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Thursday, July 3, 2008
JVP has become LTTE cat’s paw - Wimal
The diehard JVP leadership has become the LTTE’s unofficial cat’s paw. The party has been driven to a sorry state because certain party members have begun to work according to an agenda of some foreign powers active within the party, said the Janatha Nidahas Peramuna (JNP) President Wimal Weerawansa.
He was addressing its inaugural meeting at the Ananda Samarakoon theatre, Negegoda recently.
He said today the JVP has turned to be Ranil’s junior team. For over two years we struggled to change the direction, the party was following.
When it was found our efforts were in futile, we left the party and formed the JNP, so that we were ready to face any challenges. Party President, Wimal Weerawansa, General Secretary Nandana Gunatilleke, National Organiser Kamal Deshapriya and shttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifeveral others participated.
A large number of invitees including the members of the clergy was also present. Several artistes including Buddhadasa Vithanachchi, Lal Kularatne, Rogger Seneviratne and Cyril Enderamulla received the party membership.
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http://www.srilankanewsweb.com/news.view.php?fldNewsID=14260
He was addressing its inaugural meeting at the Ananda Samarakoon theatre, Negegoda recently.
He said today the JVP has turned to be Ranil’s junior team. For over two years we struggled to change the direction, the party was following.
When it was found our efforts were in futile, we left the party and formed the JNP, so that we were ready to face any challenges. Party President, Wimal Weerawansa, General Secretary Nandana Gunatilleke, National Organiser Kamal Deshapriya and shttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifeveral others participated.
A large number of invitees including the members of the clergy was also present. Several artistes including Buddhadasa Vithanachchi, Lal Kularatne, Rogger Seneviratne and Cyril Enderamulla received the party membership.
read more,
http://www.srilankanewsweb.com/news.view.php?fldNewsID=14260
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Liberation ‘Rice Bowl’!
On June 29, the Sri Lanka Army’s 58th Division liberated what is known as the ‘Mannar Rice Bowl’ which had been in the LTTE grip for 20 years.
Brigadier Shavindra de Silva said at 7:30 p.m. last evening, the 58th Brigade from Pallemadhu links with the 57th Brigade from Periyamadhu.
The total land area of the rice bowl is 120 sq.km.
Giant’s Tank and around 153 small tanks situated in this area provide water to the paddy fields in their vicinity.Nearly 20 years ago, Sri Lanka’s biggest paddy crop was harvested from this rice bowl, but all these fertile paddy fields had been covered with LTTE bunkers, landmines, sandbagged trenches and defence lines. Troops are in the process of clearing bunkers, landmines and filling trenches
Brigadier Shavindra de Silva 58th Division Commander, who commanded the operation to liberate the rice bowl area had this to say:
‘The battle to liberate the rice bowl was not a cakewalk as we had to implement an effective strategy and adopt suitable tactics, continually monitoring enemy movements.
‘The rice bowl area is an open land consisting of paddy fields and small tanks. In other words, it is terrain where a soldier has to confront the enemy in the open.
‘When the enemy fires on the soldiers there is very little cover for them because the ground is open, but our soldiers were able to overcome this disadvantage.
Read more,
http://www.thebottomline.lk/2008/07/02/defence_col.htm
Brigadier Shavindra de Silva said at 7:30 p.m. last evening, the 58th Brigade from Pallemadhu links with the 57th Brigade from Periyamadhu.
The total land area of the rice bowl is 120 sq.km.
Giant’s Tank and around 153 small tanks situated in this area provide water to the paddy fields in their vicinity.Nearly 20 years ago, Sri Lanka’s biggest paddy crop was harvested from this rice bowl, but all these fertile paddy fields had been covered with LTTE bunkers, landmines, sandbagged trenches and defence lines. Troops are in the process of clearing bunkers, landmines and filling trenches
Brigadier Shavindra de Silva 58th Division Commander, who commanded the operation to liberate the rice bowl area had this to say:
‘The battle to liberate the rice bowl was not a cakewalk as we had to implement an effective strategy and adopt suitable tactics, continually monitoring enemy movements.
‘The rice bowl area is an open land consisting of paddy fields and small tanks. In other words, it is terrain where a soldier has to confront the enemy in the open.
‘When the enemy fires on the soldiers there is very little cover for them because the ground is open, but our soldiers were able to overcome this disadvantage.
