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VASANA JAYODA MAHAJANA SHRAMA DEVELOPMENT JAYAVIRU SATURDAY FORTUNE SUWASETHA GOVISETHA SAMPATHA Date: 20-10-2008 SAMPATHA VASANA FORTUNE Date: 05-11-2008 Date:05-11-2008 Date:09-11-2008 Draw No: 1035 Draw No.676 Date:06-11-2008 Draw No. 487 Date: 04-11-2008 Draw No. 227 Date: 02-11-2008 Draw No. 434 Draw No. 1995 Date: 07-11-2008 Date:03-11-2008 Draw No. 740 English Letter:E Draw No. 2075 Bonus No.48 Draw No. 149 Bonus No 69 Bonus No : 11 Zodiac symbol-Scorpio Winning Nos: Winning Nos : Winning Nos. Winning Nos : Winning Nos. Winning Nos. Winning Nos : G-12-29-32-59 D-13-24-42-52 Winning Nos:- 03-27-34-49 M-01 - 10 - 23- 42 D-9-1-9-0-7-2 Z-08-20-36-54 G-02-54-61-64 L-01-04-59-63 Super No.02 08-25-47-49 Presidential advisors draw salaries, perks and do nothing – Joseph Michael !UNP leader’s advisor paid in pounds sterling — DM country was facing state terrorism. The free from armed forces were bombing the North economic crisis and about 300,000 civilians had been dis- Senior Presidential advisor MP listens to Deputy Livestock Minister of Plan placed. Implementation P. Minister K. A. Baiz while Live Stock Minister T. B. Ratnayake and Trade and Dayaratne said the glob- Consumer Affairs Minister Bandula Gunawardena look on during a National Newsprint should be exempt- al economic recession Conference of Dairy Farmers held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium yesterday. ed from Cess had hit the industrialized Pic by Siripala Halwala On Saturday (NFF) countries very hard and by Wijitha Nakkawita and Moneragala District said the paper they had even been com- pelled to retrench Lakshmi de Silva factory at Embilipitiya could not manu- facture newsprint and therefore it would employees and adopt Indian fisherman injured in firing be necessary for newspapers to continue stern measures to face Dayaratne Opening the budget recession. Sri Lanka was debate in Parliament on importing newsprint. Therefore the !Lanka denies firing by its Navy Cess on newsprint should be abolished. however free from that crisis. Saturday (8) Chief A fisherman of Akkaraipettai vil- possible attack by the LTTE. In keeping The government’s policy on encourag- “However our dependence on fuel Opposition Whip cost us more than Rs.1,000 billion during lage near Nagapattinam was injured on with the longstanding practice, which ing indigenous industries was a feasible Friday, when a crew on a boat, allegedly was reiterated and further spelt out by Joseph Michael Perera the past four years since we did not have one. The government should direct that belonging to the Sri Lankan Navy, the Joint Statement [by India and Sri said the government, alternative sources of energy: The pres- though in a position to all public sector institutions use paper opened fire, The Hindu reported yester- Lanka on fishing arrangements issued manufactured at the two local paper ent government had implemented day. in New Delhi on October 26, 2008], there obtain loans on low inter- Kotmale, Norochcholai and Umaoya est rates, had got a loan mills. The Hindu report said: ‘Babu (30), was no incident of firing by the Sri projects, which upon along with fiver others, had ventured Lanka Navy on Indian fishing vessels from the Hongkong and Joseph completion would help into the sea from the village off on November 7, 2008, including in the Shanghai Bank at higher augment the national Kodikkarai. Near the Sethusamudram general area of the axis Kodiakkarai- interest rates. Speaker proposes PSC grid considerably,” he project area, three boats surrounded Kankesanturai,” it said in a press The debts the government had said. their vessel and one of them opened fire. release. incurred were a burden on the people to battle alcoholism Although no one was hit by any bul- “The Sri Lanka authorities have affected by a high cost of living. Most let directly, Babu suffered shrapnel good reason to believe that the LTTE workers could not afford housing loans Chief Budget will injuries near his knee and was admitted will not give up its efforts to orchestrate due to very high interest rates, he said. Government Whip develop local to the general hospital at Nagapattinam. incidents, with a view to damaging the He said he knew that there were Dinesh Jayatissa The Hindu on another news report bilateral relations between India and many Presidential Advisors who did Gunawardena said in industries said that the Deputy High Commission Sri Lanka. nothing useful but drew salaries and answer to a query Minister of Irrigation Jayatissa of Sri Lanka in Chennai denied that the “It is important to remember in this Sri Lankan Navy had fired at the fisher- regard the recent instances, where the availed themselves of vehicles. He asked from the Opposition, Ranaweera said the budget was an men. complicity of the LTTE in attacks the government whether it could name on Saturday (8) the exercise aimed at developing local industries. Although a Cess had been The report said: “The Sri Lanka against Indian fishermen has been the presidential advisors. production of liquor Navy did make a deployment on clearly identified. It is essential that the Minister of in 2007 up to May was imposed on textiles and garments, the Dinesh November 7, 2008, outside the harbour public should remain vigilant against Plantation Industry 19 million litres, country had enough power looms and of Kankesanturai for the protection of the attempts of the LTTE to spread false and Upcountry though the production handlooms capable of producing high this vital and sensitive port against a information,” it added. Development D. M. for the year 2005 had been 38 million quality textiles and generating self Jayaratne said when the litres. employment. UNP leader was Prime Member Ranaweera Pathirana, Nation Building Minister questioned Minister he had who had raised the question, Forex earned by employed advisors from remarked that the Mathata Thitha sportspersons to be free over undeclared assets foreign countries and paid D. M. policy of discouraging alcohol and their salaries in Sterling intoxicants did not appear to have from tax The Bribery Commission yesterday worth about half a billion rupees. Pounds. All leaders had advisors but achieved results as it showed that the Minister of Sports questioned Nation Building, Estate Police said that the minister had been they, too, rendered