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Supreme Court rules President can run for third term
By Ashwin Hemmathagama
(FT.lk) - President Mahinda Rajapakse
has received what a Senior Minister
described as the “much-wanted
favourable interpretation” from Supreme
Court.
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources
Management and the Leader of the
House of Parliament Nimal Siripala de
Silva yesterday informed the Parliament
the Supreme Court has given the
greenlight, allowing the President to stand
for another round of elections.
“It is with great pleasure I inform this
House of the Supreme Court
interpretation, which held that it lawful and
not against the Constitution for President
Mahinda Rajapaksa to stand for a third
term. According to the Supreme Court,
the necessary provisions are already
found in the Constitution,” he told the
House.
On Monday night, the Supreme Court
delivered its determination on incumbent
President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s eligibility
to contest for a third term to the President
at Temple Trees.
The opinion was endorsed by the nine
Supreme Court judges who met at the
Chief Justice’s room at the Supreme
Court yesterday. They discussed for
about one-and-a-half hours before
endorsing their opinion on the President’s
requests.
The Supreme Court Bench comprised
Chief Justice Mohan Peiris, Justice K.
Sripavan, Justice Chandra Ekanayake,
Justice Priyasath Dep, Justice Eva
Wanasundera, Justice Rohini
Marasinghe, Justice B.P. Aluvihara,
Justice Sisira de Abrew, Justice Sarath de
Abrew and Justice Priyantha
Jayawardena.
Earlier, the President submitted a series
of questions to the Supreme Court for its
consideration asking the apex Court to
submit its opinion on to him before 10
November.
President Rajapaksa, who was elected in
January 2010 for a second term in office,
asked the Supreme Court whether the
Constitution, as amended by the 18th
Amendment, will allow him to declare his
intention to contest for presidency after
the expiration of four years from the date
of commencement of his second term of
office as President on 19 November 2010.
The President made the request in terms
of Provision 129 (I) of the Constitution.
The Apex Court informed the Bar
Association of Sri Lanka of the
President’s request and asked them to
submit any points they have in writing to
the Registry of the Supreme Court by
Friday, 7 November.
Interested parties submitted 38 petitions
to the Court both in favour and against the
President’s inquiry. The Bar weighed in on
behalf of the President and the majority of
submissions were in his favour.
The decision by President last week to
seek Supreme Court opinion came under
fire by Opposition parties as well as legal
experts whilst Bar Association sought
extended time to submit written
submissions apart from wanting to make
oral submissions. UNP Leader Ranil
Wickremesinghe noted Supreme Court
opinion on the constitutionality of the
President seeking a third term has no
validity since there is no legal binding in
such an opinion. The JVP filed a motion
to appeal to the Supreme Court to hear
the opinion sought by the President in
open court.
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Lanka pushes for full-fledged UN
holiday for Vesak
(sundaytimes.lk) UNITED NATIONS – Sri Lanka is
leading an effort to have Vesak declared a fullfledged UN holiday. The proposal will first go
before the Administrative and Budgetary
Committee and finally before the 193-member
General Assembly, the highest policy making body
at the United Nations, for approval.
Currently, the UN annually commemorates a Day
of National Observance for Vesak, a move that
was successfully initiated by former Foreign
Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar on the
recommendation of the International Buddhist
Conference in 1998. In 1999, Sri Lanka and 15
other countries requested a UN holiday for Vesak,
a sacred day to the world’s more than 500 million
Diabetes hits epidemic levels in Sri Lanka
by Carol Aloysius
Buddhists and a national holiday in Buddhistmajority countries.
The UN advised that there would be financial
implications and the countries concerned settled
for the UN acknowledging the importance of the
day.
Recently when Israel requested that Yom Kippur
be declared a holiday, the UN revising its position,
advised there would be no financial implications.
As a consequence, a number of Buddhist and
other countries, led by Sri Lanka, have revived the
request that Vesak be declared a UN holiday.
Currently the matter is being discussed at the
highest levels at the UN. Following Sri Lanka’s
initiative, India has suggested that it may ask that
days sacred to Hindus, Jains and Sikhs also
be declared holidays by the UN.
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(colombogazette.com) The Sri Lankan
Government has agreed to transfer five Indian
fishermen who were sentenced to death, to a
jail in India, an Indian politician said today.
Senior BJP member Subramanian Swamy
said that the agreement was reached
following talks held yesterday between
President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Swamy said that during a telephone
conversation between the President and
Indian Prime Minister, the two sides discussed
the issue over the five Indian fishermen which
has now become a sensitive matter in India.
President Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Modi
had discussed processing the documents to
transfer the five Indians to an Indian jail.
The Indians had been sentenced to death by
a local court after being found guilty of
smuggling drugs. Two other Sri Lankans were
also found guilty and given the death
sentence in the same case. (Colombo
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(sundayobserver.lk) Over 382 million people the
world over and in Sri Lanka have been diagnosed
with diabetes and this number will double to 592
million by 2035, statistics from the International
Diabetes Federation (IDF) report of 2013, have
revealed.
According to the survey this increase would occur
largely in the Indian and Asian subcontinents, due
to the genetic, environmental and social factors
and 90-95 percent people would have Type 2
diabetes.
The latest research on Sri Lankans with diabetes
and pre-diabetes by Consultant Endricrinologist
and Diabetologist Dr Prasad Katulanda has
revealed that 10.3 percent of Sri Lankans have
Type 2 diabetes and 11.50 percent had prediabetes (impaired fasting glucose) the majority of
whom are unaware of it.
According to global statistics of 2013, 46 percent
pre-diabetics are unaware they had the disease.
Although the number of deaths from diabetes had
declined with improved facilities health officials
said there was a disturbing trend in the increase in
the number of diabetics among pregnant mothers.
Screening of pregnant women in five MOH
districts at Piliyandala, Padukka, Pitakotte,
Kadawatha and Hanwella in 2010 revealed that
19.3 percent of pregnant mothers suffered from
gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy).
Co-ordinator Diabetes Prevention Task Force of
the Sri Lanka Medical Association Dr Hasitha
Fernando, told the Sunday Observer that although
most of these mothers had been cured, many
developed diabetes when they resumed their
former unhealthy lifestyles.
A Diabetes Walk will be held on November 14
(World Diabetes Prevention Day) from the
Independence Square and conclude at the
BMICH.
There will be a free screening for diabetes and
several lectures will be held on diabetes by a
panel of experts at the BMICH. "All are welcome",
media spokesperson Dr Suguni Galapathi said.
Inaugural Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka
Association of Geriatric Medicine
(island.lk) The Sri Lanka Association of Geriatric
Medicine (SLAGM) will hold its Inaugural
academic sessions on the 12th and 13th of
November at the Sri Lanka Foundation, 100, Sri
Lanka Padanama Mawatha, Independence
Square, Colombo 7.
The Theme of the sessions is "TOWARDS
ACHIEVING A HEALTHIER AND BRIGHTER
SILVER AGE"
The international faculty represented at the
Inaugural Sessions are: ‘Prof. Prasad Mathews
(India); Dr. Rajah Salgado (Australia); Prof. A.B.
Dey (India) and Dr. Varsha (India).’
Among the topics to be discussed are: ‘Recent
advances in Geriatric Medicine’, ‘Active healthy
ageing’, ’Fragile, handle with care’, and ‘Ageing
and nutrition’. There will also be Free Research
papers.
The inauguration ceremony will be from 6 p.m. to
9 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12th.
Left to right seated: Dr. Lalith S. Wijayarathne (Council
Member), Dr. Achala Balasuriya (Secretary), Dr. Selvie
Perera (Patron), Dr. Dilhar Samaraweera (President),
Prof. Antoinette Perera (Council Member)
Standing: Dr. Dilanka Thilakaratne (Assistant
Secretary), Dr. Barana Millawithana(Council Member),
Dr. Shiromi Maduwage (Council Member), Dr.
Priyankara Jayawardana (Vice President), Dr. Aindralal
Balasuriya (Treasurer) Absent: Prof. Sarath
Lekamwasam (Council Member).
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Ground frost at some places in Nuwara-Eliya
during the early hours
(ceylontoday.lk) The Met. Department says that a
mainly fair weather can be expected in the sea
areas around the island. Winds will be westerly or
Northwesterly and the speed will be 20-30 kmph.
The sea areas around the island will not be rough.
And also a mainly fair and bright weather
conditions will prevail over the island. Night time
and early morning hours will be fairly cool.
Ground frost (frozen dew) is likely at some places
in the Nuwara-Eliya district during the early hours
of the morning.
Application for admissions to State-run
Universities to go online: UGC Addl. Sec.
(sundaytimes.lk) Online application to State-run
universities will be available for the first time in Sri
Lanka from next year, said Additional Secretary to
the University Grants Commission (UGC), Dr
Priyantha Premakumara.
He said that GCE Advanced Level qualified
students desirous of gaining admission to any
State-run university, could apply online, to save
time for both parties.
“Presently, students have to post their
applications or hand them over to the UGC.
However, when the new service is introduced,
they will not have to waste time in this process,”
Dr Premakumara said. He added that,
discussions are under way to make the system
mandatory, or retain it as an alternate method of
applying to a university. He said that, once the
service is established, Admission Dept services
will be available any day, including Saturday and
Sunday .
.(Contd" on P6)
Australia verifying claims of Lankans
(colombogazette.com) Australia is verifying the
genuineness of the asylum claims of the 157 Sri
Lankan Tamils who had left Puducherry by boat,
Australian Consul-General to South India Sean
Kelly has said.
The boat was intercepted by Australian authorities
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in June. The migrants are now lodged in detention
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“The Australian government has a firm policy on
people smuggling. It is not possible to enter
Australia illegally,” Kelly told reporters on the
sidelines of a photo exhibition to mark the
Remembrance Day in Poducherry, India, The
Hindu newspaper reported.
Around 1,200 people were believed to have died
in sea while trying to enter Australia in recent
years, he said. “If the cases are found to be
genuine, the refugees will be resettled on Nauru
Island. If not, they will be sent back.”
“It is not that Australia is not welcome to migrants.
In fact, Australia is happy to welcome them.
However, refugees must come in through proper
channels,” Kelly said.
Incidentally, the United Nations Committee against
Torture has raised questions about the treatment
of refugees at Australia’s detention centres at a
hearing in Geneva this Monday, according to
international media reports.
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Brothers brutally
hacked to death
by Kurulu Kariyakarawana
(sundayobserver.lk) Two brothers were
brutally hacked to death with axes by a gang
in Gandara on Friday night over a personal
feud, the police said.
The victims identified as Mahadurage Prasad
Manoj Kumara (36) and Mahadurage Rasaal
Wasantha Kumara (38) were living in
Nawadunna.
A gang of several men armed with axes had
confronted the brothers near the
Gammaduwa temple and had hacked the duo
causing serious injuries.
They were rushed to the Matara Hospital but
were pronounced dead on admission. The
Gandara police had deployed a special team
to arrest the suspects who are absconding.
ISSUE 1197
Koslanda landslide rescue operations to stop
By Preamalal Wijeratne
(ceylontoday.lk) It has been decided to halt the
rescue operations in search of those missing at
the landslide sites of Meeriyabedda, Koslanda.
The Minister for Disaster Management, Mahinda
Amaraweera, revealed these operations have to
be halted owing to affidavits submitted by the
relatives of the dead. These excavations that are
going on for the last 11 days are stirring up the
emotions of the relatives, and since the latter have
made a request, it has been decided to stop the
operations, and to start the burials, he added.
Meanwhile, 12 bodies of missing persons have
been found by yesterday, according to Rohana
Keerthi Dissanayake, the Badulla District
Secretary.
It has been planned to construct 70 houses on a
land of about two hectares situated in the vicinity
on Ampiti Hill Estate. The construction is to be
commenced next week with the assistance of the
Army. Badulla District Secretariat will be providing
the building materials, the District Secretary further
observed.
SL ranked 62nd in World Prosperity Index
(dailymirror.lk) Sri Lanka slipped down two
notches to 62nd place in this year’s Prosperity
Index prepared by Legatum Institute, which
measures the well-being of country’s people and
its wealth.
The 2014 Legatum Prosperity Index has covered
the economy of 142 countries with Norway topping
the list and followed by Switzerland, New Zealand,
Denmark, Canada, Sweden, Australia, Finland,
Netherlands and the United States.
According to the index Sri Lanka was ranked 58 in
2012 and it was brought down to 60 in 2013.
Meanwhile, Nepal was ranked 96th, India 102nd,
Bangladesh 104th, Pakistan 127th and
Afghanistan 137th.
The 10 countries making up the bottom was
Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Burundi,
Yemen, Afghanistan, Togo, Haiti, Sierra Leone and
Guinea.
Sri Lanka was also found to be among the five
countries with world's highest rate of marriages
with China having a rate of 80%, Bangladesh
76%, Nepal 76%, Laos 73% and Sri Lanka 73%.
In the Social Capital Sub-Index,Sri Lanka was
ranked 27 in social cohesion and engagement and
community and family networks. (Inquirer.net)
Floating Restaurant at Wetland Park
(ceylontoday.lk) Secretary Defence and
Urban Development Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa
launched a new floating restaurant during a
colouful event last evening (10th November)
at the Wetland Park in Nawala.
The 'Garton's Ark' is the latest addition to the
popular Wetland Park. The craft holds a
spacious fully air conditioned restaurant and
an open deck. It offers a complete package of
a trip around the lake with food and drinks
served at an affordable prize. The craft is
manned by experienced personnel while the
restaurant which offers a wide range of dishes
is managed by popular chefs. The "Garton's
Ark' is equipped with special safety and
security features for the benefit of its patrons.
The Urban Wetland Park popularly known as
'Weli Park' is a brainchild of Mr. Rajapaksa. This
project completed under the Colombo
Development Programme was aimed at flood
retention and control while providing a people
friendly setting for the general public to relax and
enjoy. The total land area of 5 acres in the
suburbs of the city was developed in keeping with
the clean, green and open city concept at a cost
of approximately 81.6 million. Much emphasis
was given to preserve the natural wetland
environment which is home to a number of flora
and fauna during the setting up of the park.
Additional Secretary (Defence) Mr. S
Hettiarachchi, Chief of Defenece Staff, tri forces
commanders, Military Liaison Officer of the
Ministry, senior ministry and military officers and
distinguished guests were present at the
launching ceremony. (defence.lk)
Northern expressway gets off the ground
(dailymirror.lk) Construction work on the
Northern Expressway will be launched tomorrow
by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Highways
Project Minister Nirmala Kotalawala said
yesterday.
The project was initiated following requests from
the people of Kandy and it was initially named as
the Colombo – Kandy Expressway.
However, the President had later directed that
the expressway be extended to cover the
Northern, North- Central and the EasternProvinces as well, the minister said.
He saidseveral ceremonies have been organised
at the interchanges of the expressway in
Kurunegala, Galagedara and Rambukkana.
“The construction will be carried outby local
engineers with the help of local constructors. We
hope to complete the project within four years,”
the minister said. (Chaturanga Pradeep)
Namal Uyana celebrates 25th anniversary
(sundayobserver.lk) A ceremony to mark the
25th anniversary of preserving the twenty million
year-old rose quartz deposit and its Namal
Grove will be held on November 10 at 3.30 p.m.
at the Defence and Urban
Development Ministry
auditorium under the
patronage of Defence
Secretary Gotabaya
Rajapaksa.
A CD on the Jathika Namal
Uyana and its national,
religious, environmental,
geographical, historical and
educational values and the
Rajarata University research
paper on the Namal Uyana
plants will be presented. To
coincide with the occasion, the
Namal Uyana website will be
launched and the title deed of
a 15-perch land in Alawwa
donated to the Namal Uyana
Vihara will be presented.
Foreign diplomats, Buddhist delegations from
Japan and Korea and a large number of
dignitaries will participate.
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Singithi Scouts at S. Thomas’ College
ISSUE 1197
Opening a new chapter in Sri Lankan Scouting
(dailynews.lk) The 16th Colombo Scout Group of
S.Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia has again
successfully initiated a project that would benefit
the entire Scout Movement in Sri Lanka, which will
add a new section to their Scout Group and open a
new chapter in the history of scouting in the
country.
The project is called ‘Singithi Scouts’. This
concept, known internationally as Beaver Scouts,
comes from the World Organisation of the Scout
Movement, which encourages all students
between five and a half years to seven years to
experience Scouting.
The Sri Lanka Scout Association too has decided
to follow suit and has successfully taken the first
step by promoting the concept in a few schools, of
which the 16th Colombo Scout Group of S.
Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia became the first
school to have the inaugural batch of Singithi
Scouts in Sri Lanka.
The first batch of Singithi Scouts was enrolled on
October 7. The inaugural investiture ceremony for
these pioneer Singithi Scouts will take place
tomorrow at S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia
under the patronage of First Lady Shiranthi
Rajapaksa who will grace this occasion as the
Chief Guest.
S. Thomas’ College has been selected as it has
been actively involved in Cub Scouting for the past
90 years. Singithi Scouts too will get many
opportunities to put their talents to good use and
have fun outdoors.
The Singithi Scouts program will be based on more
outdoor activities and fun filled play time that will
enable the little ones to bring out their talents.
Areas of work include: handwork, games, acting,
singing and storytelling.
Furthermore, this program, which is world
renowned as one of the best methods, is intended
to educate young children through the most
simplest of ways.
Singithi Scouting has been implemented with the
intention of encouraging young children to come
forward with their talents and also to prepare them
for Cub Scouting.
Started with the prime objective of making “better
use” of the free time of boys, Scouting has grown
to be a worldwide movement for youth aimed at
producing community-minded, independent, able
individuals and young leaders who see beyond
sectarianism and narrow self-interest in the
ordering of their lives and influencing the lives of
people around
them.
The World Scout
Movement is now
the largest youth
body in the world
comprising more
than 30 million
members. “Smart,
Courteous,
Obedient, Useful
and Trustworthy”
citizens have been
the marvelous fruit
of this movement
for the last 106
years, since its
S. Thomas’ College 16th Colombo Scout Troop 2014
inception in 1907
as the brainchild of
Lord Robert Baden-Powell.
Scouting was begun in Sri Lanka in 1912 and
this year also marks the centenary of Scouting
in the Colombo District (1914 - 2014).
The 16th Colombo Scout Group has taken part
in several competitions. At the held last
September, the Senior Troop was able to retain
The first intake of Singithi Scouts in Sri Lanka enrolled on October 7, 2014.
S. Thomas’ College 16th Colombo Cub Pack 2014
the prestigious Brig. C.P. Jayawardena Challenge
Trophy awarded for the ‘Best Senior Scout Troop’
in the District. The C.P.J. Shield was retained for
the fifth consecutive year by the Troop (20092014).
The Troop had also retained the Mayor’s Flag
(awarded for the Best Junior Scout Troop) for eight
consecutive years from 2006 to 2013. The Troop
retained both awards for five consecutive years
from 2009-2013.
The 16th Colombo Cub Pack has also been
performing exceptionally well throughout the years.
The present Cub Pack comprises around 200
Cubs backed by many Cub teachers (Akelas). The
Cub Pack recently won the C.M.P. Wanigathunga
Flag for the ‘Best Cub Pack in the District’ for the
8th consecutive year, since its inception in 2007.
