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UN Rights Chief warns Sri Lanka-AppU very near..
Friday, 1 July 2011 - 2:59 PM SL Time

The UN`s human rights chief Thursday warned Sri Lanka not to take too long in probing war crimes allegations, saying failure to carry out a credible inquiry could lead to international action.

`There is now a high level of expectations expressed by member states that Sri Lanka should seriously inquire into these allegations` of prisoner executions and assaults, said Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

`But this should not be an open-ended process,` she stressed, noting that a previous Sri Lankan internal inquiry `failed to complete its task, never published its report and never led to a single prosecution.`

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Muthuhettigama the Govt. s new thuggery MP threatens all and sundry
Friday, 1 July 2011 - 9:35 PM SL Time

Nishantha Muthuhettigama has a challenge to face in Elpitiya , that is a procession. Early morning , I am also traveling to Elpitiya with a crowd of about 8000 to 10000 people to accept the challenge. Police must not come. If the police arrive the whole issue will turn explosive .The former IGP tendered his resignation. He was not intelligent. The new IGP is a very efficient officer.. I am confident that no police force will be sent.` These were the threatening , intimidating and pungent statements savoring of shameless hooliganism made by no less a person than the Galle district UPFA Organizer at a prize giving ceremony at the School, Baddegama Balika Vidyalaya.

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Top 10 Foods to Lower Blood Pressure
Saturday, 2 July 2011 - 1:07 AM SL Time

High blood pressure or hypertension is a medical condition where the arterial blood pressure increases.

The reasons could be too much stress, obesity, high intake of salt, diabetes etc. The probability of cardiovascular diseases such as heart strokes, heart failure, kidney disorders, heart attack etc increases with a high BP.

Given below is a list of 10 foods that can help you lower down the blood pressure:


Spinach: It contains magnesium, folate, iron, vitamin C and is very healthy for your body. Even if you don`t like it, make sure that you include this nutrient rich vegetable in your diet as it contains those key ingredients.

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Who is this? What is he doing? Prof Rohan Gunaratne exposed
Saturday, 2 July 2011 - 3:50 AM SL Time

Sri Lanka government recently held a seminar in Colombo to tell the world how they defeated the Tamil Tigers. Sri Lanka wanted the world to learn their military strategies, tactics and doctrine so they could win their own wars.

However, the wider audience to whom the battlefield success stories were to be related boycotted the event or sent low-level delegations. Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksha himself admitted that the seminar was a failure as a result of the boycott. With the exception of Defence Attache of the US embassy in Colombo, Lt. Col. Lawrence Smith, whom the US said was sent as a note taker, there was no one

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Rajapakse regime s knowledge hub or drinking pub? Educational zonal Director has only GCE ord. level and has failed in Maths
Saturday, 2 July 2011 - 8:08 PM SL Time

While the Rajapakse regime is waxing boastful of making Sri Lanka an educational hub , the Govt.`s Matara Zonal education Director`s putrid record has come to light. Unfortunately we are compelled to reveal the details in the national interest - the Govt.`s loud and proud boasts notwithstanding.

The number of Govt. Schools in the Matara educational zone is 12. Provincial council Schools are 97. The total number is 109.The number of students who are learning are about 66000. There are 3900 teachers including graduates , diploma holders and Philosophy teachers. The Head for all of them is the zonal education Director , W R Weerakoon. Will you believe if we tell that this Head and zonal Director has only passed the G C E ord. level and he has failed in Maths.? It is incredible but true. (the certificate is pictured herein). He has joined the educational service as a non certificated Assist. teacher .

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Minister may be clever at braying but he should not therefore think listeners are donkeys
Sunday, 3 July 2011 - 3:24 AM SL Time

Petroleum resources Minister Susil Premachandra gave a series of `amazingly wonderful` reasons when trying to explain on the inferior quality petrol in the market when he had a media discussion to announce the Cabinet decisions yesterday..

