 10th October 2014 .
Besides the seven resident monks, Chief
Sangha Nayaka of Great Britain and the
head of London Buddhist
Vihara,Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala
Nayka Thero, Ven. Vitharanndeniye
Kassapa Nayaka Thero, Head of the
Birmingham Buddhist Maha Vihara ,
Ven. Makure Mangala Nayaka Thero ,
Head of the Lumbini Buddhist Cultural
Centre, and Ven. Akurala Samitha
Nayaka Thero, Head of
the Letchworth Buddhist
Vihara also participated in
the Sanghika Dana held
at the Kingsbury Vihara
on the following day,
Saturday 11th October.
Ven. Galayaye Piyadassi
Nayka Thero had studied
under the same tutor of
Ven. Murigasyaye
Gnanissara Nayaka Thero
at the Vidyodaya University and had
close connections and the Ven.
Gnanissara Nayaka Thero delivered a
stirring sermon which was adored by the
devotees.
He said that the Nayaka Thera's late
mother was very fortunate indeed to
have a son and a young grandson
serving the Sasana.The son was having
a distinguished career and had received
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Lanka, all of which would have brought
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Sultanganj Buddha in Birmingham for another 150 years
In October 2014 two memorable events took
place at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery,
organised by
Adam Jaffer,
Curator of World
Cultures, with the
co-operation of
members of the
city's Buddhist
community. The
celebrations were
in recognition that
150 years ago the
Buddha statue
holding central
place in the art gallery had been presented to
the city's council to form the nucleus round
which its art gallery eventually grew. The
seventh century statue, once part of a large
Vihara in Northern India was discovered
outside the town of Sultanganj as engineers
were constructing the East Indian Railway in
1861. When it came to the notice of Samuel
Thornton, a former Lord Mayor of Birmingham
working in India at the time, he arranged for it
to be sent back to his native city, where it
arrived in 1864.
On Saturday 4 October the public were
invited to a display of work carried out by
different Buddhist groups in the West
Midlands including prison, police and hospital
chaplaincy. Meditation sessions were also
conducted during this time and in a final
session Buddhist monks, led by Venerable W.
Kassapa O.B.E, chanted for the well-being of
all in the city. During the
afternoon, Yann Lovelock B.E.M., the Buddha
Gallery's official guide,
gave a talk on the statue's
religious significance.
The next event on
Wednesday 8 October was
a more formal occasion
and included speeches
from Councillor Mike
Leddy, the Deputy Lord
Mayor; Paul Sabapathy
C.B.E, Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands;
and Satinder Kaur Taunque O.B.E., one of the
Deputy Lord Lieutenants. Also in the audience
were two more Lord Lieutenants, Dr Jagjit
Taunque M.B.E. and Lord Lieutenant Jenny
Loynton. Curators from the Museum's London
partners, the British Museum and Victoria and
Albert Museum, had come for the occasion as
well as a representative from the British
Council. Michael Willis, the first of these
visitors, also gave a talk on the statue's
artistic significance. Members of the local
Buddhist community closed the occasion by
expressing what the Sultanganj Buddha
meant to them and Yann Lovelock read a
poem about it. The monks, led by Ven.
W.Kassapa, closed the occasion by chanting
for the West Midlands to be blessed with the
Buddha's presence for at least another 150
years.
Realisation of the statue's significance has
grown over the century and a half it has been
in Birmingham, not least as the art world
recognised its uniqueness as the largest
surviving metal standing Buddha of Indian
origin. For the Midlands Buddhist community,
the statue has helped awaken devotion
through being the focus of annual Buddha
Day gatherings in the museum, which have
included many from the city's twenty Buddhist
groups. Nowadays many who are not
Buddhist leave offerings of flowers or come to
share the atmosphere of serenity that it
inspires.
It is to the great credit of both the Museum's
generosity and the Buddhist community's
willingness to work together that such events
can take place.
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KATHINA CEREMONY OF NOTTINGHAM SHANTHI BUDDHIST VIHARA
The second Annual Kathina Ceremony to be
conducted by the Shanthi Buddhist Vihara of
Nottingham since its inception was held at the
Awsworth Village Hall in Awsworth, Nottiingham,
on Saturday, 11th October, 2014, under the
guidance of the Vihara's Incumbent, Venerable
Teldeniyaye Amitha Thero and sponsored by Mr
Lesly Fernando and Mrs Malini PItigala.
The programme for the day had been drawn up
along traditional lines, commencing at 11 a.m. with
Buddha Puja and Vandana, followed by Sanghika
Dana and lunch for the gathered devotees, the
offering of robes and other Pirikara to the
Venerable monks present, and Dhamma talks in
both Sinhala and English. Proceedings concluded
at 3 p.m. with Punyanumodana and Blessings.
Fourteen Venerable Monks drawn from Viharas
across the country took part in this great
meritorious ceremony. Among them were the
Venerable Pidiville Piyatissa Nayake Thero the
head of the Kethumathi Buddhist Vihara
Manchester, Venerable Keppetiyagoda
Gunawansa Nayake Thero from the Jethavana
Vihara in Birmingham, Venerable Nilpanagoda
Anoma Nayake Thero of the Edmonton Vihara,
Venerable Konwewa Ariyarathana Thero of the
London Buddhist Vihara together with other
Venerable Monks representing the Birmingham
Maha Vihara, Leicester Buddhist Vihara, Liverpool
Sambuddha Vihara and the Heathrow
Athuladassana Vihara.
Over 175 devotees were present to make the
traditional presentations of robes and other
Pirikara to the Venerable Monks on this occasion.
Many of these devotees had given generously of
their time, several of them having gone to great
lengths to decorate the hall and approaches to it
with masses of flowers and flags. By common
consent, their efforts and contributions had made
this meritorious event the deeply spiritual as well
as satisfying experience it was for everyone who
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150th Birth Anniversary Celebration of Anagarika Dharmapala
sponsored by the Association of Sri Lankan Lawyers in the UK
On 15th September 2014, the Association
of Sri Lankan Lawyers sponsored the
second day celebrations of the week-long
event to commemorate the birth of
Anagarika Dharmapala at the London
Buddhist Vihara Chiswick.
The event commenced with offering
flowers, gilan pasa, lighting and incense to
the Lord Buddha in the shrine room.
Venerable. Thawalama Bandula
administered the five precepts.
The chief guest who graced the occasion
was the High Commissioner for Sri Lanka
in the UK His Excellency Dr. Chris Nonis.
On arrival, he was received by the Most
Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala, Head of
the London Buddhist Vihara, other
resident monks, members of the
Association of Sri Lankan Lawyers and
the Management Committee of the Vihara.
Following the lighting of the traditional oil
lamp, Venerable Seelawimala in his
welcome speech highlighted the valuable
contribution made by Anagarika
Dharmapala, founder of the London
Buddhist Vihara to the revival of Buddhism
and independence of Sri Lanka.
Dr. Nonis garlanded the bust of Anagarika
Dharmapala and opened the exhibition
with academic reference to the life and
work of the distinguished scholar.
The High Commissioner addressed the
audience and so did Miss. Surya
Samaraweera, the General Secretary on
behalf of the Association of Sri Lankan
Lawyers.
Everyone joined for refreshments at the
conclusion of the proceedings.
Photographs by Wickrama
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Janahanda - 150th birth anniversary of Anagarika Dharmapala,
the founder of the London Buddhist Vihara.
London Buddhist Vihara which is believed to be
the first Buddhist establishment in Europe,
organised numerous programmes to
commemorate 150th birth anniversary of
Anagarika Dharmapala, the founder of the London
Buddhist Vihara. A week long series of meritorious
deeds started with the chanting of All Night Pirith
chanting on 17th September 2014
under the direction of Venerable
Bogoda Seelawimala Nayake
Thero, head of the Vihara and
Chief Sangha Nayake for Britain.
