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‘HYPOCRITICAL’ AUS GOVT IGNORING SRI LANKAN ABUSES - GREENS

Australia’s Greens leader Christine Milne has accused the Gillard government of placing domestic politics ahead of human rights by refusing to boycott the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka.

Describing it as hypocrisy on Labor’s part, the Greens leader said sending asylum seekers back to Sri Lanka when its government continued to sponsor human rights violations was outrageous.

And turing a blind eye to those abuses by attending the CHOGM to be hosted by Sri Lanka this year was appalling, she said.

Senator Milne said the Australian Government was taking a “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil” approach to what was actually happening in Sri Lanka.

Her rebuke follows Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s insistence on being at the November summit despite increasing human rights violations across the South Asian country.

The minister told ABC’s Lateline program he was not convinced the Sri Lankan government was engaging in human rights abuses.

“I think some of the stories that have been put to us, when we’ve checked them out, haven’t been sustained,” Senator Carr said.

He also pointed to evidence of improvements in the country when it came to human rights and said boycotting CHOGM would be counter productive.

“I think the concerns we’ve got about human rights in Sri Lanka are best met through engagement with that country,” he said.

But Senator Milne, who last year visited Sri Lanka and heard first-hand of some of the atrocities allegedly committed there, said the Australian government’s position could not be sustained.

She said Australia should follow Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s example and refuse to attend the summit unless there were dramatic improvements in Sri Lanka.

“I’m very disappointed that Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Bob Carr are not taking a much stronger stand against these human rights abuses,” Senator Milne said.

“And the excuse for not taking a stronger stand, according to Bob Carr, is that it’s better to be engaged in the process and to try to bring about change that way.”

Senator Milne said such an approach could only be useful if Australia was blunt with Sri Lanka.

But the government wants asylum seeker issues “off its plate” before the election and so won’t properly engage Sri Lanka over human rights.

“It really is a closed loop between the Australian government, the Sri Lankan government and the churn of asylum seekers and no questions asked about what actually is going on in Sri Lanka as we speak,” she said.

“I would call on the Prime Minister and minister Carr to actually take a stand on Sri Lankan human rights.

“If Australia, being on the UN Security Council, wants to be taken seriously in this region as a middle power then we’ve got to be seen to be putting at the head of our agenda the strengthening of human rights.

“It should not be pushing it to the bottom of the agenda beneath domestic political considerations in relation to an election and asylum seekers.”

Amnesty International said Australia should play a role in having the CHOGM summit moved from Sri Lanka if human rights abuses continued.

Campaign co-ordinator Ming Yu said a new report to be released on Tuesday titled Assault on Dissent provided ample evidence that violations were escalating in Sri Lanka.

“We would encourage the Australian government to properly consider all the credible evidence that exists on this issue and take it into account when making their asylum seeker polices,” Ms Yu said.

“Amnesty International would like to see Australia and the whole international community insist that if these kinds of human rights abuses continue then the government of Sri Lanka not host CHOGM or be awarded the Commonwealth chair.”

Ms Gillard did not comment, a spokeswoman saying there was nothing to add to Senator Carr’s remarks. - WAtoday

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More than 1000 Sri Lankan irregular maritime arrivals removed - Media Release - MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP

Thursday 18 April 2013 - The Gillard Government has returned more than 1000 Sri Lankan irregular maritime arrivals after a group of 39 asylum seekers was returned to Colombo today.

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Brendan O’Connor said the group was advised its members were subject to removal from Australia as none had raised issues that engaged Australia’s international obligations.

The group comprised 38 irregular maritime arrivals who arrived at Geraldton last week. Processing of the remaining passengers continues.

One of the irregular maritime arrivals was from a different vessel.

Without a valid visa, the 39 had no legal right to remain in Australia.

Since August 13 last year, 1004 Sri Lankans who arrived as irregular maritime arrivals have departed Australia – 795 of them involuntarily.

“Returning this group to Sri Lanka sends the powerful message that people who pay smugglers are throwing their money away and risking their lives in the process,” Mr O’Connor said.

“There is no fast track to Australia – irrespective of whether someone arrives at an excised offshore place; if they do not engage Australia’s protection obligations, they will be returned home.

“Where it is determined that claims do not engage Australia’s international obligations, the person will be removed from Australia at the earliest opportunity,” Mr O’Connor said.

“The Gillard Government is committed to deterring people from taking dangerous journeys by boat and stopping those people smugglers who profit from this evil trade.

“We will continue to transfer people to Nauru and Papua New Guinea and asylum seekers arriving by boat will have no advantage in the processing of their claims.

“There is no advantage to arriving in Australia by boat.”

People returned involuntarily do not have access to reintegration assistance.

AUSTRALIA SENDS 38 LANKANS BACK HOME

Some of the 66 Sri Lankans who arrived by boat in Western Australia’s Geraldton Harbour last week have been removed from Australia.

The boat arrival surprised authorities last week when it reached mainland Australia instead of the usual destination of Christmas Island.

Now, 38 members of the group, who spent an estimated 44 days at sea, are being flown home to Sri Lanka after earlier being transferred to Christmas Island.

They are heading to the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on an Australian Air Force plane.

Refugee groups claim the Sri Lankans have been denied access to lawyers. (ABC)

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Lankan migrants commence a fast in Australia

Australian media reprts that a group of Sri Lankan migrants have commenced a fast in Australia, demanding that they be released.

The group of Sri Lankans are those who travelled by boat to Australia illegally and were housed at refugee camps after they were taken inte custody.

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Electricity and water tariffs can be reduced - Ravi

United National Party Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake says that transport fares and electricity and water tariffs can be reduced if the price of fuel is reduced.

Karunanayake expressed this view during a visit made to the Thotalanga Fair.

'Vegetables that were sold at 80 rupees yesterday are being sold at 160 rupees today. This is how the prices have increased. Previously six or seven sacks of vegetables were sold but today that number has reduced to one or two sacks. Now a budget pack has been introduced to deceive the country. We are asking whether a kilogramme of vegetables too can be sold through a budget pack. We challenge this government to stop their fraudulent activities and create a way for people to live.'

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TORCHING OF UTHAYAN OFFICE AN ‘INSIDE JOB’ - GOVT

Investigations have revealed that the setting fire to Uthayan newspaper printing office has been an inside job to tarnish the image of the government, the Director General of the Media Center for National Security(MCNS), Lakshman Hulugalle said.

He stated that persons connected to the Uthayan newspaper itself had carried out the attack with the intention of embarrassing the government in the festive season.

Hulugalle further charged that last week’s attack on Uthayan offices in Kilinochi was also carried out by themselves.

However, the editor of the newspaper Thevanayagam Premanand had alleged that the printing press was set on fire by an unidentified group this morning.

He claimed that an armed group stormed the the printing press of the Uthayan news paper office in Jaffna at around 5.00am today, chased away all the employees.