His explanation was , as the quantity of oil supplied to the market by the Indian Oil Co. (IOC) dropped recently , the demand for oil shot up . Meanwhile as the Corp was shut down for 8 days for refurbishment , to meet additional requirements, 20,000 tons fuel had to be obtained from out, he noted.. When the 20,000 tons fuel so obtained was being distributed , the fuel levels at the filling stations had dropped to the very bottom due to the poson Poya holidays, he revealed. Hence the residue at the bottom had got mixed with the oil supplied, he explained . The Minister also went on to elaborate that due to the rains , the rain water may have mixed with the oil when it leaked into the fuel tanks at the filling stations . The Minister therefore argued that the 20000 tons oil is not of inferior quality because of the reasons cited by him .

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Azwer falls sick after the President scolds him
Sunday, 3 July 2011 - 9:51 AM SL Time

UPFA National List MP Azwer had fallen sick and been treated for high blood pressure after he was openly reprimanded by the President, a senior government minister said.

Several members from the foreign diplomatic corp., had questioned the President about a statement made by Azwer in parliament about the late leader of the LTTE, Velupillai Prabhakaran`s family being under the care of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

An angry President had then shouted at Azwer in filth.

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Chinese Colonialism
Sunday, 3 July 2011 - 11:44 AM SL Time

Are you in the government? Are you in the Rajapaksa family? If not, then the Chinese government is probably no great friend to you.
The Chinese government`s relationship is state to state, not person to person. It is important to remember this, and doubly important to remember that you, unlike Louis XIV or Mahinda VI, are not the state.
The Chinese are building ports, infrastructure and public spaces. Remember who did that last time? It was the British. The British colonial regime built roads, railways, infrastructure and the artificial port of Colombo. They imported docile labourers from India and paid off Sri Lankan elites to serve the regime. They also introduced legislation to allow for the outright sale of land.

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Serious cultural behavioral issues prevalent in Sri Lanka and not a conspiracy against the country
Monday, 4 July 2011 - 3:23 AM SL Time

Traitors in our Midst

The Sri Lankan security forces are without doubt, one of the best fighting forces in the World. At the height of the conflict, an officer from a British security agency informed this writer, that the Sri Lankan security forces are far more efficient in fighting suicide terrorism, than their British or American colleagues.

This was before Rajapakse came into power.

But today, this proud and effective terrorist fighting machine has been brought into disrepute and shamed as war criminals that have engaged in the most despicable acts of inhumanity.

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No limit to idiocy of the Mahinda regime
Monday, 4 July 2011 - 11:27 AM SL Time

General Secretary of the NSSP says that there are no limits or bounds to the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime when it comes to idiocy. Dr. Vickramabahu Karunaratne was commenting on remarks made by Sri Lanka`s ruling party leadership.

United Peoples Front Alliance (UPFA) Secretary General Susil Premjayantha has said that the government would place its proposals for resolving the North-East problem before a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC). The major Tamil parliamentary party Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has already announced that it will boycott such a committee. The TNA made clear that it

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Take legal action, if CH.4 is unauthentic..
Monday, 4 July 2011 - 8:41 PM SL Time

Matara District Parliamentarian Mr Mangala Samaraweera has said that the Government could take legal action against the programme on Channel 4 if it is not bona fide. Addressing a rally in Akuraseea the MP has made this statement.

Mr Samaraweera has further stated that this allegation should be considered as an accusation on the whole country. If these allegations are completely fallacious the Government should take action to save the goodwill of Sri Lanka. He requested the Government to take legal action against Channel 4 if evidence is available to prove this allegation as making false statements by people like Shavendra is inadequate.

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JDS challenges Sri Lanka `new video`
Tuesday, 5 July 2011 - 3:12 AM SL Time

A group of exiled journalists from Sri Lanka have dismissed the `new executions video clip` with Tamil speech aired in a pro government television channel as `fake` and one that emerged two years ago.
Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka (JDS) say that the `newly emerged` video was first published in a pro government website on 18 September 2009.

JDS also calls upon the government to submit the clip to an international investigation for authentication.