The week long programme
consisted of an exhibition to
educate the public about the life
and works of Dharmapala and a
public meeting also held at
Hammersmith town hall with the
participation of other faith leaders
and dignitaries.
Amongst the other things which
attracted the attention of many was
the arrival of deputy mayor,
councillor Bishnu Gurung and the oration he made
was so appealing.The deputy mayor is a Buddhist
himself and originally come from Nepal where the
Birth place of Lord Buddha. He praised the
services rendering by London Buddhist Vihara to
propagate Buddhism in the Europe and the deputy
mayor further said that we all must be indebted to
Address by Principal Trizvi Marikkar
Dias, the president of Janahanda foundatio in
Hounslow coordinated the arrival the deputy mayor
and other councillors representing Hounslow
council. And Co-Secretary Mr Saman Priyantha
and Mr Nimish Wikramasinhe
By Sugath Senevirathna (Janahanda UK)
Teachers of Ananda College Fly High
Zahira OBA Centenary celebrations
Text and Pictures by RUZAIK
FAROOK
(dailynews.lk) The Islamic Religious
Ceremony was held at the Zahira
College Abdul Gaffoor Hall to mark the
Centenary Celebration of the Old Boys
Association of Zahira College recently.
The guest speaker of the ceremony
Sakina Institute President and Imam of
the Wellawatte Jumma Mosque Ash
Sheik Muiz Bukhary said we are
thankful to Almighty Allah because we
created umma of the Prophet
Muhammad and don’t divided we live as
a united. When we divided we will fall
and when we united we will stand and did not
divide pretty issues. He further said respect to
others, don’t think badly about others. All ways
think good for others.
Principal of the College Trizvi Marikkar said in
Dhamapala for his dedication to uplift Buddhism in
India at a time when it was at its verge of
extinction. This function was presided over by
Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala Nayake Thero,
Head of the Vihara,Venerable Thawalama Bandula
Thero, resident monk and Konwewe
Ariyarathana,resident monk of the Vihara.Mr Srilal
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his speech Zahira College is pioneer institute
and 122 years old. He praised the Old Boys
Associations contributions last 100 years. He
requested all the old boys to work hard for the
college and go forward united.
President of the Association Fowzul Hameed,
Secretary Sakkaf
Muheed,
Centenary
Celebration
Committee
Secretary Alavi
Mukthar, Vice
Principals, Staff,
Students, old
boys and Arabic
College Students
were present at
the ceremony.
(dailynews.lk) In creating history of teacher
felicitation and motivation, the 93 Group of
Ananda College Old Boys Association hosted
a group of teachers from grade 1 to 5 on an
exciting journey in a A340 wide-body aircraft.
This was also held in celebrating the
International Teachers Day as well.
The programmes started at early hours on
September 23 meeting at Ananda College and
thereby a transfer to the Bandaranaike
International Airport.
Upon arrival at the BIA they were welcomed
by the staff of Srilankan Airlines and was
escorted to the departure gates after
clearance.
The flight UL 157 flight (which was a A340
wide-body aircraft) was co-chartered for this
exclusive purpose towards its journey to
Mattala Rajapaksha International Airport. After
a scenic journey passing the unending
mountain ranges in the central hills the flight
touched down at MRIA.
The group was welcomed warmly by the
Srilankan Airlines ground staff along with the
Airport Aviation Services Team in Mattala
warmly and everyone was welcomed with a
pin-in token as well.
They were then escorted for a visit to the
Hambantota Port followed by a day filled with
fun and learning at a star class hotel in
Hambantota.
"I am delighted that the 93 Group took the
challenge and trouble to organise this event
with a very short notice on my request. The
programme is not only about having fun but
also learning and sharing together and I think
we (teachers) too deserve a break away from
our normal routines and we I am personally
glad that I was able to offer an excellent
opportunity to part of my team as well and
they not only had fun but also shared a gift
pack to over 300 students in Hambantota
district in 5 schools.
I liked that part of it more to see tears of joy of
an innocent, underprivileged child", Principal
Ananda College Kithsiri Liyanagamage said.
"All our members as one group is delighted to
be of assist for this programme. We have
realised that we have to initiate programme to
motivate teachers of our school beyond fund
raisers, lunches and musical shows.
We created history adding a unique
experience to our own teachers I must
recognise the livewire of this project Mr.
Subanu Perera, Deputy President of 93 Group
who conceptualised this unique experience
and Mr. Ravindra Jayanatha who carried a
heavy load of raising funds", President of the
93 Group Yasas Ariyarathne mentioned.
The programme ended at the Full Moon
Banquet hall in Katunayake with a grand finale
with another session of fun and learning to
last all evening with gifts for everyone.
The 'Old Boys' never stopped at that point and
ensured all teachers reached their homes
comfortably.
At the prayers
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PPA Visakha (UK)sponsors opening day of Anagarika Dharmapala Exhibition
and Celebrations at the London Buddhist Vihara.
I was proud to be a Visakhian when PPA
Visakha sponsored the opening ceremony of the
Anagarika Dharmapala Exhibition and
Celebrations at the London Buddhist Vihara on
September 14th 2014. Anagarika Dharmapala
was a great Buddhist who worked tirelessly for
the many since his
teenage years. He also
founded the London
Buddhist Vihara in 1926.
The Exhibition was well
planned by the Anagarika
Dharmapala Celebration
Committee and included
a pictorial depictation of
the life of the Anagarika
and also included books
and letters written by him.
Chitra Perera , on behalf
of the PPA Visakha, very successfully
coordinated the sponsor day from start to finish
with the help of Visakhians and friends. The
décor was impeccable .She had selected white
and yellow for the beautiful table cloths and
flowers ensuring a pure and serene theme
befitting a Buddhist temple.The entrance to the
temple was adorned with floating candles and
several white flower arrangements.In the main
hall was the traditional brass lamp decorated
with masses of white chrysanthemums
displaying the artistic talents of Visakhians , their
friends and family.
The exhibition was opened by the Mayor of
Ealing MR Tej Ram Baghra who first garlanded a
statue of Anagarika Dharmapala and then cut a
ribbon to open the exhibition.
VenerableBogoda Seelawimala Thera(Hrad of
the London Buddhist Vihara and Chief Sanga
Nayaka of Great Britain) and the Mayor of
Ealing addressed the gathering.On behalf of the
sponsors. Chitra made a very impressive speech
and recalled with gratitude how past
head monks including Venerable
Hammalawe Saddhatissa Thera
and Venerable Medagama
Vajiragnana Thera had strived hard
to improve the premises. At the
same time they continued with the
work to propagate Buddhism in the
West. This they did with help from
Anagarika Dharmapala Trust and
supporters of the Vihara.
The day ended with a film
show.Light refreshments and tea
were served.I overheard people say
' Well done Visakhians' .It was nice
to see a well attended ceremony
with past pupils and teachers and
above all our Patron Mrs Lakshmi De Zoysa
MBE as always supporting religious events.It
was a result of team work which had paid
dividends. Memories of this special day will last
for a long time.This was indeed a grand finale as
a tribute to a great man.
A Visakhian.
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Asiri breaks record to qualify for IAAF
World Youth C’ship
Sri Lanka to play South Africa
in ICC Women’s Championship
(island.lk) Sri Lanka will host South Africa in the
21 ODIs over the tournament period.
final series of the opening round of the ICC
Wednesday’s ODI will mark the first time that fifthWomen’s Championship with the three One-Day
ranked Sri Lanka will host sixth-ranked South
Internationals (ODIs) to be played in
Africa and in 11 meetings to date, South
Colombo this week.
