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Bill Gates Foundation awards US $1 millionto Sri Lankan e-Library programme

Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister RanjithSiyambalapitiy, ICTA Chairman Professor P. W. Epasinghe and CEO

Reshan Dewapura receive the award from Bill & Melinda GatesFoundation Director Deborah Jacobs.

Sri Lankan government's E-Library Nenasalaprogram conducted by the e-Sri Lanka Projectof the Presidential Secretariat has received the2014 Access to Learning Award.The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Mondaypresented US$ 1 million award to the e-LibraryNenasala Program (eLNP), in recognition of itswork to provide free access to computers andthe Internet to underserved Sri Lankans livingin remote and rural areas.The government of Sri Lanka launched theprogram as a way to boost digital literacy andencourage economic development throughoutthe country based on its National Developmentpolicy "Mahinda Chinthana".The eLNP's centers, known as Nenasalas(wisdom outlets), have helped Sri Lankaincrease its computer usage and IT literacyrate from below 10 percent in 2004 to almost40 percent today, the Foundation said

presenting the award.The Nenasala centers are equipped withmodern computers and internet facilities andthey are open to public for free use.Centers are located in rural areas to giveresidents increased access to high-qualityequipment, training, and locally tailoredinformation to help them improve their lives.The majority of the Nenasalas are locatedwithin religious institutions and the strategyhas helped the government to earn theconfidence and trust of Sri Lanka's ruralresidents, who have had little access totechnology to date. Whether housed in aBuddhist temple, Hindu kovil, Muslim mosque,or Christian church, each e-Library Nenasala isfree and open to people of all religions andincome levels.Microsoft, the Foundation's partner will makeavailable a donation of ... CONT P14

(island.lk) Former Ceylinco Group Chairman LalithKotelawala arrives at Hulftsdorp Magistrate court

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(island.lk) Sri Lanka’s electricity tariffs werehigher than those of Australia, Singapore,Canada, Germany, France, Malaysia, India,Pakistan and Nepal, Prof. Sirimal Abeyratneof the Department of Economics, University ofColombo disclosed last week.

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(asianmirror.lk) Daya Somasundaram, Professorof Psychiatry at Jaffna University said thatsuiciderate in Jaffna has gone up in the aftermath of thethree decade long civil war in Sri Lanka.Statistics collected by Daya Somasundaram showthat in 2005, at the beginning of Eelam War IV(August 2005 to May 2009), the suicide rate inJaffna district was about 23 per 100,000population.In 2006, when the war began to intensify, it camedown to less than 20. As the war progressed in2007 and 2008, the rate declined further. And in2009, when the war was at its peak and Tamilsociety was under severe threat, the suicide ratewent down to almost 15 per 100,000.After the war, the suicide rate rose sharply, tocross 25 in 2011. It fell slightly below 25 in 2012,but only to rise in 2013 to the 2011 level. Duringthe 2002-2004 peace process also, the suiciderate had increased as compared to the earlierperiod when military operations were on.Explaining the phenomenon, Somasundaram toldIndian media that “during the war, frustrationswere better managed because there was a strongsocial support system cushioning the impact ofvarious kinds of traumas and stresses.Under the Lankan military siege, civilians clungtogether. But after the war, social cohesion andsocial support systems began to wear thin asfamilies got splintered. Economic deprivation,which continues to this day thanks tounimaginative government rehabilitation policies,created family splits and interpersonal issues.

After the war, an individual’s“social capital” dwindled, andwas no longer a fall back optionduring stressful situations”.Somasundaram recommendsthat the government shouldhelp increase the “socialcapital” of war-affected peopleby restoring pre-existing socialand familial networks, andmaking these groups the vehicle of rehabilitationschemes.“Since the traumas experienced during the warhad been collective, rehabilitation should also becollective”, he said. Against this background, evenmourning has to be collective, he insists.But government considers collective mourning bythe Tamils of their war-dead as a grave “securitythreat”. (with inputs from The New Indian Express)

‘Jaffna Suicide Rate Increased After End Of War’(colombogazette.com) Sri Lankan officials onMonday sought more time to exhume asuspected mass grave in a former war zone afterfailing to secure the services of forensic experts,the AFP news agency reported.The site in the eastern coastal town ofKalavanchikudy has been under investigationsince a resident petitioned the local court,claiming the remains of around 100 Muslimskilled 24 years ago at the height of Sri Lanka’sethnic war were buried there.The claims of a mass grave in the east of theisland follow the discovery of several similar siteselsewhere in the island’s war zone as well as inthe central part of the country.Digging was scheduled to begin on Monday but a

local magistrate allowed authorities to postpone itfor a second time, a local police official said.“There were difficulties in getting forensic expertsfrom Colombo,” said the official inKalavanchikudy, 330 kilometres (206 miles) eastof Colombo by road.“The excavation was rescheduled for November24.”He said it was the second time the excavation,initially scheduled to start on July 1, had beendelayed for that reason.Rights groups have accused Sri Lankanauthorities of failing to investigate what the UNcalls credible allegations of war crimes by bothsides.Some of the Tamil guerrilla leaders linked to

atrocities have defected to the governmentsince the conflict ended, and there havebeen allegations that the authorities weretrying to protect them.Sri Lanka’s 37-year ethnic war, which endedin 2009, mainly pitted the majority ethnicSinhalese, who are Buddhists, against theminority Tamils, who are mainly Hindus andlive in the north.Muslims, who account for around 10 percentof the population, largely avoided takingsides in the fighting.But there have been allegations that theTamil Tiger rebels carried out severalmassacres of Muslims in the east as part oftheir push to create a separate Tamilhomeland.

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By Don Asoka Wijewardena(island.lk) More than 3,000 new victims of chronickidney disease have been detected in the MataleDistrict for the first time. In Weligamuwa andKongahawela areas of the Matale District farmersengaged in onion cultivation were the worst affecteddue to excessive use of agrochemicals includingglyphosate, the National Project for the Preventionof Kidney Disease said.National Project for the Prevention of Kidney

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(dailymirror.lk) Two Sri Lankan students whooverpowered a gunman during a McDonaldsrobbery are among dozens of courageousVictorians to be recognised with bravery awards.He disarmed and disabled a gunman trying to roba McDonalds store, but what scared KasunFernando more, was telling his parents back homein Sri Lanka that he had riskedhis life in doing so."At first mum was a bit scared,but she's really proud now," hetold 7News reporter BrendanRoberts.His fellow suburban crimefighter, Ishan Chathuranga,avoided telling his parents,fearful of the worry it would cause them.In 2012, the pair was waiting at a McDonaldsoutlet in Mulgrave when a masked man, carrying asawn-off shot gun stormed the fast food restaurantand tried to rob it."When I saw the gun was away from him and hewas busy collecting the money, I thought I cantake him on, so I jumped on him and put himdown," Kasun said.

The pair then held the gunman until police arrivedten minutes later.Nearly 300 Victorians were honoured in this year'snational bravery awards, announced by theGovernor General.They will be presented with their awards at aceremony next year.

The late airship pilot MichaelNerandzic received the highestaccolade, the Star of Courage,for sacrificing his own life tosave three passengers when hisblimp burst into flames overGermany three years ago.The paramedics who spent twoweeks talking to miners, Brant

Webb and Todd Russell, while they were trappedunderground at Beaconsfield have also beenhonoured."We were there 24 hours a day. When they wantedto sleep, they slept, when they wanted to talk, wewere there for them."Fifteen members of the Marysville CFA have alsobeen commended for their bravery on BlackSaturday. (Yahoo News)

Two SL students receive bravery awards

Kidney..from P2Disease Director Dr. Channa Jayasumanayesterday told The Island that on hisvisit to Matale District with Special ProjectsSecretary Dr. Sakalasuriya they had detected more

then 3,000 kidney patients. Most patients werereluctant to seek medical attention as access tohospitals from where they lived was difficult. Dr.Jayasumana said that his research team had foundthat most onion cultivators had become victims ofCKD in the Matale district. The main reason hefound was that most onion farmers had got used to

using excess amounts of glyphosate for landpreparation. Then they had used various kindsof agrochemicals to reap better harvest fromonion cultivation. In Welugamuwa DS Divisionaround 658 CKD patients were detected andKonghawela around 200 CKD patients weredetected.Dr. Jayasumana added that once the CKD wasonly confined to the North-Central province butnow it had rapidly spread to the other provincesat an alarming rate. More families had lost theirbreadwinners who were affected by the CKD.The prevailing dry weather conditions hadaggravated the problem. Relief measures andhospitalization for the affected were being doneby the Special Projects Minister S.M.Chandrasena.The time had come to take strong action to banharmful agrochemicals from cultivations as thetreat of CKD spreading to all districts was realunless tangible measures were taken withoutdelay, he said.When asked about the water in the Mataledistrict, Dr. Jayasumana said that water theretoo had changed. The water was hard and wasmixed with harmful substances of variousagrochemicals used by onion farmers. TheResearch Team and the Special ProjectsMinistry had commenced an awarenessprogramme for the inhabitants in the area andadvised them to seek timely medical attention atthe nearest hospital. The Special ProjectsMinistry was monitoring the situation with healthofficials assigned.

by Dilanthi Jayamanne(island.lk) Senior Professor of Anatomy, Faculty ofMedicine, University of Peradeniya, Prof.Malkanthi Chandrasekera yesterday said that shewould continue with the study being carried out onthe Sri Lankan Veddah population which was firstinitiated in 1993.Prof. Chandrasekera said that the study would beon the native treatment procedures followed by theVeddah communities and their pedigree. Therewere possibilities of changes resulting fromintermarriages between the Veddahs and othercommunities. She observed that there werepossibilities of them being more vulnerable to noncommunicable diseases as a result.Prof. Chandrasekera, who is the Vice Chancellor,South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine,

Malabe (SAITMM) said that a survey carried outon the Vedda population during a period of 15years spanning from 1993 to 1996 and 2008 to2009 had shown an improvement in theirnutritional status.Delivering the Susan George Pulimood orationrecently at Visakha Vidyalaya recently Prof.Chandrasekera said that the improvement of theirnutritional status during the period between 1993-1996 and 2008-2009 had been evident in the BodyMass Index (BMI) values of the adult the Veddahpopulation––85 percent of men and 70 womenamong them had a BMI values of over 18.5.BMI value of 18.5 is considered as the cut off pointof chronic dietary energy deficiency for adults. Shesaid that the survey had included an assessmentof medical, dental and oral health status of the SriLankan vedda population.

