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Military versus 17,000 LTTE cadres in `Final Battle` or `Highway of Death` Sunday, 3 February 2008 - 8:26 AM SL Time President Mahinda Rajapakse calls it the `Final Battle` while the LTTE speaks of a `Highway of Death` terminology apart, the North-East war should be over in about four to five months time, authoritative military sources said.
This takes us to the battle front and the much disputed LTTE strength or more precisely its manpower. The sources speaking to the `Sunday Island`, said that the LTTE has between 15,000 to 17,000 cadres. `But, only a small percentage of this number is battle hardened. Their sea tigers add up to around 1,500. The others are mostly new recruits who have yet to face the litmus test.` 
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Bus Bomb in Dambulla Sri Lanka Saturday, 2 February 2008 - 10:08 AM SL Time The explosion was on a privately-owned bus travelling from the central town of Kandy to north-central Anuradhapura town, police said, adding that several people were injured.
The attack came as Sri Lanka stepped up security ahead of Monday`s celebrations to mark the country`s 60th anniversary of independence from Britain.
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Controversy over truckload of UNICEF biscuits in Sri Lanka ends Friday, 1 February 2008 - 7:52 PM SL Time A UN Children s Fund (UNICEF) consignment of high-protein biscuits impounded by police a week ago on suspicion that it was going to the rebel Tamil Tigers has been released today.
The detention of the consignment, destined for malnourished children in northern Sri Lanka, came at a time of heightened security and scrutiny in the north as fighting between government forces and Tamil Tigers intensified. The container with its driver and his assistant were stopped at Madavachchiya town, 150km from the capital, Colombo on 26 January. The truck driver had no papers to clarify the ownership status or destination of the goods. Police sources from Madavachchiya said initial investigations have revealed that high protein biscuits of this kind are used by combatants as rations, the Government Information Department stated in a release on 28 January.
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Foreigners fire on fishermen in Sri Lanka, wounding one Friday, 1 February 2008 - 11:47 AM SL Time A fisherman sustained minor injuries on Wednesday morning when foreigners sailing in two yachts, 30 nautical miles South west of Great Basses in Kirinda, fired at a group of fisherman who approached the yachts, ignoring the warnings given by the foreigners not to come near. `One of the bullets had struck the victims arm Navy Spokesman Commander D. K. P. Dassanayake said. The fishermen were brought ashore by the Navy in two boats after they were informed of the incident by the fishermen via their radio communications. `The wounded man was taken aboard Navy s Offshore Petrol Vessel `Sayura` and treated before being handed over to the Galle Habour Police,` Dassanayake said. According to Dassanayake, one of the yachts was occupied by a German couple and the other by a Brazilian and a German. They were heading to Cochin from Galle when the incident occurred around 11.30 a.m.
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Instead of punishing Mervyn, SLRC workers being harassed - JVP Friday, 1 February 2008 - 11:46 AM SL Time Though SLFP General Secretary Maithripala Sirisena and other senior Ministers promised to take disciplinary action against Minister Mervyn Silva, who along with some thugs entered the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and assaulted the News Director, so far nothing positive has happened. Instead, investigations were being made to victimise the workers of the Rupavahini Corporation, JVP trade union leader, Parliamentarian K. D. Lalkantha told The Island yesterday (31). The entire country knew what had happened at the SLRC but now there were investigations taking place against the employees who are being questioned as to who authorised the use of cameras, air time and so forth, he said.
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Sri Lanka Army dumps dead soldiers in the stretches of Arippu Thursday, 31 January 2008 - 7:47 AM SL Time Sri Lanka Army in Mannaar, while under-reporting their casualties in the fighting, has been dumping tractor-loads of dead soldiers in the delta of Aruvi Aa`ru (Malwattu Oya), the area emptied of people after capturing it from the LTTE last year. Two Sri Lanka Army soldiers, escaping from the battlefield with the help of local residents have said that their fellow troopers killed in the battle were being dumped near a coconut palm grove at Ooral, a locality 1 km south of Aruvi Aa`ru and few kilometers east of the coastline between Arippu and Chilaavatturai. Hundreds of wounded SLA soldiers were sent to various hospitals in the adjacent district headquarters and in the South while their fellow soldiers who died in the battlefield did not receive military honors or proper funeral, reportedly according to instructions from the top.
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Pakistan expresses gratitude for Lanka s stance Friday, 1 February 2008 - 11:53 AM SL Time Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf yesterday welcoming Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama who is on a two day visit to Pakistan, expressed Pakistan s deep gratitude to Sri Lanka for the principled position adopted at the Commonwealth. The President said he was grateful to Minister Bogollagama, who had strongly argued against Pakistan s suspension from the Commonwealth at the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG). President Musharraf said it was unfortunate that the Commonwealth had to hastily enforce the suspension, being unwilling to allow Pakistan the time required to operationalise reforms. He expressed the hope that the Commonwealth would adopt a more realistic appreciation of the steps taken by Pakistan for the consolidation of democracy in the country.
