Sri Lanka police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) says that the most wanted person in relation to an alleged attempt of producing a poisonous drink using Vinyl Chloride imported by a toy factory in Kosgama in Colombo district has been arrested at Chennai airport on a warrant issued by Interpol.
The suspect is Canute...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
What poisonous drink was Gunny Peiris to produce?
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Canute Siripalan Peiris,
PVC,
Vinyl Chloride
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
The political party business
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election secretariat,
political parties,
registration
Election Secretariat of Sri Lanka has sert last warnings to the secretaries of registered political parties giving time until September 01 to file all necessary documents to continue their registration.
Under the 2009, 58 revised act of elections,...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Yes, there is rock at the mouth of Sri Lanka's new harbor
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corruption,
Hambanthota harbor,
waste
After so many denials locally, Sri Lanka government has internationally assumed that a massive rock is blocking the entrance of the newly built Hambanthota harbor.
After spending 1.4 billion borrowed US dollars to build the harbor and an...
Monday, August 22, 2011
Policeman, epilepsy patient beaten to death thanks to Grease Devils; are we crazy?
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grease devil,
grease yaka,
myths
A police officer was beaten to death and five civilians were shot and injured in Sri Lankan yesterday in an incident related to the fear psychosis known as Grease Devil.
The incident took place in Managunduwa in Puttalam area as some people caught...
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Don't cry for Nil Manel Mal; we have NaMal
Sri Lanka's national flower is not Na flower, although the President's son or the son of the nation is Namal.
But, now it seems that we can replace the national flower with Na Mala (Mesua ferrea) since the original national flower Nil Manel is endangered.
Sri...
Sri Lanka Central Cultural Fund performs miracles with five rupees
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Central Cultural Fund,
ola leaf ancient manuscripts
A news item in state-owned Sunday newspaper The Silumina said that Sri Lanka government has commenced a special project to conserve the ola leaf ancient manuscripts that are found in the temples island wide.
The same story said that there are estimated...
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Garlic tax of Sri Lanka government
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Cooperatives and Internal Trade Ministry,
garlic,
white onion
garlic flowers
The Cooperatives and Internal Trade Ministry has increased import taxes on big onions, potatoes and garlic. Taxes on a kilo of big onions have been increased by Rs. 10, potatoes by Rs. 5 and garlic by Rs. 15.
Normally, the government...
Friday, August 19, 2011
Confession of an outspoken ‘A brother out of control’
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A brother out of control,
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa,
The Hindu
Sri Lanka Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, addressing a symposium on post-war challenges at the BMICH, to coincide with the launch of www.outofwar.com, yesterday expressed concern over Indian newspaper The Hindu targeting him on the basis of a...
Now they sell identity also
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identity,
national identity card,
NIC
Now the government of Sri Lanka is going to sell the citizens the identity card also.
The cabinet spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said that they would give the digital ID card free of charge only to those who already possess it.
That means the school...
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Indian anti corruption activist assassinated
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Anna Hazare,
Shehla Masood
In a broad day light murder, an RTI activist and a strong supporter of Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement, Shehla Masood was shot dead around 11.30 am on Tuesday.
Unidentified assailant shot her dead from point blank range while she was leaving...
Government assisted United National Party leader unshaken by massive protest of rebel group
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Ranil Wickramasinghe,
Sajith Premadasa,
United National Party
More than 10,000 activists of Sri Lanka's major opposition United National Party (UNP) held a demonstration against the party leader ranil Wickramasinghe near the Viharamahadevi Park.
Later they marched towards the office of the Opposition Leader and...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
A window to a different view on recent riots in Sri Lanka
One of our colleagues have sent us this link with a different view regarding what we wrote about the riots in Kinniya and elsewhere in Sri Lanka.
"Please also read this article, and try to read in another angle of your very recent writings about riots....
They are real Maharajas
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maharaja,
news first,
sirasa,
sri ranga,
UNP
Sri Lanka Opposition Leader and the leader of the United National Party (UNP) Ranil Wickramasinghe who is at risk of party grip accused yesteroday publicly that the media company Maharaja was slinging mud at him since he denied granting one...
Maldivian and Sri Lankan Presidents chat with people over a broken fence
President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed arrived in Sri Lanka today for an official visit.
He arrived in the island yesterday morning around 11.15 with a six member delegation.
He was welcomed by the Minister of External Affairs Professor...
What a springboard is UNP now!
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crossover,
United National Party,
UNP
The ex-Mayor of Anuradhapura Municipal Council of Sri Lanka Kithsiri Lanka Caldera has decided to cross over to the opposition, political sources say.
He is to contest the upcoming election for the Anuradhapura Municipal Council under the opposition...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Mobs pelt stones at military camps in Sri Lanka. Are they heroes?
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grease devil,
hostage,
Kinniya,
unrest
Sri Lanka Navy spokesman Commander Kosala Warnasuriya said to media that the protests that took place in Eastern Province Kinniya town occurred following the raids against racketeers that were operating in the coastal area.
Pointing out that they wanted...
United National Party rebel Sajith in a do or die battle for the leadership
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Sajith Premadasa,
United National Party,
UNP
Sri Lanka's major opposition United National Party (UNP) sources say that the rebel group led by Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa is planning to hold a massive protest in front of Sirikotha, the party headquarters on August 17th when a crucial working...
Monday, August 15, 2011
Activists from Colombo now in Jaffna to express solidarity to colleagues there
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freedom of expression,
journalists,
media freedpm
Free Media Movement (FMM), some other NGOs and activists of South Sri Lanka are now in Jaffna to hold a protest campaign tomorrow in Jaffna city to express solidarity to the bereaved journalists there.
A group of 40 journalists from Colombo left for...
From Grease Devils of Sri Lanka to Daniel Kahneman
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Daniel Kahneman,
Greece Devil,
Prospect theory
I'm a lot worried of the fate of the Greece Devils of Sri Lanka in the hands of the angry mobs.
Have you ever experienced the wrath of a mob against you in your life? I experienced it many times. Once, perhaps in 2003, I was selling a leftist newspaper...
Sunday, August 14, 2011
A meaningful legal move against wheat flour terrorism of Sri Lanka, only if implementable
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bran,
nutrients,
processing,
wheat flour
Another law against the hyped wheat flout terrorism of this country! This time Sri Lanka Ministry of Health has decided to bring new laws to prevent the removal of bran when processing wheat flour, a good move to save the health of the wheat flour food...
Saturday, August 13, 2011
War widow problem of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Child Development and Women's Affairs Ministry sources say that the government has identified around 60,000 war widows in the Northern and Eastern Provinces following the end of the war.
According to the Ministry there are 42,565 war widows...
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