Furthermore, in the most recent annual Scout
Service and Relationship Week held in June 2014,
the Group raised a record collection to become the
‘Highest Collectors in the Island’. The District
Commissioner’s Flag was also awarded this year
for the third consecutive year titling the Group as
the ‘Best Scout Group in the District’.
Amidst all these achievements it is important to
note the fact that the Group does not only attempt
to win competitions, but also to maintain an
exemplary level of conduct and discipline in all
fields.
There is a high level of commitment and hard work
that is put in to all these which has yielded results.
The Group also maintains a code of high ethical
and moral values, thus producing self-reliant,
independent and able individuals.
The 16th Colombo Scout Group having thus
performed so well over the past many years is well
qualified to pioneer Singithi Scouting in Sri Lanka.
Aryasinha says Zeid has used intemperate language
to attack a sovereign UN member
And denigrated a democratically elected
Government
(island.ljk) Ravinatha Aryasinha, Sri Lanka’s
Ambassador/Permanent Representative in
Geneva, yesterday responded to the News
Release dated November 7, 2014 titled ‘Zeid
condemns persistent disinformation designed to
discredit UN Investigation on Sri Lanka’ issued
by the Office of the High Commissioner for
Human Rights.
The following is the text of Aryasinha’s response:
"It is extremely regrettable that a News Release
should have been issued on this matter
attributed personally to you questioning the
integrity of the Government of a sovereign nation
which has been a member of the United Nations
since 1955. As you would be aware, Sri Lanka
has contributed consistently to the United
Nations system in numerous capacities by taking
a lead in norm setting processes including the
Law of the Sea Conference, disarmament and
human rights.
"It is unfortunate that your News Release has
been issued without making any attempt to
understand the context or content apparent from
the Media Release of the Ministry of External
Affairs dated 5th November 2014.
"In fact, the OHCHR has been inept in
comprehending for reasons best known to it
that the thrust of the concerns expressed by the
Government of Sri Lanka related to the flawed
procedure of the OHCHR Investigation on Sri
Lanka (OISL).
"The Government of Sri Lanka, its departments
and agencies made no attempt whatsoever to
prevent bona fide witnesses from submitting
information to the investigation team. Neither
Application
from P4
“Furthermore, this system will help
reduce the time interval between the
release of results and cutoff marks for
various courses. Earlier, Applications
had to be received, analogs opened,
and details checked and categorized,
but now, everything can be done
online,” he explained, adding that the
service will also enable the UGC to
access vital information helpful for
decision making and policy
development of the university system.
The public will be informed of its
establishment via newspaper adverts
and notices. Dr. Premakumara said all
students will be notified of the
Application procedures too, in the near
future. (AW)
83 people displaced in Dayagama
line room fire
(dailymirror.lk) At least 22 line rooms
in Dayagama, Nuwara Eliya were
gutted by fire this evening, displacing
83 people, police said.
They said initial investigations
indicated that the fire had originated
from a house that had been closed
and it had later spread to the whole
row of houses, though no reports of
injury were reported.
The Nuwara Eliya Provincial
Secretariat has initiated relief
measures for the displaced.
(Chaturanga Pradeep)
was any attempt made to deter and intimidate
individuals from submitting evidence. The
submissions that the Investigation would have
received by now would stand to prove this fact.
"The Government of Sri Lanka informed a
selected group of Ambassadors and
Representatives based in Colombo, about the
revelations made by an individual who was
apprehended on the grounds of being a nonrehabilitated LTTE cadre. These revelations
included him being employed to collect
signatures of persons affected by the conflict on
blank forms by deceiving them into believing that
they would be granted monetary compensation
by the UN.
(Contd: on P16)
The annual prize giving
of Girls High School
The annual prize giving of Grils High School,
Mount Lavinia was held at the school
premises under the patronage of First Lady
Shiranthi Rajapaksa and Prof. Roland
Abeypala. Here, the First Lady is seena
presenting a prize to a student. Principal H.A.
Gayani Princely is also in the picture.
Picture by Lalith Welivitigoda
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TNA says Saudi not a friend of Tamils
(colombogazette.com) The Tamil National Alliance
(TNA) today accused Saudi Arabia of backing
human rights violations in Sri
Lanka adding that the Middle
Eastern country is not a friend of
the Tamils.
TNA MP C. Yogeswaran,
speaking in Parliament today,
said that while Saudi Arabia may
be seen as a friend of the Sri
Lankan Government, it cannot be
accepted in the same manner by
the Tamils in the North and East.
The MP recalled that Saudi
Arabia had backed the Sri Lankan government at
the UN Human Rights Council when the resolution
on Sri Lanka was submitted to the Council.
He said that Saudi Arabia has also been accused
of failing to prevent human rights
violations being committed
against maids employed in that
country.
The MP also noted that Saudi
Arabia unlawfully executes people
and does not have any
compassion towards the people.
The TNA MP said that even some
Sri Lankan maids who go to the
Middle East for employment
return to Sri Lanka return in body
bags. (Colombo Gazette)
Huge crowd at campaign against Ex. Presidency
(dailymirror.lk) 3.30 P.M A campaign to
pressurise the President to abolish the
Executive Presidency and implement the 19th
Amendment is underway at the Muttaiah Park
in Colombo 02.
Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, UNP
MP Karu Jayasuriya, Mangala Samaraweera,
UNP Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake,
Jathika Hela Urumaya Parliamentarian
Athuraliye Rathana Thera, Maduluwawe
Sobitha Thera, Former Chief Justice Sarath N.
Silva, JVP MP K. D. Lal Kantha and Democratic
National Alliance (DNA) Parliamentarian Arjuna
Ranatunga and all UNP Parliamentarians were
on one stage, reporters said.
05.30 P.M Heavy traffic was reported from
Nawam Mawatha, Colombo 2 due to the public
rally at the Muttaiah Park.
Security plans and spiritual programmes
underway for Pope Francis visit
By Joshua Surendraraj
UN Accused Of Withholding Real-time
Evidence Of War Crimes In SL
(asianmirror.lk) The Inner City Press on
Tuesday charged that the “UN has withheld
real-time evidence of war crime” in Sri Lanka
in 2009, in “effect protecting the government
of Sri Lanka from criticism” by the international
community at large.
This allegation was leveled yesterday at a
discussion that was held about "War Crimes
Records," primarily about the Holocaust but
with Syria, for example, mentioned by Dan
Plesch on the panel.
Plesch asked, if people could collect records
in London under bombing, how not in Syria
today? Indeed. But consider that the UN itself
WITHHELD evidence of war crimes in Sri
Lanka in 2009.
Posing a question at the panel about the
viability of holding a “legally substantiated
investigation into events took place in 2009
with Sri Lanka refusing to give visas for UN
investigators and trying to intimidate potential
witnesses”, Inner City Press journalist
Matthew Russell Lee said that the UN has
“withheld casualty statistics it had in real-time
about what it knows” about Sri Lanka’s war
crime in 2009.
“After claiming of Sri Lanka that "we don't
count bodies," the UN has now involuntarily
admitted that the "minimum number of
documented civilian casualties since 20
January 2009, as of 7 March 2009 in the
conflict area of Mullaitivu Region [is] 9,924
casualties including 2,683 deaths and 7,241
injuries," in a leaked document of the Office
for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
obtained by Inner City Press,” the ICP said.
“OCHA's top official John Holmes, as well as
spokespeople for UN Secretary General Ban
Ki-moon, have repeatedly denied that the UN
has such casualty figures. Now it appears that
unlike in other
conflicts from
Darfur to Gaza, the
UN withheld the Sri
Lanka figures, in
effect protecting
the Sri Lankan
government from
criticism,” it also
stated.
(sundaytimes.lk) With the Holy Father set to visit
the country on January 13, the Sri Lankan Army
and Police are gearing up to implement a tight
security plan, while the church prepares to greet
the Roman Catholic Pontiff and canonise the first
saint of Sri Lanka
“We will provide tight security to the Pope without
causing any disturbance to any religious activities,”
Army Spokesperson Brigadier Ruwan
Wannigasooriya said.
The Police too were involved in security
arrangements in addition to traffic plans.
Apart from some of the major programmes
conducted by the Sri Lankan Catholic Church, its
major focus would be to prepare the people
spiritually for Pope Francis’s visit.
“Special prayer cards have been distributed to all
the churches, and prayers will be recited before or
after each holy mass in preparation for the Holy
visit and the canonisation of the Blessed Joseph
Vaz that will take place during the Pope’s visit,”
Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando secretary to the
Media & Information Secretariat – Pope’s Visit said.
“Sunday School children will undergo special
preparation and during the Pope’s visit they will
present to Pope Francis a spiritual bouquet that will
include prayers and good deeds done by these
children in preparation for the visit,” he added.
Discussing the route the Pope will take, Fr. Gamini
said the Pontiff will travel from the Bandaranaike
International Airport along the Negombo road to
Colombo in an open vehicle.
“The motorcade will continue upto the Archbishop’s
Goans to attend Fr. Vaz’ canonisation in Colombo
By Aviral Mishra
(sundaytimes.lk) The news of the Pope’s visit to
Colombo for the canonisation of Indian-born Father
Joseph Vaz has brought great excitement to
natives of Father Vaz’s birthplace with preparations
for the ceremony being made in Goa.
About 1,000 followers of Fr. Vaz from India’s southwestern state of Goa, where Vaz was born and
brought up, are expected to attend the canonisation
in Colombo set to take place in January.
“About 1,000 Goans have confirmed their
visit to witness the canonisation process.
These numbers may increase once the
Pope’s visit is finalised by Cardinal Malcolm
Ranjith of Sri Lanka,” said Father Eremito
Rebello of Goa who is Vice Postulator for
the canonisation of Fr. Vaz. Fr. Rebello also
assisted in investigations and verification of
Lanka
from P2
Saudi Arabia has proposed that
uniform criteria be adopted by
the UN for declaring religious
holidays. These would include
the number of adherents of a
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House in Borella and here the pontiff will meet with
the bishops of the Catholic Bishops Conference of
Sri Lanka. That evening he will visit the President
and proceed to the BMICH to meet other religious
leaders,” Fr. Gamini said.
The next day will be a special occasion for the
Church of Sri Lanka. The Holy Father will celebrate
holy mass on Gallle Face Green at 8.30 am and
during this mass the Blessed Joseph Vass will be
canonised. This will be the most important part of
the Pope’s visit, he said.
“Before the mass the Holy Father will tour the city
in an open vehicle so that the people can see him.
Later on in the afternoon he will fly to the Madhu
Church and he will be there for about an hour. He
will attend a special prayer service and will bless
the people with the statue of Our Lady of Madhu,”
Fr. Gamini added.
On January 15 the Pope will leave for the
Phillipines from Sri Lanka.
Fr. Gamini said, “We expect people to start
gathering at Galle Face Green by noon on January
13, and we will provide sanitation facilities and
there will be eating outlets for those who wish to
spend the night. We will also have special prayer
programmes for them and, most importantly, these
people will have the opportunity to give their
confessions.”
Social Services Minsiter Felix Perera said, “The
roadsides will be decorated with flags and banners
greeting the Pope. Around 3000 flags will be fixed
alongside the road from the airport upto the
Dalugama Bridge. The people will stand on either
side of the road and will be able to see the Holy
Father as he passes by.”
religion and whether a particular
day is observed as a national
holiday by many countries.
Currently, the Christians have
two full-fledged UN holidays:
Good Friday and Christmas, and
Muslims enjoying holidays for
Eid ul-Fitr (Ramadan festival)
and Eid ul-Adha (Haj festival).
the life and works of Fr. Vaz which is mandatory for
his canonisation.
Fr. Rebello also stated that the Goa government,
anticipating the rush, is in the process of requesting
the central government to start direct flights
between Goa and Colombo. “With the
overwhelming response we received, charter flights
may also be a solution to manage the exodus,” Fr.
Rebello said.
(island.lk) Convener of the National Movement of
Social Justice Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera
addressing the media yesterday at the Solis Hall,
Pitakotte. UNP National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe,
Democratic Party leader Sarath Fonseka and DNA MP
Arjuna Ranatunga look on. Pic by Nimal Dayaratne.
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CBK eclipses Karu
Quest for common candidate:
by Shamindra Ferdinando
(island.lk) Former UNP Deputy Leader and MP
Karu Jayasuriya has received the backing of many
political parties and groups looking for a common
candidate at the forthcoming
presidential election, but some
influential players are of the view that
twice-president Chandrika
Bandaranaike Kumaratunga will be a
better candidate.
Sources said that UNP National Leader
Ranil Wickremesinghe had recently
suggested that Kumaratunga should be
the Opposition’s choice unless he was
accepted as the common candidate.
The JVP, too, was agreeable to backing
Kumaratunga to accomplish a specific
mission, sources said, adding that those
pushing for Kumaratunga's candidature believed
the former SLFP leader could engineer some
notable defections from the government.
Responding to a query, sources said that the move
was meant to address concerns raised by MP
Mangala Samaraweera, who had called for
tangible measures to form a genuine coalition.
Sources said that as Kumaratunga was also
acceptable to Samaraweera, the Matara District
MP could be persuaded to remain in the party if
she was fielded to challenge President Rajapaksa.
Asked whether the coalition was
contemplating any special conditions,
sources said that whoever took up the
challenge would have to quit his or her
party. In case of Kumaratunga that
question would not arise, sources said.
Sources revealed that there hadn't been
a consensus among the UNP
parliamentary group members as
regards Jayasuriya's candidature
though he had received the backing of
some political parties and organisations
including the Peoples' Movement for a
Just Society and National Council for a
clean tomorrow led by Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha
Thera and Ven. Athureliya Rathana Thera.
However, the JVP has asserted that Kumaratunga
would stand a better chance.
ECJ to review lifting of LTTE ban before 15 Jan
BY SULOCHANA RAMIAH MOHAN
(ceylontoday.lk) The next hearing on the annulling
of the restrictions imposed on the LTTE at the
European Court of Justice (ECJ) will take place
before 15 January 2015, according the French
Ambassador, Jean-Paul Monchau.
The French Envoy said before 15 January, the
matter will be reviewed and brought forth in
Brussels. He added, that annulling of the
restrictions on the LTTE is the decision of the ECJ
at the moment. "What you should know is that
justice is totally a separate power in the EU
countries and EU has a Parliament, a commission
and a council and they have their Court."
Explaining further as to how the LTTE matter came
to ECJ, he said, "The Court received a complaint
several years ago that the inscription of the LTTE as
a terrorist organization is not legal for many
reasons. The Court finally decided that it should be
annulled however, the ambassador continued state
the matter has not ended as yet."
He stressed that while the LTTE restriction was
annulled, at the same time the court also said they
would keep the effect of this restriction for the next
three months to see the possibility of reinstating it.
"I know it surprised many people. But it's not the
end of the story. We have a court which can tell the
Council of the EU what is good and the Council has
to correct it. There are no other intentions as many
think."
When asked who asked the ECJ to review the
annulling of the restriction, the ambassador pointed
out that still the EU considers the LTTE as a
terrorist organization and the court has given three
months to review the effects of the decision. Council
will review the work which has been done.
"The objective is to keep the LTTE listed as a
terrorist organization. Much material taking from
many other EU countries can be shown to prove
why it should be listed. That provision is there," he
stressed.
If Muslim's grievances are met SLMC
will support common candidate
BY Ruwan Laknath Jayakody
SPECIAL OFFER
(ceylontoday.lk) If a common candidate is prepared
to address the grievances of the Muslim people the
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) will
undoubtedly support such a person at the
forthcoming Presidential Election, General
Secretary of the SLMC, Hasan Ali said.
The SLMC did not have to support the
government candidate as the government
had not delivered its promises made to the
people who represent the SLMC. If the
SLMC went with the government, longer,
the Muslim people would not vote for the
SLMC, Hasan Ali added.
"The common candidacy is a subject of
concern for the majority community. No
minority person can become the President
even though there is provision for it in the
Constitution. We will talk to the candidates about
their election manifesto and what they will do for us
after being voted in. The Executive Presidency
should either be completely abolished or modified
to strengthen democracy. The Tamil National
Alliance as a minority too, will vote in this manner.
We have to help somebody who will help us," Ali
said.
In the Ampara District where 70% of the people
speak Tamil, not a single Tamil speaking
Government Agent had been appointed, Ali said.
The SLMC had signed a memoranda of
understanding with the government as
government had agreed to allow a
separate Administrative District in Ampara
during the Eastern Provincial Council
election, Ali said.
"We are not asking for a separate
province, only an Administrative District
like the other 24. Before 1961, Ampara
was a part of the Batticaloa District. The
electorates of Sammanthurai, Kalmune
and Pothuvil which form the Southern
part of the Batticaloa District were earlier called the
Kalmune region along with Ampara. Ampara was
created as a new District after annexing 1,400
square kilometres from Moneragala. Thus, it was
changed from Kalmune to Ampara," he added.
The government, the Opposition and the Janatha
Vimukthi Peramuna
opposes this, Ali said.
"This was promised to
us by former President
Chandrika
Bandaranaike
Kumaratunga, former
Prime Minister Ranil
Wickremesinghe and
also by President
Mahinda Rajapaksa. It
is our duty to ask for
this and we are not
putting undue pressure
on the government.
Certain factions of the
government are
however, portraying us
as Shylocks asking for
a pound of flesh," Ali
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North CM slams state and the judiciary
(colombogazette.com) Slamming the central
government and Supreme Court, visiting Chief
Minister of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province C V
Wigneswaran today claimed “state violence” in the
island continued and the judiciary too played a role
in foisting a second-class citizenship on Tamils.
On his first foreign visit after taking over as Chief
Minister of the Tamil-populated Northern Province,
he also stressed that India had
legal and moral obligations to
ensure the welfare of Sri Lankan
citizens.
“State violence in Sri Lanka
continues. Tamils, though the worst
affected by far, are not the only
ones… Other minorities such as
Muslims and Christians have been
targeted with a view to project a
government that is representative
only of Sinhala Buddhists and to
portray new enemies and targets,”
he said.
Delivering a lecture organised by People’s Union
of Civil Liberties (PUCL) in Chennai, he contended
that the Lankan executive was emboldened by the
series of decisions made by the Supreme Court in
supporting bills and constitutional amendments
and holding with the executive in the fundamental
rights’ case, the Press Trust of India reported.
“The Sri Lankan judiciary has fostered a culture of
impunity in many ways; sometimes very
insidiously… It has failed in preventing a culture of
impunity and has contributed directly to the
executive’s authoritarian rise,” said the former
judge of Lankan Supreme Court.
Thanking the Indian Government for insisting on
elections in the Northern Province, he said, “India
has legal and moral obligations to ensure the
welfare of Sri Lankan citizens.
“It should do so by holding the Lankan government
to its promises and to its obligations under
international law. It should lend support to
international processes that were in furtherance of
justice and truth.
“It should do so by ensuring that the right of self
determination of the Tamil
speaking peoples of Lanka is
realised within a united Sri Lanka,”
he said.
