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Latest News HeadlinesHigh profile visits not helpful - Sri Lanka Govt.The Government is of the view high profile visits to the Wanni had not yielded any tangible progress in taking forward the Peace Process and as such there are serious concerns over providing security for high level international visitors to Kilinoch...
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Bail granted to Sri Lankan charged in B.C. for allegedly raising funds for terroristsThe Toronto-area man who is the first person in Canada to be charged with helping finance terrorists was granted bail in a British Columbia court Tuesday. Prapaharan Thambithurai, 45, was released on $25,000 bail. After leaving Vancouver Provin...
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US Ambassador discusses security matters with Sri Lanka Army ChiefUS Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Robert Blake today called on Army Chief Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka and discussed current security developments and bilateral military issues and training programmes. The US envoy during his cordial exchange of...
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A ten-year long case of child abuse a sad story of a fatherThere is a saying that the delay in justice is similar to injustice. The delays in Sri Lankan courts raise the question how far the justice is delivered through them. A father who came to our office related a distressing story of a child abuse...
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Govt. politico under probe for fraudThe Presidential Investigation Unit is investigationg a one million rupee fraud alleged to have been committed by a government politico from an irrigation reservoir rehabilitation project in Kurunegala. Senior official sources said the politici...
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Sinharaja Forest vies for New 7 Wonders of NatureThe Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has called upon all Sri Lankans to vote for the Sinharaja Forest to be included among the `New 7 Wonders of Nature`. Voting for nominees will continue until 31.12.08. The New 7 Wonders Panel of Exper...
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EU demands access to Wanni Wednesday, 19 March 2008 - 7:26 AM SL Time A visiting high level EU delegation has insisted that the government allow the Co-chairs and the Norwegian facilitators to travel to the Wanni to meet the LTTE to deliver key messages -- including a request to resume the peace process, to observe humanitarian access and to respect human rights.
The Daily Mirror, however, learns the government had asserted it was not possible to provide immediate access to the Wanni to any diplomat owing to the prevailing security situation in the areas controlled by the LTTE, which is under attack by the military.
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Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90 in Sri Lanka Wednesday, 19 March 2008 - 4:49 AM SL Time Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, an aide said. He was 90. Clarke moved to Sri Lanka in 1956, lured by his interest in marine diving which he said was as close as he could get to the weightless feeling of space.
``I`m perfectly operational underwater,`` he once said. He was the co-author with Stanley Kubrick of Kubrick`s film ``2001: A Space Odyssey,`` but he was regarded as far more than a science fiction writer.
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Tamils are slaves in India - LTTE leader Tuesday, 18 March 2008 - 7:25 PM SL Time A leader of the Tamil Tigers has alleged that Tamils in India are not a free people but are slaves of the Indian state, according to a media report Tuesday.
`In ancient times the whole of India was a Tamil land. And the Chola kings (from Tamil Nadu) ruled over Sri Lanka for 70 years. Today, the Tamils are slaves in India and are fighting for their liberation in Sri Lanka,` Tamil daily `Sudar Oli` quoted Thamilendhi as saying. Thamilendhi is the `finance commissar` of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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High profile visits not helpful - Sri Lanka Govt. Thursday, 20 March 2008 - 9:24 AM SL Time The Government is of the view high profile visits to the Wanni had not yielded any tangible progress in taking forward the Peace Process and as such there are serious concerns over providing security for high level international visitors to Kilinochchi, the Foreign Ministry said. A visiting high level EU delegation on Tuesday said it had demanded from the Government to provide access for the Co-chairs and the Norwegian facilitators to the Wanni to meet the LTTE to deliver key messages including resuming the peace process, observing humanitarian access and respecting human rights. On the contrary, it had been observed that the LTTE had cynically used high profile visits by foreign dignitaries to the Wanni, for propaganda purposes, the Foreign Ministry said in response to the demands and concerns raised by the EU.
