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Ven. Sobitha Thera’s funeral onThursday(island.lk) Funeral of Ven Maduluwawe SobhithaThera is scheduled to be held at the Parliamentground at 3.00 pm on Thursday (12) with full statehonours.The government has decided to declare Thursdaya day of national mourning following a discussionbetween Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesingheand Chief Sangha Nayake of the Kotte Sri KalyaniSama Sri Dharma Sangha Sabha Ven. IttepaneDhmmalankara at the Naga Vihara in Kotte.Ven. Sobhitha Thera passed away around 5.50am (3.20 am Lankan time) yesterday at MountElizabeth Hospital in Singapore where he hadbeen treated at the intensive care unit for the pastthree days. His remains were brought to the SriLankan High Commission at No 76 of AndrewRoad in Singapore around noon yesterday.Remains of the Ven. Thera were brought toColombo last night.All expenses of the Sobhitha Thera’s medicaltreatment were borne by the Sri Lankan

government.Ven. SobhithaThera underwent heartsurgery in a privatehospital in Colombo andwas transferred toSingapore for furthertreatment last week (Nov.03).A social workers andpolitical activist, Ven.Sobitha Thera campaigned for the abolition ofexecutive presidency. He threw his weight behindMaithripala Sirisena at the last presidentialelection.He played a pioneer role in urging the incumbentgovernment to establish independentcommissions.Ven. Sobitha Thera was born on May 09, 1942 atMaduluwawa. His lay name was P. D.Ratnasekera. His parents were Pathirage DonAppuhamy and Karalinahamy. He enteredBuddha Sasana in 1955 and obtained higherordination in 1962.

People’s monk dead

Five-year-old boydrowns

By Prasanna Samrakoon(island.lk) A five-year-old boy drowned in aswimming pool at Dampe Road inSuwarapola, Piliyandala on Saturday.The victim has been identified as ShavinduAyomal. He had been playing with two otherchildren and later walked into his neighbour’sproperty and fell into the pool. The neighbour,who is a doctor was not at his home when theincident happened. Police investigating thedeath had obtained CCTV camera at theentrance of the house of the doctor found thatthe child going into the doctor’s land leavinghis playmates.The parents of the child had been away atthat time, police said.

President’s MediaDivision Director

(sundaytimes.lk) ChamudithaSamarawickrema appointed Director ofMedia of the President’s Media Division

(colombogazette.com) The first batch of Tamildetainees will be set free tomorrow, the PrisonsDepartment said today after being informed of thedecision by the relevant authorities.The Prisons Department saidthat the Attorney Generalhas informed the Departmentthat 31 Tamil detainees willbe given bail and can befreed tomorrow.The Prisons Department saidthat more Tamil detaineesarrested under thePrevention of Terrorism Act(PTA) are expected to begiven bail over the next fewdays.Tamil political prisoners resumed their fastyesterday in protest over the failure by theGovernment to keep its promise and release all of

them.At least 29 Tamil detainees at the Anuradhapuraprison were among those who resumed the fast.The Government was to release 30 Tamil

detainees on Monday andanother 32 by next week butthe detainees wanted allthose arrested under thePTA to be set free.Nearly 200 Tamil detaineeshad launched a hunger strikerecently demanding theirrelease and the fast wassuspended following anassurance given by theGovernment that they will befreed.

However subsequently the Government said thatonly a few will be released while the rest will havetheir cases expedited. (Colombo Gazette)

( ) Sri Lanka has moved up a notchand ranked at eighth place in the 2015 WorldGiving Index (WGI), the UK based Charities AidFoundation (CAF) reports. The index which looksat charitable behaviours of 145 countries includingthe tendency of helping strangers, donating moneyand volunteering was compiled by the CAF. SriLanka was ranked ninth last year. Myanmar hasbeen ranked first in the index followed by the US,New Zealand, Canada, Australia and the UK.According to WGI, Burundi is the least charitablecountry followed by China, Yemen and Lithuania.Sri Lanka has scored 60 percent in the subcategory of helping a stranger and 48 per cent at

volunteering time. India has ranked 106th,Pakistan at 94th, Afghanistan at 84th, Nepal at76th, Bhutan at 17th and Bangladesh at 95thplaces at the index. Several notable findings ofthis year’s index include a rising trend in donating

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(Contd: on P4)

First batch of Tamil detainees to be freed

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(colombogazette.com) Sri Lanka today freed 126Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in SriLankan waters. The fishermen were freed throughcourts in the North.Both Sri Lanka and India today completed theformalities for the release of Indian and SriLankan fishermen detained in each other’scountry for allegedly fishing in each other’swaters.Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Minister

Mahinda Amaraweera said that Sri Lanka tookmeasures to release the 126 Indian fishermenarrested by the country’s Navy for poaching in SriLankan waters as a humanitarian gesture.However, the Minister added that Sri Lanka willcontinue to hold the boats and equipment of theIndian fishermen arrested for allegedly poaching.The Sri Lankan minister said the talks heldbetween the two fishing communities had notbeen successful.

“Our fishingorganizations havetold me that talkswould be of no use.Organizationrepresentatives areunable to take anydecisions, he toldPTI.He said the talkswere not successfulbecause therepresentatives fromthe Indian side arenot fishermen“Because it is theTamil Nadupoliticians who ownthese boats,” hesaid. (ColomboGazette)


( ) Parking meters would be fixedalong the Duplication and Galle Roads and all by-roads connecting the two main roads, theColombo Municipality said yesterday.Tender for the pilot project had been awarded toa private company, which would conduct theproject for the first time in Sri Lanka.Director (Traffics) Nihal Wickremaratne said theproject, which was to install 125 parking metersalong both roads was scheduled to begin inJanuary.“It will take about six months for the project to becompleted. Funds would be collected manuallyfor several months before we rely completely on

the meters,” he said.Currently, the Municipality has employed anumber of attendants to collect funds at parkingareas in the city.The new system would have facilities formotorists to pay by cash, card or other paymentsystems.“Forty percent of the income would be given tothe Municipality, while the company would takethe 60 percent,” he said.New charges for parking nor the total cost of theproject had not been determined as yet,Wickremaratne said. (Darshana Sanjeewa)

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Sri Lanka courts free 126 Indian fishermen

(dailynews.lk) M.G. Sumathipala, the73-year-old father from Balagallawho was confined to a kennel by hisdaughter who fancied her dogs morethan the father, died at the KandyGeneral Hospital on November 7.Sumathipala who was rescued fromhis 'dog's life' by Balagolla Police oninformation from the public andhealth officials about the illtreatment, was referred to an Elders'

Homefor care on a court order while thedaughter was remanded.Since Sumathipala's health conditionhad deteriorated and he rejectedfood, the matron of the Elders' Homehad admitted him to the KandyHospital. The daughter was laterreleased on bail since she admittedher fault in ill treating her father.

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from P2money and helping a stranger while volunteeringhas recorded a minor downturn. For the first time insix years, the World Giving Index has revealed thatmen are more likely to donate money than women.“Behaviour in a few very large countries hassignificantly impacted the numbers of people givingworldwide. Cultural and religious practices as wellas disruptive events, are at the root of a number ofbig changes seen this year.Despite their highly developed economies, only fiveG20 countries are in this year’s Top 20, reminding

us that economic prosperity does not automaticallylead to a rise in generosity,” the index report said.

(dailymirror.lk) An elevator at a five-storey buildingin Panadura collapsed today killing one employeeand injuring another, Police said.The said the man who was killed was 40 years oldwhile the one who was injured was 37. The policesaid the two employees were moving stores to theupper floors using the elevator when it collapsed.

(colombopage.com) Nov 11, Colombo: TheUnited Nations Working Group on Enforced orInvoluntary Disappearances (UNWGEID), whichis on a mission to Sri Lanka, has met with thefamily members of the two dissident Marxist partyactivists who went missing in December 2011.The two activists of the dissident group of Marxistparty Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) LalithKumar Weeraraj and Kugan Murugananthanwent missing 9 December 2011 while they werepreparing to launch the Movement for People'sStruggle formed by the JVP dissidents in Jaffna.The UNWGEID yesterday obtained a statementfrom the Lalith Kumar Weeraraj's father,Arumugam Weeraraj. The father on his requestappeared before the UN committee at the UNoffice in Colombo and gave a statement over thedisappearance of his son and his friend Kugan.Speaking to the media after the meeting, Mr.Arumugam Weeraraj expressed confidence thatthe UN committee will do justice to his son byinitiating a proper investigation.Meanwhile, Sandhya Ekneligoda, the wife of themissing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda, alsoappeared before the UN working group to presenther case on the disappearance of her husband.Prageeth Ekneligoda, a journalist for the newswebsite LankaeNews, went missing on 24thJanuary 2010, just two days before the 2010

presidential elections.A number of persons from Puttalam,Anuradhapura and other areas whose familymembers had gone missing appeared before theUN working group yesterday.The UNWGEID began meetings in Colombo thisweek as part of its official visit to Sri Lanka fromNovember 9 -18.During the mission, the UN experts will study themeasures adopted by the State to prevent anderadicate enforced disappearances, includingissues related to truth, justice and reparation forthe victims of enforced disappearances. They willalso gather information on cases of enforceddisappearances, including those pending beforethe Working Group.The Working Group will start and end the visit inColombo and will travel to Jaffna, Kilinochchi,Mannar, Mullaitivu, Batticaloa, Matale,Trincomalee, Ampara and Galle.The expert body will meet with State officials,both at the central and provincial levels, as wellas with relatives of disappeared people,representatives of civil society organizations andof relevant UN agencies.The group will hold a press conference at the endof the visit, on 18 November, at the UNCompound in Colombo.

Visiting UN right group probes disappearanceof dissident Marxist party activists

(adaderana.lk) The cost of recruiting ahousemaid from Sri Lanka has crossed thebarrier of SR23,000 per visa during the past fivemonths making it the highest among allmanpower exporting countries, Makkah dailyreported on Tuesday quoting market sources.“This has surpassed the cost of recruitinghousemaids from the Philippines which used tobe SR19,000 per work visa,” said Yahya Al-Maqbool, chairman of the recruitment committeeof the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce andIndustry (JCCI).He said the cost of labor recruitment from SriLanka is going up while it is dropping to SR3,000and SR7,000 from countries like Sudan, Egyptand Bangladesh for recruitment of drivers.Maqbool attributed the huge cost difference to thegeographic distances because of the air ticketcharges and the complicated contractingprocedures in some of the manpower exportingcountries.“Some recruitment brokers exploit the Kingdom’sneed for housemaids so they tend to increasetheir charges,” he added.Maqbool said it is next to impossible to control

the recruitment costs taking into consideration thedifferent charges between recruitment officesthemselves which will have to return thehousemaid back home in case of a failedprobationary period.“This is an extra cost on the offices so theyincrease their charges to compensate whenanything like this happens,” he explained.The chairman said the hurdles put by somefavorable countries before recruitment of househelps, drive the others to up the charges of theirhousemaids.“When brokers in some exporting countries feelthat our recruitment offices are facing someproblems, they immediately increase theirrecruitment charges by at least $500 per visa,” hesaid.Maqbool recalled that recruitment from thePhilippines was the highest before it was knockedout by Sri Lanka.“This, however, does not mean that housemaidsfrom Sri Lanka are the most favored or they aretoo much in demand but because of the currentdifficulties of importing house helps from theformer country,” he said, Saudi Gazette reports.

Hiring of Sri Lankan maid now costingover SR20,000

Crime CornerSister Of 'Wele Suda'Further Remanded

Wasantha SoyzaMurder Suspects

Further Remanded

Police File ChargesAgainst GnanasaraThera For Allegedly

Defaming Quran

Three MilitaryPersonnel Remanded

Over EknaligodaDisappearance

(asianmirror.lk) Wele Suda’s sister Dilini Nilminiand her two accomplices were ordered to befurther remanded till November 23 by MaligakandaMagistrate Dulani Jayasekara on Monday (09).Three people, including the sister of GampolaVidanage Samantha Kumara alias 'Wele Suda',were arrested on October 21 with 111g of heroin atRajagiriya, reports said.'Wele Suda' was recently sentenced to capitalpunishment on possession of 7.06g of heroin.

