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Sunday November 02nd, 2008 |
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Govt. considers action
against Tiger proxies
With any chance of
arriving at a peaceful settlement to the ethnic problem with the
LTTE virtually non-existent and, it is becoming imperative to
confront the enemy on all fronts, government is exploring...
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Kelanitissa attack on video
A video recording showing the LTTE’s light aircraft Zline-143 as
it attacked the Kelanitissa Power Plant on Tuesday night and
made its getaway afterwards has been forwarded to the Defence
Ministry by Navy...
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To be or not to be…
The United National Party (Democratic Group) will take a
decision on whether or not to contest a future election with the
UPFA, after the Budget, a spokesman said.
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US envoy ‘goes back in
time’
US Ambassador
Robert Blake on Friday (31) on a visit to a project funded by
his Embassy’s Ambassador’s Fund that successfully documented the
14 Western Monasteries at the World Heritage Site in
Anuradhapura, inspecting the exhibits at the Abhayagiriya
Museum. Looking on is the Embassy’s Cultural Affairs Officer
Cathleen Fox
(Pic by Sahan Basnayake, Anuradhapura) |
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Revamp of TMVP on
A complete revamp of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Puligal (TMVP)
is imminent, with a few changes in the hierarchy, The Nation
reliably learns.
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Poor rich lady in two minds?
There is now a controversy over the
alleged campaign to collect money from the public to pay the
fines and other costs imposed by the Supreme Court on former
President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (CBK) for her
part...
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Tobacco faces smoking
death case
The Court of Appeal in a landmark judgment delivered on Thursday
held that a widow from Sevagama, Polonnaruwa had cause of action
to claim compensation from Ceylon Tobacco Company...
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FIRING LINE
Dr. Goodheart or Evil Heart?
The politico-medical man who has been posing as a Dr.
Goodheart, many now believe is a Dr. Evilheart. Recently he had
even reportedly given evasive answers to his own party men after
his latest escapade, where he had allegedly evaluated with Tiger
representatives in Geneva, ways to halt the military drive in
the north. Not even the Tigers trust him. Not long ago they
accused him of fixing road contracts in the north in favour of a
company run by his...
SEE INSIDEAir Force, Navy sink Sea Tiger boats
“Two large LTTE boats were destroyed in an aerial attack by Air
Force fighter jets, at a Sea Tiger landing point in the
Championpattu area, south of Nagarkovil, yesterday around 8:30
a.m.,” Air Force Spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara
said.
“The Air Force targeted these large attack craft when they were
returning after a confrontation with the Navy off Nagarkovil in
Jaffna at 6:30 a.m., where the LTTE lost...
SEE INSIDE Brain drain hits CEB badly
The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) has
requested the government to immediately recruit 200 engineers to
the Board.
According to CEBEU President J. Meegoda, the Board is currently
short of around 200 engineers to perform its daily functions.
However, the Board has not been able to recruit even one
engineer, in spite of having obtained cabinet approval.
“CEB has received cabinet approval to recruit engineers
but there’s a delay in recruiting engineers. The
management has not yet...
SEE INSIDE EPDP leader explains matters to South
Indian actors
Social Service and Social Welfare Minister and EPDP leader
Douglas Devananda is expected to dispatch a letter to the South
Indian Actors Association (SIAA) today condemning their hunger
strike held yesterday to protest the ongoing military operation
in the north of Sri Lanka.
Devananda told The Nation that though he agreed in principle to
the Tamil Nadu claim that the north east conflict should be
politically resolved, he could never agree...
SEE INSIDE Health officials not for Govt.
project work – ACHSU
The All Ceylon Health Service Union (ACHSU) has written to
Secretary- Ministry of Healthcare, Dr. Athula Kahandaliyanage,
requesting him to halt the involvement of Family Health Officers
(FHO) in duties apart from attending to pregnant mothers and
infants.
Chairman, ACHSU, Gamini Kumarasinghe told The Nation that there
are only 7,000 FHOs to serve the entire country, with a ratio of
1:10,000 persons.
SEE INSIDE Cardio unit equipped only for 20 more
surgeries - GMOA
The Government
Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) warned the Ministry of
Healthcare to provide the necessary facilities and equipment to
perform heart surgeries in the Cardiothoracic Unit at the
Colombo National Hospital in the future, since the current
equipment is only sufficient to conduct 20 more surgeries.
GMOA Spokesman, Dr. Upul Gunasekara...
SEE INSIDE Lanka should regain opportunity to
tour UK say cricket analysts
Sri
Lanka cricket could lose a golden opportunity in giving some of
its players exposure in England, cricket analysts say.
Following all top Sri Lankan cricketers having made themselves
unavailable for the tour to England next year with the dates of
the IPL matches clashing with the match schedule of the England
and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), owing to Sri Lankans’previous
commitment to play in the Indian...
