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Modi-Mahinda meet likely at UN Assembly in New York
(FT.lk) - Indian
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
and President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa are
likely to meet on
the sidelines of
the 69th UN
General
Assembly
session in New
York in the third
week of
September,
Lankan officials
told Express.
“Whether Modi will meet a particular head
of government or not will depend on the
number of requests made and the
availability of time. The Indian PM is
expected to be in New York for three days
when he will be having bilateral meetings
with select Heads of Government among
other engagements, apart from
addressing the Assembly,” an official said.
While the Lankan President will address
the General Assembly on 25 September,
the Indian PM
will do so on 27
September.
Rajapaksa is
believed to be
keen on
meeting Modi
following the
latter’s muchpublicised
session with the
Tamil National
Alliance, at
which the Indian
PM had
expressed his
commitment to
the Tamil cause and to the 13th
Amendment as the basis for power
devolution to the Tamil-speaking
provinces.
He had also backed the TNA’s demand
that bilateral talks between the Lankan
Government and the TNA should be
resumed, irrespective of the fate of the
Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC).
The Rajapaksa Government is uneasy
with the TNA’s tendency to seek Indian
and other foreign help instead of joining
the PSC. In this context, President
Rajapaksa will certainly be eager to know
Modi’s mind firsthand.
Modi himself is believed to be eager to
convey to Rajapaksa his take on the
situation in Sri Lanka after his interaction
with the TNA. That the Lankan Tamil issue
has become important for the BJP is
evident in the meeting the TNA had with
the BJP’s Tamil Nadu unit at Chennai on
their way back to Lanka from New Delhi.
Japanese PM Abe
in Lanka on
Sunday
Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe has
planned to undertake an official visit to Sri
Lanka from 7 to 8 September, at the
invitation of President Mahinda
Rajapaksa.
President Rajapaksa paid an official visit
to Japan in March 2013 to mark the 60th
anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka
and Japan.
It is 24 years
since the last
visit of a
Japanese
Prime Minister
to Sri Lanka.
The
Government of
Sri Lanka is
confident that
this visit will
enable both
countries to
further consolidate and expand the
existing robust relations, particularly in
trade and economic cooperation.
Prime Minister Abe will be accompanied
by a high level delegation, which also
includes business leaders from several
Japanese companies, notably small and
medium sized enterprises, ranging from
infrastructure to food industries.
Japan has been a key partner in Sri
Lanka’s socio-economic development and
the forthcoming official visit of Prime
Minister Abe will be an important
milestone in further enhancing bilateral
relations.
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Court approves deporting Pakistanis
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(colombogazette.com) The Court of Appeal today
gave permission to authorities to send back scores
of Pakistani asylum seekers, after the government
said they were a threat to the island’s security and
public health.
Deputy Solicitor General Janak de Silva asked the
Appeal court to lift an earlier suspension of
deportations, saying there was evidence
Pakistanis were committing
crimes and bringing malaria
into the country, which was
otherwise virtually free of the
disease, the Reuters news
agency reported.
“Interim relief was vacated
and the court has dismissed
the application. Now all the
asylum seekers are exposed
to deportation if government
wants,” said Lakshan Dias,
lawyer of a 38-year-old
Pakistani woman who complained after her
husband, brother and father were detained
pending deportation.
The court on Aug. 15 ordered authorities to
temporarily stop deporting the Pakistanis, after the
woman said her family was being forcibly sent
home without having their claims properly
assessed.
The United Nations refugee agency says 88
Pakistanis have been deported since Aug. 1 in
what is has called a breach of international law.
The agency has called for an end to the
deportations and demanded access to another 75
detained people who are awaiting deportation.
The Sri Lankan government says
the Pakistanis are part of an influx
of economic immigrants in the past
year who have become a burden
on the country’s resources and
potentially compromised state and
regional security.
Most of the Pakistanis are from the
Ahmadiyya Islamic sect. The
Ahmadi consider themselves
Muslims, but a 1984 Pakistani law
declared them non-Muslims and
many Pakistanis consider them
heretics.
In July, a mob killed an Ahmadi woman and two of
her granddaughters in Pakistan after another sect
member was accused of posting blasphemous
material on Facebook.
According to UNHCR guidelines, members of
religious minorities
may need protection
and require particularly
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Parents sell infant for Rs. 50,000;
buy house for Rs. 18,000
(dailymirror.lk) Police arrested the parents of a
week-old infant and four others for allegedly
selling the infant for Rs. 50,000 in Modera.
Police said among the arrested were a couple who
bought the baby and two other women believed to
be the brokers who arranged the deal.
Initial police investigations revealed that the
infant’s mother and father, who already have a two
year-old child, had purchased a temporally-built
shanty at Lellama in Modera for Rs.18, 000 after
selling their infant.
The mother had given birth to the infant on August
24 at the Ragama Teaching Hospital. The infant
had been sold to the new family from
Uswetikeyyawa at the hospital premises soon after
she was discharged from hospital on August 29.
Police said the man who bought the infant was a
butcher by profession.
Man sets himself on fire against Pillay
(colombogazette.com) A man set himself on fire
outside the Colpetty police station this morning in
protest against the former UN High Commissioner
for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, the police media
unit said.
The police said that the man was seated on the
payment when he suddenly set himself on fire.
Officers of the Colpetty police station rushed the
man to hospital for treatment.
Police spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said that
when questioned by the police, the man had
Father of three
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claimed he had initially attempted to set himself on
fire near the US Embassy in Colombo.
However since police officers had prevented the
man from getting close to the Embassy he had set
himself on fire near the police station on the
opposite side of the road in what was seen as a
suicide attempt.
The man has been identified as a 72 year old
former soldier. The man said he was angry at the
attempts being made against Sri Lanka. (Colombo
Gazette)
Baby jumbo goes to courts
(island.lk) A jumbo rescued by Wildlife Conservation
Department officials while it was being kept at a
private land in Nawala without a licence was brought
to the Fort Magistrate Court premises where a case
against keeping baby elephants without permits was
taken up for hearing. Pic by Sujatha Jayaratne
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September 14 National Day of Prayer Catholic Bishops Conference
(dailynews.lk) Catholic Bishops Conference
of Sri Lanka has declared September 14, the
National Day of Prayers for
the Canonization of
Blessed Joseph Vaz, the
Apostle of Sri Lanka.
According to the lead story
of Messenger Weekly of
August 31 issue, the
Catholic Bishops
Conference of Sri Lanka
has decided at the Plenary
meeting held from August
19 to the 21 to declare a
National Day of Prayer.
“The decision was
unanimous”, the Weekly
reported.
His Holiness Pope John
Paul II, now a Saint of the
Universal Church elevated
the Venerable Joseph Vaz,
to the status of the Blessed
on January 20, 1995 at the
Pontifical High Mass
offered in the presence of mammoth
gatherting at the Galle Green, in our own
soil, on His two Day visit to Sri Lanka. This
historical event in the annals of
contemporary Sri Lanka marks 20 years on
January 20, 2015.
The special Day of Prayer is a good
opportunity to pray as one
family on this day invoking
the blessing and the
intervention of the Divine to
realise our dream of having
a Saint of our own without
further delay.
The CBCSL issuing a
special message to the
Catholics invite all, both
laymen and the religious to
make arrangements to
spend the day, Sunday
September 14, with prayer
to God Almighty, Our Father
to answer our prayers with
favour. Blessed Joseph Vaz
who arrived in Sri Lanka
carried his mission of
spreading the jewels of
Catholic faith and his labour
bore fruits whereby the faith
of the fathers got rooted in
the Sri Lanka soil.
Those keen to learn more about Blessed
Joseph Vaz and his Missionary work could
read Jusevas Muni Sirithai Galgamuwai
authored by E Weerapperuma.
Lankan Muslims call for protection
of Indonesian Buddhist site
(Xinhua) COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Muslims on
Sunday called for the protection of an ancient
and historical Buddhist site in Borobudur,
Indonesia after Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(ISIS) extremists threatened to attack it.
In a letter to President of Indonesia, Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono, a copy of which was
released to the local media, the Muslim Council
of Sri Lanka said that it was with great shock and
disbelief that the Sri Lankan Muslim community
received news on reports of the threat posed
by ISIS to Borobudur. “The architectural
wonder of Borobudur is not only the largest
Buddhist Temple in the world, but is aptly
declared a UNESCO heritage site for its
architectural, cultural and religious value. Its
religious and historical significance for
Buddhists around the world is unparalleled.
The threat posed by the ISIS with the sole
intention of targeting places of religious
significance is to create turmoil across the
world in the name of Islam. This is against
the Holy Quran and the teachings of our
beloved prophet Muhammad,” the Muslim
Council of Sri Lanka said. The Muslim
Council of Sri Lanka has called on the
president of Indonesia to ensure the safety
and security of the Borobudur Temple and
other Buddhist sites in Indonesia, and
protect these places of religious significance
and historical and cultural value from any
harm.
The Muslim Council noted that Islam is a
religion of peace and there is no space for
terrorism or violence in Islam. It added that
entities with political interests have
continued to arm some Muslims and create
violence in a number of countries across the
world, which is causing chaos in Muslim
countries and threatening peace in the
world.
ISSUE 1187
Dharmaraja Scouts create history
The 1st Kandy Dharmaraja Scout
Group marked the Centenary of
Scouting, with a setting-up of a
Guinness World Record by
creating the world's largest
neckerchief, measuring 53.7m x
37.1 m (176 ft 2.4 inches x 125 ft
8.4 inches x 121 ft 8.4 inches) and
the world's largest woggle,
measuring 1.03m (3 ft 4.55 inches)
in diameter and 1m (3 ft 3.37
inches) in height. This record was
measured at the Dharmaraja
College, Kandy in February 2014
by the official record adjudicators
authorized to verify the authenticity
of the setting and breaking of
The scouts of 1st Kandy Dharmaraja Scout Group present the certificate
records employed by the
issued by the official record adjudicators of the Organisation of
Organisation of Guinness World
Guinness World Records, to President Mahinda Rajapaksa
Records.
In addition to the World Record, 1st Kandy Scouts from 2009 to 2011, at the Annual Awards
Ceremony organised by the Sri Lanka Scout
were awarded the Sri Lanka's 'Best Scout Group
Award', consecutively won by them for three years Association, recently at the Royal College,
Colombo.
World's largest neckerchief
Bambalapitiya ‘beauty doctor’ released on bail
(newsfirst.lk) Dr. Nimal Gamage, who was arrested
over the death of Dr. P.A. Priyangi, was granted
conditional bail by the Colombo Additional
Magistrate Mohamed Sahabdeen on Wednesday.
Dr, P.A. Priyangi died after the administration of an
injection at Doctor Gamage’s cosmetic surgery
clinic situated in Bambalapitiya.
The Additional Magistrate set bail at Rs. 50,000 and
also ordered the defendant to put forward two
guarantors who must be closely related to him, for
Rs.500,000 each. Bail conditions included the
barring of foreign travel, non-harassment of
witnesses, submission of all creams
and medicines at his beauty parlour for
testing.
He was also ordered to report to the
Crimes Division of the Bambalapitiya
Police on the first Sunday of every
month.The police were ordered to
present a report regarding his
qualifications as a medical practitioner.
Dr, Gamage was ordered to appear
before court again on September 26
British High Commissioner visits Halo Trust
demining site in Muhamalai
(ft.lk) British High Commi-ssioner to Sri Lanka John
Rankin visited a demining site in Muhamalai during
a visit to the north yesterday. The site is operated
by the UK-based demining agency, The Halo Trust.
Commenting on the visit to the site, the British High
Commissioner said: “The UK is a long-time
supporter of demining in Sri Lanka. We have
provided 3.5 million pounds from 2010-2014. The
latest funding programme – which was announced
by our Prime Minister David Cameron during
CHOGM last year – is worth 1.6 million pounds
(Rs. 3.5 billion). It began in July this year and will
continue for 18 months.
“Funding for The HALO Trust supports the clearing
of mines and explosive ordinance focusing on
heavily-contaminated parts of the north, particularly
in the Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts, as
well as related mine risk education activities and
capacity building with the Sri Lankan
Negombo hospital murder case,
doctor sentenced to death
Government. Demining is a vital post-conflict
activity and I was pleased to see first-hand the
UK’s contribution to restoring safety to
communities and allowing land to be put back to
productive use.”
Carey centenary
awards night
(adaderana.lk) The Negombo High Court today sentenced to death a
doctor who was accused of sexually abusing a girl and pushing her to
death from the 6th floor of the hospital in 2007.