(asianmirror.lk) Anuradhapura Acting MagistrateAmarasena Hettige today ordered thirty-eightsuspects including Iron Ranasinghe alias 'SF Loku'arrested for the Wasantha Soyza murder, tillNovember 23.Wasantha Soyza, a night club owner inAnuradhapura, was murdered on the night ofOctober 24 by a group of over 20 masked menwho stormed into his night club.Three others working in the club were injured in theattack.

(asianmirror.lk) Colombo Crime Division today filedcharge sheets against Bodu Bala Sena GeneralSecretary Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera at theFort Magistrate's Court for making allegedlydefamatory statements on the Quran and Islam.He made these allegedly defamatory statements tothe media in front of the Slave Island Police onApril 12, 2014.Fort Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage fixed the casefor January 11, 2016.

(asianmirror.lk) Two Lieutenants Colonel and aStaff Sargent of the Sri Lanka Army wereremanded till November 23 by the HomagamaMagistrate Court with regards to thedisappearance of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda.They were being kept in detention along withseveral other army personnel.The CID has initiated an investigation on thedisappearance of Eknaligoda in 2010, based on acomplaint by his wife Sandhya Eknaligoda. TheCID took the detained military personnel to theGiritale Army Camp last month to conduct furtherinvestigations.Prageeth Eknaligoda disappeared in January2010, days before the January 26 PresidentialElection.


( ) Maldives Criminal Court has againextended the remand of the Sri Lankan sniperarrested in Maldives allegedly hired and broughtinto the country as part of a plot to assassinatePresident Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom,Haveeru online said. Confirming the arrest forthe first time, police said in a statement Saturdaythat the 27-year-old man was arrested onOctober 24. He has been remanded by theCriminal Court for 15 days, the police added. Thepolice, however, did not reveal any furtherdetails. Maldivian authorities, however, neitherconfirmed nor denied the arrest at the time.Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror newspaperquoted the country’s defence ministry as sayingFriday that the sniper in question was notattached to the Sri Lankan military. Some SriLankan media outlets have even reported thatthe man was an importer of Maldives dry fish.The Sunday Times identified the sniper as 24-year-old Lahiru Madhushanka.Maldives police showcase on October 31, 2015several weapons including an assault rifle seized

during a raid on anisland in Baa Atoll,which is beingdeveloped as a resort, inconnection to the blastaboard the presidentialspeedboat inSeptember. Reports ofthe Sri Lankan sniper’sarrest came a day afterMaldivian security forces confiscated assaultrifles and hand guns in what has been thebiggest weapons bust in the country’s history.The weapons had been seized from HibilhadhooIsland in Baa Atoll being developed as a resort.The army had confirmed that two assault riflesfound in the weapons bust belonged to the statearmoury. The items showcased during a pressconference last week included several handguns, a T56 assault rifle and a MP5 sub-machinegun. In addition, a large quantity of bomb makingmaterials was also displayed at the pressbriefing.

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Lankan sniper arrested in Maldives re-remanded

By Chitra Weerarathne(island.lk) Colombo High Court Judge KusalaSarojini Weerawardene yesterday fixed fortrial on Feb. 12, 2016, the case againstLalith Weeratunga, the Secretary to theformer President and Anusha Palpita,former Chairman of the Sri LankaTelecommunication RegulatoryCommission.The Attorney General on Oct. 30, 2015indicted the aforesaid accused for violatingthe provisions of the Sri LankaTelecommunication Regulatory Commission ActNo. 25 of 1991, by abusing public funds credited

to the account of the Secretary to the Presidentat Bank of Ceylon Taprobane Branch, bearing

Account No. 7040016. The amount abusedis Rs. 600 million. It had been used for thedistribution of ‘sil redi’ during the lastPresidential election campaign.The first five prosecution witnesses weresummoned to testify at the start of the trial,on Feb. 12, 2016.Altogether, 21 witnesses have been listed.Among them are the Commissioner ofElections Mahinda Deshapriya and the

Venerable Watinapaha Somananda Thera.

Sil redi case: Lalith, Palpita go on trial

Will the cricket probebe another eyewash?

“Reveal Matale MassGraves DNAreports now”

(dailynews.lk) When former Sports Minister C.B.Ratnayake came out with the startling remarkthat Sri Lanka Cricket was the third most corruptinstitution in the country behind the Police andEducation Departments five years ago he wasnot far from wrong.The Minister claimed that he would reveal thefinancial irregularities and those behind it andthat he would replace the corrupt interimcommittee warning the officials that they couldend up in court if they are found guilty of anymisdeeds.The Minister’s sensational revelation not onlyattracted headlines but gave the cricketingfraternity who were looking for a change somehope that there would finally be a clean-up.But lo and behold 48 hours later, the Minister hadgone back on his words and appointed the samecricket officials he had earlier vilified. TheMinister’s sudden change of stance was easy tounderstand. He was taken to task by the powersthat be that ran the country at the time and hadappointed the so-called cricket officials and toldin no uncertain terms that he was treading onareas which he should clearly keep away from.While the Sports Minister's intentions were goodhe eventually turned out to be nothing more thana mere puppet with no authority. It seemed thatthe evil that was destroying cricket throughcorruption, abuse of power, and other misdeedscould not be easily crushed for they always gainthe backing to plunder the resources from thevery top.Present Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera willbe the cynosure of all eyes as he will be underpressure to act on the probe report submitted bya three-member investigation panel into theactivities of Sri Lanka

(ceylontoday.lk) The Frontline Socialist Party(FLSP) is pressurizing the government topublicize immediately the reports of DNA testscarried out to identify the skeletal remainsdiscovered in the mass grave in Matale in 2012.The Frontline Socialist Party held a protestdemonstration in the town of Matale demandinga fair, transparent and impartial investigation intothe mass grave discoveries in Matale while goingpublic with the DNA reports.National Organizer of the FLS Pubudu Jagodatold Ceylon Today that the protest was organizedby his party and the relations of victims whoseskeletal remains were found in the Mass Grave inMatale. The birth anniversary was markedyesterday of a man who his relatives suspectwas murdered and dumped in the mass grave.He said

eingheard in Court and the next hearing has beenfixed for next month.

(Contd: on P12)

By Niranjala Ariyawansha

"the Criminal Investigation Departmentwhich carried out investigations, submitted toCourt a report on tests carried out by alaboratory in America on samples of skeletalremains from the Matale mass grave.Professor Raj Somadewa of the ArchaeologicalPost-Graduate Studies Division of the KelaniyaUniversity who submitted scientific test reportson the remains in the mass grave says hecannot accept the report. We urge thegovernment to carry out a formal investigationinto the mass grave found in Matale and to dojustice by those who had died."159 human skeletal remains were discoveredduring excavations carried out to construct aBio-Gas Compound in the Matale GeneralHospital in 2012.A citizens' group went to the Matale Courtclaiming that the remains found in the massgrave belonged to their relatives who haddisappeared. Jagoda made the allegation thatthe Matale Court had ordered that bloodsamples be obtained from the relatives andchecked with the DNA reports of the skeletalremains, but the reports have not been madepublic though three years had elapsed sincethen.The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna said that theskeletal remains belong to members of theirparty who were killed during the 1988-89 periodof terror. One Case in this connection is b

(nation.lk) Two persons have been killed after agrenade went off during an armed robberyattempt at a private bank branch in Kekirawa thisafternoon.Four persons are also reported to havesustained injuries during the incident and havebeen admitted to the Kekirawa Hospital.

Reports say that a man armed with a handgrenade had attempted to rob the private bank,when a security guard who was on duty had triedto stop the robbery.The hand grenade had exploded during thestruggle, killing both the security guard and thesuspected bank robber.

(asianmirror.lk) The CID informed ColomboMagistrate's Court that former Minister MervynSilva did not lodge a complaint against formerDefence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksaregarding the 'white van abductions'.This was revealed when a habeas corpus filedby relatives of three missing personswas taken up for hearing by ColomboChief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya.Silva had only tendered a letter onthe alleged abductions but it is not acomplaint, CID informed court. TheAttorney General also confirmed thisfact.Silva visited the CID in January this year daysafter the Mahinda Rajapaksa government fell,

and told media that he complained againstGotabaya Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa. Headded that he has information on the white vanabductions.The Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiyaissued notice to Silva on August 25 this year

regarding the habeas corpus. Silvawas present in court today.The Magistrate ordered the CID tosubmit the documents handed overby Silva. The court will then decide ifSilva will be called as a witness in thecase, the Magistrate further directed.The case was fixed to be heard again

on January 26, 2016.

By Mohamed Haniff(island.lk) Leaders of the four constituent parties ofthe Tamil National Alliance (TNA) will have a top-level meeting in Vavuniya shortly to discuss andsort out some long-standing issues within thealliance, People’s Liberation Organisation of TamilEalam (PLOTE) leader DharmalingamSiddharthan said."Registration of the TNA as a political party, howits composition should be, the leadership of theTNA, formation of new district committees, powersand authorities to be devolved to each of these

units are some of the items on the agenda,"Siddharthan told The Island yesterday.According to the PLOTE leader, ITAK leader MavaiSenathirajah, EPRLF leader SureshPremachandran and TELO leader SelvamAdaikalanathan are expected to participate in themeeting of the TNA which has sixteen Members ofParliament.Following a discussion on the issues next Sunday,a final collective decision would be taken ondrafting a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)incorporating the matters agreed among them,

Siddharthan said.The PLOTE leader pointed out that though theTNA had been formed in 2001, there was no legaldocument to expressly state "these are theconstituent parties in it." Everything had beenagreed upon verbally, he said. "We have beenagitating continuously to have the TNA legallyregistered as a political party.""Most probably, there would be some constructiveoutcome from Sunday’s meeting," Siddharthan,son of former TULF MP for Manipay, V.Dharmalingam said.

TNA constituent parties agitate for reforms

Mervyn Silva Did Not Lodge ComplaintAgainst Gotabaya Rajapaksa: CID

Two killed after grenade explodesduring bank robbery attempt


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( ) Jaffna – More than acentury ago, cycle rickshaws were the mainmode of transport in parts of Asia. The earlierJaffna Urban Council (now Municipal

Council) taxed cycle rickshaws at 75 cents amonth.While this mode of transport is no more(except as a tourist attraction), one elderly

man in Jaffna is using it to earnmoney and feed his family. 68 year-old Ratnam Aiyampillai, aMalaysian-born Jaffna resident, fordecades has been operating a cyclerickshaw as a Montessori schooltransport in the northern city, as hislivelihood.After quitting his job at theMarketing Department in 1990, hestarted the cycle rickshaw transportservice. He has four children, getsjust Rs. 15.000 a month from hisrickshaw and also receives theSamurdhi dole. Keen to provide hischildren a proper education, hesays he hopes for some assistancefrom a friendly NGO or well-wishers.

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Cycle rickshaws in Jaffna

(sundaytimes.lk) By now the news must surely besinking in among those music loving Lankans inthe know. Yes, it’s actually happening – theinternationally acclaimed Mark Ronson isheadlining the Electric Peacock Festival here inDecember.The phenomenal talent at the centre of a (long-overdue) revival of soul, funk and Motown; theartiste behind the infectious Uptown Funk andproducer behind the magnificent AmyWinehouse’s fantastic album Back to Black willbe here to mix up a storm of rhythmic grooves,

slick electronic beats and vintage R&B swagger onDecember 4 at the Electric Peacock Festival 2015at the CR&FC.

Await Mark Ronson at Electric Peacock Festival

(dailynews.lk) The notorious wild elephantnicknamed 'Kos Aliya' which terrorised residents inBelagamwewa and its environs for some time, wastrapped by wildlife officials and taken to theElephant Protection Centre at Horowpathana onNovember 8 after a trying operation.The 45-year-old nine foot pachyderm which hadseveral gun shot wounds had harassed residentsincluding schoolchildren for several months.It had obstructed vehicular traffic on theGirandurukotte - Dambulla Road many a time anddestroyed crops in the area.

'Kos Aliya' trapped, sent to ElephantProtection Centre

Menike Sumanasekerabestowed with Sarvodaya

National Award(dailynews.lk) Veteran writer, counsellor and publicspeaker on positive thinking Menike Sumanasekerawas bestowed with the Sarvodaya National Award at aceremony held recently.

