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We want to go home - Plea from surrendered would-be LTTE child soldiers Thursday, 18 January 2007 - 5:56 AM SL Time Gripped with fear and anxiety, a group of young child soldiers-to-be, who surrendered to the Special Task Force (STF) following the fall of a key LTTE base in Ampara, made a fervent appeal to be reunited with their families once again. `We want to go home,` was the quick reply to a question raised by the media from five young boys aged between 16 and 20 dressed in plain black T-shirts and shorts. They were presented at the weekly defence news briefing in Colombo yesterday. The young boys, all residents of Tirukkovil, Ampara, were allegedly abducted by the LTTE during last year and held at the rebel camps in Ampara. According to one youth there were some 70 child soldiers undergoing training at the camp at the time the five boys were abducted out of whom 20 managed to flee. 
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STF commandos leave behind dead paramilitary - Seeralan Wednesday, 17 January 2007 - 10:00 PM SL Time An elite commando unit of the Special Task Force personnel who penetrated into Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam controlled territory at 39th Colony in Vellavely, 3 km north of Batticaloa Amparai district border, were repulsed in a counter-attack by the Tigers Tuesday evening. The STF commandos, during their retreat, left behind a dead body of a paramilitary cadre with his arms and ammunition, said S. Seeralan, LTTE`s Batticaloa district deputy political head. The counter-attack on the penetrating STF commando unit was carried out around 7:00 p.m. Tuesday. The dead body of a paramilitary member, his weapon and ammunition rounds were recovered by the Tigers. The Tigers had made arrangements to hand over the dead body, Mr. Seeralan said.
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Tiger women`s base falls to STF Wednesday, 17 January 2007 - 3:33 AM SL Time The STF captured a LTTE`s women`s wing camp - Nalini Base - in Kanchikudichchiaru during its `Niyatai Jaya` military operation, bringing the total number of Tiger camps captured by the force to twelve, the military said. `There was evidence that Nalini Base was a training and a detention camp. It has also been used as a factory turning out weapons and ammunition,` a senior military official said. The elite force also captured another camp in the same area on Monday night, he said. LTTE camps such as Stanley, Paramananda, Bagayadhi, Janak, Jeevan, Diana, Shashi, Eleththiyan, Eleivan, Aridevan, Madurakavi and Raam were captured by the STF during its offensive launched on January 4.
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SLA shells Vaharai hospital, 5 civilians wounded Friday, 19 January 2007 - 7:24 AM SL Time Sri Lanka army stationed at Mankerny and Kajuwatta camps have been continuously pounding the besieged Vaharai area with artillery shells from Thursday morning. SLA fired shells targeted Vaharai hospital area in the morning and in the evening and wounded five persons. Despite an urgent message passed to ICRC notifying the attack, after the SLA shelling Thursday morning between 6:00 and 10:00 a.m., the hopsital vicinty was attacked again in the evening at 5:15 p.m. wounding four civilians seriously. Targeting of medical facilities is a serious breach of the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) that applies to both internal and international armed conflicts. Thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have taken refuge at the area surrounding the hospital. Eight shells fell around the hospital between 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and injured one person slightly. The shelling ceased temporarily, only in the vicinity, after the doctor in charge, Thurairajah Varatharajah, had informed the ICRC about the shelling.
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Bodies of seven LTTE cadres recovered Friday, 19 January 2007 - 7:19 AM SL Time Seven bodies of LTTE cadres killed in confrontation with the security forces in Vakarai, were recovered at Valaichchenai on Wednesday, OIC Valaichchenai Police, Chief Inspector Priyanka Wijenayaka said. The bodies were to be handed over to the ICRC yesterday (18), he added.
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Two-timing Minister`s wife on the warpath Friday, 19 January 2007 - 7:17 AM SL Time A ruling party politico, well known for his lavish life-style, is in a fresh fight with his wife over an affair he is having with a senior employee, attached to an institution under his purview. The hot tempered wife of the Minister, who is currently away on an overseas visit, had recently stormed the office of her estranged husband`s latest love. Well informed sources said that there had been a fight. The minister in a bid to soothe the furious girl had taken her on an overseas visit. She had been given the opportunity to go in the cockpit, the sources said. The Island learns that the minister had not visited his official or private residences recently. `The wife seems to be in charge,` the sources said. The minister had been forced two park his two luxury vehicles at the residences of two of his close associates who had worked at institutions coming under his purview.
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Buddhist monks mediate to prevent UNP split Friday, 19 January 2007 - 7:24 AM SL Time A group of leading Buddhist monks including Ven. Maduluwawe Sobhita Thera met Opposition UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday and urged him to sort out the party`s internal political crisis amicably. The meeting took place in the backdrop of some party seniors including former Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya reportedly planning to join Government ranks.Mr. Wickremesinghe told the Buddhist clergy he agreed to meet Mr. Jayasuriya on Monday to find ways of settling the crisis amicably. He assured them he would try his best to resolve the dispute and prevent any split in the party, informed sources said.
