Two Jumbos for S Korea

2 Thursday 9th September, 2010 The Island Home News Two jumbos for S Korea cials of the Zoological Gardens last According to officials of the BY IFHAM NIZAM week visited the South Korean Zoo to Ministry of Economic Development, survey conditions for the animals and the South Korean Zoo is home to three The National Zoological Gardens in found it suitable. elephants but the animals are old. Dehiwela will soon send a pair of ele- Following this the Dehiwela Zoo According to Zoo officials the elephants to South Korea as a goodwill has approved the release of the ani- phants to be gifted are over five years gesture of President Mahinda mals. ”The elephants will be sent by of age and would be sent under the Rajapaksa. the end of this month or early next prevailing guidelines set by the The Island learns that senior offi- month,” an official said. Supreme Court. UNP frontliners participating in yesterdays protest march in Colombo, against the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. (Picture by Nimal Dayaratne.) Escaped convict PHVS reports 28 rabies cases Nabbed using New stamp rearrested The Public Health Veterinary Eliya were free of rabies. BY SAMAN UPUL PINIDIYA Services (PHVS) Unit said there had The PHVS has been able to sterilise out today been 28 cases of rabies reported within fifty thousand bitches in all parts of the explosives to A hardcore criminal, who escaped eight months of this year. PHVS chief country during the eight months of this BY CYRIL WIMALASURENDRE Dr. P. L. Harischandra said yesterday (08) year. A more humanitarian method was from the Matara prison during the 2004 kill wild boar KANDY – A postage stamp of the that four of the cases reported had been advocated to control rabies by sterilising tsunami, was re-arrested in Deniyaya. Rs. 15 denomination will be issued by Police said he managed to escape when from the Gampaha District. stray dogs. “Our aim is to control the BY DINASENA RATHUGAMAGE the Department of Post and the tsunami damaged the prison. Three were from Kurunegala and disease by controlling the number of Telecommunication today (09) to mark three from Galle, he said. However, strays in the country, Dr. Harischandra Police described him as a criminal Seven men who had used explo- the 60th anniversary of the Faculty of Polonnaruwa, Hambantota and Nuwara added. (DJ) convicted of murder and robbery. He sives to kill two wild boars were Engineering of the University of Peradeniya. was due to be produced in the Matara arrested by the army at Omanthai Minister Jeevan Kumaratunga will Court yesterday. and handed over to Wildlife officials be chief guest at the cancellation of who produced them before Court. the stamp at the ICTAD Auditorium, Light Road in the Dark The Vavuniya Magistrate fined Sarasavipaya, Wijerama Mawatha, A village with the name Light Para He was at Light Para in them a total of Rs 70,000. It was Colombo 07, at 2.30 p.m. Govt lost Rs. 37.26 (Light Road) has 860 houses, but none Embilipitiya on Tuesday to sort out revealed that they were in the habit Postmaster General M. K. B. of them have lights, said problems faced by cultivators. of killing wild boar using explo- Dissanayaka, Vice Chancellor, University of Peradeniya, S. B. S. Sabaragamuwa Chief Minister Several high tension cables have sives. bn due to Upper Abayakoon, Dean Faculty of Maheepala Herath. been drawn across the village but the Meanwhile, the army was con- Engineering S. B. Weerakoon, Deputy Kotmale delay The Chief Minister promised the villagers’ request for power supply to ducting inquiries to ascertain as to Post and Telecommunication Minister villagers that he would speak to the Light Para has fallen on deaf ears, vil- how the men acquired the explo- Duminda Dissanayaka will be present. - Ranawaka Power and Energy Ministry and soon lagers lamented. sives. obtain power facilities to Light Para. BY SAMAN INDRAJITH 18-A ... From Page 1 After that, MPs Manusha Power and Energy Minister Nanayakkara, Nimal Jayasinghe, Patali Champika Ranawaka told Police... From Page 1 Upeksha Swarnamali, Rauff Hakeem Parliament yesterday that a two-year and other SLMC members arrived in arrest of the wife of the owner of of the Mahinda Rajapaksa govern- ted public servants, including the delay in completing the Upper the Chamber and took their seats a printing press, for allegedly print- ment.” Police, to engage in political activity amidst cheers from the government Kotmale power plant had resulted in ing posters defamatory of the The protestors left after burning during an election. benches. a Rs. 37,260 million loss to govern- President. the coffin and an effigy of Rajapaksa. “The 18th Amendment restricts the Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne ment coffers. A policemen’s collar had caught Colombo District UNP MP, Rosie Elections Commission to only issuing said that the 18th Amendment to the The loss was caused as a volume fire and he was almost burnt in the Senanayake told ‘The Island’ that the directives directly