MarapanaCONT FROM P1... respected academic Dr. Gamini Viyangodasaid the Justice Minister’s admission wastantamount to interference in the judicialprocess.Addressing a press briefing, PurawesiBalaya, which is a powerful civil societygrouping that emerged during the presidentialelections in January, hailed Marapana’s exitas a victory for good governance.“We are glad President Sirisena felt thepressure on this issue and was forced to act.This resignation also offers some hope forgood governance, with the Government

showing that it is still sensitive to socialoutrage and public outcry – such aresignation would be unthinkable during theRajapaksa regime,” Dr. Viyangoda asserted.Home Affairs Minister Abeywardanemeanwhile is facing criticism from Oppositiongroups for his association with Avant-GardeChairman Nissanka Senadhipathi and hisalleged attempts to introduce thecontroversial businessman to high-levelGovernment officials, including the President.JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake,addressing a press briefing, insisted thatMarapana was not the only GovernmentMinister culpable in the Avant-Gardecontroversy. “There are other ministers and

they must all be removed,” the JVP Leadercharged. The JVP Leader said the JusticeMinister was also implicated by hisstatements on the Avant-Garde controversy.Civil society groups and activists hadmounted pressure on the new Governmentfor its tolerance of Marapana and demandedhis immediate resignation.Issuing a special statement, the Center forPolicy Alternatives said Marapana’sstatement in Parliament last week hadsmacked of “a cavalier disregard for conflictof interest as a key and integral element ofgood governance in

(Contd: on P10)

(sundaytimes.lk) Sri Lanka’s most recently issuedstamp with its first-day cover has run intocontroversy on the basis that it has failed to meetthe requirements of the Sri Lanka StandardsInstitute. Thecontroversial stamp waslaunched to celebrate 60years of diplomaticrelations between SriLanka and Thailandduring PresidentMaithripala Sirisena’svisit to that country fromNovember 2. ThailandPost also issued twostamps the same dayusing designs similar tothe Sri Lankastamp.However, expertson stamps and national flag claim the depiction ofthe flag in these stamps is incorrect anddisrespectful.“In these stamps we see the Sri Lankan flag beingbent out of shape to make a zero in the 60. This isoutrageous. A national flag cannot be used thisway,” researcher Bede Nimal Perera said. He said

by twisting the flag, the designers had caused thebo-leaves to appear disproportionate. According tothe Code for the use of the National Flag, the SriLankan flag cannot be used as a festoon, rosette

or bunting or in any othermanner for decoration.The code also states thatthe National Flagdisplayed shouldconform to the Sri LankaStandard Specificationrelating to design,dimensions and colour.Mr. Perera said the flagsin the new stamps didnot conform to thesecriteria and were placedat the bottom of thestamp, instead of at the

top. Expressing his dismay over this issue,another expert, who wished to remain anonymous,said the twisting of the flag had taken away a keypart.The yellow border depicting harmony amongdifferent communities had been erased and thiswas disrespectful, he said.

Deputy Postmaster General W. A. G.Wickramasinghe said they had not receivedcomplaints about the stamps.

Latest stamp enveloped in dispute

(colombopage.com) Nov 10, Colombo: SriLankan President Maithripala Sirisenavisited the proposed site of the ManelwatteNaganandaInternational BuddhistUniversity at Bollegalain Kelaniya Tuesday toinspect the progress ofthe construction work.This internationaluniversity is being builton the model of theancient NalandaUniversity in India,which is considered tobe the oldest Buddhist

higher education center. Nearly 50 acreland extent at the Manelwatte Viharayahas been earmarked for the new

university. The foundation stone was laid in2013 for the construction of the universityand it will be completed by 2016.

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(island.lk) The UN Working Group on Enforcedand Involuntary Disappearances is getting readywith its first visit to Sri Lanka in 15 years, theAmnesty International (AI) said yesterday.The AI statement said: "The UN Working Group onEnforced and Involuntary Disappearances(WGEID) is preparing for its first visit to Sri Lankain 15 years. This important visit will raise thehopes of thousands of families of the disappearedthat with the UN’s help they mayfinally discover the fates andwhereabouts of their missingrelatives and have the opportunity topursue justice and reparation."All communities have experiencedenforced disappearances butvictims may not share a commonunderstanding of the problem or seek the samesolutions. With huge numbers of Sri Lankans insearch of truth, there are corresponding variationsin their opinions about accountability."WGEID should seek out and listen carefully to theviews of family members of the disappeared. Itshould acknowledge the significant challenges toaccountability that persist in Sri Lanka and clearlyarticulate its own limitations as well. TheGovernment of Sri Lanka should facilitate theseexchanges and direct all officials to cooperate fullywith the delegates, the AI statement said.It said: Tens of thousands of people in Sri Lankahave been forcibly disappeared. Sinhalese youth

suspected of links to the JVP were particulartargets in the late 1980s and early 1990s, andTamils were victimized throughout the course ofthe long armed conflict between governmentforces and the LTTE that finally ended in May2009. Muslims (both activists and prominentcommunity members) have also been suspectedvictims of enforced disappearances."Since the election of President Maithripala

Sirisena in January, Sri Lanka hasshown a new willingness toacknowledge past abuses andcommit to reforms."It made a number of otherimportant commitments to enactlegal and security sector reformsthat Amnesty International had long

recommended. These included promises to repealthe draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act andreplace it with legislation that meets internationalstandards; to review the cases of detainees heldfor long periods without charge or trial and ensurethe release of those without evidence againstthem; ensure effective witness protection; consultwith victims and families in the design of truth andjustice mechanisms; release reports of pastinquiries into alleged human rights violations; andextend invitations to UN Special Procedures.Amnesty International believes these to be vitalsteps to protect human rights and account for thepast," the statement added.

( ) Democratic Party leader, FieldMarshal Sarath Fonseka, said he would sueMinister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe for defamationand claim Rs. five billion as compensation.He said so at one of a series of awarenessprogrammes conducted by his party,on Saturday, at the Oasis Hotel inMinuwangoda."Field Marshal is a title given to aperson of standing. It is only secondto that of president. Persons rejectedby the people as drug racketeers andextortioners have been made MPs.They are also part of the government," he said.Our party supporters were disappointed by theresults of the last general election. The reason forour lack of success was that we contested alone --without making alliances. In this series ofmeetings, we will make the people aware of our

reasons for not entering into alliances, he said.He said Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe wasseeking Rs. 500 million from him because he saidthe government was protecting robbers. "I only geta pension of Rs.50,000. How can I pay him

Rs.500 million?" he asked."Education is not a necessaryqualification for politics. But all whoenter politics should be honest andable to understand the peoples’aspirations," he said.The seminar was organised by thechief party organisers, Upul Nilantha

of Minuwangoda, Sumeda Jayawardena of Katanaand Nihal Silva of Divulapitiya.Provincial council members Indika Bandara andAnuruddha Lekamge were also present at themeeting.(Pushpakumara Mallawaarachchi)

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(colombogazette.com) The Sri Lankan governmentis likely to deny entry to Moulvi P Jainul Abideen,better known as PJ, the founder and star speakerof the fundamentalist Tamil Nadu ThowheedJamath (TNTJ), the New Indian Express reported.A powerful section of the Sri Lankan Muslims whofear that PJ’s presence in the island will disturbintra-Muslim and inter-religious harmony areputting pressure on the government to cancel hisvisa. Earlier in 2005, PJ was deported on thesame grounds.A powerful section of LankanMuslims who fear that PJ’spresence in the island will disturbintra-Muslim and inter-religiousharmony are putting pressure onthe government to cancel his visa.Earlier in 2005, PJ was deportedon the same grounds.PJ had been invited by the SriLanka Thawheed Jamaat (SLTJ)for the release of the Sinhalatranslation of the Koran on November 8.The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) issueda statement appealing to the SLTJ not to send PJin the interest of peace and communal harmony.Some went to the court alleging that the Sinhalatranslation has grievous flaws and sought aninjunction. Express learns that the DefenceSecretary has advised the immigration authoritiesto review his case in the light of the objections.PJ is not liked by sections of Lankan Muslimsbecause he is campaigning against certain

popular practices which he considers un-Islamic.For example he is against worship of graves ofsaints (dargas). He expresses sharp views againstMuslim sects like the Ahmadiyas and Shias.His opponents allege that the Tamil NaduThowheed Jamath and Sri Lanka ThawheedJamaat have accepted crores of rupees fromSaudi Arabia for spreading Wahabi Islam. Othersaccuse him of criticising nearly a hundred Hadiths(sayings of Prophet Mohammad).But the Sri Lanka Thawheed Jamaat General

Secretary R Abdur Razik says thatPJ, Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamathand SLTJ are only promoting trueIslam, unadulterated by non-Islamicinfluences.Razik has challenged the AllCeylon Jamayyathul Ulama to anopen debate on this. He asks whythe ACJU has never protestedagainst the arrival of non-Muslimpreachers or preachers from

various Muslim sects like the Ahmadiyas, Bohrasand Shias. Why target only PJ? And there are alsoMuslims who say that as Lanka is a democracywith freedom of expression, PJ should not bebarred.It is not clear as to which view has majoritysupport among Lankan Muslims, but what isundeniable is that some politically influentialpeople are against PJ and his brand of Islam.(Colombo Gazette)

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UN team coming here to probe disappearances

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(asianmirror.lk) JVP leader Anura KumaraDissanayake today called for the questioning offormer Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksaover the alleged involvement in the 2012 'arrest' ofKumar Gunaratnam and Dimuthu Artigala.Speaking at a press conference today,Dissanayake said that Rajapaksa has, for the firsttime, acknowledged his role in the 'arrest' ofpolitical activists.

Meanwhile he vehementlydenied that he had any rolewith Rajapaksa over the arrestof Gunaratnam.Speaking to a weekendnewspaper, Rajapaksa told thatDissanayake repeatedly urgedhim to arrest and deport Gunaratnam.

MarapanaCONT FROM P8Government”.CPA said the Minister’s remarks“flies brazenly in the face” of fostering a politicalculture of governance since the historic Januaryelections and its reinforcement seven monthslater in August.“At the heart of what transpired is the issue ofdeclared conflict of interest on the part of theMinister for Law and Order, who appeared forAvant-Garde before he took over his ministerialportfolio and his use of Parliamentary time andprivilege to defend his former client and hiscriticism of the Police.”In its statement CPA also called for an immediate

clarification by Justice Minister Rajapaksheon hisremarks in Parliament.“CPA calls for the resignation of the Minister ofLaw and Order and a clear public statement,without delay, from the Minister of Justice as towhat precisely his role was in the investigation,”the think-tank headed by Dr. PaikiasothySaravanamuttu said in its statement.Following the special Cabinet meeting, CabinetSpokesman Rajitha Senaratne said the Avant-Garde investigations would henceforth beoverseen by President Sirisena. Senaratne saidPresident Sirisena would summon all officialsinvolved in the investigations for a meeting,including armed forces personnel. The probewould be fast-tracked, he said.

JVP Calls For Questioning Of GotabayaRajapaksa Over 2012 'Arrest' Of Gunaratnam

( ) Former President MahindaRajapakse today said a government should beheaded by one leader not by two leaders. Twoleaders trying to administer one government wassimilar to using an ox and a buffalo to plough onefield, he said.“This will never work out. There was a similarincident during the state ploughing ceremony inPolonnaruwa recently,” the former President said.Commenting on the affairs of the current

government, Mr. Rajapakse said PresidentMaithripala Sirisena should control thegovernment completely or hand it over to PrimeMinister Ranil Wickremasinghe and join theopposition. The former President made thesecomments when he visited the Hittetiya RajamahaVihara in Matara to pay his last respects to lateChief Incumbent of the temple Ven. GodagamaKirthisri Ariyajothi Chulalankara Thera. (KrishanJeewaka Jayaruk)

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By Cyril Wimalasurendre(island.lk) Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)Leader Rauff Hakeem dropped a bombshell inpublic on Saturday when he revealed that therewas a split in the government.Addressing the 26th convention of the SLMC atPolgolla Hakeem declared: "There is a conflict ofopinion within the government. This crisis isevident from President Maithiripala Sirisena'sdecision to summon a special Cabinet meeting."The SLMC convention was held at MahindaRajapaksa Theatre at Polgolla, Kandy.Minister Hakeem said that the government had not

been able to reach aconsensus on its strategy tobattle corruption. Hence,the President had called fora special Cabinet meeting,he added.He said the Sri LankaMuslim Congress hadplayed a pivotal role inbringing the presentgovernment to power inJanuary as the previousgovernment had not livedup to the expectations of the Muslim community."We regret that we have failed to achieve what we

expected of the newgovernment," MinisterHakeem said.The minister said: "Ourpeople question uswhy they haven't gotwhat they expected ofthe newadministration. Ourpeople in the Northand East who weredisplaced 25 yearsago have not beenresettled yet eventhough the war isover."Minister Hakeem wasunanimously re-elected the leader ofthe SLMC.

