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JVP condemns Govt`s invitation to UN Tuesday, 7 November 2006 - 12:52 AM SL Time The decision made by the Government, as reported in the media, to invite the United Nations to assist in transporting food to the Jaffna Peninsula is just what the LTTE desires, the JVP said yesterday (6). They said that even before the CFA was signed by the LTTE with the former Premier, the A9 Highway was kept closed but transport of food to the North continued without any problems during that period too. `It is the duty of the Government to ensure that food is supplied to the people of Jaffna, who had not left their homes and it is essential the Government supplies food to all those people who had fled the terrorist controlled areas and are living in Jaffna,` they said. 
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Suspected rebel front may target Sri Lanka hospitals Monday, 6 November 2006 - 8:18 PM SL Time A suspected Tamil Tiger front organisation has threatened to attack civilian targets including hospitals and water reservoirs in southern Sri Lanka in retaliation against military strikes on rebel areas. The High Security Zone Residents` Liberation Force, which claimed responsibility for a rash of deadly attacks on troops in the north earlier this year, said it was giving the military a final warning to halt attacks on rebel territory. The military and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) each accuse the other of provoking near daily artillery and mortar bomb duels in the north and east. `Purposeful destruction of Tamil civilian lives and infrastructure would lead to Sinhala civilian lives and infrastructure becoming inevitable targets,` the suspected front said in a message faxed to Reuters overnight.
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EU Presidency pursuing resolution against Lanka? Monday, 6 November 2006 - 8:28 AM SL Time The EU presidency is bent on pursuing a resolution against what it described as the poor human rights record in Sri Lanka on or before the next UN Human Rights Council session on November 27 unless the government makes substantive progress into the latest inquiries on the spate of abductions and killings of civilians in Colombo and the north and east, the Daily Mirror learns. Finland, who holds the rotating presidency of the EU, attempted to put forward a similar resolution at the last UN Human Rights Council session which concluded in early October but was defeated in its efforts following stiff opposition from India and several other countries which supported Sri Lanka`s efforts to investigate the incidents. However with little or no progress in investigations conducted so far even as the government set up a National Commission of Inquiry and invited an International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) to observe the inquiries Finland will seek to put forward the resolution in the very near future.
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Security initiatives cannot be considered as a war Tuesday, 7 November 2006 - 4:25 AM SL Time President Mahinda Rajapakse has deplored attempts made by certain sections to describe the initiatives taken for the security of the country and the people, as a war. He made this reference at a function at the Keppetiyawa Rajamaha Vihare in Weeraketiya yesterday. The President laid the foundation stone for a new Chaithya of the Vihare. Financial assistance was provided for the re-construction of Vihares of the Weeraketiya Sasanarakshaka Bala Mandalaya. D.B. Jayatilake of the Public Trust Fund has made the required allocations. Speaking further, President Rajapakse said some have described as a war, the retaliations against LTTE attacks. The government is always ready to accept constructive criticisms. He said the media should play a responsible role with regard to the present situation. The government has unveiled an explicit programme to carry out the development work equally in every part of the country. Mr. Rajapakse noted that the foundation for peace should be laid by passing on the benefits of development to every section, irrespective of differences. He reiterated that he will not permit the motherland to be broken into pieces. Although peace is a challenge, he said he was working in the right direction. It is opportune to get the support of every section irrespective of party differences. Meanwhile, the programme of providing electricity to every household will commence on the 19th of this month from Hambantota. President Rajapkse revealed that over 500 million rupees has been allocated for this work.
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LTTE pressure on Oslo to open A9 Tuesday, 7 November 2006 - 4:08 AM SL Time The LTTE is putting pressure on Norway to influence the Government to open the A9 Highway, its Kilinochchi spokesman Daya Master told The Island yesterday (6). He said the LTTE had much hope about the road being reopened. He said the LTTE would participate in talks with the Government only if the A9 Highway was reopened.
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564 Batti Tamils arrived to the Govt. controlled areas Monday, 6 November 2006 - 8:44 AM SL Time Ten Tamil families consisting of 34 members arrived from the un-cleared areas north of Batticaloa to government-controlled areas seeking security from the Govt. Forces yesterday. Since Wednesday (01) is total of 175, families consisting of 564 members have now arrived to the Government controlled areas. Media Center of National Security said, they have stated that they left their villagers to escape from being harassed by the LTTE`s and to avoid reprisals if they refused to pay taxes.
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Air attacks continued in the east Tuesday, 7 November 2006 - 4:27 AM SL Time The Sri Lanka military says Air Force (SLAF) fighter jets destroyed a Tamil Tiger`s naval base in Valaichennai north of Vakarai. Military spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe said the sea Tiger base has been used as the LTTE to launch attacks on military at Mankerni. The military retaliated artillery attacks by the LTTE at Mankerny, Kajuwatta and Maavilaru on Monday and Sunday, he said. He denied reports that fishermen fallen victim of the air attacks. 'You might have received that information from the LTTE. There are no fishermen in Vakarai area,' Brig. Samarasinghe told BBC Sandeshaya.
