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UNICEF accused of remitting Rs 100 m to LTTE Tuesday, 13 November 2007 - 8:57 AM SL Time JVP Parliamentary Group leader Wimal Weerawansa yesterday charged in the House that UNICEF remitted over Rs 100 million to the LTTE through its front organization, an NGO known as the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO)for a period of six years ending in July 2006.
The UNICEF like in other countries functions in Sri Lanka for the express purpose of serving the children Weerawansa in a special statement In Parliament further said: `A UNICEF owned vehicle bearing number WP/NG/1074 was recently given for the use of the LTTE through the TRO. Even nowl this vehicle is not with the UNICEF It has also become an organization that provides employment to LTTE cadres and also creating opportunities for them to engage in espionage and said that the JVP is making these charges after thoroughly ascertaining the situation. 
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Sri Lanka builds police station on Kausalyan`s cemetary Monday, 12 November 2007 - 7:59 PM SL Time Sri Lankan authorities have razed a Tamil Tiger cemetery in the island`s east and built a police station on it, international ceasefire monitors said in a recent report. The Thaandiyadi cemetery, in which large numbers of LTTE cadres, including Mr. E. Kaushalyan, the popular political head of the LTTE in Batticaloa-Amparai district, who was killed by Army-backed paramilitaries whilst traveling through government-controlled territory during the peace process in 2005, has been razed. At least one other LTTE cemetery has had the grave markings razed, the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) said.
`The SLMM discovered that desecration of the LTTE cemeteries, located partly on state-owned land, has taken place,` the monitors said in their weekly report.
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Tamil Nadu probes sale of diesel to Tigers Monday, 12 November 2007 - 11:17 AM SL Time An inquiry has been ordered by the Tamil Nadu fisheries department into alleged sale of over 1,000 litres of diesel by local fishermen to banned LTTE at midsea off this coastal town, officials said on Saturday.
According to officials, 60 fishermen, who had put out to sea from here along with others in around 500 boats in the wee hours of yesterday, allegedly met LTTE cadres who came in four boats and handed over 20 litres of diesel each at a premium price (thrice the price in India). The other fishermen brought it to the notice of the fisheries officials, they said. Assistant Director of Fisheries Velpandian told reporters that those found guilty in the inquiry would be arrested and prosecuted and the licence for their boats would be cancelled.
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Children beaten for requesting books Wednesday, 14 November 2007 - 10:07 AM SL Time Two school girls aged 11 and 9, assaulted by their drunken father, were admitted to Karapitiya Hospital. The father had beaten and kicked the girls when they asked for money to buy exercise books. The mother of the injured girls Roshini Sandanam made a complaint to the Yakkalamulla Police, who promptly took the father Kathiresan Subramaniam into custody and produced him before the Baddegama Magistrate. He was remanded him till November 23.
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LTTE`s bunker line destroyed Wednesday, 14 November 2007 - 10:06 AM SL Time COLOMBO: Sri Lankan military on Tuesday claimed that at least 27 Tamil Tiger cadres were killed and several injured along the Forward Defence Lines (FDLs) in the north and the east in the last 24 hours. The Defence Ministry said here security forces confronted LTTE terrorists at Wanni and the northern fronts. Troops intercepted a group of LTTE infiltrators north of Adampan area. The Ministry said on the Vavuniya front troops engaged small arms and machine gun fire at a terrorists` hideout in the Umayaratuvarankulama area around on Monday afternoon killing four Tiger cadres. Pre-emptive strikes On the Jaffna front, troops continued their pre-emptive strikes in the Muhamalai area and at least 10 LTTE cadres were killed, the military said.
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Sri Lanka Army to hand over bodies of six female Tigers to ICRC Tuesday, 13 November 2007 - 9:04 AM SL Time Sri Lanka military sources said that bodies of six female LTTE cadres killed in a confrontation this morning at the forward defence line in Periyathampanai in Wanni would be handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Troops overran and destroyed an LTTE bunker this morning during a confrontation with the Tigers along the FDL as they attempted to infiltrate it. During the subsequent search troops found six bodies of female LTTE cadres in the area. One soldier was also killed in the incident. The bodies have been taken to the Government Hospital in Vavuniya. Defense sources said that bodies would be handed over to LTTE through ICRC. Meanwhile the elite Special Task Force troops confronted another group of Tigers inside the jungles of Pothuvil yesterday evening killing three Tigers.