(dailynews.lk) The southern sea areas have beennamed a no fly and prohibited zone for boats on

the 12 and 13 of November according to theFisheries Ministry.

This has been declared due to theimminent impact of a space debris 65kilometres from the Southern coast of SriLanka. The Civil Aviation Authority hasalso instructed airlines not to use the saidairspace. The space debris believed to bea part of a space craft, is scheduled tomake impact around 11.50am on 13November, 65 kilometres from theSouthern coast of Sri Lanka.Thefishermen have also been instructed not toconduct fishing activities in the indicatedareas.

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(adaderana.lk) The Tamil National Alliance (TNA)says that while a proposal has been made to ITAKcalling for the removal of Northern Province ChiefMinister C.V. Wigneswaran from theTNA, it is not the opinion of the entireparty.TNA spokesman SureshPremachandran says that MP M.A.Sumanthiran has proposed to theIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), themain coalition partner of the TNA, toremove Wigneswaran from the Tamilparty.He, however, said that there is no generalagreement on the matter and that it is the opinion

of an individual MP and not that of the entire party.The call for Wigneswaran’s expulsion from theTNA comes in the wake various comments made

by the Chief Minister criticizing the party.Speaking to Ada Derana,Premachandran further said that Tamilprisoners have recommenced hungerstrikes across the country due to thegovernment breaking its promise.The EPRLF leader and former TNA MPstated that a decision will be takenregarding the party’s future course of

action on the subject after Opposition Leader R.Sampanthan returns to the country from hisoverseas visit.

(dailynews.lk) Hindus of Sri Lanka, India and manyother countries will celebrate Deepavali (literally “arow of lamps”), also known as Deevali in manyparts of India other than in Tamil Nadu, Today (10).Perhaps it is the most important and ancient of theHindu festivals.It’s an official holiday in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka,Myanmar, Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad andTobago, Suriname,Malaysia, Singapore andFiji. It is also known as the‘Festival of Lights’ andalthough it is not apractice in Sri Lanka, inmany parts of Indiafamilies light small oillamps (diyas) and candlesaround the home beforesetting off fireworks.

Deepavali opening hearts for reconciliation -President "Deepavali is celebrated in a grandmanner by the Hindus throughout the world and italso has significance to the other communities asit symbolizes the victory of righteousness overmalevolence."The eternal truth we see in this Festival of Lightsis that since ancient times the human civilizationhad an ardent desire to make the world a betterplace. "Just as lighting a lamp eliminates thedarkness, may the light of Deepavali lighten up thehearts of all individuals with collective yearning forreconciliation and may that be the common wish ofevery human being belonging to all civilizations."The illuminated Aloka Puja emphasizes the basic

fact that solidarity without divisions is an essentialprecondition for the sustenance of the world. "Thehuman evolution has progressed positively up todate through these virtuous values and customs. Itis important to take forward the celebrations suchas Deepavali, with their, upright moral values asthey eternally purify the hearts of humans. "I wishall the Hindus in Sri Lanka a joyful Deepavali

celebration thatilluminates the hearts withdevotion."

Deepavali signifies amoment of lightovercoming darkness: PMDeepavali, the Festival ofLights, signifies a momentof light overcomingdarkness, the goodtriumphing over evil, for

the Hindu faithful throughout the world and SriLanka. It is a joyous occasion for the Hindus whocelebrate it as one of the most important holy daysin their calendar. Deepavali renews hope in ourhearts towards the engagement of the humanspirit in overcoming evil with the goodness thatexist among mankind. It symbolizes the victory oflight over darkness, knowledge over ignorance,good over evil, hope over despair.Hindus believe that Deepavali heralds in thedemise of selfishness, jealousy and self-centeredness, renewing hope in their hearts andfaith in their fellow beings. May all Sri Lankansenjoy and experience the joy of the festival oflights in their hearts and their homes. (Govt. Info)

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Cricket probefrom P6Cricket during the past three years. Thisinvestigation was instigated by former SportsMinister Navin Dissanayake when he decided todissolve the elected body on the grounds ofcorruption and replace it with a nine-memberinterim committee headed by former Sri Lankacricketer Sidath Wettimuny.The main task of the probe committee was toinvestigate alleged corruption and abuse of powerand authority at Sri Lanka Cricket. The committeecomprising lawyers Ravi Algama, JaliyaBodinagoda and Waruna Mallawarachchi havecompleted their task and handed over the report toMinister Jayasekera.The report as usual got the necessary widepublicity that follows such investigations from themedia. It revealed that top cricket officials like theDharmadasa brothers Jayantha and Upali andNishantha Ranatunga had abused their positionsin office with deals that benefitted the respectivecompanies they worked for. The report also goesonto highlight abuse of power, corruption, high

handed acts and several other malpractices bypoliticians and administrators during the last threeyears.With the Sports Minister calling for elections to SriLanka Cricket on January 3 the former officialswho have been named in the report could becontenders for the top posts unless the Ministercan find a way to stop them.However at a recent function the Minister went onrecord to state the probe report had failed to findevidence or proof of any misdeeds and had notrecommended action against any former officialsof Sri Lanka Cricket.“We read all the ideas and recommendations ofthe appointed committee. Nine recommendationshave been made. But nowhere in those ninerecommendations does the report ask to initiatelegal proceedings against a person. The reportdoes not call for specific action, take actionagainst a particular person, or initiate a disciplinaryinquiry against a person. It does not present anyevidence specifically on any charge or allegation,”the Minister was quoted as saying.“As a responsible minister, I will ensure the findingof the real culprits and take legal action against

them without assassinating the characters ofothers. We know clearly that there were someproblems and irregularities. Some of thoseproblems were beyond the control of SLC.They were helpless sometimes.”With the Minister promising severalamendments to the Sports Law whichincludes lifting of the controversial four-yearrule that deprives an official from holdingposition after four years, virtually all pastofficials will be eligible to contest.After all the time and money spent in exposingthe offenders who had brought the good nameof Sri Lanka Cricket to disrepute in the eyes ofthe international cricket world, will the probebecome just another eyewash?

Hindus Celebrate Deepavali:The Festival of Lights

New Media Secyfor SA

(island.lk) L. R. Stephen, apolitburo member and ActingSecretary of the CommunistParty of Sri Lanka, memberof the Executive Committeeof the Socialist Alliance andformer member of theColombo Municipal Councilhas been appointed the Media Secretary ofthe Socialist Alliance at its recent ExecutiveCommittee meeting.

Sumanthiran calls for removalof Wigneswaran from TNA

( ) Former president ChandrikaKumaratunga said she received a pension of Rs.25,000 per month until Cabinet increased it to Rs.98,500, last week.She said that the president's salary was Rs.25,000 when she first took office aspresident in 1994, and it had not beenincreased when she completed herterm in 2005. However, she saidministers' salaries had been increasedfrom Rs. 14,000 in 1994 to Rs.35,000, in the hope that they wouldnot be susceptible to bribery.She said the ministers' salaries were againincreased to Rs. 60,000, while her salary (aspresident) and that of the then prime minister (hermother Sirimavo Bandaranaike) had remained Rs.25,000 and Rs.20,000 respectively.

"The pension of the president is based on the lastsalary he or she drew and, consequently, mypension remained unchanged at Rs. 25,000 untillast week, while former president MahindaRajapaksa had had his salary increased to Rs.

98,000, and even the former MPsdrew pensions of Rs. 40,000," shesaid.Ms. Kumaratunga said that severalletters had been sent to the thenpresident, Mahinda Rajapaksa, by heroffice requesting an increase in herpension, but his secretary, Lalith

Weeratunga had sent her three replies rejectingher request.It was only after President Maithripala Sirisenacame to office that her request was granted, shesaid.

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by Zacki Jabbar(island.lk) With the Law and Order and PrisonReforms Ministry likely to be separated followingTilak Marapana’s resignation from the position, thenames of Ministers Sagala Ratnayake and D. M.Swaminathan have been mentioned, but therewas no official confirmation as at yesterday.However, informed sources said that PresidentMaithripala Sirisena was expected to go aheadwith the recommendation made by Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe, as he had effecteddamage control after the Avant Garde MaritimeServices controversy had threatened the stability

of the government.Both Ratnayake,who is the Ministerof SouthernDevelopment andSwaminathan, whois theRehabilitation,Resettlement andHindu Religious Affairs Ministry , had won thePrime Minister’s confidence and were most likelyto fill the void left by Marapana’s exit, sourcesnoted.

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By Norman Palihawadana(island.lk) Justice Minister WijeyadasaRajapakshe, PC stressed that he wouldn’t give uphis portfolio in spite of pressure being brought tobear on him.The Justice Minister was responding to a query byThe Island in the wake of Law andOrder and Prisons Reforms MinisterTilak Marapana quitting hisministerial portfolios over the AvantGarde issue.He wasn’t a fool to give upministerial portfolios and he woulddo everything possible to protect thegovernment and, therefore, the on-going campaign undertaken bykillers and extortionists wouldn’tprompt him to throw in the towel, the ColomboDistrict MP said.In an obvious reference to ministers, Dr RajithaSenaratne and Patali Champika Ranawaka, theJustice Minister said that those campaigning

against him had been silent during the Rajapaksaadministration.Both President Maithripala Sirisena and PrimeMinister Ranil Wickremesinghe were aware of thereal situation. The minister said that he couldn’taccept calls to arrest former Defence Secretaryand the then Navy Commander on falseaccusations.

MP Marapana told The Island thathe could live without ministerialportfolios. The former AttorneyGeneral said that he had respondedto allegations pertaining to floatingarmoury though some interestedparties had sought to interpret hisstatements. National List MPMarapana alleged that certaininterested parties were trying toplunge the government into chaos.

Marapana said that the President, the PrimeMinister and Foreign Minister were making adetermined bid to resolve the crisis.

Minister Rajapakshe refuses to buckle under

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Sagala , Swaminathan to share Law & Orderand Prison Reforms portfolios

by Ranjith Gunawardena(thesundayleader.lk) Minister of Local Governmentand Provincial Councils Faizer Mustapha says ifmeasures are not taken to devolve police and landpowers to the provinces, another amendmentshould then be introduced to the Constitutiondeclaring the removal of such powers from beingdevolved to the provinces.Mustapha expressed this view when questionedon the devolution of land and police powers to theprovinces under the 13th Amendment to theConstitution.

According to Mustapha, leaders of the UnitedPeople’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), who declaredtheir views in favour of the devolution of police andland powers to the provinces in the internationalarena, have not declare such views locally as theytry to deceive the majority of Sinhalese in thecountry.He added that even though he has nothing againstdevolving land and police powers to the provinces,when it comes to police power, they need to studythe matter properly before any devolution of poweris done to the provinces.

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A meeting was organised by the United nationalParty UK Branch for Srilankan Businesscommunity in the UK to meet the Sri lankanFinance Minister Hon Ravi Karunanayake. Themeeting was held at Savoy Hotel Strand LondonWC2. On Thursday 29 October 2015.The Business community included Bankers,

Businessmen, Traders, Entrepreneurs, CityBrokers, leading Account Managers and Investorsattended this meeting.The Minister addressed the gathering and talked ofthe future that the new Government hasundertaken. He explained the steps taken toencourage new businesses and investors to the

country.He said that the budget in November willbe a budget for business.The country needs newinvestors and he has been able to explain his newpolicies to leading business leaders during his tourto UK and Europe.The Minister also, answered many questions put tohim during the discussions.