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Rajapakse & Co s., Creative Version of Killing Fields
Tuesday, 5 July 2011 - 9:24 AM SL Time

I have followed the Government version of the Channel 4 `killing fields` revelations. I have some observations to make and these are:

1. When the Channel 4 released this hard evidence, the Sri Lankan government denied this as a fake and it is a bogus drama and it was shot outside Sri Lanka. Now they have turned the story and are claiming the recording is true but killers were the LTTE. From its denial position to acceptance of C4 presentation the government position has become true. What has happened to the government`s forensic experts reports? Is the Government now saying its experts were wrong and they have concocted and they are un-professionals?

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Sangakkara also may be branded as traitor by Rajapakse regime for his candor
Wednesday, 6 July 2011 - 3:49 AM SL Time

Following the critical speech made by former cricket captain Sangakkara yesterday at the Cowdrey Lecture in England , the Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage had got cold feet and asked for a report from the new interim Cricket Committee Chairman . He had alleged that as Sangakkara is a player who has signed an agreement with the Sri Lanka cricket Board , he cannot make such utterances. The Minister who was obviously rattled had said, Sangakkara ought to have obtained permission before he made such a speech and he could have confined his remarks only to the sphere of cricket.

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Who wants to live forever? Scientist sees aging cured
Wednesday, 6 July 2011 - 9:46 AM SL Time

By Health and Science Correspondent Kate Kelland, Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - If Aubrey de Grey`s predictions are right, the first person who will live to see their 150th birthday has already been born. And the first person to live for 1,000 years could be less than 20 years younger.

A biomedical gerontologist and chief scientist of a foundation dedicated to longevity research, de Grey reckons that within his own lifetime doctors could have all the tools they need to `cure` aging -- banishing diseases that come with it and extending life indefinitely.

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Three leading ministers provide safe heaven for drug peddlers
Wednesday, 6 July 2011 - 8:38 PM SL Time

The Police intelligence report have revealed that several politicians including Minister Mervin Silva, Deputy Minister Neomal Perera and the Monitoring MP Minister of Defense Duminda Silva providing safe haven for leading drug peddlers in the country.
Therefore, the new IGP K.N Illangakoon is in a state of a quandary what sort of action to take against these drug peddlers, a senior officer attached to the police department told the Lanka News Web.

Police chief after assuming duty called for all intelligence reports relating to illegal drug

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Suwarnavahini video tape against Channel 4 put government into further trouble
Thursday, 7 July 2011 - 12:28 AM SL Time

The government plunges into further trouble after Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapakse`s instruction on Suwarnavahini channel to air a video tape that depicted Channel 4 episode on Sri Lanka war crime issue was a fake.
This video tape was never being broadcast in any other television channel other than Suwarnavahini and this type of a video cassette was received to from a private television channel, creates some doubt, Military spokesman Major General Udaya Madawela said.

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Minister Johnny s marauding goons attack protesting Teachers at Kurunegala: Johnny demands release of arrested criminals
Thursday, 7 July 2011 - 11:14 AM SL Time

Minister Johnston Fernando`s goons have launched a brutal attack on the demonstrators of the Lanka teachers service association who staged a protest this evening at Kurunegala.

The protest which was held at 3.00 pm today at Teachers square , Gettuwana , Kurunegala was triggered because a group of teachers supported by the Govt. was illegally appointed to an interim administration Committee displacing the officers duly elected by ballot to the Education Co operative teachers Association , whereby that illegal group had plundered a large number of positions in the Teachers` Guild as well as the funds.

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CAN SRI LANKA DITCH AMERICA AND EMBRACE CHINA?
Friday, 8 July 2011 - 2:21 PM SL Time

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa went into warm embraces with Presidents Hu Jintao of China and Dmitry Medvedev of Russia at the St Petersburg International Economic Conference last month but there were only brickbats for Rajapaksa from British political leaders such as David Cameron and the US State Department during the same period.

The Russian and Chinese leaders had assured the Sri Lankan president of their backing against attempts by the UN, which is strongly urged by leading western nations such as the United States and Britain, to compel Sri Lanka to probe alleged war crimes by its armed forces.

