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Sri Lanka President objects to suspension of Pakistan from Commonwealth Friday, 23 November 2007 - 10:38 PM SL Time A media release by the policy research and information unit of the Presidential Secretariat today said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa has expressed strong objections of Sri Lanka at the decision taken to suspend Pakistan from membership of the 53-nation Commonwealth.
The President has expressed his position earlier today at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kampala, Uganda. The Media release said `when President Yoweri Museveni, who is the Chairman of the CHOGM, asked for the view of Heads of Government to the decision taken by the relevant committee to suspend Pakistan from the Commonwealth in view of current developments there. It was the view of President Rajapaksa that due consideration should be given to the changes that were now taking place in Pakistan before such an important decision is taken regarding a member of the Commonwealth.` 
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Anura Bandaranaike`s body guard`s body in Beira Lake Thursday, 22 November 2007 - 10:11 PM SL Time A body of a Police Sergeant attached to the Ministerial Security Division of National Heritage Minister Anura Bandaranaike was found dumped in the Beira Lake last morning.
The body of the 40-year-old man, identified as Wasantha, a father of two, had been noticed by a resident of the area who had informed the Slave Island police. The corpse was found trapped under a bridge on Nawam Mawatha. The victim`s face had been attacked by fish but no other injuries were apparent. The body was later identified by the wife. Police spokesman Senior DIG Jayantha Seneviratne told the Daily Mirror that the victim, who had reported for duty on Monday night,had gone missing afterwards.
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Sri Lanka bans TRO Thursday, 22 November 2007 - 12:46 PM SL Time Sri Lanka`s government is to outlaw a charity believed to be a front organisation for separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, media minister Anura Yapa said Thursday.
Ministers met Wednesday and decided to proscribe the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) whose bank accounts were frozen by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka last year, he said. `The cabinet decided yesterday to ban the TRO and also ask other governments to do the same,` Yapa said. The United States last week froze TRO assets after accusing the charity of providing financial support to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam at home. The US Treasury designated the TRO a group that raises money for the rebels which Washington branded a terrorist organisation from October 1997.
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LTTE loses 19,887 cadres in 25 years Sunday, 25 November 2007 - 11:18 PM SL Time The LTTE has lost 19,887 cadres including S.P. Thamilselvan in the past twenty-five years according to the list of dead cadres released last week. The list is released by the organisation annually in November, according to reports from Killinochchi. The list of dead cadres released during the outfit`s so-called `Martyrs` week` in November coincides with the birthday of LTTE leader V. Prabakaran on November 26. This year`s list of dead cadres of the LTTE indicates that from November 27, 1982 to November 20, 2007, 19,887 LTTE cadres were killed in clashes with the Security Forces, reports said. Women cadres numbering 4,196 were among the 19,887. The total number of `Black Tiger` suicide cadres from 1982 till this year was 343. This includes the suicide cadres who targeted Rajiv Gandhi and other key political figures in Sri Lanka, reports said.
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Govt. Awaits Aprc Proposals To Seek.. Sunday, 25 November 2007 - 7:40 AM SL Time Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama asserted that the Government is awaiting the All Party Representative Committee (APRC) proposals which have now entered its final phase, to seek a sustainable and negotiated political solution to the ethnic conflict. Bogollagama made this assertion in Kampala on Thursday, when he met United Kingdom`s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs David Miliban on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Foreign Ministerial Conference Sessions, as part of several bilateral meetings Bogollagama intends to hold there. `The APRC proposals represents a broader view of the stakeholders to the conflict, inclusive of the political parties external to the Government, the Tamil political parties in particular. We wish to address the Tamil leaders, the Tamil community, its diaspora and all the Tamil political parties objectively, in terms of the APRC proposals,` he told his British counterpart.
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Pakistan says warships` visit provided closer interaction with SL Sunday, 25 November 2007 - 7:39 AM SL Time While there`s a diplomatic faux pas over the move by Foreign Minister Bogollagama to support a Commonwealth motion to suspend Pakistan from the Commonwealth, Pakistan today said that recent visit of two of its warships to Sri Lanka provided the opportunity for `closer interaction between the two navies in the challenging security arena of nowadays`.
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Sunday Leader journalist fights back Saturday, 24 November 2007 - 1:28 PM SL Time The Sunday Leader Journalist Arthur Wamanan Sornalingam of Mt. Lavinia had complained to the Supreme Court that he had been unreasonably arrested on October 24, 2007 and subsequently, illegally detained by the police and the CID. He had claimed damages in rupees one million for the alleged violation of his fundamental rights. The petition said that the respondent authorities had falsely stated that he was a terrorist. Among the respondents are the IGP, some officials of the CID and the Minister of Enterprise Development, Mano Wijeratne.The petition will be supported in Court shortly. G. G. Arulpragasam is instructing Attorney.