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(lankabusinessonline.com) The 22nd “Bunka(Cultural) Awards” ceremony, organized by theJapan Sri Lanka Friendship Cultural Fund, washeld on Sunday 8th November at the Sri LankaRupavahini Corporation, Colombo 07. Hon. S. B.Navinna, Minister of Internal Affairs, WayambaDevelopment & Cultural Affairs graced theoccasion as Chief Guest, while H. E. Mr. KenichiSuganuma, Ambassador of Japan, Mr. NaotoHonda, President of the Japanese SolidarityAssociation of Sri Lanka, Mr. Carlo Fonseka, Co-Chairman of the Fund and other distinguishedinvitees including members of the diplomaticCorps and several renowned Sri Lankan artisteswere also present on this occasion.The Bunka Awards are presented annually by theFund, which was established in 1993, on theinitiative of the Japanese Solidarity Associationand the Japanese Commerce and IndustryAssociation in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with theEmbassy of Japan. The Bunka Awards are aimedat encouraging and promoting Sri Lankan artistswith artistic talents in such fields as drama,

theatre, dance, music, painting, sculpture,pottery, photography, lyric writing, literature, videoanimation and visual arts. For the past twentyone years, 118 mid-career individuals andorganizations received Bunka Awards for theircreative activities in culture and arts.This year the following six Sri Lankan artistesreceived the prestigious Bunka (Cultural) Awards.(Listed as Alphabetical Order)1. Ms. Dileeka Abesekara Music/Vocal2. Mr. Nadeeka Guruge Music/Composer3. Dr. Saumya Liyanage Drama/Acting4. Mr. Kapila Poogalaarachchige Music5. Ms. Lakshmi Sriharan Dance (BharathaNatyam)6. Academic Players (Kelaniya University)Drama/TheatreThe highlight of the Bunka Awards presentationceremony was the live performance by eachaward winner, displaying their versatile talentswhich merited their selection. This will betelecasted at one of Rupavahini channels shortlyfor the benefit of the Sri Lankan public.

6 Sri Lankan artistes honouredwith Bunka Award 2015(dailynews.lk) Despite the advancement in certain

aspects of life in Sri Lanka, it is still a developingnation with insufficient funds to provide appropriatemedical and hospital facilities in rural areas.The foundation supporting a National TraumaService was established in September 25 in 2011,when a Deed of Trust was signed by Dr. David AYoung, Nihal de Run, Nalin Patikirikorale, IndrajithFernando andYoland (Bobby)Hansen as Trusteesof the Trust inColombo. It wasalso granted legalstatus in Australiawith havingGovernor of VictoriaProf. David deKretser as its Patron and Dr. Ranjith Hettiarachchiand Abbas Akbarally as Vice Patrons. Nihal deRun was appointed as the Chief Executive Officerwith Dr. Greg Hoy as Vice President. TheFoundation appointed cricketing legends MuttiahMuralidharan, Kumar Sangakkara, Dav Whatmoreand Shane Watson as its Ambassadors. The

project was launched with the understanding ofthe Ministries of Health of Sri Lanka that the entireproject cost would be shared by the Foundationand the Government. The project was designed intwo phases, the first phase to build the Emergencyand Accident Unit that would cost a sum of US$six million. Of this, the Foundation is funding US$two million, while the rest would be funded by the

Sri LankanGovernment'sMinistry of Health.The first phase alsoincludes thedrawing ofblueprints andengineeringsketches, while theconstruction work is

scheduled to commence in November 2015,following the appointment of the CentralEngineering and Consulting Bureau of SriLanka(CECB) on a turnkey basis.The second phase of the project is to equip thenew building with state of the art surgicalequipment and machinery, operating theatre,

furniture, ward beds,etc.The Foundation iscommitted to providea further donation ofUS$ 1million in kind,while the rest wouldbe provided by thegovernment.Explaining as to howthe fund raisingprogramme is inprocess, Foundation'sCEO Nihal de Runsaid they havealready raised a sumof US$ 1.6 million, butthe Foundation seeksto raise another and isin need of anotherUS$ 400,000 to

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Sri Lankan wins BMJ South Asia Award(sundaytimes.lk) Consultant Ophthalmologist DrModitha Madhuwanthi Dissanayake, a SeniorLecturer in the Department of Anatomy, Faculty ofMedicine, University of Colombo, was the winner ofthe British Medical Journal (BMJ) South Asia Awardin the category ‘Excellence in Medical Education’ for2015.The award ceremony was held at Leela Hotel inMumbai, India on October 30.She was supported in her efforts by PGIM DirectorProf. Janaka De Silva, her colleague Dr. MadawaChandratilake and other members of her team.

(island.lk) Sri Lankan-bornentrepreneur Susantha ShanHalamba, CEO of Texas-basedCeyhinz Link International, Inc.,won the Gold Stevie Awardunder the category of Executiveof the Year (management awardcategory-All Other Industries).According to the Stevie Awardsorganizers, Halamba is the firstperson of Sri Lankan origin, whohas won a Stevie Award.Ceyhinz Link International, Inc.is the distributor of RIOCOCOcultivation solutions forgreenhouses, vertical and urban

farms over 30 countries aroundthe world. RIOCOCO is a 100%organic coir base growingsubstrate made in Sri Lanka. Hewas previously recognized withInternational Businessman ofThe Year award from theGreater Dallas Asian AmericanChamber of Commerce inDallas, Texas Governor’s Award,Minority Business Leader Awardby Dallas Business Journal, andthe Exceptional Performance bya Young Professional award inthe united States of America.

Michael Gallagher, president andfounder of the Stevie Awards presented

Shan Halamba with the award.

Sri Lankan wins Stevie Gold Award-Executive of The Year

(dailynews.lk) The Royal Commonwealth Society,Sri Lanka (RCSSL) held its Annual GeneralMeeting recently. RCSSL formed under theauspices of the Royal Commonwealth Societyfounded in 1868 is a network of individuals andorganizations committed to improving the lives andprospects of Commonwealth citizens across theworld.

Shiva Yogendrenathen, former bank officer and amember of the RCSSL for over 25 years waselected as its President for the year 2015/16.Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Dr. Harshe deSilva graced the occasion as the Honoured Guest.The new office bearers are as follows: Secretary:Suren Ediriweera, Assistant Secretary: GaminiPedris, Treasurer: M. Ashroff Hussein, Assistant

Treasurer: R. Kadirgamarajah,Immediate Past President: FrederickMedis, Vice Presidents: Gen. ThilakParanagama, Vijaya Corea, ShelendraN. Ranaweera, Carlo Ponnampalam,Bernie J. Aloysius.Committee members: Tissa Jayaweera,Dr. Chris Nonis, D.P. Bollegala, CharnikaImbulana, S. Sowndarajah, Hilal Abdulla,S. Sowndararajah,RukshanWidyalankara, E. N. RajahSinnathuray, Col. R. Harindran, IfthikarAziz.

Shiva Yogendrenathen elected RoyalCommonwealth Society of Sri Lanka President

(dailynews.lk) The Jayanta Jayaratna Gold MedalAward for Excellence in Performance in the PQHRM

course conducted by IPM Sri Lanka - was awarded toChamari Lalanthi Edirisinghe at the IPM's 2015

Graduation Awards Ceremony recently.

Chamari Edirisinghe winsIPM PQHRM Gold Medal

(ft.lk) The much awaited Sri Lanka selectionfor the Asian finals concluded in Colombowith Chef Asanka Wickramasinghe andCommis Lahiru Udana from The Fortressemerging the Gold Winners and therebybeing selected to represent Sri Lanka in theBocuse d’Or Asian finals to be held in

Singapore next year. The silver medal wasawarded to Chef Chamaka Perera andCommis Kavinda Madurawella from WatersEdge Hotel, whilst the Bronze was awardedto Chef Upul Mallawarachhi and Commis R.Sanjay Kumar from Cinnamon Grand.

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By Sanath Weerasuriya(sundaytimes.lk) With the opening of GrandUdawalawe Safari Resort (GUSR) in October2012, much required star class destination facilitiesto the region was fulfilled.Located close proximity to the Udawalawe Park,GUSR celebrated its third successful year lastmonth. Grand Udawalawe Safari Resort wasinitially opened as a 57- room luxury resort.The much projected second phase of GUSR with22 Grand Suites was opened in November 2014.Located just 45 minutes away from InternationalAirport in Mattala and just 30 minutes from theSuriyawewa International Cricket Stadium, GUSRis the first four star hotel in the area with 79 roomsincluding 22 new luxury villas, four suites, 24deluxe and 29 superior rooms.Each of the grand suites in the new wing consistsof elevated bedrooms, a luxury living room and abath with all the modern amenities.‘With the addition of this new wing, GUSR hasbecome one of the largest resorts in the

Sabaragamuwa Province. We provided theaccommodation for all international cricketers,when the matches were scheduled at theInternational Cricket Stadium in Suriyawewa’ said

Chandana Pathma Kumara, the DirectorOperations and Finance of the property.All 22 Grand Suites in the new wing areequipped with modern amenities such as ledTV, IDD facilities, mini bar, hot and cold runningwater, tea/coffee making facilities, Wi Ficonnection, safety lockers and the open PrivateTerrace.The banquet facility itself is the largest in theProvince. Six hundred pax can beaccommodated at the two banquet halls. Thenew wing is built in a separated jungle area withno disturbance to its guests.‘This is strictly for guests who like to relax andwe always keep this area out of bounds for

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by ‘Malabotu Ela’, a small stream offthe Walawe River.‘Stream wing consists of the mainrestaurant, banquet hall and bar areas,which is considered the more noisyarea. The rooms and the pool are keptseparately from the natural stream andkept without much noise to givevisitors a relaxing environment’Chandana explained.For dining purposes, the GrandUdawalawe Safari Resort has a coffeeshop named ‘Monara,’ the open airmain restaurant with a capacity ofhosting 250 pax, A/C dining area, andtwo bars – ‘Ath Gala’ and ‘AliMankada’.A mini open air theatre is also in place

for tourists seeking leisure along with a largeopen air theatre ‘Una Sevana’ designed in asimilar pattern to the open air theatre ‘Wala’ ofthe Peradeniya University.The resort has been designed to conserve theenvironment with water and waste recyclingand the construction work being done aroundthe area is without felling a single tree.However, the resort boasts the latesttechnologies on the property with a state-of-the-art business centre, gymnasium, specially-designed swimming pool with adjoining bar, 200pax conference hall, and 400 pax banquet hall anda mini-Cinema.

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As with his previous musical concerts, aptlynamed Sarangee (I), (II) and (III), the latestSarangee (IV), held on Saturday 31st October2015, at the Archbishop Lanfranc Academy, turnedout to be a real Musical Extravaganza, obviouslythe culmination of meticulous planning andrehearsals conducted over many months. The Hallof the Academy, one of the largest in Croydon wasfull, by the time the curtains parted for the show tobegin.Jagath has been entertaining large gatherings ofSrilankan fans, over many years, singing popular,but rare Sinhalese songs of a particular genre, thelyrics of which were reputed to conjure up and

summon the nuances of typical Srilankan rusticlife, which many in the audience were familiar withand able to relate to. It was his baritone voice thatgave his singing that special edge and appeal. Italso earned him, the accolade from his fans, whofondly referred to him as 'our local Amaradeva',which meant that his voice was comparable to thevoice of the highly regarded Srilankan ClassicalMaestro, Pandit Amaradewa.The presence of resident Venerables of theThames Buddhist Vihara and Jagath's motherMrs. Indrani Peries, added a special dimension tothe show, which commenced after the lighting of

the traditional oil lamp, followed by anintroduction, from the very competent compereGayan Mahawathatha. Jagath sang with his usualpassion and charm, a total of 26 songs, that hehimself has selected and to the delight of theaudience, took the extra precaution to explain byway of a preamble to each song the backgrounddetails and why he selected them. Jagath wasably assisted by the popular Orchestra, “ExceedBand”, whose music not only enhanced theimpact but also added a joyful atmosphere.Jagath sang duets with Suramya croos and twodancing girls (Eresha Jayathillake and Sulochana

Gunasena) provided additional colour and style tothe overall performance.In the souvenir produced to mark the occasion,Jagath stated that Sarangee (1V) was a specialtribute and a concerted attempt to fulfil a requestmade by his mother, who was not in the best ofhealth, and also that his mother was theproducer. Special compliments were also paid tothe most talented Artists, his mentors the late H Hand Lanka Bandara. Many enjoyed the typicalSrilankan dinners made available by his wifeNishani Jayathillake, during the short interval. Itwas altogether an occasion to remember.