Recalling his earlier contentions
that militarisation of North in Lanka
took place to “maintain a
stranglehold” over Tamils, he said
despite cases pending before the
apex court, “Army continues to
destroy whatever is left of the
buildings, homes, holy places or
hallowed school premises inside
the High Security Zone.”
The first to be elected Chief Minister of the
province after the fall of LTTE in the 2009 war,
Wigneswaran said he did not even have the right
to visit a place in his areas, which army had
reportedly vandalised.
One invariably got termed a terrorist, Naxalite,
Communist and imperialist by the state for pointing
out “injustices” meted out by it, he said, adding,
“Even I may be called a terrorist, once I get back
to Sri Lanka.”
He alleged that Lankan government was arresting
and intimidating those collecting evidence for the
international investigation into its actions as it’s
“primary aim was to let no evidence leave the
shores. (Colombo Gazette)
Naleem Hadjiar Memorial Oration
Muslims never supported separatism
or terrorism
SLMC weaned away Muslim youth joining LTTE Muslims played a major national role at a huge
post July 83
cost to the community, in not supporting the
(island.lk) Tamil tigers would have achieved
division of the country or the LTTE terrorism and
‘Eelam’ within the first 15 years of the 1975 killing
that must be recognized as a more significant
of Jaffna Mayor Alfred Duraiyappah, if Mohammed national contribution than the split of the LTTE.
Hussain Mohammed Ashraff from the East did not
Muslims must also remember that if not for the
form the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and wean
patriotic role of our leaders and the people, any
away the eastern Muslim youth, who frustrated
support for separatism would have unfolded July
with national parties, were at that time joining the
83, part two, on the Muslims throughout the island.
LTTE in numbers following the July 83
Historical research done by historians
riots. Sri Lankans should not forget that
such as Dr. Sirima Kiribamune and Dr.
the Muslim community never supported
Lorna Dewaraja had established that Sri
terrorism or the division of the country
Lankan Muslims had fought along with
and it was the LTTE’s failure to get
Mayadunne, the patriotic King of
Muslim backing that led to the Muslims
Sitawaka when Don Juan Dharmapala
being driven out of the North in 1980 and
joined hands with the invading forces of
getting massacred in their hundreds in
the Portuguese and fought battles to
the East. This failure was a major blow to
topple Mayadunne. It is also a historically
the LTTE.
established fact that contingents of
This was stated by former Member of
Indian Muslim soldiers led by three
Parliament M.M. Zuhair President’s
Muslim Generals Pachi Marikkar,
M.M. Zuhair
Counsel delivering the Naleem Hadjiar
Kunchely Marikkar and Ali Ibrahim fought
Memorial Oration at the Postal
along with Mayadunne’s patriotic forces
Headquarters Auditorium, Colombo last Tuesday.
to resist, though unsuccessfully, the invading
Speaking to a packed audience on the topic
forces. A large number of Muslims including the
‘National Role of the Muslims of Sri Lanka’, Zuhair three Generals sacrificed their lives in the several
said ‘much later in 2004, Karuna Amman broke the battles that took place in the early part of the 16th
eastern Tamils away from the LTTE, a significant
century under Mayadunne’s command. These
contribution that helped the armed forces to
were patriotic contributions of the Muslims to the
effectively win the war, but Karuna Amman would
country that must be remembered and honoured,
never have broken the LTTE from the middle if
Zuhair said.
Muslims had, earlier on, supported the separatist
(Contd: on P12)
struggle and paved the way for ‘Eelam’. The
UN’s Zeid accuses Sri Lanka of trying to
sabotage war crimes probe
(ft.lk) Reuters: The UN High Commissioner for
Human Rights on Friday accused Sri Lanka of
trying to “sabotage” a war crimes inquiry, creating
a “wall of fear” to prevent witnesses from giving
evidence.
The UN Human Rights Council set
up the inquiry in March to
investigate crimes allegedly
committed by both Government
forces and Tamil rebels during the
final stages of a 26-year conflict
that ended in 2009.
“The Government of Sri Lanka has
refused point-blank to cooperate
with the investigation despite being
explicitly requested by the Human Rights Council
to do so,” Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein
said in his statement.
“A wall of fear has been created that has
undoubtedly served to deter people from
submitting evidence.”
“Such a refusal does not, however, undermine the
integrity of an investigation set up by the Council –
instead it raises concerns about the
integrity of the government in
question. Why would governments
with nothing to hide go to such
extraordinary lengths to sabotage
an impartial international
investigation?”
A Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry
official rejected Zeid’s remarks.
“The Government categorically
rejects any insinuation of
sabotaging the so-called ‘independent
investigation’ by the panel of the UNHRC,” the
official, who declined to be named, told Reuters.
(Contd: on P12)
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Ban backs Zeid’s views on Sri Lanka
(colombogazette.com) UN Secretary General Ban
ki-moon has backed the views on Sri Lanka of the
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein and has urged Sri Lanka to
cooperate with Zeid’s office.
The views on the UN Chief were expressed
following a war of words between the Sri Lankan
Government and Zeid on the UN-led investigations
on Sri Lanka.
“The SecretaryGeneral supports
the views of High Commissioner
Zeid, and he agrees with High
Commissioner Zeid that the
Government of Sri Lanka should
cooperate. And we will continue to
urge that they do so,” Farhan Haq,
Deputy Spokesman for the
Secretary-General said.
Last week the Government hit back
at the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,
accusing him of using intemperate language to
attack and vilify a sovereign member of the United
Nations.
In a letter to Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, hours
after he issued a statement accusing the
Government of attempting to sabotage the UN led
investigations on Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka’s
Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva
Ravinatha Aryasinha, said that the actions of Al
SLFP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Hussein would regrettably constrain constructive
engagement which the Government of Sri Lanka
has consistently sought to pursue.
“It is a matter of deep concern to note that you, as
a high official of the UN system, have resorted to
the use of intemperate language to attack and
vilify a sovereign member of the United Nations.
Further, you have chosen to cast aspersions and
denigrate a democratically elected Government. In
fact, some countries have, on
extremely cogent grounds, rejected
mandates of the Council previously
in much stronger ways, and have
not been censured in the manner as
in this instance. This undoubtedly
confirms the double standards being
applied. This type of action on your
part would regrettably constrain
constructive engagement which the
Government of Sri Lanka has consistently sought
to pursue,” Aryasinha said.
Al Hussein had criticized the continuing attacks by
the Sri Lankan Government on the integrity of the
UN Human Rights Office’s ongoing investigation
into alleged grave human rights violations and
abuses in Sri Lanka, and condemned the
intimidation of human rights defenders and
individuals who may wish to cooperate with the
investigation. (Colombo Gazette)
Controversial Monk Locks Horns
With TNA Over Death Threats
(asianmirror.lk) Madakalapuwa Mangalaraama
Temples Chief Monk Ampitiye Sumanarathana
thera has requested redeploy police protection
due to alleged death threats by the Tamil
National Alliance (TNA).
The Buddhist monk said that his temple was the
only Buddhist religious place in the area and
therefore the TNA was trying to remove it.
Sumanarathana thera also added that there is a
severe increase in the number of death threats
over the past few days.
“I have been receiving regular death threats
from the TNA for years now, but now the police
protection which was given to the temple has
been totally removed,” the Chief Monk said.
Rathana Thera’s FB and
mail accounts hacked
(dailymirror.lk) Jathika Hela
Urumaya Parliamentarian
Athuraliye Rathana Thera
said his Facebook account
and email account had
been hacked.
Ven. Rathana Thera said it
was not done by the respective companies but
must have been by some individuals in Sri Lanka.
“Someone must have hacked into my accounts
and blocked them,” he said.
Muslims
from P10
The former Lankan ambassador to Iran said the
late M I M Naleem Hadjiar; the well-known gem
merchant from Beruwala had humble beginnings.
He made his fortune here and spent almost the
entirety of his wealth on the poor throughout the
island without religious or racial bias and when he
passed away on 27th September 2005 he had
given away to the poor almost his entire wealth.
He did not hide his fortunes in foreign banks or
invest overseas on securities.
Zuhair said there were well documented historical
records, unearthed by reputed Sri Lankan
historians which showed that Muslims were living
as a community in Sri Lanka as far back as 13
centuries ago, while a spokesman for the Jathika
Hela Urumaya (JHU) had claimed recently that
At the recently concluded AGM of the SLFP-UK in
East London unanimously elected Rizvi Rawoof
as President with Nanda Karunanayake as
Secretary and Mahinda Perera as Treasurer with
Jayantha Jayathilake as the Vice President. The
Patron Don Dolawatte is the Patron, who has been
there from inception of SLFP Branch in UK
President Rizvi Rawoof thanked all those present
and the trust they had in him to be elected
unanimously irrespective of caste creed and
BBS ready to contest at Presidential Election
Sumanarathana
thera added that
he lodged a
complaint with
the Police
Headquarters in
Colombo but the
authorities have
still not
responded to the complaint.
“If someone harms my life in the future, the
police should be held responsible”, the Buddhist
monk told reporters.
However speaking to Asian Mirror, TNA Media
Spokesperson and Parliamentarian Suresh
Premachandran ‘rubbished’ the allegation
saying his political party had nothing to do with
the temple.
“The Buddhist has been trying to forcibly
acquire land for his temple for years now,
including ones with schools and paddy fields.
His claims are baseless and false”,
Premachandran said.
Meanwhile, the same Buddhist monk found
himself in the middle of a controversy over a
video that was published on several websites,
where the monk was seen assaulting an official
of the Ceylon Electricity Board while scolding
him in obscene language.
Muslims came to Sri Lanka only five centuries
ago. These records show further that Muslims did
not come to Sri Lanka as invaders or to capture,
exploit or rule the country. According to Dr. Lorna
Dewaraja the Sinhala kings of early times found
the services of the Muslims indispensable for the
welfare of the people. They were not mere
businessmen but had expertise in imports and
exports, shipping and even internal transport and
had also contributed in the fields of diplomacy and
defense according to those historians. All that was
possible also because of the understanding and
goodwill that prevailed amongst the major
communities, he added.
Dr. M A M Shukry, Director Jamia Naleemia,
Beruwala presided over the event organized by
the Alumni Association of the Jamia Naleemia.
President of the Alumni Association As-Sheik
Abdul Razick made the welcome speech.
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religion which clearly demonstrates that SLFP-UK
is a national minded political outfit. One of the
major objective for the year 2014/2015 and
beyond would be to restore sight for the reversible
blind people of Sri Lanka. We will join hands with
Vision2020 of the Ministry of Health, the Lions club
of Gillingham and our own Restore Sight
Campaign to implement this Project in needed
desireable areas in the island.
The Executive Committee in the picture Ajanthi Dolawatte Don Dolawatte (Patron) Mahinda Perera
(Treasurer) Rizvi Rawoof (President) Nanda Karunanayake (Secretay ) Jayantha Jayathillake (Vice
President) Dr.(Mrs.)Habiba Rawoof (Ophthalmologist) with the rest of the EC members.
(dailymirror.lk) The Bodu Bala Sena today said
that it was even ready to contest at the
forthcoming Presidential Election independently,
saying that its decision depended on how parties
gave prominence to Buddhism.
“We have four options: to support the present
government, to support the opposition, to remain
neutral, to contest in the forthcoming Presidential
Election,” BBS Secretary Ven. Galagoda Atthe
Gnanasara Thera said. “We are ready to go even
for the last option, after carefully monitoring the
election manifestoes of various parties. We will
decide depending on how the political parties give
prominence to Buddhism,” he said.
Speaking at a media conference in Colombo, Ven.
Gnansara Thera said that his organisation
remained vigilant about the peoples’ opinion and
intended to take appropriate decision at the right
time. However, they were still not definite of
contesting and if contested they expect to gain at
least 100,000 votes, he said.
“We would obtain at least 100,000 votes and
through that we can a make a change,” the Thera
said. (Sanath Desmond)
Ranil writes to EU on ruling over LTTE
(colombogazette.com) Opposition United National
Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has
written to the EU High Representative Federica
Mogherini urging the to file an appeal against the
EU court order on the LTTE.
Wickremesinghe said that he had
sent the letter after he found that
the Government was not taking
any firm action on the EU court
order.
EU judges had last month struck
down anti-terrorism sanctions
imposed on the LTTE by the
European Union, citing a
technicality, but said that the
assets of the Sri Lankan group
should remain frozen for the time being.
The bloc’s lower court said a decision by EU
leaders in 2006 to place the LTTE on a list of
terrorist organisations had been based on
“imputations derived from the press and the
Internet” rather than on direct investigation of the
group’s actions, as required by law.
It said in a statement that the EU had also failed,
when following Indian sanctions on the Tigers, to
ensure that India gave sufficient judicial protection
to those it accused.
However, the court rejected the
LTTE’s contention that it was
exempt from EU anti-terrorism
legislation because it was
engaged in an “armed conflict”
with the Sri Lankan government
and bound by the laws of war.
The court, which stressed it was
taking no view on whether the
LTTE was a terrorist organisation,
said EU laws on terrorism also
applied to armed conflicts.
Saying that sanctions might be applied in future
against the Tigers, who were defeated militarily in
2009, the court said assets that were frozen
should remain so “temporarily”. (Colombo
Gazette)
UN’s Zeid
Foreign Ministry said the investigators were
unprofessional, selective and biased, since they
had refused to divulge details of witness
interviews.
Zeid rejected the accusation and said it was
standard procedure to protect sources of
information against reprisals.
He also said the ministry had made an “absurd”
accusation by saying the UN investigation had
been compromised by the arrest of a man with
blank signed forms that could be filled in and
submitted to investigators.
Police in Kilinochchi, the former stronghold of the
Tamil Tiger rebels, said the arrested 57-year-old,
Sinnathamby Krishnaraja, had collected personal
details and signatures from local Tamils and then
filled in the forms as he wished.
They said he was a former Tamil Tiger member,
but his son K. Sudhakar told Reuters his father
had never been involved in any rebel activities.
Zeid said the UN investigators would not be taken
in by such alleged frauds and had never issued
any such forms for people to fill in.
“It is a false equation to suggest that because
someone may have been trying to submit false
submissions, the inquiry is discredited,” he said.
from P10
Sri Lanka had opposed the decision to set up the
UN investigation, which was backed by 23 states,
including the United States and Britain, and
opposed by 12, including China and Pakistan.
It has set up its own Presidential Commission into
missing people and says the UN should accept
that instead.
UN inquiry ‘flawed’
“Our inquiry is open, independent, and
transparent. We need the
backing of the UN for this
credible local process, unlike
its own flawed foreign inquiry
held in unknown countries,”
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Communist Party In Crisis: Central Committee
Divided Over supporting MR
(asianmirror.lk) A heated debate had broken out in
the Central Committee meeting of the Communist
Party of Sri Lanka due to a proposal that the party
should support President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the
next presidential election.
The General Secretary of the party DEW
Gunasekera has made this proposal on the Central
Committee (CC) meeting on Sunday, November 9.
Member of the CC of CPSL Raja Uswatakeyiyava
said that the proposal was passed with a majority.
While there were 26 votes for the proposal, 14
votes were against. One member reportedly
abstained from voting.
Those who opposed the proposal had severely
criticized the president for preparing for a premature
presidential election, with no regard to the proposal
by the CPSL that the government should abolish
the Executive Presidency.
This situation has compelled some members of the
party to support the Movement for a Just Society
led by Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera. The movement
has been campaigning with the goal of forcing the
government to abolish Executive Presidency for
some time.
This development came in the wake of the
controversy where the Communist Party of Sri
Lanka withholding all the copies of the latest edition
of ‘Aththa’ newspaper without releasing them to the
market. This came as a result of the internal dispute
of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka which is one of
the oldest political parties in the country.
The ‘seized’ copies of Aththa newspaper were
stored inside a room at the Communist Party
headquarters.
it is also learnt that Editor-in-Chief of the Aththa
newspaper, Dr. Michael Fernando is to resign from
him position in protest of the incident.
Karu to be common candidate?
(dailymirror.lk) The opposition parties yesterday
agreed to field a common candidate at the
forthcoming snap presidential election to be
declared on November 19, the Daily Mirror learns.
Ven. Maduluwave Sobhitha Thera, the convener of
the National Movement for Social Justice, held
separate meetings with representatives of political
parties interested in working together
at the next presidential election on a
common programme.
The programme is meant for the
abolition of the executive presidency
and the re-introduction of the 17th
Amendment to the Constitution.
Among those who attended the meeting were
former President Chandrika Kumaratunga, JHU
MP Ven. Athuraliye Ratana Thera and its National
Organizer Nishantha Warnasinghe, Nawa Sihala
Urumaya Leader Sarath Manamenddra, National
Unity Alliance leader Asad Sally and Mawbima
Janatha Party leader Hemakumara Nanayakkara.
Trade union leader Saman Ratnapriya also
attended the meeting with Sobitha Thera.
The names proposed for the candidates to contest
under a common symbol were Mrs. Kumaratunga,
UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya and UNP leader Ranil
Wickremesinghe. It is learnt that she, together with
other leaders of the opposition, will address the
media next week. Mr. Jayasuriya also
met Ven. Sobhitha Thera yesterday.
Meanwhile, Ven. Sobhitha Thera told a
news conference after these meetings
with the leaders that an understanding
between the UNP and JVP could be
brought about on the fielding of a
common candidate.
The latest move to field a common opposition
candidate with the backing of the UNP had also
stopped a move by several senior UNP MPs
including Mangala Samaraweera to switch sides.
(Kelum Bandara & Dayana Udayangani)
SF pledges DNA backing for ‘suitable
common candidate’
alone in prison. Gen. Fonseka said his party was
ready to support a common candidate, but the
Opposition had to select the right person.
He said that all parties had been talking about
abolishing of executive
presidency during the past 20
years, but nothing had
happened.
The former army commander
said however his party believed
that unnecessary powers of the
executive presidency should be
curtailed, but the president
should function as the head of
state.
UNP National leader Ranil
Wickremesinghe said that all of them were sharing
a common platform as they wanted to abolish the
executive presidency. He urged all others to
join forces with them.
He said that they would hold a rally tomorrow
(12) with leaders of all political parties which
had already joined the Opposition movement.
Wickremesinghe said incumbent President
Mahinda Rajapaksa had already started his
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The UNP leader said President Rajapaksa
had asked police and public servants to
protect the government, but that was not their
duty. The Opposition Leader said that
President Rajapaksa could not announce the
date of an election and it had to be decided by
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Democratic National Alliance Kalutara District
MP Arjuna Ranatunga, Democratic People’s
Front leader Mano Ganeshan, National Unity
Alliance leader Azath Sally, Mawbima Janatha
Party leader Hemakumara Nanayakkara,
Nawa Sihala Urumaya leader Sarath
Manamendra, Lanka Sama Samaja Party
Central Committee member Dr. Lal
Wijenayake, Ruhunu Janatha Party leader
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Aruna de Zoysa, Communist Party Central
Committee member Raja Uswetakeiyawa,
Eksath Janatha Peramuna leader Sirimasiri
Hapuarachchi and Elmo Perera of the
Intellectuals for Social Justice also spoke at
the media conference.
