Gota says TNA, JVP cause of A costly rescue continuing Emergency Regulations mission! BY NORMAN PALIHAWADANA Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on Sunday (Nov. 28) said that Emergency Regulations couldn’t be lifted due to clandestine activities of the TNA and JVP. Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Vol. 30 No. 12 Monday 29th November, 2010, 44 pages Rs. 20 Registered in Sri Lanka as a Newspaper - City Edition Is there a thing Europe urged to return The navy has brought a fisher- Budget deficit man wounded in a brawl at sea to called Sustainable to being a goat-based expands 1.06% Trincomalee after being alerted by Development? the Fisheries and Aquatic 8 13 economy Resources Department. Financial review Fisheries Ministry sources told Page 6 The Island that the 42-year-old fish- 9 as Page 8- Embarrassment Wikileaks prepares to erman had been knifed by another release secret US papers Page 16 fisherman following an argument on ic Nov. 21. Sources said that the War for Rio? Olymp city facing gang Zardari, MR agree to enhance police would take the alleged backlash ks 2 years mar ck 10 attacker into custody pending India atta ber 29th 20 error ay Novem umbai t Mond since M investigations when the deep sea fishing trawler, Gihan Putha 01 ‘More economic, defence cooperation returned to Trincomalee. unrest if !Regional peace, money laundering, Christian fight against militancy also discussed woman is Gen. Fonseka BY ZACKI JABBAR pardoned' akistan and Sri Lanka yesterday agreed to work receives treadmill a Bibi, a nce on Asi eath sente n, for he d Pakista man in arihas towards enhancing economic and defence coopera- wo rd ristian orm of Ali Asif Za Ch off a st elease h has set mised to r lasphemy pro b e. T out her fat debate ab Ption. courtesy Tiran Alles 8 9 Diplomatic and government sources told The Island, BY SHAMINDRA FERDINANDO that the decision had been taken during one-to one talks Ehud Olmert says Israel between the visiting Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Democratic National alliance and US are wasting time and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in (DNA) leader former Army Colombo. Commander Gen. Sarath Fonseka has over settlements They said that Zardari’s four-day state visit, which received a treadmill from DNA MP ormer Israeli Prime Minister commenced on Saturday, was aimed at further strength- Tiran Alles following representations Ehud Olmert took a rare pub- ening bilateral relations between the two countries made by Defence Counsel Nalin Flic jab at his successor on which dated back to Buddhist civilisation. Ladduwahetty to the Thursday, saying that Israel should agree to the U.S. demand to halt Sources said that regional peace, stability, money Trial-at-Bar hearing settlement construction in the laundering and the fight against militancy had also fig- the ‘White Flag’ allega- West Bank in order to restart ured in the discussions between the two leaders. tion case. Middle East peace talks. “The other areas agreed on were connectivity and Sources told The cultural exchanges. Tourist,educational, technology and Island that MP Alles media sector exchanges were also discussed. The had bought the exer- Pakistan Presidents visit is part of a long tradition of cise machine for Gen. high-level contacts between the two countries,” sources Fonseka last February, said. Pakistani diplomatic sources said that Pakistan had Ladduwahetty stood by Sri Lanka in good and bad times and expected the same solidarity with Pakistan now. “The security situation in Sri Lanka was never an CEB on yesterday’s Berlusconi babes fight issue for us to do business or visit there. We expect the as coalition looks shaky same solidarity now. The situation in Pakistan is not so bad as it is made out to be by some media groups with power failure e famously once declared vested interests,” they said. The Pakistan President Asif Ali Zadari and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Due to the tripping of the main that Left-wing Italian women power line from Kotmale to Biyagama Hwere less attractive than admire a painting during their one-to-one talks in Colombo yesterday. their Right-wing counterparts. But on Sunday at 3 pm, the country experi- having proved his point by pack- enced one and a half hour power fail- ing his government with ex-beauty ure yesterday . queens and showgirls, Silvio Mahinda reiterates CEB Chairman Vidya Amarapala Berlusconi is discovering that SLMC leader takes over told The Island that there had been a good looks do not necessarily go Lanka’s commitment second breakdown when the CEB was with good tempers. making an effort to restore the elec- Justice Ministry to int’l recognition for tricity supply. The grid had tripped due to light- BY SHAMINDRA FERDINANDO Palestine