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Mannar bishop denies LTTE presence in church Friday, 1 February 2008 - 11:52 AM SL Time The Mannar Bishop, Rev Rayappu Joseph, said yesterday that he had strictly ordered the LTTE not to enter the Madhu Church premises for any purpose. We have strictly told the LTTE to leave the church alone as it is a religious place, he said. Dismissing the claim made by Minister Keheliya Rambukwella that the LTTE was moving about freely in the church premises, the bishop said there had been no armed LTTE cadres in the vicinity during the past few days, after strict orders were issued by him. He explained that he made such a request as people come and camp just outside the church, especially at festival time. However, the bishop said, there was a jungle beyond the camp site where the LTTE may loiter, especially at night. Since this area is full of scrub we don t really know what goes on there at night, he added.
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Sri Lankans Asked To Work from home to save energy Friday, 1 February 2008 - 11:49 AM SL Time Harsha Wickramasinghe, Deputy Director General of the Sustainable Energy Authority, called for `changes in lifestyle` Wednesday to help keep energy demands sustainable. He suggested the reinvention of home-working in a `virtual office`, to cut out energy consumption from transport and office blocks. Both transportation and office blocks consume large amounts of energy daily, particularly in hotter countries where air-conditioning is essential. This proposal came amid worries that Sri Lanka s growing demands for energy would be unsustainable for the future, with rising oil prices and increased demand on gas and timber reserves. Global-warming is also becoming a worry for Sri Lanka s conservationists with CO2 emissions now rising over 12 million tons, although Sri Lanka remains a relatively small polluter, compared to global emissions.
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Cochin Airport interested in building Sri Lanka`s Weerawila Airport Thursday, 31 January 2008 - 7:48 AM SL Time A delegation from Cochin International Airport Ltd met President Rajapakse for special discussions. The meeting took place at Temple Trees yesterday. The President submitted to the representatives a detailed description of the present situation in the construction of the Weerawila Airport. The delegation visited the site. Minister Chamal Rajapakse, President`s Secretary Lalith Weeratunga, Finance Secretary Dr. P. B. Jayasundera, Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabral and BOI Chairman Dhammika Perera were present at the meeting.
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Celebrating Valentine`s Day Hameedia launches `Romance Collection` in Sri Lanka Thursday, 31 January 2008 - 7:43 AM SL Time Leading menswear specialists Hameedia celebrates Valentine`s Day this year with a `Romance Collection` for its thousands of customers all over Sri Lanka. The special Romance Collection features an exciting range of cufflinks with hearts and ties specially woven with hearts for the Valentine`s season. As a value addition bonus to the `Romance Collection`, Hameedia also offers free monogramming on shirts, trousersand handkerchiefs, with the individual`s initials in an elegant and classy font within five days. This feature not only enhances the gift, but also makes it truly personal and evokes great sentimental value. This year`s promotion extends through 1st to 29 February, 2008 at Hameedia`s branches at Wellawatta, Liberty Plaza, Crescat Boulevard, Majestic City, Fort, Pettah and Nugegoda. The outstation branches in Negombo, Kandy and Kurunagala will also feature the identical promotions, thus affording the same offers to customers in those areas.
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CIAL to help Sri Lanka in low cost Airport Tuesday, 29 January 2008 - 10:53 AM SL Time Impressed by the success of Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), the Sri Lankan Government is planning to construct a low-cost greenfield airport in the country on the lines of the CIAL airport. A CIAL team led by Managing Direct Sriram Bharath, reached Colombo on Monday, to hold preliminary discussions on the project with the Sri Lankan president Mahindara Rajapakse and the Minister of Port and Aviation and other senior government officials. The team, which was visiting the island nation on the invitation of the President, would visit the site of the proposed airport during their stay in the country. Rajapakse, who was impressed by the facilities and functioning of the airport during his visit to Kochi in December 2005, expressed his willingness to set up an airport with the assistance of CIAL.
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An abortion of justice in Sri Lanka Friday, 1 February 2008 - 11:48 AM SL Time So, the witch-hunt against the Rupavahini workers who had the pluck to stand up to some political vermin who set upon them at their workplace continues at full throttle. A not-so-surreptitious attempt, we learn, is being made to victimise those who took part in that famous protest against Minister Mervyn Silva, who entered the Rupavahini Corporation with goons, one of whom assaulted News Director T. M. G. Chandrasekera. What is unfolding there at present is nothing but a glaring travesty of justice which is not only offensive but also shocking to say the least. Threats against the Rupavahini staff are on the increase. On Tuesday, a gang of armed men held the mother of one of the Rupavahini workers and warned her of dire consequences unless her son fell in line. A Rupavahini producer is already in hospital, following an attack by an unidentified gang.