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LTTE must demonstrate willingness to compromise - Canadian House of Commons Tuesday, 7 November 2006 - 4:18 AM SL Time Calling on the LTTE to renounce terrorism and violence, the Canadian Federal Government last week pointed out that the LTTE must demonstrate a willingness to make compromises necessary for a political solution within a united Sri Lanka. Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Minister Deepak Obhrai making a special statement at the Canadian House of Commons last Friday urged the parties to build on the opportunity to commit to a further round of talks on the heels of the concluded Geneva session which he termed as commendable. He said: `Canada calls on the LTTE to renounce terrorism and violence. It must demonstrate that it is willing to make compromises necessary for a political solution within a united Sri Lanka.`
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Chandrika says declined offer to run for top UN post Monday, 6 November 2006 - 8:33 AM SL Time Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga said she turned down a request made by two permanent United Nations Security Council members to contest for the post of Secretary General. Ms. Kumaratunga who is currently touring Pakistan as UNESCO`s Advisor, told reporters last night that she declined the offer due to her own work pressure and the difficulties involved in handling powerful countries like the United States. The former president met Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and also held talks with Pakistan Education Minister General (retd) Javed Ashraf Qazi, visited the areas hit by last year`s massive earthquake and was to take part in the World Islamic Economic Forum, besides meeting President Pervez Musharraf before leaving the country.
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Viral fever spreading in Sri Lanka Tuesday, 7 November 2006 - 4:31 AM SL Time Sri Lanka`s health authorities are fighting to control a viral fever spreading in the country. Already a student of the Sri Lanka Law College has died from the fever, and the Law College hostel has been caught by the virus that has made over thirty students sick. The Sri Lanka Ministry of Health doubts that there can be a spread of 'Chicken Gunya viral fever' (chikungunya fever) in the island. High incidence of this rare form of viral fever spread by mosquitoes has been reported in the state of Kerala in southern India. Health authorities have taken steps to send the blood samples of these patients to Thailand for special tests. Officials of the Ministry of Health`s Epidemiology Unit say they can ascertain whether the infection is chikungunya fever after receiving the reports. However, the Ministry of Health assured that this is not an outburst of bird flu.
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Laksala in major expansion drive Tuesday, 7 November 2006 - 4:21 AM SL Time The Government is giving a boost to the local handicraft sector, with the modernisation of the Laksala Thunmulla showroom at a cost of Rs.50 million. The new showroom complex will open on November 9 and this would be a great achievement for the promotion of the industry. The sales growth rate of the Laksala has increased due to high demand of Laksala products. `We have planned to set up new gift items displaying centres in the Fort and Thunmulla branches as well. The project of providing Laksala products for the utilisation of government bodies is implemented successfully earning a substantial income within seven months,` Sri Lanka Handicraft Board Chairperson Somakumari Tennakoon told the Daily News. Laksala has received many orders from Government organisations including circuit bungalows and quarters.
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Sick leave campaign successful Tuesday, 7 November 2006 - 4:09 AM SL Time Nearly 700 members of the Society of Government Pharmacists yesterday (November 6) went on a sick leave campaign at the Central Province. More than 20 hospitals including the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital, Kandy and Gampola Teaching Hospitals were badly affected by this campaign. Action by the Society of Government Pharmacists also caused chaos at the District Hospitals in the Central Province. Society of Government Pharmacists General Secretary Harendra Kuruppu yesterday told The Island that their sick note campaign is based to rectify salary anomalies of 06/2006 circular. `What we request is that students must be given a monthly allowance of rupees 9,000 and other members must be given their due promotions,` he said. According to him, for nearly a decade or so the members have neither got an A Grade nor Special Grade promotion.
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Strangulating justice to hang a dictator Tuesday, 7 November 2006 - 4:14 AM SL Time That Saddam Hussein would be sentenced to death by hanging was a foregone conclusion. Judging by the way the Iraqi High Tribunal handled the case from the very inception, it was clear that its mission was to give a predetermined verdict a touch of legitimacy. Many were the instances where the judges betrayed their prejudice thus lending credence to Hussein`s refusal to recognise the authority of the Tribunal. Parallel to the show trial, he was also subjected to a media trial by the western media pundits who don`t hesitate to function as the shock troops of their governments when their interests are threatened. There has been a mixed reaction to the sentence. Opinion is divided in Iraq over it. The US has lost no time in welcoming it as a milestone in the democratisation process in Iraq. Kuwait, which has suffered under Hussein`s jackboot, is demanding that his execution be expedited. The EU has taken exception to the death sentence. In endorsing or denouncing the judgment, the criterion has not been the principle of justice. Instead, it has been one`s allegiance or opposition to either Hussein or the US. Those countries that are beholden to the US would have endorsed even a decision to stone Hussein to death without a trial while others would have opposed the judgment even if it had been handed down after proper process and procedure.