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Sudharman Radaliyagoda who allegedly cheated on Rs.60 lakhs deal treated as above the law
Saturday, 9 July 2011 - 8:53 PM SL Time

Kurunegala district Organizer Sudharman Radaliyagoda who presents the `Thulawa` program over the ITN Television channel had allegedly committed a fraud of Rs. 60 lakhs with absolute impunity. The long arms of the law which reach out for others seem to have been amputated in his case , and no action whatsoever has therefore been taken against him , according to reports reaching Lanka e News.

Based on the information received , Radaliyagoda had taken a formal approval from the SL telecom to purchase hard iron to the value of Rs. 60 lakhs , and surreptitiously sold to a second party. He has collected Rs. 15 lakhs as advance on this illicit deal. This formal approval paper had been sold to Asoka Perera and Tilak Bandara who were the second party .

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War memories will carry by younger generation for another century....
Sunday, 10 July 2011 - 4:01 AM SL Time

Still Sri Lankan Tamils not give up the problem, Still they have power of their people. In a second they can collect few hundreds of people. But government still denying about the diaspora. Still they repeating the LTTE is melting down.

But in this photos as you can see now their younger generation got the batten from their previous generation. As long as the Sinhalese government failed to give clear answer for this ethnic /violated prob this memories will carry by younger generation for another century. When I saw these images I felt very sad. Because same people from same country , but one side protest against their national team. I was very tearful In this occasion.

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A glass of milk could contain painkillers, antibiotics
Sunday, 10 July 2011 - 1:04 PM SL Time

Scientists have found that a glass of milk may contain up to 20 painkillers, antibiotics and growth hormones.

Through a highly sensitive test, scientists found a host of chemicals used to treat illnesses in animals and people in samples of cow, goat and human breast milk, Daily Mail reported.

Though the doses of drugs were far too little to create an effect on anyone drinking them, the results highlight how man-made chemicals were now found throughout the food chain.

The highest quantities of medicines were found in cow`s milk.

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An international investigation against Sri Lanka if action is not taken against war crimes charges
Monday, 11 July 2011 - 3:09 AM SL Time

A large number of Western, Latin American and African countries and Australia are contemplating on presenting a proposal to the UN Human Rights Council to hold an international inquiry into Sri Lanka, if the government does not hold an independent and impartial inquiry into the alleged war crimes, diplomatic sources say.

The main session of the UN Human Rights Council is to be held in September in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Six Hospitals in North East deserve a place in Guinness book of records PC Minister himself exposes the despair of the patients
Tuesday, 12 July 2011 - 3:54 AM SL Time

Recently , it was exposed that there are six Hospitals in the North East which merit a place in the Guinness book of records , not for excellence but for Govt.`s monumental neglect of those Hospitals. Six Hospitals in North East are without doctors , and there is only one doctor for 12 Hospitals in the North East ! . All the work of these Hospitals is run by this single doctor .None other than the North central province health Minister Peshala Jayaratne himself made this startling revelation.

The Minister made this disclosure at a recent national reforms program held at the Anuradhapura district health office aimed at enlisting the support of the people towards the program.

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Astra margarine not suitable for children: after this court order Sathosa chief wanted Astra Co. to grease his palm
Tuesday, 12 July 2011 - 7:45 PM SL Time

Following an order of the court that the popular Astra margarine is not suitable for children below the age of 3 years, a chief Supremo (a Lokka ) of Lanka Sathosa had asked for a bribe from the Astra propaganda Manager of Unilever Company, according to reports reaching Lanka e news.

This Lanka Sathosa chief had told the Unilever propaganda Manager, the most superior officer of the Gen.Treasury had intimated to him against the purchase of astra , as there is an issue in regard to it. Hence, if he is to continue buying , the palms of a senior media personnel and Sathosa Lokka should be greased.

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Avirate Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2011
Wednesday, 13 July 2011 - 4:23 AM SL Time

Beauties of Avirate
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President loses it
Friday, 15 July 2011 - 11:20 PM SL Time

Upset due to various issues raised by governing party members, President Mahinda Rajapaksa had telephoned the head of the JHU, Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thero and shouted at him in an insulting manner.