By Dasun Edirisinghe
(island.lk) Former Army Commander and Leader
of Democratic Party Gen. Sarath Fonseka
yesterday warned of possible harassment that a
common candidate might have
to face after the forthcoming
presidential election.
Addressing a special media
conference organised by the
National Movement for Social
Justice at the Solis Hall,
Pitakotte, Gen. Fonseka
recalled how he had faced
harassment at the hands of the
UPFA government just after the
presidential poll five years back.
He said he had been surrounded by thousands of
people while he was contesting but had been
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JHU To Break: Crucial Central Committee
Meeting Scheduled On Friday
(asianmirror.lk) The Central Committee of the
Jathika Hela Urumaya is to meet on Friday (14)
to make a final decision on its support to
President Mahinda Rajapaksa and to the UPFA
government.
Speaking to Asian Mirror, a spokesman of the
JHU said, during the Working Committee
meeting, the party would
make a detailed analysis on
the manner in which the
government responded to
the proposals presented by
the JHU.
The Central Committee will
meet two days after the
protest rally organized by the
Pivithuru Hetak organization,
under the Leadership of JHU
Parliamentarian Athuraliye Rathana Thera. Key
members of the government have already
started to criticize Rathana Thera’s role as a
Parliamentarian of the ruling party, saying the
prominent Buddhist monk has “crossed his
boundaries”.
There are some speculations that the JHU
Parliamentarians – Minister Patali Champika
Ranawaka and Athuraliye Rathana Thera- will sit
in the opposition from November 15. It was also
rumoured that Minister Ranawaka was making
preparations to vacate his official residence as
the Minister of Technology and Research.
However, the JHU spokesman added that no
final decision has so far been made on the
matter.
All the attempts made by
various parties to build up an
understanding between the
government and the JHU
have ended up being futile.
The UPFA government did
not agree to implement the
proposals presented by the
JHU calling for a
comprehensive constitutional
amendment before the next presidential election.
Meanwhile, the ‘Pivithuru Hetak’ organization
charged this morning that Athuraliye Rathana’s
Thera’s Facebook profile has been hacked. A
spokesman for the organization dubbed it as an
interesting development as the profile was
hacked at a time when the relationship between
Rathana Thera and the government is strained.
President ready to pardon Indian fishermen
(adaderana.lk) In good news for the five Indian
fishermen serving a death sentence in the Sri
Lankan jail, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has
agreed to pardon and release them without any
conditions within two or three days, IBN Live
reported.
The decision comes days after Prime Minister
Narendra Modi spoke to the Sri Lankan President
where they agreed to transfer the fishermen to an
Indian jail.
Sri Lankan MP and Deputy Minister of
Telecommunication and Information Technology
Prabha Ganesan has said that he was asked to
convey to the Indian High Commission in Sri
Lanka that the President was willing to pardon and
release the five fishermen.
On behalf of the Indian fishermen, an appeal on
was filed against the death sentence in the court
of appeals by the lawyer engaged by the Indian
high commission. The Indian High Commission
has approached some of the best legal brains of
Sri Lanka to have a look at it and they are
examining what would be the best avenue to
ensure that those five fisherman can be brought
back home,” the spokesperson of the Indian High
Commission in Colombo had said.
Triplets’ mother
needs help
Prince bats for Mahinda
from the United Kingdom
By Sujeeva Nivunhella in London
(island.lk) Former Sri Lankan MP and attorney-atlaw, Prince Gunasekera, said that a presidential
candidate should not be limited to just two terms as
it would infringe on the candidate’s democratic
rights.
Ninety-one-year-old veteran politician living in
London told The Island that the duty of the people
in Sri Lanka was not to stop people from contesting
elections but to force politicians to stop corruption,
bribery and killings.
"If anyone wants to defeat Mahinda Rajapaksa, one
should face him and defeat him. It is not the right
thing to stop him from contesting again",
Gunasekera said.
He said that Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera
wanted to change the Constitution in six months.
"But, it is not possible to accomplish that task within
so short a time period."
The former MP said that even the Americans were
now arguing that the two-term limit on presidents
was not good for their country
(island.lk) Mrs. B. A. Renuka Premalatha of
No. 373, Kelegama, Napawala, Avissawella, a
mother of one child delivered triplets recently.
The babies were discharged from the
Karawanella hospital after being kept for one
month in the Premature Baby Unit due to their
being underweight. Their mother who is in a
critical condition remains immobilised at
home.
As the parents find it extremely difficult to feed
the babies due to financial difficulties appeal
for public assistance.
Public contributions may be sent to A/C
1775633 (B. A. Renuka Premalatha) of the
Bank of Ceylon, Avissawella branch. Contact
numbers are 036-2232793/071-9656363.
Karawanella hospital’s contact No is
036-2266261.
Democratic People's Congress pledges support
to Sri Lankan President
(colombopage.com) Nov 11, Colombo:
Democratic People's Congress (DPC), a
minor political party in Sri Lanka has pledged
its support to Sri Lankan President Mahinda
Rajapaksa at the upcoming presidential
election when the party representatives met
the President Tuesday at Temple Trees.
The party delegation led by its leader
Colombo District MP Prabha Ganeshan, who
was sworn in as the Deputy Minister of
Telecommunication and Information Technology in
August, pledged its support to the President, who
was just cleared by the Supreme Court to contest
for a third term.
The DPC delegation said the President Rajapaksa
is the only leader who has a clear, right vision to
develop the country and the party is therefore
supporting him to ensure his victory at the next
presidential elections. Minister s Susil
Premajayantha, T. B. Ekanayake, and Governor of
Western Province Alevi Maulana also participated
in the meeting.
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Aitken Spence 6-month pre-tax profit
up by 13%
(ft.lk) Diversified conglomerate Aitken Spence PLC
posted a pre-tax profit of Rs. 2.29 b for the six
months ended 30 September 2014, an
increase of 13% from the
corresponding period last year.
The blue chip’s half-year revenue
soared by 23.7% to Rs. 19.7 b, results
released to the Colombo Stock
Exchange revealed. Profit attributable
to equity holders rose by 8.1% to Rs.
1.3 b while earnings per share
improved by 8.1% to Rs. 3.27, over the
Dr. Gamini Wickramasinghe honoured at INFOTEL
corresponding period.
Aitken Spence PLC is among Sri Lanka’s most
dynamic and respected corporate entities
with operations in South Asia, the Middle
East, Africa and the South Pacific. Listed
in the CSE since 1983, it has major
interests in hotels, travel, maritime
services, logistic solutions and power
generation.
The group also has a significant presence
in plantations, printing, garments, financial
services, insurance and information technology.
Yal Devi runaway success, more trains on track
By S. Rubatheesan
Private bus lines feel the pinch with
empty seats
(sundaytimes.lk) Raking in Rs. 10 million
since its launch on October 13, the northernbound Yal Devi has become the highest
revenue earner for the Railways
Department, which now wants to put on
more trains.
About 10,000 people are using the train for
day-to-day activities, earning the department
Rs. 600,000 daily.
Given the increase of passengers travelling
to the north, the department has decided to
launch a second night mail train as well as local
train services between Jaffna and Kilinochchi, said
Sri Lanka Railways General Manager V.
Amaratunga.
e have decided to start a weekend service from
December,” he said.
Mr. Amaratunga said people preferred to use the
train over other modes of transport because of
comfort, affordability and time-saving. The
department expects to launch the train services up
to Kankesanturai (KKS) by the end of this year.
Jaffna Private Bus Association President P.
Kengatharan said, since the train services began
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(dailynews.lk) The Founder and Chairman of the
Informatics Group, Dr. Gamini Wickramasinghe
was awarded a token of appreciation from the
Federation of Information Technology Industry of
Sri Lanka (FITIS) for the valuable and
longstanding service rendered to the ICT industry.
Dr. Wickramasinghe who has
been acknowledged as a
pioneer in Sri Lanka’s ICT
sector received this token of
appreciation at the conclusion
of INFOTEL 2014 organized
by FITIS on October 25.
The Informatics Group which
is a pioneer in the ICT sector
consists of a Hardware and
System Integration, Software,
Education and Agriculture
arms.
The Informatics Institute of
Technology (IIT) which is the
education arm of the Group
and a brainchild of Dr. Wickramasinghe has been
credited to be Sri Lanka’s first private higher
education institute which awards world renowned
British degrees in the field of ICT and Business.Dr.
Wickramasinghe said that he had dedicated his
life to the ICT sector in Sri Lanka and his work at
Informatics has played a pivotal role in
empowering the industry.
“Today Information Communication Technology
has evolved rapidly with new technological
innovations being introduced
every day. I am proud to say
that we have kept up with the
new trends in technology and
as a country we have made
great progress in the ICT
sector,” he said.
“We started Informatics 31
years ago with the vision to
empower the ICT sector. Back
then people in Sri Lanka were
cynical of ICT. But they soon
realized the value of ICT.
To strengthen the workforce in
the ICT sector in Sri Lankawe
need an ICT literate workforce
and we strived to achieve that objective. With this
in mind we established IIT,” he said.
INFOTEL is South Asia’s oldest ICT exposition and
this was the thirteenth edition of the exhibition.
Aryasinha
for submissions and the closure of the e-mail
address. Such conflicting positions only serve to
call into question the integrity of the OISL process.
"As the OHCHR is well aware, when the Lessons
Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC)
was in session, the venues and dates of hearings
were made known to the public. This was to
ensure that no individual or organization, local or
foreign, would be excluded from accessing the
Commission.
"The Commission to Investigate Complaints
Regarding Missing Persons in the Northern and
Eastern Provinces whose mandate was expanded
in July 2014 operates on the same basis. It is in
this context that the Government of Sri Lanka
expected the OISL which claims to be the
embodiment of best practices with regard to
conducting investigations to at least maintain the
same level of transparency to facilitate access to
the public.
"With regard to your position on trained
investigators, it is only reasonable for the OHCHR
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Now a third class train ticket to Colombo is Rs.
The forms were to then be used to submit false
350 whereas private buses charge Rs. 800
and fabricated information to the OISL. This
because we have to pay Rs. 58,000 in monthly
information was shared by the Government in
permit fees to the National Transport Board (NTB)
order to caution the interlocutors on attempts
every month,” he said.
being made at manipulating the investigation
“If the NTB reduced the monthly fees we can
process.
reduce the ticket prices too.”
"Connected to this issue was the Government’s
The NTB charges monthly fees of Rs. 58,000 for
concern regarding the response of the OHCHR
semi-luxury buses and Rs. 90,000 for airSpokesperson to a Sri Lankan newspaper that
conditioned buses.
although officially the deadline for submissions
Mr. Kengatharan pointed out that private bus
was October 30th and will not be extended,
owners also had to pay Rs. 1,100,000 for an AC
submissions arriving late would not be necessarily
bus route permit and Rs. 700,000 for semi-luxury
refused as some material may take time to arrive.
bus permits.
This is in contravention of the original deadline
T. Thevarasa, 38, who has been
established in the OISL announcement.
operating Jaffna- Colombo
"This statement by the Spokesperson implies that
services with his two buses, said it
only some material arriving late would be
had become very difficult to keep
admitted, the basis for which is unknown.
business profitable since the
However, it is astonishing that your News Release
launch of the Yal Devi.
at this juncture seeks to confirm the said deadline
“Initially 30 buses were engaged
on the Jaffna route and
now only 13 are
operating,” he said.
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Mosques accomplishing their prayers and the festival
the weekend, and 80 CTB
celebrated Eid – Ul – Alha Haj Festival on a grand
was celebrated in a peaceful atmosphere.
buses are operating from
scale on October 6.
Special ‘Thuwas’ were conducted by Moulavies for
the depots in the Jaffna
Muslims arrived at their mosques in the early hours on peace and harmony in the country. On this day of Haj
District to Colombo – so
the day and accomplished the special Eid – Ul- Alha
Festival, most of the Tamils, Christians and Buddhist
how can we operate our
prayers followed by the special Kuthba (sermon)
people visited the houses of Muslims.
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conducted by reputed Moulavies while others
They were very happy to be participated in the garden
picked up. Pix by Nilan Maligaspe
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accomplished the festival prayers in open grounds and party organized by the Muslims.
Devi was re-launched by
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The
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Sri Lanka Tourism at the World Travel Market, London 2014 with 58 Industry Partners
World Travel Market (WTM), the leading global
event of Travel and Tourism Trade, took place from
03rd 06th November 2014 at the Excel Exhibition
Hall, London, UK, to promote international travel
throughout the world. Having foreseen the unique
opportunity to promote Sri Lanka as a renowned
destination in world travel, Sri Lanka Tourism
Promotion Bureau
(SLTPB) took steps to
participate in the
event, along with 58
partners of the
industry. These
industry partners
along with Sri Lanka
Tourism participated at WTM highlighting many
unique travel and hospitality products in an area of
250 sq meters.
Sri Lanka Tourism has been participating at this
event for many years with the local travel industry.
The main objective of this year's representation
was to provide the Sri Lanka travel industry with an
opportunity to meet, interact and network with
Travel and Tourism industry partners from the UK
and around the world to gain an immediate
competitive advantage for the Sri Lanka travel
industry and to stay abreast with the latest
developments in the travel industry. The travel fair
provided the small and medium hotels and travel
agents (SME sector) with a valuable opportunity to
participate at WTM at a concessionary rate this
year as well.
The delegation which comprised of industry
partners and officials representing the government
of Sri Lanka was lead by, Mr Rumy Jauffer,
Managing Director of Sri Lanka Tourism, and Mr
Chameera Peiris, Assistant Director of Marketing of
Sri Lanka Tourism.
The opening ceremony of the Sri Lanka stand took
place on Monday 3rd November 2014 with the
lighting of the traditional oil lamp amongst the
beats of the magul bera and the sound of the
conch shell. The traditional oil lamp was lit by Mrs
Chamari Rodrigo, Acting Sri Lankan High
Commissioner to the
UK, Mr Nishantha
Wickramasinghe,
Chairman of Sri
Lankan Airlines, Mr
Rumy Jauffer,
Managing Director of
Sri Lanka Tourism, Mrs Sonali Wijeratne,
Minister (Commercial) of Sri Lanka High
Commission as well as a few other industry
leaders.
This year the Sri
Lanka Tourism
stand featured a
wildlife theme with
local elephant
family replicas at
the entrance which
was a unique Sri
Lankan wildlife
attraction. A
boulevard banner
depicting Srilankan
elephants and
whales was also a
key attraction at the
entrance to the
Asia Hall.
Mrs Chamari Rodrigo,
During the period
Acting High Commissioner
of the event, Sri
for Sri Lanka in the UK
Lanka Tourism arranged to give away precious
blue sapphire gems at the media briefing at the Sri
Lanka stall. A number of exclusive media
interviews took place with the view of promoting Sri
Lanka under the main theme of 'Wonder of Asia',
and as an ideal destination for visitors around the
world during the press conference.
The Sri Lanka stall showcased traditional Sri
Lankan dancing enriched with customs, which
provided a very good opportunity for the visitors to
get a glimpse into the culturally rich traditions of Sri
Lanka. In addition to this, a programme to promote
Ceylon Tea was held at the time of the exhibition,
providing a rare chance to the visitors to enjoy a
cup of pure Ceylon Tea.
Coinciding WTM, a special advertising campaign
launched on London underground in 25 stations for
two weeks on 16 sheet panels. Thereafter this will
Mr Nishantha Wickramasinghe,
Chairman Sri Lankan Airlines
be extended to a 48 sheet panel campaign in 15
prominent London underground stations for 10
weeks. Sri Lanka's most attractive images on
elephants, leopards, whales, dolphins will be
depicted in this campaign.
Under the guidance of the Ministry of Economic
Development, the industry of Tourism has
witnessed a rapid growth in recent history. Sri
Lanka has already become one of the most sought
after travel destinations among the UK tourists
within the past few years. The arrival figures up to
October 2014 from the UK stood at 117,442
tourists while compared to the annual total of last
year which was 137,416. With this achievement in
hand, SLTPB is looking forward to achieve the
expected target by the end of the year 2016 and
WTM was indeed a milestone in this journey.
Mr Rumy Jaupher,
Managing Director
Sri Lanka Tourism
Mrs Sonali Wijeratne,
Minister (Commercial)
Sri Lanka High Commission
The winners of the precious Blue Sapphire gems
(L-R) Mrs Sonali Wijeratne – Minister (Commercial) of SLHC, Mr Chameera Peiris, Mr Nilmin Nanayakkara, Mr
Nishantha Wickramasinghe – Chairman of Sri Lankan Airlines, Mr Chandra Wickramasinghe, Mr Mahen
Kariyawasam, HE Mrs Chamari Rodrigo – Acting High Commissioner, Mr Rumy Jaupher, Mr Hiran Cooray, Mr Lal
Perera, Mr M Shantikumar, Mr Nalin Perera.
Photos by
Praneeth Hettiarachchi
Nalin De Silva and Calvin Chinthaka
Sri Lanka Tourism Stand
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Gee Amaa…
an Unforgettable night
with Beautiful Music
The beautiful musical event Gee Amaa took place
on 2nd of November 2014 at Logon Hall, London,
United Kingdom.
The never ageing voice of Sri Lanka 'Mr. Priya
Suriyasena', the most melodies voice of the era
'Nirosha Viragini' , Very talented 'Piushan Perera
(Late Milton Perera's son)' along with the most
diversified music composer of our age 'Mr. Suresh
Maliyadde', created the magnificent event with the
help of many talented musicians both from Sri
Lanka and United Kingdom. The musicians who
joined Suresh Maliyadde from Sri Lanka are
number one talented players. Nihal Kalubowila with
Tabla, Jayantha Dissanayake with Saxophone and
Rukshan Gunawardane with Violin contributed
massively in order to bring the night to its perfect
level.
All the hard work of the organising team paid off
really well to a vast audience who left after the
show with nothing other than pure music fulfilment.
What a night it was. How wonderfully the team
delivered was evident by the audience's positive
reviews after the show. The event was a quality
musical event with quality and high standards who
brought singers from three generations to entertain
the UK audience who loves music.
The show started with Priya Suriyasena singing
'Adaraniya
Neranjana'…to
the cheering
crowed. His other
songs 'Atha ran
Viman,
Sarathasa Niwa,
Hadawatha
illa…captured the audiences heart who loves him
over the decades. Then came the sweetest voice
of Nirosha Viragini with the song ' Sinathotak'.
Nirosha sang quite a few songs including 'Punsada
Rata, Sanda Diya Uthura and Sanda rajini. Nirosha
beautifully singing 'Manzile' hindi song to Suresh
Maliydde playing the Piano was a real treat to the
audience. The audience was thrown back to 60s
when Piushan Perera entered the stage with his
late father Milton Perera's song 'Sikuruliya'. He
then went on singing most famous songs by his
father. Kalyaniye, Asa randunu randunu and Pem
apsarawo to name a few. There were two duet
songs by Priya Suriyasena and Piushan Perera
with Nirosha singing with both the singers. One
more highlight of the show was Priya singing the
Medley, combining the songs, Sudu parevi rana se,
Mulu muhudama handai and Sanda tharaka nivavi.
