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by Rex Clementine

Following numerous requests by the Catholicdevotees of Negombo, the Archdiocese ofColombo has decided to take the Holy Relic of St.Anthony to Negombo, one of country’s predomi-nantly Roman Catholic areas, popularly known as‘Little Rome’.

The Holy Relic of St. Anthony arrived in SriLanka on the 8th of March and was taken to alldioceses of the country including Jaffna.

“We got numerous requests from the devoteesin Negombo and then it was decided to take theHoly Relic to Negombo for a brief while,” Rev. Fr.Sriyananda Fernando, Director, SocialCommunications of the Colombo Archdiocesetold ‘The Island’ yesterday.

The Sacred Relic will be taken to Negombotomorrow through Grand Street, Sea Street,Muruthana and St. Anthony’s Church inDalupotha.

Meanwhile, the Holy Relic was taken toLiyanagemulla from St. Anthony’sChurch in Kochchikade last eveningafter Holy Mass presided over by HisGrace Archbishop Emeritus Most Rev.Dr. Oswald Gomis.

The Sacred Relic leaves Sri Lanka onthe 23rd of March.

March 21, 2010: Another asy-lum seeker boat with more than90 passengers on board hasbeen intercepted in Australianwaters, stirring concerns theChristmas Island immigrationdetention centre could soon befull.

The suspected illegal entryvessel was found northwest ofChristmas Island shortly after11pm (AEDT) last night.

Initial estimates suggest 92passengers were on board,Home Affairs Minister BrendanO’Connor said in a statementtoday.

The interception takes to 25the tally of unauthorised asy-lum seeker vessels that haveentered Australian waters in2010.

Opposition immigrationspokesman Scott Morrison saidthe addition of 92 asylum seek-ers - the second largest intakethis year - to Christmas Islandmeant the detention centrewould have only 50 beds left.

“If we have another boatarrive in the next 24 hours,which is quite possible, then it’s

full,” he told AAP today.“We´ll very, very soon be at

the stage where they’ll be trans-ferring people to the mainland.”

The federal government haspreviously raised the option ofhousing asylum seekers at a

550-bed facility in DarwinifChristmas Island’s capacity wasexhausted.

But Mr. Morrison said thecoalition, which supports the

reintroduction of temporaryprotection visas, would beopposed to asylum seekersbeing brought to the Australianmainland.

The government needed toconsider other options, liketemporarily housing surplusasylum seekers on ships used toaccommodate oil rig workers.

“I’m not suggesting this iscoalition policy. They areoptions,” he said.

Mr. O’Connor said the feder-al government was workingclosely with Australia’s region-al neighbours to tackle theissue of people smuggling.

“People smugglers seek outand exploit vulnerable personswho, having faced uncertainty,conflict and violence, pursuestability and safety,” he said.

The asylum seekers will betransferred to Christmas Islandfor security, identity and healthchecks, and their reasons fortravel will be established.

(The Australian/AAP)

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MURUGESU - Velupillai(Freddy), Founder & PrecedentPartner, Murugesu &Neelakandan, Attorneys-at-Law,Founder Trustee, Sri AurobindoCentre (Sri Lanka), beloved hus-band of Dhamayanthie (neeGnanapandithen), loving Fatherof Sashi-Devi, Renuka-Devi andNithianandan, father-in-law ofK. Neelakandan, A. R.Surendran and Ashwini, lovinggrand-father of Saravanan,Janani, Prashanthan, latePradarshani, Pranavan,Venkateshan, Shankari andPavit-hra, Brother of late Flora,Eva, Polly, Douglas, Shelton,Pearl, Kingsley and of Victor,Param and Rudra and brother-in-law of late Suntharapath-mawathy, Siva Gnanap-andithen(Canada) and Sunthareswary(Canada) expired. Cortege lies atSri Aurobindo, Centre (SriLanka), No. 22, Dr. E. A.Cooray Mawatha, Colombo - 6.Cortege leaves at 4.30 p.m. onMonday, 22nd March 2010 for cre-mation at 5.30 p.m. at theCrematorium, GeneralCemetery, Borella. (No flowersby request)

DEATH

by ShamindraFerdinando

SLFP Gen. Secretary,MaithripalaSirisena, is confi-

dent that the SLFP-ledruling coalition couldsecure four out of fiveseats in the Polonnaruwaelectoral district.According to the veteranpolitician, the Oppositionis in disarray in the dis-trict.

Speaking to TheIsland at the MahaweliCentre last Wednesday(March 17), he said theUPFA could win five ofthe eight seats in theneighbouringAnuradhapura district.Minister Sirisena saidthat the JVP was unlikelyto win even a single seatin the North CentralProvince at the forthcom-ing parliamentary elec-tion.

