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Enemy of Sri Lanka? I I Yo.
Monday, 2 April 2012 - 1:03 PM SL Time

In an unprecedented and controversial move Sri Lanka `s Ministry of External Affairs has threatened to charge the country`s Ambassador to France Dr.Dayan Jayatilleka under the Penal code!

It is learnt that the External ministry`s overseas administration division Acting Director General Mr. W.G.S.Prasanna has sent a lengthy five page letter to Dr.Jayatilleka outlining certain charges relating to alleged wrongdoing by Dr.Jayatilleka in the conduct of the affairs of the Embassy in Paris.

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If a state can intimidate and threaten its citizens on foreign soil in Geneva, one can only imagine what it is capable of within its own sovereign borders.
Monday, 2 April 2012 - 11:20 PM SL Time

State sovereignty continues to be a shield throughout much of the world where there is a need to circumvent international law and human rights obligations. Sri Lanka is one such state and is a well-known violator of human rights. As a historic first, the United Nations Human Rights Council has taken a strong stance against the Sri Lankan state`s human rights record through a U.S.-initiated, Canada-sponsored resolution that questions the actions of the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam during the last phases of the civil war.

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Self Made Millioner Thanks To Govt Policies For the Poor.
Tuesday, 3 April 2012 - 8:14 AM SL Time

Though the news headlines flashed the slaying of the former MP and Presidential Advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, there were other facets of the incident that showed involvement of criminal gangs.

Now what sort of place is Kolonnawa? In the past it was an electorate represented by leftists and left leaning politicians like T. B. Illangaratne, but later on the character of the suburb changed with criminal gangs holding sway in almost all sectors.

The support of certain politicians for illicit hooch brewers, drug barons and prostitution promoters as well as strong arm interference even in civil transactions like land sales were the highlights of the recent development of organized crime here.

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Note From The PM Of Democratically Elected Govt of TE.
Wednesday, 4 April 2012 - 12:44 AM SL Time

The Tamil struggle in Sri Lanka for an independent and sovereign state has two dimensions. One is to create conditions for international recognition and full realization of the Tamils` right to self-determination and the other to bring to light what happened in the final stages of the war in 2009.

What happened then was nothing but an act of genocide. We want to ensure accountability and justice for the victims. We also hope that the international community will recognize that what happened in Sri Lanka was an act of genocide. This in turn will justify and lend support for our demand that only an independent state will ensure Tamils` physical survival in our traditional homeland.

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Another housemaid returns home in a coffin
Wednesday, 4 April 2012 - 5:37 AM SL Time

Young Minoli Dharmasena who left the country in search of greener pastures 11 months ago would never have thought that she would return home in a coffin.


Minoli (24) a resident of Kosgama sought her husband`s permission to go and work in Saudi Arabia as a domestic since she had a lot of hopes for the future.


Her grieving husband Senarath Wijeratne (27) said that she thought of their little child`s future and wanted to give him a good education and have their own home.

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Sri Lankan Rapist Could Make Millions In Kangaroo Land.
Thursday, 5 April 2012 - 2:49 AM SL Time

A convicted sex offender could reap millions of dollars in compensation from the Australian government after being illegally held in an immigration detention centre for more than three years.

The Full Court of the Federal Court unanimously held that Sri Lankan-born permanent resident, Fernando, 50, was victimised by a cynical abuse of process that resulted in his being unlawfully detained for 1203 days between 2003 and 2007.

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GOSL to create mayhem in Jaffna and blame India.
Thursday, 5 April 2012 - 5:48 AM SL Time

Can you beat that ! in this country where Idi Mahin the replica of former Idi Amin the ruthless killer dictator of Uganda is the chief of the ruling regime , there exists a group of murderers who are allowed to wear the paramilitary label and carry on Idi Mahin`s murderous activities , and are even not responsible to the Army Commander . 20 members of this murder squad which is operating under the President`s security division (PSD) have been suddenly and hastily dispatched to Jaffna , according to reports reaching Lanka e news.

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UNHRC Has No Right To Interfere In Domestic Issues. Says Who?
Friday, 6 April 2012 - 1:35 AM SL Time

UNP Matara District MP Mangala Samaraweera yesterday recalled how the then Opposition MP Mahinda Rajapaksa had internationalized domestic issues by taking up human rights at the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) in Geneva during the 1987-1990 period. Samaraweera, who worked closely with Rajapaksa at that time, told parliament that it was Rajapaksa who had first raised human rights violations on behalf of the then political Opposition.