(dailynews.lk) The Golden Jubilee ofthe St. Nicholas Church, Chenkaladywas celebrated with the Festive Mass

on Sunday. The Lordship of the Bishopof Batticaloa and Ampara Rev. Dr.

Joseph Ponnaiyah concelebrated theFestive Mass with Rev. Fr. A.

Thevathasan, Rev. Fr. O.I. Rajeevan,Rev. Fr. Antaniraj, Rev. Fr.

Mahimaithasan and Rev. Fr.Hiruthayathas. Picture by Sivam

Packiyanathan, Batticaloa SpecialCorrespondent

(dailymirror.lk) Radar guns to check speedingvehicles will come into operation after the signboards indicating the speed limits are put up, thePolice Headquarters said today.Clarifying the recent reports on speed limits,Police Spokesman Ajith Rohana said the trafficpolice would not be allowed to prosecute speedingmotorists without proper confirmation of a vehicle’sspeed.“According to some media reports police officerswill continue to prosecute drivers, who break

speed limits without using the speed guns. Thereport is misleading because motorists can’t beprosecuted without confirming the speed with theuse of a speed gun,” SSP Rohana said.A few days ago the Police announced that speedguns would not be used as evidence to chargereckless driving.In a 2008 judgement, the Supreme Court directedthe law on speeding should only be implementedafter sign boards indicating the speed limits areput up in a manner that is visible to road users.

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By Waruni Karunarathne(thesundayleader.lk) Over 1.7 million people havebeen affected by the drought in several parts of thecountry, the Disaster Management Centre stated onFriday.According to the figures released by the DMC,1,750,575 individuals had been affected by droughtas of last Friday (15) in 14 identified districts.According to the data, 128,193 individuals in theUva Province, 200,762 in the North CentralProvince, 374,215 in the Eastern Province, 561,216in the North Western Province, 106,420 in theSouthern Province and 379,769 in the NorthernProvince were severely affected by drought.Meanwhile the Disaster management Centre saidthat it had dispatched water bowsers to 11 droughthit districts on Friday.

Deputy Media Director of the Disaster ManagementCentre, Sarath Lal Kumara, told The SundayLeader that, 11 water bowsers had been sent to theDistricts of Ampara, Anuradhapura, Batticaloa,Jaffna, Mullaithivu, Kilinochchi, Mannar,Monaragala, Polonnaruwa, Trincomalee andVavuniya.“We handed over the water bowsers to theDivisional Secretariats. We have spent Rs 50million on this exercise,” he added.According to him, the Disaster Management Centrewill provide another 17 water bowsers in the nearfuture covering all the drought affected districts.“We have identified 14 drought hit districts. Twentyeight water bowsers will be distributed among allthe districts and each district will receive two waterbowsers,” he added.

J. Hirushan Tharuka (5) of Pansala Watte,Beralapanathara, Matara is suffering fromhypochondriasis of the spine and needs toundergo a second surgery.The doctors say that he will have to undergo aseries of operations.Tharuka underwent the first surgery about oneyear ago at the Apollo hospital, Chennai, at a costof over Rs. 1.5 million. Since his father is a lowincome earner, he is not in a position to find themoney for further surgery.Tharuka is in need of a new device to support hisspine and it will cost his family Rs. 600,000.The doctors have agreed to perform the surgeryfree of charge, but the hospital charges and the

cost of the device have to beborne by the poor parents.Accounts have been opened atthe People’s Bank branch ofUrubokka (No. 271-200-1900-40-509) and Hatton NationalBank branch at Urubokka(No.1990-200-22960).Donors who wish to help thechild could send theircontributions to one of theaforesaid accounts. For moredetails Tharuka’s parents couldbe contacted on 071-9633943.

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(colombopage.com) Aug 14, Colombo: SriLanka Defense Ministry spokesman BrigadierRuwan Wanigasuriya said that the persons andorganizations that have been blacklisted undera special gazette notification by Sri Lankagovernment can apply for clearance.Sri Lankan government designated 424

individuals and 16organizations including theLiberation Tigers of TamilEelam (LTTE) as terroristsunder the United NationsAct No 45 of 1968 byExtraordinary Gazette No1854/41 dated March 21st2014.These persons wereblacklisted due to theirinvolvement in terroristactivities of the LTTE.The people listed in the

gazette notification need to contact thecompetent authority and show cause in writingto remove their names from the banned list.The application will be evaluated by thecompetent authority and the report will be sentto the Minister of External Affairs withrecommendations. The Minister of ExternalAffairs has powers to remove the name fromthe list of banned persons and organizations.Sri Lanka government recently removed thenames of three persons through a specialgazette last week.Karunanithi Thurairathnam a.k.a Thurai whoresides in France, Sutharasan Kailayanathanwho lives in India and Thanushkody Premani, aresident of Kilinochchi have been removedfrom the banned list by the ExtraordinaryGazette No: 1874/31- Amendment to the List ofDesignated Persons under Regulation 4(7) ofUnited Nations Regulations No. 1 of 2012,dated August 06, 2014.

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(thehindu.com) The Centre had already rejectedthe demand saying that Kachatheevu Island couldnot be retrieved.The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to heartogether the petitions filed by the DMK PresidentM. Karunanidhi and the Tamil Nadu Chief MinisterJayalalithaa seeking a direction to the Centre toretrieve Kachatheevu Island from Sri Lanka.A Bench of Justices H.L. Dattu and S.S. Bobde,posted for final hearing the two petitions, afterhearing senior counsel R. Venkataramani for Mr.

Karunanidhi and State Additional AdvocateGeneral Subramonium Prasad for Ms.Jayalalithaa.The Centre had already rejected the demandsaying that Kachatheevu Island could not beretrieved from Sri Lanka as demanded by thepetitioners. It had said the question of retrieval didnot arise as no territory belonging to India wasceded nor sovereignty relinquished to Sri Lanka.The Centre said “Kachatheevu Island was amatter of dispute between British India and

Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and there was noagreed boundary. The dispute relating to thestatus of this island was settled in 1974 by anagreement and both the countries examinedthe entire question from all angles and tookinto account historical evidence and legalaspects. This position was reiterated in the1976 agreement. No territory belonging toIndia was ceded nor sovereignty relinquishedsince the area in question was in dispute andhad never been demarcated.” Therefore thecontention of the petitioners that Kachatheevuwas ceded to Sri Lanka was not correct andcontrary to official records.Ms. Jayalalithaa in her petition highlighted thesufferings of fishermen from Tamil Nadu whoinadvertently strayed into the island. She saidthat because of the hostile attitude of the SriLankan navy, fishermen feared to go fishingas they were either killed or taken into custodyif they entered Katchatheevu. Ms. Jayalalithaasaid Katchatheevu was historically part of theRamnad Raja’s zamindari and later it becamepart of the Madras Presidency. The island hadalways been of strategic importance andspecial significance for fishing operations inthe area. In or around 1921, Sri Lanka startedclaiming territorial rights over the islandwithout any justification and notwithstandingsuch claims it continued to be part of India.

Kachatheevu: SC to hear Karunanidhi,Jayalalitha’s petitions together

(news.lk) “Narrative iii” is a compilation of thirdparty views on the last stages of the war in SriLanka. This third party narrative gives a deeperinsight to the events that had been left out of thedominant international discourse on the conflict inSri Lanka.It makes valuable assessments of the shortcomings of and the emphasis in raising allegationsagainst Sri Lanka on alleged war crimes andviolations of humanitarian war by the UN Panel ofExperts (PoE).This report also goes beyond the Lessons Learntand Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) brining inthe wider humanitarian issues caused by theLTTE’s use of Tamil civilians as human shieldduring the fighting after the fall of Kilinochchi: It

also gives a necessary insight into the many shortcomings of the UN institutions in preventing theLTTE’s use of human shields, separating thecivilians from combatants, as well as the failure ofthe international community to understand the truenature of LTTE terrorists, and their belief that therecould be no military solution to the terrorism thatprevailed in Sri Lanka.It is a joint narrative of Marga Institute and theConsortium of Humanitarian Agencies (CHA). Thework on compilation of “Third Narrative” was ledby Mr. Godfrey Gunatilleke, Mr. JeevanThiagarajah and Mr. Asoka Gunawardene andsupported with the important contributions andinsights from other members of the group.

(colombopage.com) Aug 19, Colombo: Sri Lankatoday has assured India that it will not allowanyone to use its soil to carry out subversiveacts against its neighbor.Meeting with the foreign journalists in ColomboSri Lanka's External Affairs Minister Prof. G LPeiris said the Sri Lankan government will notallow room for terror elements to plan anti-Indiaactivities."We have constantly assured India that under nocircumstances will Sri Lankan soil be used forany acts against India," Peiris has said at theForeign Correspondents Association meetingheld at the Temple Trees today under thepatronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.Indian authorities recently uncovered an allegedplot by a Pakistan-based terror group to carryout suicide attacks on US and Israeli consulatesin south India. The conspiracy was reportedly

planned overseas including in Sri Lanka,Malaysia and the Maldives.India has alleged that a diplomat at the PakistaniHigh Commission in Colombo is managingPakistani intelligence (ISI) activities in India fromSri Lanka and he had been involved in and wasplanning attacks in Chennai and other cities.Pakistan has reportedly called the diplomatback.Responding to the allegations Pakistan recentlysaid the allegations is an attempt to "create awedge" between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.The Sri Lankan government, despite objectionsfrom the UNHCR, recently started deportingPakistani asylum seekers back to Pakistansaying that the influx of asylum seekers, mostlyPakistanis has resulted in serious law and order,security, as well as health related issues for theauthorities.