They entered the printing press, doused the printing machines with petrol and set fire to them, he told Ada Derana.

The editor claimed that the gang also threw stacks of newspapers, prepared for distribution, into the fire before leaving the premises.

He stated that printing machines have been completely destroyed by the fire and that a problem has risen regarding the safety of his workers.

The incident was the latest in a series of brutal attacks against the Jaffna-based newspaper, and its employees over the past several years and came just 10 days after the Uthayan offices in Kilinochi was attacked by masked assailants.

At least four employees were injured on April 03 when armed assailants attacked the Kilinochchi distribution office of the Uthayan newspaper and its workers.

Premanand stated that following the attack on the Uthayan Kilinochi office they had requested the IGP to provide security to their main office in Jaffna, however they had not received a response. .

Armed Men Set Fire to Udayan Newspaper Press

Armed men stormed a newspaper press in Sri Lanka's former war zone early Saturday and set fire to printing machines and newspapers ready for distribution in the second attack on the paper this month, the publisher said.

E. Saravanapavan said three men with guns entered the press room of his Tamil-language Uthayan newspaper in northern Jaffna town and threatened and chased away workers and delivery men. They then shot at a control panel and set fire to the machines, newspapers and newsprint.

Attacks on media offices and workers have become increasingly common in Sri Lanka since the country's civil war ended nearly four years ago.

Navy intelligence investigating boat escape

The Naval intelligence unit of the Sri Lankan Navy is currently investigating the recent incident of 66 asylum seekers reaching mainland Australia.

“I can’t make a comment as of now because the intelligence arm is currently conducting an investigation into the incident” Navy spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said.

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LANKAN ASYLUM SEEKER BOAT REACHES WESTERN AUSTRALIA

April 9, 2013 - A boat packed with 66 asylum-seekers, thought to be from Sri Lanka, has managed to evade detection by border patrols and arrived at a port on the Australian mainland, officials say.

The boat was spotted within the harbour limits of Geraldton in Western Australia, more than 2000km south of Christmas Island where asylum seekers coming to Australia are usually intercepted.

The vessel arrived about 12 noon on Tuesday.

“Customs and Border Protection have advised a suspected irregular entry vessel arrived within the harbour limits of Geraldton this afternoon,” Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare confirmed.

“Initial indications suggest there are 66 people on board.”

Locals were stunned as the crowded fishing boat approached. It is thought it came from Sri Lanka and had been at sea for around six weeks.

Customs officials have taken the vessel ashore, and a temporary screening centre has been set up to process the arrivals.

Mayor of Greater Geraldton, Ian Carpenter said he’s very surprised the boat made it so far.

“As far as I’m aware, this is the first time it’s happened. You wonder how these people got through without being detected,” he said.

“If these people can get through 2000km of water, I guess others could as well.”

It is highly out of the ordinary for an asylum seeker boat to travel this far south, with most asylum seeker boats arriving off the coast of Western Australia, near Christmas Island, thousands of kilometres north.

Geraldton is approximately 400 kilometres north of Perth.

- Agencies

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Sri Lankan wanted over double murder case in Australia

Australian homicide detectives are yet to track down a Sri Lankan businessman whom they believe holds the key to unlocking a decade-old murder mystery. Nihal York has been on the run for at least three years and is wanted for questioning over the assassination of a Hungarian immigrant and his Thai partner at a farmhouse north of Melbourne in October 2003.

Steve Gulyas and his partner of 10 years, Tina ‘Bing’ Nhonthachith, were each shot three times in the head.

On the eve of the killing, Ms Nhonthachith rang a workmate, a Thai woman known as Superporn, complaining about a man lingering by the property.

It was long thought the deaths were tied to Melbourne’s gangland war or linked to the sex trade.

But Detective Inspector John Potter told Fairfax Media this week he no longer believed illicit prostitution was involved in the killings, while a gangland hit was ruled out about five years ago.

Mr York has been a ‘‘person of interest’’ to homicide detectives for several years.

A $200,000 reward is on offer to help solve the case, SMH reports. Those with information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppers.com.au.

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Daya Dissanayake receiving the SAARC Literary Award

Poet/writer Daya Dissanayake receiving the SAARC Literary Award during the SAARC Literature Festival 2013 at Agra, India. Giving away the award is Dr. Suresh Goel, Director General, ICCR.

Lankan among five writers honoured at SAARC Festival

(Sannasa 12th March 2013) Sri Lankan novelist Daya Dissanayake was among five writers honoured with the SAARC Literature Awards in Agra, India on Sunday. The others included writer poet-diplomat Abhay. K from India, Pakistan’s Farheen Chaudhary, Abdul Khaliq Rashid of Afghanistan and Suman Pokhrel of Nepal.

Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka sent delegates for the

13th edition of the festival. The award was given away by Dr Suresh K Goel, Director General of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations, at the Grand Hotel in Agra. SAARC Literature Award is given annually to eminent writers from the South Asian region who have contributed to the promotion of literature through their writings and literary initiatives. Courtesy: Manoramaonline

úÿ,s ì, jeälsÍfï ì;a;rh odkak rch fllr .dkjd - cúfm

^ikaki 2013 ud¾;= 11& nia .dia;= yd úÿ,s .dia;= jeä lsÍfï ì;a;rh oeóug rch fllr .dñka isák nj;a" th ck;dj u; fy<k mSvk fndaïnhla nj;a ck;d úuqla;s fmruqfKa md¾,sfïka;= uka;%S wkqr l=udr Èidkdhl n;a;ruq,a, me,j;a; uQ,ia:dkfha mej;s udOH yuqjl§ mejiSh'

u;a;, .=jka f;dgqm< újD; lsÍfï Èkh ,xjqKq .uka úÿ,s yd nia .dia;= jeä lrkakg h;shs o" rcfha jerÈ wd¾:sl m%;sm;a;s ksid ck;dj oeä mSvkhlg m;aj isá;shs o" fydrlu" kdia;sh" ¥IKh" wid¾:l jHdmD;s mdvqj ksid wd¾:sl ¾nqOh ;j;a oreKq ù we;ehs o mjihs'