JAGATH DESHAPRIYA JAYATHILLAKE'S SARANGEE (IV)


Three new Sinhala words have beenincorporated in the OED, writes Richard Boyle(sundaytimes.lk) Work on the third edition of theOxford English Dictionary (OED) has beenunderway since the turn of the century, but will notbe finished for another decade or two.It is likely to have a staggering 600,000 mainentries, double the numberof the second edition whichincluded over 200 words ofSri Lankan origin orassociation.A few years ago, malkoha,“flower cuckoo” in Sinhala,was added, a “glitteringenigmatic jewel in thecanopy” as this bird hasbeen described.Now three other wordshave been incorporated,adigar, aiya and aiyo.As the Sri Lankan Englishconsultant to the OED Ihave lobbied for theinclusion of adigar as thereare entries for both dissavaand ratemahatmaya.Regarding the etymology ofadigar the OED states:“Originally Portugueseadigar person in authority,governor, one of the chief ministers of the Kingdomof Kandy.Tamil atikari < Sanskrit adhikarin personpossessing authority, governor (to be placed at thehead, to be at the head, to superintend and partly

(with special reference to Kandy) Tamil atikaramchief minister of the Kingdom of Kandy. CompareSinhala adhikara.”The first sense of the word, now deemed historical,is defined thus: “In the (former) Kingdom of Kandyin Sri Lanka: (a title of) a chief minister and royaladviser. Subsequently (during British colonial rule):

an honorary title.The honorary office of First Adigarfell into abeyance upon the death ofthe most recent incumbent in 1963.”The illustrative quotations included inthe entry reveal that this word, likemany others, was first used in theEnglish language by Robert Knox inAn Historical Relation of Ceylon(1681): “There are two, who are thegreatest and highest Officers in theLand.They are called Adigars, I may termthem Chief Judges; under whom isthe Government of the Cities, andthe Countries also in the Vacancy ofother Governors.”This is of special concern to me asmy glossary Knox’s Words (2004) isnow incomplete. Another wordattributed to Knox, ambalama, is alsolikely to make its way into the thirdedition.A further illustrative quotation from

literature regarding the island is by James Cordinerfrom A Description of Ceylon (1807): “The secondAdigar, a man of integrity rare in the court ofCandy, was beheaded on account of hisattachment to the family of his late sovereign.”

Other quotations include: “Next in rank to theKandian Sovereign were the first, second and thirdAdigars, conjoint Prime Ministers, Commanders inChief, and Judges of the Appellate Court,” by A. M.Ferguson from Souvenirs in Ceylon (1869).Ponnambalam Ramanathan is quoted from Riotsand Martial Law in Ceylon in 1915 (1916): “In 1903the rank of Dissawe was conferred on him, and thestill higher rank of Adigar in 1906, while holding theoffice of Ratemahatmaya.”The most recent quotation is by NiraWickremasinghe from Sri Lanka and the ModernAge (2006). “Until 1818, when a Britishproclamation extended the privilege of having atiled house to a larger group than the adigars.”Sense 2 is defined: “Elsewhere in Sri Lanka and insouthern India: any of various ministers or officials;a headman or chief.”There are illustrative quotations from internationalsources but just one from the island’s literature, byH. W. Codrington from A Short History of Ceylon(1926): “Each Korale or division of a disavany wasunder an Adigar.”The entry for aiya provides the etymology: “Sinhalaayiya older brother, also used as form of addressfor an older male relative more generally < Tamilaiyan, ayya father, also used to modify the word for‘brother’ to convey the sense ‘elder’, and as arespectful form of address to male superiors moregenerally.”The definition: “In Sri Lanka: an older brother.Hence more generally: any older male relative oracquaintance. Frequently as a form of address.Also as a postmodifier with a proper noun.”It is satisfying that all four illustrative quotations arefrom Sri Lankan literature. The first to use the word

was Leonard Woolf in The Village in the Jungle(1913): “‘Will you sit down, aiya?’ said Babun.”Colvin de Silva writes in The Winds of Sinhala(1982): “‘Because it concerns aiya.’ Some of thesmirk left the Queen’s face. ‘What has our firstbornbeen up to?’”In Romesh Gunasekera’s Monkfish Moon (1992)can be found: “Call him, I said. Tell him Victor aiyahas come.”The most recent quotation is by SwarnaWickremeratne from Buddha in Sri Lanka:Remembered Yesterdays (2006): “In everyhousehold he was a bit of a heartthrob to thefemale servants, who gathered round to exchangesmall talk with ‘Martin aiya’ (brother Martin)”.The final word of the trio of OED newcomers, aiyo,has the simple etymology, “Sinhala ayiyo and itsprobable etymon (ii) Tamil aiyo, of imitative origin.”The definition: “In southern India and Sri Lanka,expressing distress, regret, or grief; ‘Oh no!’, ‘Ohdear!’”The first writer to use in the word in English wasLeonard Woolf in The Village in the Jungle (1913):“Aiyo! aiyo! My little Podi Sinho!”The next illustrative quotation is from then Ceylon’sFashion Panorama (1971): “‘Aiyo! it is our Kalu’they all cried.”And the most modern is by S. Manickavasagam inPower of Passion (2009): “Vijaya touched Rajam’sforehead and exclaimed, ‘Aiyo. She is running veryhigh temperature.’”I should add that the third edition is evolvingonline, and is unlikely to be published in a series ofvolumes, as was the second edition. The work,however, is unable to be viewed without asubscription.

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Aiyo! lamented aiya to the adigar

The Sri Saddhatissa International BuddhistCentre observed the Kathina Celebrations onSaturday 31 October 2015 and Sunday 1November 2015. The Atavisi Pujava, a colourfulceremony to pay homage to the 28 Buddhas ofthe past, was held on Saturday 31st October2015 in the midst , of a large crowd, makingofferings of Gillanpassa, Siyuras and Ataprikarato the 28 previous Buddhas by name placed on apedestal. The Buddha Pujava was conducted byVen. Amithasara Thero and the Sermon wasdelivered by Ven. Nepale Pagnaratana Thero.The main sponsors of the Vas. Mr & Mrs B.H.Jayawardena, Mr & Mrs ManjulaWickremarachchi, Mr & Mrs Athula De Silva andMr & Mrs Ajith Rohana and their family membersled the procession escorting the Kathina Chivarabrought from the residence of Mr & MrsJayewardena in Kingsbury on the morning of the1st of November at 6.30 AM. The sewing of theKatina Robe was initiated by Mrs Wimal De Silva,Mrs Mallika Bandara and Ms LalithaSamarasekera. A full days programme had beenprepared by Ven. Aggamaha Panditha GalayayePiyadassi, MBE Nayaka Thero.The morningDana was prepared by Mr Sanka &Dr(Mrs)Gayathri Illangkoon. Mid day Dana wasarranged by the sponsors of the Kathina. TheKathina Robe Offering ceremony took place at3.30 PM and the resident monks unanimouslydecided to present the Kathina Robe to Ven.

Galayaye Piyadassi Nayaka Thera, since theSSIBC was celebrating it's 25 th Anniversary andthe hundredth birth anniversary of Ven.(Dr)Hamalawa Saddhatissa Nayaka Thero, this year.Ven. Galayaye Piyadassi Nayaka Thero also tookthe opportunity to donate Aid collected by theWorld Buddhist Foundation for the Nepaleseearthquake victims to two Nepalese Buddhistmonks present, to be used for rehabilitation workin their home towns.The monks present at the ceremony, besidesAggamahapandita Galayaye Piyadassi NayakaThero, were Ven. (Dr) HanduPelpola MahindaNayaka Thero, Ven.Waskaduwe SobodhiThero, Ven. KatiyepeAmithasara Thero, Ven.Nepale PagnaratanaThero . Ven. NepaleSumana Thero, Ven.Nepale Tissa Thero,Ven. Nepale SujanThero and VenGalayaye DhammadassiThero. Head of theLetchworth DhammaNikethanaya Ven.Akurala Samitha Theroalso participated.


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Hospitals, John Keells Group, Baurs, Phoenix,Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) Ltd., Penguin,Brandix and the Melbourne Orthopedic Grouphave already funded the project to date. Therehave also been some very large donations madeby prominent individuals in Australia and Sri Lanka.Construction of this Trauma Unit would assistpeople who are badly injured in motor vehicleaccidents, industrial and domestic accidents,burns, bites and vision impairment and injuries

lingering post tsunami. The growing tourist industryin the Eastern Province also calls for treatment tobe available to tourists who are injured duringrecreational incidents. BEAP’s mission is toempower doctors in Sri Lankan Teaching Hospitalsto improve health care services, by providing themwith medical resources, training and support tobuild the necessary infrastructure within theirteaching hospitals and to extend the NationalTrauma Service from Karapitiya to Batticaloa and

beyond.The Rotary Club of Strathmore, Victoria, Australiahas adopted the project BEAP as their internationalproject and they have linked with the Rotary Clubof Colombo East and the Rotary Club of Batticaloa,to help with the project. The estimated buildingcost would be Rs. 820 million (approximately US$6.3 million) and the fit-out and equipment cost isestimated at Rs. 260 million (approximately US$2million ).


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The Buddhist Community Centre Letchworth(BCCL) held the 2015 Katina Ceremony on 31stOctober, 2015 at the Free Church Hall, NortonWay, Letchworth Garden City. This year the KatinaCheevara Poojava was sponsored by Mr. & Mrs(Dr.) Dharmadasa Dedigama, Mr. & Mrs. Prasaj deSilva, Mr. & Mrs. Thanuja Gunaratne, Dr. GihanHerath and Mrs. Sharmali Kodituwakku and theirfamily and friendsThe ceremonial activity commenced at 7.00a.m. bybringing the Katina Material to the temple,conducting the morning Pooja and offering themorning alms to venerable monks. Thereafter,several devotees participated in stitching theKatina robe at The Free Church Hall. All thedevotees and Rev. Monks joined the KatinaPerehera lead by the traditional Sri LankanKandyen drummers.The welcome speech and the Five Precepts wereadministered by Most Ven. Dediyawala WimalaMaha Thera, Chief Incumbent of Letchworth Viharafollowed by the mid day Buddha Poojawa led byVen. Tissapura Sugatarathana TheraThereafter, the mid-day alms was offered to MahaSangha. The punniya anumodhanawa (invoking

merits) was delivered by Most Ven. PitigalaGunarathana Thera. From RedbridgeBuddhist Vihara. Ven Konweve Ariyarthana Thera,from London Buddhist Vihara delivered aDhamma talk in English explaining how theinception of Katina ceremony occurred duringBuddha's time and how it continued up to presentday. The Maha Sangha participated in chanting theoffering of the Katina Cheewara stanzas andoffered the Cheewaea to chosen Ven.Sooriyawewa Kusala Thero.On behalf of the students of Daham Pasala TwoStudents were delivered a speech to thank theteachers and parents for encouraging them toattend daham Pasala. On behalf of parents, Mrs.Anusha de Silva thanked the teachers and themanagement committee of BCCL for having aBuddhist temple locally for their children to havethe opportunity to learn Buddhism and Sri Lankanculture, living away from Sri Lanka. The Presidentof BCCL Mr. Haris Kodagoda delivered a speech tothank all those who supported the event.Ven. Monks attended the ceremony were VenTawalama Bandula Thera, Ven KonwewaAriyarathana Thera, Ven Mapalagama Soratha

Thera, Ven Tissapura Sugatarathana Thera, VenKaburawala Rewatha Thera, Ven PetigamuweHemarathana Thera, Ven Pitigala GunarathanaThera, Ven Teldeniyaye Uditha Thera. VenDodanggoda Sumedha Thera.During the Vass period, The Letchworth Templecarried out several meritoriousevents. For the second yearrunning the colouring of theKatina Cheewara was carried outwith the leadership of Ven.Sooriyawewa Kusala Thera onSaturday, 17th October. EverySaturday, an evening SpecialBuddha Pooja was carried outfollowed by a Dhamma Sermonand they were sponsored byvarious devotees. Specially, thedevotees of the LetchworthTemple were blessed to havethree Rev. Monks observing theVass Season.The event was well attended bythe devotees and friends of thetemple. The Maha Snagha of the

temple, the committee members of BCCL and theorganisers of the Katina wish to extend theirappreciation to all those who attended andextending their support for making this event agreat success.