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Duminda Silva joins Govt Wednesday, 14 November 2007 - 10:18 AM SL Time UNP Colombo North organiser and Western Provincial Council member Duminda Silva joined the Government yesterday, pledging support to President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Silva obtained the highest number of preferential votes among UNP candidates at the 1994 Provincial Council election. He is also a prominent social worker and is the founder of the Duminda Silva Foundation which has a membership of 275,000. Addressing the media, Silva said his decision was based on strengthening the hands of President Rajapaksa to steer the country towards peace and prosperity and not political mileage. He added he was impressed with the President`s vision to take the country forward. The lack of such foresight within the UNP had prompted his decision. He would totally sever ties with the UNP and seek membership from the SLFP.
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Athauda explains Govt. position to German Tamils Wednesday, 14 November 2007 - 10:08 AM SL Time Labour Relations and Man Power Minister Athauda Seneviratne had apprised a group of Sri Lankan Tamils domiciled in Frankfurt, of the government`s stand on the ethnic conflict. The Minister met the Tamil group at Hotel Ramadah in Frankfurt recently. Explaining the reasons for intensifying attacks on the LTTE, Seneviratne said the Tigers were not interested in negotiations. During the last 25 years it had assassinated top politicians, members of the clergy and members of the public in addition to massive destruction of valuable property. He said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa hates to handover a war torn nation to the future generation and is keen to see an end to the decades-long conflict.
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SC to inquire into alleged rights violation by CBK Tuesday, 13 November 2007 - 8:59 AM SL Time The Supreme Court yesterday decided to fully inquire into the alleged rights violation of two civil servants by former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga in the Waters Edge lands deal. The Bench comprised Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva PC with Justice Shirani Thilakawardane and Justice Jagath Balapatabendi. The Court also allowed a motion by the petitioners to add then Urban Development Ministers Mangala Samaraweera and Indika Gunawaradne and the then BOI Chief Thilan Wijesinghe as added respondents on the basis that their documents had produced and been marked in the case.
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Programme launched to save revenue spent on fuel Wednesday, 14 November 2007 - 10:21 AM SL Time Sri Lanka will be able to save Rs.One billion annually if it could reduce fuel consumption by one per cent by controlling emissions (unburned fuel), according to Motor Traffic Department sources. In this connection, a long-awaited unique `Emission Testing Programme`(ETP) was launched yesterday at the BMICH with the participation of Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Champika Ranawaka, Road Passenger Transport Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna and representatives from the private sector. It was noted that since Sri Lanka`s motor vehicle population will reach 2.4 million in 2008 as it is growing by 6 per cent per annum, serious environment consequences as a result of this growth, especially in regard to air pollution, were envisaged.
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13 new conditions for private buses from next year Monday, 12 November 2007 - 11:21 AM SL Time The National Transport Commission has taken a decision to include 13 new conditions for the operation of inter-provincial private buses beginning next year. With the new conditions the number of conditions on the issuance of route permits will go up to 42. Chairman of the National Transport Commission Dr. Amal Kumarage said that this step was taken to build a better service by the private buses. A separate unit has been set up to address the grievances and complaints of the commuters regarding the buses that do not adhere to the new regulations. Mr. Kumarage expressed this view at a discussion organized to educate the representatives of the bus operators regarding the new conditions which is a part of a programme to provide the people with a quality transport system, under the direction of Transport Minister Dallas Alahapperuma.
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SLA steps up surveillance in A`pura Tamil suburb Friday, 9 November 2007 - 4:50 AM SL Time The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and Police have been frequently conducting cordon and search operation at Neeraaviyadi, a Tamil suburb located 6 km away from Anuradhapura military air base. The surveillance has been stepped up since the assumption of Major General Sarath Karunaratne as the Overall Commander of Anuradhapura district following the recent aerial and land attack on the Anuradhapura military air base by the Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE). On the dawn of November 5 Sri Lankan troops surrounded Neeraviyadi and took fifteen Tamil residents including employees of municipal council and government departments and children under 16 into custody and detained them in the Anuradhapura police station.
