Lankan maid force to eat dog meat in Malaysia

A Sri Lankan maid claimed she was abused and made to eat leftovers and dog meet by her employer in Kuala Lumpur, China Press reported. Maid, aged 23, claimed that her employer had burnt her hands with hot cooking utensils.

She then fled to Tangkak in Johor to seek help from her sister to lodge a police report. According to the sources, the maid began working for the employer in October and her nightmare began after three weeks into the job. She said that besides doing the household chores at her employer’s two houses, she was also asked to clean the house of the employer’s mother. The police spokesman said they would record the victim’s statement and send her for a medical check-up

LLRC report will advance accountability : Commonwealth

The Commonwealth has hoped that a Sri Lankan war commission report on the conflict with the LTTE will advance the cause of accountability, saying that genuine reconciliation and accountability go hand-in-hand.

Applauding the intent of transparency with which the Sri Lankan government tabled the full report of the commission before Parliament, Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma said the recommendations in the report should be implemented in an objective, even-handed and forward-looking manner. “It is for the government and people of Sri Lanka to chart their country’s way forward after the military defeat of the forces of terrorism,” Sharma said, commenting on the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). “The Commonwealth, as a partner of Sri Lanka, which is a founder member of the modern Commonwealth, remains ready to assist the government in dealing with the challenges of building a harmonious and sustainable peace,” he said in a press release. The LLRC was appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in May 2010 to probe the role of the nation’s army in the final stages of the civil war. The war came to an end in 2009 when the Lankan military crushed the rebels. The LLRC report cleared the nation’s army of deliberately targeting civilians in the final stages of the war against the LTTE, though conceding that some isolated incidents could have occurred. The commission called for a political settlement of the ethnic conflict with the minority Tamils and asked the government to take the initiative for “a serious and structured” dialogue with all political parties, particularly those representing the minorities. It asked the government to reach out to minorities and said that the Tamils should in turn reposition themselves in their role vis-a-vis the state. However, US-based Human Rights Watch has slammed the report, saying it failed to fix accountability and “disregards” the “worst abuse” by government forces

We can't develop country by organizing motor care race : Sarath Fonseka

Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka stated it’s difficult to develop country by organizing motor car race in the country.

He also questioned when do this event organizers will be aware about the problems of the in this country? Sarath Fonseka made this statement when he was taken up to private hospital for medical treatment yesterday (20.12.2011) He also said at present youth of this country are facing difficulties to buy a motor bike or cycle for their own but today children of politicians are organizing night motor car race said the Commander.

Family members of Fonsek should request pardon on his release: President Rajapaksa

President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said he was ready to consider a pardon for former army commander Sarath Fonseka if his family makes a request to that effect.

He said such a pardon would be considered under the proper procedure. Speaking at a meeting with newspaper editors at Temple Trees yesterday. president further said there had been requests from several sectors towards granting a pardon to Sarath Fonseka and confirmed that there had been discussions on this matter and it was not something new. He said not only MP Tiran Alles but several others had also discussed the matter with him. “It is immaterial whether you deliver a petition with millions of signatures to President Barack Obama or adopt any other strategies but the final decision rests with me,” the President said.

Top Chinese military delegation visits Sri Lanka

A high-level Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) delegation headed by General Ma Hixiaotian the Deputy Chief of General Staff arrived in Sri Lanka to discuss professional training, exercises and further promotion of military assistance to Sri Lanka.

The members of the delegation will hold discussions about the move to strengthen bilateral relationship between the two armies and provide increased opportunities to the Sri Lankan Army. The delegation will explore ways of increasing the intake of our trainee officers to Chinese military academies with requests to be channeled through the Ministry of Defence. According to the political analyses this was an important issue where the short term period of SriLankan Army Commander return from India delegates of the Chinese Army have visited SriLanka to hold discussions with Lankan forces.

Protest organized in Colombo urging to release Kugan and Lalith held by Army

 

The Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) staged a protest today in front of the Fort Railway Station urging authorities to take steps to find two missing JVP students Lalith Weeraraj and Kugan in Jaffna.

This protest was organized by the Movement of people's struggle . The president of the SriLankan branch Udul Premaratne and several other members were also present at the protest. Protesters charged that they are being held by the military an also they hold the slogans urging the release of these two students.

We can't release 866 LTTE members : Government

SriLankan government announced it’s difficult to release 866 LTTE carders who involved in the various crimes.

According to the government these LTTE members had carried out attacks against M.I.Helicopters, Army camps, busses and various vehicles during the war time., Several Tamil organizations requested the government to release these suspects. However government announced it’s difficult to release all these suspects. Case had been filed against four LTTE members who were allegedly involved in a murder. Government further said case would be file against all these suspects.

UNP did not appoint members for parliamentary select committee : Amarathunga

United National Party announced that they won’t appoint members for parliamentary select committee.

UNP also decided that they won’t appoint members for parliamentary select committee since the government to end talks with the representatives of Tamil National Alliance of ethnic issue. Party also stresses the government to hold discussions with TNA. Recently government announced the political parties to name the respective members for parliamentary select committee. Senior member of the United National Party John Amarathunga announced that they won’t hand over the names of their representatives to government since the government to hold proper discussions with Tamil National Alliance.

US high ranking official visit to India will discuss on Lankan issue : Colombo media reports

US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns is scheduled to visit New Delhi will hold discussion on SriLankan issues with top Indian leaders, Colombo based news paper reports.