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As a nation, we are ruled by a group of men who seem to have nothing but contempt for the rule of law, let alone for truth in the public sphere.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012 - 3:55 AM SL Time

If Sri Lanka is fast becoming a pariah state in the eyes of the world, it has nothing to do with the recent UNHRC Resolution.

The writing has long been on the wall. As a nation, we are ruled by a group of men who seem to have nothing but contempt for the rule of law, let alone for truth in the public sphere. Violence and threats of violence against critics, the suppression of media freedom, extra-judicial killings, misplaced economic priorities and corruption on a scale that made even previous governments look clean, have become the order of the day.

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This Proves Abduction And Murders Are Done By State.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012 - 7:53 AM SL Time

An Australian man who was reportedly kidnapped by `secret police` in Sri Lanka has been found safe, DFAT said this morning.

Premakumar Gunaratnam, 42, from New South Wales, was reported missing in the region of Kiribathigodaj on April 7.

Mr Gunaratnam is expected to be elected leader of the newly formed Frontline Socialist Party, but he, along with his colleague Dimithu Attygalle, disappeared ahead of yesterday`s party launch and conference.

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Whole World Seems To Know Who Orders Abductions And Murders In Sri Lanka.
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 - 12:04 AM SL Time

An Australian senator rejected Sri Lanka`s Defence Secretary`s comment that Sri Lanka needs to establish that Premakumara Gunaratne missing since last Friday was in the country as Australia claims.

Green Party member of the Australian Senate Lee Rhiannon told BBC Sandeshaya that she cannot accept what Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa or the Sri Lankan Government says about the disappearance.

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The Asian Human Rights Commission calls upon the government to appoint a high level inquiry into the abduction of Mr. Gunarathnam and Ms. Attigala and also all other recent abductions.
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 - 2:10 AM SL Time

In one of the most shameful episodes ever to be revealed the Sri Lankan government`s involvement in the `abduction industry` was exposed last night (April 9) when the government took action to deport Premakumar Gunarathnam alias Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Dayalal who was abducted on April 6, 2012. This abduction brought immediately reactions from the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP), human rights organisations and the Australian government. The Secretary of the Ministry of Defense, Gotabaya Rajapakse initially declared that he was unaware of any such abduction. The Director General of the Media Centre for National Security (MCNS), Lakshman Hulugalle, previous stated to the BBC that there was no reason for the government to arrest Mr. Gunarathnam and Ms. Dimuthu Attigala. Then, even shortly before the deportation Gotabaya Rajapakse told the media that Mr. Gunarathnam would be charged in many cases.

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Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is the cause of every problem for the regime
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 - 1:55 PM SL Time

Ravaya Editor Victor Ivan has stated that Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is the cause of every problem, according to a source close to Wilfred Wickramasinghe (Willa), a businessman and close confidant of both President Rajapaksa and Victor Ivan. Our source, who wishes to remain anonymous, said that Willa Wickramasinghe has told him that Victor Ivan is doing a fantastic job of canvassing on behalf of Mahinda Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa, in a way no one else is able to do.

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Sri Lanka Uses Torture an Rape As Weapons Against Political and HR Activists.
Thursday, 12 April 2012 - 2:25 AM SL Time

The Australian man abducted in Sri Lanka over the weekend has contradicted the claims of the Colombo government, claiming it abducted him, and were it not for Canberra`s intervention he would have faced certain death.

Premakumar Gunaratnam claims that he was handcuffed, blindfolded and physically and sexually tortured during his three day detention, Australian media reports.

Premakumar Gunaratnam, a 42-year-old Sri Lankan left wing politician who moved to Australia in 2006, held a press conference at his house in Sydney`s north this afternoon, after leaving Sri Lanka yesterday.

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The spate of abductions and disappearances has gone unabated and affects Sinhalese as much as Tamils.
Friday, 13 April 2012 - 2:40 AM SL Time

If Sri Lanka is fast becoming a pariah state in the eyes of the world, it has nothing to do with the recent UNHRC Resolution.

The writing has long been on the wall. As a nation, we are ruled by a group of men who seem to have nothing but contempt for the rule of law, let alone for truth in the public sphere. Violence and threats of violence against critics, the suppression of media freedom, extra-judicial killings, misplaced economic priorities and corruption on a scale that made even previous governments look clean, have become the order of the day.

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Former foreign minister and the Spokesman for the UNP Mangala Samaraweera said he believed the government was behind the spate of
Saturday, 14 April 2012 - 1:48 AM SL Time

It will not be out of place if we point out here that we have already reported on the four criminals of the notorious white van . Now we are furnishing full details of the driver of the white van. The individual in this photograph had been engaged in countless number of white van crimes.

