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S i n h a r a j a
2007-10-18 22:58:00
S i n h a r a j aBiodiversity HotspotBy Jayasri JayakodySingharaja Forest Reserve is the most famous rainforest of the country. This tropical rain forest is a living heritage. Bio diversity of the forest is very high and a large proportion of the flora in this forest is endemic to the country and some are endemic to the Singharaja Forest itself.This is a very good place to see many endemic birds such as the Ceylon Lorikeet, the Layard?s parakeet, Jungle and Spur Fowl, the Ceylon Wood Pigeon, the Grey Hombill, the Spotted wing Thrush, the Rufous and the Brown- capped Babbler, the Ashy-headed Laughing Thrush, the Ceylon Blue Magpie, the White Headed Starling, the Ceylon Hill Mynah and the Legge?s Flowerpecker. The clear cut roads in to the jungle provide easy access to the forest. This important forest is a Man and Biosphere Forest reserve and it is considered as a World Heritage Site, categorised under IUCN Management Category II (National Park), Biosphere Reserve, Natural World He...
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Some aspects of male sexuality
2007-10-14 23:24:00
ALL MEN THINK ABOUT IT ? Some aspects of male sexuality- Lakbima Online Dr. B.J.C.Perera Human male sexuality encompasses a broad range of issues and processes including male sexual identity, body image, self esteem, personality, myths, sexual behaviour and sexual dysfunction. Some of these are also coloured by dimensions of ethics, morality, theology and statute. Sexuality varies across cultures and regions of the world and has continually changed throughout history. In men, it is more associated with aggression and dominance. The perceived notions of male sexuality are invariably based on the macho mentality and feeling of male superiority. The general behaviour patterns and even the way in which a male would even dress are focussed on this concept.Sexuality issues change with each generation. In the 1950s and 60s, it was the development and increasing use of the birth control pill, making premarital and extramarital sex increasingly widespread. This evolved into the f...
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Politics In The week : The Nation
2007-10-14 23:18:00
The ravages of police politics, and Ranil’s dilemma!The independent media and the government media agencies are at logger heads, accusing each other over the issue of media freedom.While the independent media claims there are many impediments in its way, the government media outfit has the audacity to brand some of the media men who do not support the government in its (government’s) campaign against the LTTE, as traitors.The Media Centre for Nation al Security has, for a moment, forgotten that the country is fighting a section of its own people and bringing misery to their lives.Terrorism is not a thing that anybody would condone, but the legitimate rights of the people cannot be overlooked or suppressed in the name of fighting terrorism.The media is there to expose such shortcomings on the part of the government and on military excesses, which does not augur well for a democratic type of administration.Human rights violations take foremost place in a country that fights a separ...
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Politics In The week : The Nation
2007-10-14 23:18:00
The ravages of police politics, and Ranil’s dilemma!The independent media and the government media agencies are at logger heads, accusing each other over the issue of media freedom.While the independent media claims there are many impediments in its way, the government media outfit has the audacity to brand some of the media men who do not support the government in its (government’s) campaign against the LTTE, as traitors.The Media Centre for Nation al Security has, for a moment, forgotten that the country is fighting a section of its own people and bringing misery to their lives.Terrorism is not a thing that anybody would condone, but the legitimate rights of the people cannot be overlooked or suppressed in the name of fighting terrorism.The media is there to expose such shortcomings on the part of the government and on military excesses, which does not augur well for a democratic type of administration.Human rights violations take foremost place in a country that fights a separ...
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Difence In The Week ! - The Nation
2007-10-14 21:25:00
Prevalence of impunity alarming: Arbour Sri Lanka succeeded in ensuring that a resolution on the country at the Human Rights Council Sessions, which ended on September 28, was dropped. However, country visits by top UN officials could not be prevented. In most cases, requests made to visit the country were turned into invitations. Thus, just as UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Manfred Nowak, ended his weeklong visit to Sri Lanka on October 8, flying out on Tuesday morning, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, coincidentally, flew in on a mission of her own. Nowak is expected to submit a report, including his conclusions and recommendations, to the Human Rights Council. During his visit, Nowak met Government Ministers and officials; the judiciary; the Human Rights Commission; parliamentarians; officers of the Attorney General’s Department; the IGP; and representatives of non-governmental organizations and internationa...