(colombopage.com) Aug 17, Colombo: There areover 10,000 quack doctors in Sri Lanka practicingwestern medicine without qualifications, the tradeunion of government doctors Government MedicalOfficers Association (GMOA) has found.An investigation conducted by a team of doctors ofGMOA led by Dr. Haritha Aluthgama has identified10,400 fake doctors who are currently operating inthe country without proper qualifications orlicenses swindling the unwary public.The investigation has found that 26.4 percent ofprivate dispensary doctors are quacks. In theGampaha town alone 35 percent of the doctorsare unqualified to treat public, the national newsagency Lankapuvath reported.The findings come in the wake of the recent deathof a female doctor during a cosmetic surgeryprocedure provided by an unqualified doctor whohas operated a plastic surgery clinic in Colombo.

The Sri Lanka medical Council (SLMC), theAryurvedic Medical Council and the HomeopathicMedical Council are the only three medicalcouncils in Sri Lanka that provide certificates ofapproval to those who have qualified in medicine.Many of the fake doctors take the registrationnumber of registered doctors who are currentlyresiding abroad, the investigation has found.The quack doctors prescribe drugs to patientscausing severe damage and sometimes deathbecause they do not have the required knowledge,experience and qualifications, the GMOA says.The health authorities say these illegal practicesby the quacks endanger the lives of the public,especially of those who are suffering fromspreading diseases such as dengue. Thesepatients need special medications and prompttreatment, they point out, warning the public toseek treatment from qualified doctors.

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Asda is increasing its world food range this monthby introducing 450 new products, tailoring to thediverse and multicultural groups living in Britain.The range expansion will be boosted across eightethnicities groups: South Asian, Polish, African,Caribbean, Mediterranean, Romanian andBulgarian with the launching of a Sri Lankan bayfor the first time.With 200,000 Sri Lankans living in the UK, Asda

will be introducingbays containing 47new lines of SriLankan productsacross 41 selectedstores. These will include Sri Lankan brands suchas Niru and Surya, including red rice, Sri Lankancurry powders and dried and tinned fish.A regular shopper at the Asda store in Wembley,

Upeksha Ekanayake said: "I have beenshopping at my local Asda for the last fouryears as I find a wide variety of products atreally good prices. I'm extremely thrilled tohear that Asda are introducing a bay tocater for the Sri Lankan customer, likemyself. It means I don't have to shoparound to pick different things at differentstores.”The biggest and most shopped range isAsian, which has mainly targeted atBangladeshi, Pakistani and Indiancustomers. With the growing needs of theSri Lankan community in the UK, Asdahave added an array of products to thedaily repertoire of dishes for the SriLankan customer with something foreveryone in the family.

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Sri Lanka will not allow terroristacts against India

By Sa’adi Thawfeeq(nation.lk) Having lived in the shadow of the greatMuthiah Muralitharan for the best part of 11 yearsRangana Herath is making the most of it in the lateyears of his career being the spearhead of the SriLanka bowling attack.The victories for Sri Lankamay not be coming as fast and thick as whenMuralitharan was at the height of his career. Butthere can’t be two Muralitharans as much as therewill never be another Bradman.But Herath has more or less fitted into the role ofthe great man’s shoes and is keeping Sri Lanka’sflag flying high with his left-arm orthodox spin thathas flummoxed some of the best batsmen in theworld. Since Muralitharan retired in 2010 Sri Lankahas won only nine of the 39 Tests played losing 13and drawing 17 and Herath has played the leadrole in five of the victories.Sri Lanka had to go through 15 winless Testsbefore they were able to record their first win in thepost-Murali era. That win was fashioned out by

Herath at Durban where Sri Lanka recorded theirmaiden Test win in that country in December lastyear.Herath made full use of a rare dry pitch atDurban to snaffle out nine South African batsmenfor 128 and bring his team a 208 runs win.It was followed three months later with his first ten-wicket match haul when he baffled England with12 wickets at Galle to give Sri Lanka a 75-runvictory.Galle was to be the venue for his second ten-wicket haul when New Zealand were at thereceiving end in 2012. Herath picked up 11 wicketsand Sri Lanka won convincingly by ten wickets.Bangladesh was Herath’s next victim at the RPremadasa Stadium in March last year. Herathfollowed his five wickets in the first innings withseven for 89 which was his career best in aninnings till yesterday when he improved on thosefigures by taking nine Pakistani wickets for 127 inthe ongoing second Test at the SSC.

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(sundaytimes.lk) Two Sri Lankan nationalsdrowned at sea in the Italian town of Capaci, inthe province of Palermo, at the lido Poseidon,Italian media reports said.The men who were brothers, drowned while athird person was rescued and taken to a hospitalin the Province of Palermo in Sicily, Italy.The 44-year-old man and his brother, 38, diedwhile another relative was saved.The three individuals were bathing about ahundred feet from the shore when they foundthemselves in difficulty due to the sea turningrough for the mistral wind.

The largest of the three began to go under, thebrother tried desperately to save him but hedisappeared in the waves while the third familymember was rescued by a Coast Guard patrolboat Mondello.The body of the man of 44 years was recoveredimmediately while his brother was identified froma helicopter in the afternoon by the police atabout twenty meters from the coast.The patrol of the Port of Mondello is currentlyengaging in the process of trying to retrieve it.But the operations are hampered by weatherconditions.

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(island.lk) District Secretary for MullaitivuNogalingam Vethanayagam said that he wouldtake steps to implement the recommendations ofthe Lessons Learnt and ReconciliationCommission (LLRC) by solving longstanding landproblems of the people of the district during mobileland clinics to be held on September 04, 05 and06."We have taken action to solve as many landproblems that have arisen following the liberationof the country in 2009."

The district office of the Survey Department inMullikulam is scheduled to be opened this morning(19) by the Deputy Minister of Lands and LandDevelopment Siripala Gamalath with theparticipation of the Surveyor General (SG) P. M. P.Udayakantha.He said that the mobile land clinics werescheduled to be held in the five DivisionalSecretariat Divisions in the district with theparticipation of relevant state officials including thenew Survey Superintendent of the MullaitivuDistrict H.D. Niroshan Caldera.

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Mullaitivu District Secy. to solve land problemson LLRC recommendationsBy Ashwin Hemmathagama

(ft.lk) Leader of the Opposition RanilWickremesinghe yesterday demanded that theGovernment list the “complex legal issues thathave arisen during the investigations” conductedby the Presidential Commission of Inquiry intoDisappearances and Missing Persons.“In answer to a question askedby me under Standing Order23(2), Minister of External AffairsProf. G.L. Peiris stated that theChairman of the PresidentialCommission of Inquiry intoDisappearances and MissingPersons had informed thePresident that in view of the largenumbers of representations thathad been made to the Commission, and thecomplex legal issues that have arisen as aresult, that it was necessary to seek legal advicefrom persons especially knowledgeable in thisfield,” said Wickremesinghe.“Will those who have made representations tothe Commission be informed of the complex

legal issues and be given an opportunity tomake representations regarding these issues,and will the Attorney-General as the principalLegal Officer of the Government also beinformed of these complex legal issues, and begiven an opportunity to express his viewsregarding the issues that have allegedly

arisen?” he queried.In response, Prof. Peiris statedthat almost 16,000 people camein front of the Commission, and itis required to obtain internationalexpertise on the respective areashighlighted in the statementsgiven. “The Government has aresponsibility to obtain suchexpertise rather than cross

examining the Commission. In solving the Tamilissue, the Commission holds the right to recallevidence. We only consider the final report. TheCommission itself has the right to choose theparameters used for the investigations. If theyrequest the Attorney-General’s help, theGovernment could provide that,” said MinisterPeiris.

Ranil speaks up for missing persons in P’ment

Purely a domestic mechanismPillay’s parting statement betrayed UNHRC bias(dailynews.lk) Two new members - AvdashKaushal and Ahmer Bilal Soofie - have beenappointed to the Advisory Committee to theCommission on Disappearances raising itsmembership to five.Disclosing this to Foreign Correspondentsbased in Sri Lanka at Temple Trees yesterday,President Mahinda Rajapaksa said theappointments were made on the request of theChairman of the Commission MaxwellParanagama who said it would be useful tohave the advice of international experts for theproper functioning of the Commission.President Rajapaksa said the Commission hasalready received nearly 20,000 complaints andis looking into them.The President clarified it is a domestic inquiryand the mandate of the Advisory Committee isto provide advise as and when requested by theCommission.He said Sri Lanka did not recognise the OHCHRinvestigations panel and the government wouldnot cooperate with the panel as the ‘probe isunacceptable’.President Rajapaksa extended the term of theCommission investigating disappearances in theNorth and East until February 15, 2015.Last month, the President named a three-member international advisory panel comprisingSir Desmond de Silva, Sir Geoffrey Nice andProfessor David Crane to advise theDisappearances Commission. The members ofthe panel Desmond de Silva and Nice are from

Britain while David Crane is a US national.“The Advisory Committee has been broadenedas it is useful to get legal advice from the region.This is another step to strengthen the domesticinquiry machinery,” President Rajapaksa said.Asked about certain criticism leveled againstsome Committee members, the Presidentpointed out that there were many seriousallegations against some members of theinvestigations panel appointed by UNHRC.He said the fact that the UNHRC panel is biasedis evident from the recent statements made bythe outgoing High Commissioner on HumanRights.The decision not to disclose the names ofpersons who give evidence before the Panel istotally unfair as Sri Lanka will not get anopportunity to cross examine them, ExternalAffairs Minister Prof. G L Peiris said.“They are judges in their own cause. We do notrecognise the jurisdiction or authority of thisinvestigation in the first place,” he said. “SriLanka could not accept such a prejudicedinvestigation. The UNHRC has not been knownfor its consistency and they changed decisionsdue to political reasons. Many membercountries are disillusioned over this,” theminister said. When a journalist pointed out thatthe OHCHR Panel would hold investigationsoutside Sri Lanka and produce a report, thePresident said that the intention of those whowanted such an investigations is to get a one-sided report.“However, we continue to engage with the UNsystem. We have not walked out like some

other countries,” President Rajapaksa said.Courtesy: priu.gov.lk

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LeaderBy Waruni Karunarathne(thesundayleader.lk) The General Secretary ofTamil National Alliance (TNA) and the IlankaiTamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK), MavaiSenathirajah is to be appointed as the leaderof ITAK at the next national convention of theparty, sources told The Sunday Leader.The national convention of ITAK will be heldfrom September 6 to 9 in Vavuniya and adecision has been taken to appoint MavaiSenathirajah as the leader of theparty.Sources said that the decision wassupported by the current leader of the party R.Sampanthan.According to sources Sampanthan will remainas the leader of the Tamil National Alliance(TNA).Sources also revealed that the constituentpartners of the TNA had also reached adecision to register the TNA as a politicalparty in the near future.

