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In Sri Lanka, war dead don`t add up. Thursday, 1 November 2007 - 10:05 PM SL Time Judging by Sri Lankan government accounts of Tamil Tiger dead after decades of fighting, there should hardly be any rebels left.
Yet the guerrillas keep on fighting, and apparently dying in large numbers -- pointing either to an unlimited pool of combatants or a government wish to boost morale by playing up its prowess on the battlefield. Analysts suspect it is more a case of the latter. `There is a huge propaganda war going on to show that more people are being killed,` said defence analyst Namal Perera. `The new battlefield is the media.` Retired army colonel Susantha Seneviratne agreed there was `an exaggeration of Tiger casualties,` after a week in which the government has reported around a dozen dead each day. `This is not unique to Sri Lanka. Almost every army in the world does it,` he said. `It is to help maintain morale.` 
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LTTE targets more families for conscription Thursday, 1 November 2007 - 2:58 AM SL Time Those seeking higher education told to give brother/sister to Tigers:
The LTTE, the self-claimed sole representative of the Tamil people in the North-East has imposed yet another restriction on Tamil youth in the Vanni to curtail their university education by making it compulsory for one of their family members to join the Tiger outfit, for them to proceed to their respective universities to continue university education. Over 12 university students who crossed the Omanthai entry exit point for the first time after the escalation of violence on August 11, last year, have revealed those facts to the Security Forces, within the past few days. Lt. Col. Jaya Pathirana, the Commandant In-charge of the Omanthai Entry Exit Point told the Daily News that 12 university students from Colombo, Ruhunu and Jaffna Universities crossed to cleared areas on Monday after receiving clearance from the LTTE after surrendering one of their family members to the LTTE.
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Sri Lanka imposes censorship on war reporting. Wednesday, 31 October 2007 - 11:09 PM SL Time Sri Lanka has imposed censorship on war reporting a week after Tamil Tiger rebels carried out a devastating attack on the country`s air force, officials said.
President Mahinda Rajapakse used tough emergency laws to ban the publication of any information on military operations as well as procurement, according to a government notice obtained by AFP. The move follows last week`s rebel attack that virtually wiped out Sri Lanka`s fleet of spy planes. The Tamil Tigers used a group of 21 elite suicide bombers to smash the Anuradhapura base where 14 troopers were also killed. A notice on the `Prohibition on Publication and Transmission of Sensitive Military Information` was issued by Rajapakse to prevent any reports on military operations as well as plans to buy equipment for security forces or the police.
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Lankan Forces Most Disciplined In W.. Saturday, 3 November 2007 - 10:33 AM SL Time President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday asserted that Sri Lanka`s Armed Forces are the most disciplined Forces in the world. President Rajapaksa made this assertion when he handed over the Rana Setha Rana Viru Housing Complex consisting of 88 housing units to families of disabled Rana Viru (War Heroes) who had sacrificed their lives and limbs to protect the territorial integrity and the sovereignty of their Motherland at Seenimodera in Tangalle. He said: `I respect them profoundly and consider them as the most disciplined Forces in the world. They have not killed or raped anybody.` The President said the War Heroes were fighting for a cause, with a vision and a mission. They were fighting with the optimum commitment and dedication to salvage their Motherland from grave and imminent fragmentation. That is why they are dedicated towards a definite victory, the President said.
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Worship your mother Court to teenager Saturday, 3 November 2007 - 10:32 AM SL Time A teenager who was taken into custody on a complaint of snatching a mobile phone was on Thursday produced before the Mt. Lavinia Magistrate who placed him under probation for one year. The Magistrate also ordered the suspect to worship his mother, a traditional gesture of paying obeisance. Probation Officer Sujatha Ganegoda of the Department of Probation and Child Care filing his report said that the suspect`s father was serving a 20 year jail sentence and the minor was living with his mother and grand mother. Mt. Lavinia Police said the complainant Ranjith Kumarasinghe was walking along the Borupana Road in Mt. Lavinia when the suspect had snatched the mobile phone and ridden away on a bicycle.
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Patients visited hospitals 40mn times in 2006 Friday, 2 November 2007 - 10:31 AM SL Time The total number of patients seeking treatment in hospitals in Sri Lanka annually is double the total population of the country. This was revealed by the advisor to the World Bank Health Development Programme Professor Nimal Kasthuriarachi at the Sabaragamuwa Health Service office in Ratnapura. The Health Ministry, in collaboration with provincial ministries of health, is organizing meetings in all provinces in order to obtain the opinion, suggestions and advice from politicians, religious leaders, media personnel and from the civil society to formulate a tentative provincial health policy. Professor Kasthuriarachi said the World Bank had advised Sri Lanka to show more transparency when allocating funds to the health sector. People in Sri Lanka spend 50 per cent of their medical expenses out of their own money, and annually 40 million people take treatment from hospitals, 80 per cent of them are women.
