Vol. 29 No. 215 Wednesday 28th July, 2010, 44 pages Rs. 20 Registered in as a Newspaper - City Edition

The UN Secretary New Titanic Kosovo: Victims of General’s expedition will create Sauce for the development ‘Advisory’Panel 3D map of wreck 8 10 11 Goose... Financial Review JVP criticizes UPFA for not convening COPE hindered by delay in House regularly John A disagrees appointment of Boards The JVP says the ruling SLFP- led coalition is not interested in BY SHAMINDRA FERDINANDO convening parliament, though it he government’s fail- informed of their nominees regularly boasts of its thumping ure to appoint boards to various institutions. majority in the House. Tto manage some State Appointments are subject to institutions and therefore clearance by the BY SHAMINDRA FERDINANDO the parliamentary watchdog Presidential Secretariat. JVP parliamentary committee on public enter- Sources said that the group leader Anura prises is finding it difficult Opposition had failed to Kumara Dissanayake, MP to initiate investigations. take on the government the told The Island that last Fidel absent, Raul Well informed sources way it should on irregulari- week the parliament had told The Island that many ties in Parliament and press met only on Tuesday since silent at Cuba's appointments had not been the UPFA to take meaning- the approval of the UPFA’s Anura Revolution Day made for over two months ful measures to fight waste, so-called budget. He since the last parliamentary corruption and irregulari- emphasised that they should have met elections on April 8. Sources ties. They pointed out the during the rest of the week, but the said that the COPE had had absurdity of pressing for government had conveniently put off to put off some meetings additional oversight com- sittings to August 3. scheduled for this week due mittees, while ignoring the MP Dissanayake said since last to delay by the government existing COPE and PAC November parliament had not been to finalise appointments. (Public Accounts convened as part of a government Sources said that the Committee) which could move to undermine the parliamentary Presidential Secretariat had play a pivotal role in an anti- process. He said that unlike previous B-team of socialist directed all Secretaries to corruption drive. budget debates, the last one had been speakers spent Ministries to keep it Continued on page 4 concluded in 9 days. Had they fol- ACuba's Revolution lowed procedures, the debate would Day bashing the United have taken 26 days, he said adding States for everything Deputy leader of the UNP , MP and UNP parliamentarian Dr. Hardcore Tigers that the entire parliamentary system from its drug consump- Jayalath Jayawardena at the Colombo JMO’s office yesterday where a Karapitiya was under threat. tion to the war in Iraq to Magisterial inquiry was held into the death of Rienzie Algama who set himself among detainees Continued on page 4 its military support for ablaze opposite the UNP headquarters ‘Sirikotha on Monday afternoon. The Colombia, portraying hospital identified, legal Washington as the great deceased’s son Isuru Sameera and brother Ranatunga de Algama are also in villain in world affairs. the picture. under staffed action awaited Only NGO’s doing

BY LALITH CHAMINDA All cadres in detention will meaningful work Afghan war Rienzie was disgusted with AND S.K. KALUARACHI not be eligible for rehabilitation The premier health- as the government intends to will be allowed logs: key care institution in the move courts against those who by Harischandra Gunaratna the way UNPers were Southern Province, the spearhead the LTTE’s terror findings Karapitiya Teaching campaign. Media Minister Keheliya Hospital is short of 25 Rambukwella yesterday said that gov- fighting each other – Karu doctors, 75 nurses and BY SHAMINDRA FERDINANDO ernment would allow only NGOs who minor workers, Director of the Hospital Dr. Mrs. The police and security want to execute meaningful and con- He said “Mama Deshapalanayen Samugannawa,” Priyani Senadhira told forces have so far identified 737 structive work in the North, to do so the Deputy Minister of hardcore terrorists among and not those who want to be mere 15 minutes before setting himself ablaze Health Mahinda 11,686 LTTE cadres who surren- observers. Amaraweera, when the dered. They are being held sep- He said that observers of interna- don’t think so. He was mentally BY ZACKI JABBAR latter visited the hospi- arately from others undergoing tional standing of the calibre of the stable and a very normal person. tal on an inspection Veteran UNPer Rienzie rehabilitation at different gov- Japanese Peace Envoy Yashushi housands of classi- His overidding concern was the tour. Algama, who set himself ablaze in ernment-run centres. fied US military doc- lack of party unity. He wanted Deputy Minister Akashi had visited those areas and front of Sirikotha on Monday A senior military official Tuments including everyone to be there. At no stage Amaraweera also visit- there was no need for NGOs to visit. details of when coalition evening, had wanted UNPers to said on Monday (July 26) that did he speak of excluding anyone. ed the new accident troops killed civilians in unite and for the various factions those involved in major terror- Continued on page 4 Rienzie’s dying words to me were service unit under con- Afghanistan have been to stop squabbling in the interests ist attacks would have to be that he was sick of politics and struction and the cardi- released through the web- of the party, Deputy Leader of the ology unit where his legally dealt with. He said hard- hoped his action would be an eye site Wikileaks. Here are UNP Karu Jayasuriya said yester- attention was drawn to core terrorists could not be opener.” Tamil political party forum some key findings. day. lack of space for beds in released along with ordinary Rienzie was a staunch UNPer Addressing a news conference wards and defective LTTE combatants, as they who joined the party in the 1970s See World View in Colombo, Jayasuriya said that equipment. Doctors could pose a security threat. TNA a must for during the time of Dudley there requested the as far as he was aware, Rienzie Continued on Senanayake. He was for very brief Minister to provide a page 4 had not wanted anyone to step success - DPF periods with Mrs. Sirimavo new echo machine since down. But, he was disgusted with Bandaranaike and Vijaya the one in use was old BY FRANKLIN R. SATYAPALAN the manner in which UNPers were Universities Kumaranatunga, before returning and outdated. at each other’s throat to the detri- to the UNP, where he had The Deputy Minister hushed - 4000 General Secretary of the ment of the party. remained until his death, assured them that he Democratic Peoples Front (DPF) Dr. Asked if there could have been Jayasuriya said. would soon make teachers on strike Nalliah Kumara Guruparan said yes- any other reasons for Rienzie to terday that if the Tamil Political Continued on page 4 By Nilantha Madurawala take his life, Jayasuriya said, “I Continued on page 4 Party Forum, convened by EPDP More than 4,000 teachers Leader Minister , from all universities island was to be meaningful, the participa- wide participated in a token tion of the elected representatives Sajith calls for probe into Algama’s death strike yesterday (27) demand- from the North and East such as the ing a 25 per cent increment in TNA was a must. BY NORMAN PALIHAWADENA investigation into Algama’s death and their academic allowance and Continued on page 4 statements had been recorded from several 14 other demands. Teachers of UNP Hambantota Parliamentarian people in the vicinity of Sirikotha. the universities in the North yesterday requested the Police investigations have revealed that police to hold an investigation in to the and East too joined in the trade the deceased had obtained petrol from a death of Rienzie Algama, who set himself union action. Rienzie was disgusted filling station near Sirikotha. ablaze opposite the UNP headquarters Union sources said yester- with UNP’s internal bat- A statement has also been recorded Sirikotha on Monday afternoon. day’s token strike was only a tles, says Karu. from the attendant of the filling station SSP Nugegoda Deshabandu Tennekoon preliminary step to a campaign Sajith who sold the petrol. Hope others disgusted said that Police had already commenced an of agitation which had been with UNP won’t follow suit. Continued on page 4