(colombogazette.com) The Tamil National Alliance(TNA) says it will urge Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and External Affairs Minister (EAM)Sushma Swaraj to push for the full implementationof the 13th Amendment to the constitution.TNA Parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran said thatthe party will look to several key issues with theIndian Government, including the13th Amendment to theconstitution, during a visit to NewDelhi beginning tomorrow.The Government has refused tofully implement the 13thAmendment especially a clausewhich calls for police powers to bedevolved to the provinces.Sumanthiran reporters at a mediabriefing today the TNA will urgeIndia to ensure Sri Lanka fully implements the 13thAmendment as the Government had earlier giventhat assurance to India.The TNA is expected to meet Indian PrimeMinister Narendra Modi and the External AffairsMinister among others durnmg .

This will be the first meeting the TNA is having withthe new Indian Government since it assumedoffice after winning the recent elections.President Mahinda Rajapaksa had yesterdayinsisted that police powers will not be devolved tothe provinces under any circumstances.Rajapaksa said that all the provincial councils are

already enjoying the authority toadminister their respective areas.However he said police powerswill remain in the hands of theGovernment.The Indian Government had overthe weekend said it wants to seepowers devolved to the provincesin Sri Lanka.India said it has followed aprincipled approach towards the

situation in Sri Lanka, especially in respect ofimplementation of the LLRC recommendations,devolution of powers and progress towards ameaningful political settlement. (Colombo Gazette)Report by Indika Sri Aravinda

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Rajapaksa administration making plans for thenext five years says PresidentWhen posed whether he will retire in 2020Mahinda responds: “Ask me that in 2020.”Says “not bothered” about CBK as possiblepresidential contenderAlleges remote probe highlights Navi Pillay’s biasClaims to be committed to cause ofdisappearances

(ft.lk) Brimming with confidence about being re-elected to serve an unprecedented third term inoffice, President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterdayshrugged off his political rivals and appearedundeterred by the UN inquiry into allegations ofwar crimes quietly gathering steam in Geneva.“I will be still be here, I am planning for the nextfive years,” President Rajapaksa told Colombo-based Foreign Correspondents at Temple Treesyesterday, asked about his chances at the nextpresidentialelection. HisGovernment’svision wastargeting the year2020, PresidentRajapaksaexplained.Asked whether thismeant he wouldretire in 2020, thePresident quipped:“Ask me that in2020.”It was thestrongest indicationyet that the President may declare a snap poll in2015, in which he will contest a third term in office.President Rajapaksa will become the firstExecutive President of Sri Lanka to contest threetimes at a presidential election after hisGovernment passed the 18th Amendment to theConstitution in September 2010, removingpresidential term limits.Queried about the prospect of facing off againsthis predecessor and former Party LeaderChandrika Kumaratunga in the presidentialcontest, the President said he was “not bothered”by her possible re-entry into the political fray.“Anyone can contest elections,” he noteddismissively.President Rajapaksa reiterated the Government’snon-cooperation with the UN probe mandated by aHuman Rights Council resolution passed in Marchthis year, and insisted that UN investigators would

not be permitted to enter Sri Lanka.Asked about UN High Commissioner for HumanRights Navi Pillay’s recent assertion that herinvestigators did not require to enter Sri Lanka toconduct the inquiry, President Rajapaksa replied:“You can see how biased she is.”“The only people taking this UN inquiry seriouslyare those who wanted the investigation,” thePresident added.The UN had no mandate to conduct the probe, hesaid. “We are against it, we will not accept this,”the President said.However, his Government would not preventpeople from testifying before the UN inquiry, thePresident added.But suspected pro-Government mobs attacked arecent meeting of the families of the disappearedat the Centre for Society and Religion inMaradana, on the grounds that NGOs and thediplomatic community were recording evidence tobe put before the UN probe. The protestors later

claimed torepresentmissing people’sfamilies from thesouth, throughan organisationcalling itself theDead andMissing People’sParents Front.“There wasrecordingequipment foundin the room

adjoining the meeting hall. Why else would theequipment be there?” External Affairs Minister G.L.Peiris told foreign correspondents at yesterday’sbreakfast meeting.President Rajapaksa said the disruption of themeeting had nothing to do with the Government.“That was a problem between two groups,” hesaid.He said he had campaigned againstdisappearances in 1989-1990 and remainedcommitted to the cause.“When we were campaigning for the disappearedtoo there were many obstacles thrown in our way,”he recalled.Ministers Peiris and Keheliya Rambukwella,Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga, MediaMinistry Secretary Charitha Ratwatte and MilitarySpokesman Ruwan Wanigasooriya were alsopresent at the briefing.

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By Shamindra Ferdinando(island.lk) The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) hasurged the Geneva-based United Nations HumanRights Council (UNHRC) to expand its ongoinginquiry to investigate atrocities committed bysuccessive governments against Tamil speakingpeople since 1974.The UN recently launched the inquiry under thesupervision of British national Sandra Beidas,formerly with the London headquartered AmnestyInternational.In a letter dated August 17 addressed to outgoingUNHRC Chief Navanethem Pillay 33 members ofthe TNA-run Northern Provincial Council (NPC) aswell as the UPFA controlled Eastern ProvincialCouncil (EPC) have asked the UN agency toascertain whether Sri Lanka committed genocide.They have requested the UNHRC to set upinvestigation in Tamil Nadu due to Sri Lanka’srefusal to cooperate with the UN investigation.The five-party TNA alliance consists of the ITAK(Illankai Thamil Arasu Kadchchi), TULF, TELO,PLOTE and EPRLF. Three of them are formerIndian trained terrorist groups.Provincial Councillors referred to the burning ofthe Jaffna library during JRJ regime in 1981 asone of the atrocities committed against the Tamilcommunity. They also demanded investigation intosetting up of Sinhala settlements in the northernregion also during the UNP regime.Among the signatories are former members of

parliament Dharmalingham Sithadthan,Gnanamuththu Krishnapillai and M. KanagalingamShivajilingam.Northern Provincial Councillor Ananthi Sasitharan,wife of one-time hardcore LTTE cadre in charge ofTrincomalee district Velayutham Sasitharan aliasElilan too, signed the petition.However, Northern Province Chief Minister andretired justice C.V. Wigneswaran wasn’t amongthe signatories.A senior government official told The Island thatDharmalingham Sithadthan of the PLOTE hadbeen one of those who could shed light on India’sCongress Party subverting Sri Lanka leading toviolence. The official pointed out that Sithadthanhad publicly accused the India’s premierintelligence agency, the Research and AnalysisWing (RAW) of assassinating two TULF MPs,including his father V. Dhamalingham in 1985. Theother victim was M. Alalasundaram.Dharmalingham alleged that the TELO carried outthe assassinations at the behest of the RAW.Sithadthan could also explain his group’s role inthe attempt to assassinate the then MaldivianPresident Gayoom in November 1988. Theattempt was made by Indian trained PLOTEterrorists who launched a sea-borne assault onlyto be thwarted by Indian troops. Responding to aquery, the official said that a comprehensiveinvestigation would expose those responsible fordestabilizing Sri Lanka for strategic reasons.

TNA asks UN to probe atrocities underSLFP, UNP govts since 1974

(island.lk) Army Chief Lt. Gen. Daya Ratnayakeyesterday said that the three-decade long waragainst the LTTE had taught Sri Lankans manyvaluable lessons, particularly the pivotalimportance of national security and the need topursue it at any cost.The Army Chief was addressing the inauguralsessions of the Defence Seminar - 2014, under the

theme, Sri Lanka: Challenges to a Rising Nation atColombo Galadari HotelThe arrival of the day’s Chief Guest Minister ofExternal Affairs, Prof G. L Peiris, Deputy Minister ofExternal Affairs, Neomal Perera flanked bySecretary to the President, Lalith Weerathunga,Secretary to the Treasury Dr. P. B Jayasunderaand Secretary to Ministry of Defence and Urban

Development, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa heraldedthe ceremonial inauguration of the three-daysessions.The moderator for theproceedings, Brigadier RalfNugera, Director Training atArmy Headquarterssummarised how the series ofDefence Seminars took shapeafter the first one in year 2011as a brainchild of DefenceSecretary GotabhayaRajapaksa, Secretary toMinistry of Defence and UrbanDevelopment.The following are excerpts ofCommander’s speech at theinaugural ceremony;"Stability achieved through a hard-fought andwon peace has established the conditions for adevelopment drive that has seen the nation risefrom the ashes of war to contentment, gearedby prosperity."We do not seek much, but the rightful place weenjoyed in history, which has been the hub forall activity, running through, over and aroundour island."The vision encapsulated in the ‘MahindaChinthana’, a vision guiding the development ofthe Nation, calls for the island to be transformedinto a Naval, Aviation, Commercial, Energy andKnowledge Hub."This takes us back to the strategy for

prosperity, adopted byour forefathers whorightly exploited ourgeopolitical positioning

for national wellbeing."The employment of the defence sector to secure,and further these aspirations, remains our principalsecurity effort."But, the role of the military does not end here; wehave extended our capabilities to reinforcedevelopment efforts in these hubs, too."With the permission of the Keynote Speaker, theSecretary to the Ministry of Finance, I wish toborrow some of his recent economic predictions,which I assure you, are very encouraging to Sri

Lankans."Sri Lanka is expected to experience a per capitaincome of US$7000 by the year 2020 from a percapita income of US$ 4000 in 2015."This would certainly signal the nation’s transit intoan upper -middle income country, a dream wehave pursued with vigour."There is no doubt that this would make thedefence sector’s job easier as the increase inincomes, would improve life and reduce discontentwhich on the long run, would strengthen security."Adapting the capabilities of the Army, to meet themissions demanded in support of development andnation-building whilst sustaining war fightingabilities, are among some of the unique challengeswe face. "Through organizational and structuralreshaping, along with a balanced rotation of ournation-building skills, and security capabilities wehave been able to successfully, meet thesenational commitments.