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Britain confirms Karuna Arrest Saturday, 3 November 2007 - 10:37 AM SL Time The British Home office today confirmed that Karuna was arrested in London and is being held at the Metropolitan police. In an email to the Daily Mirror the press officer of the Home Office Zoe Paxton said Amman was arrested following a joint operation between the BIA and Metropolitan Police but refused to comment further. `Karuna Amman has been arrested following a joint operation between the BIA and Metropolitan Police. He is now being held in immigration detention it would not be appropriate to comment further.` Zoe Paxton told the Daily Mirror The Daily Mirror has learnt that Amman was arrested with a forged passport and is likely to be deported to Colombo.
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The Supreme Court has rejected the fundamental rights petition filed by the ABC Radio Network Friday, 2 November 2007 - 10:42 AM SL Time It granted a 250,000 rupee cash bail for the Managing Director of ABC Radio Reno Silva, who was accused of contempt of court. Turning down the petition Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva said it is a serious offence that Mr. Reno Silva attempted to mislead the Supreme Court by presenting false information. The Chief Justice said he had insulted the court through this action on his part. He ordered to show cause why such action should not be taken before the 26th of this month. When the case was taken up Counsel representing the company said the government withdrew their license without a reasonable cause. The Counsels representing the Attorney General`s Department said the ABC Radio is hushing up the truth from the court. The State Counsel said the media company on the 24th October at 9.56 pm broadcast that the tiger terrorists had entered the Ranminithenna village in Tissamaharama and murdered a group of villagers. He also played the tape recorder containing the news item. The Chief Justice opined that the petitioner has concealed these facts from the Supreme Court and that a media establishment which presents false information to the Supreme Court is not suitable for broadcasting news. The Chief Justice further said the Managing Director of the Company Reno Silva is engaged in illegal activities, with his financial power but he will not be allowed to abuse the court. The Chief Justice pointed out that the media establishment had attempted to create disharmony among communities through this misleading information to meet their political aims. He said such news could create large-scale unrest. The Chief Justice said the Managing Director of the company cannot be allowed to hoodwink the Supreme Court. He said this is an example to other media stations. Accordingly, the Chief Justice ordered that the licenses will not be valid for the company to continue broadcasting and the petition is being rejected. The Chief Justice said that if the petitioner so requires he can request another license from the relevant authorities. The Chief Justice informed the Media Minister that even if a radio license is to be issued to the company in the future, it should not be authorised to broadcast news. The attorneys representing the Managing Director of ABC Radio Reno Silva withdrew the petition, which requested an injunction preventing his arrest
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Karu J. will be UNP leader after budget - Rajitha Friday, 2 November 2007 - 10:40 AM SL Time The UNP (D) Group yesterday predicted a power change within the UNP after the forthcoming budget, with another batch of six to eight prominent MPs already in line to join either UNP(D) or the Government directly. Holding that a victory the UNP (D) was a victory for the UNP, Minister Rajitha Senaratne said there would be an exodus from the UNP and added they (D-group) would grab power within the party after the budget, with heir apparent to the UNP Minister Karu Jayasuriya installed as leader. Asserting that the UNP(D) would never divert from the policy of being within the UNP Dr. Senarathe said that their fight was to rid the party from a one man dictatorship.
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Sri Lanka Airlines agreement to be made more beneficial to country Saturday, 3 November 2007 - 10:45 AM SL Time The terms and conditions of the Sri Lankan Airlines agreement with Emirates Airlines, due to be renewed next March, would be to Sri Lanka`s advantage. The present agreement with Emirates signed during President Chandrika Kumaratunga`s government is heavily tilted in favour of Emirates, Deputy Minister of Aviation Sarath Kumara Gunaratne told The Island yesterday. President Mahinda Rajapaksa was keen to renew the agreement to be advantageous to Sri Lanka and talks have been held at the highest level to review the agreement in favour of Sri Lanka, he said. A special committee to study the present position with regard to the working of the Sri Lankan Airlines was appointed SriLanka Airlines...
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ASIRI Hospitals invest in one of the world`s fastest CT scanners Friday, 2 November 2007 - 10:46 AM SL Time In today`s world, a human body is controlled by the stress and strain of everyday life. As a result, medicines and medical facilities play a huge role in maintaining lifestyles where every second and every detail matters and a fast clear picture of what`s going on inside a body can save a life. In keeping with its vision to provide better healthcare, the ASIRI Group of Hospitals, Sri Lanka`s most technologically advanced hospital, has introduced a new CT scanner which is helping doctors make the most of every second and every detail. This technologically advanced 64-slice VCT machine, which is the latest in the MDCT generation, has replaced invasive procedures and is capable of more definitive diagnosis. ASIRI is the only hospital in Sri Lanka to begin using this 64-slice VCT (volume computed tomography) scanner.