All the artists performed well and were satisfied
with the audience's response. All the instruments
played well by the musicians. The whole evening
went smoothly leaving no faults with Suresh
Maliyadde's directorial and leadership skills.
The organisers also honoured the singers and the
musicians with the Gee Amaa Souvenir.
It was a beautiful evening which will stay in the
audiences' memory for a very long time.
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SRI LANKA MALAY (UK) ASSOCIATION DINNER DANCE
Article & photography by
Neil de la Harpe
The Sri Lanka Malay (UK) Association
Dinner/Dance took place on Saturday the 25th of
October 2014, at the Holiday Inn, Empire Way,
Wembley HA9 8DS. Cocktails were served from
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equally delightful Hansani Udawatta.
Dinner was served at about 21.15 hrs. & the 270
guests danced (assuming all of them wiggled their
bottoms to the rhythms of Sky High!!!) till 22.45
hrs. when the Raffle was drawn. The first prize
was a return ticket to Sri Lanka & it was won by
one of the most popular ballroom dancers on our
Sri Lankan social scene, the most debonair &
charismatic Dr. Suren Iyer!! Every person to a man
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Annual Kathina ceremony of Ketumati Buddhist Viahara Manchester 2014
Last Sunday, the 26th of October, Ketumati
Buddhist Vihara ceremoniously held its 15th annual
Kathina ceremony under the guidance of most Ven
Pidiwille Piyatissa Nayaka Thera, the head monk of
Ketumati Buddhist Vihara, Manchester. Nine
members of The Maha Sangha were present at the
ceremony from different temples of the United
Kingdom. These included the chief Sangha Nayaka
of Great Britain for Ramanna Maha Nikaya Ven.
Gunawansa Thero, the head monk of both
Jethawana Buddhist Viharaya Birmingham and Sri
Sambuddha Viaharaya Liverpool, Ven. Teldeniyaye
Amittha Thero, the head monk of Santhi Buddhist
Viharaya in Nottingham. Also present were
Mapalagama Soratha Thero, Beragama Piyarathna
Thero, and Tissapura Sugatharathana Thero from
Birmingham Jethavana Viharaya. In addition,
Ven.Maldeniye Chandaloka Thero, a visiting
monk at Leicester Buddhist Vihara was also
present. Ven.Galpottayaye Pemananda Thero
and Pannala Sumana Thero of Kethumati
Buddhist Vihara were also among the Maha
Sangha.
The ceremony was well attended by the
people living in Manchester and surrounding
areas, such as Bolton, Preston, Burnley,
Leeds, Liverpool, Stoke on Trent and even
from Kendal. This year's Kathina ceremony
was largely organized by people from three
Dhamma schools attached to the Ketumati
Buddhist Vihara and all the members of
Dayaka. The main sponsor of Kathina
Ceremony, Dr.Nalini Gajaweera and Mr.
Bandula Gajaweera was appreciated by
Ven.monks concerning the support they have
rendered towards the New Vihara project of
Ketumat Vihara.
On this occasion Ven.Teldeniyaye Amitha
Thero, gave a Dhamma talk on the
significance of Kathina in Sinhala, and Tissapura
Sugatharathana Thero in English. Six students
who completed the study at Ketumati Dahmma
school and passed the final exam received their
certificates from Ven.Pidiwille Piyatissa Nayaka
thero the, Principal of three Dhamma schools in
Manchester, Stoke- on Trent and in Leeds.
The children who received their certificates were
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Jayawardhana, Harini Ratnayake, Aynda
Gamge,Anuksha Amarasena,
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Hettipathirannahelage.
Before the inauguration of Kathina Cheevara
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Annual Kathina Celebrations at Heathrow Athula Dassana International Buddhist Temple
Kathina, today is celebrated as the largest alms
giving festival of the Buddhist world .The Vas
Aradhana at Heathrow Temple (Athula Dassana
International Buddhist Temple) was performed the
month of July 2014, on the Nikini Full Moon Poya
Day sponsored by Mr. Seevali Liyadipita - Sugandi
Ekanayaka, Dr. Nishanie Bajramovic, Mrs.
Piyumika Jayasena - Mr.Thanura Sandakelum,
Mrs.Irangani Samarakoon and Mr. Chandra
Guptha, they altogether with the other lay devotees
of the temple.
Annual Kathina celebrations of Heathrow
International Buddhist Temple were held on
Sunday 2nd November 2014 in temple premises.
On 1st Saturday at 6 pm there was a colourful
Atavisi Buddha Pooja. It highlighted the 28 past
Buddhas and also ancient practice of paying
homage to the 28 past Buddhas.
The head of the temple Ven. Wanduramba
Kassapa Thero and the devotees of the temple
made beautiful small pavilions and decorated
nicely for that event. A dhamma speech was
conducted by Most Ven. Borelle Athula Thero.
The day was a great success. Devotees and other
members of the community organised the event
under the guidance of the head of the temple Ven.
Wanduramba Kassapa Thero.
More than 200 devotees participated in the event
with great devotion.
The Kathina day commenced with the materials for
the Kathina robe being brought to the temple from
the sponsors' home. Other devotees joined in a
peaceful procession to the temple before sunrise.
The Kathina Robe was carried on their heads in a
large Kathina procession and offered to the monks
by the devotees with deep devotion. The ceremony
started at 6.00 a.m. After the offering of kathina
robe, Dhamma talk was given by Most Ven. Borelle
Athula Thero and Ven. Wanduraba Kassapa Thero
who explained the significance of offering a
Kathina Robe.
It was a remarkable day for devotees and friends
of the temple as there were eight monks
participated for the ceremony. Ven. Dediyawala
Vimala Thero, Ven. Gonulle Assaji, Ven. Borella
Athula Nayaka Thero, Ven.Kappatiyagoda
Gunawansa Nayaka Thero, Ven. Homagama
Kondanna Thero, Ven. Mathugama Palitha Thero,
Ven. Theldeniyaye Amitha Thero, Ven. Wakamulle
Uditha Thero, Ven.Beragam Piyarathana Thero,
Ven.Panamure Thapassi Thero, Ven. Shanthideva
Thero, also participated for success that event.
After the entire cutting and sewing of Katina
Chivara, it had to be offered to the Maha Sangha
by Mr. Seevali Liyadipita - Sugandi Ekanayaka, Dr.
Nishanie Bajramovic, Mrs. Piyumika Jayasena
Mr.Thanura Sandakelum, Mrs.Irangani
Samarakoon and Mr. Chandra Guptha who were
the main sponsors of this ceremony. When the
robe was completed, it was brought and offered to
the Maha Sangha by the children of the Dhamma
School in a beautiful procession.
The Katina Chivara Pujava (Katina Robe offering
Ceremony) took place at 3.00 pm. The monks who
observed Vas at the Temple unanimously decided
to nominate Venerable Ven. Wanduraba Kassapa
Thero as the most suitable to receive the Katina
Chivara.
During the event, there was a great dhamma talk
which was conducted by
Ven. Theldeniyaye Amitha Thero. Ven. Beragama
Piyarathana Thero explained the importance of the
Katina. The Most Ven. Borelle Athula Thero,
addressed the gathering and was pleased that
within this short period of time devotees of the
temple and Ven. Wanduramba Kassapa was able
to organise a successful event.
More than 500 devotees participated in the event
with great devotion.
The Katina ceremony was great success.
Devotees of the temple and other members of the
community organised the event under the
guidance of the head of the temple Ven.
Wanduramba Kassapa Thero.
Report by. P.S Ekanayake
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Katina Pinkama at East London Buddhist Cultural Centre (Lumbini Viharaya)
The annual Katina Pinkama was elegantly held in
East London Buddhist Cultural Centre (Lumbini
Viharaya) in Plaistow, London recently with the
participation of a vast gathering of Sri Lankan and
Bangaladeshi Buddhist devotees under the
patronage of Ven Makure Mangala Thero the chief
incumbent of the temple. The procession was
sponsored by the family members of Mr. Jayantha
Pattapola and Mr Shamila de Silva with the
support of the Bangaladhesh Buddhist community
together who offered katina cheewara to maha
sangha according to the Buddhist traditions which
was then unanimously decided by the monks to
be offered to Ven.Dr K. Sri Sumana.
The meritorious act comprised of series of
pinkamas which were conducted with the
assistance of Most Ven G Piyadassi Nayaka
Thero (MBE), Chief incumbent of Kingsbury
Temple together with Deputy head monk of
London Buddhist Vihara Ven T.Bandula Thero and
Ven Susara Thero, Chief incumbent of Ilford
Temple Ven P. Hemrathana Thero and Ven
Ananda Thero, Chief incumbent of Lethworth
Dhamma Nekeethanaya Ven A. Samitha Thero,
Chief incumbent Burmees Buddhist Vihaya in
Bekton Ven Kavisara Thero and rest of the
residential Theros of Lumbini Viharaya namely
Ven M Mahanama,Ven Dr K Sirisumana, Ven K
Sumanarathana who observed "Vas" for more
than three months.
From early morning, the devotees started to
assemble at the temple with majority of them
bearing dishes to offer at the 'Dahawal dane,' and
'Pirikara' to be offered to the Maha Sangha. It was
the practice of most devotees to make donations
using different means. Moreover the 'katina' robe
was prepared inside the premises with the help of
many participants and was on display for the
devotees to worship.
Cash donations for the upkeep of the temple were
being collected by inviting devotees to secure
currency notes on a 'Kapruka' to source numerous
articles to full fill the daily needs of the monks.
Ven. Makure Mangala along with other residential
and distinguished guest monks then gathered to
the newly built dhamma hall to commence the
prestigious event. After a brief introductory speech
describing the significance of the 'katina' offering,
Ven.Ananda Thera, before administering 'pan sil',
explained the importance and the value of
participating in such an event. Along with the
fellow monks, he chanted 'pirith' and blessed
those who were present. He stressed that 'pirith'
chanted on that day was most effective and
powerful since the monks had gathered so much
of energy within, having spent three months
meditating. Thereafter 'pirith' water was given
everyone present as a further blessing.
Subsequently arrived the time for the serving of
'dana' and everyone lined up to serve a portion of
rice and other dishes prepared by the participants
with special care and attention to the monks,.
While the monks finish the 'dana' and took their
positions in the hall once again to continue the
ceremony lay crowd too had refreshments, the
offering of the 'katina' robe then took place. It was
offered to Maha Sangha after which the monks
eloquently expressed words of acceptance;
subsequently the monk to whom the robe would
be offered was announced indicating why that
particular monk would receive it.
The ceremony was then continued with the rest of
the offerings being made to the monks. Thereafter
Ven Makure Mangala commenced the final stage
of the ceremony by conducting 'punyanumodana'
for the devotees. The ceremony was then
concluded with lunch being offered to the
participated crowd.
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Aries(the Ram) 21st March-20th April
If you feel like you've been running round in circles, slow down.
Here's your chance to work on endurance rather than speed,
both in health and work. You'll also be wanting some time to examine
those neglected emotional needs. Ambition and drive are great,
but not if they make you forget who you are and what you want.
Taurus(the Bull) 21st April - 20th May
There's passion on the horizon - so for once, allow yourself to really
feel it. You can run but you can't hide from emotions: they always get
you in the end. Yes, even cool dudes like you. Anyway, no need to
get too serious just yet. This little patch in the cosmos has been
carefully designed for you to have some honest, emotionally
creative fun.
Gemini(the Twins) 21st May - 20th June
The family needs your special attention again. Give them what you
can, but explain to them - clearly and gently - that you also have a life
to live. No point sliding into boring martyrdom again. It only makes
you angry, and then you're not much good to anyone anyway.
By Saturday, you should have sorted out some really important
issues.
Cancer(the Crab) 21st June - 20th July
That fabulous career of yours is at a temporary standstill. Don't fret,
the planets are simply offering you a chance to explore your inner
self for a while. Take a moment for yourself. No need to worry about
money yet. Get sociable for a week. Potential lovers are waiting
round every corner. Take your pick. Have a good time. Smile.
Leo(the Lion) 21st July - 19th / 22nd Aug
So it's betrayal you're seeing, is it? Determined to convince yourself
that someone you trusted has deceived you? Well yes, you could be
right. But more than likely, you're not. And the only way to find out for
sure is to ask the person concerned. Firstly though, make sure of
your own agendas. There are motives you're even hiding from
yourself.
Virgo(the Virgin) 20th / 23rd Aug - 22nd Sept
It's time to play. And as your attitude shifts, so your work becomes a
lot more fun. You've also managed to organise your working hours to
give you more free time. You might even get in some real
communication with the loved ones. Try putting yourself in the other
person's shoes so you can begin to understand how they feel.
Libra(the Scale) 23rd Sept - 22nd Oct
OK, it's time to drag yourself off that absurd pedestal you've invented,
and be who you really are. You'll be amazed to discover you're just as
loveable even when you're not perfect (in fact, probably more so).
Allowing yourself to become victim to other people's unrealistic
expectations is a trap you don't want to fall into.
Scorpio(the Scorpion) 23rd Oct - 21st Nov
The greatest progress generally takes place under the most peculiar
circumstances. Not that things are too bad on the outside - with half the
planets in your sign, and money, work and love life finally starting to
make sense. It's the inner turmoil we're concerned with, a need to wade
through that dense fog of emotion to find the core.
Sagittarius(the Archer) 22nd Nov - 20th Dec
Time management, you ask with a guffaw? What the heck is that?
Sure, you may think you're too busy to cope, but the truth is, you're
wasting time on insignificant garbage. Flexibility is what's needed,
and maybe even a spot of delegation. It's endurance you're after,
and a new willingness to complete even the most tedious of tasks.
Capricorn(the Goat) 21st Dec - 20th Jan
This week, you're a creative genius - so think of something brilliant.
One of your fabulous ideas will have something to do with travel.
There are long-range advantages to be found out there. If a tedious
legal issue has been dragging on, you'll find an ingenious way to
solve it. Enjoy yourself. See your life as a fun game. It will slowly
become one.
Aquarius(the Water Carrier) 21st Jan -19th Feb
Money is still rolling in, though not necessarily in the ways you had
planned. Keep thinking laterally, and there'll be opportunities you'd
never dreamed of. Take care with the spending this week, though.
The lolly will be melting through your fingers before you've even had
time to count it. It might be an idea to spend some on a calming
massage.
Pisces(the Fishes) 20th Feb - 20th March
No one understands the world's mysteries as well as you do.
But then neither is there anyone with a greater capacity for fear and
negativity. Still, you have more power than you know. So take care
to check out your motives before using your strength to manipulate.
There could be some changes at work this week - maybe even an
exciting new job offer.
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Udahamulla, Nugegoda
ARULPRAGASAM - LILY ARULJOTHY
BAKMIWEWA - ANANDA BANDARA Thelawala Road, Ratmalana.
DALUWATTA SISIRA
DALUWATTA SISIRA (de SILVA), - 29,
Dharmaratne Avenue, Rawathawatta,
Moratuwa
DE SILVA - HARENDRA SHERMAN - 65 B/2,
Wickremasinghe Mawatha, Off Kumarage
Watte Road, Thalangama South,
Battaramulla.
DE SILVA POLLY - 5/3, Edmonton Road,
Colombo 6
DE SYLVA - ASHLEY
DIAZ - KENNETH TREVINE - 306/2,
Dalupitiya, Kadawatha.
FERNANDO SELINA
GAJANAYAKE - DAPHNE BEATRICE - No. 3,
Deal Place, Colombo 3.
GAMBEERA - MAULAWATHI - “Sampatha”,
Angulugaha, Galle
GOONESEKERA - FLEANCE JUSTIN - No.
12/1B, Lady Evelyn de Soysa Road, Idama,
Moratuwa.
GOONEWARDENE - SIRASEELI. - 73,
Barnes Place, Colombo 7
JAYATHISSA - M.D. - No. 38, Sri
Sudharmarama Mawatha, Thelangapatha,
Wattala
JUSTIN - UPASENA. - Los Angeles,
California.
KAPUGEEKIYANA - KUMARASIRI ANANDA.
- No. 15, Perera Mawatha, Kotuwegoda,
Rajagiriya
LALANI BASNAYAKE, - 76, Laxapathiya
Road, Moratuwa.
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Yakkala Rd., Bandarawatta, Gampaha.
MENDIS - K.B.J. SHIRON - No. 92/1, Jumma
Masjid Mawatha, Periyamulla, Negombo
NANAYAKKARA - DEANNA ZOE
CHRYSUNTHI - 83/4, M.J.C. Fernando
Mawatha, Idama, Moratuwa.
PAIVA - MISS JACINTHA
PEIRIS - MRS. DULCIE - 374/8, Galle Road,
Rawatawatte, Moratuwa.
PERERA - BRINDLEY - 22/2, Holy Emmanuel
Church Road, Idama, Moratuwa.
PERERA - P. MARGRET.
PERERA - THERESE MILDRED. - 173,
Veluwana Rd, Colombo 09.
PERERA LAAL, N - Vijaya Kumaratunga
Mawatha, Colombo 5.
RAJARATNAM - NICHOLASPILLAI
STANISLAUS - WIJAYAWARDHANA - S.H.
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RAMANAYAKE - SANDRA.
REV. SISTER CHRISTINE DIAS - Good
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Puwakaramba Rd, Moratuwa
TENNEKOON - BHARETI SHAMINI
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Inventor Leonard
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What would we give to clasp his hand,
His happy face to see,
To hear his voice, and see his smile
That meant so much to us.
**
The rolling stream of life rolls on.
But still the vacant chair
Recalls the love, the voice, the smile
Of the one who once sat there.
**
Nothing can ever take away
The love a heart holds dear.
Fond memories linger every day,
Remembrance keeps him near.
He had a nature we could not help loving,
And a heart that was purer than gold,
And to those who knew him and loved him
His memory will never grow cold.
Forever in our hearts and always in our thoughts
Your devoted Children
Only two qualified Lankan envoys in C'wealth
By Gagani Weerakoon & Skandha
Gunasekara
(ceylontoday.lk) Of the 14 Sri Lankan High
Commissioners serving in Commonwealth
countries, only two are qualified heads of
mission, it was revealed in Parliament.
This information was disclosed when Deputy
Minister of External Affairs, Neomal Perera,
tabled the answers to a question posed by
United National Party (UNP) General Secretary,
Tissa Attanayake.
High Commissioner to Kenya, V.
Krishnamoorthy, and the High Commissioner to
Malaysia, I. Ansar, are the only two qualified
High Commissioners.
The remaining 12 countries, which have Sri
Lankan High Commissions are, Australia,
Bangladesh, Canada, India, the Maldives,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Seychelles, Singapore, South
Africa, Uganda and the United Kingdom.
The post of the High Commissioner is vacated
in Canada, Bangladesh, Nigeria and the UK.
Aryasinha
Lanka has consistently sought to pursue.
voiced grave concern regarding the Investigation
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not only then but in September 2014 as well.
public domain, I am compelled to make the text of
"It is a matter of deep concern to note that you, as
this letter available to the membership of the
a high official of the UN system, have resorted to
the use of intemperate language to attack and vilify Council and the people of Sri Lanka who deserve
to be aware of the facts pertaining to this matter".
a sovereign member of the United Nations.