Tyqf.a l;dfõ fufiao i|yka úh'

wdKavqj Èk lsysmhl isg nia .dia;=" úÿ,s .dia;= jeälsÍu keu;s ì;a;rh oeóu i|yd fllr .dñka bkakjd' wdKavqj odkak hk ì;a;rh ck;dj u; fy<k mSvk fndaïnhla' fujeks ;;ajhlg m;aj ;sfnkafka wdKavqj f.khk iudc wd¾Ól m%;sm;a;sj, jerÈiy.; Ndjhhs' ta jf.au rfÜ uyd cd;sl Okh 2]la jeks b;du;a l=vd msßila w;r ixflakaøKh ùu;a tu cd;sl Okh ck;dj w;r fn§ fkdhEu;a fuu w¾nqoh ;Sj% fldg ;sfnkjd' ta jf.au fydrlï" kdia;sh" ¥IKh" wid¾:l jHdmD;sj, mdvqj fï i|yd ;j ;j;a fya;=ù ;sfnkjd'

wdKavqj ;j Èk tlhs" folhs" ;=khs lshñka u;a;, .=jka f;dgqfmd, újD; lsÍug Èk .Ksk w;f¾ ck;dj n,d isákafka úÿ,s" nia .dia;=" fldhs fudfydf;a jeä fjhso lsh,hs' bÈßfha újD; lsÍug hk u;a;, .=jkaf;dgqfmd, i|yd .=jka fiajd ksfhdacH wud;Hjrhd f.kd leìkÜ m;s%ldfõ weia;fïka;=.; uqo, jQfha weußlka fvd,¾ ñ,shk 209hs' Bg wu;r jYfhka Ökfha tlaiSï nexl=fjka weußldkq fvd,¾ ñ,shk 190l Khla ,nd.;a;d' b;sßh foaYSh uqo,aj,ska iïmQ¾K lr.ekSug kshñ;j ;snqKd' u;a;, .=jkaf;dgqfmd, ms<sn| úúO m%pdr lghq;= lrk wdKavqfjka wykak leu;shs" tu jHdmD;sh i|yd úhoï l< we;a; uqo, lSho lsh,d' w;sf¾l uqo, jYfhka muKla fvd,¾ ñ,shk 80la fï fjkfldg úhoï fldg ;sfnkjd' ,xld uqo,ska fuh remsh,a oY,CI 10400la muK fjkjd'

ta jf.au uyd ud¾. wud;Hjrhd f,i miq.shod uyskao rdcmCI uy;d leìkÜ uKav,hg leìkÜ m;s%ld lssysmhla f.kdjd' ud;r fn,sw;a; f¾,a mdf¾ lsf,daóg¾ 26'7la È. fldgila bÈlsÍu i|yd wfmaCIs; úhou i|yd ,nd.kakd Kh m%udKh weußldkq fvd,¾ ñ,shk 278la' tu jHdmD;sfha tl lsf,daórghla i|yd remsh,a fldaá 130la jehlrkjd' lsf,daógrhla i|yd is,amr fldg 1500la iúlrk w;r is,amr fldg folla w;r úhou remsh,a ,CI 86la muK fjkjd' fuh ms<.; yels uqo,lao@ fuu jHdmD;sh i|ydu ÿïßh fomd¾;fïka;=fõ weia;fïka;=j tla lsf,daógrhlg ,CI 54hs' wdKavqj jHdmD;s i|yd Kh ,nd.ksñka úYd, fld,a,lEula isÿlrñka bkakjd'

lsf,daórg¾ 25'6la jQ fld<U lgqkdhl wêfõ.S ud¾.hg remsh,a ñ,shk 52"380la ,nd.ekSu fjkqfjka ckdêm;sjrhd úiska leìkÜ m;s%ldjla f.kdjd' tys tl lsf,daórhla i|yd úhou remsh,a ñ,shk 2030la' u;a;, .=jkaf;dgqfmd," ud;r fn,sw;a; f¾,a mdr" fld<U-lgqkdhl wêfõ.S ud¾.h jeks ish¨ jHdmD;s i|yd úhoï lrkafka foaYSh Okh fkdfjhs' ish¨u uqo,a Ökfhka Kh f,i ,nd.kkakjd'

miq.sh fmnrjdß ui 26 jkod ckdêm;sjrhdu leìkÜ m;s%ldjla f.kdjd lsf,daóg¾ 29'4la jQ y,dj; jdßhfmd, ud¾.h bÈlsÍu i|yd' fuh remsh,a ñ,shk 2614l weia;fïka;=jla iys; jHdmD;shla' lsisÿ fgkav¾ le|ùulska f;drj fla'ã' BnÜ ikaia keu;s iud.ug fldka;%d;a;=j ,ndÿkakd' fï i|yd Kh ,nd.;af;a ,xld nexl=fjka' tla lsf,daógrhla i|yd remsh,a fldaá 9l úhoula' fl<jrmsáh n,d.drh i|yd weia;fïka;=.; uqo, fvd,¾ ñ,shk 225la' jHdmD;sh i|yd 85]la Kh f,i ,nd.;a w;r b;sß uqo,a mshjd .;af;a B'mS't*a" B'à't*a iy f,flda hk wruqo,aj,ska' jHdmD;sh wjikajk úg wu;r úhou jYfhka muKla fvd,¾ ñ,shk 121l uqo,la ,ndf.k ;snqKd' remsh,a fldaá 1573l w;sf¾l úhoula ord ;sfnkjd' ta i|yd Kh ,nd.;af;a tÉ'tia'î'iS' nexl=fjka wjqreoaolg rfÜ ck;dj fT!IO ,nd.ekSu fjkqfjka jehlrkafka remsh,a fldaá 1100la muKhs' kuq;a jHdmD;shl wu;r úhou jYfhka re' fldaá 1573la úhoï lrkjd'

Tfmla wruqo,ska Kh ,ndf.k .d,a, fokshdh ud¾.fha lsf,daóg¾ 13l ÿr m%udKhla ixj¾Ok lghq;= jHdmD;shla fhdackd lr ;sfnkjd' ta i|yd úhou ñ,shk 2051la jk w;r lsf,daógrhla i|yd fldaá 14'5l úhoula weia;fïka;=.; lr ;sfnkjd' ud;r wl=/iai ud¾.fha lsf,daóg¾ 3'4la i|yd weia;fïka;=.; uqo, remsh,a ñ,shk 639la jk w;r lsf,daógrhla i|yd jehjk uqo, remsh,a fldaá 19la muK fjkjd' fuu mdrj,a yok ish¨u jHdmD;s ckdêm;sjrhd f.kd leìkÜ fhdackd' mdrj,a yok ixo¾Yk i|yd Kh ,nd.ksñka rg Kh W.=,l isrlr ;sfnkjd'

rfÜ cd;sl Okh ishhg folla jeks b;d l=vd msßila w;r ieß ieÍu;a tu Okh ck;dj w;r fn§ fkdhEu;a nrm;, m%Yakhla nj o Ôjk úhou" nÿ nr yd mSvkh ck;dj u; mgjk iudc l%uhla fjkqjg iykYS,S iudc l%uhla f.dv ke.Sug rdcmlaI md,khg tfrysj igka je§u yer fjk;a úl,amhla ke;ehs o Tyq i|yka lrhs'

wjYHj we;af;a md,kfha fjkila fkdj l%ufha fjkila njo wkqrl=udr Èidkdhl uy;d mejiS h'

,dxlsl irKd.;hdg wem fkd,efnhs

^ikaki 2013 ud¾;= 7& ´iafÜ%,shdfõ isäks k.rfha úYajúoHd,hl ldka;d fkajdisld.drhlg ßx.d YsIHdjlg ,sx.sl wvkaf;aÜgï l< velaiagka fi,ajrdÊ kï Y%S ,dxlsl irKd.;hdg wem ,nd §u wêlrKh wo m%;slafIm lf<a h'

fi,ajrdÊ fmnrjdß 21 jk Èk rd;%s 3'30 g muK úYajúoHd, ldka;d fiajdisld.drhlg we;=,a ù ldurhl ksod isá úis yeúßÈ YsIHdjlf.a we÷ï ;=<g w; ouoa§ wiq úh'

MURDERED AID WORKER’S BROTHER TO TRAVEL TO SL TO SEEK ACTION

Thangalla Murder Case - The brother of the murdered aid worker will travel to Sri Lanka to accuse local police of failing to bring the killers to justice.