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Bail granted to Sri Lankan charged in B.C. for allegedly raising funds for terrorists Thursday, 20 March 2008 - 8:59 AM SL Time The Toronto-area man who is the first person in Canada to be charged with helping finance terrorists was granted bail in a British Columbia court Tuesday. Prapaharan Thambithurai, 45, was released on $25,000 bail. After leaving Vancouver Provincial Court, he was picked up by his wife, who was driving a black Cadillac Escalade. Thambithurai is accused of asking people in Metro Vancouver for donations to the Tamil Tigers, a group seeking an independent homeland in Sri Lanka.
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US Ambassador discusses security matters with Sri Lanka Army Chief Wednesday, 19 March 2008 - 7:21 AM SL Time US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Robert Blake today called on Army Chief Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka and discussed current security developments and bilateral military issues and training programmes. The US envoy during his cordial exchange of views raised inquiries into the conduct of military operations in Wanni to liberate the masses from LTTE terrorist grip and also the measures, being adopted to receive those who are fleeing un-cleared areas in Wanni after abandoning their homes, the Army headquarters said.
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A ten-year long case of child abuse a sad story of a father Thursday, 20 March 2008 - 9:45 AM SL Time There is a saying that the delay in justice is similar to injustice. The delays in Sri Lankan courts raise the question how far the justice is delivered through them. A father who came to our office related a distressing story of a child abuse case that delayed for ten years and an appeal on the guardianship of the child that dragged for three years. Mount Lavinia Magistrate Court is hearing two cases related to this issue and another is in Appeal Court. The person is a father of one child who divorced from a short-term marriage. According to the verdict, the guardianship of the child was given to the mother but the father was retained the right to see the child and keep her with him half of the school vacation.
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Govt. politico under probe for fraud Thursday, 20 March 2008 - 8:58 AM SL Time The Presidential Investigation Unit is investigationg a one million rupee fraud alleged to have been committed by a government politico from an irrigation reservoir rehabilitation project in Kurunegala. Senior official sources said the politician had obtained the contract to reconstruct the dam of the reservoir under the name of another person and the work was done hurriedly without maintaining the required standards, to make an unreasonable profit. When the authorities received information about the substandard work on the dam, with no technical supervision, payments due to the contracting party were stopped but a large sum had been obtained before the faulty construction was detected during a later inspection, sources said.
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Now all eyes on the new political Eastern identity - TMVP Tuesday, 18 March 2008 - 11:27 AM SL Time Although quite a few parties decided to boycott the local government elections in the east, there seems to be hectic political activities in the province as most of the political parties are interested in entering the fray this time to wrest power in the Eastern Provincial Council. Nomination for the Eastern Provincial Council is to be accepted from 27 March to April 3rd and polling is to be held on 10 May. Early reports from the province indicate that many political parties have shown interest in this election.
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Sinharaja Forest vies for New 7 Wonders of Nature Thursday, 20 March 2008 - 9:26 AM SL Time The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has called upon all Sri Lankans to vote for the Sinharaja Forest to be included among the `New 7 Wonders of Nature`. Voting for nominees will continue until 31.12.08. The New 7 Wonders Panel of Experts will then select 21 finalists, from which voters worldwide will elect the New Seven Wonders of Nature. People can vote for the Sinharaja Forest by going to the link: http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/nominees/asia/c/SinharajaForest
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Jobs for Lankans in Libya Tuesday, 18 March 2008 - 11:21 AM SL Time Libya has opened its doors for Sri Lankan migrant workers with a major share of the country s foreign job market being offered to skilled Lankan labour, according to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two countries on Sunday. According to the MoU signed between the two countries, Lankans would be offered lucrative opportunities mainly in the construction, port, oil and tourism sectors. According to sources, emphasis has been laid in promoting skilled manpower in accordance with Sri Lanka s recent policy change of giving prominence to such workers with better perks to discourage the common practice of sending untrained labour.
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Sri Lanka`s Bus owners to pull out of three routes Tuesday, 18 March 2008 - 11:18 AM SL Time The Lanka Private Bus Owners Association will discontinue bus operations on three routes unless they are provided with adequate space to park buses. The Dam street police station has prohibited Minuwangoda Colombo (265), Gampaha- Colombo (200) and Nittabuwa- Colombo (180) buses from parking at the usual places and has instructed them to park inside the Gunasinghepura bus stand, the LPBOA said. LPBOA President Gamunu Wijeratne told The Island that buses coming from Gampaha, Minuwangoda and Nittabuwa were being diverted to the Gunasinghepura bus stand and both bus crew and passengers were greatly inconvenienced. The Gunasinghepura bus stand was jam-packed with buses and the addition of three routes inside the stand had caused bigger problem.