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to have explained this fact in a professional
manner while assuring the Government that the
Investigation will exercise vigilance regarding
attempts by parties to manipulate the system.
Instead, you have challenged the right of a
sovereign State to raise concerns regarding
procedural aspects of an Investigation which
impacts its people and their future in the context of
the ongoing sensitive reconciliation process.
"The Government’s categorical rejection of the
investigation established by the Human Rights
Council is not tantamount to concealing
information. The Government of Sri Lanka has
steadfastly maintained that it owes to the country’s
dignity not to subject its people to an investigation
that does not conform to even the minimum
requisites of justice and fairplay.
"This position has been overwhelmingly endorsed
by the national Parliament. It is a principled
position which the Government chose to take that
was supported by many countries in the Council.
"The OHCHR would recall that the Government of
Sri Lanka was not alone in raising concerns
regarding the Investigation mandated by
Resolution 25/1. While the Resolution itself saw a
divided Council in March 2014, several countries
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Katina Ceremony at Samadhi Meditation Centre
Samadhi Meditation Centre held its Katina
Ceremony on the 25TH October 2014,
at St Peter's church Hall. Devotees assembled
outside the S.M.C to go in the procession. The
procession carrying the Sacred Casket of Relics
and the Katina Robe arrived at the hall with eight
invited monks from Buddhist temples from the
U.K.
Offering of the Katina Cheevera was done by Mrs
Champika Thenuwara & her family that
sponsored the Katina ceremony.
There were Dhamma talks conducted by the
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of the community attended the event. The
significance of the Katina Ceremony was taught to
the attendees and to the young people who
attended the ceremony.
When all the formal itinerary was concluded of the
ceremony, there was time for the devotees to have
a chance to speak to each other, mouth-watering
Sri Lankan refreshments were served for the
attendees.
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An experienced and trustworthy nanny required by
a professional couple based in Essex to look after
their children aged 11 & 4. Mainly to stay with the
children before and after school from Tuesday to
Friday. Accommodation provided. Contact
jayaniru2001@yahoo.com or 07527188342 (after
6pm & week ends)
British Sinhala, pretty, young-looking 39 year old
female, 5'8" tall, kind-hearted, good sense of
humour, working as a civil engineer in London
seeks good, honest, tall, Sinhala Buddhist
gentleman aged between 38 to 46 years. Please
email details and photo to Ref 901.
araliyaflower@yahoo.co.uk
Buddhist family resident in UK seeks an educated
attractive partner of similar age, living and working
in UK, for their good-looking, fair complexioned son
of 27+, 6'1”, NHS Medical doctor living and working
in London. Please reply with family details and
photo.Ref 900. partnerholiday1@gmail.com
Colombo Tamil R/C, Aunty & uncle seek a partner
for 5', 39 years old kind-hearted, caring, niece,
educated at Holly Family Convent, Colombo &
qualified in UK. Please send horoscope
07973786196 siva_ratna13@yahoo.co.uk,
Colombo Ten Perches of Land off Anderson Road,
Dehiwela, Colombo, in secluded residential area
close to all amenities with plan for two self
contained houses drawn by renowned Chartered
Architect late Mr Panini Tennekoon. £99,000.
Please contact: fritzkodagoda@icloud.com
Colombo villa the choicest place for your holiday,
wedding guest accommodation, official visits. In
serene lush Colombo 7, near museum, independent
arcade , meals wifi a/c gym Longstay discount.
www.colombovilla.lk [1], 0094 714888086 Duleep.
Detached spacious house for sale in Continental
residency, Negombo, Sri Lanka; newly built with
security, four bedrooms, balcony, solar hot water, air
conditioning, communal swimming pool. Price 19
million rupees. For further details Please contact:
07865658555 marla2001@hotmail.com
Doctor (G.P.) father seeks a professional groom
(preferably a teetotaller Doc tor ) for pretty daughter,
hospital doctor in Kent. 28 years 5ft 1 in. Govi
Buddhist Kandyans now British citizens. Brought up
with Buddhist values. Please apply (01732)870662
beligaswatte@hotmail.co.uk
Double Room for rent Feltham Hounslow. Fully
furnished and very clean. Newly refurbished House
(new Bathroom, Kitchen etc) Excellent transport
links; 10min walk Feltham Station and approximate
30 minutes to London Waterloo. 24hr bus links to
Heathrow Airport (approx 15min) and surrounding
towns. £350PCM (inc. Wi-Fi, utility bills) Tel
07904597336
Dr in Ilford, UK looking for a Sri Lankan women
who can stay and look after 5 year and 3 year old
children. Salary negotiable, meals, accommodation
provided. Contact 07424739917
For Sale in Colombo 6, off High Level Road, near
Sixth mile post. 4 BR 2 Bathroom, terrazzo and tiled
floors, garage, space for three cars on drive,
servants quarters, quiet residential area. 22p
approx . Sold for land value only. Rupees 55M ono.
More details - desilvaniluchan@gmail.com
For Sale Modern 2 storey, 4 bedroom house (9
perches) Hokandara north 2 minute walk to
Athurugiriya main Road 10 minutes drive to
Malabe town 800 metres to Kaduwela highway.
Carporch boundary wall cctv /security lights with/
without furniture price: SLR 16 million
(negotiable). Manjula Wijesinghe mobile
0094727062103 hot line 0094773062103
Large House for Holiday let in Ratmalana Nice
area with good facilities. This is a comfortable
suburban house with 3 bedrooms and large living
room and a family bathroom. Large garden and
parking. Rent is £150 per week min let two weeks.
This is a family house no a/c but comfortable and
clean. Contact Las on 07466415241 or email
l4nka@hotmail.com
LANDS FOR SALE
Foreigner gentlemen 44, British national, tall,
white, attractive, kind, honest and sincere seeking
Sri Lankan wife for immediate marriage, I am
educated, have business. Know Sri Lanka culture
and have been there before. All welcome to apply,
kids ok. Serious only please. Thank you, 07934
106864 tonydante7@yahoo.com
London Accommodation Solutions. We look
after your property whilst you're away. Property
management - Rental - Maintenance Security.
Police Vetted. We also provide bespoke CCTV &
Alarm systems for Sri Lankan properties. Call Las
07466415241 or
L4nka@hotmail.com
Highly residential within five minutes to Mount
Lavinia Hotel and beach. £8100 perch
Fully furnished 02 storied luxury house on 10.7
perches in Pagoda Road Pitakotte. Built in 2005,
04 AC rooms with attached bathrooms & fully
fitted pantry. Parking for 02 vehicles with garden
space in front, solar hot water Servant's room &
toilet. Price Expected 28M. Inspection by
appointment. 07813470883
Mother (UK) Govi/Buddhist seeks -a caring, kind,
educated partner for her eldest daughter, aged 32,
5' 0". She has completed her studies with Masters,
employed in UK, and owns properties in Kalutara,
Sri Lanka. For details contact 07432810166 after
8pm. diana.jason46@yahoo.co.uk
Govi catholic parents in UK seek a son for their
daughter, 24 years, 5.5 height, fair and pretty,
brought up in UK with Sri Lankan values; 3rd year
medical student with a Bsc. Doctor preferred but
other professionals welcome. Reply
07944616701 prop14uk@gmail.com
Govi Professional parent in UK seek an
academically and professionally qualified pretty
fair and slim daughter for professionally qualified
handsome son 34 years old 5 5'.5”in height. Born
and educated in UK and employed as a senior
professional. Own assets. Please reply with full
details to Ref 898 myojana23@hotmail.com
House for sale for Rs.140 lakhs with furniture in
Kesbewa town 11 purchase land with 3
bedrooms, living , dining, kitchen and 2 toilets,
garage ,front garden, behind space. 1000 Sqft for
the second floor ready to build. 3 km for the
southern highway.
Email nishaniperera68@gmail.com
House for sale: Vajira Road, Colombo 5. 8.25
perches, 3500 sq ft, 4 ensuite bedrooms, double
garage, courtyard gardens and maid's quarters.
Hacker kitchen, Bosch appliances and solar for
electricity/hot water. Incorporates self-contained 1
bedroom flat/office. Offers in excess of Rs90
million. Mobile: +44(0)7771936131.
Email: rexubayasiri@gmail.com
Kurunegala “Asokamahal” No 339/14
Kanduadawatta Road via Colombo Road,
Kurunegala Sri Lanka. Eigt bedroom house with
annex having separate entrance with space for
building at least six Chalets, standing on 89
perches of land situated off Colombo Road within
the municipal limits of Kurunegala, surrounded by
scenic rice paddy fields with all amenities and
easy reach to hopitals, schools and shops. Ideal
for tourist resort as it is within easy reach of the
historic cities of Kandy, Danbulla and
Anuradhapura and an hours drive to the beaches
of Negombo and the airport 30 minutes to the
Elephant Orphanage at Pinnawela. The new
express highway to Kandy is close to property.
£199,000. Please contact
fritzkodagoda@icloud.com
Respectable Buddhist parents seek a caring son
for their pretty, single, professional daughter living
in UK. We are interested to hear from an
academically qualified professional age between
42 and 60 years. Please correspond with details
to Ref 897: nalinisiriwardena@yahoo.co.uk
Seeking people (any sex, any religion, any
orientation) who are willing to make a meal
(homemade or otherwise) for others in NW
London. Then take in turns to cook for others in
the group every 6 weeks. Areas from Watford,
Stanmore, Ruislip down to Wembley Park.
Interested? Contact
letsenjoyandeat@yahoo.co.uk
Siddamulla, Kottawa, off 40 ft, 255 bus route.
New 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom brick built detached
house on 16 perches. Open garage and provision
for an underground tandem double garage. Two
Road frontages. 14 1/2 million or offers
071 6907984 or
derrwik@gmx.net
Sinhala Buddhist respectable family living in
England seek professional groom (preferably a
doctor) for their 26, Ht, 5'3",slim, fair & pretty
doctor daughter working in NHS hospital London.
Please reply with horoscope & photos. Ref 899.
E-mail dsnm1551@gmail.com
Sinhalese parents seeking a suitable partner for
a 23yrs. old slim pretty medical student Daughter.
She was brought up in England and looking for
someone from England only. Reply to Ref 902
bakewellington.dws@gmail.com
Bolgoda Lake Front 26.22 perches land.
Residential, near Yatch Club. Good access roads
from Moratuwa/Piliyandala. Good for holiday
bungalow with boat house. £3250 perch.
Mount Lavinia 10 perches land.
Piliyandala town 17.2 perches.
Residential/ business prime land. £3000 perch
07855 592 211
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Web: www.nsapartments.info
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Sixty Perches Land close to town Athurugirya.
Ample fruit trees + timber trees. 30 min to
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UK Sinhala Buddhist Parents seek Divorced or
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MSC qualified daughter living and working in
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assets. Race religion immaterial both father and
brother doctors. Ref 903
Trainee Videographer/Producer. We are looking
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ISSUE 1197
NEWSLANKA
13 NOVEMBER - 2014
Old Bens clinch Veterans’ soccer title
By Bernard Perera
(nation.lk) Old Bens SC carried away the Thilak
Pieris Trophy on offer after winning the Veterans
over-40 Soccer Championship on a toss of a
coin. Bens played the final of the Veterans
Championship organized by the Soccer Masters
Association for the sixth year against Maligawatte
Veterans SC at the St. Benedict’s College ground
recently.
The game was played well by both sides
displaying the best soccer available with these
former players, some of them former national
players. Old Bens had full control of the game for
almost 20 minutes but they failed to get the most
vital goal due to the hard work of Maligawatte
custodian who did yeoman service between the
posts.
During the first session of play Maligawatte
players too invaded the Bens goal area but the
strikers could not get the right direction to score
and the first session ended with a blank score
sheet.
The second half too was evenly contested as
strikers of both teams used their skills to
penetrate each other’s defence with the hope of
scoring the much needed goal. Ten minutes in to
the game Maligawatte Veterans were lucky to get
a penalty which all expected to be the winning
goal. But all hopes were dashed when the striker
failed to find the target.
Strikers of both teams failed to bring victory for
their team and the game ended in scoreless
CR and FC stave off Havelocks’
challenge to win 17-12
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draw. The referee introduced the tie breaker
system according to the tournament rules to find
the winner of the great final, but this too failed as
both teams scored three goals each. Referee
wanted the tie breakers to continue but the
skipper of Maligawatte Veterans preferred to go
for the toss of a coin which he failed call right.
With this win Old Bens carried away the Thilak
Pieris Trophy and a cash award of Rs. 100,000.
The championship had a participation of 36
teams from all parts of the country including few
teams from North and East.
Maligawatte Veterans Mohamad Hussain was
adjudged as the best goal keeper while Eranga
Karawita was declared as the most Valuable
Player of the Championship.
Mahela joins
the 12,000 club
corner flag. Shanaka Kumara made a splendid
conversion and CR led 7-0.
They kept on attacking but the Havies defence
stood firm. Then the Park Club made a fine
comeback late in the first half when skipper and
flanker Sudarshana Muthuthanthri scored midright off a rolling maul. Fly half Dulaj Perera failed
to add the extra points.
The Red Shirts increased the lead when Shanaka
Kumara made no mistake with a 40-metre penalty
in the 30th minute and CR led 10-5 at the
‘breather’.
In the sixth minute after resumption, CR and FC
went ahead further when their New Zealand centre
Robbie Malneek scored mid-right off
a three-quarter move. Shanaka
Kumara added the extra points and
the Red Shirts led 17-5.
Then came the Havelocks’ fight
back. They made several
threatening moves with Siaosi
Young and winger Sandun Herath
making some daring runs.
In the 20th minute, off a five-metre
scrum, their scrum half Kavindu
Costa scampered through for a try
mid-right. Fly half Dulaj Perera
added the extra points and the
score read 17-12.
They made several raids on the CR
goal line but the Red Shirts
repulsed those attacks and the
CR and FC’s winger Anuradha Herath about to score his
Longden Place club ran out winners
team’s first try with his opposite number Sandun Herath
by 17-10 to register their second
making a vain atttempt to foil him in their Dialog A Division successive win.
League rugby match played at Longden Place yesterday,
Referee: Priyantha Gunaratne
which CR and FC won 17-12. Pic Susantha Wijegunasekara
By Sajeewa Jayakody
(sundayobserver.lk) The young CR and FC outfit
came up with a superb performance to beat the
more fancied Havelocks Sports Club by 17 points
(two goals, one penalty) to 12 (one goal, one try)
in their Dialog ‘A’ Division League rugby match
played at Longden Place yesterday after leading
10-5 at ‘lemons’.
It was the Red Shirts who dominated the first half
when they ran the ball at every opportunity with
centres Robbie Malneek and Kanchana
Ramanyake tearing apart the Havelocks defence.
They opened scoring when off a three-quarter
move, winger Anuradha Herath scored by the
(colombogazette.com) Sri
Lankan cricketer Mahela
Jayawardena today
crossed the 12,000 run
mark in One Day
International (ODI)
matches, during the third
ODI against India.
Jayawardena became the third Sri Lankan and
fifth batsman in the world to achieve the
milestone. Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar
Sangakkara are the other Sri Lankans to cross
the 12,000 ODI run mark.
Sri Lanka Housewives 56th Annual General
Meeting was held on Saturday 27th September
2014 at the Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo.
Mrs Lilamani Deona Abeyratne was crowned
"Housewife of the Year 2014/2015'' for her
dedicated participation and involvement in all
the Sri Lanka Housewives' Association
activities throughout the year.
H.S de Silva of Royal Rugby Fame
by Ken Balendra
(island.lk) It was shocking and saddening to hear
of the death at the age of 74 of H.S., my friend, my
classmate and my rugby captain. He was at our
table at the last old Royalists Rugby Dinner. He
appeared and behaved as a hale
and hearty colleague. He did reach
into his pocket, pull out a syringe to
give himself a jab to keep his
diabetes under control but then
over the past few years that was
not unusual.
H.S. was the eldest son of the late
Mr. Sherman de Silva, the wellknown and successful
businessman, who owned and
lived in a large home on
Cambridge Place, barely a stone’s
throw from College. H.S.’s mother
was a very pleasant and nice lady
who always set additional covers
for lunch. Many of us made use of her generous
hospitality. The food was excellent and her large
family was always happy to have "gate-crashers"
like us for lunch.
(Contd: on P34)
Galle's lifestyle is changing
Neloupher Fernando
(dailynews.lk) Galle has a special place in Sri
Lankan hearts. Located at the extreme south west
corner of the island where the shoreline turns east
towards Matara and Hambantota, the ancient port
city of Galle is Sri Lanka's fourth largest town. From
time immemorial, Galle's shore line has been its
greatest asset and its ancient port has been in
succession the mart
of the Portuguese, the
Dutch and the English
whose legacies still
live in its streets.
Centuries later today,
Galle has become a
meeting place for a
cosmopolitan cultural
diversity where people
of different countries,
races and religions
call it 'Home'.
Increasingly Galle is
becoming popular
among international cricket fans, music and
literature fans who hope that Galle will host more
international cricket, more international music
festivals and more international literary festivals to
come.
However what makes Galle very special is her
inheritance to an ancient sea fairing history which
made Sir Emerson Tennent believed that Galle was
the Old Testament port of Tarshish to which King
Solomon sent his merchant ships to procure 'gold,
silver, ivory, apes and peacocks'. For the Arabs,
including Ibn Batuta it was known as Kalah. It is
recorded that from the dawn of navigation Galle
gained prominence on the ancient sea routes
between the Middle East and the Orient. Here spice
vessels were loaded and fighting flotillas rested
awhile to replenishes their stocks of water food and
fuel.
Such riches resulted in Galle's foreign occupation
first by the Portuguese, then Dutch and then
English. It is this cosmopolitan mix of cultures and
races that have resulted in an ambiance peculiarly
Galle. Today there is still enough evidence of
beautiful buildings stamped with Dutch architecture.
Almirahas known as the Galle Almiraha tell how
famous Galle is for her Dutch furniture pieces.
The Galle Fort is Galle's
Dutch heart and soul. It
is here that the best of
the Dutch period
architecture, furniture
and other artifacts are
preserved. Today,
extensive repairs and
conservation has been
carried out to its
ramparts and buildings
in keeping with its
ancient architecture.
A trip from the entry
points on the Southern
Express at Kaduwela or Kottawa to Galle is cut
down by about 2/3 as against the usual 3 hour travel
time from Colombo to Galle via the Galle Road. On
the completion of the impending Outer Circular
Expressway a trip to Galle from the Bandaranayke
International Airport in Katunayake is expected to
take under two hours. While on the other side the
travel time from Galle to the new Mattala Rajapaksa
International Airport will also be drastically reduced
once the expressway is extended to Hambantota.
With travel to Galle becoming quicker, convenient
and being located in-between Colombo and
Hambantota, it is inevitable that vast development
and new business ventures will follow.
New horizons
Galle is becoming a much favored location for both
& OUR ARCHIVES AT
locals and foreigners. The Galle Urban
Development Authority has identified many projects
to improve selected urban services and public
spaces in Galle. The focus is on enhancing the
attractiveness and livelihood for the residents of
Galle. Who knows Galle may very well be the first
city in the south to showcase vertical living - the
latest in life style trends - a new way of life.