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Vijaya - Silver screen's golden idol
2007-10-08 23:52:00
Vijaya - Silver screen's golden idol - Daily News ETERNAL STAR: Today marks the 62nd birth anniversary of actor-politician Vijaya Kumaratunga who forever will remain Sinhala cinema's heartthrob. He lit the silver screen with his dashing presence and acting brilliance. Reams have been written about this charismatic figure covering both his acting and political career but no words can fill the void created by his departure in both these spheres. Vijaya appeared on the scene like a comet when the Sinhala cinema was dominated by the giant presence of Gamini Fonseka and was the only performer to give the screen legend a run for his money. Though Gamini still remained the hero in the minds of many Vijaya stole the limelight as the knight of romance with his mesmerising good looks and abundant charisma. Born in the coastal hamlet of Seeduwa to Catholic parents Vijaya after his initially stint in the local school was admitted as a boarder...
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Lakbima Online's POLITICS of the week
2007-09-30 04:27:00
Federal? What federal? No sooner than news broke that the UNP was dropping its federal idea, party leader Ranil Wickremasinghe was flooded with phone calls. Despite phrasing their questions in diverse ways, all enquirers got a stock answer: ?We always supported the devolution of power but we never mentioned the word ?federal?. It was Chandrika who introduced this word ?federal?. Subsequently, this government resurrected the word and used it to level allegations against us. But we never said ?federal?. The last power sharing proposal that we put forward was rejected. Therefore, we are trying to put forward a new proposal. That?s all there is to it.?It was Lakshman Kiriella who later reported to Ranil that TULF leader V Anandasangaree had publicly expressed shock at the UNP?s latest position on power sharing. ?Why should we bother ourselves over something stated by a man who is not shocked that Mahinda Rajapaksa?s Government is killing Tamils?? replied Ranil. Blood brothers ...
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Tick, tock...tick, tock Lankan time
2007-09-30 04:25:00
Tick, tock...tick, tock Lanka n time--Lakbima OnlineBy Dilini AlgamaFinally, exams can be spoken of in the past tense. The computer may now be switched on for frivolous reasons of chatting and checking mail other than for assignments and searching the internet for information about Joseph Conrad and other such writers that students don?t read voluntarily.If I stay up till 2:00 a.m. in the morning it?s for the pleasant reason of having read an ?unputdownable? book or having gone through a magazine till then and not because I had to memorize the differences between one confounded theory and another.Half the stress is from keeping to exam time tables, studying one thing when you really feel like studying something else.Time ...There are times when you don?t want to study at all and all you want to do is to go wake your parents up from their afternoon nap because the house is too quiet and you want some noise even if it?s the sound of two annoyed people throwing pillows at you while threa...
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Arthur C. Clarke His ultimate legacy - space elevators
2007-09-30 04:18:00
Arthur C. Clarke His ultimate legacy - space elevators--Lakbima Online Clarke was born in Minehead, Somerset, England, and as a boy enjoyed stargazing and reading old American science-fiction magazines (pulp magazines, many of which made their way to England in ships with sailors who read them to pass the time). After secondary school and studying at Huish?s Grammar School, Taunton, he was unable to afford a university education and got a job as an auditor in the pensions section of the Board of Education.During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Air Force as a radar specialist and was involved in the early warning radar defence system which contributed to the RAF?s success during the Battle of Britain. Clarke actually spent most of his service time working on the Ground Controlled Approach (GCA) radar, as documented in his semi-autobiographical novel Glide Path. GCA did not see much practical use in WW-II, but after several more years of development, it was vital to t...
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Google docs adds presentation app
2007-09-30 04:15:00
Google docs adds presentation app By Jennifer LeClaire - Lakbima Online Google Docs , a Web-based platform for creating, sharing, storing, and publishing documents, has offered capabilities for word processing and creating spreadsheets, but has been missing a major piece of the Microsoft Office puzzle ? until now. Last week Google added business presentation software, the element that many analysts said was preventing the Web-based office suite from contending with Office on a larger scale.Google?s business presentation software attempts to answer Microsoft?s PowerPoint with a Web-based twist. The application lets users create simple Web-based presentations that co-workers can update and view from their own computers.?From student groups to sales teams, people are turning to the Web for help improving both personal and group productivity,? Sam Schillace, director of engineering for Google Docs, said in a statement. ?Putting documents in the cloud surrounded by easy-to-use fea...
