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Latest News HeadlinesBritain relaxes travel restrictions on Sri Lanka.The British government has relaxed some travel restrictions on Sri Lanka . British High Commission Dr Peter Hayes said UK no longer discourage British holidaymakers from enjoying leopard-spotting at Yala National Park, surfing at Arugam Bay or admir...
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Tf-8 Unearths Two Torpedoes And A L..Troops of Task Force 8 (TF-8) have unearthed two large scale torpedoes and a launcher which had been buried by the LTTE terrorists in Puthukudiyiruppu area while conducting the clearing operations yesterday, 29 June, on information received by the e...
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Why could we not defeat LTTE for 25 years?All members of the security forces, past and present, and all citizens of this country no doubt are happy and celebrating the defeat of the LTTE , the most ruthless terrorist organization in the world, that had been a scourge not only to our country...
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Angry MR refuses to bow down to JHU *Hints Champika s may quit, if he so wishesAn angry President yesterday warned Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka not to hinder his efforts to implement 13th Amendment to the Constitution and guarantee devolution of power to the provinces. Now that a 30-year war had been brought to an end, th...
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Ban on tuition classes on Sundays in Sri Lanka - PMPrime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramnayake stressed the need for strictly enforcing the ban on tuition classes on Sundays so that the children would be able to attend Daham Pasal on that day.
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Czech Republic keen on investing in Sri LankaWith the dawn of peace the Czech Republic has indicated its willingness to invest in Sri Lanka and a twelve-member delegation from the Czech Republic is now in Sri Lanka. The delegation is mainly looking at assisting the Sri Lankan Government i...
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Sri Lanka targets north and east for tourist expansion Monday, 29 June 2009 - 11:55 PM SL Time Sri Lanka s tourism authorities have unveiled plans for a substantial new resort development in the previously off-limits north of the country.
The development, the first of its kind to be announced since the end of the civil war, will include hotels and a marina and will extend over the 14-island archipelego of Kalpitiya, about 100 miles north of the capital, Colombo. In total the development, which at the moment is at the consultation phase, is expected to cover 4,000 acres and long stretches of untouched coastline. It will be aimed at the upper end of the market.
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Sri Lanka to pardon lower level rebels Monday, 29 June 2009 - 2:19 AM SL Time COLOMBO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Guidelines for a structured amnesty to former Tamil Tiger rebels and their sympathizers are being drawn up by the government`s legal departments, but only lower level rebels will be included in the scheme, a local English newspaper reported on Sunday.
The reprieve would apply to only lower level Tamil Tigers because the leadership and middle rung cadres have died in the war, the Sunday Times quoted government officials close to the process as saying. `If any senior Tiger was to be arrested, he would be tried in the country`s criminal courts,` the newspaper said.
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Still active prominant leader `Col. Ram` operating from the forests: I have contacts with them -KP Sunday, 28 June 2009 - 4:36 AM SL Time The LTTE`s new chief Selvaraja Padmanathan says the group is giving up violence and adopting a non-violent agenda to secure the political rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
In an exclusive email interview to Indian News media, Padmanathan said one of the priorities of the Tamil Tigers would be to push for revoking the international ban on it. Excerpts from the interview:
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Britain relaxes travel restrictions on Sri Lanka. Saturday, 4 July 2009 - 1:13 AM SL Time The British government has relaxed some travel restrictions on Sri Lanka. British High Commission Dr Peter Hayes said UK no longer discourage British holidaymakers from enjoying leopard-spotting at Yala National Park, surfing at Arugam Bay or admiring Trincomalee harbour, one of the world s deepest natural ports. We ve taken this decision based on our assessment of the improving security situation in these parts of Sri Lanka., he said in a press release.
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Tf-8 Unearths Two Torpedoes And A L.. Wednesday, 1 July 2009 - 1:57 PM SL Time Troops of Task Force 8 (TF-8) have unearthed two large scale torpedoes and a launcher which had been buried by the LTTE terrorists in Puthukudiyiruppu area while conducting the clearing operations yesterday, 29 June, on information received by the ex-LTTE cadre. The two torpedoes and the launcher had been buried neatly wrapping them in Polythene when they were unearthed by the troops engaged in massive scale search and clearing operations in liberated areas.