Red Cross worker Khuram Shaikh, 32, from Rochdale, was savagely attacked at beach resort on Christmas Day in 2011.

Despite police making a number of arrests days after the killing, the suspects have been freed and there are no plans for a trial.

The prime suspect in the case is a local politician – and supporters of the family have accused local authorities of trying to shelf the case due to ‘political pressure’.

The victim’s brother Nasir, an NHS manager, will travel to the capital Colombo with Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk.

Victim Khuram, a Salford University graduate, had worked for the international aid charity in Gaza, where he fitted prosthetics to people who had lost limbs. He had been on holiday at the resort of Tangalle, 100 miles south of the capital, when the horror attack happened.

Eight armed men are said to have rampaged through the site, visited mostly by Western tourists, stabbing and shooting Mr Shaik, from Milnrow, in an unprovoked assault. A female Red Cross worker, 23, who was also at the resort, was also severely injured in the attack.

Eight men who were arrested shortly after the death, including Sampath Chandrapushpa Vidanapathirana, 24, a local politician belonging to Sri Lanka’s ruling political party. But the group were released on bail in November and no action has been taken since.

Mr Danczuk, who will jet to the Indian Ocean island this week with the victim’s brother, says he believes ‘political interference’ is behind the lack of progress.

Court officials in Colombo have insisted that the legal process is continuing and criminal charges against the men are pending.

But the Foreign Office has also urged immediate action on the matter and a senior diplomat at the British High Commission wrote he “shared the frustration that the perpetrators of a very brutal murder have yet to be brought to trial” (ManchesterEveningNews)

hqo wmrdO fpdaokd m%;slafIm lrkjd - fckr,a ir;a f*dkafiald lshhs

^ikaki 2013 ud¾;= 7'& Y%S ,xld hqo yuqodj hqo wmrdO isÿl< njg cd;Hka;rh lrk fpdaokd wjika hqo iufha yuqodjg wKÿka yuqodm;sjrhd jYfhka ;ud ;rfha m%;sla‍fIam lrk nj m%cd;ka;%jd§ cd;sl ikaOdkfha kdhl yd ysgmq hqo yuqodm;s ir;a f*dkafiald uy;d m%ldY lf<ah'

yuqodj hqo wmrdO l< njg cd;Hka;rh lrk fpdaokdjkag ´kEu wjia‌:djl ms<s;=re §ug ;ud iQodkï nj o ir;a f*dkafiald uy;d Bfha ^06 jeksod& fld<U meje;s m%jD;a;s idlÉPdjl§ mejiSh'

hqo wmrdO isÿj we;ehs lshk cd;Hka;r m%cdj tu hqo wmrdO isÿjQ ia‌:dkh" Èkh i|yka fkdlr fmdÿfõ fpdaokdjka t,a, lrk njo fyf;u fmkajd ÿkafkah'

;ud hqo yuqodm;sj isá ld,fha§ yuqodfõ f.!rjh" úkh wdrla‍Id l< nj;a wjika hqo iufha hqo yuqodjg ndrjk t,aààB idudðldjka yd ldka;djka ¥IKh l< njg t,a, jk fpdaokd i;Hfhka f;dr nj;a Tyq i|yka lf<ah'

tjl hqo yuqodm;s jYfhka isá ;udg hqo yuqodjg t,a, jk fpdaokd iïnkaOfhka ms<s;=re §fï j.lSu meyer yßkakg fkdyels njo ir;a f*dkafiald uy;d mejeiSh'

igkalrejd .uk ksu lrhs

^ikaki 2013 ud¾;= 6 & fjksishq,d ckdêm;s yshqf.da pdfõia^58& fjksishq,d w.kqjr§ ñh .sh nj jd¾;d fjhs' ms<sldjla iE§ lshqndfõ§ isõjrla ie;alïj,g Ndckh jQ pdfõia Èk lsysmhlg fmr ish rg meñKsfhah'

bl=;a wÕyrejdod Èk trg fõ,dfjka 4'25 g muK fyf;u ñh .sh nj;a" ta jk úg Tyq 58 jk úfha miqjQ nj;a úfoia udOH jd¾;d lrhs'

2011 jif¾ cQks udifha§ pdfõiag ms<sldjla je<£ we;s nj m%:u jrg wkdjrKh jQ w;r t;eka isg foaYSh fukau úfoaYSh frday,aj,o wjia:d lsysmhl§u fkajdislj m%;sldr ,nkakg Tyqg isÿúh'

i;s 10 g by;§ pdfõia h<s uõìug meñK lrliays msysá hqo yuqod frdayf,a fkajdislj m%;sldr ,nñka isá nj trg rch úiska ksl=;a l< ksfõokhl oelafjhs'

flfia fj;;a bkamiq lsisu wjia:djl fyf;u uyck yuq i|yd iyNd.S ù ke;'

—uu tlai;a ckmo n, wêldßhg tfrysj iudcjd§ fmruqfKa igka lrk ksy;udkS fid,aodÿfjla˜ Tyq ks;r fofõf,a lS Wodk jdlHhs'

wërdcH úfrdaë igfka fmruqfKa isá pdfõia f,dj mqrd ckm%sh kdhlfhls'

;ju;a w.úksiqre uuhs - YsrdKs nKavdrkdhl

^ikaki 2013 ud¾;= 6 & ;udg tfrysj l%shd;aul jQ fodaIdNsfhda. fpdaokd úNd. lsÍfï l%shdj,sh wj,x.= ù we;s nj;a ;du;a Y%S ,xldfõ w.úksiqre Oqrh orkafka ;ud nj;a ;ud È.gu tu ia‌:djrfhau isák nj;a wdpd¾h nKa‌vdrkdhl uy;añh wef.a kS;S{jreka jk kS,kalkaoka kS;s{ iud.ug u.ska fYaIaGdêlrKhg Èjqreï fm;aiula‌ f.dkq lrñka oekqï § we;'