people ing which created instability in the Leaders of CP & LSSP,constituent par- ed Deputy Minister of Cooperatives and President Mahinda grid, he said. ties of the UPFA lose clout as two Left Internal Trade. Rajapaksa says Sri Lanka The SLMC, which contested the last parlia- has always expressed the Alliance members move up… mentary elections on the UNP/UNF ticket, strongest solidarity with the secured two seats in Digamadulla and a Palestinian people and has Rudra not SLMC leader Rauf Hakeem, MP will seat each in Trincomalee, Batticaloa, never wavered in its efforts WORLD VIEW take over the Justice Ministry today Vanni and Kandy Districts. to bring justice and due inter- violating US law (Nov. 29). While accommodating the SLMC national recognition to the The US govern- The Kandy District MP Attorney-at- leader in the Cabinet, President rights of the Palestinian peo- ment is of the opin- Law Hakeem succeeds Kegalle District Mahinda Rajapaksa moved Communist ple. ion that the activities MP Athauda Seneviratne, who has been Party leader Dew Gunasekera (National In a message issued on being carried out in elevated to the post of a Senior List) and LSSP leader Prof. Tissa the occasion of the photo- public by some Tamil Minister (Rural Affairs). Vitharana (National List) to a nine- graphic exhibition organised groups in the US led In keeping with the understanding Hakeem member group categorised as Senior by the Sri Lanka Committee by V.Rudrakumar in between the SLFP and the SLMC, Basheer Segu Ministers. for Solidarity with Palestine support of an Ealam state is not a viola- Dawood (Batticaloa District) has been appoint- to mark the International tion of US laws. Day of Palestine, the The US US Ambassador President said: “I was hon- Ambassador in Colombo Patricia Wife set on fire for refusing to allow her face oured to be founder Butenis, in an interview with News President of the Now.lk, said that the US had consti- superimposed on local porn girl’s pictures Sri Lanka tutional guarantees for freedom of Committee for expression and freedom of assembly BY JAYANTHA DE SILVA solidarity with which meant that people in the US A 23-year-old woman, who had been strug- suspect, who had been given bail, was missing. Palestine until I could protest, demonstrate or write gling for her life at the National Hospital for It transpired at the inquest that there had been took office as opinions against foreign govern- ments or even the US government. nearly six weeks after being doused with constant quarrels between the victim and her prime Minister. Asked to comment on concerns kerosene and set on fire by her husband in the husband due to the latter trying to superimpose I continue being raised by the Sri Lankan gov- Seeduwa police area, succumbed to her injuries her face on pornographic pictures of a local my efforts ernment over the activities of LTTE ! Tiran has given SF a tread- last Wednesday (Nov. 24). woman posted on the internet. to assist mill to walk on. The police told an inquest into her death President before City Coroner Edward Ahangama that the ! But who will help him walk to freedom? Mahindapala, Weeramantry Sanath shines in Goa, among five artistes honoured before LLRC today Veteran actor, director and tries including six films from Former editor of The Sunday Church producer Sanath Gunathilake Sri Lanka, Aganthukaya, Sudu Observer and Evening Observer H. L. slams ‘mega’ was felicitated at the opening Kaluwara, Agni Dahaya, Ira D. Mahindapala and Justice C. G. ceremony of the 41st Mediyama, Me Mage Sandai Weeramantry will testify before the X’mas International Film Festival of and Udugan Yamaya were Lessons Learnt and India held on Nov. 22 in Goa. screened at the festival. Reconciliation Commission Parish Priest of Kurana St. He was one of the five out- Hindi actor Manoj Bajpai, (LLRC) today (Nov. 29). Anne’s Church Anton Jayalath standing cinema artistes to be Malayalam actor Jega Ram, Mahindapala is expected to on Sunday lashed out at big honoured. Indian film director and writer begin his submissions at 3 business for promoting what he Sri Lankan film directors RajKumar Hirani and Polish p.m. called a ‘mega’ Christmas. In his Jayantha Chandrasiri, Sudath film director Jan Jakub Kolski Rohana, Film Corporation were the other artistes felici- Sunday sermon, he said that The Island those seeking profits had gone to Chairman Kumar Abeysinghe tated at the festival. (DE) www.island.lk the extent of promoting a ‘mega’ and Sanath Gunathilake par- Christmas this year. The priest ticipated at the event, which Sanath Gunatilake being felicitated urged the congregation not to be was attended by the crème de by Chief Minister of Goa Digambar Kamat. The Chief Guest of the festi- deceived by such cheap propa- la crème of the film industry across the world.