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Why could we not defeat LTTE for 25 years? Tuesday, 30 June 2009 - 11:24 AM SL Time All members of the security forces, past and present, and all citizens of this country no doubt are happy and celebrating the defeat of the LTTE, the most ruthless terrorist organization in the world, that had been a scourge not only to our country but the world for the past three decades. Some Western nations must be unhappy that the lever they utilized to destabilize our nation is no more available for them. Locally, the stooges of those powers with vested interests too are unhappy since their peace wagon has got bogged down and off road for ever and they are unable to enjoy the free rides anymore. I have observed many of the past Commanders of all three forces who failed to achieve victory when they were at the helm of power also were among them to achieve their goals through peace means
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Angry MR refuses to bow down to JHU *Hints Champika s may quit, if he so wishes Wednesday, 1 July 2009 - 1:43 PM SL Time An angry President yesterday warned Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka not to hinder his efforts to implement 13th Amendment to the Constitution and guarantee devolution of power to the provinces. Now that a 30-year war had been brought to an end, the aspirations of the people of the North and East should be met, he told a group of government ministers at Temple Trees yesterday, according to highly placed sources. Referring to Ranawaka s threat to quit his government over the proposed full implementation of the 13th Amendment, the President said that he would do his job. `I ll look after the rest, too,` he said, urging leaders of constituent parties to have faith in him. He said that if they did their job, the government could go ahead with its programme.
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Ban on tuition classes on Sundays in Sri Lanka - PM Monday, 29 June 2009 - 11:53 PM SL Time Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramnayake stressed the need for strictly enforcing the ban on tuition classes on Sundays so that the children would be able to attend Daham Pasal on that day.
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President has not told me to stop my campaign, says minister Monday, 29 June 2009 - 10:14 AM SL Time Provincial Council and Local government Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon yesterday vowed to carry on his campaign for President Mahinda Rajapaksa to continue as the President without fresh elections. Mr. Tennakoon was reacting to comments by other ministers that President Rajapaksa had no intention of remaining in power without facing a Presidential election. The other ministers reacted after the Sunday Times last week quoted Mr. Tennakoon as saying that the government intended to introduce constitutional amendments enabling President to continue without elections.
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Czech Republic keen on investing in Sri Lanka Thursday, 2 July 2009 - 2:26 PM SL Time With the dawn of peace the Czech Republic has indicated its willingness to invest in Sri Lanka and a twelve-member delegation from the Czech Republic is now in Sri Lanka. The delegation is mainly looking at assisting the Sri Lankan Government in infrastructure development. The delegation held discussions with the Board of Investment (BOI) yesterday and will discuss further the investment areas where Czech entrepreneurs are interested in, a BOI official said.
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Sri Lanka June inflation at 0.9-pct Wednesday, 1 July 2009 - 1:54 PM SL Time Consumer prices in Sri Lanka`s capital Colombo rose 0.9 percent in June from a year earlier, down from 3.3 in May, while prices during the month moved up 1.3 percent, the government`s statistics office said. The Colombo Consumer Price Index moved up to 207.8 point in June from 205.8 percent in May. The seasonally adjusted average, which is a lagging number moved down to 12.5 percent to 14.7 percent, the Department of Census and Statistics said. The consumer inflation is the lowest since February 2004, when prices also rose 0.9 percent over the previous 12-months. Fiscal and monetary policy then reversed plunging the country into high inflation.
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SriLankan - thrice weekly flights to Tokyo Wednesday, 1 July 2009 - 10:23 AM SL Time SriLankan Airlines has made flying to Japan easier with three direct non-stop flights to Tokyo every week from Colombo. SriLankan s flights now operate on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. All three flights depart the Bandaranaike International Airport at 11:40 p.m. and touch down at Tokyo s Narita Airport at 11:50 a.m. the next day. The return flights are via a short stop in Male. The flights operate on SriLankan s widebody Airbus A340 aircraft. Each seat is equipped with its own touch-screen entertainment system that features over 40 movies, television and radio channels and 16 interactive games, with Business Class passengers having the choice of selecting from the video library on board.