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Better late than never! Tuesday, 13 November 2007 - 9:05 AM SL Time Former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Ieng Sary was arrested by police in Cambodia yesterday for war crimes and crimes against humanity. He is to face trial by a UN-backed tribunal for the Cambodian genocide, in which over one million people perished. His wife Ieng Thirith, too, has been detained for crimes against humanity. Last September, `Brother Number Two` of the savage Khmer Rouge regime (1975-79) or Nuon Chea (82) was arrested. Several more Khmer Rouge leaders are expected to be arrested. The cost of the trial process scheduled to begin next year is estimated at $ 56 million, of which $ 43 million will be provided by the UN. The special tribunal had its inaugural session in June. Justice delayed is justice denied, it is said. Why on earth did it take so long?about thirty long years?for those beasts that, driven by their pipe dream of creating an agrarian utopia, turned Cambodia into a hell on earth, to be brought to justice? The horrific genocide was not the only crime they committed. They abolished schools, religion and currency in that country.
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Sri Lanka - Is it reasonable to divide this small house? Monday, 12 November 2007 - 11:24 AM SL Time What do I do if my brother`s heart burns with an implacable hatred of me? What do I do if he does not want to share the same house with me? What do I do if he demands a separate part of the house exclusively for himself and his? What if the house is our joint birthright? What if I let him have the area he is asking even if it`s far more than the size of his family warrants? What if he later demands more? Will I and my family be safe or will we face what faced the goodhearted camel driver who let the cunning animal rest just his head in his tent, only to find himself eventually pushed right out of his dwelling? Can I force my brother to share this small house peacefully with me or do I evict him, kill him? What if he tries to evict or kill me first? What do I do if my brother`s smoldering hatred of me leaves no space for reconciliation? These are the hard questions that face Sri Lanka ? a house bitterly divided.
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Mahinda sitting pretty on budget vote Sunday, 11 November 2007 - 7:07 AM SL Time Now that the budget debate has begun and the second reading vote has been fixed for November 19, the big question looming ahead is ``how will the JVP vote?`` The rathu sahodarayas or red brothers are very coy about the answer to that question which they have assured will be given at ``the right time.`` There has already been a report in a Sunday newspaper which makes no secret about its view of the present administration that the JVP will vote against the budget. The fact that there has been no denial can be interpreted by those waiting with bated breath for the fall of the government as a signal that the JVP is going to vote the way the newspaper said it would. But that need not necessarily be the case. There are situations where `yes` and `no` answers are not possible such as in that celebrated instance where a witness in a court room countered a lawyer`s demand for such a response by retorting, ``Have you stopped beating your wife?``
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It would have been galling for the Lankans Wednesday, 14 November 2007 - 10:22 AM SL Time It would have been galling for the Sri Lankans to have been beaten by an innings in the First Test at this level of cricket. Sri Lanka`s cricket has been on the up and up, and to suddenly nose dive, is inexplicable. When the Lankans arrived here, hopes were high that they were going to pocket their first ever Test victory in Australia. They had every reason to believe that way because the Australians were without two of their stalwarts Glen McGrath and Shane Warne and that the Aussies were on a team building process. But as the Test unfolded, it was apparent that the Aussies were not going to miss the influence of McGrath and Warne, because the newcomers, put their hand up and performed magnificently.
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Lankans battle to save Test Monday, 12 November 2007 - 11:22 AM SL Time Rain, bad light and stubborn batting by the Sri Lankans stalled Australia`s push for a victory on the fourth day of the first Test at the Gabba, here yesterday. When the days` play was finally called off, Sri Lanka were 218 for 5 still requiring 122 runs to make the home team bat again and stave off an innings defeat. But with the cream of batting gone, with only Chamara Silva and Prasanna Jayawardena, the only surviving batsmen of repute at the wicket, it will be an herculean task for the Lankans to save the game. The weather here is fickle, and if the present poor conditions continue today, like it did on Sunday, then the Lankans may not drown in this Test. The Aussies will make use of whatever time the weather allows for play and pressure the remaining batsmen and lure them to their demise.
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SL heading for an embarrassing defeat Sunday, 11 November 2007 - 7:08 AM SL Time Sri Lanka`s hopes of a maiden Test win on Australian soil only remained a dream as the first Test Match at the Gabba here in Brisbane headed for a one-sided conclusion at the end of day three. Having amassed a massive 551 for four declared, Australia`s bowlers had little trouble in cleaning up Sri Lanka`s first innings as they were shot out for 211. Ricky Ponting only for the second time of his captaincy run inserted the follow on as the tourists hardly looked to challenge the Australians. And they had more success with the new ball second time around. After Marvan Atapattu (16) and Sanath Jayasuriya (39) added 53 runs for the first wicket, the hosts removed both the veterans and captain Mahela Jayawardene had a narrow escape when an edge fell just short of a diving Adam Gilchrist.
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