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Sir Arthur C Clarke Thursday, 20 March 2008 - 9:48 AM SL Time Sitting in your living room in Colombo while watching a cricket match being played in Sydney `live` is something that we take for granted. Think for a moment about the complexity of it all. The two countries are thousands of kilometers apart, yet the pictures and sounds are so clear that the event could well be happening on the ground next door. It is almost magical. Furthermore, if you so desire, you can just pick up the phone and dial the mobile of a friend who is actually at the ground. And there is one man we have to thank for making this happen: Sir Arthur C Clarke, who famously declared that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
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Into eternity steps a gentleman Tuesday, 18 March 2008 - 11:19 AM SL Time Gone is a gentle giant in Sri Lankan politics with the untimely demise of Anura Bandaranaike, MP. Born in the purple, yet not fated to rule, he stood head and shoulders above other politicians of his day. His impressive political career spanned four eventful decades which saw many an up and down in his life. Elected to Parliament in 1977, he went on to become an Opposition Leader, Minister, Speaker and Prime Ministerial candidate.
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Let us Protect our Friend Sunday, 16 March 2008 - 10:10 PM SL Time Good friends are different from covert enemies in that friends help each other to stay away from danger by giving prior advises. Maybe a lot of Sri Lankans do not know that the US Department of State is a silent but genuine friend of Sri Lanka. Let me quote one example that I know for sure. US Department of State has been continuously empowering Sri Lanka to develop effective approaches to detect and remove anti-personal landmines. When a lot of other NGOs adopted destructive mechanisms like removing the top soil layer in the sensitive farmlands in Jaffna where the fertile soil layer is very thin, the US State Department assisted agencies used trained dogs to sniff for landmines that causes minimum damage to the environment. Not only that, their approach extended beyond just `giving fish to those who need fish` like many other NGOs do, to `giving fishing rods to those who need fish` by sharing know-how and empowering local institutes. All these things were done in silence like a true friend of Sri Lanka.
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Pakistan appeal to Sri Lanka to fill gap Thursday, 20 March 2008 - 9:49 AM SL Time Pakistan have appealed to Sri Lanka to step in to the fixture gap left by Australia, who pulled out of their planned tour because of security fears. Australia were due to tour Pakistan between March 29 and April 29, but postponed it earlier this month following the turmoil sparked by the assassination of former President Benazir Bhutto in December. Bangladesh have agreed to play earlier in April to accommodate the possible visit of Sri Lanka, who are touring the West Indies until April 15.
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Sri Lanka make most of inexperienced attack Wednesday, 19 March 2008 - 8:10 AM SL Time Malinda Warnapura and Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene warmed-up for the first Test against West Indies later this week when they took advantage of an inexperienced Guyana Cricket Board President`s Select XI attack on Monday. Warnapura retired out on 132 and Jayawardene was dismissed for 99, as the visiting Sri Lankans reached 343 for five when stumps were drawn on the opening day of their three-day, non-first class, tour match at the Guyana National Stadium. Warnapura struck 14 fours and one six from 184 balls in just over four hours and shared in significant partnerships with opener Michael Vandort, who scored 29, and Jayawardene, whose knock contained a dozen boundaries from 110 balls in just over two hours.
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Ananda win by three runs Tuesday, 18 March 2008 - 11:20 AM SL Time The 34th annual Battle of the Maroons between traditional rival Ananda and Nalanda Colleges, Colombo ended in dramatic fashion as Ananda were declared winner by 3 runs according to the Parabola system played at SCC grounds, at Maitland Place, on Sunday. The match was restricted to 32 overs per side due to overnight rain. Nalanda won the toss and put the opposition in and in return Ananda made 178 runs for the lost of 8 wickets in their allotted 32 overs. Ishara Wickramasinghe top scored with 40 runs. Probadha Senevirathne and Udara Jayasundara chipped in with useful scores of 39 runs and 36 runs, respectively.
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