Dr. Indika Sudarshan Balage, was accused in connection with the rape
and the subsequent killing of 23-year-old, Chamila Dissanayake.
The victim was a resident of
Moneragala who was
employed at the Katunayake
Export Processing Zone.
A doctor found guilty to the
charges of raping a woman
and pushing her off the sixth
floor of the Negombo General
Hospital was sentenced to
death by the Negombo High
Court today. Pix by
Pushpakumara
Mallawaarachchi
(island.lk) The Carey College Old Boys Union
together with the college will hold the centenary
awards night on Sept. 13 at the Dr. W. G.
Wickramasinhe hall, commencing at 5 pm.
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Archaeological findings open new
chapter: Prof. Somadeva
51 years together
and forever
(nation.lk) Maestro WD Amaradewa and his
wife Wimala Amaradewa reached the 51st
anniversary of their marriage on August 27
and Minister of Construction, Engineering
Services, Housing and Common Amenities
Wimal Weerawansha visited the couple
with a souvenir. Minister Weerawansha has
made the souvenir inserting the original
marriage certificate of the duo which was
signed 51 years ago
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often could not attend. Given Sri Lankan
systems – or the lack of them – he did not
appoint someone with authority to liaise and
keep him briefed. This was in contrast to what
the Governor did in that, though he could
almost never attend, Deputy Governor Ranee
Jayamaha was almost always there, and was
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With regard to external relations, the situation
was much worse, in that nothing Bell Pottinger
said had any impact. This was most obvious
when it strongly advised against the President
visiting Britain in late 2010 to address the
Oxford Union. That episode marked the turn of
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legs, following the cancellation by the Oxford
Union
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Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha
(ceylontoday.lk) Much has been reported recently
about the various Public Relations firms
government – or rather elements in government,
since it seems that there has been no Cabinet
approval for these ventures – have hired to raise
our profile in countries which seem hostile to us.
There have been a host of such firms in the United
States, and one in Britain. The first lot was almost
all arranged through our Embassy in Washington,
whilst Bell Pottinger, which also works in the United
States though it is essentially a British firm, was
arranged by
Ajith Nivard Cabraal, the Governor of the Central
Bank. More recently it seems Cabraal has also
been instrumental in arranging yet another firm in
America.
The reports are very critical of those who make
these arrangements, but I believe there is need of
some discrimination here. I cannot defend the
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(infolanka.com) Turning a new chapter in the prehistoric Balangoda era, evidence of a more than
2000-year-old well developed human habitat has
been discovered by archaeologists during the
ongoing excavations in Kirimakulugolla in the
Kaltota plateau in Balangoda.
Prof. Raj Somadeva of the Faculty of Archaeology
of the Kelaniya University, who heads the team of
researchers, said the excavations had been going
on for about two weeks in a stateowned land,
which is of archaeological importance. “The most
important find is a house which has a history of
more than 2000 years. We examined the debris of
rock pillars lying at the site to find an inscription
that bared the fact that Buddhism had been
practised even before the advent of Ven. Arahath
Mahinda. We discovered tools and equipment
used by them.
The house we found is a circular building with a
grinding stone, debris of several tools and
equipment, and a place of worship. I am of the
opinion that, it would have been the residence of a
leading personality of the race. We discovered an
inscription in a rock cave and found the word
“Yakka” in the inscription, and it is a clear
indication that the area would have been inhabited
by the ‘Yaksha’ clan. Obviously a well organised
society had prevailed in the country before the
advent of Vijeya and Buddhism had been
practised even before the advent of Ven. Arahath
Mahinda,” he said.
Prof. Raj Somadewa stressed that the continuous
research will bring to light many historical facts
that would mark a turning point in the history of Sri
Lanka and open up vast new fields in
archaeological research.
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Animal sacrifice can go ahead
after obtaining permit - SC
(adaderana.lk) The Supreme Court has decided
that the annual animal sacrifice ceremony at the
Munneswaram Badhrakali Temple, Chilaw can be
held after obtaining a permit, the Ada Derana
reporter confirmed. This permit could be obtained
from the Chilaw Pradeshiya Sabha.
The Supreme Court on August 29 postponed the
verdict of the Munneswaram Kovil priests appeal
against the Appeal Court judgment on animal
sacrifice for 3 September.
The bench comprised Chief Justices Mohan
Peiris, Justice K. Sri Pavan and Buwenaka
Aluwihara.
The trustees and Poosaries of the Kovil filed the
petition at the Supreme Court to get permission to
perform animal sacrifices under an annual
slaughter permit, challenging the verdict delivered
by the Appeal Court, in 2013, with respect to
animal sacrifices near religious places.
The Court of Appeal ordered the police to act
against the priests, if animal sacrifice holds within
the Kovil premises, violating the terms of the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance.
Odel celebrates 25 years of fashion retail
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PROPAGANDA WAR EQUALS WAR Dr. Chris Nonis
LTTE money for arms now diverted
for lobbying
(dailynews.lk) The international war continues and
the international propaganda war has to be fought
with the same focus and same strategy as the
physical war that was fought and finished, said Dr.
Chris Nonis, Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in the
UK speaking to the Daily News.
He said he thinks it is important that
“we address it with the same focus,
and the same strategy, that they all
(the government, and defense
establishment) have done for the
physical war.” Nonis said the same
at the Defence Seminar concluded
recently.
He said: “That is very important because the war
that is being fought, and I’ve said it previously in
an interview, I’ve said ‘proxy propaganda war’- but
I chose my words very carefully. It is a war.
“I don’t think it can be laughed off in terms of ‘lack
Presidential Election:
of communication’ or ‘lack of marketing’. It is
literally a war, because the funds used by the
rump of the LTTE to procure arms are now being
diverted to fight this propaganda war, and I think
it’s important that we understand the seriousness
and gravity of that, and the resources therefore
and strategy that needs to be put in to combat it,
because it uses social media and
other media, and an enormous
network of international money
laundering and financial
transactions.”
“It is used, as I said earlier, to prey
on opinion leaders and it influences
people, particularly where there is a
very narrow margin in terms of votes,
so it appeals to the domestic electoral
compulsions of certain countries. It is essentially
down to votes and funds, which we need to be
aware of, when we are unduly criticised from
certain sectors.”
Anandasangaree To Form New Alliance
(eyesrilanka.com) Tamil United Liberation Front
leader V. Anandasangaree has stated that he is in
the process of forming an
alternative front of Tamil parties
against the Tamil National Alliance.
He has told local media that the
new alliance has already
incorporated three political parties,
including the TULF and The Eelam
People’s Revolutionary Liberation
Front (Vartharaja Group).
Meanwhile Anandasangaree has
also stated that discussions were
underway to attract other parties including those
within the TNA to the new alliance. He expects to
hold the inaugural meeting on 4 September 2014.
This will work as an alternative to
the TNA which has misled the Tamil
people through its sectarian, racist
policies, Anandasangaree said.
V. Anandasangaree is a former
Member of Parliament and leader of
the Tamil United Liberation Front.
He is a vocal critic of violence
committed by all sides and a
supporter of federalism similar to
that of India as a solution to Sri
Lanka’s ethnic conflict.
Writing 12 hours non-stop Lad from East
to enter Guinness Book of Records
By Lakmal K. Badhuge and Indrachapa
Liyanaarachchi
(ceylontoday.lk) An old boy of St. Joseph's
College, Trincomalee, Anistus Jeyaraj, qualifies to
enter the Guinness Book of World Record for his
feat of writing non-stop for 12 hours, on 77 pages
of paper.
The performance took place recently in the library
of St. Joseph's College, Trincomalee, from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Supervising the act from start to finish
were, Education Ministry officials of the Eastern
Provincial Council. On completion, the Mayor of
Trincomalee had greeted Jeyaraj.
The organizers of this recording breaking feat plan
to submit the 77 pages Jeyaraj scripted on, to the
committee of the Guinness Book.
On the 77 pages, Jeyaraj had written a total of
7,582 words at the average rate of 603 words
per hour.
When Jeyaraj's act enters the Guinness Book
he will be the first person in the world to have
scripted literature for 12 hours without a break.
He will also be the first person in the Eastern
Province to enter the Guinness Book.
Chairperson of the Eastern Provincial Council,
Ariyawathi Galappaththy, Opposition Leader C.
Thandayudhapani, Mayor of Trincomalee K.
Selvarasa, Chief Accountant of the Agriculture
Ministry of the Eastern Provincial Council
Ragunathan, Attorney-at-law Jegosothy and
many others also witnessed the event.
Re-corrected
results out
S. M. Wijayaratne
(dailynews.lk) The re scrutinised GCE (O-L)
2013 results were issued by the Examinations
Department on August 27. About 99,600
candidates had applied for re scrutiny of their
results. Examinations Commissioner General
W. M. N. J. Pushpakumara has confirmed the
results of 823 candidates have changed after
the re scrutinising process of their answer
scripts, Director of Education, Kurunegala, W.
M. Balasooriya said at a meeting of school
heads of Kurunegala held recently in Bingiriya.
Polls Chief can reject MR’s nomination
papers - Wijeyadasa
18th Amendment was passed after Mahinda
elected for two terms
By Zacki Jabbar
The UNP said yesterday that President Mahinda
Rajapaksa was disqualified from contesting for a
third term and the Election Commissioner
was legally empowered to reject his
nomination papers.
Member of the UNP Leadership Council
and Constitutional Lawyer Wijeyadasa
Rajapaksa MP addressing the media in
Colombo, noted that when the 18th
Amendment was introduced in
September 2010, the incumbent
President according to the Constitution
had already been elected for two terms
and was debarred from seeking re-election.
He said that the law was quite clear and any
amendment was applicable to a future President
and not the incumbent, who in this case was
Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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The Election Commissioner could obtain the
Attorney General’s advice and reject President
Rajapaksa’s nomination paper if he decided to
contest a third time, but the question was whether
he would be able to obtain an independent
opinion, Wijeyadasa said, adding that the AG’s
Department which had remained independent
since 1833, was, for the first time in Sri Lankan
history, brought under the President’s office by
the UPFA government.
"Can you expect the AG who is now an
employee of the President to rule against his
boss?"
The MP said that a motion introduced by him
in Parliament in terms of the Latimer House
Principles to make the Superior Courts
independent had been struck down by the UPFA
government. The President being the head of the
Commonwealth should have ensured its passage,
but instead he did not allow it go beyond the
presentation stage, the UNP MP said.
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of its invitation – and what was presented as the
hasty departure before that of his Chief of
Security, through fear of possible arrest for War
Crimes charges – we were never able to raise
our heads again in places where decisions
regarding international standing are made.
No inquiry has been held into this fiasco, even
though, in addition to Bell Pottinger, our High
Commission in London advised against the visit.
Even the normally phlegmatic Nihal Jayasinghe,
the High Commissioner then, wrote formally
about the matter, and his competent Deputy
Amza was immensely articulate about the
possible dangers. But he was ignored, and more
significantly, Bell Pottinger was soon afterwards
got rid of. I cannot believe that this was on the
advice of the Governor, whom they had served
so well, but obviously he was not influential
enough to counter objections from more
powerful advisers of the President. Meanwhile,
the panjandrums at the Ministry of External
Affairs did not intervene with regard to the
stream of useless public relations firms that our
Ambassador in Washington was playing with.
Given this track record, I see no reason to
prejudge the intervention of the Governor with
regard to a new firm in the United States. I
would assume he has chosen sensibly, and he
will ensure that liaison is systematic. But all this
begs the question about the need for such
massive expense, given that we did very well
(dailymirror.lk) A girl is seen plucking grapes at
without such interventions during the period of
a farm in Jaffna. Jaffna is the main district that
conflict.
grows grapes on a commercial basis.
Romesh Jayasinghe in Delhi, and Dayan
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Jayatilleke in Geneva, and Palihakkara in New
York showed that professionalism could counter
adverse propaganda effectively. Unfortunately, the responsibilities. But the Israeli lobby and the antidevolution lobby, led it seems by the Secretary of
Ministry of External Affairs got rid of Dayan. Later
Defense, despite all the good work Dayan had
its groupies were to suggest that he was not
done for him, fulfilled their own predilections with
professional, whereas professionalism is not a
no care for the welfare of the country.
function of where one comes from, it is to be
(Contd: on P10)
judged by the capacity to conceptualize and
deploy resources systematically in pursuit of one's
35 complaints from Monaragala, no arrests- CaFFE
Campaign for Free and Fair Elections
(CaFFE) alleged that no arrests have been
made with respect to 35 election violation
complaints reported in Monaragala district
during the Uva Provincial Council election
campaigns, thus far.