The President had asked, What are you people trying to do? Are you trying to destroy Mahinda? The Thero had responded by saying, Mr. President, I`m a monk, it is good for you and your high office to keep that fact in mind when speaking.

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IATR And TNA Attacks In Sri Lanka: Aggression Against Tamils Continues With No Lessons Learnt
Saturday, 16 July 2011 - 12:29 PM SL Time

That the refusal of the government to appoint a Presidential Commission to inquire into the seven deaths and the conduct of the Police which led to those deaths, was a prime cause of the demand for a separate state. - Leader of the Opposition, Appapillai Amirthalingam before the Sansoni Commission of 1977-1979

Just two weeks ago on June 16, A group of Tamil parliamentarians from Sri Lanka`s largest Tamil party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) who had gathered to discuss their political campaign for the up coming local elections was attacked by army personnel.

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Another efficient and experienced 8 Police narcotic officers come under the axe
Saturday, 16 July 2011 - 8:36 PM SL Time

Eight efficient and experienced police officers attached to the Police anti narcotics division have been transferred out without adducing any reasons, to perform other duties, according to news reaching LeN.

The officers so transferred on the 8th of July are Police Inspector Paul Fernando, and eight other Inspectors who were working with him. All these officers were reputed for their excellent performance of duties with devotion and commitment. Some of the officers had been transferred to the Kadawatha and others to the Nugegoda police stations divested of their anti narcotics duties. The letters of transfer to them indicate these transfers are effected because of duty change requirements. These letters have been signed by SSP Lalith Jayasinghe.

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Yet another move by Executive President to embarrass the SC and independent judiciary
Monday, 18 July 2011 - 5:18 AM SL Time

According to sources within the Presidential Secretariat , the Executive President is once again making illegal preparations to embarrass the supreme court and override the independent judiciary.

The present Attorney General (AG) Mohan Peiris who is reaching 60 years this August is to go on retirement . However , the President , it is learnt is arranging to present a special Cabinet paper to grant the AG a service extension of one more year .

Earlier , the Supreme court has issued a directive that Govt. servants over the age of 60 years shall not be given any service extensions..

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Sanga will be expelled soon-Sports Minister
Monday, 18 July 2011 - 11:01 PM SL Time

Steps will be taken soon to expel former Sri Lanka Cricket captain Sangakkara from the sport. This has been mentioned by the Minister of Sports while having lunch with some media personnel while travelling to North recently.

He has further revealed that he has got the approval from a top personality in the Government in this regard.

The Minister has informed that he got information as to Sangakkara having discussions with the American Ambassador and British High Commissioner prior to his lecture at Lords. He has also added that Sangakkara is engaged in a political campaign.

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Fantastic Goal
Wednesday, 20 July 2011 - 3:30 AM SL Time

First time in the history,a Arabian player risk a goal in a fanasic style..Great..
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Talking idiot
Wednesday, 20 July 2011 - 4:28 AM SL Time

The Colombo Fort Magistrate today ordered the Colombo Fraud Investigations Bureau to arrest and present in Court ITN journalist Sudharman Radaliyagoda who is alleged to have provided forged document to two scrap iron traders to obtain 1828 tonnes of scrap iron from Sri Lanka Telecom.

The Court earlier ordered the FIB to conduct a speedy investigation against the ITN journalist Sudharman Radaliyagoda in a case where two scrap iron traders had been remanded for allegedly tendering a forged document to the Sri Lanka Telecom that was alleged to have been given to them by Mr. Radaliyagoda to obtain 1828 tonnes of scrap iron.

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Sri Lanka government s double standards are exposed
Wednesday, 20 July 2011 - 7:18 PM SL Time

Whilst the Sri Lanka government is accusing the American government of leading the campaign against Sri Lanka on war crimes, an American group has been allowed to hold a seminar in Colombo to discuss accountability over the war and other issues including reconciliation. A local NGO has organised the event secretly.