Read more,
http://www.thebottomline.lk/2008/07/02/defence_col.htm
Troops Continue to Ensure Security for ICRC Officials
THE TEMPORARY pull-out of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) from its service at OMANTHAI Entry/Exit point in WANNI on Tuesday (1) was mainly due to threats posed by LTTE’s indiscriminate heavy fire rounds that fall as near as the northern boundary of this cross-loading point on a regular basis and also because of intense retaliatory attacks of the Security Forces.
The Sri Lanka Air Force, in response to those attacks ordered by LTTE area leader north of OMANTHAI on Tuesday (1) evening at about 3.35 p.m. conducted an air attack, about 4 km north of OMANTHAI where there was a gathering of armed Tiger terrorists at that point of time.
On the other hand, Army troops since their launch of operations centered purely on the areas to the west of OMANTHAI, cognizant of the fact that the gateway’s traffic flow should not in anyway be hindered since it is widely used daily by hundreds of civilians/vehicles, both ways.
The ICRC officials have been very cooperative with the troops serving this access point right throughout and the troops in response have all the time given prominence to their security as well as ordinary civilians. Therefore the troops further wish to have their presence at this point in order to serve the public that crosses through it.
Extracted from,
http://www.army.lk/morenews.php?id=14294
The Sri Lanka Air Force, in response to those attacks ordered by LTTE area leader north of OMANTHAI on Tuesday (1) evening at about 3.35 p.m. conducted an air attack, about 4 km north of OMANTHAI where there was a gathering of armed Tiger terrorists at that point of time.
On the other hand, Army troops since their launch of operations centered purely on the areas to the west of OMANTHAI, cognizant of the fact that the gateway’s traffic flow should not in anyway be hindered since it is widely used daily by hundreds of civilians/vehicles, both ways.
The ICRC officials have been very cooperative with the troops serving this access point right throughout and the troops in response have all the time given prominence to their security as well as ordinary civilians. Therefore the troops further wish to have their presence at this point in order to serve the public that crosses through it.
Extracted from,
http://www.army.lk/morenews.php?id=14294
SAARC Development Fund to be signed at Colombo summit
Leaders of the member countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) will sign the charter of SAARC Development Fund (SDF) at the upcoming summit in Colombo on Aug. 2-3.
Visiting SAARC Secretary General Sheel Kant Sharma said this when he met Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed of the Bangladeshi caretaker government here on Wednesday, private news agency UNB reported.
Talking about the implementation status of various decisions taken at the last SAARC summit in New Delhi in April 2007, Sheel Kant Sharma said the SDF charter and bylaws are "almost in the stage of finalization."
He also said the South Asian University in New Delhi will start operation by 2009.
The New Delhi summit last year agreed to operationalize the SAARC Development Fund and establish the South Asian University with its headquarters in India.
The SAARC secretary general, who arrived here on Tuesday, will attend SAARC ministerial meeting on climate change here on Thursday.
SAARC, the single largest platform in South Asian region having one-fourth of the world population, comprises Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Extracted from,
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/03/content_8478559.htm
Visiting SAARC Secretary General Sheel Kant Sharma said this when he met Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed of the Bangladeshi caretaker government here on Wednesday, private news agency UNB reported.
Talking about the implementation status of various decisions taken at the last SAARC summit in New Delhi in April 2007, Sheel Kant Sharma said the SDF charter and bylaws are "almost in the stage of finalization."
He also said the South Asian University in New Delhi will start operation by 2009.
The New Delhi summit last year agreed to operationalize the SAARC Development Fund and establish the South Asian University with its headquarters in India.
The SAARC secretary general, who arrived here on Tuesday, will attend SAARC ministerial meeting on climate change here on Thursday.
SAARC, the single largest platform in South Asian region having one-fourth of the world population, comprises Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Extracted from,
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/03/content_8478559.htm
Sri Lankan Minister invites PM Koirala to 15th SAARC summit
Visiting Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama called on Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala at the latter’s official residence in Baluwatar on Wednesday.
The Foreign Minister invited PM Koirala to attend the 15th summit of the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which is due to be held at Colombo in Sri Lanka from July 27 to August 23.
The Sri Lankan envoy also congratulated PM Koirala for the establishment of republic and the success on the peace process.
The meeting mainly dwelt on regular and new agendas, mutual support and airlines connecting the capital to Colombo.
The 15th SAARC summit will be focused on shortage of food and oil crisis and the problems of terrorism, according to Secretary at the Foreign Ministry Gyan Chandra Acharya.