"Another key contributor to our rise is the successof our reconciliation process, which not onlybridges the ethnic divide, and adds to nationalcohesion, but also matches economic separationswith dividends to the nation’s economy."This has also added to social unity, based on aninspired vision of a common and prosperousfuture. Further, as understanding influenced bycollaboration gradually, takes root, separatistideologies would fade away."It is my contention that this incentive of peace

experienced after the conflict andprosperity within reach, hasstrengthened our security."This should not be interpreted in anyway as letting down our guard."Our national security is strongerthan ever."Today we are much smarter, morevigilant and possess greaterresponsive capability to deal withthreats to national security."We strongly believe in a balancebetween national security whichfocuses on the State and humansecurity on the individual.

"The Army has begun training and acquiring a setof skills and capabilities to meet the requirements,emanating from non-traditional threats."Defence Seminar 2014, is guided by the theme‘Sri Lanka: Challenges to a Rising Nation’ which Iconsider, appropriate not just to Sri Lanka, but toall Nations, big or small."Through this seminar, we seek to propose ourNation’s experience as a model for intellectualdiscourse with development as a dividend of peaceand security."It focuses on the interaction between security,development and prosperity and their inseparablepartnerships."Moreover, many a Nation may be struggling forsolutions to similar problems, many more like us,may be recovering and moving towards prosperityand many others may have passed us andreached goals of a secure, safe and better life."

Foreign and local participants of Defence Seminar-2014.

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(asianmirror.lk) Minister of PublicRelations and Public Affairs Mervyn Silvahas vehemently criticized the Bodu BalaSena General Secretary GalagodaatteGnanasara Thera saying the latter iswearing the ’Buddha Robe’ only to earnmoney.The Minister, speaking to reporters, saidpeople like Gnanasara Thera werenowhere to be seen during the time ofwar. He also added that the BBSorganization has come out of the shellafter the government ended the thirty

year long conflict.Mervin Silva accused the BBS monks ofchasing after the virtual needs of fame,glory and wealth in thename of Buddhismwhich encouragespeople to let go of allworldly needs.Furthermore, theMinister stated thatthe likes of Gnanasara Thera use thereputation and respect the saffron robehas in the society, to gain worldly

pleasures such as money, power andfame.The Minister was part of the ministerial

delegation who met UdugamaSri Buddharakkhitha Thera,Mahanayake of the MalwatteChapter, regarding thebehavior of BBS GeneralSecretary GalagodaaththeGnasara Thera.

During the meeting, he said that thebehavior of Gnanasara Thera was notsuitable for a Buddhist monk.

Mervyn Says Gnanasara Thera Wears Saffron RobeTo Earn Money

Minister Mervyn Silva should correct himself firstbefore making allegations against others, theGeneral Secretary of Bodu Bala Sena Ven.Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera said today.“We would like to invite Minister Silva to sethimself right and then to correct his son instead ofaccusing others,” the Thera told a newsconference as a response to a question posed bymedia.Earlier, during a meeting with the Mahanayakes

Minister Silva had criticised the language used byBBS monks in the recent past. The Thera said thatthey knew how to approach and use languagesuitable for different factions.“We know which language to use when talking tohumans, gods and criminals,” he said. “Therehave been court jesters like Andere by the side ofKings in history. They keep entertaining people.The history is repeating itself,” the Thera said.

(dailymirror.lk) The National Freedom Front (NFF)said today Sri Lanka’s Constitution should bereplaced with a new Constitution instead ofamending it following the compromise it hadreached with the Sri Lanka FreedomParty (SLFP) on NFF’s 12-point actionplan.NFF spokesman Mohamed Muzammiltold a news conference that there shouldbe a new Constitution as well as a neweconomy to develop the country.“Our present constitution is 36 years old.It had been criticized by government andopposition political parties. The entire societyanticipates a new Constitution. Some suggestthat the Constitution should be amended but ouropinion is that the entire constitution should bechanged by replacing it with a new one,” he said.Mr. Muzammil said the party would go door todoor informing people on their 12-proposals and

the proposed Constitution.Commenting on the party’s proposed neweconomic system, he said the economy should bechanged giving prominence to agriculture and

industries.Mr. Muzammil said President MahindaRajapaksa and the SLFP had given theirapproval to the 12 proposals submitted bythe NFF.“President Rajapaksa appointed acommittee to go through our proposals.They were the representatives of thePresident as they were appointed by him.

Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, Maithripala Sirisenaand Dullas Allahapperuma signed the proposal asPresidents’ representatives,” he said adding thatthe proposals would be put forward to aparliament select committee and then to thepublic for their opinion before the next presidentialelection. (Lahiru Pothmulla and Sanath Desmond)

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(ceylontoday.lk) Ravindra Udayashantha,Chairman of the Kolonnawa Urban Council(KUC) and chief suspect in the allegedassault of KUC Deputy Chairman SureshKodagoda, was ordered to be remanded till22 August after he surrendered to courtsyesterday.The Deputy Chairman of the KUC hadmade a complaint with the KolonnawaPolice on 2 August claiming that he wasassaulted by a group of thugs including the KUCChairman. He had been admitted to the IDH

Hospital and later transferred to the NationalHospital.

SSP Ajith Rohana, Police MediaSpokesman, said Police had taken promptaction and arrested five persons on 5August, suspected of being involved in theassault. However, KUC ChairmanRavindra Udayashantha had beenabsconding.Yesterday, Udayashantha had surrenderedbefore the Hulftsdorp Magistrate with hislawyer. Courts then ordered he be

remanded till 22 August.

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By Zahrah Imtiaz and Umesh Moramudali(ceylontoday.lk) The Indian Prime Minister,Narendra Modi will meet the Tamil NationalAlliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan if the SriLankan Government approves such meeting, saidBJP leader, Dr. Subramanian Swamy yesterday.

He added, "Normally we do not...... encourage meetings with parties which arehostile to the government of a country. The currentPrime Minister does not give appointments freely".Sampanthan, in the meantime has been pressingfor a meeting with the Indian Prime Minister, since

the latter took officethis year.Dr. Swamy said Indiawas in the process offurthering itsrelationship with SriLanka and thus wouldnot take any action todampen the process.The Indian NationalSecurity advisor is dueto visit Sri Lanka nextmonth in a bid toimprove relationsbetween the twocountries."It won't be like lasttime, where they (theTNA) would comeanytime and meet thePM", said Dr. Swamy.

BY Ruwan Laknath Jayakody(ceylontoday.lk) The Ministry of External Affairsstated appointments to overseas Sri Lankandiplomatic missions had been duly approved bythe cabinet.The Ministry made this response following theJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)threat to take legal action againstappointments which they claimedreeked with cronyism, nepotism andpolitical favouritism.The Ministry explained that any postgiven to government servants,especially Heads of Missions(Overseas Service Grade I) includingOverseas Service Grade II and IIIofficers who would serve abroad, wereduly approved by the Cabinet.However, challenging suchappointments is another matter,ministry sources said.The JVP is currently mulling on thepossibility of taking legal actionagainst the present appointments toSri Lankan diplomatic missionsoverseas and challenging theprocedures and mechanism followedon those appointments.Leader of the JVP, Anura Kumara

Dissanayake said they would also look intoinjustices meted out to those personnel who hadpassed the relevant Foreign Service examinations.Relatives and friends of politicians are hired andappointed with or without qualifications, hecharged.

(colombogazette.com) President MahindaRajapaksa today insisted that police powers willnot be devolved to the provinces under anycircumstances.The President said this when he met a group offoreign correspondents based in Colombo atTemple Trees this morning.Rajapaksa said that all the provincial councils arealready enjoying the authority to administer theirrespective areas.However he said police powers will remain in thehands of the Government.The Indian Government had over the weekendsaid it wants to see powers powers devolved tothe provinces in Sri Lanka.India said it has followed a principled approachtowards the situation in Sri Lanka, especially in

respect of implementation of the LLRCrecommendations, devolution of powers andprogress towards a meaningful political settlement.Indian High Commissioner to Colombo Y. K.Sinha, in an interview with The Sunday Leader,had said that India hopes that the opportunityprovided by the end to armed conflict in Sri Lanka,and subsequent positive developments such asthe holding of elections to the Northern ProvincialCouncil, can be utilized to ensure reconciliationand lasting peace and prosperity.This, he says, in turn will not only enhance thebilateral relationship but also promote peace,justice, equality and self-respect for all minorities,including the Tamil people, in Sri Lanka. (ColomboGazette)

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(ft.lk) Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Secretaryto the President Lalith Weeratunga, External Affairs

Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris and Finance Secretary Dr. P.B.Jayasundera are all smiles at the opening of the DefenceSummit yesterday. Army Commander Daya Ratnayake is

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(colombogazette.com) The Government says theUN-led probe on Sri Lanka is not objective and isa “travesty of justice” and so cannot be assisted bythe Sri Lankan authorities.External Affairs Minister, Professor G.L Peiris,addressing the Defence seminar organised by thearmy in Colombo today, noted that theGovernment had no issues with operative para 2of the resolution on SriLanka adopted by the UNHuman Rights Councilrecently which calls for thestrengthening of domesticmechanisms to deal withhuman rights issues.He said it was for thisreason that PresidentMahinda Rajapaksaappointed leading experts toadvice the Missing personscommission in its investigations on the war.However he said the Government opposedoperative para 10 of the resolution which calls foran international investigation in Sri Lanka.The Minister said that evidence for theinvestigation is being clandestinely collected bypeople in Sri Lanka. He claimed that in someinstances people are being paid to provideevidence for the investigation led by the Office of

the High Commissioner for Human Rights(OHCHR).Speaking further the Minister said the biggestchallenge faced by Sri Lanka is the pressure beingexerted by some countries on the human rightsissue.He says the Government is being compelled touse a lot of resources to ward off the challenges it

is facing, mostly everysix months when theUN Human RightsCouncil convenes.The Minister claimedthat some countries,without naming thosecountries, had told himwhen he attended theUN Human RightsCouncil session inGeneva, that Sri Lanka

is being placed at the forefront of discussionsdespite more serious issues taking place in othercountries.The Minister however noted that Sri LankanGovernment is not attempting to distance itselffrom the international community or tell the worldSri Lanka will manage on its own. (ColomboGazette)

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(ft.lk) UNP Leadership Council Chairman KaruJayasuriya has stated that he is completely inagreement to give Sajith Premadasa “duerecognition” in the party in order toget his full support in the UvaProvincial Council Election.He was responding to mediareports claiming that Pre-madasahad demanded the deputyleadership of the party in order tosupport it in the Uva polls.Jayasuriya has also mentioned that theLeadership Council has never got such a requestfrom Sajith Premadasa. He also mentioned that hehad invited Premadasa to participate in theLeadership Council on several occasions.