The strange thing is that this seminar, chaired by a professor from an American University, is only for selected invitees. It is being held the entire Friday (July 22) at the Galle Face Hotel where the professor, R. Barakaan is staying. But it is

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Only 9 months training but what they perform is heart surgery 100 incompetent foreign doctors here and a further 30000 quack doctors in SL
Thursday, 21 July 2011 - 3:55 AM SL Time

The Govt. medical officers Association (GMOA) complained that foreign doctors who are recruited on the ground that 9 months training as a specialist is adequate are performing heart operations here. The Association alleged that it is a matter of grave concern because a 8 year training is necessary in Sri Lanka for a SL doctor before heart surgery or opening a heart can be done by him . But the SL medical Board has however granted this permission to perform above surgery to the incompetent foreign doctors. The Assist Secretary of the GMOA , Dr. Upul Gunasekera said, there are about 100 such foreign doctors engaged in such surgery in private Hospitals. His next exposure that there are another about 30,000 quack doctors in active medical practice in SL sent a wave of shock among the media personnel who were present.

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Carlton Sports Network or Yoshitha Hasara s Love Network?
Thursday, 21 July 2011 - 8:05 PM SL Time

A number of issues have cropped up in regard to the Carlton sports private TV channel. Will the Govt. give another sports TV channel too the same support and encouragement it is extending to Carlton sports ? Is there any truth in the allegation that this TV channel was launched by the Rajapakse regime in the name of the fianc e of President`s son Yoshitha Rajapakse? These questions and many others were raised at a media discussion today.

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Rajapaksa wants election victory by cash
Friday, 22 July 2011 - 4:28 AM SL Time

People from various places were transported by 250 buses to the election meeting held under the patronage of the President at Killinochchi said former Parliamentarian of the JVP Ramalingam Chandrasekar. He said people were brought to the meeting making false promises that they would be given houses and relief packages and some were threatened that relief to them would be taken away if they did not attend the meeting. Mr. Chandrasekar said he revealed these facts at the discussion held at the District Secretariat headed by the District Secretary.

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Yoshita Rajapaksha attempts to shoot Minister Basil Rajapaksha
Friday, 22 July 2011 - 11:09 AM SL Time

President Mahinda Rajapaksha`s second son, Sri Lanka Navy officer Yoshitha Rajapaksha has attempted to shoot his uncle Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksha at the second floor of Temple Trees as the minister arrived there to meet the President after a foreign trip. At that moment, the President and Madam Shiranthi Rajapaksha have intervened to prevent a murder at the President`s official residence.

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`Abuser` monk`s bail conditions eased
Friday, 22 July 2011 - 10:27 PM SL Time

A court in Sri Lanka has eased bail conditions for a Buddhist monk accused of abusing underage novice monks in his custody.
Aparekke Punnanada thero, a former parliamentarian, is charged in Colombo magistrate courts of sexually abusing three novice monks in his custody.

National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) in an earlier report to the court stated that the monk, who was among nine Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) parliamentarians in the previous parliament, has admitted `occasionally` abusing the underage monks.

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Tsunami `Hora` need votes for flour & Noodles..Shame..shame..Rajatuma..shame..
Saturday, 23 July 2011 - 9:08 PM SL Time

Several incidents have been reported today from many areas that prevent a fair and free election being held at the local government elections states the media unit of the JVP. It states most of such incidents have been reported from the Northern Province.

A communiqu issued by the media unit of the JVP sates:

A group of Army soldiers at the Army check point at Ranganpudiiruppu area at Kalmadhu today (23rd) have distributed wheat flour and noodles and pressurized people to vote for the UPFA.

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Sri Lanka extends condolences to Norway
Sunday, 24 July 2011 - 3:40 AM SL Time

The Government of Sri Lanka condoles with the Government of Norway, the people of Norway, and the families of the victims of the dastard bombing and shooting incidents that took place in the centre of Oslo and at the youth camp near Oslo on Friday, and assures that Sri Lanka stands with the people of Norway and offers its deepest sympathies.