;ud fodaIdNsfhda. fpdaokd 03 lg je/Èlrejk njg md¾,sfïka;= f;aÍï ldrl iNdj .;a ;SrKh ßÜ‌ wd{jla‌ u.ska wj,x.= lrñka wNshdpkdêlrKh m%ldYhg m;a l< ;Skaÿjg tfrysj f.dkq lr we;s wemE, iïnkaO úNd.hg ;ud iyNd.s fkdjk njo wdpd¾h YsrdKs nKa‌vdrkdhl uy;añh fYaIaGdêlrKhg okajd we;'

w.úksiqre Oqrfhka ;ud my lsÍu i|yd rch fhdod.;a ia‌:djr ksfhda. 78 ta iy ta hgf;a m;a lrk ,o md¾,sfïka;= úfYaI ldrl iNdj yd tu.ska .;a ;Skaÿ n,rys; lrñka wNshdpkdêlrKh ksl=;a l< ßÜ‌ wd{jg wkqj lghq;= lrkafka ke;sj ;ud w.úksiqre ;k;=ßka my lsÍu kS;shg yd jHjia‌:djg mgyeks nj;a weh Èjqreï fm;aifï jeäÿrg;a i|yka lr we;'

md¾,sfïka;= úfYaI ldrl iNdj úiska ;ud fodaIdNsfhda. fpdaokd 03 lg je/Èlre jk njg .;a ;Skaÿjg tfrysj weh wNshdpkdêlrKhg ßÜ‌ fm;aiula‌ f.dkq l<dh' tu fm;aiu úNd. l< wNshdpkdêlrKfha iNdm;s Y%S ia‌lkaOrdcd uy;d we;=¿ ;sfofkl=f.ka hq;a úksiqre uඬq,a, md¾,sfïka;= f;aÍï ldrl iNdj yd tu.ska .;a ;Skaÿ ;SrK n,rys; lrñka ßÜ‌ wd{jla‌ ksl=;a lf<ah'

wk;=rej Bg tfrysj kS;s{ iuqo% fyajf.a uy;d f.dkql< wemE,la‌ úNd. lsÍug fYaIaGdêlrKh ;SrKh l< w;r Bg iyNd.s fjk f,io okajd ysgmq w.úksiqrejßhg fkd;Sis ksl=;a flßKs' tu wemE, Bfha 9 fofkl=f.ka hq;a úksiqre uඬq,a,la‌ yuqfõ le|jq w;r ysgmq w.úksiqrejßh Widúhg meñK isáfha ke;' weh fjkqfjka fmkS isá kS,kalkaoka kS;s{ iud.fï kS;s{jre lshd isáfha Widúhg fkdmeñKs fya;=j Èjqreï fm;aiulska okajd we;s njhs'

wk;=rej tu wNshdpkh ,nk cqks 11 od h<s le|ùug kshu flßKs'

B<Õ mshjr ud >d;kh lsÍuhs - ffu;%Smd, isßfiak

mdisl=vd isoaêhg wod<j ;ukag tfrysj we;eï udOH wi;H m%pdrhla f.k hk nj;a tfiau fuu isoaêhg uqjdfjka foaYmd,k jdis ,nd .ekSula isÿjk nj;a fï miqmi isákafka ljq±hs ;uka okakd nj;a fi!LH wud;H ffu;%smd, isßfiak uy;d mjihs'

;u m%;srEmh flf<iSu i|yd udOH Tiafia l=uka;%Khla l%shd;aul jk nj;a' tu l=uka;%Kh wid¾:l jqjfyd;a ;ud >d;kh lsÍu B<Û mshjr nj;a ;udg oekg u urK ;¾ck t,a,ù we;s nj;a weue;s ffu;%smd, lSfõh' w¾kiaÜ fyñkafõ kï weußld f,aLlhd f.a lshukla Wmqgd olajñka weue;s i|yka flf<a ñksyl= mrdch l< fkdyelshs' tfy;a úkdY l< yelsh hkak fï isoaêfha § fmfkk njhs'

mdisl=vd uqyqÿ fjrf<a§ fomsßila w;r isÿjq nj lshk .egqfï§ ;udf.a mq;d úiska uf.a ;d;a;d ;uhs fï rfÜ ó<Û w.ue;s hehs lshñka isÿl<ehs lshk myr§u ;uka ms<sfkd.kakd nj wud;Hjrhd lshhs'

;ud w.ue;s ;k;=r mß;Hd. l< wfhl= nj;a 2004§ pkao%sld nKavdrkdhl ysgmq ckdêm;sksh úfYaI lreKla i|yd ;udg meñfKkakehs lS nj;a ta jk úg ;ud isáfha fmdf<dkakrefõ nj;a ta wkqj fy,sfldmagrhla hjd ;udj fld<Ug f.kajd .;af;a hehso Tyq fmkajdfohs'

tfia ;uka meñKs wjia:dfõ§ ckdêm;sksh wf;a ck;d úuqla;s fmruqK úiska ÿka ,smshla ;snq njo tys ;snqfKa w.ue;s ;k;=r i|yd ,laIauka lÈr.du¾ uy;d m;a l< hq;= njo f,ihs'

flfia jqjo cd;s fNao we;s úh yels kï wkqr nKavdrkdhl uy;d tu ;k;=rg m;a lrk f,i;a ifydaorhd m;a lsÍu ckdêm;skshg .egÆjla kï ffu;%smd, isßfiak jk ;udj tu ;k;=rg m;alrk f,i;a tys i|ykaj ;snq nj wud;Hjrhd fmkajdfohs'

flfia ‍jqjo ;uka tu wjia:dfõ§ ;udg w.ue;s k;;=r tmd f,i;a uyskao rdcmlaI uy;dg w.ue;s ;k;=r ,ndfok f,i;a oekajq nj ffu;%Smd, isßfiak uy;d fmkajdfohs'

fï wdldrhg ;uka tod w.ue;s ;k;=r mß;Hd. l< wfhl= nj;a rdcldÍ lrkafka ;k;=re n,df.k fkdjk nj;a Tyq mjihs'

w.ue;s ;k;=rg wdidjla ;snqKd kï todu tu ;k;=r Ndr.kakg ;snq kuq;a rfÜ wjYH;djh i,ld uyskao rdcmlaI uy;dg w.ue;s ;k;=r Ndrfok f,i ;ud tys§ fhdackd l< nj;a Tyq lshhs'

;uka jev lrkafka m%;sm;a;shla o¾Ykhla iys;j njo tfiau ;ud fuu wdKavqj fjkqfjka to;a wo;a fyg;a isák njo i|yk lrhs'

l,al=vd isoaêh ryia fkdjk kuq;a fujeks isoaëka rchg" ckdêm;sjrhdg mjd fyd| ;;a;ajhla fkdjk nj fyf;u lshhs'

tfiau ;ukaf.a Ôú;hg lsishï wk;=rla oefkk nj;a flfia jqjo uf.a mq;d muKla fkdj fï rfÜ bkak iEu orefjl=u ;udf.a mq;d yd tl iudk hehso wud;Hjrhd i|yka lrhs'

tu isoaêh jQ wjia:dfõ§ frday,g f.dia ksfhdacH fmd,siam;sjrhdf.a mq;%hdf.a iqjÿla ne,Sug o .sh ;uka wjYH m%;sldr lrk f,ig frday,a n,OdÍkag Wmfoia ,ndÿka njo mjihs'