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Eelaventhan meets Harper of US Wednesday, 21 November 2007 - 7:33 AM SL Time Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian, Mr Eelaventhan, currently visiting Canada and United States met with Canada`s ruling Conservative Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, and politicians from other parties during the early part of November, and also met with United States State Department officials on the 14th of November, briefing them on the worsening humanitarian conditions in Tamil areas of North East of Sri Lanka, and the deteriorating ground situation that is leading towards large scale confrontation between Sri Lanka Security forces and Liberation Tigers.
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UNP hits out at President Wednesday, 21 November 2007 - 7:29 AM SL Time The main opposition UNP yesterday charged that the move to omit budgetary estimates for more 30 institutions coming directly under President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the committee stage of the debate on the budget was illegal. UNP frontliner Lakshman Kiriella who started the debate in parliament said `this illegal act` had been committed by the President who he said was elected to office through fraudulent means preventing nearly 300,000 people from exercising their franchise at the election. However, Mr. Kiriella charged that the President`s allocation had been increased by Rs. 2,500 million. `There are over 100 consultants working for the President. He was elected through illegal means. How can we expect him to work legally then?` he queried. The House debated the vote on the President`s office, Prime Minister`s office and National Building and Infrastructure Development Ministry.
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Odel offers shoppers another food innovation Sunday, 25 November 2007 - 7:42 AM SL Time Odel has opened ``Boulevard,`` a new café at its Alexandra Place store offering the ambience and comfort associated with sidewalk cafes in other parts of the world to its customers. A company news release said that the café, amidst lush greenery, provided a place to enjoy a meal or snack with the menu offering many treats ranging from the tasty and healthy fare offered at the Organic Café and Noodle Bar to a fresh juice station to complement any meal. It also features French crepes, the original Elephant House hot dogs, pizzas, sweet corn and Italian ice cream. Odel`s Otara Gunawardene said that at Boulevard ``we provide a handpicked selection of food offers, some of which are unique to Odel.`` A major shopping destination in Colombo favoured by both locals and tourists, the new café is part of a series planned expansions at Odel which recently opened a new retail store at Kohuwela.
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Colombo Dockyard, overall winner of NBEA Wednesday, 21 November 2007 - 7:27 AM SL Time The fourth annual National Business Excellence Awards organised by the National Chambers of Commerce of Sri Lanka was held at the Hilton Colombo and Colombo Dockyard was the overall winner. Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation and Lanka Tiles Ltd won the Silver and Bronze respectively. In addition Colombo Dockyard won Gold Awards for the Engineering Industry sector and the Extra Large-scale enterprise sector. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation also won a Gold Award for the Insurance Sector and was placed runner-up for Excellence in Business and Financial Sustainability, Best Knowledge Integrator and also for the Extra Large Category. Lanka Tiles swept the boards by winning three Gold awards that include, the large-scale Industries category, The manufacturing sector and the Best Performance Management Practices.
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Budget failed to solve people`s problems - UNP Wednesday, 21 November 2007 - 7:25 AM SL Time Chief Opposition Whip Joseph Michael Perera, opening the debate on the Budget 2008, in Parliament yesterday, said the government had failed to address the crucial problems facing the people with the cost of living reaching the highest ever levels making the people reel under its burden. Though the government had promised an increased cost of living allowance to the public sector they were given only a paltry increase of 375 rupees while costs had increased beyond their reach. The Budget has not provided any relief for the common people. He said the UNP had expected the government to give some relief to the people but the Budget was only a document playing on words and statistics putting the people further into trouble. Therefore, the UNP would vote against it.
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Hold Bogollagama to account Sunday, 25 November 2007 - 7:41 AM SL Time Nobody would object if Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama chooses to daub egg on his own face. But doing that on the face of the country, as he did in going along with the consensus in a Commonwealth foreign minister`s conclave now on in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, that Pakistan be suspended from that club of former British colonies is totally unacceptable. The government, shown up by its minister`s action, as an ingrate to a country we are deeply beholden, has tried to apply plaster to the injury ex post facto and subsequently recorded our dissent from the suspension decision of the majority. Perhaps the broken fence has been mended to Pakistan`s satisfaction and those in the corridors of power may be patting themselves on their collective back that they have come out of a tricky corner. But many questions remain to be answered.