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A step in the right direction! Monday, 6 November 2006 - 8:37 AM SL Time The government is scheduled to announce an eight-member commission to probe fifteen cases of abductions, disappearances and extra-judicial killings that occurred after August 2005, according to The Sunday Island. The incidents are said to include the Lakshman Kadirgamar killing; the hanging of a family of five in Mannar; the Pesalai incident where civilians were shot inside a church; the killing of civilians on Kayts Island; the assassination of five students in Trincomalee; the claymore attack on a civilian bus in Kebetigollewa; the killing of Action Against Hunger workers in Muttur; the five headless bodies found in Avissawella; the disappearances of Muslims in Muttur and the suicide attack on a navy transit point near Habarana. The appointment of the committee to be headed by a Supreme Court judge is expected to precede the formation the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP), the report says.
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Canadian Tamils feel marginalized and muzzled Sunday, 5 November 2006 - 12:13 PM SL Time With no sanctions imposed against Sri Lanka (by Canada), the ban has only strengthened Sri Lanka`s hand to subject more civilians to state terrorism, to try gaining more territory, and to impose an economic blockade to starve and kill the Tamil people - Sri Skanda-Rajah Tamil Canadians number around 300,000, most arriving from Sri Lanka following the genocide of July 1983. Tamils are by nature enterprising and hard working and they invest heavily in education. They have swelled the professional and business ranks demonstrating a commitment to Canada`s growth and prosperity. However, empathy for Tamils has been destroyed by sections of the media displaying an anti-Tamil bias in their regurgitated reports instigated by Sri Lankan propaganda. The media have ignored an indisputable outpouring of grief by Canadian Tamils at the burgeoning disappearances and killings of civilians at the hands of Sri Lankan state forces, even during ceasefire.
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Aussies are beatable - Lara Tuesday, 7 November 2006 - 4:12 AM SL Time West Indies captain Brian Lara says top-ranked Australia isn`t invincible and can be stopped in next year`s cricket World Cup in the Caribbean. Lara spoke after Australia beat defending champion West Indies by eight wickets in the rain-affected Champions Trophy final on Sunday. ``This Australian team is beatable and I still think the World Cup is very open,`` Lara said. ``Lots of teams are capable of winning (the World Cup).`` West Indies was ousted for 138 in 30.4 overs, and Australia was on track until the final was interrupted by heavy showers. The loss of more than two hours of play forced the organizers to apply the Duckworth/Lewis method and change Australia`s winning target to 116 from 35 overs. Australia sprinted to 116 for two in 28.1 overs and clinched the Trophy for the first time in five attempts since 1998.
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Aussies have the last laugh Monday, 6 November 2006 - 8:34 AM SL Time Australia had the last laugh in the closing chapter of their thrust towards a maiden triumph at an ICC Champions Trophy tournament when they nailed the West Indies to an embarrassing defeat in the fnal here in Mumbai yesterday. Chasing what became the lowest total of 138 at a final in the history of the ICC Campions Trophy, the Australians hardly moved a muscle in reachng the target which was later revised to 116 because of rain as the West Indies paid dearly for blowing up a rousing start of making 80 runs in the first 10 overs. The start that the West Indies had was enough to drive the hell into any opponent as opener Christopher Gayle in a 60-minute charge caused chaos and confusion in the Australian camp. But the way Gayle hammered the bowlers also suggested he lived dangerously and with his downfall, bowled by a peach of a moving delivery from Nathan Bracken, the tide changed hands from which the West Indies could not recover.
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Hair shaved by ICC from Elite Panel Sunday, 5 November 2006 - 4:10 AM SL Time Australian umpire Darrell Hair, who has been sacked from the International Cricket Council`s elite panel according to an unnamed ICC source, is no stranger to controversy. Hair is a love-hate figure within the cricket world. And the beginning of the end of his elite career came as he took centre stage in the furore over Pakistan`s forfeited Test match against England at London`s Oval in August. As he came under a hail of criticism in Pakistan, he followed that up by delivering a bouncer to the ICC by offering his resignation in return for a payment of 500,000 dollars. To his supporters the 54-year-old Australian, whose appearance at The Oval threatens to be his 76th and last Test, is one of the last top-flight umpires confident enough to back his own judgment and uphold the game`s laws in full, whatever the cost. To his critics, he is a spotlight-seeking pedant.
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