“kyS fõfrk fõrdkS” hk nqoaO jpkhg wkqj ;udg ldf.kaj;a m,s.ekSug wjYH ke;s njo fï;dla ;uka wkqkaf.a frÈ .,jd ke;ehso lshhs'

l,al=vd uqyqÿ fjrf<a§ miq.shod ;udf.a mq;d we;=¿ msßila yd uvl<mqj ksfhdacH fmd,siam;sjrhdf.a mq;d w;r we;s jq nj lshk .egqu iïnkaOfhka ;udg tfrysj udOH u.ska f.khk m%pdr yd fï ms<sn|j udOH oekqj;a lsÍu ksñ;af;ka fld<U fm!oa.,sl ksjfia§ wo ^27& meje;s udOH yuqjl§ Tyq fï woyia mejiSh'

Sri Lanka Test cricketers join in anti-people smuggling push

Two star Sri Lankan Test cricketers, Lasith Malinga and Muttiah (Murali) Muralitharan, have joined forces with the Australian Government in a campaign to discourage people from taking dangerous boat journeys to Australia.

Australia’s Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Brendan O’Connor, said today the campaign “Don’t be sorry” is targeted at ethnic communities in Australia to advise of the dangers of such journeys, the fact that people will not be able to work while in Australia and that almost 1000 people have been quickly returned to Sri Lanka since August 13 last year, when the Australian Government adopted a range of new measures to combat people smuggling.

The cricketers are part of a wider campaign which targets the Iranian, Iraqi, Afghan and Sri Lankan diasporas. It is translated into six languages using ethnic press, radio, TV and online platforms to reach the target audiences throughout Australia.

Malinga and Muralitharan recently completed their Big Bash League cricketing commitments in Australia, and agreed to help the campaign because of their concerns for their countrymen, women and children who are dying at sea.

“If people want to consider travelling to Australia, our message is do it the right way; don’t be sorry you didn’t tell you friends and family to do it the right way,” Malinga said in his message in Sinhalese and English.

In a Tamil and English message specially recorded in Colombo, Muralitharan said: “In recent years, hundreds of people have lost their lives making the journey to Australia by sea. If you want to travel, do it the right way, the safe way. Don’t be sorry.”

The campaign asks diaspora communities to tell their family and friends about the risks involved travelling to Australia by boat and that Sri Lankans without valid claims would be quickly sent home.

“We want them to tell their family and friends the law has changed, which includes the no advantage principle whereby new arrivals are liable to be transferred to Nauru or Papua New Guinea, and be processed there no sooner than had they remained abroad and registered through the UNHCR,” Mr O’Connor said.

The Australian Government is also interacting at key ethnic community events around Australia, on social media and working directly with community leaders as part of its campaign.

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fï jkúg iudcfha w¾nqo úYd, m‍%udKhla mek k.sñka ;sfnkjd' tajdg ksYaÑ; fya;= ;sfnkjd jf.au ksYaÑ; úi÷ï fidhd.; hq;=j ;sfnkjd' iuia; ,xld m‍%jdyk fiajl ix.ufha 15jk ksfhdað; iuq¿j meje;afjk fï fudfydf;a fndfyda fofkla ys;df.k bkak ldrKhla .ek uq,skau lshkak ´kE' fiajlhska fukau ck;dj ys;kjd" YS‍% ,x.uh lshkafka fiajd imhk wdh;khla lsh,d' wdKavqj lshkjd fuh ,dN ,nk wdh;khla njg m;al< hq;=hs lsh,d'

fiajlhska ksoyia m‍%jdyk fiajh /l .ksuq lsh, wr., lrkjd' kuq;a oeka ,xldfõ ksoyia m‍%jdyk fiajhla keye' YS‍% ,x.u w;sYhska foaYmd,kSlrKh fj,d' wdKavq udrejk úg wdKavqfõ foam<la f,i ,x.uh md,kh lrkjd' ta w;f¾ jD;a;Sh iñ;shla mj;ajdf.k hdu b;du wiSre ;;a;ajhla' ta wiSre ;;a;ajh hgf;a iuia; ,xld m‍%jdyk fiajl ix.uh fumuK l,la mj;ajdf.k wdj tl b;du jeo.;a'

ksoyia m‍%jdyk fiajhla" ksoyia wOHdmkhla" ksoyia fi!LH fiajdjla wo ,xldj ;=< keye' wdKavqj .=rejreka ál fofkl=g jegqma f.jk w;f¾ wfkla ish¨u úhoï fouõmshkaf.ka mshjd.kak lghq;= lrkjd' pek,a lr,d fnfy;a ál .kakjdkï ffjoH mÍla‍IK ál ndysßka lr.kakjd kï fldfyo ksoyia fi!LH fiajhla ;sfhkafka' ta ksid ksoyia m‍%jdyk fiajhla" ksoyia wOHdmkhla" ksoyia fi!LHhla /l.kakjd lshkafk jerÈ igka mdGhla' th ksoyia m‍%jdyk fiajhla" ksoyia fi!LH fiajhla" ksoyia wOHdmkhla Èkd .ksuq f,i fjkia l< hq;=hs'

fï ;;a;ajhkag uyskao rdcmla‍I muKla fkdfjhs j.lsj hq;af;a' rfÜ mqrjeishkao fï ldrKh iïnkaOfhka wE|d.; hq;=hs' weu;s uKav,h jeäl<d' Tjqka kv;a;=jg hk úhou jeäjqKd' kuq;a ck;djg jf.a j.la keye' mdie,aj,ska uqo,a tl;=lrkjd' fouõmshka Bg tfrysj lsisÿ ls‍%hdud¾.hla .kafka keye' tl w;lska fouõmshka jerÈ keye'

úÿy,am;sjrekag uqo,a tl;= lrkak n,h §,d pC%f,aL ksl=;a l<d' wOHdmk weu;s nkaÿ, óg j.lsj hq;=hs' wfkla me;af;ka wd¾:sl >d;lhska .ek lshñka úu,a mS'î'g nkskjd' uyskao rdcmla‍I ixj¾Ok lñgqjg .shdu ks,OdÍkag nkskjd' ;ukag w,a,d.kak mq¿jka <Ûu flkd w,a,df.k fodia lshkjd' ta ksid fuys uQ,hka fydhd.kak ck;dj fï foaj,a f;areï.; hq;=hs'