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HSBC Head International in Colombo Friday, 2 November 2007 - 10:43 AM SL Time Mr Paul Leech, Head of International, HSBC visited Sri Lanka from the October 30-31 to discuss the strategic direction of the bank for the coming term. During his visit, he met with the Deputy Governor of Central Bank, Dr Mrs Ranee Jayamaha, to review the nature of the banking industry in Sri Lanka at present. He was also met by the Functional Heads of HSBC, who made their presentations to him on the current position of the organisation and he had the opportunity of examining the areas of growth in each field. Mr Leech was also able to visit the HSBC Premier centre as well as the Union Place Branch and Business Banking Centre, where he met with key staff and gained their perspective on the bank`s operations. These centers cater to a specific and rapidly growing customer base and were created to better understand the needs of the customers and to provide them with tailor-made solutions.
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Giruvapattuwa Knight tilting at windmills Saturday, 3 November 2007 - 10:42 AM SL Time The government is blowing hot and cold about censorship on military news. It has cancelled an extraordinary gazette notification announcing censorship since either wiser counsel prevailed at last or it got cold feet. However, the problem is not yet over. That gazette has all the trappings of a trial balloon. It might make a comeback sooner or later. Such vacillation is typical of all SLFP-led governments which signal left and turn right and vice versa. They are not capable of making decisions and carrying them out. Instead, they make hasty decisions and go back on them with equal haste leaving the people in utter confusion. They don`t think before leaping. They begin to think only after a stupid plunge into something like the recent forcible eviction of Tamils from Colombo lodges.
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Towards a paedophiles` paradise Friday, 2 November 2007 - 10:48 AM SL Time A paedophile nabbed in Kandy recently with a fourteen-year-old boy, who was drunk at the time of the raid, has been enlarged on bail. The dispensation of justice is a matter best left to the learned judges. Suffice it to say that justice must not only be done but it must also be seen to be done. It was only the other day that a minister pleaded guilty to fraud, which is a criminal offence and walked away after settling the State cost! Before him, an influential person had obtained bail on a Poya Day, when a learned judge took the trouble of opening his temple of justice for that purpose! The child abuser concerned, too, is a highly connected powerful businessman who has money for jam. But, we believe justice will take its course and deterrent punishment will be meted out.
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Guard dogs as pet poodles, milch cows and consumers Thursday, 1 November 2007 - 8:51 AM SL Time In a democracy, it is the public interest that should take precedence over everything else. But, in this country, it has been relegated to the dustbin. The various institutions that have been set up to safeguard the public interest have undergone castration at the hands of powerful politicians and businessmen. The surreptitious insertion of Section 77 into the CAA Act in favour of Prima Company is a case in point. Obviously, a corrupt politician meddled with that Act to line his or her pocket at the public expense. But, who did it? Where are those parliamentarians campaigning for good governance? Why is the Opposition silent over this crucial matter, from which they can gain a great deal of political mileage? Is it because it fears that an SLFP leader who has now combined forces with it will get exposed?
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Ratnayake ends 40 year boxing drought in style Saturday, 3 November 2007 - 10:44 AM SL Time After a lapse of 40 years boxer Anuruddha Ratnayake of Slimline Sports Club has qualified for the Beijing Olympics to be held in China next year after he won the third round fight of AIBA World Boxing Championship 2007, now in progress in Chicago, USA. Anuruddha who was fighting in the under 51 kgs received a bye in the first round beating Australia`s C.E.A.P.A. Jimmy in the second round In the next fight Anuruddha overcame Juan Vega of Ecuador by 26 points to 19 in third round fight on Wednesday evening. Thus he has qualified for the quarter finals. President of the Amateur Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (ABASL) Dian Gomes told the Daily Mirror said that Anuruddha Rathnayake has brought great honour to his motherland by qualifying for the Olympics. `It has always been my dream to get at least one boxer to the Olympics,` said Gomes.
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SriLankan win Travel Trade swimming Friday, 2 November 2007 - 10:49 AM SL Time As expected Sri Lankan Airlines continued their absolute dominance in Travel Trade swimming as they swept the board thus retaining the overall Championship for the 10th successive year at the 26th Travel Trade Sports Club swimming meet held at D.S. Senanayake College pool last Saturday. Sri Lankan Airlines sponsored the tournament for the 07th successive year, where 13 teams participated and 37 events were conducted for men & women, including invitation relays for Schools & Clubs, a dependents event for U-15 boys and girls and an exhibition by the current National Swimmers. The 54 ? year old, Edward Vanden Driesen of Cinnamon Grand took the spot light by participating continuously in all 26 meets and winning 03 events in the veterans category (over ? 45) Overall Points Table
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Mayumi swims into history Tuesday, 30 October 2007 - 10:18 AM SL Time Mayumi Raheem created history as the first Sri Lankan to win a medal at a world level swim event while champion US swimmer Natalie Coughlin established a new world record at the FINA/ARENA Short course swimming championship that ended in Singapore on Sunday. Raheem who is now based in Singapore represented Sri Lanka at the championships and enjoyed a brilliant meet setting new Sri Lanka records in five events that she took part in. Raheem`s bronze medal in the 200 metres breast stroke came in an event competed by swimmers from South Africa, Sweden, Australia, Russia and Germany. While becoming the first Sri Lankan to achieve international glory, Raheem established a new Sri Lanka record with a time of 2 minutes 37.48 seconds.
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