Africa leads Sri Lanka by 7-3, with one
The historic Sinhalese Sports Club
match in Potchefstroom being washed(SSC) will be the venue of the first two
out.
ODIs to be played on 15 and 17
South Africa has been one of the most
October, before the final match of the
consistent sides since the ICC Women’s
ICC Women’s Championship is played at
World Cup India 2013, having won eight
Nondescripts Cricket Ground, which will
out of 10 ODIs with one against Sri Lanka
also stage the fourth and final ODI of the
in Potchefstroom being washed-out. In
tour on 21 October.
contrast, Sri Lanka has won only one of
The ICC Women’s Championship is a
its nine ODIs since finishing at an
qualifying tournament for the ICC
Chamari Atapattu impressive fifth position in the ICC
Women’s World Cup with the top four
Women’s World Cup India 2013.
sides progressing to the 2017 event to be staged
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Atapattu was excited
in England. The bottom four sides will get a final
with the concept of the event, when she said: "It’s
chance of qualification through the ICC Women’s
a great opportunity for women cricketers to play
World Cup Qualifier in 2017.
regular One-Day Internationals with each match
The tournament structure will see each team will
counting towards the ICC Women’s World Cup
play each other in one home or away series that
2017.
will include three ODIs over a two and a half year
(Contd: on P30)
period. As such, each side is guaranteed at least
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By Reemus Fernando
(island.lk) Gateway College sprinter Asiri
Wijesekara reached
qualifying standards for the
IAAF World Youth
Championship 2015 with a
record breaking performance
in the Under-16 boys 200m
at the Sir John Tarbet Senior
Athletics Championships at
Diyagama on Tuesday.
Wijesekara smashed Daham
Madawa’s (Richmond
College) nine-year record
with a feat of 22.25 seconds
to win the U-16 boys 200m
which was eventually the
fastest race of all age group
finals of the boys 200m. The
qualifying standard set for the
IAAF World Youth
Championship 2015 for boys 200m was 22.25
seconds.
The absence of leading sprinters Himasha Eshan
and Arosh Kariyawasam slowed down the higher
age category (U-20 and U18) boys 200m finals. While
Seevali Central sprinter
Samith Lakmal pipped
Nalandian M. N. Sachinthana
to the second place with a
feat of 22.26 seconds to win
the U-20 boys’ 200m final,
Shehan Lakshitha of
Jennings International School
won the U-18 boys 200m
with a feat of 22.93 seconds.
In the girls’ sprint event finals
St. Joseph’s Balika, Kegalle
sprinter Dewrandi Pallewatta
clocked 25.71 seconds to
with the U-18 girls 200m. The
U-16 girls 200m was won by
N. Maduwanthi of Dankotuwa
BMV. She clocked 26.45 seconds to win.
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Aries(the Ram) 21st March-20th April
Stubborn psychological and emotional issues are a
problem for you. Exercise gives you some energy to
cope, but you also need to spend some time with
yourself. Look into your heart. No ego.
Taurus(the Bull) 21st April - 20th May
The treadmill has been switched on and your task is to
do what you do best: networking, presentations,
promotions, advertising and business travel.
But you must stop trying to control it all.
Gemini(the Twins) 21st May - 20th June
Melodrama is part of your daily fare and you love it.
But y ou don't want this lunacy to last forever, so console
yourself with the thought that by mid November,
you'll be back in full swing.
Cancer(the Crab) 21st June - 20th July
Why isn't it possible to sit around and do nothing?
You need to find some form of relaxation. If you don't,
your blood pressure will lift the roof. This is one week
not even you can control.
16 OCTOBER - 2014
BANDARA - MR. MANAMPERI
MUDIYANSELAGE SOLOMON - “Thushara”,
Waladura, Kuruwita.
DE SILVA - DR PRIYA - 22/2, Nandimitra Place,
Colombo 6
DE SILVA - P.H. MASLIN.
DISSANAYAKE - JOYCE CARMEL - 252/1,
Miriswatta, Piliyandala
EKANAYAKA - Mrs. KUSUMA
EMMANUEL THIRUCHELVAM
SAVUNDRANAYAGAM
FERNANDO - GEETHIKA
FERNANDO - ROY. - No. 95, Walana, Old Galle
Road, Panadura.
FERNANDO SIRIWARDENE - CLAUGHTON. 118/51, Isuru Pedesa, Sri Rahula Road,
Katubedda, Moratuwa.
FERNANDO, LUCIAN (L.W.A.) - “Situruwana”,
Marawila-Nattandiya Road, Nattandiya
(opposite Dhammissara Vidyalaya)
JAYASENA - I - 247, Batapotha,
Madelgamuwa, Gampaha.
JAYAWARDENA - VINCENT DOMINIC.
JAYAWARDHENA - LAL. - 11A,
Wijemangalarama Road, Kohuwala,
Nugegoda.
JAYAWICKRAMA - SAROJINI - No.30/15, Park
Road, Colombo 05
JILLA - BEHRAM
LIYANARACHIGE - JANATH RANJAN
TILLEKERATNE - 7/10/D, Cardinal Cooray
Mawatha, Dikovita, Hendala, Wattala
MANUEL - MR. KINGSLEY MANUEL
MISSO - CYRIL ERIC IVOR - 210/5, Nisala
by Janaka Shehan
(island.lk) Sri Lanka Navy netball team sealed the
State Service Knockout Netball championship on
Monday (6) after beating Police Sports Club 67-27
and Sri Lanka Air Force 43-33. This incidentally is
the first occasion a Navy team has won the
particular competition. After years of dominance by
the Sri Lanka Air Force, the Navy girls led by the
goal attack/goal shooter, Hasitha Mendis were
Leo(the Lion) 21st July - 19th / 22nd Aug
Virgo(the Virgin) 20th / 23rd Aug - 22nd Sept
You might enjoy a period of self-righteous separation
from your family. But once you've done your strut and
realised you're tired of being alone, perhaps you'll
find ways to fix old wounds.
Libra(the Scale) 23rd Sept - 22nd Oct
Scorpio(the Scorpion) 23rd Oct - 21st Nov
Try not to buy anything unnecessary and hide your
wallet until month-end. These are short-term
disturbances and by end-November you'll be in better
financial shape. Also watch your social judgments.
Sagittarius(the Archer) 22nd Nov - 20th Dec
As the planets lay waste to the rest of the zodiac,
you stroll on regardless. If you have some spare energy,
you might help others out. Career and family are
behaving oddly, so hang in.
Capricorn(the Goat) 21st Dec - 20th Jan
If someone's been stealing from the till or embezzling
the pension fund, they're about to be discovered.
This is good because until recently it looked as though
you were going to be blamed.
Aquarius(the Water Carrier) 21st Jan -19th Feb
Irritating problems with the car, computer and phone
could see you running in circles. Try not to think about
all the money you're losing while the systems are down
and focus on what you can do.
Pisces(the Fishes) 20th Feb - 20th March
Major changes are happening at home. Emigrating?
Or selling up and moving on? Whatever it is, it's heavy
and stressful and the best you can hope for is to cope
without losing your sense of humour.
OBITUARIES
Mr. Nanda Dissanayake
Navy create history at State Services Netball
You're between two giant eclipses and communication
is on the fritz. You're not making sense to yourself
or anyone else. This is a week for rest, relaxation
and preparing for a new cycle.
It's a week of mad energies. The best you can hope
for is that you avoid accidents, hang on to your stuff,
and resist the urge to argue with everyone you know.
Use your superb natural instincts.