Name - Girambe Gedera Udeni Samrajeewa Karunaratne.
National Identity card No. 690454793 V
Date of Birth 1969-Feb. 14
Residence 545, Hurulunika wewa , Galenbindunu wewa
Army residence No. 2 K 01454
Army position Corporal

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Tamil Exploit Tramil Women in Brothels: While Monk Abuses Sinhala Children In Temple.
Tuesday, 17 April 2012 - 12:14 AM SL Time

Case against Chief monk of Selsdon Buddhist temple had started proceedings at Isleworth Crown Court on Monday.

Court sources told the BBC, that the members for the jury were selected before the case began.

Highly respected Buddhist monk has been charged with raping an underage girl in the 1970s and sexually abusing another during the same period, the Metropolitan police has said.

Both cases will be proceeding together court sources told the BBC.

The alleged rape and incidents of indecent assault occurred in Chiswick, west London, in 1977 and 1978. Both alleged victims are now adults they claim the monk had assaulted them on several occassions.

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Sinhala Buddhist Celebrate New Year With Their Favourit Activity.
Tuesday, 17 April 2012 - 2:52 AM SL Time

Several Tamil families living at a village in Elpitiya, Galle have been assaulted and their houses robbed and set on fire following a dispute involving an Army soldier, Srilanka Mirror reports. According to `Ada Derana` Tamil website, the soldier in question had become angry after a youth of the Dilithura village had refused to address him as `sir.`

The soldier, while on vacation, had gone to the village around 10.00 am on April 14 and assaulted the youth at his home and another Tamil youth who had tried to mediate.

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How much Gotabaya Rajapaksa, should have earned, when he worked prior to running away from the Army in 1991 as a Lt Colonel, or as a Stores A/manager for a 7/11 shop in USA before joining Loyola College as an Computer Administrator ?
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 - 12:40 PM SL Time

But, we were taken by surprise to see some well built young men participating in very strange events in the MBICH grounds, normally occupied by civilians, as the BMICH is a civilian organization since it was constructed in 1972. But the BMICH and the entire ground is now turn into a Military Camp as it houses the headquarters of the Rakna Aracksha Lanka Ltd. (also know as RALL) - the most powerful security company in Sri Lanka owned by Gotabaya Rajapaksa the Secretary of Defence. Private Security companies are plenty in Sri Lanka each company is not much different to any other, providing unarmed security to government and private establishments and private properties. Among them, Avant Guard started by ex-Commando Major Nissanka Senadhipathy became more dominant, solely due to the business acumen of key individuals. However, even Avant Guard is no match RALL looks far ahead, powerful and sadly, aloof from all other companies.

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Tamils need effective power devolution similar to the Indian system.
Thursday, 19 April 2012 - 12:29 AM SL Time

Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MPs led by Rajavarothayam Sampanthan has told Indian Parliamentarians led by the leader of opposition in the Indian Lower house of parliament- Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj that Tamils need effective power devolution similar to the Indian system.

Power devolution without power is of no use, TNA MP Selvam Adaikkalanadan told BBC Tamil service following an hour long meeting with the Indian delegation in Colombo.

Land and police powers

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Does Police Have An On Going Investigation?
Thursday, 19 April 2012 - 11:26 PM SL Time

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to suspend disciplinary action against errant party members because of the lack of support from the party hierarchy for such action, a senior party source said yesterday.

He said the main reason for this decision was the failure to take disciplinary action against controversial minister Mervyn Silva.

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In The Name Of Religion.
Friday, 20 April 2012 - 11:39 PM SL Time

A mosque in Sri Lanka has been forced to abandon Friday prayers amid community tensions in the central town of Dambulla.

About 2,000 Buddhists, including monks, marched to the mosque and held a demonstration demanding its demolition.

A mosque official told the BBC he and several dozen companions were trapped inside and feared the crowd would destroy the building.

Overnight the mosque had been targeted by a fire-bombing - no-one was hurt.


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Bahu`s tribute to VP
Saturday, 21 April 2012 - 6:18 AM SL Time

When compared with President Mahinda Rajapakse, Prabhakaran loved his country very much.

Name of Prabhakaran would be remembered for next 3000 years, said Vickramabahu Karunarathne municipal council member of the Dehiwala- Galkissa Municipal Council.

During an interview with the Uthayan newspaper CMC member went on to say, Prabhakaran struggled for rights of his own soil. Entire family of Parabahkaran sacrificed their lives for the rights of their soil.