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A savage act of terror! Thursday, 31 January 2008 - 7:50 AM SL Time It is shocking that nine children have been killed in a claymore mine blast in Mannar. No sooner had the explosion occurred than the LTTE blamed it on the army, which denied the allegation as an attempt by the LTTE to cover up its humiliating defeat on the battlefront. What is of concern to the civilized world is not so much who really triggered the explosion but the fact that a group of school children happened to be at the receiving end. That crime must be condemned unreservedly! The military lacks credibility to convince the discerning public that it wasn`t responsible for that heinous crime. The LTTE has no credibility at all to sell its version of the incident to the world. It has proved how savage it could become in unleashing violence to further its military interests. An outfit that derives a bestial pleasure by shooting, cutting and chopping unarmed civilians including children is capable of anything. Blasting a busload of children is child`s play for a bunch of such savages. They are no respecters of their victims` ethnicity or religion. It was only the other day that the LTTE killers targeted a bus at Buttala with a claymore mine and opened fire on the survivors.
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Why southern consensus eludes us Tuesday, 29 January 2008 - 4:07 AM SL Time The JVP is on the warpath over the government`s move to evolve a solution based on the so-called Indian model and set up an Interim Council for the Northern Province. Vowing to mobilise the people against the government`s devolution plans and not to look back until they are shot down, it has questioned the legitimacy of the All Party Representative Committee (APRC), which lacks the representation of the UNP and the JVP. One couldn`t agree with the JVP more. The APRC is a gag wrapped in a charade inside a sham. However, the JVP has said it is amenable to the 13th Amendment so long as it is not implemented on the lines suggested by the APRC.
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Thurstan force draw after Warnapura century Friday, 1 February 2008 - 11:50 AM SL Time Thurstan College, Colombo, who commenced their second innings with a deficit of 172 runs, batted through to the end to post 202 for 7 to force a draw in their Inter School First XI match against Nalanda College, Colombo, at Thurstan Grounds, on Thursday. On the first day, tournament favourits Thurstan were bowled out for 50 runs as speedster Vimukthi Ramesh impressed with a four wicket haul for 10 runs. In reply, Nalanda posted 222 for 9 declared on the back of a fine unbeaten century by Madava Warnapura. In their second innings, Thurstan rose Phoenix-like, as Indika Massalage and Geeth Kumara scored half centuries. For Nalanda, Amal Athapattu picked up five for 67. Scores: Thurstan 50 all out in 27 overs (Indika Massalage 18, Vimukthi Ramesh 4/10, Supun Narangoda 2/12, Nipun Karunanayake 2/00, Chathuranga Wickramasinghe 2/22) 202 for 7 at close in 72 overs (Indika Massalage 62, Geeth Kumara 53, Achala Ramanayake 32 n.o Amal Athapattu 5/67, Dinuk Jayasinghe 2/55)
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Cricket`s day of Shame Thursday, 31 January 2008 - 7:50 AM SL Time World cricket authorities have caved in to the game`s financial superpower, India, and Cricket Australia has incurred the wrath of its own Test players by pressuring them to drop a racial slur charge against Harbhajan Singh. The Board of Control for Cricket in India had even chartered a plane to take its players home tomorrow if the Indian player`s three-Test suspension - for calling Australia`s Andrew Symonds a monkey during the Sydney Test - had not been overturned at yesterday`s appeal in the Federal Court in Adelaide. Cricket Australia was anxious to have the charge dropped because it feared its board would be sued for a figure understood to be about $60 million if India quit the tour. India`s broadcast partner, ESPN, owns the lucrative contract to beam cricket from Australia into the subcontinent. If ESPN sued successfully, it could take 10 years to recoup the losses, Cricket Australia told the players.
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Sri Lanka U-19 beat England Tuesday, 29 January 2008 - 4:07 AM SL Time The Sri Lanka under 19 team bounced back into recognition with a fine all round performance as they trounced the England under 19 by 158 runs in their Tri Series limited overs cricket match worked off at the SSC ground in Maitland Place yesterday. The Lankans rattled up a huge 312 for 7 from their 50 overs after electing to bat first and then skittled out their opponents for just 154 runs from 35 overs. This was no doubt a tremendous improvement by the Sri Lanka under 19 team following their crushing nine wicket defeat at the hands of their Pakistan counterparts on Sunday. Their success have also kept their hopes alive of qualifying into the final with two victories from four outings. Sri Lanka`s second straight win against England was fashioned by a brilliant unbeaten century from their vice captain Dinesh Chandimal and all rounder Sachith Pathirana. The former hit an unbeaten 112 from 132 deliveries with the help of one six and ten boundaries.
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