Adding another incident to the list, the election
office of the Moneragala district provincial
council candidate Wijesinghe Herath was
attacked in the early hours of this morning (2).
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UNP miscreants conspiring with Govt.
(ceylontoday.lk) Several United National Party
(UNP) MPs, conspiring with the government, are
trying to create a conflict between Party Leader
Ranil Wickremesinghe and MP Sajith Premadasa,
Matara District UNP MP Buddhika Pathirana
claimed. Pathirana said that the budding...
political cooperation between Wickremesinghe
and Premadasa has become a threat to the
government and hence the rulers are trying to
create conflicts between the two using certain
UNP MPs.
He claimed that parliamentarians who have court
cases, politicians who have crossed over and
people who would sell their own parents for money
were involved in the mudslinging campaign.
Pathirana said that these MPs have started
slandering Premadasa and Wickremesinghe using
certain media institutions and news websites.
"The wish of most UNPers is a strongly party built
with the cooperation of Sajith and Ranil. Those
who try to destroy the emerging unity will be
pushed into the political dustbin soon," he claimed.
SLFP, UNP cerebrate their 68th & 63rd
anniversaries in Badulla
By Franklin R. Satyapalan
(island.lk) The SLFP will celebrate its 63rd
anniversary on a grand scale in Badulla this
morning
Administrative Secretary of the SLFP S.H.
Ariyasena said President Mahinda Rajapaksa
would address over 40,000 SLFP activists at the
Vincent Dias stadium in Badulla town.
The President was expected to formally announce
his intention to seek a third successive term in
office today, Party sources said
Earlier in the day the Badulla branch of the SLFP
is scheduled to be ceremonially opened on
Gangabada Road in the town at 11.00 am by the
district leaders of the party.
Meanwhile, General Secretary of the United
National Party (UNP) Tissa Attanayake said that
the Party would celebrate its 68th anniversary at
Passara in Badulla on a grand scale on Saturday
(6).
National Leader of the UNP Ranil Wickremasinghe
will preside over the UNP anniversary celebrations
at the Passara playground.
Akhila Ilankai Tamil Mahasabha Leader
Dr.K.Vigneswaran Criticises Govt, Army, LTTE and
UN for Conduct During War at Colombo Collquium.
EPRLF administration in the then temporarily
merged North-Eastern Province, Dr. Vigneswaran
asserted that the LTTE had probably felt it could
take advantage of a crisis caused by the new
president.
Dr. Vigneswaran was addressing a colloquium on
‘3rd Narrative’ Issues of Truth and Accountability
(The Last Stages of the War in Sri Lanka) at the
BMICH.
The former EPDP advisor was among those
invited to address a gathering, including
diplomatic representatives from western
countries as well as Pakistan and India. Dr.
Vigneswaran opined that it was a major
blunder on the part of the LTTE leadership.
Dr. Vigneswaran is the chairman of the Akhila
Ilankai Tamil Mahasabha (AITM), formerly the
Akhila Ilankai Tamil United Front, which
secured recognition by the Election Secretariat
in February 2006. The Election Secretariat also
the revised name on September
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leader, Velupillai Prabhakaran had facilitated the
then Premier, Mahinda Rajapaksa’s victory at the
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(dailymirror.lk) President Mahinda Rajapaksa
had to interrupt Minister Mervyn Silva’s
speech during an event at Madulla in
Moneragala and
advise him not to sling
mud at anyone at
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In his speech Minister
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The Minister
immediately obliged
and continued his
speech following the
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Champika says Energy Mafia is a terrorism
larger than even Prabhakaran
(nation.lk) The energy mafia is a larger and
dangerous terrorism than even Prabhakaran’s
since it robs even the poorest people in many
ways, Minister of Techology, Research and Atomic
Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka stated. He
made this statement
Sunday, during the Kandy
launch of his new book
“Power and Power.”He
stated that the energy
sector is vital for the future
of the country. However, a
few people have taken
control of the whole
sector. If a country has a
clear, rigid policy against
this mafia, it could be
defeated within a year, the
Minister says.
For example, Ranawaka said that the usual policy
at an emergency had been to buy electricity from
private suppliers at a higher prize. But the energy
saving program initiated in 2012 when hydro
electricity output fell due to low water levels in
reservoirs gave rich dividends, he pointed out.
Furthermore Ranawaka said that it would be
wrong to accuse only the relevant ministers for the
huge losses accrued by Central Electricity Board
and Ceylon Petroleum Corporation. The energy
mafia is a complex mechanism and has entangled
politicians of both government
and opposition, he stated. A
minister cannot do much alone,
he implied.
Ranawaka also stated that the
people have a right to know how
their electricity bills are being
calculated. Accordingly, there was
a need for a more transparent
mechanism so that people can be
aware of what is happening.If
operated correctly, Norochcholai
power plant has the capacity to
supply a significant amount of electricity
requirement, Ranawaka states. Therefore, he
argued that the power plant should not be handed
over to another party. His comments came amidst
speculations that the government is planning to
hand over the management of the Norochcholai
power plant to China.
Harin to launch death fast if police are biased
(dailymirror.lk) United National Party (UNP) chief
ministerial candidate Harin Fernando today
threatened to launch a death fast if the police and
the other authorities continued to act biased in
favour of the Government when maintaining law
and order in the Uva Province.
He told a media briefing that he would fast to
death if the authorities attempted to remove his
party’s propaganda material while permitting the
ruling party to continue with its propaganda
material.
“We will put up cutouts of our leaders just like the
ruling party which is putting up cutouts of their
leaders and will launch a death fast if they are
removed,” he said.
Mr. Fernando said he had been asked to remove
posters which had his name with the ‘right’ mark
with Sinhala spellings.
He accused the police of being biased in favour of
the Government when it came to granting
permission to ruling party candidates to open
election offices while being reluctant to grant
permission to the opposition to do so. (Yohan
Perera and Sanath Desmond)
JVP complains to HRC
(dailymirror.lk) The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
(JVP) today filed a complaint with the Human
Rights Commission asking it to
compel Elections Commissioner
Mahinda Deshapriya to ban some
26,000 government officers from
being used in the government’s
election campaign in the Uva
Province.
The JVP in its complaint accused
the government of planning to use
26,000 Divi Neguma Development
Department officers and
Agricultural Research Production
Assistants to help the
government’s election campaign
in the guise of carrying gout a survey in the
Province on September 5.
JVP candidate Sudath Balagalla said his human
rights had been violated on political grounds and
cited the following as respondents
-- the Elections Commissioner,
Divi Neguma Development
Department Director General and
four others.
“The Government is using a large
number of its officials in the
campaign and candidates like Mr.
Balagalla have no access to such
privileges. Deploying government
employees for electioneering is
not only illegal but it is unfair to
other opponents,” JVP Western
Provincial Councillor Sunil
Watagala said. (Lahiru Pothmulla)
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increasingly clear that the job needs to be divided
up, given the Restorative Justice aspect of the
Disappearances question, but there seems no
capacity to conceptualize about this.
There is no hint either that government will take
advantage of the opportunity presented by the
Third Narrative that two very positive NonGovernmental Organizations, Marga and CHA,
have developed. The way forward lies in a
comprehensive programme to address the issues
they have raised, but this needs a dedicated body,
perhaps involving the more knowledgeable of the
LLRC members along with the Task Force that is
implementing some of its recommendations.
(Contd: on P28)
from P8
And so they set in place in Geneva a ramp down
which we have slid with increasing velocity over
the last few years. Is it not too late to change
things? I fear so, for the positive moves we saw in
the last few months have not been followed up,
and it is not likely that we can regain the
momentum which the international probe has
arrogated to itself. We have finally now set up an
internal inquiry, and appointed advisers who would
give it credibility and ensure follow up, but there
has been no formal meeting as yet between the
Panel of Inquiry and the advisers. Meanwhile, it is
Chandrika meets Aung San Suu Kyi
(dailymirror.lk) Former President Chandrika
Kumaratunga met Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu
Kyi, a globally known activist for democracy and
the leader of the National League for Democracy
(NLD) during her visit to Myanmar.
The meeting held at the Chatrium Hotel in
Yangon, with senior leaders of the NLD focused
on electoral systems and matters related to
Peace. Chandrika Kumaratunga said it was ‘too
early ‘for Myanmar to use the proportional
representation system in elections.
A joint statement issued by the NLD and allied
ethnic parties said ‘the PR system would not
benefit Myanmar’s political situation or the
interests of the people in the country. It may be
beneficial to some political parties’
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Prasad Kariyawasam responds to
‘New York Times’ editorial
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States,
Prasad Kariyawasam, has written to the editor
of the 'New York Times' saying its editorial
published under the title 'Sri Lanka's
Intransigence' on 23 August has made
insensitive assertions about the island nation.
Following is the letter and below that is the
article that appeared in the NYTimes.
To the Editor:
Your Aug. 23 editorial “Sri Lanka’s
Intransigence,” about the
government’s refusal to
cooperate with the United
Nations investigation into
suspected human rights
abuses during the country’s
civil war, makes insensitive
assertions about my country.
Sri Lanka has enjoyed
uninterrupted democracy since
1931. Last September we held the first election
to the Northern Provincial Council, delayed by
more than two decades because of the refusal
of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to
politically empower people in the North. Now,
the Tamil National Alliance is in control of
provincial administration. To compare Sri Lanka
to human rights and humanitarian emergencies
elsewhere in the world is unjust.
We reject the United Nations investigation
because its intrusive nature exceeds its
mandate. It challenges the sovereignty of our
country; violates basic principles of
international law; vitiates the atmosphere
needed for reconciliation; and ignores
substantial and progressive socioeconomic and
political progress already achieved, including
the resettlement of 300,000 displaced people
and the reintegration of 11,000 armed cadres.
The three-decade-long conflict with many failed
attempts at peace because of L.T.T.E.
intransigence affected the whole country. Local
accountability mechanisms, now strengthened
with international experts, are respectful of
inherent social, cultural and ethnic
susceptibilities, unlike the United Nationsdriven process, which serves externally
motivated interests and will destabilize the
intricate balance of the national reconciliation
process.
PRASAD KARIYAWASAM
Washington
Sri Lanka’s Intransigence
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD AUG. 22, 2014
(nytimes.com) Sri Lanka’s president, Mahinda
Rajapaksa, said Tuesday that his government
would not cooperate with the United Nations
investigation begun last month into suspected
human rights abuses, including possible war
crimes, committed during Sri Lanka’s civil war.
Mr. Rajapaksa’s intransigence puts Sri Lanka
in the company of North Korea
and Syria, two countries that
also barred access to United
Nations human rights
investigators.
Mr. Rajapaksa claims Sri
Lanka can handle the inquiry
on its own. This is doubtful. It
was the Sri Lankan
government’s failure over
several years to prosecute and
punish perpetrators of abuses during the civil
war that prompted the United Nations Human
Rights Council in March to request a
comprehensive investigation.
Both the rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil
Eelam, or L.T.T.E., and the Sri Lankan military
are thought to have committed war crimes. The
United Nations estimates that 40,000 Tamils died
during the final weeks of the conflict. Hundreds
of thousands of people were interned in camps
under military guard after the war ended in 2009.
People suspected of being linked to the L.T.T.E.
were tortured. Thousands simply disappeared.
The safety of witnesses is a major concern.
People demanding accountability for those who
disappeared have faced threats and arrest. Sri
Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act is being
used to detain people without trial. After the
United Nations high commissioner for human
rights, Navi Pillay, visited Sri Lanka last year, she
reported that she had never seen such a “level
of uncontrollable grief” as that of families of the
disappeared in Sri Lanka, and that people with
whom she met were promptly visited by security
forces.
Ms. Pillay has said that the United Nations
investigation would go forward despite Mr.
Rajapaksa’s denial of access. If Mr. Rajapaksa’s
goal is truly, as he claims, truth, justice and
reconciliation, he should cooperate with the
investigation. Failing to do so will only feed
international suspicions that his government
has much to hide.
TNA ready to resume talks
with government: Report
(sundaytimes.lk) The Tamil National Alliance
(TNA) has announced it is willing to restart talks
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with the government after a lapse of nearly
three years to find a political solution to a
dragging ethnic issue , an official was
quoted in a report by the Xinhua news
agency.