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Hackers control PCs
2007-09-30 04:13:00
Hackers control PCsBy Jim Finkle - Lakbima OnlineA few weeks ago Candace Locklear?s office computer quietly started sending out dozens of instant messages with photos attached that were infected with malicious software.She was sitting at her desk, with no sign that the messaging software was active. By the time she figured out what was going on, several friends and colleagues had opened the attachments and infected their computers.It took eight hours for a technician to clean up her computer. But because the malicious software worked so secretly, she?s still not convinced that all?s clear.?I?d like to think that it?s gone. But I just don?t know,? said Locklear, 40, a publicist in San Francisco. ?That?s what is so frustrating.?Computer security experts estimate that tens of millions of personal computers are infected with malicious software like the one that attacked Locklear?s machine. Such programs, generally classified as malware, attack companies along with consumers. Some are ke...
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On the Offensive on All Fronts
2007-09-30 03:58:00
On the Offensive on All Fronts Several diplomatic efforts, including high level official visits, were made to South East Asian countries, to curb the Tigers from using these places for procurement and shipping of arms and ammunition, to the north and east. These efforts paid off, as these countries employed greater vigilance to stem the flow of weapons to Sri Lanka, in the recent past. Besides these efforts, the government has sought to promulgate Emergency Regulations (ER), to make it an offence, not only to procure such material, but also to aid and abet, as well as fund such procurements. Govt. plugging the gaps Under fresh regulations, titled Restriction on the Procurement of Certain Items, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has made it an offence for any Sri Lankan national, resident here or overseas, from procuring, aiding or abetting or providing financial assistance under these regulations. Upon conviction after trial by the High Cou...
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Resolving Lanka?s ethnic issue still a distant dream
2007-09-30 03:58:00
-The Nation' News Resolving Lanka ?s ethnic issue still a distant dream Playing his best role as Master in the fine art of doublespeak, President Rajapaksa explains his two pronged strategy of simultaneously pursuing the diametrically opposed goals of war and peace to audiences at the UN General Assembly ?Any negotiated settlement to the ethnic issue would not be worth the paper written on, unless terrorism is eliminated by military means? ? Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary- on the eve of the UN sessions. His statement was in sharp contrast to what his brother President Rajapaksa said in his address to the UN assembly when he emphasized that, ? his regime was committed to a negotiated and honourable settlement of the ethnic war? The fine art of doublespeak came into vogue last week as both the government and the opposition grappled with contentious issues, possibly with the same objective-that of securing power for themselves i...
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Buoyant Ranil poised to strike in November
2007-09-30 03:54:00
Politics - The Nation' News Buoyant Rani l poised to strike in November Has the main opposition, the United National Party, woken up to reality? This is the question being posed by many, in the aftermath of the remarks that were made by Colombo District UNP Leader Ravi Karunanayake last week. At a press briefing on Tuesday, Karunanayake announced the UNP?s desire to stick to the unitary nature of the Constitution when devolving power to the strife ridden northern and eastern provinces of the country. Earlier, the UNP notwithstanding the ideas expressed by various other political entities such as the JVP and the JHU, advocated federalism as a solution for the country?s ethnic conflict. Surprisingly, however, the UNP has now thought it fit to go along with the thinking of what appears to be that of the majority, following the military successes achieved by the UPFA governmen...
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Policy shifts or policy shows -
2007-09-29 22:21:00
Policy shifts or policy shows - President explains two-track policy to UN amidst confusion and contradictionUNP explains about-turn on F-word, but issues strong attack on 'blood brothers'JVP, Mangala group also take steps towards political realignments By Our Political Editor President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the UN General Assembly sessions in New York on Tuesday It is strange but true. Some of the key stakeholders in the country's festering ethnic conflict -- the Government, the main Opposition United National Party (UNP) and even their protagonists, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) -- were making fresh policy pronouncements this week. It comes after more than a five-year long ceasefire that remains only on paper. An undeclared Eelam War IV is raging. In the light of all this, more military and political wars are inexplicably a...