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WIJESINGHE - MOHAN PALITHA
NARANGODA - SWARNA - No. 62/2/1,
WIJETUNGE CHANDRA
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PEIRIS - IRIS
PEIRIS - SHERYL FRANCISCA
PERERA - AJITH - No.78, Ranmal Place,
OBITUARY NOTICE
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PERERA - NIMAL PALITHA - #10, 1st Lane,
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PERERA - THALATHA
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RANABAHU - PIYASIRI SUMANAPALA No. 347, Olugantota, Balangoda.
REV. SR. BENOIT MARIE PERERA - Holy
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SENEVIRATNE - MRS. BANDUWATHIE No. 27/A, Bogaha Road, Ihalayagoda,
Gampaha.
Beloved husband of Chintha, brother of Sarath.
SILVA - F.H. BONIFACE. - No. 56, Old
brother-in-law of Manel, Uncle of Oshani and Arosha.
Negombo Road, Wattala
Postmaster of Whitton Post Office.
SINHABAHU - MALINIE TISSERA - No.41A,
Past pupil of Thurstan College, Colombo.
1st Cross Street, Pagoda Road, Nugegoda
Member of Janahanda Foundation.
SIVAPRAKASAPILLAI - LEELAMANI nee
Passed away on the 12th of October 2014 while on
BALASINGHAM
holiday in Sri Lanka.
SUNDARARAJ - ABRAHAM
A puja to transfer merit to Nanda will be held at
SURANGANI - No. 133 A/2, Wackwella
London Buddhist Vihara, Chiswick,
Road, Minuwangoda
London W4 1UD.
THALARAMBAGE - BERNADETTE
On Sunday 19th of October at 6.30pm
AJANTHA - 45/13, Rajamaha Vihara Road,
Nawinna, Maharagama.
MAY HE ATTAIN THE SUPREME BLISS
WERAGAMA - MANGALA - 22,
OF NIBBANA
Sri Lanka
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"From the Sri Lanka women’s
cricketers’ point of view, it’s a great
chance to play against the top
countries and perform as a group. It
will provide all of us the experience
and exposure, which will help a long
way in performing to high standards
at the international level."
South Africa captain Mignon du
Preez, looking forward to the series
against Sri Lanka, said: "I am
extremely excited about the ICC
Women’s Championship, as it will
see the top eight sides in the world
play each other in three One-Day
Internationals leading up to the ICC
Women’s World Cup 2017.
Sri Lanka (from): Chamari Atapattu
(captain), Sanduni Abeywickrama,
crowned champions. The Navy team included
some of the Sri Lankan players who were fresh
from the Asian Netball Championship held in
Singapore. Talking to the Sunday Island the
jubilant Navy skipper hailed her team for the hard
work they had put in over the last few months.
"It is a huge history making moment for our sports
club because Sri Lanka Air force have been
winning this tournament for the last six years or so
and they have been so
dominant. We worked
really hard for this
tournament each and every
player played their role
well. We’ve had some
players like Gayani
Dissanayake coming from
the Sri Lanka national
squad which strengthened
our squad. I am pleased
that we could win this
tournament. It really does
mean a lot for me and my
team," the 26-year-old said.
Ama Kanchana, Eshani Lokusuriya,
Imalka Mendis, Hasini Perera,
Udeshika Prabodani, Inoka
Ranaweera, Madhuri Samuddhika,
Anushka Sanjeewani (wkt), Nilakshi
Silva, Shashikala Siriwardane,
Prasadini Weerakkody, Sripali
Weerakkody
South Africa (from): Mignon Du
Preez (captain), Berdnadine
Bezuidenhout, Trisha Chetty (wkt),
Moseline Daniels, Yolani Fourie,
Shabnim Ismail, Marizanne Kapp,
Ayabonga Khaka, Lizelle Lee,
Marcia Letsoalo, Nadine Moodley,
Andrie Steyn, Chloe Tryon, Dane
Van Niekerk.
Fixtures:
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17 Oct – Second ODI
19 Oct – Third ODI
21 Oct – Fourth ODI
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crucial final
against the Air
Force, Mendis
said they never
allowed the
‘favourites’ to
take charge of
the game.
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was played in
Gampaha. We
knew they were
favourites at the
beginning, but in
that particular
match we were
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CONT FROM P1
... The many old boys spread across the country
have also been linked over the last few years
through the optimised use of social media.
Recently the OBU successfully sponsored and ran
part of the founder's day celebrations at the
London Buddhist Vihara commemorating the
150th birth anniversary of Anagarika Dharmapala.
In addition there have been many other social,
cultural, sporting and fund raising events Upul has
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organised. In all these roles and activities he has
always received strong support from his wife
Tanya.
Leading up to this appointment Upul had held
roles with increasing responsibility within FOC
over the last several with the most recent position
being Treasurer for 2013-2014. With this
opportunity to lead the FoC in the coming year,
there is little doubt that Upul will take this very
popular and successful annual fund raising event
to another level.
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England-Sri Lanka fourth one-dayer
on November 7
(dailynews.lk) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) changed
the date for the fourth One Day International
between Sri Lanka and England, SLC announced
on Thursday.
“Sri Lanka Cricket has advised ECB of the need to
adjust the date of the 4th ODI scheduled to be
played at the R Premadasa International Cricket
Stadium in Colombo. The match that was
previously scheduled for Saturday 6th December,
will now be played on Sunday 7th December
(originally the reserve day for the game) for
reasons of religious observance as 6th December
is Poya Day in Sri Lanka. The 3rd ODI in
Hambantota remains scheduled for 3rd December
but now has 4th December available as a reserve
day and there is now no reserve day for the 4th
ODI,”.
Updated itinerary of England tour of Sri Lanka
Nov-Dec 2014
Fri 21 Nov 1st warm-up v SL ‘A’ (Day) Colombo –
SSC
Sun 23 Nov 2nd warm-up v SL ‘A’ (Day) Colombo
– P Sara Oval
Wed 26 Nov 1st ODI (Day/Night) Colombo, R
Premadasa Stadium
Thu 27 Nov Reserve Day
Sat 29 Nov 2nd ODI (Day) Colombo, R
Premadasa Stadium
Sun 30 Nov Reserve Day
Wed 3 Dec 3rd ODI (Day/Night) – Mahinda
Rajapaksa Stadium, Hambantota
Thu 4 Dec Reserve Day
Sun 7 Dec 4th ODI (Day)- R Premadasa Stadium.
Wed 10 Dec 5th ODI (D/N) – Pallekelle
Thu 11 Dec Reserve Day
Sat 13 Dec 6th ODI (Day) – Pallekelle
Sun 14 Dec Reserve Day
Tue 16 Dec 7th ODI (D/N) Colombo – R
Premadasa Stadium
(SJ)
Navy
"With the Netball World Championship also around
the corner, the experiences gained are vital for us
and I hope this tournament also helped the
selectors to make decisions as there were so
many good performances. For the moment I am
really happy with what we were able to achieve for
Sri Lanka Navy, not only because we won, but
also it is the first time that some Navy team could
do it," she concluded.
The victorious Navy squad:
Hasitha Mendis (Captain), Nadee Silva, Deepika
Abeykoon, Gayani Dissanayaka, Lakmali
Bandara, Dulangi Wannithilaka, Dushani Bandara,
P.Ashvini, Asangi Fernando, Shamali Rathnayaka,
Nirosha Gunarathna, Hiruni Kasthuriarachchi.
from P30
She didn’t forget to mention the role played by
their coach Hyacinth Wijesinghe in helping them
win the tournament. "The Navy Chairperson Ripan
Wijeguru and our coach Hyacinth Wijesinghe gave
us a great chance of winning with their experience
and plans. The coach in particular was so
instrumental in our victory. She analyzes the game
very closely and uses her experience for a great
effect. She must be given a lot of credit for all her
efforts," she said. She also said the performances
were crucial for most of the players and they will
look to carry this experience in the future as well.