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said it
was ready to resume discussions with the
government to reach a lasting solution to
the ethnic crisis based on power devolution
within a united Sri Lanka, Xinhau reported.
TNA parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran
was quoted as saying the party did not
have a hidden agenda and it was strongly
committed to finding a solution to the
political question, the report said.
“We have no intention of dividing Sri Lanka.
We strongly believe a solution to the issue
in a united country and we do not want a
separate state,” Sumanthiran was quoted
as saying in the report.
He said the allegation leveled by the
government against them that they were
cronies of the Tamil rebel Liberation Tigers
of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was incorrect.
The TNA this week visited India and held
talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma
Swaraj. During the meeting, Modi stressed
on the need for a political solution that
addressed the aspirations of the Tamil
community for equality, dignity, justice and
self-respect within the framework of a
united Sri Lanka.
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SL's Deputy HC in London to be replaced?
By Sujeeva Nivunhella in London
Sri Lanka's Deputy High Commissioner, Neville de
Silva, a veteran journalist, who has completed two
years in London, is expected to be replaced by Dr.
Chanka Thalpahewa.
However, the High Commission in London has not
been officially informed of his proposed
appointment.
When the Sunday Island asked about the two
years he spent here, de Silva said that he came to
London with "great expectations" from Bangkok,
where he was deputy chief of mission.
"I had lived here for 10 years working as a
journalist. So it was not that I did not know the
media or local politics. Initially, I did not want to
accept a diplomatic posting, but when I eventually
did, I chose to go to Southeast Asia, specifically
Bangkok, where I was able to work with two good
ambassadors and also run the mission for more
than four months until the present ambassador
arrived", he recalled.
" When I was asked to go to London after three
and a half years in Bangkok, I came here with
great expectations about what to do and what can
be done. Unfortunately, those expectations could
not be fulfilled for reasons which are better left
unsaid for the moment. Maybe, I could give a
more detailed explanation when I write my book",
de Silva said.
He served as a senior journalist at Lake House
from where he was recruited by the Hong Kong
Standard newspaper as a feature writer and
editorialist. He rose to become its diplomatic
editor, political columnist and assistant editor and
was also a political radio commentator.
He later moved to London as the Europe Editor of
the Hong Kong Standard and when that paper
changed hands, he worked for Gemini News
Service, then run by the Panos Institute. He also
edited the Commonwealth Feature Service and
wrote regular columns for the Commonwealth
Press Union for which he was also a journalism
training consultant conducting workshops for
Pacific region journalists as far away as the
Solomon Islands.
De Silva was the London correspondent for the
Sunday Times and a columnist for it when he was
appointed to the Sri Lankan Embassy in
Bangkok. He has written widely for many
newspapers abroad including the New York Times
and The Guardian in the UK.
Elisha, the youngest presenter at International
Research Confab 2014
(sundayobserver.lk) Elisha, the youngest
presenter at International Research Confab 2014
The International Research Conference 2014
organised by the General Sir John Kotelawala
Defence University was held recently with the
participation of eminent speakers from Sri Lanka
and abroad.
Twenty-one-year old K.E.R.L. Fernando, a second
year law student, the youngest presenter at the
Conference presented her paper in the technical
session of Law on "Executing Police Powers
during Demonstrations: Legal
Challenges in the Sri Lankan
context".
Elisha Fernando, a student of
St. Bridget's Convent, with
several achievements in
academic and sports activities
was an outstanding athlete
who captained the school
athletic and netball teams in
Elisha Fernando
2010.
on the podium
Vice Chancellor
Maj. General M.P. Peiris RWP, RSP,
USP, ndc, psc, Dean, Faculty of Law
Dr. Prathiba Mahanamahewa, senior
lecturer Dr. Sara De Silva of the
Defence University were behind her
success in all her endeavours.
Elisha is the daughter of Roshan
Fernando, the Deputy Inspector
General of Police in charge of the Uva
Elisha Fernando with the panel of speakers, Dr. Prabhakaran
Range.
Palevi of India, Padma Wijesuriya and Isuru Liyanage.
Akhila
from P10
of approximately 450,000 votes, hence missing
an opportunity to become the president.
The panel included Dr. Godfrey Gunatileke (one of
the authors of ‘3rd Narrative),UPFA National List
MP Prof. Rajiva Wijesinghe, Dr. K. Vigneswaran,
Sri Lanka’s one-time top diplomat in Geneva Dr.
Dayan Jayatilleke, Chandra Jayaratne and Dr.
Kumar Rupesinghe. Dr. Jayatilleke’s successor in
Geneva, Ms. Tamara Kunanayakam didn’t turn up,
though she was scheduled to address the
gathering.
The other panelists didn’t challenge Dr.
Vigneswaran’s assertion.
Had the LTTE surrendered after having been
evicted from the first No Fire Zone (NFZ) on the
Vanni east front, many lives could have been
saved, Dr. Vigneswaran said, blaming Western
powers for not intervening on behalf of those
civilians trapped in the war zone. According to him,
the LTTE had believed that a major humanitarian
crisis on the Vanni east area after the Kilinochchi
debacle during the first week of January 2009
would lead to international intervention. The proLTTE Tamil Diaspora too, felt the same way, he
said, asserting that the LTTE should have
surrendered in April 2009.
The SLA brought operations on the Vanni east
front to a conclusion on May 19, 2009 immediately
after troops recovered the body of Prabhakaran
with a heavy caliber gun shot through his head.
The body was found on the banks of the
Nanthikadal lagoon.
Dr. Vigneswaran alleged that the SLA strategy on
the Vanni east front (area east of the Kandy-Jaffna
A9 road) had been different to its tactics in the
area west of the same road. The politician alleged
that the change of tactics had caused heavy loss
of lives.
Faulting the UN for quitting Kilinochchi in
September 2008, Dr. Vigneswaran asserted that
the global agency should have negotiated with the
government in a bid to remain in the Vanni region
instead of withdrawing.
Dr. Vigneswaran blamed the government for not
consulting the LTTE before it declared NFZs on
the Vanni east front. Had the government
discussed NFZ with the LTTE, the UN could have
discouraged the group from forcing civilians to
accompany retreating LTTE units, he said.
The AITM leader questioned the SLA’s decision to
establish a second NFZ after the LTTE refused to
recognize the first. The official expressed the
opinion that there shouldn’t have been a second
NFZ due to the LTTE exploiting the first. Dr.
Vigneswaran accused the SLA of firing at the
NFZs believing those trapped within the area held
by the LTTE would breakout. The SLA plan never
materialized, he said. Blaming government forces
for even targeting hospitals, Dr. Vigneswaran
pointed out that the military knew what was
happening on the ground as Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles (UAVs) operated over the battlefield.
Dr. Vigneswaran also blamed the government for
not providing adequate medical supplies to
medical facilities in areas east of the A9 road,
though it was fully aware of the ground situation.
The government should have prepared for worse
case scenario, Dr. Vigneswaran said, adding that
the government expected civilians to flee areas
affected by fighting and seek refuge elsewhere.
The former MP ridiculed the LTTE for believing
that a Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) victory at
Indian election in May would be to its advantage.
Dr. Vigneswaran claimed that he called for the
deployment of an Indian medical team to treat
those who had been wounded on the front and
brought to Trincomalee in early 2009. He said that
the call was made after he visited the government
hospital at Trincomalee, where about 2,500
wounded civilians were accommodated.
Strongly condemning the government for not doing
enough for those who had been held at Menik
farm against their wishes, Dr. Vigneswaran
accused the SLA of deploying Tamil collaborators
to identify LTTE cadres taking refuge among
civilians.
Courtesy:The Island
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Sri Lanka “The Sapphire Capital of the World”
Sparkles at the International Jewellery London Show
The National Gem & Jewllery Authority and
the Srilanka High Commission Jointly
collaborated for the first time to host the
magnificent Srilanka Gemstones Pavilion at
the Glittering International Jewellery
London show organised by the Reed
Exhibition Ltd. held on 31st of August 1st
and 2nd of September at the Olympia
Exhibition and Convention Centre in
London.
The portfolio of exhibits demonstrated at
the fair did also include Package & Point of
sale materials and given an equal
prominence to the Networking Events
which helped Exhibitors and Buyers to
expand their Business networks. The event
further showcased Packaging and display
materials along with other related products
and services were also displayed, making it
a highly professional sourcing platform for
the Gem and Jewellery industry.
Five members of the Trade, including
Gamini Ariyathilaka of Gamini Gems &
Jewellery, Ajith Borelessa of Nemlanka
Gems and Riza Ahmed of McMillion
Jewellers, represented the “Sri Lankan
Gemstones Pavilion” which displayed a
magnificent array of
Gemstones from Sri
Lanka.
The lustrous gemstones
displayed at the Sri Lanka
Gemstones Pavilion
allured visitors and buyers
from m Hong Kong, USA,
China, Germany etc and
other leading consuming
countries. The members
of the
“National
Pavilion” were
successful in securing orders
and Business transactions for
fine quality gems establishing
its position as the leading
producer of fine quality Blue
Sapphires to the global market.
The strategic thinking behind
the organizing of Sri Lanka
Gemstones Pavilion at
International Fairs is with the
view to establish Srilankan
Gemstones as a Premier Brand
Name similar to the Branding of
“Ceylon Tea” in the International market.
Furthermore, the successful triumph of
being appointed as the Host Nation of The
International Coloured Gemstones
Association Congress 2015, accomplished
by the National Gem & Jewellery Authority
with the collaboration of Sri Lanka Gem and
Jewellery Association is certainly a National
conquest of
unprecedented
importance.
Mr. N.K.G.K.
Nemmawatta,
Director General
Actg. NGJA, Mrs.
Sonali Wijeratne,
Minister
Commercial and
Ms. Seevali
Wijewardena,
Second
Secretary Sri
Lanka High Commission in London and
members actively engaged in the industry
were in attendance at the Sri Lanka
Gemstones Pavilion.
All participating traders expressed their
gratitude and thanks to the NGJA & Sri
Lanka High Commission in London for the
efforts taken in organising the Sri Lanka
Pavilion which for the first time projected an
iconic signpost image.
Pictures and text from
Gamini Gems & Jewellery
PRESS RELEASE
Rajah Makes History
Rajah releases new TV commercial
campaign across leading channels
simultaneously; first brand in the UK to
roadblock transmissions in this manner
It's not often that a consumer brand challenges
the status quo, but come September 5, Rajah
will do just that. The illustrious spice brand
will be launching their new campaign in
promotion of their revamped branding and
sleek new TV commercial that brings to life
the authenticity and
tradition Rajah is
renowned for. As the
most established South
Asian spice brand in the
UK, Rajah seeks to
celebrate the nostalgia
and roots of their most
popular spices including
turmeric, garam masala and red chilli powder
though a series of cinematically dazzling TV
commercial produced by Here & Now 365
Ltd (HNN365) that bring
to life its brand ethos.
Since 1931, Rajah has
brought consistent
quality and authentic
spices to South Asian
households. After going on a three year
hiatus from television advertising, Rajah is
back in top form. Through the aroma of
turmeric, the flavours of garam masala and
the colour of red chilli powder, Rajah will
premiere its new advert in the most
flamboyant way possible. Its 60-second
advert will premiere on September 5 at 9pm
across a number of channels simultaneously.
It will be the first ever
roadblock advertising
campaign executed
and conceptualised by
HNN365 where a TV
advert will launch
across a number of
channels
simultaneously
creating a "roadblock",
thereby owning the
television media
space at the peak
family viewing time on
a Friday evening.
Rajah's Senior Brand
Manager, Hina
Sharma says: "Rajah
understands the deep
connection consumers
have with spices and
the link to ones roots
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and tradition. As the premium spice brand in the
market we wanted to find a compelling way to
tell our consumers that Rajah truly delivers the
taste of home, whilst finding the perfect balance
between our modernity and the
heritage of our oldest brand.
The unique treatment of the
TVC takes you on a
visual journey back to
the roots of spice and
spice culture
showcasing our
passion for tradition
and authentic flavours.
Working with
HNN365's has brought
our vision to life with their
expertise, market insights and
dedicated team."
The TVC will take you
back to your roots
and convey the
brands experience in
spices, which has
been passed on over
generations to recreate the
authentic 'Taste of Home'. Not
only that but with its grand launch and smaller
commercial films which will be played on leading
South Asian channels - HNN365 has worked on
a one of its kind media planning and buying
strategy which will bring the ad to life on every
South Asians TV screen.