LETCHWORTH VIHARA KATINA CEREMONY


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Inventor LeonardGregson WirasinhaBorn 14/05/1930 with Jesus 07/11/2006

What would we give to clasp his hand,

His happy face to see,

To hear his voice, and see his smile

That meant so much to us.

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The rolling stream of life rolls on.

But still the vacant chair

Recalls the love, the voice, the smile

Of the one who once sat there.

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The love a heart holds dear.

Fond memories linger every day,

Remembrance keeps him near.

He had a nature we could not help loving,

And a heart that was purer than gold,

And to those who knew him and loved him

His memory will never grow cold.

Forever in our hearts and always in our thoughtsYour devoted Children Shanthini, Deepal,

Shevanthi, Ruani, Gihan, Ashley & Shenain

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Aries(the Ram) 21st March-20th April

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You can make career moves that will be prosperous.Moneymaking ventures may just turn your life around. Don'tlet coworkers interfere with your objectives. You are goingthrough a period of questioning.Your lucky day Thursday.

You need to do more things that you enjoy. Think hard beforegoing into business with friends or family. Social activityshould be on your agenda. Don't let children or elders putdemands on your time.Your lucky day Wednesday.

Your charm will be captivating. Residential moves will befavorable, and larger quarters the most probable direction.Try not to argue about trivial matters. Don't hesitate to talk toyour partner about rekindling your relationship.Your lucky day Monday.

Abrupt action will cause difficulties with relatives. You are bestto keep your cash in a safe place. This may not be the time tolend or borrow. If you have treated them equitably, you mightbe able to count on their loyalty.Your lucky day Friday.

You will have a childlike approach this week, big heartedand full of spunk. Your ability to talk circles around yourcolleagues will help you forge ahead in the workforce. Beready to explain your actions. Romantic opportunities willbe plentiful if you get out and mingle. Lucky day Saturday.

For now just do the best you can. Be cautious whiletraveling to foreign countries. Do things with your childrenand avoid situations that make you feel as if you'veneglected the ones you love.Your lucky day Monday.

Sudden trips may take you by surprise; try to include yourmate, mixing business with pleasure. Lowered vitality couldaffect your work. You may want to talk to your boss aboutyour future goals. You can easily impress others with yourgenerous nature. Your lucky day Friday.

Opportunities for advancement at work are apparent.You may divulge private information without realizing itthis week. Your tendency to overreact could get you intotrouble. You may have taken on a little too much, but youwill enjoy every minute of it. Your lucky day Wednesday.

Don't overspend on children or on large purchases. Don'tturn down an invitation or a challenge that could enhanceyour chances of meeting someone special. Real estateinvestments could be prosperous.Your lucky day Wednesday.

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Be aware that minor accidents or injury may prevail if youare preoccupied. Stick to your work and avoid emotionalconfrontations. Social events should be the highlight ofyour day. Get involved in a competitive sport that willbring the challenges you thrive on. Lucky day Tuesday.

Prayer to the BlessedVirgin Mary

(Never known to fail)O Most Beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruit ofthe vine, splendour of heaven, Blessed Motherof the Son of God, immaculate Virgin, assist mein this my necessity. Oh! star of the sea help meand show me herein you are my mother. Oh!holy Mary Mother of God, Queen of Heaven andearth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom ofmy heart to succour me in my necessity. Thereare none that can withstand your power. Showme here you are my mother. Oh Mary conceivedwithout sin, pray for us who have recourse tothee. (three times). Holy Mary, I place this causein your hands (three times)Thank you for your mercy towards me and mine.AMEN

This prayer must be said three days and afterthat the request will be granted and the prayermust be published.

My grateful thanks to the Holy Spirit, St. Jude &St AnthonyM.L.R.

In treasured 11th year memory of

Don Jayasuriya

23-10-1937 - 28-11-2004"Sadly Missed & Never Forgotten"

Remembered with Love by your beloved wifeElsie Jayasuriya, friends & family.

by Upananda Jayasundera(sundayobserver.lk) VinoliSiriwardena, the champion swimmerof Mahamaya Girls College, Kandywho also obtained 9As at the GCEOL Examination was awarded aprize at the school’s annual prize-

giving held lastmonth under thepatronage of the ViceChancellor of theUniversity ofPeradeniya, Prof. Upul BandaraDissanayake.

VinoliSiriwardena

Mahamaya’s championswimmer felicitated


(dailynews.lk) Sri Lanka had to be content withfourth place in the Asian Rugby Sevens 2016 RioOlympic Qualifiers when they were edged out 21-26 by South Korea at the Hong Kong InternationalStadium yesterday.Sri Lanka gave off a superb fight back, with theirdazzling runs and fierce tackling to score threetries all of which were converted, but could notmatch their much heavier opponents especially inthe set pieces and the breakdowns and concededthree goals and a try. Korea thus clinched theimportant third place.In the pool stages Tuskers beat Iran and Malaysiaconvincingly by 31-10 and 24-10 respectively butlater in the day went down fighting to the hostnation Hong Kong by 27 points to 12 , afterholding on to a commanding 12-5 lead early in thesecond half.In the final pool match played yesterday the Sri

Lankan team shocked the entire crowd present atthe grounds by defeating the formidable Philippineteam 50-5. Sri Lanka gave a fabulous Fijian brandof rugby to thrash their opponents and enter theCup championship semi-finals.In the semis Sri Lanka did not have any clue toAsian giants Japan who thrashed them 43-nil.For Sri Lanka ex-skipper Fazil Marija, DanushkaRanjan, Shenal Dias, Anurudda Wilwara, GayanWeeraratne, Jason Dissanayka and KanchanaRamanayaka played their hearts out in thetournament.Japan kept their reputation as the number oneteam in Asia by coming from being 0-10 down beatHong Kong 24-10 to bag the Cup Championshipenabling them to go to the Rio Olympics in 2016.Meanwhile the Chinese men won the PlateChampionship thrashing Malaysia 38-5.Sri Lankan women’s rugby team gave an improved

performance bysecuring sixth slotwhen they lost toGuam 21-5 in thefifth place playoff atHong Kong Stadium.Incidentally in thepool stages SriLankan womenthrashed Guam 22-7.WAI

(dailynews.lk) Sri Lanka captain AngeloMathews has credited interim head coachJerome Jayaratne for his team's successagainst the West Indies.Sri Lanka completed a whitewash of the Tests(2-0) and the One-Day International (3-0) seriesthat concluded at Pallekele on Saturday.Mathews described Jayaratne as a coach who"is really jelling with the guys" and added "he isvery light-hearted but very focussed".What Jayaratne brought to the dressing roomwas an atmosphere of calm and collectivenessthat was lacking previously."We worked extremely hard in changing theenvironment and try and get rid of the individualdoubts, trying to give the players confidenceand keep the dressing room environmentfocussed and calm - looking at all the players toenjoy the game rather than putting a lot ofpressure on themselves," said Mathews. "All in allhe is a very good coach and a good human beingso we would like to have him around."In the absence of a batting coach Jayaratne tookon the role and did a fairly good job."He is specialised in that area working really hard

with the batters," said Mathews.The big change that Mathews sees from previousseries is that the batters have started to take onresponsibility."The way Kusal batted we want guys like him tograb the opportunity when they get a start.

(Contd: on P29)

(sundayobserver.lk) Musaeus College girls posefor a ceremonial picture after winning the inter-school rowing championships with six gold andfour silver medals last week as they took theUnder 16 and Under 20 titles. Standing from left(second row): Mayanthi Weerakoon, AshviviJayatilleke, Senuri de Silva, Binali de Alwis,Migara Wijemanne, Maedhini de Alwis, JanishaRatnayake and IsuriKumarasinghe.Standing from left(thirdrow):ThamadansiHewage, NethminiSirimanne, DinaraFernando, DinuriGunaratne, SnehaPathirana, Randinide Alwis, ThanushiPerera, NildhiFernando, MiyushiDharmaratne,NethuliSamaranayake.Absent: Janethri

Marapana, Malki Wijesekara, Anuki Hewamallikaand Niseni Hewamallika.. Seated: Dilki Wijesekara(captain),V.Munasinghe, M.Maurice (coach),C.Jayathilake (deputy principal), S.Dandeniya(principal), S.Jayarathne (P.O.G), V.Attanayake(P.E.T), M.Devi and Ranuli Wickramasekera (vicecaptain)

Jerome has really jelled with the team - Mathews

Sri Lanka men finish fourth overall

Musaeus girls win rowing title

Sri Lanka Cricket will refuse no-objectioncertificates to at least 16 centrally-contractedplayers seeking to take part in this year'sBangladesh Premier League, an SLC official hassaid. The board will instead insist that its cricketerstake part in the upcoming Premier Limited Overs(List A) tournament at home. Some of theplayers who have been bought by BPLfranchises may also be required for Sri Lanka'sTest tour of New Zealand, which begins inearly December. The BPL runs from November22 to December 15."The centrally-contracted players will not begiven permission, because there is a tour ofNew Zealand for which the players leave onNovember 27," SLC cricket operationsmanager Carlton Bernadus said. "The boardhas also taken a decision that all the centrally-contracted players who won't be on that tourshould stay back and play in the domestictournament, which begins on November 20th."The move is aimed to protect the quality of the

Premier LimitedOvers tournament,and to help ensureSri Lanka's clubshave their bestplayers availableto themthroughout theseason.BCB CEONizamuddinChowdhuryhowever said thatthey are confidentthe SLC will givethe NOCs. "Weare confident thatSLC will give theNOCs in the nextfew days," he toldESPNcricinfo on

Monday evening.The BPL has requested no-objectioncertificates for 25 Sri Lankan players, but out ofthose, 17 - including the likes of LahiruThirimanne and Sachithra Senanayake - havecentral contracts."Where there are no contracts, players can getpermission from their clubs," Bernardus said."For example, Dilshan Munaweera is not acontracted player, and the Bloomfield CCpresident has given him permission - that isfine."SLC has focused on raising the quality of itsdomestic cricket this year, and has increasedmatch fees for domestic games in an attemptto make cricket a more stable source ofincome for players. With a zonal tournamentalso in the works for the upcoming season,domestic cricketers' earning potential has beensignificantly improved."The board has invested in the players,"Bernardus said. "They have enhanced the feesto 7000 rupees per match day. If our domesticcricket is not played properly, where are wegoing?"Jeevan Mendis has received specialpermission from Tamil Union Cricket Club toplay in the BPL, but the national selectors,

acting on behalf of the board, may still deny himthe no-objection certificate, Bernardus said.Mendis is among the 17 centrally-contractedplayers.(espncricinfo)

SLC To Refuse NOCs To 16 Players For BPL

Jeevan Mendis has receivedspecial permission from hisclub to play in the BPL, but

not from the SLC yet

(dailynews.lk) World champions Sri Lanka'spower batting proved too much for West Indiesto digest as they succumbed to a 30-run loss inthe first Twenty20 international played atPallekele Stadium.Invited to bat first after the start was delayed byrain Sri Lankan batsmen pummeled the haplessWest Indies bowlers to record their highest totalagainst them and at Pallekele reaching animposing 215-3.The West Indiesreply was peggedback by the earlyloss of JohnsonCharles for a secondball duck, anddespite some stronghitting from AndreFletcher (57),Dwayne Bravo (24)and Kieron Pollard(26), they weredismissed for 185with a ball to spare.The asking rate for West Indies proved to beinsurmountable as the wickets kept tumbling atregular intervals, their best partnership was 51off 27 balls between Bravo and Pollard thatfollowed one of 48 off 19 balls between Fletcherand Russell. Despite getting some stick spinnersSachitra Senanayake and Milinda Siriwardanaput up a brave front and were duly rewarded.Off-spinner Senanayake conceded five sixes butyet finished with his best figures in T20I - 4/46good enough to win him the Man of the Match

award and Siriwardana had two for 41.The crucial blow for Sri Lanka was struck byDushmantha Chameera who despite being hitfor three sixes got rid of the dangerous lookingAndre Fletcher bowled with a slow ball.Sri Lanka's innings was off to a flier with KusalPerera and Tillakaratne Dilshan putting on 91 off9.4 overs. Dilshan outpaced his young partnerracing to his tenth half-century and by doing so

becoming the firstSri Lankan batsmanto pass 1500 runs inthis format.Dilshan has seldomfailed at this venueand he again provedit by top scoring witha brisk 56 off 37balls.When West Indieswere desperatelylooking for abreakthrough KeironPollard obliged them

with two wickets off successive overs.He sent back Perera for a well struck 40 by aclever change of pace and bowled Dilshan witha slow ball as the batsman missed a reversesweep.Shehan Jayasuriya played a cameo knock of 36off 22 balls but the real impact to the innings wasgiven by Dinesh Chandimal (40 n.o.) and AngeloMathews (37 n.o.) whose unbroken partnershipof 60 off 22 balls saw Sri Lanka score a stunning84 runs off the last five overs.