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Policy shifts or policy shows -
2007-09-29 22:21:00
Policy shifts or policy shows - President explains two-track policy to UN amidst confusion and contradictionUNP explains about-turn on F-word, but issues strong attack on 'blood brothers'JVP, Mangala group also take steps towards political realignments By Our Political Editor President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the UN General Assembly sessions in New York on Tuesday It is strange but true. Some of the key stakeholders in the country's festering ethnic conflict -- the Government, the main Opposition United National Party (UNP) and even their protagonists, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) -- were making fresh policy pronouncements this week. It comes after more than a five-year long ceasefire that remains only on paper. An undeclared Eelam War IV is raging. In the light of all this, more military and political wars are inexplicably a...
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Heavy casualties as battles in north intensify
2007-09-29 22:16:00
Heavy casualties as battles in north intensify LTTE adopting different tactics - new skirmishes in East and alleged plans to attack JaffnaSecurity forces launch operation from Mannar and achieve two major objectives By Iqbal Athas An Army armoured vehicle on patrol in Silavathurai. Pic by Saman Kariyawasam For the past eight days the Security Forces have continued a major thrust from their defended localities near the Western seaboard town of Mannar. Though it is premature to discuss details related to the aims and objectives since the offensive is ongoing, a look at the overall scenario in the North , including the Wanni, reveals a stark picture. The military thrust northwards, along the landmass west of the Giant's Tank and the seas of the Gulf of Mannar began on Monday September 24. The troops are advancing in the direction of Viduthaltivu. I...
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Snakes of Sri Lanka - 11
2007-09-28 02:41:00
Snakes of Sri Lanka - 11----The Friday' News Paper By Jayasri Jayakody Yellow Bellied Sea Snake (Pelamis platurus) Badakaha Muhudu Naya The only known pelagic specie of sea snake and the sole specie of the genus Pelamis, this snake are easily identified by its characteristic bright yellow underside which could well be an adaptation to protect it from predators for it provides adequate camouflage against the water when seen from below. This snake has a dark dorsal colouration and some may have spots on their tail. Such a colouration would come in handy while ambushing fish. It is a relatively small snake with a slender body and prominent caudal fin, which is in fact its modified tail. This snake is nearly incapable of terrestrial locomotion. It is a very powerful swimmer but can also float. It ...
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The Greenwich Royal Observatory - Timekeeper to the world
2007-09-28 02:25:00
The Greenwich Royal Observatory Timekeeper to the world-- Friday' News Paper Compiled by David A. Perera during his recent visit to Lonodon Greenwich is a lovely peaceful village about 15 miles from Central London on the south bank of the River Thames. The village is famous for the buildings of the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Naval Academy and the Royal Observatory sitting on a beautiful hilltop in Greenwich. The observatory building was built by the great British architect of the 17th century, Sir Christopher Wren in 1675. Parts of the old observatory are now a museum and called the Flamsteed House. Thousands of visitors who arrive at the Greenwich observatory can see the big clock-face showing the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the Greenwich meridian ...
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Myanmar: Military response to snowballing public protests
2007-09-28 02:22:00
Myanmar: Military response to snowballing public protests- Daily MirrorBy Col R Hariharan (retd.)After seeing the massive participation in the public protest led by the monks against the military regime, in which as many as 100,000 people of Yangon took part on eighth continuous day on September 25, 2007, the military regime slapped a dawn to dusk curfew in the capital and moved in troops. With the stage set to confront the defiant monks, the troops prevented them today from getting out of the Shwedagon pagoda, the holiest Buddhist shrines in Myanmar. Troops have been stationed in strength to control such movement of monks in Sule pagoda and other vantage points in the city.The monks? action has highlighted the cause of the democratic struggle in Myanmar particularly when world leaders had assembled at the UN General Assembly. The mounting public protests have set off a lot of activity in diplomatic circles not only in Washington and Beijing, but also in the UN.The US President Geor...
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INDIA - Will Lord Ram again bring back BJP government?