Furthermore, Jaya-suriya has reminded that whenhe was appointed as the Chai-rman he had openlyinvited all who had left or distanced themselves

from the party to join forces withthe party to defeat the Rajapaksaregime. He has also reiterated thatUNP Leader RanilWickremasinghe has recentlymade the same invitation.Jayasuriya believes that thereshould be a proper mechanism to

reintegrate party members who had beensubjected to disciplinary action on variousreasons. However, the party should be supremethan any individual’s agenda, he stressed.

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By Saman Indrajith(island.lk) President Mahinda Rajapaksa hadappointed 17 Presidential Commissions from 2005to 2013 and they had cost Rs. 272,793,583 to thegovernment coffers, Chief Government Whip andWater Supply Minister Dinesh Gunawardena toldParliament yesterday.Minister Gunawardena, responding to a questionraised by JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake,said that 16 out of those 17 commissions hadsubmitted their reports to the President except forthe Presidential Commission of Inquiry into theprocurement of High-Value Weapons, otherMilitary Equipment and Services to the Navyduring the period 2001-2005. That commissionhad cost Rs 11,626,751.39, the minister said.

The JVP Leader demanded to know whether thereports of said commissions would be presentedto Parliament, but the Minister Gunawardena saidthat those commissions had been appointed underthe powers vested in the President by thePresidential Commission Act which did not make itcompulsory for those reports to be publicised.The Minister said there were so many otherdocuments that could not be publicised but itwould be better if the government and Oppositionsought a common approach to amend the existinglaws so that everybody could have access tothose documents.Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa said there was norequirement for those commission reports to bepresented to Parliament, but action should betaken to make new laws to make it compulsory.

By Maneshka Borham(nation.lk) The Indian government is to requestpermission from their Sri Lankan counterparts onbehalf of their fishermen in order allow them to fishin Sri Lankan waters for a short time period.Speaking to The Nation, Visiting Chairman ofIndia's Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Committeeon Strategic Action and Former Union Minister Dr.Subramanian Swamy said the government willmake such a request, as bottom trawling of Indianfishermen has destroyed the sea belonging toIndia. “Therefore we will meet our counterparts inorder to discuss and make this request” he said.According to Dr. Subramanian Swamy thegovernment hopes to repopulate their waters withfish thereby resolving the ongoing fishermenissue. He also clarified that the Indian governmentwill respond to the request made by the SriLanka’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaticresources to have a top level discussion regardingthe fisheries issues in due time. “The response will

come,” he said adding that the delay is notbecause of the Central government of India isunder pressure from the state government of TamilNadu regarding the matter.“We are under no pressure from the Tamil Nadugovernment” he said. Dr.Swamy also said thatwhile Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu JayalalithaJeyaram has expressed doubts as to the legalityof handing over of Kachchatheevu to Sri Lankashe is welcome to have her opinion regarding thematter.However according to him the hand over wasdone legally and in a proper manner. “At the timeTamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leaderKarunanidhi was consulted by the then PrimeMinister of India, Indira Ghandhi before such ahand over and he agreed to this” he said furtheradding that while an agreement was signed, it isthe final say in this regard. “It is the affidavit of thegovernment of India and it is the final position”.

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Indunil Hewage(dailynews.lk) The Pettah floating market,which was implemented as part of theColombo City Development Project by theUrban Development Authority will be openedon Friday.Under this project, around 100 stalls havebeen established within the floating market tomaintain local vendor's trade and this will bean ideal opportunity for thousands of peopleincluding foreigners visiting Colombo to buyproducts at this market.The Urban Development Authority previouslyannounced that the up market restaurant atthe Pettah floating market project was openfor investments paving the way for a greatinvestment opportunities in the Pettah

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(ft.lk) Senior banker Ravi Dias hasbeen appointed as the newChairman of Senkadagala FinancePlc.Last week he was appointed to theBoard.Dias will replace Dr. P. Ramanujamwho functioned as Interim Chairman.Following the new appointment, Dr.Ramanujum will continue as DeputyChairman of Senkadagala Finance Plc.

(ft.lk) Rohitha Rajapaksa, the youngest son of thePresident and a spaceengineer having graduatedfrom the University ofSouthampton, is currentlyreading for his PHD in the fieldof Space at the Department ofMathematics, University ofColombo.A recent notable achievementis the completion of his firstyear of ongoing research onoptimisation of space debrismitigation and strategyanalysis.The highly-reputed Indian Journal of Science &

Technology has published an article written byRohitha Rajapaksa along withJ.K. Wijeratne in its July 2014issue.Rohitha Rajapaksa alsofunctions as the ChiefTechnical Director of SriLankan satellite operatorSupremeSAT and is continuinghis efforts to become a careerastronaut in the near future.Preliminary training in thisregard has already beenprovided by China AerospaceScience & Technology

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AwardCONT FROM P1....software to eLNP as part of its commitment tobring the benefits of relevant and accessibletechnology to the people."The Sri Lankan government believes that freeand easy access to computers and the Internet isessential to helping the most vulnerable peopleimprove their lives through education,entrepreneurship, communication, governmentservices, and more," said Reshan Dewapura, CEOof Information and Communication TechnologyAgency (ICTA)."And by placing our Nenasalas in religiousestablishments that sit at the heart of every village,community members are more apt to use them,embrace them, and sustain them over the longrun," Dewapura said.In addition to access, the centers provide trainingto help people acquire basic computer andInternet skills, and to communicate through emailand social media platforms."Without a doubt, the e-Library Nenasala Programis making a real and lasting impact on the lives ofpoor rural residents throughout Sri Lanka," said

Deborah Jacobs, director of the Global Librariesinitiative for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,at an event in Lyon, France, where the award wasannounced."People are getting locally relevant informationand hands-on experience in the subject areas thatmatter most to them. Community members have areal investment in these centers, which promotestheir longevity and sustainability for many years tocome."Nenasalas also provide extensive learningopportunities for school-age children, including avideo-based program for learning English. Womenare given specialized content on critical issuesfacing children and families, including informationon nutrition, breast-feeding, safe sanitation, andvaccines. Adults can perform job searches, learnhow to create a resume, and access a wide varietyof government services, including passportapplications, driver's license renewals, andgovernment exams. Migrant workers who make upa significant portion of the Sri Lankan workforcecan communicate via Skype with family membersthey leave behind.eLNP is a project of the Information andCommunication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri

Lanka and part of alarger country-widestrategy to "take thedividends of ICT toevery village and everycitizen." The programwill use its award toupgrade the hardwarein the Nenasalas,introduce tablets thatcan be loaned out tocommunity members,develop educationalsoftware for childrenliving in the mostremote areas wheregood teachers arescarce, and createnew capacity buildingprograms for centeroperators.

(bbc.com) The United Nations has insisted itsinvestigation into alleged war crimes in Sri Lankawill go ahead despite being told it will be deniedvisas.Earlier, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said theUN team would be refused entry because onlySri Lankan authorities could investigate theallegations.The UN decided earlier this year to investigatealleged crimes committed by government forcesand Tamil rebels.Sri Lanka has refused to co-operate with theHuman Rights Council inquiry.But UN Human Rights chief Navi Pillay said herteam would be able to use technology, likeinternet phone service Skype and satelliteimagery, to carry out its investigation.She referenced "highly credible" reports onabuses in Syria produced by her team despitenot being allowed on the ground and said theywould be able to do the same in Sri Lanka.Mr Rajapaksa has insisted that only Sri Lankanauthorities could investigate the war crimesallegations."No one will take the UN inquiry seriously other

than the people who want it," Mr Rajapaksa toldjournalists on Tuesday, reports BBC Sinhala'sAzzam Ameen.But the UN believes Sri Lanka's owninvestigations have been slow and ineffective,says the BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Geneva.There are also real concerns that victims ofviolations may fear giving evidence to agovernment run inquiry, she adds.

Aug 20, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka to open up fivefactories in every district in the county and towiden the facilities for investors who goes intothe rural areas, a minister said.“It has come to a stage we can’t bring peoplefrom villages to town to employ in these zones,”Lakshman Abeywardene, Minister of InvestmentPromotion said.“People who are in the villages do not come totowns anymore because they have foundsources of income in the village itself,”“Also the expenses to do a job in Colombo ishigh if you compare the village expenses. So it isnot viable for them to come here.” Abeywardenesaid.He said there are about 16,000 job vacancies inthe BOI zones and the zones which registeredunder BOI.Abeywardene said the BOI plans to supply basicinfrastructure of water and electricity with landand factory if the investor is ready to go rural.“We will invest for the factory also in the land weprovide. The investor can start paying the land

and factory cost later within an agreed timeframe work,” Abeywardene said.“With this we are planning to expand thefactories in to the remote areas. Sri Lanka’sbasic infrastructure facilitation has been 70percent completed. Transport facility is availablein every part of the country,”“We have invested a lot in infrastructure and weshould have a plan to get back what we haveinvested also there fair distribution of per capitaincome since we are planning to increase it inyears to come.”The country is targeting a 7000 US dollar percapita income by 2020 and expecting 4000 USdollar per capita income in 2015.Sri Lanka received 817 million US dollar foreigndirect investment for the first six months of 2014up 51 percent from 540 million US dollars, ayear ago Abeywardene said.The island is targeting 2.5 billion US dollars inforeign direct investors in 2014 with 2013estimated to have drawn about 1.3 billion USdollars.