Manish Tiwari, Managing Director at Here &
Now 365 says: "As an ethnic media agency our
endeavour is to create groundbreaking
campaigns that change the face of the South
Asian marketing landscape. Through the Taste
of Home campaign, we aim to blend the
experience and expertise of South Asian
heritage along with the aspirations of
contemporary times. Through the Rajah TVC as
a
company we aim to make waves in the food
sector by capturing the true essence of the
brand and the feelings of the consumer in the
most innovative way possible through media
planning, buying and creatives."
Vasdev Tuli, Head of
Advertising Sales, Zee TV says:
"It's exciting to be a part of this
unique and challenging
advertising opportunity. As the
most premium name in spices,
Rajah and HNN365 has
presented ZEE TV with an
innovative campaign that we
are delighted to be a part of.
We look forward to the build-up
and anticipation to September
5.”
Seema Menon, Director of
Sales UK & Europe, Sony MSM
Network says: "We have
worked with Rajah and
HNN365 on a number of
projects in the past, but there is
a quality that is so refreshing
about Rajah's latest campaign.
SONY is tremendously excited
to be a part of this extraordinary initiative to do
something groundbreaking and different which
has never been done before with a roadblock.”
So watch out for Rajah's new TV commercial
which promises to change the face of ethnic
advertising in the UK at 9pm on September 5 on
the following channels: Zee TV, Zee Cinema,
Zing, Lamhe, Zee Punjabi, Set Asia, Set Max,
SAB, Bangla TV, B4U Music, Hum TV and many
more.
Star Plus, NDTV 24x7, NDTV Good Times are
some of the channels where the advert will be
played between 9 - 9.15pm on Friday 5th
September 2014.
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JANAHANDA FOUNDATION WORKING FOR COMMUNITY IN UK
Sri Lanka Janahanda foundation,UK (the voice of
Sri Lankans living in UK) was invited to a speech
made by Labour Party Deputy Leader, Harriet
Harman MP.
The speech was in line with the differences
between a Britain in 2020, and the better future
that Labour, under Ed Miliband's leadership after
winning the next election.
The speech promised a better and more
economical future and also as representatives of
the borough of Hounslow and Sri Lankans living in
the UK we were able to upraise questions as to the
NHS system that fails, job security and help in the
housing systems for low income families.The
Labour Future Action on the cost of living, with a
freeze on energy bills, expanded free childcare, an
increase in the minimum wage and a lower 10p
starting rate of income tax to help millions of
people on lower and middle incomes, action on the
NHS and for schools.
The speech was held at Pitzhanger Gallery &
House, Walpole Park, Mattock lane, Ealing. W5 on
26th August 2014
We were extremely privileged to have been invited
to the speech and for the opportunity to have been
recognized among other borough Councillors
along with other
organisations representing
their constituency. The
speech was attended by
Mr Sri Lal Dias, the
president of the
organisation and Mr
Nimesh Wickremesinghe
secretary to the
foundation.
The speech was chaired
by Mrs Harriet Harman
(Deputy leader for Labour),
MP Virendra Sharma
(Ealing Southall) Ms Rupa
Huq (Labour candidate for
Ealing Central & Acton
2015), Dr Onkar Sahota
(Member of London
Assembly Ealing & Hillingdon). Cllr Julian Bell
Labour Leader of Ealing Council
Other guests and councillors across the Middlesex
county were also present at the event.
BOC soars with 1H pre-tax profit up 20% to Rs. 8.6b
(ft.lk) In a fitting tribute to its 75th anniversary in
August, the Bank of Ceylon (BOC) has boosted its
first half pre-tax profit by 20% to a record Rs. 8.6
billion.
BoC said yesterday it has reported an after tax
profit of Rs. 6.2 billion for 1H2014 which is a 23%
growth over 1H of the previous year. Despite the
significant interest rate pressures and slowdown
in credit growth which is common to the industry
during the period under concern, the bank was
able to cope with the declining interest margins
through upward trends in fee-based income,
investment income, and the reduction of
impairment charges on non-performing assets.
Increase in income generated from issuing
guarantees and bills acceptance has contributed
to the increase in fee income by Rs.1.3 billion
resulting in a 49% growth year on year (YoY).
Simultaneously net gain from trading of
investment securities has also contributed Rs. 2.4
billion to the income showing 54% growth YoY and
this fact shows the resilience of the bank in finding
alternative income sources in challenging times.
Meanwhile, interest expense has come down by
5% to Rs. 36 billion due to the improvement of
Current And Savings Accounts (CASA) ratio along
with the re-pricing of term deposits at lower
interest rates.
The bank’s assets grew by 5% to Rs. 1.3 trillion
continuing its position as
the only domestic bank
having a trillion assets
balance sheet. The growth
of the assets was mainly
due to the increase of the
fund base and financial
investments. Even though,
asset growth is at a
moderate level, it is on par
with the industry trends and
BoC continues to secure its market leadership
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pawning advances and overdraft has
marginally increased by 6% compared to
December 2013.
BoC is not an entirely profit-oriented entity and
has taken drastic action from time to time to
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interest rate margin
pressures. CASA ratio
also has been improved to
41% from 38% at last year
end due to re-pricing the
deposit mix in a favourable
way.
Both Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on
Equity (ROE) ratios increased to 1.40% and
20.62% respectively compared to corresponding
1H period of last year in line with the
increase of profit.
Both Tier I and Tier II capital adequacy
ratios stood at 8.49% and 12.06%
showing an increase against 7.85% and
10.88% in 1H end of 2013. The bank is
aware of the need to strengthen its Tier
I capital in view of the expected future growth and
is working with a range of possible alternatives to
improve this critical ratio and keep it always well
managed above the minimum requirement of the
Central Bank.
The bank’s domestic liquid asset ratio was 30% as
at end June 2014 while the offshore liquid asset
ratio was 27%. Both ratios have exceeded Central
Bank’s required benchmark of 20%.
In its 75-year history BoC has served all sectors of
the country while preserving the number one
position in advances, deposits, assets, profit and
inward remittances as Sri Lanka’s imperative
financial institution.
Rating agencies Moody’s and Fitch Ratings have
reaffirmed the international rating of Bank of
Ceylon during the year as “B1” and “BB-“with
stable outlook respectively which is on par with
sovereign. Local rating agencies ICRA Lanka
Limited and Fitch Ratings Lanka Limited have
awarded “(SL) AAA” and “AA+ (lka) with stable
outlook”.
Preferential state support received by the Bank
has played a vital role in affirming the Bank on the
current rating floor and as a Government owned
bank, BoC always strives to drive the country
ahead. This has been evidenced by an unrivalled
record by becoming the only business to be the
No. 1 brand in the country for six consecutive
years offered by Brand Finance Lanka, a
subsidiary of Brand Finance network (UK).
The Bank of Ceylon’s brand value has increased
significantly to Rs. 31 billion in 2014 compared to
Rs. 24 billion in 2013. Further, the bank has been
able to maintain the number one position among
Sri Lankan banks in top 1000 world banks listed
by ‘The Banker’ magazine for three
consecutive years.
Currently Bank of Ceylon has
penetrated every nook and corner of
the country with a linked network
including around 600 branches and
500 ATMs with an enthusiastic
workforce of 8,600 people. BoC has three
international branches in Male, Chennai and
Seychelles along with over 800 well scattered
network of correspondent banks and exchange
houses serves Sri Lankan migrant workers by
delivering many services.
With a tribute to all stakeholders who delivered
their best to help the BoC to reach this height, the
management has put forward novel concepts and
modern methodologies to develop the strategies
to get the best beyond the 75th year.
Central Bank appoints 4 new Assistant Governors
(ft.lk) The Monetary Board
has appointed D.
Wasantha, C.P.A.
Karunathilake and H.A.
Karunaratne to the post of
Assistant Governor with
effect from 28 August. S.R.
Attygalle who is presently functioning as the
Deputy Secretary to the Treasury, has also been
appointed as an Assistant Governor.
These promotions have been made in accordance
with the succession plan of the Central Bank of Sri
Lanka (CBSL) to address the emerging challenges
of the economy.
Golden Key case: Directors object to seizure of
some of their assets
By Chitra Weerarathne
(island.lk) The Supreme Court will
resume hearing, on September 18,
2014, the fundamental rights violation
application filed by the aggrieved
depositors of Golden Key Credit Card
Co. (Pvt) Limited.
Chief Justice Mohan Peiris has
declined to hear the petitions. It was
earlier heard by a Bench comprising
the Chief Justice, Justice K. Sripavan
and Justice Rohini Marasinghe.
The present bench comprises, Justice
K. Sripavan Justice Rohini Marasinghe
and Justice Sisira de Abrew.
Yesterday, the Directors of the
Ceylinco Group of Companies argued
that the property they had owned
through inheritance and acquired with
their own resources should not be
seized to pay the Golden Key
Depositors.
The depositors through their counsel
replied that once the court had ordered
a seizure, it should be implemented.
Meanwhile, a group of employees has
objected to what they called a move to
seize six billion rupees belonging to
them. It was unfair as they had not yet
been heard, they have said. The
Supreme Court yesterday said that
they would be heard. The Supreme
Court also said that any seizure of
property would be done by the
Monetary Board with the approval of
the District Court.
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THE REUNION OF THE BATCH OF 1974
that he had lived, if only to meet again, to shake
his hand in gratitude.
WHO WERE WE
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Though our contextual identity as a Singhalese,
INTRODUCTION
Tamil, Burgher or Chinese had stubbornly
The last weekend in July 2014, saw the gathering
served to defined us on admission to university,
of a group of doctors, to mark 40 years, since we
our ethno religious differences were to be soon
had first met as under graduate students and had
set aside as we comfortably coalesced into the
stepped into the hallowed portals of the faculty of
batch of 74. We took on a new relational identity
Medicine of the University of Colombo Ceylon.
as medical under graduates and developed a
Fate had decreed, that that a an ordinary day in
common fragility to stress in the face of a
April 1974, was to become a significant milestone
strenuous medical curriculum. We took every
in all of our lives, as it set us off on a
opportunity to show off our newly acquired
professional journey, that had culminated in the
stethoscopes to the public whilst travelling to
scattering of us to all parts of Sri Lanka and the
and from medical school on CTB Buses! Over
world to work as medical professionals.
the ensuing 5 years we became bonded through
We were now back, to regroup on the lawns,
a process of unending, study , debate and
pool side, beach front and banquet hall of the
discussion whilst learning the art of ministering
Blue water hotel for a grand Ruby reunion .
to the sick and soaking up the science of
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
healing. We began to communicate through a
Entrance into the prestigious faculty of Medicine
new and increasingly familiar language called
Colombo Ceylon, was never meant to be easy. In
medicine.
1974 admission was complicated by a new
OUR SHARED VALUES
system of district standardisation. The intention
We had listened intently to the inaugural address
was to train a wider group of medical graduates
given by Professor Carlo Fonseka , in the
who would provide good quality health care not
physiology lecture theatre way back then in
just to the metropolis of Colombo and large cities,
1974.
but also to the more remote villages in the land.
He had held us spell bound and stirred our
Following graduation many of my colleagues
spirits to reach up to the highest calling of the
remained in Sri Lanka to serve its people. While
most noble of profession known to man. We were
others worked as specialists in the
to be ever mindful of the Hippocratic
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oath, that we would jointly swear to
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uphold 5 years later on graduation
administrators. This left the brightest
day when we collectively stood to say
amongst us, to take up professorial
….
positions and becoming heads of
I solemnly swear, by which I hold most
departments that would educate the
sacred, that I will be fully committed to
next generations of medical graduates.
those I serve and remain just and loyal,
Some left to go abroad.. Britain once
to medicine and its members. I will freely
our colonial masters had introduced
teach my skill and impart my knowledge,
western style medical education to Ceylon more
to those who wish to learn from me.
than 150 years ago. Those of us who were
I promise that I will lead my life and practice my art
fortunate to be given the opportunity to read a
in uprightness and honour....
degree in medicine owe an enormous debt of
And that into who so ever house I enter, it shall
gratitude to our country, our teachers, and our
be for the good of the sick.....
British medical predecessors for having cleverly
To the utmost of my power I will hold myself aloof
carved out a first class medical curriculum and set
from corruption, wrong and tempting of others into
up a system of clinical education that could rival
vice.....
any other major medical school in the world.