1977g biair ixl,amhla ;snqKd" rch ;uhs rfÜ ish,a, fufyhjQfha lsh,d' NdKav yd fiajd ksIamdokh lf<a rdcH wxYfha wdh;k u.ska' ish¨ foa lf<a rdcH wxYh uQ,sl fj,d' ,x.uhg iaj¾Kuh wjêhla ;snqKd kï ta 77ka tyd wjêhhs'

wOHdmkh;a tfyuhs' l¾udka; Yd,d rcfha' j;= lafIa;‍%h rcfha' lDIsl¾udka;h" îc whs;sh rch i;=hs' rch ueÈy;a jQ wd¾:slhla ;snqKd' kuq;a 77 f–'wd¾' n,hg wdjg miafi rch i;= wd¾:slh bka neyer ùug lghq;= l<d' fi!LH" wOHdmkh m‍%jdykh hk ish,af,ka rch bj;a jqKd' OfkaYajr C%uh mj;ajdf.k hdu i|yd wjYH wêlrKh" fmd,Sish" muKla mj;ajdf.k hk ;;a;ajhlg rch m;ajqKd' ksIamdokfhka wE;a jqKd' ov" Kh" nÿ u; ÿjk wd¾:slhla f.dvke.=Kd' Bg iß,k f,i 78 jHjia:dj ixfYdaOkh l<d' Bg tfrysj 80 cQ,s j¾ckhla wdjd' rdcH fiajlhska t<shg oeïud' wOHdmkh fm!oa.,SlrKhg Oj, m;‍%sldjla f.kdjd'

oeka uyskao rdcmla‍I wOHdmkh fm!oa.,SlrKh lsÍug wjika weKh .ykakhs yokafka' 78 f–' wd¾' yomq mdf¾ wjqreÿ 35la weú;a wms bkafka tjeks ;eklhs' ta wjqreÿ 35 we;=f<a YS‍% ,x.uh jf.au ish¨u fiajdjka rcfhka bj;a lsÍug fkdfhl=;a foa l<d' ish,a, fj<| NdKavhka njg m;a l<d' ish¨ ne£ï uqo, u; ;SrKh lrk foaj,a njg m;ajqKd'

udlaia 1848 lshd ;snqKd YqoaO jQ ish,a, flf<fikjd lsh,d' oeka wd.u;a flf<is,hs ;sfhkafka' 78ka mgka .;a; .ufka m‍%;sM, f,i ;uhs oeka remsh,a 800la fydhkak <uhska fmd,a weys¢kafka' tksid fï C%uh we;=f<a /l.kak ksoyia foaj,a b;=refj,d keye' f–' wd¾'f.a ld,fha n,af,d ur,d yß i,a,s fydhmka lsh,d l;djla ;snqKd' oeka uyskao rdcmla‍If.a ld,fha orejka úl=K,d i,a,s fydhk ;;a;ajhla Wodfj,d ;sfnkjd'

lsisu nqoaêuh m‍%cdjla kS;shg wjk; ke;s kdhlfhla ;shdf.k bkafka keye' fï YS‍% ,xldfõ mqrjeisfhda kS;shg" wêlrKhg wjk; ke;s ckdêm;sjrfhla ;shdf.k bkakjd' wms f,dalfha bkak ïf,aÉP ck;djla njg m;afj,d' fudk;rï jerÈ l<;a rfÜ ckdêm;sjrhdg oඬqjï lrkak neß jHjia:djla yodf.k bkakjd' ta foaj,a foi n,df.k mdvqfõ bkak ck;djla njg wm m;afj,d'

wjqreÿ 30l hqoaOfha m‍%;sM,hla úÈhg isxy," fou< ck;dj w;r i;=reNdjhla j¾Okh fj,d ;sfhkjd' fnÿïjdoh ;ju;a bjr lr,d keye' W;=re kef.kysr fjka lrkak cku; úpdrKhla meje;aúh hq;= njg cd;Hka;rfhka n,mEï t,a, fjkjd' tjeks jgmsgdjla ;=< oeka uqia,sï ck;dj iy isxy, ck;dj w;r úrilhla f.dvk.kak W;aidy lrñka ;sfnkjd'

83 l¿ cQ,sfhka lf<a isxy," fou< cd;Ska w;r wiu.sh j¾Okh lsÍuhs' tjeks úrilNdjhla isxy," uqia,sï ck;dj w;r we;sfldg W;=re kef.kysr n,h fn§fï l=uka;‍%Kfha jdishla úÈhg mdúÉÑ lr.kak W;aidy orñka ;sfnkjd' tu wêrdcHjd§kaf.a l=uka;‍%Khg oek fyda fkdoek wiqù isák f,da.= od.;a tl tl cd;sfha we÷ï we|.;a msßila jd¾.sl" wd.ñl wdrjq,la we;slsÍug W;aidy orñka ;sfnkjd' isxy," fou<" uqia,sï ck;dj w;r iu.shla we;sfjkak u;hla we;slrkak ´kE wjia:djl Tjqka w;r úrilNdjhla f.dvk.kak W;aidy orkjd'

wfma rfÜ NdId 3la" wd.ï 4la ;sfnkjd' tajd mokï lrf.k cd;Ska fnod fjkalrkak bv fokak tmd' wdKavqfõ wkq.‍%yhla ;sfnkafka tu úrilNdjhka j¾Okh lrk me;a;ghs' fou< ck;dj wfma .ïj,ska t<jd oud wms Èkqfõ keye' ta jf.au ;uhs uqia,sï ck;dj wfma .ïìïj,ska t<jd oud wmg ch.‍%yKhla keye'

wd.ñl m‍%Yak" y,d,a m‍%Yak úi|kak wdKavqjg ndr Èh hq;=hs' Woaf>daIK lrk wh hd hq;af;a ckdêm;s ukaÈrhghs' fou< iudch iuÛ .egqula we;slrf.k fyd|yeá mdvula bf.k.;a wms kej; uqia,sï iudch iuÛ .egqï we;s lr.kak hkafka ukaoehs ys;d.kak neye' iS'à'î'tfla fiajlhskaf.a m‍%Yak" wêlrKfha iajdëk;ajh" udOH ksoyi jeks m‍%Yak wu;l lsÍu i|yd fujeks foaj,a fhdod.kak mq¿jka'

wOHdmkhg" wêlrKhg" udOH ksoyig m‍%Yak ;sfnkjd' taldêm;s mjq,a md,khla hgf;a udOHhg fldfyo ksoyila@ fï f,dalfha tfyu rgla ;sfhkjo@ rdcmla‍I mjq, .ek we.hSï yer fjk lsisjla ,shkak wjia:djla keye' úfõpkh lrkak neye' rdcmla‍I mjqf,a foaj,a yer fjk ´ku fohla .ek l;d lrkak ´k ;rï ksoyila udOHhg ;sfhkjd'

ta ksid ckudOH ksoyi ´kE lsh,d ck;dj ys;kjd kï m<uqj f;areu .; hq;af;a" th taldêm;s md,khla iuÛ mj;skafka keye lshk ldrKh' fojkqj tu taldêm;s md,kh fmr<d oud ksoyi ,nd.ekSug fmruqK .; hq;= nj l,amkd l< hq;=hs'