Another complete landing gear replacementperformed by SriLankan EngineeringColombo, August 20, 2014: SriLankanEngineering, a pioneer MRO (Maintenance,Repair and Overhaul) service provider for regionalcarriers, has just completed the replacement of all

three Landing gear assemblies of a yet anotherA330 Aircraft of the national carrier. This marksthe eighth occasion the complete gear assemblieswere changed on wide body aircraft whichcommenced with the first change in 2010.SriLankan Airlines, Head of Engineering, Mr.Priyantha Rose said, ““This further signifies theposition of SriLankan Engineering as aMaintenance, Repair, Overhaul (MRO) facility ofchoice in the region, and we have been marketingour capabilities as a one stop solution provider forall airframe maintenance on A320, A330 & A340aircraft, having been in possession of thenecessary tools and highly-skilled andexperienced technical crew.”The landing gears of an aircraft are removedevery ten years for a full overhaul. The complexoperation of removal, installation and carrying outof the operational checks requires special toolingand skilled and competent technical crew and wascompleted in six days.SriLankan Engineering has the prestigious EASA145 certification from the European AviationSafety Agency, and also has won awards for BestGlobal Operator of both A330 and A340 aircraftfrom Airbus Industrie, in the small airline category.SriLankan Airlines takes pride in being a providerof comprehensive aircraft maintenance services inthe region, under approval from the Civil AviationAuthority of Sri Lanka (CAA-SL), the EuropeanAviation Safety Agency (EASA) and several otherNational Aviation Authorities (NAAs).Corporate Communications DepartmentSriLankan Airlines

Press Release

New landing gear for SriLankan A330 aircraft

Sri Lanka facilitates infrastructure to attractinvestors into rural

Sri Lanka visa ban won't stop UN inquiry- Navi Pillay

(colombopage.com) Aug 19, Colombo: Sri LankanPresident Mahinda Rajapaksa has affirmed thatthere will be no General Election at least foranother year.President Rajapaksa has announced this whileaddressing the Parliamentary Team meeting lastnight (18) at Presidential Secretariat Office,national news agency Lankapuvath reported.Sri Lanka last held general elections in April 2010.During the meeting, the President has also asked

the government ministers and ruling partyparliamentarians to be more responsible whengiving statements to media on government'sdevelopment projects.President Rajapaksa has reportedly advisedMinister Maithripala Sirisena to look into thesematters and be on the alert about Ministers andParliamentarians who make irresponsiblestatements to media.

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Point-blank:from P6Sri Lanka won by seven wicketsand Herath took a dozen wicketsin the match that coincidednicely with his 35th birthday.Finally back to Galle in thecurrent series where he bowledSri Lanka to a seven-wicket winover Pakistan with a match bagof nine wickets.In the ongoingseries Herath reached alandmark of 250 Test wicketswhen he dismissed the Pakistancaptain Misbah-ul-Haq in the firstinnings. Only Muralitharan with800 Test wickets and ChamindaVaas, the current bowling coachwith 355 test wickets have takenmore than him.

“It’s a big achievement as aspinner to take 250 wickets. Ifyou see the last 5-6 years I havetaken over 200 wickets. At thestart of my career I couldn’t playfor Sri Lanka but I don’t regretthat,” said Herath. “I amextremely happy to achieve thisland mark at least late in mycareer from the age of 30 till nowI have been able to take somany wickets. I always thinkhow I can be of assistance to theteam with my bowling.”The stats of Herath makeinteresting reading. Prior toMuralitharan’s retirement Herathtook 71 wickets from 22 Tests,but after 2010 whenMuralitharan had quit

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Elmo Rodrigopulle(dailynews.lk) Mahela Jayawardene,was given a fitting tribute by thefellow cricketers. Pictures by KamalJayamanneThe Sri Lankancricketers ledcleverly byCaptainCourageousAngeloMathews gaveworld classbattingsensationMAHELAJAYAWARDENE a memorablefarewell when they buried thePakistanis in an avalanche of 105runs at his home turf the SinhaleseSports Club Ground, here today.With this victory the SriLankan pocket the series 2-nil which was sweet successfor the home team cricketersand which would have beengalling to the Pakistanis whoarrived here full of hopes.The way it thundered downwith lightning and heavy rainin the morning, play resumingon time, or having play at alllooked unlikely. But thesporting rain gods realizingthat this Test was a farewellfor Jayewardene relentedand allowed play and afantastic victory.

Like on Sunday a big crowdwas present and it was a musicalmorning with not one, but twopapare, papare bands blasting outthe popular and perennial bailasounds in between overs. It was awonderful atmosphere to be a part ofand savor.Present on this momentous occasionwas the sports loving President of SriLanka Mahinda Rajapaksa to watch

the Sri Lanka victory and to givehonour as he always does wherehonour is due to congratulate andwish the retiring cricket giant MahelaJayawardene and give him a gift. MP

and Sri Lankarugby captainNamalRajapaksa wasalso present.When theumpires calledplay on the finalday, the notouts forPakistan wereSarfraz Ahmed38 and Wahab

Riaz on 2. Both were no mugs withthe bat with Ahmed having provedhimself in Galle with twin half tonsand a century in the first innings.

Ahmed and Riaz stuck it outfor 41 minutes playing thepace of Dhammika Prasadand the spin of RanganaHerath and Dilruwn Pererawith no hiccups which wouldhave raised hopes for thePakistanis and left theLankans in a spot of bother.

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ra from the tennis court end signaledthe beginning of the end for thePakistanis.First ball he induced Ahmed to hitacross the line and play the blindsweep stroke and he dollied it toKumar Sangakkara at square legwho gleefully pocketed the catch -151 for 8. Ahmed made 55 with 2fours.

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Memorablefrom P22Very poor technique

Mental block

The Pakistani frontline batsmen have very poortechnique. The first lesson in batting is not to hitacross the line but to play straight. But thePakistani batsmen have a penchant to play acrossthe line which is a sad indictment on their battingcoaches. After the dismissal of Ahmed, SaeedAjmal joined Riaz who was swinging his bat atevery ball realizing that the end was neigh and intrying to hit Herath out of the ground skied the ball.Sangakkara and Kaushal Silva both went for thecatch, but in colliding Silva grabbed the catch andall hell broke loose. Riaz made 17. Ajmal wasstranded on 3.z_p14-sri1.jpgLast man fast bowler Junaid Khan who took anasty blow from a Prasad bouncer was not fit tobat and with Riaz's dismissal the game was overlong before lunch.

Rangana Herath who the Pakistani batsmen seemto be having a mental block against returned matchfigures of 14 for 184 the best by any bowler in aTwo Test series. Herath was the 'player' of thematch and the 'player' of the series. GREAT

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Point-blank:from P20international cricket, Herath has taken 175 wicketsfrom 34 Tests being the front line spinner in theteam.“I cannot compare myself with Murali but if Ican take one wicket more than him against anycountry I would be very happy,” said Herath as hewent past Muralitharan’s tally of 80 Test wicketsagainst Pakistan. Herath had 83 at the end of thePakistan first innings at SSC.Herath is 36 and not getting any younger for howlong he can go on and be Sri Lanka’s flag beareronly time will tell. He is presently battling with hiscartilage on both his knees that require treatmentwhenever he has a long day on the field. There areoccasions where he has kept on reeling over after

over blind to the pain in his knees. Such is thecommitment of the player.For instance he has sent down the most number ofovers by a bowler for 2014 – 588 which is 230 oddovers more than his spin partner Dilruwan Perera.What inspires Herath to bowl as many as 50 to 60overs an innings?“I used to do that at club cricketthat’s how I got the kind of patience. I am onlythinking about my knees not any other pressureor anything. Sometimes I get pain in both kneessometimes its sore and I am always gettingtreatment,” he said.Early this year he travelled to Australia toundergo an operation in his troublesome kneesbut decided against it because he would thenhave missed the World T20 in Bangladesh. Thatwas a wise decision for who can forget hisastonishing spell of five wickets for three runs

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By SajeewaJayakody(sundayobserver.lk)Northern Gladiators ledby Fazil Marija emergedchampions of theSecond Leg of theCarlton Super Sevenswith a 24 points (twogoals, two tries) to 12(one goal, one try) winover Western Warriors inthe final played at RaceCourse grounds,Colombo 7 after trailing5-12 at half time.However the WesternWarriors led by YoshithaRajapaksa emergedoverall champions byvirtue of their win in theFirst Leg played at Koggala lastweekend.They accumulated 47 points whileNorthern Gladiators finished secondwith 38 points while Southern Sharksled by Srinath Sooiryabandara

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try being converted togive them half time leadof 12 points.Soon after resumption,Northern Gladiatorsequalized with a fine tryby Niko Verekauta withFazil Marija adding theextra points.They went ahead furtherwith an unconverted tryby Sri Lanka playerPradeep Liyanage andjust before the finalwhistle they made it 24-12 with a fine try byDavid Halaifania whichwas converted by FazilMarija which gave thema grand 24-12 win toemerge champions ofthe Second Leg.In the third place playoff, Central Kings led byRohitha Rajapaksa beatUva Vipers by 33 points(four goals, one try) to12 (one goal, one try).David Halaifania ofNorthern Gladiators wasthe highest try scoreramong foreigners whileAnuruddha Wilwara ofCentral Kings was the..