Read more,
http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=152264
The Foreign Minister invited PM Koirala to attend the 15th summit of the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which is due to be held at Colombo in Sri Lanka from July 27 to August 23.
The Sri Lankan envoy also congratulated PM Koirala for the establishment of republic and the success on the peace process.
The meeting mainly dwelt on regular and new agendas, mutual support and airlines connecting the capital to Colombo.
The 15th SAARC summit will be focused on shortage of food and oil crisis and the problems of terrorism, according to Secretary at the Foreign Ministry Gyan Chandra Acharya.
Read more,
http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=152264
Government prepares arrangements to hold 15th SAARC Summit
Basic facilities are prepared by the government of Sri Lanka to hold 15th SAARC Summit in Colombo Sri Lanka. Seven countries will participate for the 15th SAARC conference, at monitoring level.
The countries are Japan, United States, European Union, China, Mauritius, Iraq and South Korea. The Australia and Myanmar have also requested to participate as monitors.
A discussion will be held to take a final decision on participation of other countries.
Minister Rohitha Bogollagama is now in Bangladesh to invite Mr. Al-Ahamed to participate the SAARC summit. The Minister also said special attention will be given in the SAARC agenda to strengthen trade and economic ties with the south Asian region and uplift the education and health sectors as well eliminating terrorism face food and energy crisis. Leader of Bangladesh told Mr. Bogollagama that he is very keen on his participation and give fullest support for the summit.
Meanwhile Indian Armed helicopters, bullet-proof vehicles and members of the highly-trained special protection group (SPG) would accompany Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he reaches Colombo for the 15th SAARC summit in August.
Confirming this, chief of the Sri Lankan armed forces Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka said on Monday that Indian helicopters would be deployed during the meeting of the heads of states on August 2 and 3, the last two days of the summit.
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http://www.lankaeverything.com/vinews/srilanka/20080701144052.php
The countries are Japan, United States, European Union, China, Mauritius, Iraq and South Korea. The Australia and Myanmar have also requested to participate as monitors.
A discussion will be held to take a final decision on participation of other countries.
Minister Rohitha Bogollagama is now in Bangladesh to invite Mr. Al-Ahamed to participate the SAARC summit. The Minister also said special attention will be given in the SAARC agenda to strengthen trade and economic ties with the south Asian region and uplift the education and health sectors as well eliminating terrorism face food and energy crisis. Leader of Bangladesh told Mr. Bogollagama that he is very keen on his participation and give fullest support for the summit.
Meanwhile Indian Armed helicopters, bullet-proof vehicles and members of the highly-trained special protection group (SPG) would accompany Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he reaches Colombo for the 15th SAARC summit in August.
Confirming this, chief of the Sri Lankan armed forces Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka said on Monday that Indian helicopters would be deployed during the meeting of the heads of states on August 2 and 3, the last two days of the summit.
Read more,
http://www.lankaeverything.com/vinews/srilanka/20080701144052.php
Sri Lankan media offers reward for tips on attackers
The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) and the Newspaper Publishers Association are offering a reward of five million rupees for information on the assault on journalist Namal Perera.
Informants could give information that lead to the arrest of the assailants by calling 0033 147 777 414 or sending emails to helppresssrilanka@gmail.com, representatives of the organisations told a news conference Wednesday.
The informants could remain anonymous and use a code to claim the reward, they said.
Freelance journalist Namal Perera, who writes about the ethnic war and also works for the SLPI, was clubbed along with UK embassy political officer Mahendra Ratnaweera and their car smashed by a group of unidentified men in broad daylight Monday.
They were hospitalised after the assault, the latest in a string of attacks on journalists, especially defence correspondents, which drew widespread condemnation.
Read more,
http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=404633347
Informants could give information that lead to the arrest of the assailants by calling 0033 147 777 414 or sending emails to helppresssrilanka@gmail.com, representatives of the organisations told a news conference Wednesday.
The informants could remain anonymous and use a code to claim the reward, they said.
Freelance journalist Namal Perera, who writes about the ethnic war and also works for the SLPI, was clubbed along with UK embassy political officer Mahendra Ratnaweera and their car smashed by a group of unidentified men in broad daylight Monday.
They were hospitalised after the assault, the latest in a string of attacks on journalists, especially defence correspondents, which drew widespread condemnation.
Read more,
http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/fullstory.php?nid=404633347
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