2007-09-28 02:20:00
Will Lord Ram again bring back BJP government?By M.S.Shah Jahan"Party workers should be prepared for an early poll to the Lok Sabha. Left parties' opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal and Tamil Nadu's ruling party's attempt to destroy Ram Sethu would bring a radical change in the India n politics?. Advani claimed that the Lok Sabha polls could take place in 2008. Lashing out at the Centre for questioning the existence of Lord Ram in an affidavit before the Supreme Court, he said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi should apologise for hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus.The Congress government that has been batting - or battling against the Left parties over the Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal, all of a sudden finds itself trapped before the arrow wielding Lord Ram.To Mr. Advani this is a Ram sent golden opportunity and he lambasted the government in Tinnevelly and Bhopal like Yuvaraj Singh hit sixers after sixers in Durban, and Cape Town. The w...
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Democracy, democracy, no it is oil, oil in Myanmar
2007-09-28 02:18:00
Democracy, democracy, no it is oil, oil in Myanmar - Daily Mirror As thousands of Buddhist monks chant 'democracy, democracy' in Myanmar, which many still fondly remember as Burma, 'oil, oil' must be the words being uttered by world leaders contemplating on what to do with or how to respond to events unfolding in the poverty-stricken Asian country. Who says that it is humanity's concern for fellow human beings that leads to humanitarian intervention? The plight of an oppressed people matters only when it serves the intervening power. No country wants to risk sending its military to free the oppressed in another country unless economic benefits are associated with su...
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Generational challenge of global climate change
2007-09-28 02:16:00
Generational challenge of global climate changeBy Robert BlakeAmbassador for United States of America in Sri Lanka & MaldivesOn September 27-28 in Washington, D.C., the U.S. will host the Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change , an initiative based on the fundamental premise that climate change is a generational challenge that requires a global response. This meeting is the first in a series of gatherings that will include 17 of the world?s major economies, developed and developing, as well as the United Nations. Combined, all participating countries represent about 85 percent of the global economy and 80 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions.This new international initiative was endorsed by G-8 leaders in June and by the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders in Sydney, Australia earlier this month. The Major Economies Meeting later this week at the UN General Assembly will move that initiative forward.The Major Economies Meeting process will...
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Deep Impact? Asteroid Apophis on collision course towards Earth
2007-09-26 23:23:00
Deep Impact? Asteroid Apophis on collision course towards Earth One hundred years back, in 1907, a mysterious heavenly body slammed into the Earth's atmosphere above Russian Siberia and vaporised instantly on its fiery entry. The result: 2150 sq km of forest area in Siberia's Tunguska was wiped out. The explosion had the force of a 10 megaton nuclear bomb. It is still not clear whether the cosmic visitor was a comet or an asteroid. It does not matter anymore. There is another unwelcome visitor headed towards the planet at 1,11,600 km an hour. It is four times the size of the earlier guest and is expected to impact Earth in 2036. The asteroid hurtling towards Earth is named Apophis. According to ASE, Apophis may strike the Planet on April 13, 2036. The chances are now supposed to be low, and its hazard potential has been reworked several times, but the actual chances of a Deep Impact will be known only by 2014, when more data is collected.The Association of Space Explorers (ASE), an...
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Photographing obscene activities with mobile phones
2007-09-26 23:21:00
Photographing obscene activities with mobile phonesLakbima Online Film made from under schoolgirl?s uniform By Chamitha Kuruppu Be alert! You could be the next victim of the latest menace in town! Whether you are travelling on public transport, relaxing in a hotel room or answering a nature?s call in office make sure there are no mobile phones around! You could be starring in an ?x-rated video clip? sold at Rs. 80 on the pavement.Filming and photographing obscene activities through mobile phones and selling under an ?x-rated label? has become a growing business in the country. The bitter truth about this terrifying story is that the video clips or photographs are mainly used to black mail the victims by their lovers and colleagues. In many instances the video clips and photographs were transferred to other mobile phones or copied to CDs that are sold for Rs.80-Rs.100 on the pavement. High-end video clips Talk to ten guys with mobile phones with blue ...
