Monday, 26 December 2011 
Instead of the two teaching schools in the Jaffna peninsula – Palali Teacher Training School and Kopay Teacher Training School – there is now one combined teaching school.
The school had been taken to the Sinnaveli Muththuthambi College in 1990 and it currently teaches Roman Catholicism.
Stalin says that the Tamil teaching students are being treated unfairly by putting in place one teaching school that teaches only Roman Catholicism instead of teaching Math, Science, English Commerce, Agriculture, Dancing and Singing like it did at the Palali Teacher Training School when the high security zone (HSZ) is being cleared.
He noted that it was unfortunate that the Tamil speaking teachers were losing one of their training institutes after it is allocated to the Defence Ministry and the Tamil students were losing their chance to a proper education even after the end of the war.
Science Faculty Commissioner of the Education Ministry Prof. TIssa Hewavitharana said the Palali Teacher Training School has been combnied with the Kopay Teacher Training School to prevent the wastage of resources.
However, he denied any knowledge of the land being allocated to the Defence Ministry.
Military Spokesperson Brigadier Nihal Hapuarachchi said that he was not aware of the matter, but there was a military camp close by. Therefore he said the decision would have been made by the Defence Ministry.
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“If you want positions help me instead of the farmers” – President tells Janaka Bandara
Angered by Johnston’s explanation, the President had recently telephoned Janaka Bandara and had severely reprimanded him, sources from Temple Trees said.
“You buggers are trying to stab me in the back. You have a responsibility to act against people when they are rallying against the government and not to join them, instigate them and conspire against the government,” the President has said.
The Minister has responded saying, “Please don’t get angry Sir, but I’m with the framer sin this issue. I cannot take Johnny’s side. I need to continue to do politics in Dambulla. This is an unfair law. It is these innocent farmers who vote for me and not the people at the Internal Trade Ministry.”
The Minister’s words had angered the President and he had said, “I hear that you are trying to become the National Organizer. If you want such positions you need to support me instead of the farmers. You cannot act against the collective responsibility of the Cabinet. You need to stand by it regardless of whether it is right or wrong. You need to represent it. Otherwise I would have to make a decision about you in the next cabinet reshuffle.”
“It’s ok Sir, you may take any decision you please, but I will stand by the farmers. You can suspend my party membership, but I would still not change my stance,” Janaka Bandara has said firmly. The President had responded by shouting at the Minister in filth before slamming telephone receiver
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Amal Rodrigo who was missing sent overseas
He had been released in Negombo on the 24th and Western Province Minister Nimal Lansa had immediately met him and taken him to a secret location. Amal Rodrigo’s family members were immediately sent to Singapore that day.
He was abducted by the Defence Secretary after the Iranian President had informed the Sri Lankan President that Rodrigo had extorted monies amounting to Rs. 50 million from one of the main tea exporting companies in the country, Akbar Brothers.
However, his life was speared by the President following Minister Mervyn Silva’s intervention and has ordered that Rodrigo be sent out of the country.
The Minister had advised that Rodrigo be held for a few days since the government could be blamed for the abduction. Nevertheless, Rodrigo’s wife had been given the chance of speaking to her husband over the telephone.
Before Amal Rodrigo started to work under Silva and extorted monies from businessmen, he worked at the K.S. Car Sale in Kelaniya.
He then started an affair with the car sale owner, Kamal Siriwardena’s wife and later married her. He is married to the sister of famous announcers, Irosha and Nirsoha.
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Basil and Namal clash over death of British tourist
Vidanapathirana has been accused of abusing a British lady at the Nature Reef Hotel in Medilla, Tangalle after killing her husband.
Minister Rajapaksa has said there was mounting international pressure over the incident and the hiding of the person responsible for it and it was a black mark on the country’s tourism industry.
MP Namal Rajapaksa has said that the Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman was a trusted friend of the President and himself and has worked immensely to safeguard the government’s interests. He has explained to Uncle Basil that handing him over would have an adverse impact in future.
Therefore, the Chairman would be kept under his supervision until the issue is resolved, Namal has said.
