JVP retains control of Ports Co-op

BY DASUN EDIRISINGHE

‘Ape Kandayama’, the team fielded by the JVP, won the Ports Co-operative Society (SLPCS) election and secured 69 slots on the 85-member board. General Secretary of the All Ceylon General Ports Employee Union (ACG- PEU) Chandrasiri Mahagamage said they fielded 76 candidates for the Vol. 29 No. 198 Thursday 8th July, 2010, Pages 52 Rs. 20 Registered in Sri Lanka as a Newspaper - City Edition Lanka must break Continued on page 5 the back of poverty to Galsworthy Netherlands turns Children and become Asian and social and on style, beats the reading miracle sexual transition habit Uruguay 3-2 7 10 16 Financial Review

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(AP 8-99 white fl assist the Maldives in every possible way. death from today to force United Nations Secretary BY ZACKI JABBAR IN MALE General Ban Ki-moon to withdraw an expert panel Divorce lawyers: resident arrived in Male yes- he had nominated to investi- terday morning on a state visit aimed at, among gate Sri Lanka’s alleged war Facebook tops in Pother things, mediation in the Maldivian political crimes during the last crisis threatening the political survival of President stages of the war against online evidence Mohammed Nasheed. LTTE terrorism. The Maldivian government sources said that the two Addressing the media at leaders had met in the afternoon and discussed the the party’s Battaramulla strengthening of friendly relations between the two head office, Weerawansa countries. was highly critical of DIG National Freedom Front Sources said: “The talks also centered on the political K. K. Pathirana, who, he leader, Minister Wimal situation in the Maldives and ways to resolve the issue. President Mahinda Rajapaksa being accorded a alleged, had led the brutal Weerawansa was seen with President Nasheed thanked President Rajapaksa for seven-gun salute on arrival in Male yesterday on a attack on his party support- his party men engaged in a accepting his invitation to visit Male, especially at a state visit. With him is the Maldivian President ers demonstrating opposite Satyagraha near the UN time when the country was facing political problems.” Mohamed Nasheed. the UN office on Tuesday. Colombo office. Asked what Rajapaksa’s response had been, sources Continued on page 5 (Photo-Gamini Munasinghe) said that he had described the Maldives as a friend of Nasheed’s 13-member Cabinet resigned last week in Sri Lanka and that there was a duty on the part of his protest against the Opposition-controlled parliament government to assist the Maldives in every possible blocking what it called important legislation. way. The Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party headed by Gayoom NEW YORK (AP) - Forgot The Sri Lankan President was also scheduled to meet is the single largest Opposition party with 28 seats. The Govt. should take responsibility to de-friend your wife on former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Speaker ruling Maldivian Democratic Party has 26 seats in the Facebook while posting Abdulla Shahid, and Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed, later 77-member parliament. vacation shots of your yesterday. Continued on page 5 for Weerawansa’s antics -RW mistress? Her divorce BY SAMAN INDRAJITH lawyer will be thrilled. UNP and Opposition protect the UN mission, MP leader Wickremesinghe warned the Judge sends yesterday demanded that the UPFA that many ministries, EU to continue Govt. under fire for alleged move to government explain including Health and the circumstances Child and the Women’s Lohan to jail for leading to Tuesday’s Affairs ministry would its aid to SL till remove COPE, PAC consultants siege on the UN mis- not be able to function probation violation sion in Colombo by the without the support of BY SAMAN INDRAJITH National Freedom UN agencies. “How Front (NFF), a con- could they work if you 2016 – Savage The UNP yesterday criticized what ect in spite of the availability of funds, stituent party of the obstruct them?” he it called a move by the government to MP Amaratunga said. SLFP-led UPFA coali- asked. BY A. M. JAZEEL, suspend the services of the consultants “As you are aware, Article tion. The UNP Leader who assisted the two Parliamentary 148 of the Constitution Addolechenei Corr. Addressing said the government watchdog committees, Committee on places the Parliament in Parliament, the Ranil had failed to prevent Public Enterprises (COPE) and the full control of public The European Union would Opposition Leader said that an ugly incident at the UN Public Accounts Committee (PAC). finances and it is the Opposition expected mission in spite of an assur- provide aid to projects in Sri Chief Opposition Whip John through these two com- Lanka up to the year 2016 Prime Minister D. M. ance that the UN mission Amaratunga, raising a privilege issue mittees that Parliament Jayaratne to brief the House would be protected. despite the present stand-off in in Parliament, said that the sudden exercises this control,” GSP plus concession to Sri on that matter today (July 8). The Opposition Leader decision to suspend the services of the Chief Opposition Severely criticizing the emphasized that the