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Sahodara Samagama expands -The Political column - Lakbima Online
2007-09-26 23:14:00
Sahodara Samagama expands - Lakbima Online President Mahinda Rajapaksa ended the speculation last week by gifting to his brother and advisor, Basil Rajapaksa, the National List Parliamentary seat left vacant with the death of former Irrigation Minister Anver Ismail. Although the President had long intended to get his brother into Parliament, it was Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva who had proposed that Basil be nominated to Ismail?s vacated seat. The President responded that he would be glad to do so if Minister A L M Athaulla, to whose party Ismail had belonged, consented. But he also he pointed out that the UNP would have a field day over the Sahodara Samagama?s latest move should Basil be nominated. Jeyaraj Fernandopulle (who usually has an answer for everything) replied that it wouldn?t make a difference because the UNP had been making the same allegation for months. Athaulla agreed to Basil getting the seat and the decision was made. Basil Rajapaksa?s fashi...
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Enter Basil - The Nation' Political Column
2007-09-26 23:08:00
Enter Basil President Mahinda Rajapaksa?s political acumen as a shrewd politician was amply displayed last week with his latest appointment to Parliament through the national list.He showed the opposition that he is equally smart when he appointed his younger brother and Senior Advisor on International Affairs, Basil Rajapaksa to Parliament to fill the void created by the demise of Non-Cabinet Minister Anwer Ismail.The presence of Basil Rajapaksa in Parliament is singularly important for the President, given the political climate in the country. The President?s idea may be to keep all his Parliamentarians on their toes and to obtain their maximum input to Parliamentary debates and keep his side intact without allowing it to be eroded any further.He could also engage in constant dialogue with the smaller parties and the JVP when it comes to crucial matters through his own brother.As for the others, it would be much easier to talk directly to Basil Rajapaksa and arrive at decisions wit...
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Zero tolerance and the fate of victims - Daily Mirror
2007-09-26 23:05:00
Zero tolerance and the fate of victims By Nikhil Mustafa Much has been said recently of zero tolerance of a number key areas of concern in this country. These include on corruption, waste, extra judicial killings, abductions, child recruitment, impunity etc. Much of these are in the terrain of regaling the readers of such assertions. It though is not so funny for those who meet such excesses. Much coffee has been poured, short eats consumed, workshops organized, submissions made on these issues. However, the pesty Sunday press continues to highlight as does on some Dailies that these excesses are part and parcel of our daily diet of horrors. It has come to the point at which discerning observers believe the reports are treated with disdain and dismissed with contempt by ...
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Parties must look at the causes of the conflict afresh
2007-09-26 22:50:00
Parties must look at the causes of the conflict afreshBy MSM Ayub------Daily MirrorThe proverbial question as to whether it is the hen or the egg that came first is being reminded time and again whenever the question as to whether it is a political solution or a military solution that should be sought for the ethnic problem in Sri Lanka is taken for discussion. Some contend that a political solution is feasible only if the intransigency of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) is contained by military means while others claim as if prophetically that once a political solution acceptable to the Tamil people is presented, they will distance themselves from the LTTE and peace will prevail in the country.Although the popular line of thinking is that the solution is one of political, the inner urge of the majority among any community is sometimes otherwise. Once ?their people? gain an upper hand in the battle field any community?s love for the political solution would shrink propor...
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Great military victories but Tigers still a threat : Situation Report
2007-09-26 22:39:00
Great military victories but Tigers still a threat * Navy creates history by taking battle to Sumatra waters * New STF Commandant to replace Lewke; Force will come under IGPBy Iqbal AthasAfter Sri Lanka Navy's attack.1st- MV MANYOSHI. 2nd - MV ScishinThe undeclared Eelam War IV, now raging, has seen a slow but sure increase in the military thrust by the Security Forces against Tiger guerrillas. Since the Government's official claims that the guerrillas have been "completely driven away" from the East, the focus of military actions has been almost entirely in the North. That is not to say the East has fallen silent. Small groups of guerrilla cadres, mostly intelligence operatives, have re-appeared in some parts of the Batticaloa district. In the adjoining Ampara district, there has been a string of skirmishes with the Police Special Task Force (STF) commandos.They are also moving around in some parts of Trincomalee north. Against this backdrop, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Raj...
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