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Germany reassures JHU: No move to lift Tiger ban Friday, 19 January 2007 - 7:23 AM SL Time German Ambassador Jurgen Weerth yesterday scotched speculation that his country was attempting to get the European Union ban on the LTTE lifted. Mr. Weerth who is also the European Union`s Resident Representative gave this assurance at a meeting with a JHU delegation led by its Parliamentary group leader Ven. Aturaliye Ratana Thera. Referring to the clauses of the EU Constitution, he said the LTTE ban in Europe was a unanimous decision of the Union, and therefore it could not be lifted at the insistence of one member country. He also reassured the delegation German aid to Sri Lanka was not frozen despite widespread media reports on it. The Ambassador said only the reconstruction work on 14 schools in the Northern and Eastern Provinces was held up due to inability to transport building material under the present circumstances.
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UN makes $66 million appeal for Sri Lanka Friday, 19 January 2007 - 7:22 AM SL Time The United Nations humanitarian agencies and their local partners have presented a common humanitarian action plan to the donor community requesting for $66 million as assistance to Sri Lanka over the next six to twelve months, the UN announced yesterday. In a statement, the UN office in Colombo said, the recurrence of violence and hostilities in the north and east of the country since April 2006 had impacted negatively upon the humanitarian situation of the civilian population -- a situation already strained by prior conflict and the widespread destruction caused by the tsunami of December 26, 2004. Nearly 213,000 people have been newly displaced in the past nine months, bringing the total number of displaced persons in the country to more than half a million. Of that total, some 315,000 remain displaced from earlier stages in the conflict, in addition to those who are still without permanent shelter due to the tsunami` the UN said.
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`Namal Uyana` on website Friday, 19 January 2007 - 7:18 AM SL Time On the invitation of Ven. Vanawasi Rahula Thera, president`s award winner on environment and pioneer of Namal Yuana, the Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayake will open a new website, www.jathikanamaluyana.com, detailing environmental, geographical and historical information about `Naml Uyana` with its biggest rose-quartz deposit in Asia, in his office at Earnest de Silva Mawatha, Colombo, on January 23, at 4 p.m. Environment and natural Resources Ministry Secretary Jayalath Ravi Dissanayake, Anuradhapura district secretary, H. M. Herath the members Namal Uyana Restoration and Development Trust, and several other specially invited quests will participate at this event.
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Nurses to be sent abroad Friday, 19 January 2007 - 7:18 AM SL Time Interviews will be held tomorrow (20) at the Foreign Employment Bureau to recruit trained nurses for foreign employment. Hitherto, the Bureau mainly sent housemaids and skilled workers to the Middle East but this is the first time nurses are being interviewed to be sent for employment to Britain, Australia and Canada. Letters have already been sent to eligible nurses to attend the interview. The Bureau said if anyone had failed to receive a letter they could contact the Bureau to sort out matter. The nurses are expected to receive over Rs 100,000 per month as salaries. Plans are afoot to train more nurses to be sent abroad for employment. Last year alone the country received over 25 million dollars as foreign exchange through expatriate workers.
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ONGC Videsh gets oil block in Sri Lanka Thursday, 18 January 2007 - 7:05 PM SL Time The state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has been awarded an exploration block by Sri Lanka in the island`s northwestern Mannar basin, a Sri Lankan minister said Wednesday. `Out of eight identified exploration blocks, we have given one to the Indian government on nomination basis and another to the Chinese government,` said minister of railways, transport and petroleum A.H.M. Fowzie. `The balance will be given through bidding process in three months time,` Fowzie told reporters at the Petrotech 2007 exposition on hydrocarbons sector here. The minister said the delay in awarding exploration blocks was due to changes in the country`s exploration policy and the time taken in the appointment of new consultants. He said all the requisite seismic data had been collected, which were sold to the ONGC Videsh, the overseas arm of ONGC, and British Gas.
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Relying on India is absurd! - Wimal Weerawansa Friday, 19 January 2007 - 7:27 AM SL Time It is foolhardiness to hope for a favourable mediation from India in the national question in Sri Lanka and India could never be relied upon to find a just solution said Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa, General Secretary of the Patriotic National Movement (PNM). He said this addressing the Polonnaruwa District Convention of the PNM. India, at present has merged with western powers. Hence, India acts according to their agenda. India would take any decision if it could reap economical harvest through oil resources in the seas around Northern Sri Lanka said Mr. Weerawansa. When Bangladesh broke away and formed a separate state first India didn`t approve it, but later accepted it as India had differences with Pakistan . With that other countries in the world too recognized Bangladesh a separate state. If India , as the power in the region, recognizes Tamil Ealam, other countries too would accept it. On the other hand, Taiwan has still not got a seat in the UNO as a result of China ; the power in the region has not accepted it as a separate state. Under these circumstances India `s decision is crucial but India cannot be trusted said Mr. Weerawansa.
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Take effective steps to stop this robbery Thursday, 18 January 2007 - 6:01 AM SL Time However nauseating the subject of corruption is, we, nevertheless, cannot avoid returning to it regularly since the menace constantly keeps spreading its octopus-like tentacles far and wide. The serious and uncontrollable proportions the level of corrupton assumes causes much concern and worry to all sections of people in this country. The report submitted to parliament by the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), which is headed by National List MP Wijedasa Rajapaksa, lends irrefutable credence to the aggravating situation of corruption in most spheres of administrative activity in the country. True, the people were aware of the many and varied allegations of corruption against politicians and state officials. However the extent of the damage it causes to the country`s economy and the veracity of the allegations have always been in doubt.