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Arrogance of power never pays Friday, 23 November 2007 - 10:44 PM SL Time Speaker W. J. M. Lokubandara is reported to have requested that ministers be present in the House to answer oral questions from the members. It is not only ministers who scoot away. Unless there is a crucial vote, Parliament looks just like a government office?almost deserted. It is not seldom that the quorum bell goes off. `Old habits die hard,` one may say on seeing this sad state of affairs. They who play hooky as children grow up to be confirmed malingerers. The deteriorating standards of parliamentary debates and the despicable conduct of some politicians are also indicative of the fact that they used to play truant in their formative years. The same goes for all other representatives in Provincial Councils etc. This country where nearly one half of the population languishes in abject poverty expends a great deal of funds to maintain the so-called people`s representatives, who number well over 4,000 in all elected bodies. Kick a wayside bush at random, they say, and several politicians will be thrown out. They are multiplying like rabbits and living off the people, like leeches. Parliamentarians draw fat salaries by Sri Lankan standards and enjoy many perks such duty free vehicle import permits and pension rights within the first five years in office. The cost of maintaining Parliament is extremely high, especially when it is in session. Besides, as we reported a few weeks ago, a large amount of food goes to waste in the Parliament canteens day in day out, while many people go to sleep on empty stomachs and over 30 per cent of children remain malnourished.
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Hooded eunuchs running amuck Thursday, 22 November 2007 - 12:53 PM SL Time It is with shock and dismay that we note the dastardly attack on the Leader Publications printing press at Ratmalana yesterday. An unidentified group stormed the place, held the production staff incommunicado at gun point and set the machinery on fire. That cowardly act of terrorism must be condemned unreservedly by one and all. On a number of occasions in the past, Editor-in-chief of the Leader Publications Lasantha Wickremetunge came under attack. In one incident, he and his wife were roughed up by thugs. Later a grenade was lobbed at his residence. The Sunday Leader was also sealed under President Chandrika Kumaratunga`s regime. Its printing press was set on fire in 2005 in the run-up to the last Presidential Election. Lasantha and the Morning Leader Editor Sonali Samarasinghe have complained of threats to their lives during the past few years.
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Tharanga, Sujeewa and Bandara included in Test squad Sunday, 25 November 2007 - 7:41 AM SL Time The biggest question of the Sri Lankan team after the Australian tour was who would fill the vacancy created by Marvan Atapattu who announced his retirement after the Hobart Test. Sri Lankan selectors seem to have sorted out the problem by including the former opener Upul Tharanga in Sri Lanka`s squad for the first Test at Kandy starting on December 1. Upul Tharanga was one of the three batsmen who scored centuries in the SLC Board President`s XI match against England this week. While Tharanga`s century has earned him a place in the squad, Chamara Kapugedara who top scored with 141 runs and Thilina Kandamby who came up with an unbeaten 107 runs have failed to find a place in the 14 member squad. Leg spinner Malinga Bandara and left arm paceman Sujeewa de Silva are named in the squad, while Thilakaratne Dilshan who failed to score in the practice match has failed to find a place Thilan Samaraweera has been dropped.
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SL to meet defending champions before world cup Friday, 23 November 2007 - 10:41 PM SL Time Sri Lanka will meet last year semifinalists Australia and minnows Nepal and Namibia in Group C in the first round when the ICC Under-19 World Cup commence in Malaysia in February. Though Sri Lanka have met India, Bangladesh, England and hosts Malaysia in preparatory tournaments during the past one year they have not met any of their Group C counterparts after the last World Cup. But Ashley de Silva, the Manager of the Sri Lanka Under-19 team was optimistic that the team can gain much needed exposure when they meet England and defending champions Pakistan in a pre World Cup tournament in January. `Pakistan and India are the toughest teams in the tournament. We have met India in a tournament. And we will be meeting England and Pakistan in a tournament in January and that will give youngsters an opportunity to get exposure,` said Ashley.
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Sangakkara robbed of history as Aussies win Wednesday, 21 November 2007 - 7:32 AM SL Time Rudi Koertzen, one of most senior umpires in the elite panel of world cricket, brought justice in the game to zero level making a mess of the end of the second and final cricket Test which gave Australia a 93-run win over Sri Lanka here at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart yesterday. With Sri Lanka destined more to lose than win at 364 for 8, Koertzen, a South African, barged into the picture to upstage the day as he ruled a history-seeking Kumar Sangakkara out caught by Ricky Ponting in the slips to a ball that hit the batsman on the arm and helmet. As a dejected Sangakkara walked away, Koetzen`s integrity and Ponting gamesmanship came into inevitable questioning. It brought into focus the inability of batsmen to seek justice from the men who are supposed to safeguard the rules of fair-play but instead made sacred cows by the International Cricket Council with nothing more to learn.
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