Did I marry the right person? During one of seminars, a woman asked a common question. She said, "How do I know if I married the right person?" I noticed that there was a large man sitting next to her so I said, "It depends. Is that your husband?" In all seriousness, she answe - [Full Article]
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Court to hear Anoma's case The Habeas Corpus application filed to the Court of Appeal by Anoma Fonseka was fixed to be taken up before a three judge bench on March 19. ... [Views:11] [Tue, Mar 16, 2010] [Full Article]
Govt. challenges AI on hit list The Defence Ministry today challenged the international human rights group Amnesty International (AI) to release the allged media hit list in it's possession to the public in order to prove that such a list actually exists. ... [Views:3] [Tue, Mar 16, 2010] [Full Article]
SF appeares before Court martial The first Court Martial, appointed to try General Sarath Fonseka on charges against his participation in political work while in active service commenced its sittings as scheduled at 9.30 a.m. today at Navy Headquarters. ... [Views:8] [Tue, Mar 16, 2010] [Full Article]
UNP releases manifesto The United National Party (UNP) released its manifesto in Colombo a short while ago. The main aim and objectives of the manifesto are to allow the public to decide on whether an executive presidency was needed, to reduce the term of parliament to fiv ... [Views:24] [Tue, Mar 16, 2010] [Full Article]
AI alleges media on hit list The international human rights group Amnesty International (AI) claims it is in possession of a “hit list” believed to be compiled by the Sri Lankan intelligence unit with names of at least 35 leading journalists and NGO officers. ... [Views:17] [Tue, Mar 16, 2010] [Full Article]
Trinco HQI, 3 cops suspended
The Head Quarters Inspector (HQI) of the Trincomalee police and three policemen have been suspended pending investigations into the killing of a man in a police raid in Trincomalee. ... [Views:13] [Tue, Mar 16, 2010] [Full Article]
Police swarmed with cut-outs The police are unable to remove all the political posters, cut outs and banners before the General Elections as there are well over 7000 candidates who have decorated the roads with campaign materials, the IGP said today. ... [Views:13] [Tue, Mar 16, 2010] [Full Article]
US report vague, non-specific
The Ministry of Human Rights says the human rights report released by the US State Department last week consists of vague, non-specific and unverifiable information on Sri Lanka and would appear to fall short of the high standards that the State Depa ... [Views:11] [Tue, Mar 16, 2010] [Full Article]
Dengue on the rise again The Health Ministry has warned that dengue cases are likely to rise due to the strong showers in the coming weeks and has urged the public to take pre cautionary measures. ... [Views:10] [Tue, Mar 16, 2010] [Full Article]
SC reprimands Sunday Leader, orders to carry apology The Supreme Court today reprimanded the Sunday Leader chief editor Federica Janz over a contempt of court case lodged against the newspaper. The complaint claimed that the Sunday Leader published an opinion article defaming the deputy Chief Justice S ... [Views:26] [Tue, Mar 16, 2010] [Full Article]
UK experts negotiating with pirates
A team of British experts are currently negotiating with Somali pirates for the release of the Sri Lankan crew members aboard the hijacked Saudi vessel ‘Al-Nisr Al Saudi’ and the negotiations are expected to go on for over a month, sources said.
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Fire raging at Naththandiya coconut fibre factory A fire that started at 3am today is still raging on at a coconut fibre (kohu) factory in Naththandiya, Dumkannawa, the Ada Derana correspondent in the area reports. According to sources the damage is estimated to be over Rs. 470 million. ... [Views:16] [Tue, Mar 16, 2010] [Full Article]
Ex CJ calls Lanka undemocratic Former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva charged today that Sri Lanka had become an undemocratic country by betraying all its human rights principles which it had signed with the international community over the years.
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Concerns over Sigiriya's wasps There is controversy in Sri Lanka over the fate of thousands of bees that pose an intermittent threat to people around one of the country’s top tourist sites. Residents near the Sigiriya rock fortress complain that cruel methods are being used to get ... [Views:50] [Mon, Mar 15, 2010] [Full Article]
Lightning warning as rains come The department of meteorology has warned of severe lightning over the next two days as the country begins to experience heavy rain following days of drought. The public have been advised to take precautionary measures to minimize damage that could be ... [Views:37] [Mon, Mar 15, 2010] [Full Article]
Discrepancy in WB funding The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) alleges that there is discrepancy in the funds allocation by the World Bank (WB) to Sri Lanka. SLMC Member, Hassen Ali told Daily Mirror online that his party had received several complaints from the public regard ... [Views:31] [Mon, Mar 15, 2010] [Full Article]
Minor quake in South Indian Ocean, no tsunami threat A minor earthquake has struck the South Indian Ocean on early Monday, seismologist said. According to the Meteorological Department of Sri Lanka the earthquake was below 6.0 magnitude and there is no threat of a tsunami. ... [Views:46] [Mon, Mar 15, 2010] [Full Article]
Remanded for throwing child A woman who was alleged to have thrown her three-year-old youngest son to the Kalu Ganga was arrested by the Kalutara police Women’s and Children’s Bureau and was produced before the Kalutara additional magistrate. The woman was remanded till March ... [Views:53] [Mon, Mar 15, 2010] [Full Article]
Men want good-looking women BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher said people choosing a mate today behave no differently than stereotypical Neanderthals -- men want beauty, women want security. - [Full Article]
