Archive for September 14th, 2008
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Decisive entry into development of Railways
The first power set imported from China was handed over to Railway Department today (14) at the Colombo Port premises by The Minister of Transport Dullas Alahapperuma.
The Minister Dullas Alahapperuma stated that said that was a decisive moment in railway development.
He assured an efficient train service for the benefit of the public.
These power sets had been imported at a cost of Rs.350 million. These will operate along the main lines. The first to receive the benefit would be the Kelani-weli line stated the General Manager of Railways Dr. Gunaruwan.
Officers of the Sri Lanka Port Authority, Shipping Corporation also attended the function.
Courtesy: Lankapuvath
Prabhakaran digs deep: ‘Living dead of our time’
(By: Walter Jayawardhana)
Pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website the Tamil Net announced that the Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran paid his last respects to ten Black Tiger suicide bombers who died in a mostly unsuccessful military attack on the Sri Lanka military airport at Vavuniya.
Velupillai Prabhakaran, 53, garlanded photographs of the 10 “Black Tiger” suicide bombers at an undisclosed location in the northern Wanni region on Friday, September 12, the website reported .
Since the government’s offensive against the LTTE stronghold of Kilinochchi this was a rare occasion the important propaganda arm website reported about the activities of the LTTE chief who is reportedly living in an underground bunker to protect himself from the air raids against all important buildings of the group. The garlanding of pictures is believed to have taken place in an underground bunker.
Five women suicide bombers were among those 11 terrorists who were killed in the unsuccessful bid to attack the Vavuniya military airport and destroy the Radar system installed there.
The LTTE uses Black Tigers as a last resort to fight the Sri Lankan security forces. The Black Tigers suicide squad consists of former child soldiers who had been systematically brainwashed to become suicide bombers. Before they are sent on a suicide mission they partake a final meal with their elusive leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.
The suicide jackets they wear are said to be advanced and the technology of which has been reportedly transferred to the Middle Eastern suicide groups for a price. Among several other politicians their most famous victim has been the former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Courtesy: Ministry of Defence
Sri Lanka Police wins FA Cup
Sri Lanka police team was able to win in the final match to win ‘Holcim FA cup’ 2008 organized by the Sri Lanka Foot ball Association.
The final match was held at the CR & FC grounds in Colombo yesterday (13) between Nandimithra Balakaya of Civil Security Forces and Sri Lanka Police.
Both teams came for a tie scoring 1-1 and the finally police team was able to get the game point by a penalty kick.
Sri Lanka Police team won the Holcim FA cup soccer title for the first time in 35 years.
Courtesy: Lankapuvath
Hindus in Paris defy LTTE orders- France
Hindu devotees in their hundreds participated in the Ganesha pooja at the Sri Manika Vinayakar Alayam Hindu temple in Paris and broke thousands of coconuts as a part of ritual defying the orders issued by the Tamil Tigers ‘not to waste money to break coconuts when the people in the north and east are displaced’,according to news reports received.
The LTTE had pasted posters in Tamil dominated La Chappelle area in Paris urging Hindu population to boycott the coconut pooja, which is an integral part of the Ganesha pooja that is being currently held at the Sri Manika Vinayakar Alayam Temple at No 72, rue Philippe de Girard i Paris 18 and contribute funds to the Tamil Refugee Organization (TRO).
The TRO (ORT France) is under investigation currently as the documents seized from 17 arrested LTTE cadres in France have revealed the close links between the LTTE and ORT France. The Sri Lanka Embassy in Paris urged the European Union to ban the TRO as it is a front organization of the LTTE.
Courtesy: Ministry of Defence