That I will exercise my art, solely for the care of
THOSE WERE THE DAYS MY FRIEND ….
my patients and will give no drug or perform any
There had been 175 of us in 1974 who had
operation, without justifiable purpose . Above all I
signed our names into the medical undergraduate
will seek to do no harm....
register and had posed shyly for the customary
That whatever I see or hear of the lives of my
student photographs. These photographs,
patients, I will keep inviolably secret.
together with a final year group photograph were
All these things I do promise and in proportion I
now reprinted souvenir to mark our 40th
am faithful to this oath may happiness and good
anniversary.
repute be mine and the opposite if I shall be
The faces that now stared back at us from the
forsworn......
pages of the souvenir reminded us of our lost
WHAT WAS EXPECTED
youthful innocence. 40 years on, most of us had
Many of us wondered if we would be worthy of this
changed little except that we had shifted into
high calling. We had by design or accident
greyer, balder, prettier, puffier, darker, fairer, flatter,
stumbled into a career that was to entrust us
thinner, slower, shorter versions of our former
with an awesome responsibility. We would all one
selves. What had remained unchanged were
day be called upon to hold the lives of our
our personalities that allowed us to be instantly
fellow human beings in our hands….
recognised by each other
We were called upon to dissect cadavers and
I gazed pensively at the photograph of the face
were to intimately know, every facet groove
of one such colleague who had sadly passed
and contour of the human skeleton. We had to
away. We had been intern house officers together
be familiarise ourselves with each sinew,
on a Paediatric ward at the Lady Ridgeway
muscle, nerve, bone and blood vessel that
hospital on our very first house job as doctors. In
powered our incredible body and brains.
the face of the high volume of work and the
There was to be endless hours of study, with little
onslaught of terrifying paediatric emergencies
if any time to rest. How we wished our memories
he helped me cope with the unbearable
would expand to contain the almost infinite
distress of seeing the very young of our species
number of facts and information we were
suffer and die. He gave me the time and space I
expected know and understand that impacted
needed to grow a thicker skin and a stronger
us daily like a high speed freight train. Some quit
nerve to cope with what I must. How I wished
the course after a year
or two while others
found the pace of
study impossible to
bear.
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History of the Faculty of Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine is the second oldest
registrable with the General Medical Council
medical school in South Asia and the forerunner of (GMC) of the United Kingdom.
university education in this country. For nearly a
The Ceylon Medical College and the Ceylon
century it was the only medical school in the island University College, which had been established in
and its contribution to the health of the nation by
1921, formed the nucleus of the University of
way of providing health services, medical
Ceylon, which came into being in 1942. The status
education and medical research is difficult to
of the Ceylon Medical College was elevated to the
measure.
Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ceylon
In 1839, the Governor of Ceylon J. A. Stewart
and the diploma of L.M.S. was replaced by the
Mackenzie started sending Ceylonese students to degree of M.B.,B.S. Until it became the Faculty of
Calcutta for medical studies to the oldest medical
Medicine, the Medical College was administered
school in South Asia - The Bengal Medical
by the Civil Medical Department and its successor
College.
the Department of Medical and
In the 1860s the Colonial Surgeon,
Sanitary Services. Dr. W.R. Kynsey
Dr. James Loos was requested to
served as Principal Civil Medical
report on the large depopulation of
Officer (PCMO) between 1875 and
the Wanni. He recommended that
1897 and contributed much towards
medical facilities should be available
the college in its early years. Kynsey
throughout the island and to this end
Road, which runs between the
a medical school should be opened.
National Hospital and the Faculty, is
The Colombo Medical School was
named after him.
thus opened in 1870 by the then
In 1942 the Faculty of Medicine had
Governor Sir Hercule Robinson. Dr
six Departments - Physiology,
James Loos was its first principal.
Anatomy, Pathology, Medicine,
Dr. E.L.Koch was the second
Obstetrics and Gynaecology and
principal in whose memory the Koch
Surgery. Departments of Public
memorial clock tower, which still
Health (Community Medicine) and
stands, was built in 1881.
Forensic Medicine were added in
Mudaliyar Samson
The beginnings of the medical
1949 and 1951 respectively. At
Rajapakse
school were modest. It was situated
present there are 14 Departments.
in the General Hospital Colombo,
The Departments of Biochemistry
and had three teachers and 25 students. It offered and Pharmacology branched off from the
a course of three years duration until in 1873 the
Department of Physiology, Parasitology and
course was extended to four years. Its progress
Microbiology from the Department of Pathology,
was rapid. In 1880 the medical school was raised
and Paediatrics and Psychological Medicine from
to the status of a college (renamed Ceylon
the Department of Medicine. There are 5 Units in
Medical College) and in 1884 the course was
addition to these departments - the Malaria
extended to 5 years.
Research Unit, the Human Genetics Unit, the
In 1875 Mudaliyar Samson Rajapakse gifted the
Molecular Biology Unit, the Medical Education
land on which the present Faculty is located. Other Development and Research Centre (MEDARC),
philanthropists donated buildings at this site.
and the Audio-Visual Unit.
These buildings are no more. The Anatomy block,
From 25 students in 1870, the student number
built in 1913, is the oldest building now.
increased to about 500 in the '60s and 1533 at
In 1887, the Diploma of Licentiate of Medicine and present. The staff strength too has increased
Surgery (LMS) granted by the College became
considerably.
laboratory. We cursed the complexities of the
Kerbs cycle, even though we knew full well
that its complex chemical chain reactions kept
our cells alive, even though our bodies felt
worse than death, through exhaustion. We
grumbled at having to recall the countless
actions, interactions and side effects of drugs
with unpronounceable pharmacological names.
We slept through Biochemistry and Public
health lectures and woke up from slumber to
hear fascinating topics of Murder, Strangulation,
Shooting, Drowning, Poisoning, Rape and
Hanging delivered by the Professor of Forensic
medicine. We witnessed post mortems of those
who had succumbed to a violent or unnatural
end and understood the role of the expert
witness in expounding the science of Forensic
medicine to assist with the solving of crimes.
We pounded the corridors of the General hospital
examining patients and introducing ourselves to
the most dreadful of diseases. We sat through
medical and surgical clinics and learnt of Eyes,
ENT, orthopaedics, skin and sexually
transmitted diseases. We witnessed every type
of surgical operation, having donned cap,
mask and gown whilst endeavouring to stand
upright on legs that had suddenly turned to jelly at
the site of so much blood and gut. I recall watching
a thoracic surgical operations, as the human
body was cooled to a temperature that enabled
the heart to be stopped from beating for the
shortest time possible to repair its damage. I
observed the beating human heart of one person
being held in the hands of another. During this
procedure there was to be pin drop silence in
the operating theatre allowing us the opportunity
to bow at the altar of life.
We observe patients get better and whilst others
got worse. We witness babies being born and
watched patients silently die. I soon learnt that
our grand medical knowledge, pills, portions,
skills and injections did nothing to guarantee our
control over life and death. I humbly accepted
that when doctors appoint themselves God
our instruments were often utterly y out of tune, in
a symphony that was being conducted by a
much greater power .
ONE OF A KIND
There were many in our batch, who were one of a
kind, but none more so than young Robin Andre.
He was the only Burgher boy in our batch and
was instantly recognisable as being tall and lean
of stature. He was blessed with brains, though
he masked his intelligence behind a great deal of
constant clowning. He was neither a Tamil nor a
Singhalese but had long accepted that he lacked
the correct ethno religious markings, to be
considered a first class citizen of Sri Lanka. He
had bucket loads of humour and truck loads of
charm. He endeared himself to all and sundry
from peons to professors and would speak
Singhalese to the Singhalese and Tamil to the
Tamils, helping those in our batch to emerge
from their shell of shyness. During the 5 years in
medical school he was a friend to all and an
enemy to none. There was not one of us who
had escaped being playfully bullied or made to
laugh by Robin.
THE CELEBRATIONS
The night before the banquet, was a pool side
knees up with canapés and booze galore.
Everyone was happy and relaxed and no one
really cared about what the other had taught,
cured, treated, diagnosed, done, published,
achieved or even earned. We were just so thankful
that we had survived a life time of clinical practice
or academic activity..
THE BANQUET
On entering the grand ball room we were
presented with red roses to adorn our hair or any
other part of our anatomy. Old romances that had
long died re surfaced on the dance floor. Many of
those who had paired up at university had
remained successfully in marital bliss. The
evening commenced with a two minute silence to
honour those colleagues who had died. We then
sang the faculty anthem in Sinhala and Tamil and
then stood at attention for the national anthem.
Everyone took to the floor. Some were expert at
ball room dancing while the rest of us gyrated to
anything fast and furious. We happily ignored
arthritic joint , high blood pressures, dodgy hips,
knees and hearts. Who cared if we collapsed, as
we had the entire medical profession of world
repute in attendance in the ballroom of the hotel,
who even though drunk, were expert enough to fan
us back to life!.
HOW FAR HAVE WE COME
The next morning we posed for a group
photograph. We could have set up and run and
an entire general hospital served purely by the
batch of 74.
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London Buddhist Vihara Prepares Week-Long Celebrations
for 150th Birth Anniversary of Anagarika Dharmapala
From Sunday, 13th September, a number of grand Balika, Dharmaraja, Mahinda, Nalanda and
and early 20th Centuries, ie Migettuwatte
scale events will commence in UK to
Musaeus who will also be joined by the Association Sri Gunananda Thero, Sir Edwin Arnold,
commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of
of Sri Lanka Lawyers in UK as well as the teachers Col Henry Steel Olcott, Helena Blavatsky,
Anagarika Dharmapala, the founder of the London
Mary Foster, Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala
and parents of the Vihara's Sunday Dhamma
Buddhist Vihara and The Maha Bodhi movement.
Thero and Christmas Humphreys.
School. On each day of the Exhibition, a wellThe Most Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala Nayake known guest speaker will address the gathering,
Exhibition Dates and Sponsors:
Thero, Head of the Vihara, has been the driving
as well as opportunities to see films and recordings Sep 14th-Past Pupils Association of
force behind a series of special
Visakha in the UK- Chief Guest: The
about the Anagarika.
tributes prepared to honour the life
Mayor of Ealing, Councillor Kamaljit
Refreshments will be
and work of this great Sri Lankan
Dhindsa
offered to attendees and all
Buddhist visionary. The
Sep 15th- Association of SriLankan
are welcome.
celebrations in UK form part of a
Lawyers in the UK-Chief Guest: Sri Lanka
The Flowering of Buddhism
global series of functions and
High Commissioner, His Excellency
tells the story of one of the
events, focussed to happen
Dr.Christopher Nonis
great sons of Sri Lanka,
around his actual birthdate of
Sep 16th- Devi Balika Vidyalaya Old Girls
who was born in the 19th
September 17, 1864, including
Century in British Ceylon as in UK - Chief Guest: President of the
many in Sri Lanka, which have
Buddhist Society: Dr Desmond Biddulph
David Hewavitarne, at a
been earmarked for this dedicated
Sep 17th- Dharmaraja College Old Boys
time when colonial values
servant of the Buddha.
were profoundly altering the Union - UK and LBV Sunday Rahula
The week-long programme will
Dhamma School- Chief Guest: The Vicar,
island's people. Steeped in
launch at the Vihara in Chiswick,
Father Kevin Morris, St Michael & All
Buddhist values, he takes
the oldest Buddhist temple outside
Angels Church, Bedford Park
up the name of Anagarika
Asia, with a night-long chanting on
Sep 18th Association of Old Mahindians
Dharmapala and helps to
13th September by the Sri Lankan
in the UK and Musaeus College Past Pupils
galvanise his native
Maha Sangha, representing all UK
Association in UK Chief Guest: Deputy Mayor of
countrymen into believing
temples. This will be followed by
Hounslow, Councillor Bishnu Bahadur Gurung
they can reclaim their
Anagarika Dharmapala
an offering of Dana to the Maha
Sep 19th Old Nalandians Association in the UK cultural and religious
Sangha on 14th September and
heritage. His endeavours as Chief Guest: Ven. Prof Bellanwila Wimalaratana,
on the same evening, a unique 7-day Exhibition
a social reformer are also remembered for planting Chancellor of the University of Sri
will commence, to honour and share awareness
Jayewardenepura
the seeds of the Ceylonese people's struggle for
with the general public on Anagarika Dharmapala's independence. However, he will be most
Sep 20th- Association of Old Anandians in UK life and work.
Chief Guest: Prof Asanga Tilakaratne, Professor of
remembered for his work in reviving Buddhism.