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Yasarthna Gamage(dailynews.lk) Zahira College , Colombo grabbedthe Kotmale Chox Under 19 Schools FootballChampionship when they overcame St Peter'sCollege, Bambalapitiya by 2-1 in the final workedoff yesterday at the Sugathadasa Stadium.It was a tight game in the first half as both teamswere trying to score an early goal. Many goalscoring opportunities were missed with aimlesskicks.How ever St Peter's striker Isuru Sampath scoredthe first goal in the 54th minutes to give the leadfor his team.Twelve minutes later Aqeel Ahammed , with abeautiful kick taken from out side the goal areawhich hoped into the goal through the hands ofopponent goal keeper equalized for Zahira. Fanswent roaring and the game got even competitive. Agood pass from a mid fielder helped Aqeel to takea kick similar to the earlier one , but this time firedinto the net through the St Peters defense. It wasthe final minutes of the game and Peters werestunned.Two yellow cards were conceded by ZahirianAzeem Azmy and Zulfikar Ahammed. St Peter'splayed well and organized until the last fewminutes.

They passed well , quick enough topenetrate oponents goal area. Theproblem was their strikers lackedtarget. Isuru Sampath , the goalscorer for St Peters seemedmissing a couple of good chancesas well.Their skipper , Thisitha Lakmal dida good job defending his net,probably saved a couple of shotsfrom Zahirian, he was the ease forPeters goal keeper.On the other hand Zahira did notplay to a plan until they scored agoal. They got better with theequaliser. Both teams were unableto convert any of the corner kicks orthe free kicks taken near the goalarea. In overall it was an excitingfinal especially from the Peterites ,who have improved in footballduring recent times. Earlier beforethe final yesterday Maris Stelladefeated De Mazenod College by6-0 at the same venue to securethe third place. Dilip Peris of Maris Stella,Negombo who scored 13 goals in the tournament

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(island.lk) The following squad hasbeen named by the National CricketSelectors for the first twoOne-day Internationals, tobe played against touringPakistan, at Hambantotaand R. Premadasa inColombo on Aug. 23 and 27respectively. The first one isa day game while thesecond being a day-nighter.Notably, off-spin bowlerSuraj Randiv has beenincluded in the Sri Lankan squad

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Angelo Mathews (Captain),Tillakaratne Dilshan, UpulTharanga, KumarSangakkara, MahelaJayawardene, DineshChandimal, Ashan Priyanjan,Lahiru Thirimanne (V.Captain), Lasith Malinga,Nuwan Kulasekara,Dhammika Prasad, RanganaHerath, Seekkuge Prasanna,

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Andrew Fidel Fernando at the SSC(espncricinfo.com) It was just one raise of theblade. One turn, a smile, and a wave. But allacross the country, its ripples were being felt.Kumar Sangakkara has become an increasinglyreticent celebrator of his hundreds. At times heseems bored by his own success. A 200 in Gallebrought little more than a fist pump.But here he was, acknowledging applause afterbeing cut down for a half-century. Alreadyoverdosing on emotion, the SSC crowd felt afurther disturbance in the force. "Sangakkara,raising his bat for a 58? Err... does he know thatscore drags his average down?"Both he and Mahela Jayawardene had repeatedthey will play at least ODIs until the World Cup, butwith a wave of Sangakkara's bat, worst-casescenarios were being arrived at. Some thought hewould stay for the Tests in New Zealand at the endof the year, surely? The pessimists were chiefscaremongers as usual, in the ground, and onsocial media. "Looks like Sanga might announcehis retirement right after this Test," went the gistseveral dozen tweets and Facebook updates.In the world of the frightened fan, a suddenSangakkara retirement almost made sense.Jayawardene has always been a man of thepeople, through and through. Mahela is a commonname in the country, yet it is all people refer to himby - either that or just 'Maiya'. The farewell in Galle

and the SSC will have meant as much to theplayer as much as to his fans, and the emotion hasat times been writ plain across his face.Sangakkara appreciates the support he gets too,but he's always been that littlemore aloof. Cricket is his job,and he is a consummateprofessional. Maybe he wouldnot mind bowing out without allthe fanfare. He has spokenabout "leaving the game whileyou're on top" since he was stillyears away from retirement, sowhat better time to leave thanafter a series in which he hasbeen the top scorer, with histeam probably going to end upwinning 2-0.Thankfully for Sri Lanka's fans,Sangakkara eased their worriesafter play when he said he hadno immediate plans to leaveTests. "We won't be playing Testcricket in Sri Lanka for a longtime from now until probablyJune," he said. "Waving the batwas just…. I didn't have anythingin mind. There are two one-day series in Sri Lankaand the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.After the World Cup I will take a decision about myfuture, after speaking to the national selectors."Though fears have been allayed for now, the day-long rumour Sangakkara caused with a minor,

spontaneous action revealed something of the SriLanka fan's mentality. On Saturday, the SSC matchhad not been particularly well attended whenJayawardene came to the crease for the final time.

When the audience had arrived inforce on Sunday morning, all theygot was nine more runs from SriLanka's most celebrated pair.The crowd stayed the whole day, andeven swelled in the afternoon, asthey cheered the two Jayawardeneslip catches more enthusiasticallythan the other five wickets. Still,many cursed themselves for missingthe bulk of that final innings. SriLankans have developed a globalreputation for being perpetually late,and many in Colombo had woken upto Jayawardene's departure a daylate. As some in the stands spent theday in wistful regret, a wave of thebat from Sangakkara was enough toincite panic.The sense of panic had beenintensified maybe by what hashappened north of the Palk Strait,and currently in England, since

India's beloved old guard stepped down. Asidefrom Angelo Mathews, the young men lining up toreplace the old stars have not been convincing yet.Even beyond that, could any young players evermean to Sri Lanka what "Sanga" and "Mahela"have been? It is one thing to be good at cricket -

even great at it - but few people, in any walk of life,have captured the imagination of a country ascompletely as Jayawardene and Sangakkara. Theyare not so much celebrities as old, familiar friends.Every time they exchange their soul-brotherhandshake mid-pitch an entire nation feels a littlebetter.Maybe the loss fans feel when they have bothstepped aside will not be complete until Sri Lankaeventually take the field without either of them. SriLankan goodbyes are so often long and drawn out.Perhaps the saddest moments will be when thedoor is finally closed, and fans confront thehaunting quiet of cricket without them. It may bethe same for the team itself, Sangakkara said."It's hard to say what it's like, what it will be like thenext time you play a Test match without Mahela,"he said. "I think it will really sink in in our next Testsin New Zealand. Right now I think the guys are justcoming to terms with the fact that Mahela is goingto retire, but I think that all the emotions will allcome out when we next take the field without himin the ranks. That's when you can really explainwhat you feel and you can really take stock of whatthe team is like and the dressing-room atmosphereis like without Mahela in it."On day four, even with the joy of nearing a 2-0victory over Pakistan, the Sri Lanka public wereforced to begin contemplating a new reality. Theywill support their team through everything, as theyalways have, but a future without both thecountry's top-order darlings will take some gettingused to, whenever that arrives.

"Waving the bat was just…. I didn'thave anything in mind" © AFP

Sangakkara scotches retirement fears

You can't replace the seniors, but theimportant thing is to be as consistent aspossible.(freemalaysiatoday.com) COLOMBO: Sri Lankaare banking on young talent to see them througha transitional phase in Test cricket despite thedeparture of one batting great, anotherapproaching retirement and an ageing spinner inthe ranks.Former captain Mahela Jayawardene, who endedhis 17-year Test career on Monday following the2-0 series win over Pakistan, said there was nocause for panic over the side’s immediate future.The elegant 37-year-old insisted Sri Lanka had agood pool of young players who were ready to

take over.“When Murali (Muttiah Muralitharan) retired,people said we won’t win without him,”Jayawardene said.“But we are still doing well. There are others whowill do even better than us.”Jayawardene, who will quit all forms of cricketafter next year’s 50-over World Cup in Australiaand New Zealand, is one only five batsmen toscore more than 11,000 runs in both Test and one-day cricket, the others being Sachin Tendulkar,Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and team-mateKumar Sangakkara.Sangakkara, who turns 37 in October, could alsohang up his bat after the World Cup even though

his excellent recentform suggestsretirement is not hisimmediate concern.Both batsmen havealready retired fromTwenty20 cricket,bowing out after SriLanka’s victory in Aprilin the T20 World Cupfinal.Left-arm spinnerRangana Herath hasbeen Sri Lanka’sleading Test bowlersince record holderMuralitharan retiredwith 800 wickets in2010, but at 36 hecannot be expected togo on much longer.Herath’s 23 wicketsagainst Pakistan were

the most by any bowler in the two-Test series andtook his tally to 260 in 57 matches.Sangakkara was forced to clarify his own plansafter an exaggerated raising of the bat followinghis dismissal for 59 in the second Test againstPakistan.“Waving the bat was just… I didn’t have anythingin mind,” he told reporters. “We won’t be playing

Test cricket in Sri Lanka for a long time, so Ithought…“I will take a decision about my future after theWorld Cup, after speaking to the nationalselectors.”Sri Lanka have just one Test series — in NewZealand early next year — before the World Cupin February and March 2015.World Cup swansongsThe World Cup could also mark the end of theroad for swashbuckling opener TillakaratneDilshan who quit Tests last year as well as sling-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga who retired fromfive-day cricket in 2011.Sangakkara though is likely to leave the biggest

hole.The left-hander is the country’s number one Testbatsman with 11,988 runs in 128 matches at anaverage of 58.76 with 37 centuries.Since January, he has made three Test hundreds,including a 319 and 221, besides eight half-centuries.Former Test batsman and television commentator

Russel Arnold warned selectors againstexpecting younger players to match the record-breaking feats of Jayawardene, Sangakkara andMuralitharan.“Sri Lankan cricket can fall into a massive trap ifit tries to match the numbers and qualities ofthese players,” Arnold said.“We need to find players who can compete, andhave a game plan for what we have, rather thanlook for immediate replacements.”In Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka already have acaptain who has made rapid strides both asleader and frontline batsman as was evidentfrom his 102 and 160 during the two-Test seriesin England in June, which the tourists won.

Under Mathews this year, Sri Lanka drew 1-1against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, wonaway series in Bangladesh and England, lost athome to South Africa before beating Pakistan onMonday.Sri Lanka are now fourth in the official Testrankings behind South Africa, Australia andEngland, and Mathews hoped his side willcontinue to climb the ladder.“You can’t replace the seniors, but the importantthing is to be as consistent as possible,” he said.“We have a good group who are learning all thetime.”- AFP

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