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Many achievements for ‘Sanga’
to celebrate 37th birthday
could bat. Stepping into the side as a wicketBy A.C. De Silva
keeper who could also bat, he scored a soul(sundayobserver.lk) The great day is near and Sri
saving knock of 27 in 89 minutes and in the
Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara can well be satisfied
second innings he was pushed to the No. 3 spot.
with his performances so far in cricket. 27th
He made 6 runs in 27 balls with one four.
October can well be a redletter day for
Came the fourth Test and it was also against
Sangakkara who celebrates his 37th birthday on
South Africa at Kingsmead, Dusban and Sri Lanka
that special day, having played some glorious
lost both openers Marvan Atapattu and Sanath
cricket allround the globe.
Jayasuriya early and Sangakkara walked in at the
Many are the achievements of Sangakkara who
fall of the first wicket and he was joined by Mahela
blossomed out to be a fine cricketer, having learnt
Jayawardene.
the game of cricket as a schoolboy at Trinity
The pair moved the score from 2 for 2 to 170 for 3.
College, Kandy. At Trinity, he was not only
The Sangakkara-Jayawardene partnership of 168
concentrating on cricket, he
runs for the 3rd wicket had
was good at his school work
Sangakkara making 74 runs
and graduated as the senior
while Jayawardene fell for 98.
prefect, and winner of the
Sangakkara’s attacking batting
coveted ‘Lion’ in cricket, and
style is well known around the
Ryde Gold Medal for all round
world, here’s some scores to
excellence. He made his debut
savour.
into International Cricket at the
Sangakkara - 2nd Batsman to
dawn of this century in the year
hit triple century and century in
2000.
same match
In his early days Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara became the
said that he had a problem at
second batsman in history to
the start scoring on both sides
score a triple-century and a
Kumar Sangakkara – happy after
of the wicket, his initial
collection of many rewards from hard hundred in the same match as
movement was too for across
Sri Lanka pressed for victory in
work at the game of cricket
at the start. He said that
the second Test against
Aravinda de Silva spoke to him
Bangladesh in Chittagong.
about the grip and Aravinda’s advice turned out to
When Sangakkara made that score of 319 in the
be sound.
first innings of the Test against Bangladesh, he
Sangakkara explained that he was of the opinion
faced 482 balls, scored 207 runs on the off side,
that he learnt a lot by growing up in Kandy and
112 runs on the leg side, made 108, 112 runs on
playing in Asgiriya and also playing on matting
the leg side, made 108 singles, 17 twos and
wickets when he was a youngster. Playing on
matting wickets when fast bowlers are in operation threes, 32 fours and eight-sixes.
[Top awards for Sangakkara]
teaches you how to play a lot on matting wickets
*2006: Record – breaking partnership with Mahela
enables one how to deal with pace bowlers a lot
Jayawardene, 624 vs South Africa.
on the back foot. It also teaches the batsman how
*2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012: Named in
to deal with steep bounce at tines. It depends
ICC’s Test team of the year.
upon the height of the bowler.
*2011, 2012 and 2013: Named in ICC’s ODI team
Sangakkara said that he was very fortunate that
of the year.
from a young age he had the environment to train
*2011: winner, LG ICC People’s Choice award.
at Trinity College and that set up a lot of
*2012: Wisden Cricketer of the year, winner, ICC
groundwork.
People’s Choice award, Winner of the Year,
Sanga’s 3rd Test in 2000
Winner ICC Test Player of the year, Passed
In 2000, Sangakkara was playing in only his third
10,000 runs in Test cricket.
Test against South Africa at the SSC grounds and
*2013: Winner ICC ODI Cricketer of the year.
he was in the Sri Lanka as a wicket-keeper who
Sri Sumangala athlete Sarangi creates history
By Reemus Fernando
(island.lk) Sarangi Silva of Sri Sumangala College,
Panadura became the first ever school girl to break
the six-metre barrier at a school competition as she
achieved her personal best with a jump of 6.01m to
own the Under-20 girls’ long jump record at the Sir
John Tarbet Senior Athletics Championship at
Diyagama on Tuesday. No athlete has ever cleared
the six-metre mark at either the Sir John Tarbet
Athletics Championship or the All Island Schools
Games Athletics Championships according to
record books of the two premier championships.
The athlete, trained by national long jump coach Y.
K. Kularatne, has been representing Sri Lanka at
junior international competitions.
Her coach who was not present on Tuesday said in
a telephone interview with ‘The Island’ that she had
been clearing the six-metre mark often at training
and credited the young athlete for her hard work.
He said that Sarangi has the potential to be South
Asia’s number one in a matter of two years if she
pursues systematic training.
HOCKEY AT ROYAL COLLEGE IN THE NINTEEN FIFTIES
(island.lk) Having entered the portals of Royal
College, Colombo, I was interested in taking part in
sports as any other teenager would do. The pride
of place naturally went to cricket as it was even
then. My achievement in Cricket at Royal College
was to captain the 2nd XI team and during this
period in late 50s hockey was a very popular game
at club and national level.
Having seen the game introduced to the school by
Lennie de Silva and watched stalwarts such as
Lionel Almeida (Captain 1955 - center half), Harry
Rasiah (Captain 1956 - full back), Godwin Daniel
(Captain 1957 - center forward), K. Thillakan (left
half), L. Ramanathan (Captain 1958 - right inside).
I was very interested in the game and took it with
much enthusiasm. Since I was playing cricket as
well which was played in the first term most
cricketers during that time opted playing hockey in
the second term.
Having represented
the game at 1st XI in
the previous two
years, I was elected
to captain the side in
1959. I was
extremely fortunate
in having a star
studded side and
had the pleasure of
leading this side as
well.
The team comprised
of:- Michael Loos
(goal keeper), Lalith
Senanayake (right
back), M.P.C.
Jaimon (left back),
Royal College Hockey Team 1959 - Standing ( L to R ) S D Jayaratne, N
Senanayake, M Jaimon, L Senanayake, D B Gunasekara, K Sivathondan, N Nihal Mendis (right
half), H.N.
Mendis, K N Wimalaratne. Seated ( L to R ) Mr C Marikkar, S S
Wickramasinghe
Wickremasinghe, Mr Dudley de Silva ( Principal ), H N Wickramasinghe
(Captain), Mr Lennie de Silva, N S Kodituwakku, Mr C Kathiresan. Absent – (Captain - center
half), D.B.
Michael Loos
& OUR ARCHIVES AT
Gunasekara (left half), S.D. Jayaratna (right
extreme), S.S. Wickramasinghe (right inside), N.S.
Koddituwakku (Vice Captain - center forward),
Nanda Senanayake (left inside) and K.N.
Wimalaratne (left extreme).
This was one of the best sides produced by Royal
during this period and we had a very successful
season having won most of our fixtures including
winning over powerful sides of the day such as St.
Benedict’s College, Kotahena and Kingswood
College, Kandy.
We went into the Royal-Thomian fixture with much
confidence although our arch rivals possessed a
very strong team led by Gamini Marapana. Amidst
a large gathering at Mount Lavinia, the game was
played at a furious pace and Royal led 1:0 at
lemons with S.D. Jayaratne scoring the first ever
goal against S. Thomas’.
After half time the pace of the game continued
and Royal had the better of the exchanges but
alas the Thomians scored two goals in the dying
stages of the game and won the match. The game
was well fought and played in the best of spirits
and traditions.
At the end of the season three of us were selected
to play in the combined schools side at the Ceylon
Hockey Nationals. Those selected were myself,
been selected Vice Captain of the side, S.S.
Wickramasinghe and Nanda Senanayake.