'The Flowering of Buddhism' Exhibition (Sep 13-20 Dharmapala was able to restore the
Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of
Eves 6-9pm)
Colombo
rights of Buddhists to manage and
This Exhibition will be open to the public each
Anagarika Dharmapala Celebration at
worship at all the most significant
evening from 6 -9pm until 20th September in the
Hammersmith Town Hall Sep 21st
holiest shrines of their own faith. Since
Vihara premises, at the Dharmapala Building, The
The Vihara Management Committee
his work, the sites such as where the
Avenue, Chiswick, London W4 1UD (nearest tube: Buddha most gained Enlightenment,
and Co-Ordinators of the London
Turnham Green). It is sponsored and supported by at Buddha Gaya, where he preached
Buddhist Vihara, together with various
the UK Past Pupils Associations of several Sri
collaborators, including The Buddhist
his first sermon (dhammacakka sutta)
Lankan Schools, namely the leading Buddhist
Society and the Sri Lanka High
at Sarnath and where he passed away
colleges and vidyalayas: Ananda, Visakha, Devi
Commission in London, formed a
(paranibbana) at Kusinara are now
special Anagarika Dharmapala
visited each year by millions of
Celebration Committee to bring
Your Complete pilgrims from all over the world.
together distinguished speakers from
The Anagarika was a tireless
Business Advisor traveller who spoke passionately to
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Other events that the London Buddhist Vihara
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of the Vihara. The Dhamma School Children are
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Lanka and from the Vihara's own archive. This film
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these events have been initiated and nurtured by
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the greatest Buddhist revivalist since Emperor
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Seven days after the death of
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performed at Amarawathi Buddhist
Temple in London on August 18.
The event was organised by actor
and film producer Wimal
Alahakoon together with
Rebecca's close friends in
London. Veteran actress Prema
Ganegoda also attended the
ceremony.
Fifteen Buddhist Monks
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The speciality was those monks
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It was a coincidence that this time
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Aries(the Ram) 21st March-20th April
You will be attracted to unusual forms of entertainment
and foreign cultures. Think twice before you pursue an
unrealistic endeavor. You may find it difficult to
communicate with someone at work. Lucky day Friday.
Taurus(the Bull) 21st April - 20th May
Someone may be trying to pull the wool over your eyes.
Your honesty will not only win you points but also respect.
You can come up with future trends in creative fields.
Lucky day Sunday.
Gemini(the Twins) 21st May - 20th June
Your intellectual wit will bring greater popularity with your
peers. You may have to take a short trip to visit someone
who hasn't been well.
Lucky day Thursday.
Cancer(the Crab) 21st June - 20th July
Entertainment should include sports events or physical
activities. You will back yourself into a corner if you are
baited and your stubbornness will only make matters
worse. Lucky day Wednesday.
Leo(the Lion) 21st July - 19th / 22nd Aug
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Virgin Mary
(never known to fail)
O Most Beautiful flower of Mt Carmel, fruit
of the vine,splendour of heaven, Blessed
Mother of the Son of God, immaculate
Virgin assist me in this my necessity.Oh!
star of the sea help me and show me herein
you are my mother.Oh! holy Mary Mother of
God, Queen of Heaven and earth, I humbly
beseech you from the bottom of my heart to
succour me in my necessity.There are none
that can withstand your power.Show me
here you are my mother.Oh Mary conceived
without sin, pray for us who have recourse
to thee (repeat 3 times).Holy mary I place
this cause in your hands (repeat 3
times).Thank you for your mercy towards
me and mine.AMEN
( this prayer must be said three days and
after that the request will be granted and the
prayer must be publised)
From E N A
End of a leader
Royal College Colombo and went on to pursue his
higher studies at the University of Ceylon (1943) and
at the University of London (1944).
Tampoe held the position of General
Secretary of the CMU for the last 66 years,
and was known to have been involved in
every major workers' struggle the country
experienced. Tampoe was known for
bringing in a militant edge to the largely
white-collar CMU union, when he took over
as the General Secretary in 1948. He
successfully challenged every political
decision of the government of the day.
In 1963, he led a strike in the Colombo Port that
escalated into an all-island general strike and defied
the government of Sirima Bandaranaike when it
invoked emergency powers.
By Gagani Weerakoon &
Zahrah Imtiaz
(ceylontoday.lk) The legend of the country's trade
union movement, Philips Balendra Tampoe,
popularly known as Bala Tampoe, bade
farewell to his comrades and the nation last
afternoon, thus ending a golden chapter of
trade union history in the country.
A criminal lawyer by profession, Tampoe was
still powerful as the General Secretary of the
Ceylon Mercantile Industrial and General
Workers Union (CMU) when he passed away
at the age of 92.
Tampoe, who was recognized as the first trade
unionist in Sri Lanka, was born in 1922 to a
prominent family in Jaffna. He was educated at
Mathews hails bowling effort
Your passionate nature may make you jealous if your
mate has been too busy to take care of your needs. Your
ability to stand out in a crowd will bring you the
recognition you desire. Lucky day Sunday.
Tampoe's last public appearance was at this year's
May Day in Colombo. He arrived on the pillion of a
motorcycle to join the rally and traversed on foot with
his supporters to the venue.
The remains will be kept at the CMU Head Quarters
at 22nd Lane, Colpetty and the last rites will be held
on Friday 5 September.
Sam Wijesinha
passes away
The eminent public servant and one time Secretary
General of Parliament Sam Wijesinha passed
away at a private hospital this evening.
Mr. Wijesinha (93) was the Secretary General of
Parliament from 1964 to 1981 and was the first
Ombudsman of Sri Lanka and served in this
capacity for nearly 10 years.
(island.lk) Sri Lanka captain Angelo
Mathews hailed his bowlers after they
to chase their victory target, with Tillakaratne
cruised to a 2-1 one-day series win against
Dilshan hitting an unbeaten 50.
Pakistan.
Sri Lanka lost the first match of the series in
In the third and final match of Sri Lanka’s
Hambantota but bounced back well, leaving
home series against Pakistan, Mathews’ men
Mathews delighted with the efforts of his
bowled their opponents out for just 102.
players.
Thisara Perera (4-34 off eight overs) mopped
"After that defeat in Hambantota, we had to
up the tail after Dhammika Prasad and Lasith
pull up our socks," Mathews said.
Malinga gave Sri Lanka a bright start.
(Contd: on P30)
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Virgo(the Virgin) 20th / 23rd Aug - 22nd Sept
You have to let go of your past if you wish to get out of
any sentimental mood that might be hanging over your
head. You can expect changes at your work place. You
should be able to get a lot done. Lucky day Thursday.
Libra(the Scale) 23rd Sept - 22nd Oct
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You can't help everyone. Be discreet about any
information you uncover. Self-improvement projects will
payoff in more ways than one. You are best not to say
too much to colleagues. Lucky day Thursday.
Scorpio(the Scorpion) 23rd Oct - 21st Nov
Be prepared to make changes to your personal
documents. You'll be tempted to spend extravagantly this
week. Your energy will be high; however, if not channeled
suitably, temper tantrums may erupt. Lucky day Monday.
Sagittarius(the Archer) 22nd Nov - 20th Dec
Your health may suffer if you don't control your present
situation. Your lover will be annoyed with your
participation. Have some fun, but draw the line if someone
tries to fast talk their way into your heart. Lucky day Tuesday.
Capricorn(the Goat) 21st Dec - 20th Jan
The emotional state of peers may cause a problem for
you. Curl up with a good book or go for a drive in the
country. You will enjoy interaction with others this week.
Lucky day Thursday.
Aquarius(the Water Carrier) 21st Jan -19th Feb
Expect to pay more than anticipated for entertainment or
other purchases. You may be confused emotionally. You
will be able to find the perfect outfit, and the greatest new
accessory for your house. Lucky day Saturday.
Pisces(the Fishes) 20th Feb - 20th March
Renovations to your domestic scene will pay high
rewards. Develop some of your good ideas. Don't start
any arguments unless you're prepared to accept
irrevocable results. Lucky day Thursday.
Services of Sri Lanka's famous astrologer
Thisara Perera took a four wicket haul and was named
Man of the Match in the third ODI
THE REUNION
from P18
There were Paediatricians ,
Radiologists Psychiatrists,
Obstetricians, Cardiologists
Pathologists, Microbiologists,
Physicians, General Surgeons
Anaesthetists and General
Practitioners, orthopaedic surgeons,
eye surgeons, paediatric surgeons,
vascular surgeons, ENT surgeons
and Professors in Medicine
Microbiology, Pathology and Public
health. There were colleagues who
had served in the Sri Lankan Prison
service, Armed services, Navy and
Air force during the long years of the
civil war. There was a quiet sense of
satisfaction that the high speed train
that we had all scrambled onto in
1974 was nearing the end of its
journey.
I like to think that we had strived to
uphold our oath and at the very least,
had done no harm to our fellow
human beings. I just hope that Old
Hippocrates looks down on us and
smiles with pride.
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Public
from P10
And, most importantly, we are not moving on
establishing a strong relationship with India.
The new government there has shown the
way, but we have no mechanism to improve
relations with the Northern Provincial Council,
despite the tools it has placed at our disposal
such as the Northern Education Sector
Review. And there is no sign of the President
talking to Sambandan, who remains his best
hope for a negotiated settlement, but who is
apparently soon to be
replaced by Senathiraja
– again a moderate with
whom discussions could
be fruitful, but we have
to bear in mind the very
different preconceptions
he will bring to bear.
Unless we do something
about all these matters,
even the best Public
Relations firm, even if
handled professionally,
will not be able to help
us. The pity is that
necessary and desirable
solutions would be so
easy. But, as Tarzie
Vittachi once put it, with
regard to the mess J. R.
Jayewardene was
creating, if there is no
will to move forward,
there is no hope. The
tragedy in this case is
that the President has
often indicated his will it
is that he does not have
the instruments who will
fulfil that will, given their
own agendas.
ISSUE 1187
'With You, Without You'
film screening in London
The latest film of the prominent film director Prasanna Vithanage "With You,
Without you" will be screening
at Safari Cinema in Harrow (London)
on 7th of September at 2pm.
Tickets are priced at only £8. Event is organised by Agora Cultural Circle.
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ISSUE 1187
Refund of tickets
for the second ODI
(island.lk) Sri Lanka Cricket wishes
to announce the Refund procedure
for the tickets purchased for the
2nd ODI which was to be played in
Colombo on the 27th of August
2014. Refunds will take place from
the 2nd of September 2014 to the
10th of September 2014 from 10
am to 3.30 pm at the SLC head
office, 35, Maitland Place,
Colombo 7.
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ticket purchased in order to
receive the refund.
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Internet will be refunded to the
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Tickets purchased from Dialog
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production of the original ticket.
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Congratulations to Erukkalampiddy Central College OBA
Winners of SLFA-UK 2014
SLC Ex-Co clips Nishantha’s wings
(island.lk) Sri Lanka Cricket’s
Executive Committee, during a
meeting held at the board
headquarters on Monday, has
decided to curtail the
extraordinary powers
enjoyed by its
controversial secretary
Nishantha Ranatunga.
Ranatunga virtually
administered the sport
with an iron fist and was
Sri Lankan cricket’s most
powerful official, but the SLC ExCo has now decided to hand
significant amount of powers to its
CEO Ashley de Silva, a senior
official of SLC told ‘The Island’.
An official, who is aware of the
developments, stated that the
Sports Ministry refrained from
interfering with curtailing
Ranatunga’s powers after
SLC Chief Jayantha
Dharmadasa threatened to
resign.
Ranatunga is believed to be
extremely unpopular among
SLC employees and
members of the current
National cricket team as
well. Senior players Mahela
Jayawardene and Kumar
Sangakkara have openly criticised
his conduct.
Erukkalampiddy Central College OBA, Mannar, won the 10th Sri Lanka Football Association UK 7-a-Side Football 2014.
Our picture shows Champions, Erukkaiampiddy CC OBA team with the Wimalco Challenge Trophy, donated by Mr. Nimal
Navaratne. Full Report and Photos next week.
Colombo University
women’s hockey
champions
S M Jiffrey Abdeen
Kandy sports corr
(dailynews.lk) Colombo University scored a
2-1 win over Sri Jayewardenapura
University on penalty strokes to win the inter
university womens hockey title in the finals
played at the University Grounds,
Peradeniya. The match ended in a
scoreless draw and in keeping with the
tournament rules the penalty strokes tie
breaker system was implemented. This saw
the Colombo Ladies edge out their
opponent 2-1 in the single series. In the
final sum up the Colombo Girls played with
a lot of skill and functioned as a well knit
output. Their moves were well co-ordinated
but they were distinctively unlucky not to
reap the benefits of their play.
