Minister orders SLC to look into Sangakkara speech

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Minister orders SLC to look into Sangakkara speech July 5, 2011  12:14 pm

Minister of Sports Mahindananda Aluthgamage has ordered the SLC Interim Committee to look into the remarks made by Kumar Sangakkara while delivering his MCC Spirit of Cricket lecture yesterday (July 04).


I have also instructed the Interim Committee to submit a report to me regarding the speech, the Minister revealed to Ada Derana.  


Former Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara in his ?2011 Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture? delivered at the Lord?s Cricket Ground spoke of the endless political power-struggles that bedevil Sri Lanka Cricket.


He had also reflected upon the heavy responsibilities on Sri Lankan cricketers to promote reconciliation after the end of the civil war that had blighted the country.


?Players from within the team itself became involved in power games within the board,? he had expressed. ?Officials elected to power in this way in turn manipulated player loyalty to achieve their own ends. At times board politics would spill over into the team causing rift, ill feeling and distrust.?

Minister Douglas dreaming to be the next CM of Northern Province

Minister Douglas dreaming to be the next CM of Northern Province[ Tuesday, 05 July 2011, 05:00.24 AM GMT +05:30 ]The Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development and the leader of the EPDP Douglas Devananda said that he will contest for the post of Chief Minister (CM) of the Northern Province in the upcoming polls which is schedule to hold in the beginning of 2012.

Minister made this announcement while addressing the gathering organize by the primary school teachers of Northern Province at the Jaffna Weerasingham hall yesterday.

During his speech Minister pointed out has a government Minister I helped several people to solve their problems and also I introduce several development projects in the province to uplift the life style of our people but when I selected as a CM it’s easy for me to carry out all these works said the Minister.

Minister finally said that he hopes all the people of the Northern Province ill support him to be the next CM of this province.

However when Minister made these request teachers who present at this occasion maintain silence, sources said.

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Australian Foreign Minister UN Human Rights Council to investigat​e about the war crime in Sri-Lanka

Australian Foreign Minister UN Human Rights Council to investigat?e about the war crime in Sri-Lanka[ Tuesday, 05 July 2011, 04:24.18 AM GMT +05:30 ]The Minister of Foreign Affairs Australia Kevin Rudd says new information about atrocities against Sri Lankan civilians at the end of the civil war is appalling.

A new British television documentary has shown evidence of civilians being killed by government troops.

The 30-year war, which ended in 2009, was waged between Tamils seeking to create their own state and the Sri Lankan government and military.

Last year, a United Nations panel of experts found there was credible evidence that up to 40,000 civilians were killed in the war.

Mr Rudd says the UN's Human Rights Council needs to reinvestigate the issue.

"I believe their deliberation on it was inadequate and I would call upon - as does the Australian Government through its mission in Geneva - the Human Rights Council to revisit this matter and to examine once again whether their original findings can any longer be regarded as well founded," he said.

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20% of local student to the foreign universiti​es - Minister of Higher Education

20% of local student to the foreign universiti​es - Minister of Higher Education[ Sunday, 03 July 2011, 05:42.39 PM GMT +05:30 ]The Ministry of Higher Education announced that local students would receive 20 percent of the slots in the two foreign universities that are to be set up in the country.

The Minister of Higher Education S.B. Dissanayake madethis announcement during a gathering in Diyathalawa the Minister also said that an agreement had been signed with the two universities that placements would be given on an 80:20 ratio in the first five years. Therefore, 80 percent of the students in the two foreign universities would be foreigners.

The two foreign universities are branches of universities in Japan and China.

However, Dissanayake has assured that the setting up of foreign universities would not have an adverse effect on local students.

The Minister has added that the government was encouraging foreign students to study in state universities in the country.