The success of our team attributed not only to the
very talented and dedicated players but largely
due to the interest, untiring efforts, valuable advise
and guidance given by our coach Chandi
Chanmugam and the Master-In-Charge Lennie de
Silva.
In conclusion I wish to give my best wishes to the
present and future Royal College Hockey Teams
and I trust they will play the game in the spirit of
true sportsmanship and uphold the traditions of
Royal College.
Dr. H.N. WICKRAMASINGHE
(Captain of Royal College Hockey-1959)
Sri Lanka A thrash
Windies by 10 wickets
By Callistus Davy
(nation.lk) Sri Lanka A beat West Indies A by 10
wickets in the first unofficial cricket Test which
concluded at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in
Hambantota.
Leg spinner Seekkuge Prasanna had a match bag
of nine wickets as West Indies A were bundled out
for totals of 160 and 285 after Sri Lanka A made
413 in the first innings.
The two teams will play the second unofficial Test
from October 18 to 21 at Matara.
Scores:
Sri Lanka A 413 (Dimuth Karunaratne 139, Lahiru
Thirimanne 93, Dinesh Chandimal 87) and 34/0
West Indies A 160 (Seekkuge Prasanna 6/64) and
285 (Lahiru Gamage 3 for 49, Vishwa Fernando 3
for 21, Seekkuge Prasanna 3 for 122)
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Medical Aid to Sri Lanka -Fund Raising Dinner on 1 November 2014
Please make a £25 donation to the
Blood Vessel Sealing Electrosurgical
Device for Maharagama Cancer Hospital
For many Sri Lankans the name Maharagama is
synonymous with the hospital that has led the battle
against cancer in Sri Lanka for many decades. Mention
the name Maharagama to anyone and the image that
springs to mind is a hospital best known for treating
cancer sufferers of Sri Lanka. People from all over the
country come here seeking treatment as it is the only
non-private hospital with the capability to fight this
deadly disease.
Like many institutions in the developing world, this
hospital too is severely under-resourced and underfunded. Nevertheless, doctors and nurses do their very
best to provide an invaluable service under difficult
conditions to care for these people in desperate need of
help. Such dedicated health professionals demand and
deserve our support; so do the patients who cannot pay
their way for expensive treatment in private hospitals.
Many of you have already supported this cancer
hospital once, donating the mammography machine.
This is being used very successfully for the detection
and prevention of cancer. Thank you so much for that.
Now the opportunity has come to do more and we
believe that you will rise again to the new challenge.
This time the request from Maharagama cancer hospital
is for an electrosurgical knife that seals the blood
vessels it cuts through. This wonder of modern
medicine is routinely used in hospitals in the west, but
sadly the premier cancer hospital in Sri Lanka does not
have access to any such device.
The value of such a device is immense. It can
dramatically cut surgery times enabling the surgeon to
operate on more patients. This will significantly reduce
waiting times thereby increase survival rates. It will
improve healing rate and increase the chances of
recovery amongst the patients undergoing surgery. In a
country where so many patients await surgery from so few
surgeons, the value of this surgical device cannot be overstated.
Such a technologically advanced device does not come
without a relatively high price tag. The cost is around
£25,000. This may seem high, but think of it this way. If it
saves of 1000 lives, the cost of saving a life is a mere £25.
AJAHN BRAHMAVAMSO'S VISIT
TO U.K IN OCTOBER 2014
Venerable Ajahn Bramavamso Mahathera, known to
most as Ajahn Brahm, is the Abbot and Spiritual
Director of the Buddhist Society of Western Australia.
He is the Spiritual Adviser to the Buddhist Society of
Victoria, Spiritual Adviser to the Buddhist Society of
South Australia, Spiritual Patron of the Buddhist
Fellowship in Singapore, and is currently working with
monks and nuns of all Buddhist traditions to establish
the Australian Sangha Association.
In October 2004, Ajahn Brahm was awarded the John
Curtin Medal for his vision, leadership and service to
the Australian community by Curtin University.
Ajahn Brahm has also written three books- Opening
The Door Of Your Heart/Who Ordered This Truckload
of Dung?, Mindfulness, Bliss and Beyond: A
Meditator's Handbook and The Art of Disappearing:
Buddha's Path to Lasting Joy which was published in
October 2011.
He is invited regularly to other parts of Australia,
Europe, America, United Kingdom and South East
Asia to propagate dhamma and teach meditation in
his humorous, uplifting and unique style.
Ajahn Brahm will be visiting UK in October 2014 and
will be conducting public talks in the following venue.
Wednesday 29 October 20147:00-8:00 pm
a Public Talk at
London Buddhist Vihara,
The Avenue, Bedford Park, London W4 1UD
Tel: 0208 995 9493.
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Peterites enlist foreign coach in major shake-up
(nation.lk) St. Peter’s College has signed up a
former Scottish international Ben MacDougall as
their new coach for the new inter-school rugby
season which starts in January 2015.In a major
shake-up the Peterites have decided to revamp
their entire rugby set-up from junior level and
MacDougall will head the school’s coaching
directorate in which he has already interviewed
and recommended coaches for junior teams.
MacDougall replaces former College captain and
centre Colin Denish who coached the Peterites for
three years at a time the team went though many
challenges. Denish, an overseas-qualified coach,
has been grabbed by Science College as their new
Consultant coach. MacDougall will also be
entrusted with heading the strength-training,
rehabilitation and player evaluation departments of
the school.Sri Lanka Youth international Kevin
Dixon is tipped to lead the Peterites in the new
season.
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Travelling back to that 1948 ‘Silver’ moment
(sundaytimes.lk) When Duncan White won the
1948 Olympic silver medal in the 400m hurdles he
was just 28-years-old.
He was most probably past his physical prime at
that time.
Would he have performed better at the 1944
Olympics when he was 24 years old?
Sadly WW2 put an
end to that!
Duncan White, MBE
(1 March 1918 – 3
July 1998) was the
first Ceylonese athlete
to win a medal for his
country in an Olympic
event.
He won a silver medal
in the 400-metre
hurdles at the 1948
Summer Olympics in
London, England.
He was also the only
South Asian to have
won an Olympic
medal in track and
field for more than fifty
years.
White was born on 1 March 1918 in Lathpandura
near Kalutara, in British Ceylon, the second of four
children of John Bernard White and Cecilia Hawk
White, descended from principally British lineage.
He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy where
he was awarded ‘Trinity Lion’ for athletics; this was
subsequently withdrawn from him due to minor
disciplinary reasons.
White won his Olympic medal the same year
Ceylon gained independence from Britain.
He had trained for only about three months before
the games while the gold medalist, Roy Cochran
of the USA, had trained for about four years.
White’s time for the event, 51.8 seconds, was only
0.7 seconds behind Cochran, which along with
Cochran’s time bettered the existing Olympic
record.
After the Olympic victory, White was welcomed at
a ceremony at Trinity, and was honoured by
returning his ‘Lion’. Making a speech at the special
assembly, White stated that, “although my victory
at the Olympics is
prestigious, the ‘Lion’
makes me feel more
honoured than that”,
and received the
‘Lion’ with open arms.
In the 1950 British
Empire Games in
Auckland, New
Zealand, White won
the 440-yard hurdles,
only 0.3 seconds
behind the world
record.
He was awarded the
Order of the British
Empire (MBE) in 1949
but only many years
later in 1988 was he
honored by his Sri
Lankan homeland by a postage stamp.
White was married to Angela White née Siebel
and had six children: Maxine, Nita, Christopher,
Daniel, Marilyn and Fiona.
He had three brothers, Frederick A. White, also an
athlete, Stanley Leonard White and Douglas
Andrew White who died in 1960. He was a Major
in the Ceylon Army Volunteer Force.