Plans are underway to make the city of Galle a
smart efficient city as well as an ideal residential
location. A general face lift to the Galle town is in the
process of happening; many roads have been
widened beyond recognition and new public
buildings like the state of the art bus stand added.
The two storied bus stand is built with 30 bus bays,
waiting rooms, rest rooms and walkways bridging
over the canal and main road extending to the
railway station to ensure safe and quick access to
the traveler. Landscaping and beautifying the city
with walk ways, beach parks and conserving
heritage buildings is also happening. Other projects
focus on improving deteriorated municipal
infrastructure and services such as traffic
management and public transport, flooding and
water supply systems.
We have also heard of the upcoming all inclusive
ultra modern sports complex for Galle in Dhadella
which will be an added bonus to the many sports
and leisure grounds already in existence. The sports
complex will include a 400 meter athletic track,
outdoor/indoor sports stadiums, tennis netball and
volleyball courts, a swimming pool etc.
Plans are also in the pipeline for the fully fledged
hospital related mixed development project at
Karapitiya and a new court complex at Deligala
junction.
On either side of Galle is a more seaside variation.
Hikkaduwa, 27kms North West of Galle is an
internationally renowned beach resort, famous for its
coral reefs once designated some of the best in the
world. If you are not for snorkeling, the glass bottom
boats here will still give you a feast unmatched
anywhere else in the island. On the other side 6kms
south from Galle is Unawatuna again renowned
worldwide for its calm clean safe waters, surfing and
snorkeling. Unawatuna's Jungle Beach is a very
special beach secluded from the rest which has its
own secret attractions.
Last but not least is the increasing popularity of
Galle Cricket. Cricket perhaps more than other
sports, is characterized by the beauty of its venues.
Galle with its 17th century Fort and Indian Ocean
views ranks with the best settings. The high
ramparts of Galle's Dutch Fort loom behind the
ground, the green hills of the Galle hinterland rise up
behind the stadium and the Indian Ocean embraces
it on either side stretching into infinity. No wonder it
is a breathtaking place to watch cricket. The best
seats in Galle are said to be free.....for there is no
better place to watch cricket than from the ramparts
of the Galle Fort.
So, whether it's a 17th century house or a brand
new apartment in a vertical living complex, who
would want to resist living in a city rich with such
heritage and culture?
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H.S de Silva
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from P33
H.S. had an excellent career at Royal. In addition
to his studies he was a house captain, a school
prefect, the College first XV Rugby Captain in
1960 and Captain of Athletics in 1959. He still
holds the record for the number of Bradby Shield
matches he played against Trinity, which was a
consecutive ten matches over five years. This
record was equaled recently but not broken. H.S.
was hefty, tall, sturdy and physically fit. So was his
younger brother, Lalith. With both of them as my
props in the scrum, as the hooker, I had it quite
easy.
H.S. was always a dedicated Royalist, rarely
missed our annual 1952 group get-togethers and
any rugby events.
On leaving school in the same year, both of us
played for the first XV CR&FC side in the Clifford
Cup Tournament. During this time, H.S. picked me
up for rugby practices at Longden Place and
dropped me back at my home in Kollupitiya in his
Morris Minor. He always took a devious route to
Longden Place, via Bullers Road and sounded the
horn a couple of times before reaching the traffic
lights. It took me a few days to realize that he was
trying to attract the attention of his girlfriend,
Neleeka, whom he married later on and with whom
he lived happily ever after. Their two sons have
done extremely well in their chosen professions,
one in the U.S. and the other now back in Sri
Lanka. H.S. and Neleeka adored their
13 NOVEMBER - 2014
grandchildren, Isabella and Ariyana.
As a junior cadet, he was a sergeant of one
platoon along with our mutual friend, J.B.C. de
Silva, commanding the other.
After leaving school, H.S. stepped into his father’s
shoes at Sherman Sons Ltd., the successor to
Sherman de Silva and Co. Ltd. the father founded
and continued as its number one for many years
during which time he was honoured by the Ceylon
Chamber of Commerce where he was elected
Deputy Chairman, Vice Chairman and finally
Chairman for the customary two years. As in
school, his long tenure in the private sector was
highly acclaimed.
Despite his very successful overall background, he
was soft spoken and humble. He was a very pious
Buddhist. He was a gentleman to his fingertips and
an extremely good friend.
He leaves his loving wife, Neleeka, sons, Lavi and
Janith, daughters-in-law, Rethu and Elizabeth and
his grandchildren. We will all miss H.S. May he
attain Nibbana. Royal College Rugby Team 1960
Standing left to right: H.A. Karunasekara, A.H.
Fadyl, R. Mapatune, A.M.R. Van Dort, T.V.
Wickremasuriya, D.R. Whitham, R.P. de Alwis,
J.M. Weerasinghe, J.R. Wickremasinghe, S.
Jayanett, U.L. Kaluaratchi.
Seated from left to right: Mr. G.C. Weiman
(Coach), J.V.P. Samarasekara, H.S. de Silva
(Captain), Mr. Dudley K.G. de Silva (Principal), K.
Balendra, I.H. Senaratne, Mr. M.T. Thambapillai
(Master-in-Charge).
On the ground: N. Mendis and E.B. Pereira.
ISSUE 1197
“Dammasavana”
Monthly Sinhala Sermon Series
SINHALA SERMON
Annual Pirith Chanting
and Almsgiving
You are cordially invited to attend a
special Dhamma
talk delivered in Sinhala
The High Commission of Sri Lanka
By
cordially invites
Sri Lankans living in the UK to the
Annual Pirith Chanting Ceremony on
Ven. Ketiyape Amithasara
Thera, M.A.
(Resident Monk at the Sri Saddhatissa
International Buddhist Centre, Kingsbury)
Friday, 14th November, 2014
from 7.00pm to 11.00pm
and
Almsgiving (Heel Dana) on
Saturday, 15th November, 2014
at 7.00am
at
the London
Buddhist Vihara
on
Saturday 15th November 2014
at 7.00pm – 8.00pm
All are welcome!
At the High Commission premises
to invoke blessings on
His Excellency the President and the people
of Sri Lanka
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Army stun Kandy
MJ century in vain as India win series
(island.lk) The ruthless attitude Virat Kohli spoke
had to push his 37-year-old body to beat throws
about prior to Sunday’s third One-Day
that threatened to catch him short. Along the way,
International against Sri Lanka was very much in
there were the typical flicks from off-stump, a ramp
evidence as India ran out victors by six wickets at
shot for four, a couple of pleasing drives, and lots
a near-packed Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket
of running.
Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad. That said, Sri Lanka The pace trio of Umesh Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni
hardly came to the party, bar a battling effort from
and Ishant Sharma, which made life difficult for
Mahela Jayawardene, and the Indians cantered to Dilshan after Yadav had sent back Kusal Perera
another one-sided win,
caught behind and Kumar
wrapping up the five-match
Sangakkara caught smartly
series with two to go.
by R. Ashwin at first slip for
For India to falter after
a golden duck early, was
restricting Sri Lanka to 242
negotiated with ease. And
in 48.2 overs, it would have
the spinners – Axar Patel, R
needed ten instances of
Ashwin, Raina and Rayudu
either terrible
– were milked comfortably
batting or great bowling and
enough.
fielding. There was a
Down and seemingly out in
steeply rising delivery from
the series, it was important
Thisara Perera that Ajinkya
for Sri Lanka’s experienced
Rahane (31 in 47 balls)
batsmen – Jayawardene
fended to Jayawardene at
Mahela Jayawardene walks off after being and Dilshan in this case –
first slip. And there was big
dismissed by R. Ashwin in the third ODI to bat through the innings
miscommunication between between Sri Lanka and India on Sunday in and that explained their
Shikhar Dhawan and
sedate, risk-free approach.
Hyderabad. The Sri Lankan veteran
Ambati Rayudu that led to
Dilshan, however, lost his
completed his 17th ODI century.
both ending up at the
patience after reaching his
bowler’s end, Rayudu (35 in 46) having to walk
half-century and lashed out at an innocuous
back. Sri Lanka needed much more around that
Rayudu delivery, only for Rahane to pull off a great
stage.
catch at cover after he had scored 53 off 80 balls.
Earlier, while Jayawardene batted with Tillakaratne That Jayawardene got to his 17th ODI century was
Dilshan, trying to get things in place for a late
entirely due to the veteran stylist’s enterprise and
surge, he couldn’t have anticipated that, by the
a cameo from Seekkuge Prasanna, who hit two
end of the 35th over, he would be on 78 and Sri
fours and one six in a 32-ball 29 late in the script.
Lanka would be tottering at 154 for 6.
Jayawardene, who reached his fifty off 62 balls,
Jayawardene did keep his part of the bargain, not
needed 47 more to get to his century, reaching the
looking troubled apart from on occasion when he
milestone with a slog-swept six off Patel.
Kandy’s foreign player South African Quinton
Crocker had a poor day with his boot as he failed
(island.lk) Kandy SC were stunned by a
to add the extra points.
rejuvenated Army SC as they were beaten 13-21
after cruising in the first half having led 13-0 at the Army were penalized 30 metres away from the try
and Crooker got it right this time.
short whistle in the Inter-Club Rugby League
In the 36th minute, full back Nigel Rattwatte joined
match played at the Race Course yesterday.
the try scoring party when he ran 20 metres with
Kandy SC, the giants of local rugby having won
an angle and carried two soldiers with him to cross
the inter-club ‘A’ Division title for 12 consecutive
the try line near the left flag
years since 2001 and 18
corner. The conversion was
Clifford Cup knock-out
unsuccessful.
titles had never lost a
Tuwai set the tone for Army
game to Army in the last
when he received a pass from
15 years and that
his countrymen Epi
impressive record was
Cokaunasega and scored after
brought to a bitter end
a powerful run. Prince
yesterday.
Chamara added the extra
Many expected Kandy to
points.
seal the game with a big
Army got the lead in the 64th
margin and they were on
minute when winger Chula
course in the first half.
Susantha crossed the line right
But the soldiers caught
them off guard. They had Kandy SC suffered a shocking defeat at side of the post. Chamara
the hands of Army SC in the inter-club converted again.
rested their big made
Following that try, Kandy were
League Rugby match played at Race
Fijian Pio Tuwai in the
first-half and brought him Course Grounds in Colombo yesterday. desperate to cross the Army try
line. In the last minute of the
(Pic by Kamal Wanniarachchi)
fresh in the second-half
game Army’s Kavindu Perera
and he took Army to a
broke through and ended up scoring a try.
memorable win.
All Kandy’s 13 points came in the first half through Chamara added the extra points as the referee
blew the long whistle to finish a memorable game
two unconverted tries and a penalty. Army,
for Army and nightmare for Kandy.
meanwhile, scored through three goals.
Kandy SC drew first blood when winger
Anuruddha Wilwara scored an outstanding try
coming from nowhere. He ran a good 40 metre
distance at extreme speed penetrating the gaps of
Army defense and touched down right side of the
post.
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Bens in 4-1 win over De Mazenod
W.M. Leslie Perera, Ja-Ela Central Corr
(dailynews.lk) A convincing victory of four
goals to one was registered by St.
Benedict's College, Kotahena Football
Team against De Mazenod College
Kandana in the match played to mark the
inauguration of the refurbished De
Mazenod Football ground Friday.
The ground refurbished at a cost of Rs.
Six million was inaugurated by Ranjith
Rodrigo, President, Sri Lanka Football
Association and he was helped by Rev.
Bro. Bertram Perera, Principal, De
Mazenod College and Rev. Bro. Denzil
Perera of the La Salian Brothers Sri Lanka
Provincial.
The first goal for the Benedictines was
scored by Menol Shohan just after a few
minutes of the commencement of the
match. For Bendictines two goals were
scored by Shohan and the other two goals
were scored by Shehan Lakshutha while
the solitary goal for De Mazenod was
scored by Nayan de Mel. The Bendictines
were captained by Danel Clement and De
Mazenod was skippered by Shehan
Mereas.
The jubilant Benedictine team who won the Rev. Bro Michael
Robert Challenge Trophy is seen here with the Trophy.
Picture by W.M. Leslie Perera
Point-blank:Take a bow Angelo
By Sa’adi Thawfeeq
(nation.lk) To be appointed captain of the ICC Test
team of the year for 2014 ahead of such current
proven leaders as Michael Clarke, Misbah-ul-Haq,
Alastair Cook and Mahendra Singh Dhoni is
indeed an honour bestowed on the young
shoulders of Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lanka Test
and ODI captain.
Since being elevated to the high office in February
2013 and becoming Sri Lanka’s youngest Test
captain at 25 years and 279 days, Mathews’
personal performances especially with the bat has
improved tremendously and his leadership
qualities progressed equally that no one would
begrudge him being appointed to captain the ICC
Test team of 2014.
Kumar Sangakkara in 2011 is the only other Sri
Lankan player to be named captain of the ICC Test
team, otherwise the honour has gone to
Australian’s Ricky Ponting (2004, 2005 and 2007)
and Michael Clarke (2012), India’s Rahul Dravid
(2006) and MS Dhoni (2009, 2010), South African
Graeme Smith (2008) and England’s Alastair Cook
(2013).
Added responsibilities of captaincy can do
wonders to some players and it could also have an
adverse effect in their careers as well. In Mathews’
case we can see how captaincy can enhance a
cricketer at least in the early period of leadership.
He has captained his country to four Test series
wins with one loss and one draw out of six, the
pinnacle of his achievements thus far is the
maiden Test series win in England where he
averaged 76.5 with a match-saving century in the
first Test at Lord’s on his first appearance on the
hallowed turf and a match winning career best
knock of 160 at Leeds - an innings that was
instrumental in Sri Lanka winning the Test by 100
runs and with it clinching the two-match series 1-0.
For good measure, at
Headingley Mathews
also produced a
career-best
performance in his
bowling taking 4-44.
Former England offspinner Vic Marks
wrote in ‘The
Guardian’: “Mathews
produced a captain’s
innings par excellence
and this should be no
surprise. We are
accustomed to sizing
up the threat of the Sri
Lankan batting line-up
and concluding that it
starts and ends with
Kumar Sangakkara and
Mahela Jayawardene.
These are two great
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players and they have both demonstrated why in
this series – there were glimpses of Jayawardene
wristily dismissing the ball to the boundary in a
manner that had even the non-romantics purring
with pleasure. But since his elevation to the
captaincy Mathews has never been outshone by
this venerable pair.”
Mathews has been in charge of his country in 13
Tests and as captain he has become a more
formidable cricketer. Since taking over the
captaincy he has scored 1386 runs at an average
of 86.62 with three centuries. In that time Sri Lanka
have won six and lost two – to Pakistan in Sharjah
and to South Africa at Galle.
For the majority of his innings Mathews has had to
bat with the tail and at times play the dual role of
shielding his partner as well as try and make runs.
His customary position in the batting order is at
number six where he has made a great number of
his Test career runs 2031 out of 3054 and scored
all four centuries.
The current year 2014 has been an extraordinary
one for Sri Lanka in Test cricket because the top
three leading run-getters are Kumar Sangakkara –
1486 runs (avg. 78.21), Mathews – 1201 (avg.
92.38) and Mahela Jayawardene – 1003 (avg.
55.72), each of them having played 11 Tests. The
trio is the only batsmen to top 1000 runs in the
calendar year so far.
With the impending retirements of Jayawardene
and Sangakkara from all forms of cricket at the
end of the 2015 World Cup, Mathews will have an
opportunity to alleviate himself up the Test batting
order to number four which seems the ideal
position for a cricketer who has brought an
unruffled majesty to his batting. From his early
one-day appearances it was obvious that Mathews
was always been able to hit the ball hard. The
responsibility of captaincy has brought a certainty
in his stroke-play.
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Marks said Mathews batted with
“uncomplicated power” - “He stands still,
defends when necessary but when the
right ball arrives he hits it with easy,
uncomplicated power”.
Sri Lanka’s batting stalwart Sangakkara
who has been a close follower of
Mathews’ progression as a cricketer
described his batting “as good as
anyone I have seen”. ““He bats in tough
situations. It’s very hard to find players
for whom these things come so
naturally. Ever since he came into the
side he has done that for us. He has
also improved his technique. He knows
how to bat with the tail and I just love
watching him bat. He is exceptional. He
is batting better than anyone in the side
and batting better than most batsmen in
the world.” What a compliment from the
great man himself.
Mathews is not alone in the ICC Test
team for 2014 he has two of his
team mates with him –
Sangakkara and left-arm spinner
Rangana Herath – only the
second occasion where three Sri
Lankans have made it to the
ICC Test side. In 2008 Mahela
Jayawardene, Sangakkara and
Muthiah Muralitharan were
selected.
Mathews’ greatest test will be
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after the big two retire from international
cricket and he is saddled with the
responsibilities of having to lead an
inexperienced Test and ODI side. One
hopes it does not affect his natural flair
as a cricketer for which he has won
universal recognition.
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Royal clinch Lennie de Silva Trophy
We could not play our brand
of cricket - Mathews
(island.lk) Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews
says the challenge of performing against India in
their own backyard was never beyond doubt but
he is pained to see that they have failed to play
their brand of cricket.
"It was always going to be tough in India,
whether you are prepared or not prepared. It is
a challenging tour for any team, not only us. Not
many teams have won against India in India.
But we just wanted to play our brand
of cricket, which we haven’t played
in the last three games," a dejected
Mathews said at the post-match
conference after losing the third ODI
by six wickets.
"If we play our brand of cricket and
stop worrying about winning or
losing then I think we can head into
the World Cup pretty high and
confident," the all-rounder added.
Mathews said the batsmen, specially the
youngsters, have let the side down, resulting in
team’s lackluster show.
"We can’t repeat those mistakes time and again.
We flopped in our batting. I thought the powerplay was crucial, we lost four wickets for
minimum runs. We keep doing the same
mistakes and hope that we win, which we
cannot do here. Especially against a quality
Under-19 Cricket
by Reemus Fernando
(island.lk) Lumbini College cruised to their fifth
outright victory of the season as Thanuka Dabare,
Chanaka Devinda and Tharushan Iddamalgoda
made notable contributions to beat Dharmasoka
College by eight wickets in the Under-19 Division I
cricket encounter at BRC Ground, Colombo on
Tuesday.
Chasing a target of 94 runs to win Dabare’s
aggressive unbeaten 69 runs in 38 balls, inclusive
of five fours and five sixes, sealed the victory for
them with eight wickets to spare.
Earlier on, Dabare had his share of wickets with
left-arm spinner Chanaka Devinda to restrict
Dharmasoka to 132. Devinda bagged
seven wickets.
Commencing from 134 for six overnight,
Lumbini posted 194 runs in the first
innings with Iddamalgoda anchoring the
batting line-up with 97 in 142 balls,
(10x4s, 3x6s).
Scores:
Dharmasoka 155 all out in 50 overs
(Raveen Tharindu 60, Sachin Divangana
44; Chanaka Devinda 4/36, Thanuka
Dabare 4/22) and 132 all out in 59.2
overs (Raveen Tharindu 39; Chanaka
Devinda 3/45, Thanuka Dabare 2/15)
Lumbini (134 for 6 o/n) 194 all out in 63.4 overs
(Thanuka Dabare 33, Tharushan Iddamalgoda 97
n.o.; Ishara Mendis 3/35, Isuru Chathuranga 3/15)
and 97 for 2 wkts in 11.2 overs (Thanuka Dabare
69 n.o.)