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sale in Moratuwa Soyzapura 9.5perches 1300000pp (negotiable),high pressurewater supply, sewerage line square shape land allsides covered with walls 350m to Galle road, idealfor business or apartments, clean deed andBimsaviya certificate available. Contact: PradeepFernando. Mobile 07515482477. Email:[email protected]

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/ housekeeper availableExperienced Sri Lankan home carer/ house keeperavailable for full time/ part time in North London andsurrounding areas. Offering a very friendly servicewith high standard of care. References available.Please contact Thushari. TP-07872681703

/vocalist available. Ballroom/ Latin, Baila, Reggae, Soca. Contact: Tino -02074764080 / 07404737914

- in Colombo 8. Two storey beautifulhouse on 7 perch land, located end of a quiet cul-de-sac. Very close to General Hospital and popularschools. 4 bedrooms, 3 toilets (2 en-suites),servant's quarters with toilet, garage. Rareopportunity for purchase. Rs. 40m. Negotiable.07775 707241

Two storey house with land. 7 largebedrooms, 4 bathrooms, utility, fitted kitchen,separate TV lounge, living area, dining area, 2garages, veranda. 382 perches. Land needscultivating. Close to Biyagama. Free Trade Zone.For details please contact Leslie 02085000906 or e-mail: [email protected]

detached house at Thalawatugoda nearParliament. Floor area 3200 sq. ft. 16.8 perches. 4bathrooms. Fully air conditioned. Solar heating.Wide road frontage. Double car port. Commonfacilities. Tennis, badminton, squash cts swimmingpool, gym. 24 hr. security. Price Rs. 45 million.Contact 07956 162 510. [email protected]

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in UK seek fair slim pretty daughterDoctor, Dentist, Medical Student, otherprofessional for son (MBBS Doctor) just turned29yrs 5' 10'' very handsome with excellentcharacter Brought up with Sinhala Buddhistvalues. Inherits assets London, Sri Lanka. Pleasereply with family details horoscope andPhotograph. Email: [email protected]

living in U.K. seek loving, caring,good looking son (doctor) for their pretty daughterwith Sinhala, Buddhist values, own properties, 23years 5'4" medical student (studying in London).Please reply with the horoscope and aphotograph. [email protected]

- Kasbawa Piliyandala. A fullyfurnished house for retirement or a holiday Homein Sri Lanka Walk in with your suit case and startliving in. 3 bed with fully equipped kitchen. 14.1Pland, gated security. For photos -https://[email protected]

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Seek suitable partner for their 34years Daughter, pretty, caring, professionallyLawyer in Government Sector, Even willing tocome to live in abroad. Please reply with thehoroscope. Tel: 0094774540779. E-mail:[email protected]@gmail.com

seek well bought up, educated,pleasant daughter for their UK born and educatedson, who is well qualified and employed (BscHons in Finance, with a full ACCA), 29 years, 5'6”,pleasant. Financially well secured includingmortgage free house. Only sister is studyingmedicine. Please reply to: [email protected]

- Academically professionallyqualified partner sought by Colombo GB parentsfor fair, smart 1985 born daughter 5'3” working inLondon. BA (Hons), MSc qualified. Reply withfamily details and horoscope to email:[email protected]

ng and some cooking) for a niceprofessional family living close to London. Salarynegotiable depending on experience. Visarequirements must be in order. Please call 07738000060.

3 Bed room Sea View apartmentfor sale walking distance to mount Lavinia BeachLiving room bedroom with en-suite, Kitchen, 2bedrooms with shared bath/toilet, stand bygenerator, close to shops supermarket 24 hoursecurity. Furniture Included Build by LH PiyasenaCompany. Rs. 21m Tel 0044775538107. E-mail:[email protected]

for Sale- Large 4 bedroomhouse with ensuite bathrooms. 10perchesproperty located within 10mins BandaranakeInternational airport. Located 1min walk to St.Joseph College [Negombo Branch]. Largegarage is available for parking. Rupees:1.5million. The house can be viewed at anytime.Call: [email protected]

avenue Colombo 5 nine perchesland quiet residential area bordering wide roadfor sale. Ten minutes walk to High Level Road.Contact 0094723499145

for a professional partner fordaughter, 49 years, never married, fair, pretty,science graduate from UCL employed in NHShospital. Please send replies [email protected]

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(island.lk) Zahira College won theirmaiden cager title when they beat HejazzInternational School in the Under-19 Inter-School ‘C’ Division BasketballChampionship played at Darley Roadrecently. Zahira scored 75 points againstHejazz’s 53 points.Zahria commenced basketball very

recently and their new coaching staffguided by head coach Samson De Meland principal Trizviiy Marikkar werethrilled to see the success achieved withina short period of time.Mohammed Rifkhan, captain of Zahirawas named the Most Valuable player ofthe tournament while his team-mate

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Jeromefrom P25I am very pleased with Kusal heplays his normal game in the first 10overs and then tries to settle downto bat out the 50 overs," saidMathews."I am very happy about the changein his approach. I trust that (Dinesh)Chandimal and (Lahiru) Thirimannewould also take on theresponsibility andmake the contributionsthey are expected of."The coaching staff hasbeen brilliant inworking withindividuals, verypleasing to see thechange of mindset."Mathews describedWest Indies as "a verygood team that failedto click"."They got some superplayers and powerhitters in their line upit's just that they didn'tclick in the Testmatches. Theconditions played amassive part in theirdefeat," statedMathews."But more thananything overall weplayed better cricketthan them. We werepretty clinical in ourperformances. We hadlittle gaps here andthere but we managedto pull it through. It'spleasing to win a

trophy at home and to whitewashthem."New Zealand will be Sri Lanka'snext stop and Mathews stated that itwould be a challenging one."It's totally different conditions anddifferent opposition. We will work onthose areas as a team to improveday by day. We will give our bestshot in New Zealand and train reallyhard in the next few weeks."


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(island.lk) Preparations for next year’s ICC WorldTwenty20 India 2016 continue as reigningchampion Sri Lanka goes head to head withformer winner West Indies in a two-match seriesat Pallekele on Monday.The India event will take place from 11 March to 3April and Sri Lanka will defend the title it won afterdefeating India by six wickets in the final in Mirpurlast year. The West Indies had lifted the silverwarein Colombo, Sri Lanka, in October 2012 when itbeat the home side by six wickets.As many as 12 T20I matches will be played thismonth and the action will begin on Monday withSri Lanka’s number-one position on the ICC T20ITeam Rankings on the line when it takes on third-ranked West Indies.Sri Lanka leads the West Indies by eight points butif the West Indies wins both the matches, then

both sides will swap places. In this scenario, theWest Indies will rise to 123 points, two pointsahead of second-ranked Pakistan, while Sri Lankawill slip to 118 points, three points behind Pakistanand one ahead of fourth-ranked Australia.If the series is tied at one-all, Sri Lanka will retainits top spot but the West Indies will join Australiaon 118 points and because it will be ahead ofAustralia when the ratings are calculated beyondthe decimal point, the West Indies will be rankedthird.In contrast, Sri Lanka will extend its advantageover Pakistan to 10 points and the West Indies willdrop to fifth on 113 points if the home side winsboth the matches.The Sri Lanka-West Indies series concludes on 12November but a day later, 10th-rankedBangladesh will square-off against 14th-rankedZimbabwe. A 2-0 win for Bangladesh will mean itwill open up a six-point advantage over 11th-ranked Hong Kong but a 1-1 series draw will meanBangladesh will fall behind Hong Kong and PapuaNew Guinea (PNG) at the 12th spot.

Sri Lanka Twenty20 captain Lasith Malinga (2R)speaks with Sri Lanka’s cricket selectors

Brendon Kuruppu (L) and Amal Silva (R) duringa practice session at the Pallekele International

Cricket Stadium on November 8, 2015.Pic by Ishara S. Kodikara.

Nalanda College, Colombo and Seethadevi BalikaVidyalaya, Kandy won the Cup Championship inthe Singer Blue & Gold Hockey 7's 2015,concluded at the Royal College groundsyesterday. This is the 14th edition of thetournament and 53 schools from across the islandparticipated.Nalanda beat St. Joseph Vaz College,Wennappuwa by two goals to one in the Cup finalafter a scoreless first half where both teamsfought hard to overcome each other. In thesecond minute of the second half, Nalanda's rightextreme Manura Hasintha broke the Vazian'sdefence to score the first goal. But a minute laterVazian centre half Ravindu Sheran scored theequalizer.It was a really tough game towards the latter partand Nalanda right extreme Chinthana Akalankascored the winning goal off a penalty cornershortly before the final whistle, clinching the titlefor the first time in the tournament's history.Jeewantha Pasan of Nalanda College wasadjudged the Most Outstanding Player (boys)while Chamalka Rukshan of Joseph Vaz waspicked as the Best Goal Keeper.The Girls' Cup final was a one-sided affair asSeethadevi dominated the match from thebeginning. The Kandy lasses proved theirsuperiority in all aspects of the game, deprivingtheir opponents Bishops College a single chanceto score.Seethadevi's left inside Shehani Fernando openedthe account in the second minute and scored hersecond goal in the fifth minute with a penaltycorner. In the ninth minute Tharaki Paranagamasounded the board to increase the lead to 3-0 atlemons. Paranagama scored another goal in thesixth minute of the second half to record a 4-0victory at the final whistle.Shehani Fernando was awarded the MostOutstanding Player (girls) while their captainSakunthala Illeperuma won the BestGoalkeeper's award.Both Nalanda and Seethadevi maintained asuperb unbeaten record in the tournament andSeethadevi emerged champions for the fifthtime in the tournament's history.The Boys' Cup Championship third place waswon by Royal Gold who defeated

Dharmadutha College, Badulla by three goals tonil while the Girls' Cup third place was won byMusaeus College who beat Ladies College by onegoal to nil.Nawala Janadhipathi Balika Vidyalaya emergedthe Girls' Plate champions beating SouthlandsCollege, Galle 2-0. Visakha Vidyalaya won theGirls' Plate third place beating SirimavoBandaranike Vidyalaya 1-0.Zahira College Matale secured the Boys' PlateChampionship defeating Christ Church College 3-2 in the final. D.S. Senanayake College finishedthird defeating St. Thomas' College, Matale 1-0.Vijaya College, Matale overcame Zahira College,Colombo (3-0) and Christ Church College, Matalebeat St. Joseph's Giles Shool (1-0) to becomeBowl champions.The tournament was organized by the RoyalCollege Hockey Club and Singer Sri Lanka'sDirector Sales Kumar Samarasinghe was the chiefguest.

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(island.lk) Sri Lanka’s leading Catholic School –St. Joseph’s College, Darley Road, will honour thesportsmen who have excelled in variousdisciplines on Saturday (14th November) at3:30pm at the College Auditorium.The Chief Guest on this occasion will be Mr.Angelo Mathews, the captain of the nationalcricket team. Mathews captained St. Joseph’s atall age levels before going onto lead Sri Lanka

Under-19 in the ICC Youth World Cup in 2006.One hundred and sixty students will receive theCollege Colours awards. Nineteen will receive theJosephian Blue and 315 will receive Certificates ofMerit.Master Praneeth Udumalagala, Sri Lanka’sleading basketball players at the moment, willreceive the Sportsman of the Year award for 2011.Master Kaushal Manawadu will receive the award

for 2012 while MasterThilan Sanjula andSadheeraSamarawickrama willreceive the awards for2013 and 2014respectively.St. Joseph’s havedominated the poolover the years havingwon the NationalSchools SwimmingChampionship for 12consecutive years.St. Joseph’s havereached new heightsin sports and studiesand maintainedoutstanding levels ofdiscipline undercurrent Rector Rev. Fr.Travis Gabriel.

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