According to the news paper Secretary will pay his special attention on countries present situation since end of the war. Burns, who is expected to leave on December 10 is likely to have his official meetings in New Delhi on December 12 with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon and Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, sources said. The top American diplomat, who personally sees 'India file' at the State Department, is expected to discuss with the Indian leaders a 'whole gamut' of relationship, which includes the bilateral ties and the situation in the region including Afghanistan and Pakistan.

We can't trust Norway government on their visit to Jaffna: Divaina reports

Government support sinhala news paper reveals that they were unable to trust Norway Ambassador Hildge Harasted and several other high ranking officials visited to the Jaffna recently.

During the visit Norwegian officials hold discussions with Jaffna Bishop Rev.Fr.Thomas Soundranayagam. This is the first visit made by the Norway officials since end of the war Divaina reports. During the time of discussion Jaffna bishop urge the Norwegian officials to support for the political solution of Tamil people in this country.However we were unable to trust Norway government said the news paper. News paper further noted that Rajasingham member of the plot organization in Norway branch reveals that Norway government is interfering on to the ethnic issue of SriLanka.

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Australian parliamentary delegation to arrive in Sri Lanka

          An Australian parliamentary delegation is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka today on an invitation from Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, the state-run radio SLBC reported.

During their stay, the delegation, led by Labor Party MP Maria Vamvakinou will hold discussions with the Speaker, the Opposition Leader and other parliamentarians.
The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries.
The Australian parliamentarians are scheduled to visit Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy and also to tour Jaffna in Northern Province.

Deported Lankan illegals win £37,000 and a ticket back to UK

                  A family of deported Sri Lankan asylum seekers have been handed £37,000 compensation and told they can return to Britain even though they have no right to be here.
The UK High Court ruling provoked a swift backlash after the Sri Lankans won their six-year legal battle for cash yesterday.
Mr Justice Cranston ordered the Home Secretary to compensate the family of five because they were taken from their home in the middle of the night and not allowed to call lawyers. The two parents and their three children, who cannot be named for legal reasons and are currently in Germany where they first claimed asylum, now plan to come back to the UK and launch another bid for residency.
They were flown back to Germany in 2006 because that was the country where they first landed after fleeing their war-torn homeland and where their asylum claim should be assessed. Yesterday campaigners called the ruling a travesty. UK Independence Party Home Affairs spokesman Gerard Batten MEP said: “These are people who have been in breach of the law and clearly have no right to be here.
“The rules are quite clear, people claiming asylum in the EU do so in the first country they land in. We were right to send them back to Germany. It is not as though they were dropped into a war zone. “When the authorities try to implement the law there always seems to be some legalistic barrier that stops them acting in the public interest. This case will send out another message to people saying they can thwart the law and get paid for the privilege.”
Tory backbench MP Priti Patel called the ruling “outrageous”. “To be giving any asylum seekers public money is wrong and an insult to the public. This just exposes the flaws in the system,” he said. “If there is a problem with our procedures they need to be sorted out quickly. “We do not have a bottomless pot of money with which to pay compensation.”
The family, the two parents, one son and two daughters – now aged between 14 and 23 – were taken from their home in Wembley, north London in January 2006 in a 2am raid by immigration officials and police. They were put on a 7.50am flight to Germany because the Home Office said that country was responsible for assessing their asylum claim.
Lawyers for the five said their rights had been violated because they were taken away in their nightclothes and not given the chance to arrange for their personal possession to be looked after. Manjit Gill, QC, told the court their mobile phones were taken away and they were stopped from getting legal advice or access to the courts. It is thought they had been in the UK for nearly 10 years when they were deported. They fled Sri Lanka in 1996.
At the High Court yesterday, Mr Justice Cranston awarded them basic and aggravated damages and said they could return to the UK if they wished.
     

A/L results out next month

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The results of the Advanced Level Examination 2011 will be released in the first week of December, Examinations Commissioner General Anura Edirisinghe said. For the first time in the history of examinations, the largest number of candidates sat for the examination this year.
Accordingly, 294,800 candidates sat for the examination which commenced on August 8 at 2,400 examination centres throughout the country and ended on September 3.
The number who sat for the examination this year is 50,000 more than the number of candidates who sat last year. More than 45,000 examination staffers were engaged in examination related activities during the examination period. Examinations Commissioner General Anura Edirisinghe said that, the result will probably be issued prior to the commencement of the school vacation.
He added that the Examinations Department is engaged in the result issuing process deploying the adequate number of staffers. Advanced Level answer scripts evaluation process, which commenced on September 9 has already been completed. The result issuing process normally takes 60 days from the conclusion of the examination.
He said that this year's result issuing process is somewhat complicated than last year, since the examination was held under two syllabuses as new and old. However, the Examinations Department has taken measures to ensure the smooth conduct of the result issuing process.
Under the new syllabus there are five subjects while under the old syllabus there were only four subjects, he said. The Commissioner assured that results regarding both syllabuses will be issued simultaneously or there may be a slight time gap of one or two days.2

Husband and wife murdered in Nerweli area in Jaffna district

Husband and wife in the Nerweli area in Jaffna district was murdered due to a family issue.
Son of the victims was also severely and rushed to the Jaffna base hospital.
Victim was identifies as Markandu Uthayakumar(55) and Udayakumar Wasanthamalar(45) resident of Nerweli area.
It was brother of Mrs Udayakumar arrested on suspicion.
Postmortem of these bodies were carried out at the Jaffna hospital.
Kopai police carrying out further investigation this regard.