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Alleged sale of substandar​d fuel by Ceylon Petroleum Corporatio​n (CPC) fuel stations has now been resolved - Minister Premajayan​tha

Alleged sale of substandar​d fuel by Ceylon Petroleum Corporatio​n (CPC) fuel stations has now been resolved - Minister Premajayan​tha[ Sunday, 03 July 2011, 03:28.18 PM GMT +05:30 ]The Minister of Petroleum Industries Susil Premajayantha said the recent controversy over the alleged sale of substandard fuel by Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) fuel stations has now been resolved with the Corporation receiving its normal fuel supplies.

Premajayantha explained that the complaints have been made following the distribution of an emergency supply of 20,000 metric tons of fuel imported by the CPC when the regular fuel supplier had informed during Poson Poya last month that the shipment would be delayed by five days.

"When the emergency supplies were distributed to the fuel stations, the amount of fuel has been very low in the tanks and the new load of fuel pumped to the tanks at the stations had got mixed with sludge and other material at the bottom of the tank," the Minister said.

Therefore, he observed that vehicles that were pumped with the fuel had experienced difficulty.

"There was no issue over the quality of the fuel that was imported. The problem was that the fuel had got mixed with sludge in the tanks at the fuel stations," he said.

However, the Minister said that the CPC has received the normal fuel supplies that have been distributed and the issue of substandard fuel has been addressed.

When asked as to how the CPC paid for the 20,000 metric tons of emergency fuel supplies, Premajayantha said that the country usually receives a six month credit period and the emergency supplies were also purchased under the same conditions.

"The Cabinet Appointed Tender Board (CATB) had the mandate to authorize such emergency purchases," he said.

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Government completed the resettleme​nt program in Jaffna peninsula - Minister Basil Rajapaksa

Government completed the resettleme​nt program in Jaffna peninsula - Minister Basil Rajapaksa[ Sunday, 03 July 2011, 03:45.11 PM GMT +05:30 ]Eight hundred and sixty three families who were displaced from their home towns during the war were allowed to resettle in Vadamarachchi East in Jaffna from today.

The families can now resettle in Pokkaruppu, Vettrilaikernai and Maruthankerny areas which were under military control earlier during the war.

A function allowing the displaced to resettle back in their home towns that were affected by war was held in Pokkaruppu attended by Chief Guest of the event Economic Minster Basil Rajapaksa. Ten houses built by the Sri Lanka Army were also handed over to the people during the event.

While speaking in the function The Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa said that government has completed the resettlement programme in Jaffna peninsula by resettling the final stage of  IDPs in their home town today (July 03) .

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Every possible step will be taken to release Rizana- Minister Hakeem

Every possible step will be taken to release Rizana- Minister Hakeem[ Saturday, 02 July 2011, 01:57.59 PM GMT +05:30 ]The Minister of Justice Rauf Hakeem said every possible step will be taken in a diplomatic manner to free Rizana Nafeek Lankan housemaid who had been sentenced to death by the Saudi High Court.

Minister made this statement during a media briefini uin Colombo yesterday While speaking in the jornalist the Minister said according to the  laws of that country the Saudi king does not have the authority to even grant the request made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa recently.

Rizana could only be pardoned by the parents of the victimized child, he added.

Therefore a request has been made to send a special delegation to Saudi Arabia to hold discussions with the infant’s parents and to seek clemency for the Lankan housemaid, the Minister revealed.

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Be aware when buying lands in Sri-Lanka - Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon

Be aware when buying lands in Sri-Lanka - Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon[ Thursday, 30 June 2011, 08:06.01 AM GMT +05:30 ]The Minister of Lands and Land Development, Janaka Bandara Tennakoon warned people by asking them to be extra careful when buying lands in certain districts in the island.

The Minister added that there were a lot of Government lands in the below mentioned Districts and that he was made to aware of a racket where state lands were being sold.

The Minister also went on to say that the racketeers were showing fake deeds to entice buyers.  

The Minister also pointed out this alleged racket is carried out in Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Rathnapura, Moneragala, Nuwaraeliya, Ampara, Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

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Prime Minister request the oppossition to carry out their work woth more responsibil

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