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Putting the cart before the horse Friday, 3 July 2009 - 10:30 AM SL Time President Mahinda Rajapaksa seems to be finding victory more problematic than war. On the one hand, he is under pressure to fully implement the 13th Amendment (13-A) in keeping with the Indo-Lanka Peace Accord and, on the other, he has had to quell a mutiny onboard of sorts and make some coalition allies averse to his devolution project fall in line. President Rajapaksa is in an unenviable position. The UNP-led UNF government committed the country to a federal solution by being a signatory to the so-called Oslo Declaration and thereby giving the hounds of separatism a chance to taste blood. Ever since, they have, ably assisted by some members of the international community, been clamouring for federalism not as the final solution but as a starting point! They have even gone to the extent of establishing a government in exile! On the other extreme of the political spectrum is a coterie of President Rajapaksa`s coalition partners to whom devolution in any form is nothing but anathema. Now that war is over and the once mighty Tigers are resting in peace, these elements are calling for zero devolution.
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Of that star-crossed stargazer Thursday, 2 July 2009 - 2:56 PM SL Time Superstition, it is said, is the religion of feeble minds. That may explain why most politicians are inveterate believers in occult practices. If one thought it was political leaders who ran this country, one thought wrong. Politicians rule the country and astrologers lead politicians by the nose! A few years ago, it was reported that a minister of a previous government had got into a gunny bag full of gingerly in the buff at the behest of an astrologer to neutralise the malefic effects of a bad planetary combination. Politicians won`t mind even being inside sacks of chillies in birthday suit if that helps them regain or retain power! The Opposition in the early 1990s claimed that a former President had pig oil applied on their seats in Parliament to counter the effect of some charmed oil his opponents bent on impeaching him had sprinkled inside the House!
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Taedium vitae of the Saffrons Wednesday, 1 July 2009 - 10:24 AM SL Time One day, a beast of burden happened to defecate while lumbering along a rivulet downstream. Moments later, it was surprised to find itself being overtaken by its own dung. `How come what should be behind me is going ahead of me?` the poor creature wondered. President Mahinda Rajapaksa must be asking himself the same question as that proverbial animal on being made witness to pompous histrionics of some lesser minions in his rainbow coalition. He won the war but it is his hurrah boys who are trying to go places on victory! It is like a bevy of dancing girls staking claims for the IPL trophy on grounds that they cheered for the winning side!
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Sri Lankan pace bowler Lasith Malinga to play Australian domestic Twenty20 Friday, 3 July 2009 - 10:40 AM SL Time Sri Lanka pscemsn Lasith Malinga, most successful face bowler in the recently concluded Twenty20 world championship, is to play Australian domestic Twenty20 competition. He was selected to play for the Tasmania team as a main pace bowler and will sign the agreements in the near future, sources confirmed. Lasith Malinga will be the first Sri Lankan cricketer to play domestic Twenty20 in Australia.
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Old Anandians soccer 7 s to promote peace Friday, 3 July 2009 - 10:23 AM SL Time The seventh annual seven-a-side soccer tournament for schools organised by Old Anandians Football Association will be conducted this year on a new format for Sam Chandrasinghe Challenge Trophy on July 4 and 5 at Reid Avenue Ground Old Anandian FA has decided to join hands with Tharunyata Hetak Foundation with the sole intention of joining North South through sports. With this new set up the organisers have invited ten schools from North and East to compete in this under 17 tournament Thus expanding the number of teams to 48.
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China wins first gold Thursday, 2 July 2009 - 2:23 PM SL Time Lankans completed a successful first day with a class show at the first Asian Youth Games which is now in progress in Singapore. Sri Lankan cagers came up with an excellent performances, winning all three games they faced yesterday and qualified play in the quarter finals of the 1st AYG. The Lankan boys trounced Nepal 33-11 in their Group B 3 on 3 basketball match in the morning. Yohan Dilshan Keyzer was the best scorer adding 14 points to the winning total while Praneeth Udumalagala s contribution being 11 points. They beat Qatar in the evening, to stay as the only unbeaten team so far on the first day of Basketball at the Anglican High School indoor stadium.
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