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Will I Be Out For Vesak or May Day? Or Does The Raja Brothers Got Another Charge?
Wednesday, 25 April 2012 - 6:21 AM SL Time

Bail applications will be filed seeking the release of former army commander Sarath Fonseka after the jail term imposed by the Court Martial against him ends tomorrow, his family members said yesterday.

Upon the completion of his jail term, he will be a normal remand prisoner and, therefore, bail applications may be filed seeking his release, they said.

While he was serving the jail term imposed by the Court Martial, he was sentenced to another three years imprisonment over the white flag case by the Colombo High Court. His lawyers have appealed against this ruling in the Court of Appeal.

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A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.
Thursday, 26 April 2012 - 2:04 AM SL Time

It is with great concern that we the undersigned protest against the growing trend of increasing religious intolerance in Sri Lanka with regard to minority religions.

We specifically condemn the recent violent attack on the Mosque in Dambulla by a group of anti social actors. The Hindu community has also been asked to move their temple from the vicinity.

The Dambulla Khairya Jummah Mosque had been in existence for over 60 years[1]and the mosque trustees have legal documents regarding its construction. On Friday the 20th of April 2012 a tense situation arose as regular Friday prayer at the Mosque was prevented by a gang led by Buddhist monks who claimed that it was an illegal construction. The group stated that both the Mosque and Hindu shrine were built on sacred Buddhist ground. It is further regrettable that law enforcement authorities could not take appropriate action to stop the forceful entry into the mosque and the intimidation of the community

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Good and Bad All In The Name Of Religion.
Friday, 27 April 2012 - 3:01 AM SL Time

Western Province Governor, Alavi Moulana said that he is willing to resign from his position as Governor if authorities go ahead and demolish or relocate the mosque in Dambulla.


Under no circumstance can there be a compromise. If the mosque is relocated it will set a precedence, Moulana told Ceylon Today.


The Dambulla Khairya Jummah Mosque was attacked by a mob of people led by Buddhist monks on 20 April. The mob demanded the removal of the Islamic mosque alleging that the structure was situated within the Buddhist Sacred Zone in Dambulla which is considered a sacred area by Buddhists.

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My Vacation Is Over Today Can I Join In?
Friday, 27 April 2012 - 11:36 PM SL Time

COLOMBO, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka is preparing to celebrate the third anniversary of the end of a three-decade years war in grand style next month, said the Defence Ministry Friday.

The month of May has been declared the `War Heroes Commemoration Month` or `Ranaviru Masaya` by the Defiance Ministry, which is also making elaborate arrangements to celebrate the end of the war with a massive parade and remembrance ceremony.

The ministry said in a statement that it is also in the process of designing a special flag dedicated to war heroes.

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Sinhalaya`ge and Baudaya`ge Balawage Just Could Topple The Apple Cart In ME.
Sunday, 29 April 2012 - 8:35 AM SL Time

Following a protracted and violent civil war that lasted for more than 26 years costing thousands of lives and destruction of property, it would have been natural to assume that Sri Lanka would set itself on the path of healing through national reconciliation with all its peoples Buddhists, Tamils and Muslims.

Yet, within many Tamils there exists a widespread belief that the Sri Lankan government is trying to wipe out their Tamil culture and religious identity by constructing Buddhist temples in Tamil areas. Now many of another ethnic minority feel recent moves have taken another dimension.

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Is The President`s Fund Put To Good Use?
Tuesday, 1 May 2012 - 12:19 AM SL Time

Duminda Silva the member of Parliament from Kolonnawa, a Colombo suburb has incurred costs of at least LKR 18 Million and could have incurred as much as LKR 39 Million at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. Silva was admitted to the private hospital in November 2011 and has remained there ever since. The end of April will mark the 180th day that Silva has been at the hospital.
The Sunday Leader has estimated that Duminda Silva`s expenses at the hospital on a lower scale is at least LKR 18 Million and on the upper end of the scale LKR 39 Million at current exchange rates. These charges refer exclusively and only to room charges. Costs of doctors and other hospital charges including surgeries, medication, dressings and others are excluded from the calculation. Costs of any visitors staying overnight with the MP is extra.

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What does everyone want?
Tuesday, 1 May 2012 - 1:59 AM SL Time

General Fonseka who nearly died due to a suicide bomb attack , is now suffering from a lung ailment which is a sequel to the bomb attack. It is the opinion of local and foreign medical specialists that it is best that he is admitted to a Singapore Hospital for treatment.

Following the advice of Specialist Dr. Vjajira Tennekoon, he was admitted to the Nawaloka Hospital for in house treatment yesterday, after obtaining a court order. Since there was a delay to admit him to Hospital by the prison authorities he got ready to stage a fast. It was only then he was admitted to Hospital.

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