wêlrKfha iajdëk;ajh" ksoyia wOHdmkh wjYH kï thg ;sfnkafkao tu ms<s;=ruhs' uyskao rdcmla‍I,d rks,a úC%uisxy,d iuÛ bÈß .ukla keye' fï iudc C%uh mj;ajdf.k hk whg fodia mjrd jevla keye' Tjqkaf.a j.lSu fï C%uh mj;ajdf.k hk tlhs' wm l,amkd l< hq;af;a tu C%uh fjkia fldg kj iudc C%uhla f.dvke.Su ms<sn|jhs'

tksid oeka Bkshd Yla;su;a úmla‍Ij,ska m<la keye' Yla;su;a úmla‍Ij,ska ;sfnk wdKavqj fmr<d oud ;j wdKavqjla yeÿjg thska ck;djg jevla jkafka keye' iudch tl ;ekuhs' Yla;su;a ke;s úmla‍Ihla oeka md¾,sfïka;=j we;=f<a ;sfhkjd' ta md¾,sfïka;=fõ bkak úmla‍Ihg lrkak fohla keye'

md¾,sfïka;=j ;=< iudc C%uh fjkia lsÍu fjkqfjka wr.,hla keye' uka;S‍%jre" weu;sjre fj<| NdKav njg m;ajqKq md¾,sfïka;=jl=hs oeka ;sfhkafka' iudc C%uh fjkialrk wr.,h ;sfnkafka md¾,sfïka;=fjka msg;hs' ta jf.au fjk fjku lrk yqol,d igkaj,ska ch.‍%yKh ,nkak neye' uyskaof.a fldams fldamamh fndk" fnÿïjdoh lrmskakd .;a wêrdcHjdohg Wvf.ä fok fmdÿ úmla‍Ij,ska M,la jkafka keye'

wêrdcHjdohg tfrys taldêm;s mjq,a md,khg tfrys whs;Ska Èkd.kak Yla;su;a mq¿,a ck;d jHdmdrhla f.dvke.Sug jev ms<sfj,la ks¾udKh l< hq;=hs' ta i|yd jD;a;Sh iñ;s jHdmdrh muKla fkdj ish¨ ck;d n,fõ. tl uÛlg .kakd wr.,hla ixúOdkh l< hq;=hs' Bg fhdackd bÈßm;a l< hq;=hs' ish¨ lemlsÍï l< hq;=hs' yqÿ jegqma wr.,j,g muKla iSud fkdù ienE kj iudc C%uhla fjkqfjka wr., lrk wdrïNhla ;eìh hq;=hs'

wm b;du blauKska úúO iqj| yuk u,aj,ska tlu ud,hla .eg .eiSfï W;aidyhl ksr; fj,d bkakjd' jD;a;Sh iñ;s jHdmdrhg muKla fkdj ish¨u fokdg ;ukaf.a whs;Ska Èkd.ekSfï fmdÿ ck;d jHdmrhla f.dvke.Sfï j.lSu wm yuqfõ ;sfnkjd'

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15 year old girl frozen for 500 years

SALTA, ARGENTINA – Three children, ages 6, 7 and 15, left their towns one day and set off toward the peak of a volcano. Accompanied by Inca priests, they walked for months or even years until they at last reached the Llullaillaco Volcano in northwestern Argentina. There, the priests got them drunk and buried them alive as an offering to the gods.

The Incas selected the two girls and one boy for their beauty and perfection. The girls wore tunics, fitted at the waist, and long braids in their hair. The boy donned a large headdress made of white feathers. The priests buried them with various objects that symbolized life in the communities: miniature gold statues, vessels, sandals and small bags of dried food.

- Marta Flores, anthropologist

This all occurred some 500 years ago, during the time of the Inca Empire. After uncovering the children’s bodies at 6,700 meters above sea level in 1999, the expedition group carefully reconstructed the details of the long walk and the objective of the sacrifice.

DROP CHENNAI AS VENUE ON SRI LANKA VOTE: IPL TEAMS TO BCCI

With less than 10 days to go before the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) begins, politics is making an impact on the cricket tournament.

Sources say that IPL franchisees have told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to drop Chennai as a venue for matches, if the current political situation over Sri Lankan Tamils remains.

Protests have been on in the city over the UN resolution on Sri Lanka and alleged war crimes against Tamils. Sources say that IPL franchisees are unwilling to drop Sri Lankan players from games in Chennai.

The BCCI is worried by the development and is yet to communicate its decision to franchisees, added the sources. Earlier, Hyderabad too was dropped as a venue because of the Telengana unrest.

The US resolution against Sri Lanka over alleged human rights violations was passed at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. While 25 countries, including India, voted in favour of the resolution, 13 countries, including Pakistan, voted against it and eight countries abstained from voting.

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National Youth Front- UK Branch met Harin Fernando MP

The members of National Youth Front-UK Branch ("NYF") recently met Mr Harin Fernando MP who was in London to attend an international conference. National Youth Front UK Bracnh is an affiliated organisation of the United National Party- UK Branch.This event was held as part of the re-structuring programme of the NYF initiated under the guidance of party's General Secretary Hon Tissa Attanayake. The meeting was held in Rising Sun restaurant in Greenford and the active youth members of the NYF took this opportunity to have a one to one dialogue with the young MP from Sri Lanka.

During that meeting, Mr Fernando emphasised the need of working together to strengthen the campaign that the party leadership wishes to initiate in the UK to create awareness among the Sri lanka diaspora. He also pointed out that the opposition parties are now ready to come to a common platform to topple the corrupt regime in Sri Lanka.

Mr Harsha Siriwardane, president of the UNP-UK Branch also addresed the gathering and thanked the youth for taking an active interest in party politics. Mr Harshaka Kannangara also spoke. Mr Krishantha Atukorala, the secretary of NYF-UK Branch highlighted the need of youth power to carry out the campaign against the common political enemy.

Mr Darshan Danial, the president of the NYF-UK Branch made a valuable speech and emphasised that the main objective of the NYF is to support the programmes initiated by the UNP-UK Branch with the guidance given by the party headquarters. He also mentioned that the NYF is an affiliated group of the branch and they alwasy work together. He invited the youth from all walks to join the NYF and work together to strengthen the party activities in the UK. He also outlined their annual calender.

some individuals with vested interest gathered outside the restaurant to disrupt the event but they eventually bowed to the strong and genuine participation of the UNP youth in London.

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Sangakkara to Undergo Surgery

(Sannasa 28th Dec 2012) Former Lankan Captain Kumar Sangakkara will undergo surgery this evening after his left hand was fractured during the Boxing Day test match played against Australia at the MCG.

It is reported that, Sangakkara who was hit by a bouncer from fast bowler Mitchell Jhonson, will be out of cricketing action for a period of six to eight weeks

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