connected to the Constitution had been misinterpreted of 409 gigawatt hours had not been process. It was not clear as to what dilution of the 17th Amendment was a Election. This means that public ser- as an attempt to extend the term of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. integrated to the national grid, he triggered the fire. draconian piece of legislation, as it vants are free to campaign on behalf He said that the Constitution of a said. Wickremesinghe, addressing the denys people of their democratic of the ruling party during an election country had to be amended when the The construction process was large crowd that had gathered at rights. and State property could also be need arose for that. The architect of hampered by technical problems Ethul Kotte junction said that “We do need constitutional abused, since the Elections the 1978 Constitution, J. R owing to hindrances caused in the Parliament had no right to pass the changes, but certainly not to satisfy Commission’s powers have been Jayewardene, himself had amended it building of tun- 18th Amendment, because the people one man’s ambition. There are more clipped drastically.” 16 times to suit his personal agenda, nels. The work had refused to give the government a important issues to be addressed, The 18th Amendment also gives the the Prime Minister said. Classified The next Presidential election is expected to two thirds majority, for which it had such as minority rights, devolution of Elections Commission the power to would be held on schedule, Prime advertising be completed by campaigned at the last parliamentary power, human rights etc.” control the private media by issuing election. Prior to the commencement of the directives during an election cam- Minister Jayaratne said. The the end of next Amendment would make the President “The death knell of democracy has protest march, Western Provincial paign. This would result in stifling BUSINESS year, he said. more accountable to Parliament, he been sounded and Parliament has Council UNP member Srinath Perera the opposition because it was through OPPORTUNITIES Ranawaka said. become non-existent. But, we as the PC, told a news conference in the private media that the Opposition was responding The new legislature would make it BOULDERS – round main Opposition will continue to a Colombo, that the 18th Amendment to usually gets its message across, he to a question easy to take the country forward for stones available from agitate against the dictatorial actions the Constitution has in effect permit- said. further development, he said. Kalutara for garden and raised by UPFA The Prime Minister said that 16 hotel premises develop- MP Victor UNP MPs had pledged their support ers. 075-7841431, 011- 4567388, 2728769. Anthony. for the government to pass the Bill. SPC Chairman... From Page 1 Those MPs had met President Mahinda Rajapaksa the previous night and promised to vote in favour of the AITKEN SPENCE HOTEL HOLDINGS PLC Responding to Prof. Jayaratne, MP Rajapakshe amounted to a staggering Rs 67,510,305 in 2008, an Bill. He said that the government was told The Island that he stood by what he said with Applications have been made to the Directors of the Company for the issue of new unprecedented 123 per cent increase from the previ- assured of more than 160 votes in share certificates for the following, the originals of which are reported to have been lost/ regard to major managerial deficiencies, waste, cor- ous year. favour of the bill. misplaced/destroyed. ruption and irregularities in the SPC. Could any- !Lack of evidence for audit in case of several DNA MP Anura Kumara Name of Original Distinctive No. of thing be as bad as a Chairman of a Corporation payments Dissanayake and TNA MP A. Shareholders Certificate Nos. Numbers Shares acknowledging that all Corporations violated Public !Decrease in profits of Osu Sala outlets and 2008 Sumanthiran opposed the Bill. UNP Dr. LTJ Fernando 10544 23329796 - 23329817 22 Finance Circular No PF/PE/6 dated January 31, 2000 categorised as the worst year as far as the profits MPs Lakshman Seneviratne and Rauff Mrs. VMK Peiris 6134 9490822 - 9491571 750 Hakeem spoke in favour of the Bill and paid PAYE tax, MP Rajapakshe said. were concerned since 2004. - do - 7271 1320163 - 1321662 1,500 making use of the time allocated for According to the AG, the SPC had paid PAYE tax !Demurrage charges paid for imports due to the Opposition. - do - 7272 3243675 - 3244424 750 amounting to Rs. 5,422,906 and violated the limit on delay in clearing medicine and surgical equipment NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if within 14 days hereof no claims are made to or no objec- Anura Kumara Dissanayake was tions are lodged with the Directors of the above Company, new share certificates will be issued, borrowings approved by the Treasury by Rs amounted to Rs 15,753,859 in 2008 continuously disturbed by government the originals of which will be deemed to have been cancelled.

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