The Ceylon team at the 1948 London Olympics
was represented by Edward Gray, Albert Perera,
Duncan White, John De Saram, Mr. Perera (Team
manager), George Peiris, Leslie Handunge and
Alex Obeysekere.
WI ‘A’ series vital for World Cup
planning – Atapattu
Thirimanne, the vice-captain of Sri Lanka’s
With an eye on the 2015 World Cup that is four ODI team, Chandimal and Karunaratne lost
their place in the national team during the
months away, Sri Lanka are using the current
tour by West Indies A to get their fringe players Pakistan series in August, while Mubarak has
staked a claim for recognition with an
back in form during the three 4-day unofficial
impressive domestic season where he was the
Test series and three fifty-over matches.Sri
Lanka head coach Marvan Atapattu stated that only batsman to top 1000 runs and help NCC
win the Premier league title. Eranga who was
the message has been conveyed through the
forced to miss the second Test against
Sri Lanka Cricket coaching department to the
Pakistan due to a leg muscle injury has also
respective curators where West Indies A will
play their matches to prepare pitches similar to been named.
With fitness doubts hinging on key ODI bowler
what Sri Lanka would encounter in Australia
Lasith Malinga’s availability for the World Cup
and New Zealand.
after undergoing surgery on a troubled ankle,
That means that the pitches would be quick
the selectors probably are looking at Eranga
and afford bounce and movement which the
as a replacement.
Lankan batsmen
Eranga has been
must get
largely part of the
accustomed to
Sri Lanka Test
during the mega
squad and has
event.
made limited
“West Indies have
appearances in
come with a
ODI cricket.
strong team in
It is important that
preparation for the
these players
World Cup and it
make use of the
is a good time for
West Indies A
both sides to try
series to perform
out their fringe
and try and regain
players. They
their place in the
have a good
senior side ahead
bowling attack
of the tour here by
and it will be a
Dinesh Chandimal (right) has a lot to prove during the
England which
good test for our
ongoing Sri Lanka A v West Indies A series
starts in the final
batsmen to face
week of November when seven ODIs are
them,” said Atapattu.
“We are keeping a close watch on some of our scheduled to be played.
“The deadline to submit the provisional squad
batters who need some big scores behind
of 30 for the World Cup is December 14 by
them to regain their confidence ahead of the
which time we would have played around five
World Cup,” he said.
to six ODIs with England,” said Atapattu. “That
The first 4-day Test between Sri Lanka A and
would give us a fair assessment of the type of
West Indies A began in Hambantota
squad we will require for the World Cup.”The
yesterday.The national selectors have named
rest of the players according to Atapattu are
a squad of 15 for this match of which nine are
undergoing an intensive physical fitness
tested and tried out players like captain Upul
training regime under fitness expert
Tharanga, Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru
Chandrishan Perera till the first week of
Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Ashan
November when net practices are due to
Priyanjan, Jehan Mubarak, Niroshan
Dickwella, Seekkuge Prasanna and Shaminda commence.Sri Lanka are expected to name a
Eranga while the rest are potential players who fielding coach and a trainer for the national
team by the end of the month.
have performed in domestic cricket.
By Sa’adi Thawfeeq
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Mahela Jayawardene scores a hat-trick
at Zahira College
Former rugby players, business personalities and
(sundaytimes.lk) Former Sri Lanka Test cricket
media personalities were in the All Star team.
captain Mahela Jayawardene made a hat-trick as
Hisham Abdeen, who was a well-known rugby
his team, the Cricket Stars thrashed an All Star
player and a national football player in 1986 was
team 6-1 in a Celebrity Football match organised
by the Past Prefects Association of
Zahira College at Maradana last
Mahela ‘Messi’ Jayawardene
Wednesday (8).
The Cricket Stars led by Sri Lanka
bowling coach Champaka
Ramanayaka had a great start from
the first whistle.
A great pass from Mahela
Jayawardene to Upul Chandana,
which portrayed that the coordination between the two greats is
still intact, gave the Cricketers their
first goal.
In addition the legendary Chaminda
Vaas playing as left wing produced
some great curves in to the box.
Skipper Ramanayake controlled the
game sweetly from the middle.
Chandana gave the Cricket Stars
their second goal from another
(island.lk) The one who tries to emulate soccer star Lionel
Mahela’s pass.
Messi here is none other than former SL cricket captain
Shehan Daniel scored the third with
Mahela Jayawardene. The champion cricketer may have
a stunner as the Cricketers led the
thought to help prop up the less successful sports in the
halftime 3-0.
country. This was at a Zahira College Past Pupils’
Graham Labrooy, Ravindra
Association organised celebrity football match played
Pushpakumara, Lanka de Silva,
yesterday, Oct. 8, at Zahira grounds, Colombo. The match
Ashok Peiris, Shane Fernando,
was between All Star Cricket Team and Zahira College
Jerome Jayaratne, Jeewantha
Football Star Team. On right is former SL fast bowler
Kulatunga, and many other former
Graeme Labrooy. Champaka Ramanayake captained the
cricketers were among the Cricket
cricketers while Zahira was skippered by Fauzal Hameed.
Stars lineup.
The cricketers won 6-1. Mahela scored three goals.
The entire second half belonged to
(Pic by Kamal Wanniarachchi)
Mahela as he scored his hat-trick of
goals as the crowd went screaming
playing along with Nizam Jamaldeen, Shamly
to see their favourite international cricketer excel
Nawaz, Mushtaq Jiffrey, Ishan Noor and Devinda
in a different form of sport at the home of one of
Prasad.
the best football playing schools in the country.
Subhani Hassimdeen, who was the former Sri
After missing two early chances in the first half
Lanka football captain, was the oldest player on
Mahela made it count in the second half.
the field.
All Stars led by Fouzul Hameed did not have much Naina Mohamed, Mohamed Roomy, Zia Ul-Haq,
ball possession despite the early goal in the
Roshan Watawala, Derena Dream Star singer
second half by Tito Hassimdeen.
Shan Hashim, Fashion visionary Ajai
Vir Singh, Sri Lanka National Football
coach Nikola Kavazović and
renowned racing driver Sajaad Zuhair
played for the All Stars.
A huge crowd gathered to witness the
match as Sri Lanka Cricket captain
Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis,
Farveez Mahroof were also present to
witness the game.
The match was organised to support
and promote the Educational Projects
of Past Prefects’ Association in
conjunction with the 10th Zahira
Super 16 Soccer 7s which will be held
on October 18 at the Zahira College
ground.
Sri Lanka name squad for second match
(nation.lk) Sri Lanka Cricket announced its 15member A squad to confront West Indies A in the
second unofficial cricket Test starting in Matara on
October 18.
Sri Lanka won the first unofficial Test by 10 wickets
in Hambantota.
Sri Lanka A squad: Upul Tharanga (captain),
Dimuth Karunaratne, Madawa Warnapura,
Kithuruwan Vithanage, Jehan Mubarak, Ashan
Priyanjana, Niroshan Dikwella, Tharindu Kaushal,
PAD Sadakan, Nuwan Pradeep, Kasun
Madushanka, Vishwa Fernando, Romesh
Buddhika, Malinda Puspakumara and Nisala
Tharaka.
