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DEVELOPMENT FORTUNE JATHIKA Draw No: 1249 MAHAJANA VASANA JAYODA SATURDAY JAYAVIRU SUPIRI VASANA Date 07-12-2010 SAMPATHA JANA JAYA Main Draw SAMPATHA FORTUNE SAMPATHA GOVI SETHA Date:11-11-2010 Draw No: 78 Date:1-12-2010 SAMPATHA Zodiac - Libra Date: 07-12 - 2010 Date 16-10-2010 Date: 04-12-2010 Date: 02-12-2010 Date:14-10-2010 Date: 14-11-2010 Winning Nos: Draw No. 698 Date 1-12-2010 Draw No. 539 13 - 20 - 26 - 55 Draw No. 578 Draw No. 846 Draw No. 775 Super No. 11 Draw No. 2328 Bonus No 29 Lucky No. 01 Second Chance Winning Nos: Winning Nos : Super No. 21 Zodiac symbol - Scorpio Winning No: Winning No: Bonus No. 55 D-15-21-33-52 14 - 52 - 59 - 64 Winning Nos: W-10-36-46-67 Winning Nos: B-03-08-27-53 21-25-58-70 Y -12-44-59- 64 06 - 24- 25 - 45 W-9-5-7-5-7-7 U- 10- 27- 45- 67 E-1-5-3-2-1 Karu J told go before GL refutes Opposition claim British Embassy LLRC with evidence pulling out BY SAMAN INDRAJITH BY SAMAN INDRAJITH he government yesterday asked UNP Deputy Leader the motherland cannot be approved. The statement which to go before the Lessons Learnt and appeared on page one of the last Sunday Island, is in accor- External Affairs Minister However, the External TReconcilliation Commission and produce whatever evi- dance with the clamour of some anti-Sri Lankan sections of Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday Affairs Minister explained the dence he had, if any on alleged war crimes in . the international community, LTTE remnants and the Tamil refuted the opposition’s claims shutting down of the Swedish Leader of the House, Irrigation and Water Resources Diaspora. These are the forces which have become an obstacle in parliament that the British Embassy was part of restruct- Management Minister told the UNP against the progress of this nation. High Commission in ing of their missions abroad MP that he should have made use of the LLRC Now MP says it was only the LTTE that may close down soon. and the Scandinavian coun- rather than issuing statements on alleged committed war crimes in Sri Lanka. We would like to know “This is a blatant untruth. try’s mission in New Delhi was war crimes and tarnishing the image of which one of these two positions, Karu Jayasuriya’s or Sajith The British High Commission is overseeing work here. the country. Premadasa’s, is the stand point of the UNP,” the Minister not closing down,” Prof. Peiris Minister Peiris also said Making a special statement, at the said. said. that his Ministry had not commencement of business in the “The statement made by MP Jayasuriya confirms the anti- He was responding to a claim sought a meeting with British House, Minister Silva said that the Sri Lankan propaganda that our people are ‘barbaric killers’. by UNP district MP Prime Minister David Cameron UNP MP had demanded that Our stance is that none of our war-heroes, who sacrificed that he had GL when President Mahinda alleged war crimes, said to have their lives and limbs to wipe out terrorism, committed any reliable information that the Rajapaksa was there in London been committed by Security war crime. If MP Jayasuriya says that there were war crimes British High Commission in Colombo recently. Forces, during the last phase and he has evidence, he can place it before the LLRC without may close down. These disclosures were made during of the war against the making derogatory statements against our security forces MP Kiriella said the Swedish mission the committee stage debate on the LTTE, be probed. and their leaders. We are sad to see UNP MP Jayasuriya danc- in Colombo had been closed down in Ministry of External Affairs which “This statement humili- ing to the tune of his party’s Western masters. We will not June as well. began yesterday. ates all those who battle allow this attempt to haul our heroes before an international against terrorism. This Court, for a crime they have not committed. We call upon the kind of down grading of UNP not to repeat any of betrayals it did in the past. MP those, including the Jayasuriya has all the right to make any statement but not President, Defence betray this country. We invite the UNPers to read the editorial Secretary and the of today’s The Island. As MP Jayasuriya has his rights we too Women prisoners’ skills on valiant troops, who have a right to inform the people of this country of their Karu fought a war on behalf of treacherous attempts against Sri Lanka,” he said. show at WIN charity fair UNP Files motion Women in Need (WIN) under its respects the rights of the women and Prison programme will host a charity children, WIN has now established nine fair featuring the inmates’ creations on Crisis Centres and expanded its services calling for PSC on 10 December at the Ceylon Continental to the Western, Central, Southern, Uva, Hotel. North Central, North Western and CGW’s allegations The programme has provided many Northern Provinces. It has also estab- services including vocational training lished eight “One- Stop Crisis Centres” BY SAMAN INDRAJITH for female inmates in areas such as in hospitals that cater to victims of The UNP yesterday handed over a sewing, other textile arts and more. abuse such as burns and torture, a first motion, to the office of Secretary “WIN is one of the most inspiring of its kind in the country. General of Parliament, seeking the women’s organizations in Sri Lanka and These centres also offer crisis-coun- appointment of a Parliamentary Select creates hope for women who, in most selling and legal services to victims of Committee to verify the truth behind a instances, have lost everything through