Bens romp to innings win
St. Benedict’s College romped to an innings and
44 runs victory over St. Aloysius’ College as
Geethika Jayathilaka, Ruvinda Nivunhella and
Geethal Fernando shared bowling honours for
them to skittle out the home team for 94 runs in
the second innings in their match ended at the
Galle International Stadium on Tuesday.
Scores:
St. Aloysius’102 all out in 43.2 overs (Ashen
Bandara 27, Sachin Jayaraj 14 n.o.; Geethal
Fernando 2/14, Geethika Jayathilaka 5/46,
Madushan Kularatne 2/05) and 94 all out in 47.1
overs (Navindu Nirmal 35; Geethal Fernando 2/05,
Geethika Jayathilaka 3/32, Ruvinda Nivunhella
3/18)
St. Benedict’s (135 for 4 o/n) 240 for 8 wkts decl in
73.4 overs (Mahel Jayalath 59, Thulina Dilshan 30,
Vittorio Roberto 21, Sithum Wijesinghe 54,
Janindu Karunathilaka 29; Geethika Jayathilaka
21 n.o.; Gihan Niroshan 2/62, Sajith Sankalpa
2/48, Hareen Weerasinghe 2/69)
Lahiru’s five wkts. help Sebs earn 1st innings
points
St. Sebastian’s College earned first innings points
in their match against Mahinda College as Lahiru
Heshan picked up five wickets to restrict the home
team to 142 runs at Mahinda College Ground,
Galle on Tuesday.
Scores:
Thushan Jayasuriya
team like India you got to stay positive. A total of
300 is a minimum mark here on these wickets,"
Mathews said.
Striking a fluent 118 on Sunday, Mahela
Jayawardene fought a lone battle with a 105-run
partnership with Tillakaratne Dilshan (53) and
Mathews said that it’s time for the youngsters to
step up their game.
"Only Dilshan and Mahela showed some
resistance and all the other batsmen
just threw it away. Either just lack of
concentration or just playing some silly
shots. Going into the World Cup we
need top guns to fire.
"And they are the ones who have been
performing for the last couple of years.
The younger guys need to step up and
grab their opportunities, we can’t keep
chopping and changing. They need to
give their 100 per cent, we see the seniors give
their 100 per cent. They are hungry for runs and
the younger guys need to learn from them," he
added.
The Indian batsmen have continued with their
good showing with Shikhar Dhawan (91) and
Virat Kohli (53) making short work of their 243run chase and Mathews said that the visitors
should take a cue from their opponents.
Lumbini cruise to fifth outright victory
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(dailynews.lk) Royal College Colombo beat
Kingswood College Kandy by a convincing five
goals to nil in their annual hockey encounter
played at Astro Turf, Colombo 7 yesterday to
annex the Lennie de Silva trophy.
Royal College, which is one of the best hockey
sides in the Western Province came up against a
superlative display of fast open hockey by
Kingswood College who made their intentions
clear from the very beginning.The match was
played at a fast and furious pace but on this day,
Royal played a superior brand of hockey to
emerge victorious.
For Royal Shaheer Bari (two), Malithra Yashan
(one), Anojan Ganesharajah (one) and Imaadh
Dole(one) scored goals in the under 19 encounter.
Meanwhile, the Royalists also bagged Dr.Kathab
Roshan Memorial Trophy by beating the
Kingswoodians by two goals to one in the under
15 match.
The Lennie de Silva Trophy was awarded to Royal
College skipper Shaheer Bari by chief guest
former Royal College Hockey Captain M.I.de Silva
while the under 15 captain Uchitha Wasudeva
received Dr.Kathab Roshan memorial trophy from
Vasantha de Silva.
Negombo Youth win to stay on top
Yasaratne Gamage
(dailynews.lk) In a last minute goal by P J S
Prasad of Negombo Youth SC secured their
victory over SL Police SC by 1-0 at Kelaniya
Football League ground on Saturday in a stage 18
match of the ongoing Dialog Champions League
2014.
Negombo Youth came forward strongly in the last
few matches and has now secured the top of the
points table with 31 points in 13 matches.
Solide defeat Pelicans
Solid SC overcame Pelicans SC by 4-0 at
Kekirawa Public Ground on Saturday in another
encounter.
Y Sindujan of Solid SC penetrated the Pelicans
SC goal area in the 3rd minuted of the match to
score the first goal and then Shola ( 46th minute)
and Olayami ( 71st and 92nd minutes ) added
three more goals to secure a 4-0 victory for Solid
SC.
Solid SC who were on the top of the points table in
the early stages has now dropped down the fourth
position after 13 matches.
Kalutara lads down Thihariya SC
Kalutara Park SC overcame Thihariya Youth SC
by 3-0 at Vernon Fernando Stadium on the same
day. L E M Philip scored the first goal in the 12 th
minutes. In the second half N C Abeysekara score
two quick goals in the 88th and 92nd minutes.
Lions roar at Jayathilake den
Up Country Lions SC overcame Crystal Palace SC
by 4-1 in their home ground in Navalapitiya on
Sunday in another encounter. M.G.D. Kumarasiri
scored the first goal for the winners in the 36th
minutes and three minutes later J.M.L. Nuwan
netted another goal.
After the half time K. Martin added their third goal
and M. M. M. Fawzan in the 64th Minutes scored
the final goal. R. J. Bernard scored the only goal
for Crystal Palace in the last minute.
Blue Star dominate second half
Blue Star SC defeated Nandimithra SC by 2-1at
Vernon Fernando Stadium on Saturday.
The half time ended with no score on the board.E.
Emmanuel (48th Minutes) and M. K. Mohamed
Rahuman( 59th Minutes) secured the victory for
their team while
W. M. Kuara (90+2 inutes)scored the consolation
goal for Nandimithra SC.
Java Lane and Super Sun secure victories
Saunders SC suffered a 0-1 from Java Lane SC at
Sugathadasa Stadium in another stage 18 match.
A L M Aleem scored the winning goal for Java
Lane in the 19th minutes. Meanwhile New Young’s
SC had the better off Super Sun SC by 1-0 at Sir
Albert F. Peries Ground on the same day. A. R. M.
Mushikan scored the only goal of the match in the
32nd minutes.
Close battles end in draw
A close battle ended in a draw at Matara Public
ground when hosts and Don Bosco SC met on
Sunday. Matara City took the lead when O.V.
Ikenno scored a goal in the 27th Minutes. Two
minutes later H. A. N. Janith scored the equilizer
for Don Bosco.
At the Sugathadasa Stadium on the same day
evening Colombo FC managed to force a draw
with Sri Lanka Army with a sensational last minute
goal by T F Bodri Dimitri. Colombo FC led early in
the match when M. R Mohideen scored a goal in
the 5th minutes).
H D M D Silva booted the equilizer for the soldiers
in the 38th minute. Since then it was a keen tussle
for supremacy . In the 76th minutes D A H
Priyankara scored the second goal for SL Army.
The soldiers thought they were winner until T.F.
Bodri Dimitri equilized in the added 4th minute.
Colombo FC after 12 matches have collected 29
points to secure the third place in the table. Sri
Lanka Navy on the other hand have played 11
matches so far and are positioned second with 30
points.
Kavindu saves Air Force SC
Kavindu Ishans superb goal helped Sri Lanka Air
Force to draw with Renown SC at the
Sugathadasa Stadium on Sunday in another close
encounter. Mohomed Fazal scored the leading
goal for Renown in the 48th minutes. Kavindu
Ishan in the added fourth minute scored the
equilizer for the Airmen.
St. Sebastian’s 261 all out in 82.1 overs (Avishka
Fernando 47, Muditha Fernando 94, Kusal
Lakthilina 30, Veeshan de Mel 34; Pasindu
Dilshan 2/42, Sachika Udara 3/47, Tharuka
Samarawickrama 2/39, Suresh de Silva 2/86) and
86 for 1 wkt in 22 overs (Avishka Fernando 53
n.o., Viraj Perera 21 n.o.)
Mahinda (06 for no loss o/n) 142 all out in 76.3
overs (Gihan Danushka 48, Ishara Akalanka 26,
Tharuka Samarawickrama 20; Lahiru Heshan
5/43, Nimesh Bandara 2/23)
Salinda in good all-round feat for Patana
All-rounder Salinda Ushan complimented his half
century with a five-wicket haul as Isipatana took
major honours against St. Peter’s College in their
U-19 match ended at Colts Ground on Tuesday.
Scores:
Isipatana 233 all out in 89.4 overs
(Salinda Ushan 60, Davis Imesh 36,
Venushka Chamal 30, Vishad Randika
21, Shenal Deelaka 20, Yomesh
Ranasinghe 19; Ashanth Malka 4/66, Vinu
Mohotti 4/66) and 77 for 4 wkts in 25
overs (Salinda Ushan 39; Chandula
Jayamanne 2/21)
St. Peter’s (45 for no loss o/n) 216 all out
in 87 overs (Dineth Thimodya 39, Sachin
Dalpathadu 49, Lakshan Rodrigo 41,
Hashan Wanasekara 37, Didulana Medis 19;
Salinda Ushan 5/55, Shehan Sandaruwan 2/39)
Kegalu Vidyalaya on first innings
Kegalu Vidyalaya took first innings points against
Karandeniya Central in their U-19 Div. II match at
Karandeniya on Tuesday.
Scores:
Kegalu Vid. 126 all out in 39.4 overs (Ruwintha
Rukshan 27, Keshan Weragoda 25, Menuka
Manjaya 26; Damith Prasanka 6/29, Yohan
Suresh 2/28) and (96 for 1 o/n) 229 all out in
66.2 overs (Madushan Munasinghe 76, Keshan
Weragoda 44, Lahiru Perera 21, Lahiru Dishan
28; Yohan Suresh 4/76, Damith Prasanka 2/39,
Dilum Sudeera 2/34)
Karandeniya 103 all out in 29.2 overs (Yohan
Suresh 22, Sapna Sandaruwan 29; Kosala
Bandara 2/28, Madushan Gunasinghe 2/08,
Lahiru Perera 4/19) and 197 for 9 wkts in 56
overs (Suraj Indramal 30, Damith Prasanka 24
n.o., Dilum Sudeera 23; Kosala Bandara 3/43,
Lahiru Perera 3/80, Nipun Madawa 2/23)
DSS amass 338 against Ananda
Put in to bat Akil Inham, Uvin Bandara and
Udesh Sendanayake made notable contributions
for D. S. Senanayake College to post 338 runs
against Ananda College on day one of their
match at Ananda Mawatha on Tuesday.
Scores:
D.S. Senanayake 338 all out in 75.2 overs (Akil
Inham 65, Uvin Bandara 60, Udesh
Sendanayake 42, Torin Pitigala 36, Thimila
(sundayobserver.lk) President Mahinda Rajapaksa took part in the annual walk of his alma mater –
Vidyasekara 27, Vishal Amugoda 29; Kavishka
the Nalanda Walk 2014 in Colombo. He was accompanied by Deputy Speaker Chandima
Anjula 4/75)
Weerakkody, Ministers Nimal Siripala de Silva, Bandula Gunawardene, Rajitha Senaratne, Deputy
Ananda 51 for no loss in 10 overs (Lakkana
Minister Sarath Weerasekera, parliamentarian Thilanga Sumathipala and Principal of Nalanda
Jayasekara 30 n.o.).
College, Brevet Col. Ranjith Jayasundara. Pic: Nishanka de Silva
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Mahela willing to open batting
(dailymirror.lk) Senior stalwarts Kumar
Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene had
mixed emotions after their team suffered an
early series loss against India with two games
to go in the five-match ODI series.
Sangakkara, who flew back home stated that
he was making an unwilling exit from the tour,
despite the fact that he was being rested while
Jayawardene stressed that he was willing to
take back the role of an opener after Sri Lanka
constantly failed to make a sound start in the
ended three ODIs.
“Letting me open batting for Sri Lanka is up to
the selectors to decide. I really
would like to open. I have always
wanted to open ever since the
2007 World Cup and even made a
request to the selectors of my
consent. That’s where I have
made the maximum as a batsman.
The management wanted me to be there in the
middle order because we are yet to settle in, in
that area. Let’s hope that our middle order
would click and I get back to open during the
remaining days of my career,” Jayawardene
stated prior to Sri Lanka team’s departure to
Kolkata from Hyderabad.
Sri Lanka lost the first game heavily by 169
runs at Cuttack and the next two games at
Ahmedabad and Hyderabad, the Indians won
by a margin of 6 wickets at both occasions to
wrap up the series early.
Sangakkara, who scored 13, 61 and a rare
golden duck was of full praise for his
compatriot, after being forced to take a rest
ahead of the 7-match series against England
later this month back at home.
“Mahela batted beautifully especially in the last
game. It’s important that whoever is staying
keep on performing.”
But he is well aware of the fact that beating
India in their own backyard is a daunting task,
while expressing his ways of remedies for the
sudden setbacks Sri Lanka has now faced.
With the England series coming up he stated
that the team needs to buckle up their shoes
and get back to the usual winning trend.
“We always knew it’s going to be a tough tour
with the preparations we had. But we are still
playing below par and we still need to get our
rhythm back, we need still need to get back to
our standards. Even though we lost the series
3-0 at the moment, even if we managed to get
competitive in the last two games, we need to
focus on the England tour at home. So I think
that’s the real focus.”
“It’s always hard work to beat a side in their
home soil. When we look back there’s nothing
to do with the mental status of a team. It’s just
we were not up to it. They are well seasoned
playing under home conditions. If we look back,
not only Sri Lanka, others too have struggled.
But taking on India somewhere
else in the world is a different ball
game,” he added while pointing
out the fact that Sri Lanka needs to
do more additions other than
playing their hearts out in the
middle.
“We always are keen to beat a side on their
own soil. But keenness altogether is not
enough; we should have a better game plan, a
better mindset, a better preparation to do so. It
should be a prime aim when we go out to play
another team away, especially in India.”
Meanwhile Jayawardene, who surpassed his
personal milestone of 12,000 ODI runs after his
first century for 2014, was more focused on
helping the youngsters around him with the aim
of winning the remaining two games.
“When we plan out a game we have faced
problems in implementing them and it has been
our setback in the three games played so far.
It’s just that nothing has come in our way so far
in this tour. We need to look seriously into it and
try to make suitable corrections. You need to
look at situations differently and maturely when
you are a senior player. You cannot be selfish
aiming at records. Though I reached an
important milestone in my career and won a
man-of-the-match award, it’s not pleasing to be
in the losing side,” Jayawardene stressed.
Sri Lanka will play India in the fourth ODI at the
Eden Gardens in Kolkata before the two sides
take on each other in the final game at Dhoni’s
hometown Ranchi. In place of Sangakara, Upul
Tharanga, Suraj Randiv and Dhammika
Prasad, Sri Lanka flew in Lahiru Thirimanne,
Dinesh Chandimal,
Ajantha Mendis and
Shaminda Earanga
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‘Operation Charuka’ squashes Lawyers
(island.lk) The Kandy Doctors repeated their
success of last year when they thumped the
Lawyers by 76 runs in their annual limited over
encounter played at the Asgiriya Stadium.
Charuka Kanakkhewa, who came in at first drop,
batted with controlled aggression to top score in
the match with 62 in 74 balls. For good measure,
he also picked up four wickets with his off spin. He
was the Man of the Match.
Suneth Chandraratne swelled the score with a
breezy 32 off 24 balls. Opener Priyantha Mudalige
showed glimpses of his former self in his knock of
22.
Lawyers’ skipper Manessha Seneviratne staged a
losing battle but never lost heart. He made a
plucky 41.
Doctors 174 for 6 in 30 overs
Priyantha Mudalige 2, Charuka Kanakkhewa, 62,
Suneth Chandraratne 32, Arinda Dharmapala 14,
Rasika Manaturga 12, Suseela Sapuvida 1-33,
Ranjan Ranatunga 1-34, Lasantha Amerasinghe
1-30, Jeevan Basnayake 1-19.
Lawyers 98 in 24.1 overs
Maneesha Seneviratne 41, Supun Ratnayake 17,
Lasatha Amerasinghe 10, Thilina Dhamsiri 1-5,
Charuka Kanakkhewa 4-5, Janaka Marapana 222, Suneth Chandraratne 1-14.
SLC seal Penney deal
(dailymirror.lk) Sri Lanka Cricket today signed
Trevor Penney, the former India fielding coach, as
the national team’s fielding coach up to the 2015
Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand,
SLC confirmed.
Penney, who was Sri Lanka’s assistant coach
during Tom Moody’s tenure as head coach was
earlier considered for the dual role of assistant and
fielding coach as part of a major shake-up in the
coaching set-up.
“We have signed him up to
the World Cup as the fielding
coach,” confirmed SLC CEO
Ashley de Silva.
Penny would fill the void
created by former fielding
coach Ruwan Kalpage, who
chose to take a job with the
Bangladesh national team
instead of pursuing
reappointment in his position.
However the assistant coach position left vacant
by the promotion of Marvan Atapattu to the rank of
head coach will remain vacant.
Once the best fielding side in the region, Sri Lanka
has shown a steady deterioration in 2014 to the
extent that Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews
repeatedly voiced his concerns.
This forced SLC to advertise the post as part of a
major coaching overhaul.
Penney who was said to have earned a good
rapport with the Sri Lankan players during his
previous stint in Sri Lanka had been approached
considering his familiarity with the Sri Lankan setup.
Penney had been India's fielding coach from 2011
before he was asked to leave his post following
India's Test series defeat in England this year. He
was offered a role with India's National Cricket
Academy but chose to end
his contract instead.
Meanwhile, cricketer-turnedpsychologist Jeremy Snape
has also been appointed to
help the national team in the
run-up to the 2015 Cricket
World Cup. Accordingly
Snape will be with the
national team for 17 days
from November 25 to
December 11, 2014.
“Jeremy will be able to enhance individual
performance of the National Team with the World
Cup in mind. This move is bound to add value to
the system at this crucial stage and derive the
maximum output of players to face any challenges
in the upcoming tours and the World Cup 2015 in
particular,” a SLC media released said. (Champika
Fernando)
St. Joseph’s U-15 cager champions
(island.lk) St. Joseph’s College, Darley Road,
Colombo, playing in their own backyard, won the
overall championship of the Under-15 Colombo
North Zonal Schools Basketball Championship
beating St. Benedict’s College, Kotahena 72-56
at Darley Road on Monday.
Sameen Perera of St. Joseph’s was named as
the most
valuable player
of the
tournament
while his teammate Rehan
Keyser was
adjudged the
best of
offensive player
of the
tournament.
Nishik Perera of
St. Benedict’s
was named as
the best defensive player.
Meanwhile Gateway International School,
Rajagirya won the consolation final beating D. S.
Senanayake College, Colombo.
There will be five teams which will be selected
for the ‘A’ division basketball Tournament that will
get underway shortly. (RS)
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