Jayewardenapura Girls on the other hand
did well to keep their opponents in check
and took the game into the penalty tie
breaker system only to lose by a very
narrow margins. Peradeniya University who
started the tournament in a brilliant fashion
scoring huge victories in the first two games
floundered later to win the consolation
trophy awarded to the second runner up
Peradeniya Girls beat
Moratuwa University
1-0 in the losers final.
Centre forward F I D
Nawaratne scored the
winning goal for
Peradeniya. In the
semi finals Colombo
University beat
Moratuwa University
2-1 on penalty stroker
after the match ended
in a one all draw. In
the second semi finals
Sri Jayewardenapura
University scored a
stunning 3-1 win on
penalty strokes over
Peradeniya University
after the scores stood
level at one all at the
end of the regulation
time.
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SLC ExCo appoints committee
to pick the national coach
(colombogazette.com) The Executive Committee
(ExCo) of Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed an 8
member committee to evaluate and short list the
applicants for the National Head Coach and to
nominate the appropriate candidate for the vacant
position.
Sri Lanka Cricket said that the ExCo decided to fill
the vacancies of the coaching department due to
the recent vacuum that was created with
experienced and qualified persons at the earliest.
The committee comprises of Asanga Seneviratne,
Mohan De Silva, Nishantha Ranatunga, Hirantha
Perera, Nuski Mohamed, Sanath Jayasuriya,
Jayananda Warnaweera, Shammi Silva, Dushan
Soyza, Ranjit Fernando, and Head of Coaching
Jerome Jayaratne.
SLC has received 17 applications for the post of
National Coach – 01 local and 16 foreign, 17
applications for the post of Fielding Coach – 2
local and 15 foreign and 15 applications for the
post of National Trainer – 02 local and 13 foreign.
The ExCo also approved the purchase of new
vehicles to replace the vehicles which are more
than 7 years old and to provide vehicles category
wise to the Managers as per a policy document
submitted by the CEO.
As per the request made by the England Cricket
Board (ECB) the ExCo has approved the England
Performance Program camp to be carried out in
Colombo from 22nd November to 10th December
2014 by assigning player to Premier Clubs at the
cost of ECB. EXCO was of the opinion that this will
provide an opportunity for the club players to gain
experience and exposure of interacting with
foreign players.
The ExCo has also approved the request made by
the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) to host the
Afghanistan, U.A.E. Nepal and Hong Kong teams
at the cost of the ACC in order to support the non
test playing countries in the region.
Sanka Ramesh steers SSC
to U-23 Division one title
(dailynews.lk) Sinhales Sports Club (SSC)
clinched the Inter-club Under-23 Division One
Cricket title after their first innings win against
Nondescript Cricket Club (NCC) in the three-day
final match, which concluded at the Colts ground,
Havelock Town.
SSC got the upper hand after skipper Sanka
Ramesh (125 not out)
and Ramesh Mendis
(113) helped the side
reach 304 runs in the
first innings in reply to
NCC’s 230 all out in
the first innings. NCC
replied bravely
declaring their second
innings for 331-8.
SSC were set a 257run target to record an
outright win. But the
Sanka Ramesh led
side was at 223-4
when the match was called off. Skipper Ramesh,
who compiled an unbeaten 125 in the first innings,
scored 59 not out in the second innings from 142
balls including eight fours.
Kavindu Kulasekara also chipped in with an
unfinished fifty (67 off 147 balls) with five fours and
a six. Resuming from the previous day, NCC’s
Sandun Weerakkody, who was unbeaten on 82
overnight, reached his 100 in 52 balls with 13
fours and a six. Lahiru Madusanka scored 48 in 62
deliveries. For SSC, Dasun Shanaka and Sanka
Ramesh shared five wickets. SSC Skipper Sanka
Ramesh had a grand game, having scored two
unbeaten knocks (hundred and a half century) and
claiming five wickets
with the ball to take
the man-of-the-match
award. NCC Under-23
: 230 in 46.5 overs
(Sandun Weerakkody
67, Kasun
Madusanka 3-45,
Sanka Ramesh 3-46)
and 331-8 decl in 57.1
overs (Sandun
Weerakkody 100),
Niroshan Dickwella
80, Lahiru Udara 45,
Lahiru Madusanka 48,
Dasun Shanaka 3-55, Sanka Ramesh 2-46,) SSC
Under-23 : 304 all out in 77 overs (Sanka Ramesh
125 n.o, Ramesh Mendis 113, Dushmantha
Chameera 3-52, Saveen Nanayakkara 3-31) and
223-4 in 75.1 overs (Kavindu Kulasekara 67 n.o,
Sanka Ramesh 59 n.o).
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Richmond pull off 16 run win to clinch
Under-17 cricket title
Big medal haul for SL juniors at Asian Chess
(island.lk) Richmond College pulled off an exciting indeed a great team effort," said Sudarshana.
16 runs victory over Trinity College as they put on
On a wicket where batsmen struggled to go for big
a ‘spirited display in all three departments of the
scores, Shanogeeth Shanmuganathan top scored
game to win the Inter School Under-17 Division I
with 57 runs for Trinity. While Hasaranga with
cricket title at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
three wickets was the pick of the bowlers for
Bowlers led by spinner Wanindu Hasaranga
Richmond, Kamindu Mendis picked up two
restricted Trinity to
wickets.
154 runs in the 49th
Batting first,, Hasaru
over to pull off an
Chamikara’s 32 runs
exciting victory which
and Avindu
looked unlikely when
Theekhana’s 28 runs
they managed only
were the top scores
170 runs in the
for Richmond. For
morning.
Trinity Hasitha
"It was a tremendous
Boyagoda and Tashila
effort. We did well in
Dodanwala excelled
all three departments.
sharing seven wickets
We are really happy
between them.
to have won this after
Brief Scores:
being edged out in the
Richmond 170 all out
knockout stage last
in 47.3 overs (Hasaru
season," Richmond
Chamikara 32, Avindu
Richmond
College
Under-17
cricketers
celebrate
with
College coach
Theekshana 28,
the
trophy
after
they
clinched
the
Inter
School
UnderDhammika
Kamindu Mendis 18,
Sudarshana told The 17 Division I cricket title at the R. Premadasa Stadium. Charith Asalanka 16;
Island.
Hasitha Boyagoda 3/22, Tashila Dodanwala 4/29)
"Our batsmen have been going for big scores. But Trinity 154 all out in 48.2 overs (Shanogeeth
considering the difficult conditions to bat they
Shanmuganathan 57, Shavindu Amarasinghe 15;
managed to put on a score for us to defend. Then
Wanindu Hasaranga 3/19, Kamindu Mendis 2/33)
there were good fielding and bowling. That was
Mathews
from P24
"The bowlers set the tone [today], Dhammika and
Malinga early and then Thisara.
"I wanted to experiment a little, give Thisara more
opportunities and Dhammika has also proven he is
a very good bowler in the past few series.
"The pitch was doing a little bit in the early hours
and then it flattened out a little bit but when you’re
chasing 100 you should play positive cricket and
not block."
Thisara was named man of the match, and the
player of the series, for his efforts.
And he said confidence was behind his improved
form, saying: "First of all, I’m proud of my all-round
performances.
"It’s just confidence, last match I bowled well and
came back strongly. I’m going to work on my
bowling and keep getting better. As a bowling unit
we’ve done really well."
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq bemoaned his
side’s efforts with the bat after their meek defeat.
Misbah came to the crease with Pakistan at 14-3
and although he and Fawad Alam (38 not out)
steadied the ship momentarily, the skipper was
then run out by Dilshan’s direct hit.
It proved a key turning point in the game as Sri
Lanka raced through the remainder of Pakistan’s
batting order.
"We lost too many wickets early," Misbah said.
"Fawad and I were trying to be there till the 30th
over. We tried to put up a fight, but again we lost
too many wickets."
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(dailymirror.lk) Sri Lanka’s junior chess players
performed brilliantly at the 10th Asian Schools
Chess Championships held in Taichung, Taiwan
from August 23 to 30, wining two gold, one silver
and four bronze medals. Sri Lankan players also
bagged 14 merit certificates.
Ishini Wickramasinghe of Musaeus College in the
girls under 15 and M Sasith Nipun Piyumantha of
Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda in the boys
under 13 bagged the gold medals while
I.M.T.S.Gunawardane of Maliyadeva B.V.,
Kurunegala won a silver in girls under 7 category.
Ehsha Pallie of St. Paul’s Girls’ College, Milagiriya
(Girls Under 7), Methmani Nelunika of Anula
Vidyalaya, Nugegoda (Girls under 17), Kevin
Ranindu Silva of Holy Cross College (Boys under
9) and Kasun Wimalasuriya Dharmasoka College,
Ambalangoda(Boys under 17) won the bronze
medals.
Girls
Under 7:
2nd I.M.T.S.Gunawardane Maliyadeva B.V.,
Kurunegala
3rd Ehsha Pallie St.Paul’s Girls’ College, Milagiriya
4th Dahamdi Sandula Sujatha Balika Vidyalaya,
Colombo 5
6th W.A.A.Sharindi Dedigama Primary School,
Dedigama
Under 9:
4th Tharusha Dassanayake Kegalu Balika
Vidyalaya, Kegalle
Under 11:
6th Sachintha Kodikara Wycherly In. School,
Colombo 7.
Under 13
4th Nethmi Gamage Asian Grammar School,
Gothatuwa
5th Sandaruwani Vithanage Maliyadeva B.V.,
Kurunegala
6th Maheshika Madurapperuma Viharamahadevi
B. V., Kiribathgoda
Under 15
1st Ishini Wickramasinghe Musaeus College,
Colombo 7
6th Udaransi Jayawardhane Sangamitta Girls
College Galle
Under 17
3rd Methmani Nelunika, Anula Vidyalaya,
Nugegoda
Boys
Under 9
3rd Kevin Ranindu Silva Holy Cross College
4th K L G Geethika Udaneth Richmond College,
Galle
Under 11:
5th Saranath Nanayakkaea Gateway International
School, Negombo (4th)
6th Udayanga Jayasena St.Annes College,
Kurunegala
Under 13:
1st M Sasith Nipun Piyumantha Dharmasoka
College, Ambalangoda
4th Banuka N. Wickramasinghe Ananda College,
Colombo 10
Under 15:
5th Charith Hettiarachchi D S Senanayake
College, Colombo 7
Under 17:
3rd Kasun Wimalasuriya Dharmasoka College,
Ambalangoda
6th Pramod Uduwala St. Marys College, Kegalle
Refurbished Upali Wijewardene Scoreboard
handed over to Royal College
(island.lk) The refurbished main scoreboard of the Royal College
Colombo 07, Reid Avenue Cricket Grounds was handed over by the
President of the Automobile Association of Ceylon, Dhammika
Attygalle, the nephew of late Upali Wijewardene to the Principal of
Royal College, Upali Gunasekera on August 21.
This scoreboard was donated by the late Upali Wijewardene,
founder Chairman Upali Group of Companies, an old boy of Royal
College and handed over to the then Principal late L.D.H. Peiris on
21st October 1978 during the time Ranjan Madugalle, former Sri
Lanka Captain and ICC Match Referee captained the Royal team
during that season of the Royal-Thomian Centenary Cricket
Encounter.
The Automobile Association undertook to refurbish the scoreboard
especially as late Upali Wijewardene was a life member of the
Automobile Association and had contributed immensely for the
betterment of the Association and was the Chief Guest of the 75th
Anniversary in the year 1979 of the Automobile Association. Late
Upali Wijewardene was the pioneer in assembling of motor vehicles
in Sri Lanka in early 70’s.
In the picture are Upali Gunasekera, Principal Royal College;
Chandana Aluthgama, Secretary, Royal College Union, Akmal
Sathuk, Chairman Board of Management of JRJ Sports Complex,
Hiran Wimalaratne and Ruwan Abayaratne. Dhammika Attygalle,
President and D. Hettiarachchi, Secretary of the Automobile
Association of Ceylon; Members Duminda Attygalle, Sarath
Withana, Preethi Warawitage, Haritha Wijewardene, Lalith
Jayewardene, Srinath Fonseka and Suresh Ratnasinghe.
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