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From big bellies to bad English Wednesday, 17 January 2007 - 3:40 AM SL Time The Daily Mirror Health Action page last Friday highlighted a report that spending more time around the family dinner table -- and less time in front of the television-- can help prevent children from getting fat with all its resultant consequences of non-communicable diseases such as cholesterol, blood sugar blood pressure and heart ailments later in life. Among 8,000 children followed from kindergarten to third grade, those who watched the most TV were at the greatest risk of being or becoming overweight, according to findings by Dr. Sara Gable of the University of Missouri, Columbia and her colleagues. The fewer meals children ate each week with their families, the more likely they were to put on excess pounds. `Families need to work together to help children maintain a healthy weight,` Dr. Gable said in an e-mail message. `Even the simple things, like how often families eat together and the amount of time that children spend watching television, play a role in children`s weight status.`
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St. Sebastian`s - Thurstan ends in draw Friday, 19 January 2007 - 7:20 AM SL Time In reply to St. Sebastian`s College`s 227, Thurstan compiled 301 for 8 as Geeth Kumara top scored with 75 runs in the Elephant Lemonade Trophy Inter School Under-20 match ended in a draw at Thurstan Ground yesterday. St. Sebastian`s in their second innings were 179 for 7 at close. Scores: St. Sebastian`s 227 and 179 for 7 at close in 50 overs (Rajith Mendis 25, Sachithra Cooray 74, Dilhan Cooray 30; Umesh Karunaratne 4/74, Buddhi Samarawickrama 2/25) Thurstan 125 for 2 overnight 301 for 8 dec in 81 (Hasitha Perera 45, Charith Wickramaratne 36, Geeth Kumara 75, Ramon Tyral 20, Umesh Karunaratne 32, Buddhi Samarawickrama 36, Achala Ramanayake 20; Janith Jayawardena 2/50, Sachintha Cooray 3/63) Kandanarachchi scores 95 for Dharmapala Resuming at their overnight score of 111 for 2, Dharmasoka compiled 200 runs to pull off a first innings victory over Dharmapala College in their Under-20 match which ended at Pannipitiya yesterday but the highlight of the match was a top score of 95 runs by Sameen Kandanarachchi who helped Dharmapala post 190 for 6 at close.
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Schoolboy takes 10 wickets and hammers fastest 50 Thursday, 18 January 2007 - 5:59 AM SL Time A schoolboy from Kurunegala, Ibbagamuwa Central College`s Nipuna Ranasinghe produced a magnificent feat of taking a match-bag of 10 wickets and slamming what must be the fastest fifty in schools cricket in just 14 balls as his team beat Royal College Wayamba in their inter-school match at Ibbagamuwa yesterday. Ranasinghe hammered seven sixes in his 14-ball 50 in the second innings after taking 10 scalps with his leg-spinners. Interestingly he notched up all 50 runs that his side needed to win after cracking 91 in the first innings. Royal College Wayamba 88 (Dananjaya Basnayake 3 for 8, Nipuna Ranasinghe 6 for 20) and 170 (L. Nadeesha 67, L. Lukman 32, Dananjaya Basnayake 3 for 20, Asanka Priyadharshana 2 for 32, Nipuna Ranasinghe 4 for 64) Ibbagamuwa Central College 209 (Nipuna Ranasinghe 91, Senaka Gunatilleke 22,
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Trinity`s Pathirana leads Under 19 Wednesday, 17 January 2007 - 3:39 AM SL Time All rounder Sachith Pathirana of Trinity will lead Sri Lanka Under 19 for the triangular cricket tournament to be played in Malaysia from January 23 to February. The other two countries participating are India and host Malaysia. Pathirana represented the junior national at the Under 19 World Cup held in Sri Lanka last year. Included in the squad are four other players who played in the Under 19 World Cup last year namely Ashan Priynjan of Nalanda who is the deputy skipper and three Josephians Dimuth Karunartne,Thisara Perera and Roshane Silva. But missing from the squad is prolific rungetter inthe school circuit Umesh Karunaratne of Thurstan and all rounder Rangana Kaushalya of Revatha MMV who has been in top form in the school and club circuit. The squad: Sachith Pathirana (Trinity, Capt), Dimuth Karunaratne (St Joseph`s), Lahiru Thirimanne (Prince of Wales), Kushal Perera (Royal), Nisham Mazahir (S. Thomas`), Thisara Perera (St Joseph`s), Isuru Tilakaratne (DSS), U. Manohara (Sri Devavnanda Ambalangoda), Amal Atapattu (Nalanda), Sanjaya Fernando (St Sebastian`s), Wimanga Perera (Maliyadeva), and Roshane Silva (St Joseph`s). Standbyes - Ishan Jayaratne (Wesley), Shivanga Ranasuriya (St Peter`s), Kanishka Boteju and Haroon Mowjood (Royal). have been picked as stand byes.
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