some service to the liquor production in 2007 was higher and Public Recreation and Estate Infrastructure questioned before. The investigation country. The budget of President compared to the previ- said Development Minister Rohitha grabbed the front pages of national was the best so far ous years. the government was Abeygunawardena in connection with press after two officers involved in the an ongoing probe. The Katutara investigation moved the Supreme in that it sought to uplift the indigenous Speaker W. J. M. considering exempting District parliamentarian is under Court against their removal from the funds earned by sports- agriculture and local industries. Lokubandara: All of investigation over undeclared assets Bribery Commission. Reciting some verses, he recalled the us agree that the con- men abroad from taxes. motto of the first Premier D. S. sumption of alcohol During 2007 the Lokuge Senanayake - Siyarata de, Sirisepa de. should be discouraged Cricket Board had earned (What you produce in your country and all parties in the an income of 2,470 million rupees and Bomb maker killed in blast gives you comfort and prosperity) House should get its expenditure had been 1,800 million by Dinasena Ratugamage Police identified the dead person as a together to work W. J. M. rupees. There was a surplus of 670 mil- Our Vavuniya corr driver attached to a government office Country faces state terrorism towards that objective. lion rupees that earned an interest situated in the LTTE-held area. Police If necessary a Select Committee income of 40 million rupees for the P. Ariyanethran (TNA) Batticaloa An accidental blast in Vavuniya said that an accomplice had fled the could be appointed for the purpose. Board. The Cricket Board also earned scene leaving the badly mutilated body District said though it was being said Saturday night killed a person allegedly 650 million rupees by giving TV air time engaged in making an explosive device. of the bomb maker. there was a war against terrorists the to two media institutions, he said.

Now... From page 1 Gota... From page 1 Promotions wouldn’t be merely their ‘police’ section and civilians based on seniority but merit, he said, given a few days military training wouldn’t take place as long as the LTTE adding that responsibilities were was evidence of their rapidly dwin- remained armed. “There’ll be no change in given to those who could meet the dling wherewithal to meet the chal- our position,” he told The Island yesterday. challenge. lenge. He said that the LTTE political wing Except for a handful of traitors, Commenting on LTTE leader leader Nadesan had conveniently forgotten the armed forces had won accolades Velupillai Prabhakaran recent state- the LTTE quitting talks in April 2003. from the vast majority of Lankans ment that President Mahinda “We abrogated the ceasefire years later,” and service chiefs of neighbouring Rajapaksa was day dreaming of the he said adding that the ground offensive countries, too, had acknowledged the fall of Kilinochchi, the Army Chief was on track with the army making steady success of the combined security said that taking Kilinochchi would forces campaign against the LTTE. not be a day dream but a daytime bat- progress. Fonseka said that the LTTE had tle. T. B. Maduwegedara Lankan ambassador in Berlin, Germany visited Trincomalee and met been left with about 20 per cent of Declining to discuss a time frame Non... From page 1 the land which it held at the begin- for the successful conclusion of the Governor, Eastern Province, Mohan Wijewickrama recently to explore further possibilities of ning of the offensive. The recent campaign, he said the LTTE was on Investigations are being conducted to attracting Germany’s support to develop the East. M. Mahroof, Additional Secretary/Consular, T. Z. recovery of the verge of collapse. trace those who bought forged certificates A. Samsudeen, Senior Director bodies of girls He reiterated his pledge to finish from the suspects who had been printing General/Middle East and Africa and Rodney DEATH as young as 14, off the LTTE during his tenure as Perera, Director General/America’s Division CLASSIFIED the documents for a long time with the ALEXANDER - SUJATHA. Beloved wife members of Commander of the Army. were also present on the occasion. ADVERTISING assistance of some other persons. of Barnabas Alexander (Staff Trinity College, Kandy), sister of R. W. M. V. Karunathilake (President's Security), sis- From page 1 ter-in-law of Sudharma (Staff St. STF... Sylvester's College), aunty of Nadun “We are on a heightened state of that the Jayanthan Brigade killed nel although police commando victims were two Civil Defence Karunathilake (National University, alert and will do everything possi- ten police commandos and wounded Bandara received gunshot injuries Force personnel and a policeman South Korea) and Indunil (Sampath Bank, ble to destroy them,” he said. two at Koappaaveli on the Badulla during the second encounter,” he providing security to farmers, he Colombo), has passed away. Cremation at Responding to our queries, he road on November 4. TamilNet also said. According to him, the LTTE said. Mahaiyawa on 11th Tuesday, November said that the LTTE had launched a claimed that the STF had lost three had lost one cadre identified as He said that over 500 fresh com- 2008. Service at 3.00 p.m. at the Trinity major false propaganda campaign personnel two days later during a Satyamurthi. mandos would be available for College Chapel. to deceive the Tamil Diaspora and 30-minute confrontation in the The LTTE claimed that one of deployment in a few months. He people living in the South. He said Panama area. their units Friday (November 7) had said that the STF was deployed in that reports on several successful The STF chief said that LTTE killed four Sri Lankan military per- the Ampara and Batticaloa Districts LTTE attacks on the STF had been propagandists had based the two sonnel including three police com- and a section in Yala. By end of this posted on the pro-LTTE Tamilnet in false reports on actual confronta- mandos and wounded two police year, the STF would take over the the recent past. But nothing could tions between LTTE cadres and his commandos at Kohilaela, Tampitiya be more ridiculous than the claim troops. “We didn’t lose any person- in the Ampara District whereas the entire Yala, he said.