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POLITICS |
Reciprocation to
Basil’s Indian ‘talks,’ only way to allay New
Delhi’s concerns
 From
the developments thus far, Basil Rajapaksa’s visit
appears to have been a success on all fronts.
Rajapaksa met Indian External Affairs Minister
Pranab Mukherjee, and also held talks with Foreign
Secretary Shivshankar Menon, aiming to allay New
Delhis’s concerns about the safety of Tamil
civilians in the conflict...
SEE INSIDEMission accomplished
 Following the visit of Presidential Special Envoy and Senior
Advisor Basil Rajapaksa to New Delhi for emergency talks with
Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Foreign Secretary
Shivshankar Menon and National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan,
the furore in Tamil Nadu appears to have subsided somewhat.
The string of protests and threats emanating from the south of
the subcontinent had caused grave concern to the Indian central
government, and when the UPA government’s coalition partners,
the DMK led by TN Politico M. Karunanidhi, threatened to hand in
their resignations...
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Colombo city ultimate loser in CMC’s antics
 Chief Minister Reginald Cooray’s decision to suspend the Council
last Wednesday, and the appointment of Special Commissioner H.
Sumanapala to oversee matters of the Council, has resulted in
the need to re-hash some contemporary history – a tragic-comedy
of errors that has passed off as a democratically elected local
authority.
Perhaps never in the history of this republic has there been an
election as farcical as the one that was held to elect the new
Council that would govern the Municipality of Colombo City.
SEE
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golden eggs
 Since
the liberalisation of the economy in late 1977, there has been a
significant diversification of the economy. The country has
developed a sizable industrial sector catering to export markets
over the years. It is this diversification into the export
industry and the development of the services sector, that have
contributed towards a higher rate of economic growth, the
increase in incomes, and much enhanced employment opportunities.
In fact, a small...
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ROOTING SENANAYAKES
 The Senanayake family from Botale Village of Hapitigam Korale
could be identified as a family which gained high respect as an
aristocratic family during the British reign of Sri Lanka, then
known as Ceylon.
They became rich due to inheritance of land and plumbago mines
during this period. The extent of land they owned was around
5000 acres. Their dwellings were constructed according to the
British...
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Ton-up Clarke rescues Australia
Michael Clarke hit a gritty century to steer Australia
to safety on the fourth day of the third Test against a sloppy India
here on Saturday.
Clarke, 27, led Australia’s commendable fightback with a 112-run knock
that spanned six hours and took the tourists to a first innings score of
577 all out, just 36 adrift of India’s 613-7 declared.
The visitors then reduced India to 43-2 with Brett Lee accounting for
Virender Sehwag (12) and Stuart Clark dismissing nightwatchman Ishant
Sharma for one.
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Point Blank
Let’s get moving SLC
 The
current impasse created for the inclusion or non-inclusion of
Badureliya SC in the Premier cricket tournament is reaching
crisis point where Sri Lanka Cricket must take a decision and
commence the club matches without any further delay.
After all it is the club that produces the cricketers to the
national squad after they finish their careers at school and if
this tournament is not forthcoming it would create a huge void
which could be detrimental to Sri Lanka’s cricket future. The
stepping stone for any budding cricketer from school cricket is
club cricket and it has been the benchmark for selection of
national teams over the years.
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INTERVIEWS |
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“India will not lift ban on LTTE”
 Seshadri Chari, a seasoned journalist and currently executive
committee member of India’s opposition party, Bharatiya Janatha
Party (BJP) led by Shri Lal Krishna Advani, is a strong
advocator of peace. He is strongly of the view that no group or
organisation that claims to represent the genuine interests of a
particular community should resort to arms struggle. He says
that, going by the history of the conflict in Sri Lanka, the
LTTE’s claim to speak for the Tamils is unacceptable, as it
lacks genuineness and democratic legitimacy. In an exclusive
interview with The Nation, Chari, who was the Editor of the
English weekly ‘Organiser’ for 12 years, reiterated that, the
LTTE should remain banned. He also said, if his party comes to
power, following the forthcoming...
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“Terrorism cannot be negotiated with”
 India’s ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan
Singh has sent clear messages to Sri Lanka and, especially, to
the LTTE, that India’s foreign policy will remain consistent.
India has also conveyed to Sri Lanka in many ways that, she will
not consider anymore LTTE appeals for salvation, and thereby,
also giving Tamil Nadu a message that the central government
would not consider her demands either. Speaking to The Nation,
exclusively, was none other than the Joint Secretary, Foreign
Affairs Committee of the ruling coalition, Dr. Ravni Thakur. She
stressed that New Delhi has no intention of interfering in the
ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka, despite heavy pressure mounted on
her by the Tamil Nadu...
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