The Acting Minister of External Affairs Neomal Perera states that it is sad to see the Norwegian people experiencing this kind of terrorism, as Norway has a low crime rate and specially the Norwegians being a peace loving nation as much as Sri Lanka, and adds that our hearts go out to the Norwegian people, in this moment of sorrow.

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A Ministry Secretary expose his vileness to Chinese Ambassadress-Chinese/Srilanka in trouble waters
Monday, 25 July 2011 - 9:37 AM SL Time

The Ambassadress of China in Sri Lanka Ms. Yang Xiuping has complained to the government that a senior secretary of a ministry had humiliated her by scolded her in abusive language.

In her complaint the Ambassadress has said she was unaware of the reason for the abusive behavior of the senior secretary but it had caused her extreme pain of mind.

China, during the war period as well as at present, gives huge financial assistance and donations to Sri Lanka.


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Live and Let live message delivered by Tamil people -Mano Ganesan
Tuesday, 26 July 2011 - 4:52 AM SL Time

Live and let live is the message delivered by Tamil people in the north and east to the government says Democratic Peoples Front leader Mano Ganesan in a statement issued by DPF media office. DPF supported TNA at the recently concluded elections. Ganesan who personally took part in TNA election campaign in Jaffna and Kilinochchi districts in the north says further in the statement,

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Lal Fredrica duo perform in pavement drama to take the people for a ride concocted death threats
Tuesday, 26 July 2011 - 8:35 PM SL Time

It is with deep regret that we have to report this disgraceful story which has come to light revolving around Lal-Fredrica who are taking the people for a ride by claiming that they are facing threats from the Rajapakse regime after stooping so low as to sell their honor , not to mention their souls to perform most sordid acts for the regime following the explosively controversial white flag story published by the duo. It is learnt that a leader of a media organization under the pay of Lal Wickremetunge is also involved in these deceitful .and diabolic actions.

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While enjoying the comforts of A/C rooms
Thursday, 28 July 2011 - 2:01 PM SL Time

The garage of the Police Department has removed the A/Cs in 475 jeeps that were brought down to the country under the Indian credit line to be distributed among the police on a directive issued by Defence Secretary Nandasena Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

The distribution of the jeeps commenced at a ceremony held under the patronage of the Defence Secretary. About 137 jeeps have already been distributed among police stations and the A/Cs in all these vehicles had been removed.

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Don t do to Namal what was done to Anura President tells Mahindananda
Thursday, 28 July 2011 - 2:11 PM SL Time

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has reprimanded Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage saying, Don`t do to Namal what was done to Anura, reliable sources said.

The President had shouted at the Minister after a former member of the Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee had informed the President that it was Mahindananda who had given the confidential information about the Hambantota cricket stadium to a media institute.

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Colombo targeting Tamil civil service is more than revenge
Saturday, 30 July 2011 - 7:11 PM SL Time

Orders have been issued by Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa and by his sibling Basil Rajapaksa to colonial governor Maj. Gen. Chandrasri for immediate and full-swing replacement of Tamil civil service in the north. The act may superficially look as a revenge for the defeat in the civic elections, but it is actually aimed to make any political solution that will be `accounted` to the outside world completely meaningless to Eezham Tamils, and is a part of a long-contemplated agenda of structural genocide, political observers said. Meanwhile, knowing what is happening and what will happen in demography, political representation, civil administration, militarisation and in all other respects, why should the TNA commit to seek solutions under a `united Sri Lanka` just because the powers that abetted the genocide want it, ask non TNA Tamil nationalists.

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Muttuhettigama A Modaya
Sunday, 31 July 2011 - 7:22 PM SL Time

Sri Lankan government minister has called Galle district government parliamentarian Nishantha Muttuhettigama a modaya over the way he behaves in public.

The comments came after Muttuhettigama forcefully removed iron railings at the newly built Galle bus stand to satisfy a group of private bus protestors.
Senior Minister Piyasena Gamage told The Sunday Leader that such parliamentarians will spoil the good name of the government and so should not be allowed to operate in that manner.

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