violence who are in hospitals. statement made by the Chief no fault of their own,” said the project The WIN Prison Programme initiated Government Whip Minister Dinesh coordinator of its Prison programme. in 2007 currently conducts programmes Gunawardena on MP Jayalath She said so many people in society in Welikade, Kalutara, Anuradhapura, Jayawardene’s alleged involvement in have turned their backs on these women Badulla, Kandy, Jaffna and Tangalle pro-LTTE protests in London leading to because they are perceived as being the cancellation of President Mahinda which provides psychological counsel- Rajapaksa’s address to the Oxford Union. criminals, when in fact the blame must ing, legal services, awareness pro- The motion signed by MPs Karu lie in their lack of education as well as grammes, skills development and voca- Jayasuriya, , Sujeewa unfortunate associations and circum- tional training for the female inmates. Senasinghe, Thalatha Atukorala, Ranjith stances. Madduma Bandara, , “We have under- , and Harin taken many rehabil- Fernando, says that Chief Government itation programmes Whip Water Supply and Drainage Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne with newly appointed Norwegian Ambassador in Colombo Hilde Haraldstad designed not only to Minister had reintroduce prison- alleged in parliament on December 02, ers to the concept of 2010 that MP was there at the Heathrow International living, but also with Litro, Laugfs at one price educational and Airport in London and acted against national interests when President The government has sought the advice Gas Lanka and changing its name to Litro usable skills,” she Rajapaksa arrived there. of the Attorney General’s Department to gas the government now wants to have a pointed out. The veracity of this accusation must review the gas price formula in order to stable gas price in the market. With its moving be ascertained by this select committee sell Litro and Laugfs domestic gas at the Marzook said the matter has already vision to promote a and it should hand over its first report same price, the Consumer Affairs been discussed with the subject Minister violence-free society within three months of the date of its Authority Chairman Rumy Marzook said. but until the Supreme Court issues a new that values and appointment. The committee should have Speaking to News Now.lk, Marzook formula the old one will be followed dur- the powers to summon witnesses, docu- said that the matter will be taken up with ing the next gas price ments, or reports and to continue its the Supreme Court which had earlier review scheduled for process even after the suspension or pro- issued the existing pricing formula. the end of this month. rogation of the session of parliament, With the government taking over Shell (News Now.lk) the motion said. UN report next month BY EASWARAN RUTNAM The panel appointed by UN Tamil. “The Submission will be treat- and Steven Ratner, a lawyer from Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to ed as confidential. Neither the name the United States as its other key advise him on matters related to Sri nor identifying particulars will be members, commenced its work in Lanka will submit its final report to specified in the Panel’s report. The September this year after a meeting the UN Chief next month. Panel anticipates submitting its with the UN Secretary-General. In an email to The Island the report in January 2011,” the Immediately after the announce- Secretariat of the Panel of Experts Secretariat of the Panel of Experts ment of the panel’s formation, the said that once the report is handed told the Island . government termed it as unneces- over to the UN Chief it will be upto The Secretariat noted that as it sary and refused to provide visas him to decide if he wants the con- has a limited time for its work the for the panel members to visit Sri tents of the report to be made pub- Panel has chosen to request contri- Lanka if such a request is put for- lic. butions in the written form detailed ward. The Secretariat noted that the in a notice issued in October this In July, MP identity of those who put forward year and not meet people in person went on a brief hunger strike oppo- submissions to the panel, however, to accept complaints. site the UN office in Colombo to will be kept confidential. The panel The panel, headed by protest against the appointment of says it has been open to accept Indonesia’s former attorney general, the UN panel. submissions over the past several Marzuki Darusman with weeks in English, Sinhala and Yazmin Sooka of South Africa Kiriella claims External affairs ministry caused embarrassment to President BY SAMAN INDRAJITH UNP Kandy district MP President and they respect Lakshman Kiriella queried in him. Parliament yesterday if there “We all like the President. was a conspiracy to embarrass We are ashamed that he was the President by not advising embarrassed by the actions of him correctly on foreign policy the External Affairs Ministry,” issues. Kiriella said. “Why did you embarrass He said that if Minister our President,” the UNP MP Peiris cannot give proper asked External Affairs advice, he should not be there. Minister Prof.. G. L. Peiris “When Lakshman during the Committee Kadirgamar was Foreign stage debate on the Minister, he gave correct Ministry of External advice to President Affairs. Chandrika Referring to the Kumaratunga. If you cancellation of the can’t advice the presi- Oxford Union address dent correctly, he will by the President, the take advice from politi- UNP MP said Mahinda cal watchers, MP Rajapaksa is everyone’s Kiriella added. Kiriella