At the April 2004 par-liamentary election, theJVP contested on theUPFA ticket and won 36seats. The Marxist partyalso secured threeNational List slots, whichmade it the third largestpolitical party in thesixth parliament. TheJVP is contesting theApril 8 election on theDNA (DemocraticNational Alliance) ticket.

The NC Province com-prises Polonnaruwa and

Anuradhapura districts.At the last parliamentaryelection, the UPFA wonthree out of five seats.Maithripala Sirisena, hisbrother-in-law, SiripalaGamlath, and S. K.Subasinghe, (JVP nomi-nee), were elected, whileEarl Gunasekera and C.A Suriyaarachchisecured the remainingslots for the UNP. The lat-ter subsequentlyswitched his allegiance toPresident MahindaRajapaksa, along withalmost 20 other UNPers.

But JVPerSubasinghe did not joinWimal Weerawansa’srevolt (over two yearsago), forcing the NationalFreedom Front (NFF) tofield Raja RanjithGunaratne in thePolonnaruwa district tocontest the April 8 elec-tion. Had Subasinghesided with the rebelgroup, he would havebeen Weerawansa’s nomi-nee in Polonnaruwa.Subasinghe leads DNAcandidates inPolonnaruwa.

Like in the SouthernProvince, where all sevenJVPers, elected on theUPFA ticket at the lastparliamentary election,remained loyal toSomawansaAmarasinghe,Subasinghe and two oth-ers, K. D. Lal Kantha andRanaweera Pathirana,elected fromAnuradhapura, hadrejected Weerawansa’sovertures.

Both Lal Kantha andRanaweera Pathirana arein the fray inAnuradhapura, alongwith former JVP/UPFANational List MP,Wasantha Samarasinghe.Although the governmentbelieved that Lal Kantha

would switch his alle-giance to PresidentRajapaksa in the run-upto the January 26 presi-dential election, the JVPheavyweight remainedwith the party. Pathiranais credited with revealingwaste, corruption andirregularities in parlia-ment. A query raised byhim in parliament, over ayear ago, revealed about40 ruling party politi-cians receiving a Rs.100,000 housingallowance.

WasanthaSamarasinghe quit hisNational List seat to con-test the last election to theNorth Central ProvincialCouncil. Although he suc-ceeded, the party lost theNational List vacancy toformer LTTE commander,VinayagamoorthyMuralidaran aliasKaruna, who subsequent-ly received SLFP member-ship. Karuna, now a Vice-President of the SLFP, ison the UPFA NationalList.

At the last election, theUPFA took five out ofeight seats inAnuradhapura. While LalKantha and RanaweeraPathirana secured two outof five UPFA seats,Duminda Dissanayake(North Central ProvinceChief Minister’s son), S.M. Chandrasena and TissaKaraliyedde secured theremaining seats.

The UNP had to be sat-

isfied with three seats (P.Harrison, ChandaniJayasinghe and W. B.Ekanayake). Ekanayakesubsequently crossed overto the UPFA.

JVP nomineeWeerakumaraDissanayake, who enteredparliament at the last elec-tion on the UPFA ticketfrom the Puttalam elec-torate, is Weerawansa’snominee inAnuradhapura.

Both the JVP and NFFwill not find it easy in theNorth Central Province,where the ruling partystands to secure a lion’sshare of the seats.

The assassination ofOpposition leader of theNCP, Maj. Gen. JanakaPerera, over a year ago,weakened the UNP to agreat extent. Had he sur-vived the LTTE attempt,the UNP would have beenin a far stronger position,though he could not havethwarted a governmentvictory.

The armed forces’ tri-umph over the LTTE lastMay will give a megaboost to the government’scampaign in the NCP,whereas the Opposition isstruggling to save its face.A split in the Oppositionvote, due to the UNP andJVP contesting the poll ontheir own, will be to theadvantage of the govern-ment, particularly in theNCP.

Political sources saidthat the Opposition cam-paign was in a mess due tothe lethargic attitude ofthe leaders. AlthoughMaithripala Sirisena hasensured a peaceful envi-ronment in Polonnaruwa,the situation inAnuradhapura is deterio-rating with political thugsgoing to the extent of tar-geting the police.

JVP faces heavy defeat, NFF unlikely to impress

UPFA set to winNCP comfortably

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MR. VELUPILLAI MURUGESUFounder and Precedent Partner

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NOTICE OF RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE DIRECTORS OFNATIONS TRUST BANK PLC UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE

RECOVERY OF LOANS BY BANKS (SPECIAL PROVISIONS)ACT NO. 4 OF 1990.

In terms of Section 8 of the Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) Act No.4 of 1990 it is hereby notified that the following Resolution was unanimously passedby the Board of Directors of Nations Trust Bank PLC on 01/03/2010.