Lanka, said Bernard Savage, the consultants, working with the COPE Whip said. Ambassador, Delegation of government for failing to Continued on page 5 BEVERLY HILLS, and the PAC on a World Bank grant “The absence of European Union to Sri Lanka funded project, would result in stifling these consultants will California (AP) - A judge and the Maldives at a news con- those two most important parliamen- stifle the functioning sentenced Lindsay Lohan ference held in Ampara on tary committees. of these two commit- !Delay in submission of health progress report Tuesday to three months Monday. The consultants had been removed tees and thus that in jail and to a rehabilita- In response to a question even before the completion of the proj- Continued on page 5 John Speaker shoots down Ranil’s call tion program after finding whether the present stalemate between EU and Sri Lanka could the actress had violated have an adverse impact on the for summoning Health Secy the terms of her probation provision of aid to Sri Lanka BY SAMAN INDRAJITH in a 2007 drug case. the Ambassador said, “There is Arrest Maheswaran’s killers and absolutely no link between the The government drew Sirisena said that his min- See World View GSP Plus issue and aid to EU clear my name, Douglas tells govt. heavy flak yesterday in istry had not been able to funded projects.” He said that Parliament for its failure to submit the Sinhala report submit the health due to some errors in the EU had already allocated BY SAMAN INDRAJITH fund for the projects up to year progress report in it. He said that it could EPDP leader and that some Opposition mem- time for the health be submitted most 2013. Traditional Industries bers had repeatedly used EU has provided 1.7 billion ministry vote. The probably on Thursday Minister Parliament as a platform to UNP requested after corrections were rupees to projects in Ampara. yesterday urged the govern- accuse him and his party of It also handed over to the Speaker Chamal rectified. ment to expedite the legal being involved in Rajapaksa to summon The Minister said: local authorities the access process with regard to the Maheswaran’s assassination Health Secretary while “The English copy was roads constructed in Ampara assassination of former UNP and the Chavakachcheri the debate on vote on ready but since it was District at a cost of 4.6 billion MP T. Maheswaran and the killings. Health Ministry was mandatory that all rupees under community access recent abduction and killing Denying any involvement on and call for an such documents be programmes. Chamal of a school boy in in the incidents, MP explanation. submitted in all three S. Chanthrakanthan, Eastern Chavakachcheri. Douglas Devananda said that the per- When UNP MP Dr. languages, the English copy Province, Chief Minister, Addressing Parliament, petrators of those incidents Jayalath Jayawardena alone couldn’t be submitted.” Mayors, and the Chairman also Jaffna District MP Devananda said demanded an explanation, participated. Continued on page 5 Health Minister Maithripala Continued on page 5 The Island www.island.lk !NFF promises a fast Suppression of media freedom cost SL GSP Plus, says DNA unto death against Ban BY SAMAN INDRAJITH vention could have been averted Ki-moon’s panel. DNA says UPFA government should had the government listened to !Let Minister DNA MP yes- take responsibility for deepening their advice. The loss of GSP Weerawansa lead from terday alleged that the govern- plus would cause the loss of the front. ment’s failure to ensure media crisis. General Fonseka’s party says thousands of jobs, he said, while freedom had contributed to the demanding to know the where- EU’s decision to withdraw GSP economy will suffer due to short-sight- abouts of Prageeth Eknaligoda plus preferential trade facility. ed policies of the UPFA regime. who reportedly went missing on Participating in the commit- the eve of the presidential elec- tee stage debate on Budget votes ed in preserving democracy. media, he said. Although the tion last January. Anti-dengue on Mass Media and Information, MP Herath said: “UPFA failed war ended in May last year, the The media had been forced to MP Herath said that media free- to ensure media freedom. The government was continuing the report only what was favourable bacteria to be dom was not only one of the media has been targeted and same strategy, he alleged. to the government, while anyone perquisites for ensuring democ- journalists are forced to leave Herath said that the EU had refusing to toe the government released in racy but also the yardstick of the country. There is absolutely stepped in to rescue the media line had to face goon squads, MP democracy. no media freedom in Sri Lanka by demanding media freedom as Herath said. The UPFA’s strate- three weeks Therefore he said that it was today.” one of the conditions for the gy was to dominate the entire the duty of a government to During the war the govern- continuation of the trade facili- media through a campaign of threats, intimidation and See Page ensure the freedom of expres- ment had turned a blind eye to ty. 5 sion if it was genuinely interest- attacks on and threats to the Herath said that the EU inter- harassment, he alleged.