Ladies' retain Higgins Trophy
with a 48-4 win over Musaeus
By Sajeewa Jayakody
(sundayobserver.lk) Ladies' College rowers
continued their winning streak by winning the
Annual Regatta for the fourth consecutive year
and retained the prestigious Marie Musaeus
Higgins Trophy by overcoming Musaeus College
convincingly by 48 points to 4 at the Colombo
Rowing Club, Beira Lake
The Flower Road schoolgirls, who were leading
by 36-4 before the final event, won the prestigious
Boat Race -A Fours with a record equalling three
minutes and 58 seconds competing in the outside
course. Ladies' College A Fours (Boat Race) crew
comprising Isebella Sansoni, Thiranya Fernando,
Ishara Abbey, Anika Ahamed, Tehani Walpola
Ladies' College skipper Anoushka Tissera (in the
rowed to victory by two seconds as Musaeus
rear) and Yellani Rasaputhra on their way to win
College rowers - Dilki Wijesekara, Malki
the 'A' Double Sculls in the 11th Ladies' Wijesekara, Ranuli Wickramasekara Janethri
Musaeus Regatta at the Beira Lake.
Marapana and Mayanthi Weerakoon finished in
Pic Vipula Amarasinghe
four minutes.
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Senanayake Likely To Get ICC Green Light
Before England Series In November
(asianmirror.lk) Sri lankan spinner Sachithra
Senanayake - who was banned from international
cricket for his bowling action - said his corrected
action was more effective and it gave more
bounce and spin to his deliveries.
Senanayake – who is
presently playing for
mercantile cricket
tournament with the
permission of local cricket
authorities - also expressed
confidence that he would be
able to play international
cricket in the near future. He
was able to pick up nine
wickets in five matches at
the current tournament,
clearly showing that
unexpected the ICC ban has
not affected his rhythm .
The Sri Lankan spinner has
to get the green light from the International Cricket
Council for his corrected bowling action before
representing Sri Lanka at the international level.
“I am confident that my new action is within the
legal mandate and within the allowed 15 degree
inclination. I have also consulted several
international experts with regard to my bowling
action,” Senanayake said in a brief interview with
BBC Sandeshaya.
Senanayake said he was hopeful that he would be
able to represent Sri Lanka
during the Sri Lanka –
England series in November
after undergoing the ICC
test. Senanayake was
reported for his bowling
action during his last cricket
tournament in England.
Sri Lankan cricket
authorities too have
expressed hopes that
Senanayake will be able to
play for the national team in
2015 World Cup which will
take place in Australia and
New Zealand early next
year.
After being reported in England, Senanayake
underwent testing at the Cardiff Metropolitan
University on June 29 and was allowed to play
until the results were known.
Avishka anchors Sebs
Under-19 Cricket
(island.lk) Avishka Fernando top scored with
139 runs (14x4s, 2x6s)as St. Sebastian’s
College posted 283 runs against D.S.
Senanayake College on day one of
their Under-19 Division I cricket
encounter at Moratuwa on Monday. In
reply DSS were 67 for no wickets at
close.
Scores:
St. Sebastian’s 283 all out in 84.5
overs (Avishka Fernando 139, Visal
Senanayake 32, Veeshan de Mel
31n.o; Sachin Bandara 4/72, Thimila
Vidyasekara 3/48, Shifran Muthalif
2/42)
DSS 67 for no loss in 10 overs
Joseph Vaz post 241 runs
A half-century by Irash Perera for Joseph Vaz
College and a five wicket haul by Harsha
Fernando for Moratu Vidyalaya were the
highlights on day one of the match
between the two schools as the
visitors posted 241 runs at Moratuwa
on Monday.
Scores:
Joseph Vaz 241 all out in 77.1 overs
(Irash Perera 65, Shehan Ranatunga
33, Sewinda Silva 49, Pasindu
Nayanananda 43, Harsha Fernando
5/106, Shanaka Perera 3/46)
Moratu Vid 0 for 0 in 0.1 overs
St. Aloysius’ skittle out
Dharmasoka for 93 runs
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Darrell Hair makes controversial remarks on Murali
(adaderana.lk) Darrell Hair, the umpire who
famously no-balled Muttiah Muralitharan in a
Boxing Day Test, says cricket’s crackdown on
illegal bowling actions has come 20 years too late,
leaving the game with “a generation of chuckers”.
“It’ll be interesting to see how many umpires are
brave enough to get
involved in it. I said it
in the late ‘90s that if
something wasn’t
done about it you’d
have a generation of
chuckers on your
hands and now you
have. They try to
emulate Harbajan
Singh and Saqlain
Mushtaq and Murali
and that’s the
problem. The
crackdown should
have happened on those players and the ICC
should have let it be known that it wasn’t
acceptable.”
“People say ‘you should be happy with the way
things turned out’...with the chuckers being
weeded out. But it doesn’t give me any personal
satisfaction whatsoever,” Hair said. ”All I was
doing at any time was just doing my job and I think
I did it to the best of my ability. The fact was that
no other ICC umpires were willing to have a go.
Ross Emerson was very adamant about his
thoughts about chuckers but they soon put him
into the background.
The Australian has watched with interest as a
succession of leading bowlers led by Pakistan
spinner Saeed Ajmal have been suspended from
international cricket or reported in an
unprecedented purge.
The absence of Ajmal for the upcoming Test series
against Australia in
the United Arab
Emirates is a huge
blow for Pakistan but
Hair predictably has
little sympathy,
instead taking aim at
the ICC for being soft
on one of the game’s
most vexed issues for
too long. ”Whatever
they’re doing now,
they’re doing 20
years too late,” he
said.
“They had a chance in 1995 to clean things up and
it’s taken them 19 years to finally come back and
say they want chuckers out of the game. I can’t
believe that Saaed Ajmal has been able to bowl as
long as he has, and they say he is bending his
arm by 45 degrees [the legal limit is 15 degrees] or
something. Well, every man and his dog would
have known that.
“Since that time the umpires have felt more
confident to report their concerns with certain
bowlers, and their concerns have been supported
by the results of the testing of these reported
bowlers., smh reports”
Maris Stella, Sumana Balika grab
overall athletic titles
(nation.lk) Maris Stella College, Negombo from
Girls’ overall category: Champions - Sumana
the Western Province emerged the boys’ overall Balika Vidyalaya Ratnapura (209 points) 1st
champions with 185 points while also winning
runners-up - Ratnayake Central College Walala
the 4x400 relay
(150 points)
championships in the under
2nd runners-up - St.
15, 17 and 19 age
Joseph’s Balika College
categories on the final day of
Kegalle (79 points)
the National School Games
Best athlete girls’ category:
as Sumana Balika,
Kaushalya Madushani of
Ratnapura from the
Kuliyapitiya Central College
Sabaragamuwa Province
(62.11) in the under-21 girls
won the overall girls’ title
400 metres hurdles.
with 209 points at the
Best athlete boys - Roshan
Sugathadasa Stadium in
Dhammika Ranatunga of
Colombo.
Kularatne Central,
Best athlete boys Dhammika Ranatunga Godakawela, (2.08m) in the
Maris Stella established
Best athlete girls Kaushalya Madushani under-17 boys’ high jump three age group (4x400
metres) boys’ relay records
(KN) on the final day.Hurdler Kaushalya Madushani
from Kuliyapitiya Central and high jumper
Dhammika Ranatunga from Kularatne Maha
Vidyalaya Godakawela were adjudged Best
Athletes.Sahan Rajapakse from St. Benedict’s
College Kotahena broke the under-15 boys’
(dailymirror.lk) Sri Lanka Cricket
100 metres record twice during the final
Coach Romesh Kaluwitharana who
day.This year’s event saw the participation of
was in Hambantota with the team for a
4786 athletes from all over the country.
four-day test match against the West
Boys’ overall category: Champions - Maris
Indies was airlifted to Colombo in an
Stella College Negombo (185 points)
Air Force chopper after suffering from
1st runners-up - Joseph Vaz College
a sudden cardiac ailment.
Wennappuwa (174 points)
He was admitted to the Nawaloka Hospital and the
2nd runners-up - Anuradhapura Central
condition of the former star batsman is said to be
College (58 points)
out of danger.
Kalu suffers
cardiac ailment
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