Thusara Chinthana Alahapperuma and Alahapperuma Arachchige DedunuTharanga Alahapperuma

WHEREAS by Mortgage Bonds bearing No. 3039 dated 11th December 2002 andNo. 3244 dated 2nd May 2003 both attested by C. P. R. Ranasinghe Notary PublicThusara Chinthana Alahapperuma and Alahapperuma Arachchige Dedunu TharangaAlahapperuma (joint borrowers/joint mortgagors) both of No. 66, Daham MawathaKaldemulla, Moratuwa mortgaged and hypothecated the rights, property and premisesmorefully described in the schedule hereto in favour of the Nations Trust Bank PLCof 242, Union Place, Colombo 02 as a security for the due repayment of the financialfacilities obtained by them; and whereas the said joint borrowers have made defaultin the payment due on the facilities secured by the said Bonds.

IT IS HEREBY resolved under the powers vested by Recovery of Loans by Banks(Special Provisions) Act No.4 of 1990 that the rights property and premises morefullydescribed In the Schedule hereto be sold by Public Auction by Mr. Thrivanka C.Senanayake of Thrivanka and Senanayake Auctioneers - Colombo for therecovery of a sum of Rupees One Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Five HundredNine and Cents Thirty Two (Rs. 1,350,509/32) together with further interest from 09/12/2009 as agreed on a sum Rupees Nine Hundred Twenty Four Thousand ThreeHundred One and Cents Eleven (Rs. 924,301/11) being the capital outstanding onthe Housing Loan facility as at 08/12/2009; and with further interest from 02/12/2009as agreed on compound basis with monthly rests on a sum of Rupees Two HundredSeventy One Thousand Eighty Eight and Cents Forty One (Rs. 271,088/41) beingthe amount outstanding on the Overdraft facility as at 01/12/2009 to the date of saletogether with attendant costs, statuary levies, costs of advertising and any othercharges incurred less payments (if any) since received.

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ALL that allotment of Land called KOVILAWATTA Lot 17 depicted In the Block PlanNo. fldud./84/34 made by Surveyor General situated at Kaldemulla within the LocalLimits of the Moratuwa Municipal Council in the Palle Pattu of Salpiti Korale in theDistrict of Colombo Western Province and which said Lot No. 17 is bounded on theNorth by property owned by ‘FAVARITE’ Establishment East by Lot 18 (bearingassessment No. 68) of the same Land South by Daham Mawatha and on the Westby Lot 16 (bearing assessment No. 64) of the same Land and containing in extentSIX PERCHES [0A: 0R: 6.00P] together with the buildings plantations and everythingstanding thereon and presently bearing assessment No. 66, Daham Mawatha andregistered under title Volume/Folio M.2204/266 at the Mount Lavinia Land Registry(presently Delkanda-Nugegoda Land Registry).

And which said Land and premises upon a recent figure of survey is described asfollows:

All that divided and defined allotment of Land marked Lot 17 depicted In Plan No.1034dated 23rd July 1990 made by S. Liyanage Licensed Surveyor of the Land called“KOVILAWATTE” bearing assessment No, 66, Daham Mawatha, situated at Kaldemullaaforesaid and which said Lot 17 is bounded on the North by Kovilawatta premisesbearing assessment No. 721, Galle Road of N. Ramachan East by Lot 18; South byDaham Mawatha; West by Lot 16 and containing in extent SIX PERCHES [0A: 0R:6P] together with the buildings plantations and everything standing thereon andregistered under title Volume/Folio M2204/266 at the Mount-Lavinla Land Registry(presently Delkanda-Nugegoda Land Registry).

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An SLFP politician in the Parliamentary election fray in the Gampaha electoral district put up this hoard-ing near the Victoria Bridge to promote his number (15) and that of his district leader without making adirect reference to the April 8 general election. Election monitors and the police are on a collision courseover the latter's failure to remove election propaganda material displayed in violation of theParliamentary Election Act. Photo by Prasanna Brahamana

Pulling the wool over the eyes of Polls Chief

Boat intercepted in Aussie waters topressure Christmas Island centre

Sri Lanka and Australiaare exploring ways andmeans of countering illegal SriLankan immigrants reachingAustralian waters in boatswith the help of organisedgangs operating in the region.The inaugural session of ameeting involving Sri Lankanand Australian officials andexperts will be held at theCinnamon Grand today(March 22).

Lanka-Australia talkson Human smuggling

Rev. Fr. Bob Rodrigo O.M.I.venerates the Holy Relic of St.Anthony. The Holy Relic thathas been in Sri Lanka since the8th of March will be taken backto Padua tomorrow.

St. Anthony’s HolyRelic to be taken to Negombo