BREAKING NEWS Wed 23 Jul 2008| UNP scoffs at Govt’s claim of grabbing Killinochchi Wed, 23-07-2008 21:00:00 UNP in parliament yesterday scoffed at the government’s claim that Killinochchi is within ‘grabbing distance’ of the security forces, saying the war is being used to cover up all its ills today. UNP MP for Puttalam district Palitha Ranga Bandara said that the government had not implemented any project beneficial to the country. MP Bandara said that the government is boasting about war to hoodwink the public who are subjected to undergo a myriad of problems. “There are 50-60 kilometres from the recently captured area in Mannar to Killinochchi. Yet the government claims that it is within the sight of the security forces,” he said. He also criticized the government for setting different dead lines to end the war. “We are sick of listening to such statements made by the government ministers and the defence authorities. War is the only slogan available for the government to cover up its present problems,” he said. Commenting on the ceasefire a |FULL STORY|

Compensate Slave island dwellers - UNP Wed, 23-07-2008 21:00:00 The main Opposition UNP in Parliament yesterday called on the government to pay compensation to those families in Slave island whose houses were demolished recently and to take action against those who demolished those houses neglecting the court order. Chief Opposition Whip and UNP MP Joseph Michael Perera who made a special statement in the House yesterday said the demolition of these houses has created a black mark in the country’s history. He said the people expressed their anger as their houses were demolished through applying force and thuggery. Mr. Perera charged that the lawyers who appeared for this case has received death threats. The UNP MP said summits such as SAARC was held in Sri Lanka in the past but the people were never asked to leave their houses for security reasons. “This is a clear sign of anarchy where the law is not respected,” he said. He stressed that all members of Parliament should exercise their responsibilities in rectifyi |FULL STORY| Law Medical Dinner Dance - Photos by Sisira Maddumage [ Click here ] Law Medical Cricket Match - Photos by Sisira Maddumage [ Click here ] Sri Lanka Leukaemia Foundation (UK) charity [ Click here ] Media freedom focal point to democracy: Somawansa - 23-07-2008 UNP protests over appointing ministers for COPE - 23-07-2008 Suspected LTTE suicide cadre arrested - Horana - 23-07-2008 CaFFE seeks legal action on misuse of vehicles by Berty Premalal - 23-07-2008 JOINT PRESS RELEASE – UN/Ministry of Human Rights and Disaster Management - 23-07-2008 Court imposes fine on errant lawyer - 23-07-2008 Tamil Nadu LTTE supply chain nabbed - 23-07-2008 India - SL credit line agreement to upgrade railway line - 23-07-2008 Civic groups, Vasudeva, Kumar express shock over demolition and eviction - 23-07-2008 65 SL maids to return from Kuwait - 23-07-2008

"Holistic" approach to waste management Wed, 23-07-2008 13:00:00 Staff at the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) who manage a waste-management project in the southeastern Sri Lankan District of Ampara consider it a sign of success when town residents complain that their rubbish needs collecting. "When we started [the project] there was very little awareness of the negative aspects of improper disposal or of proper waste-management systems," Gary Morris-Iveson, UNOPS's programme manager for environmental restoration in Ampara, 350km east o... |FULL STORY|

Lankan toddler in UK crushed by TV Sun, 20-07-2008 20:00:00 A Sri Lankan toddler in UK has died after a television apparently toppled over and fell on him. The one-year-old boy from Swansea, was named by the local Evening Post newspaper as Ghazi Riyaz Mohammed. The paper said the boy's parents have two other children and were thought to be from Sri Lanka and seeking asylum in UK. ... |FULL STORY|

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Advance Indian security contingent arrives - Minister Wed, 23-07-2008 21:00:00 An advance Indian security contingent has already arrived in the country to provide security to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his delegation for the upcoming SAARC Summit, a Government Minister said yesterday. Defence Spokesperson and senior Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said that a security contingent slightly larger than the usual number provided for any international leader would arrive in the country to offer security to the Indian delegation, out of which an... |FULL STORY|				South Asian champion Priyadarshani tests positive for banned drug Wed, 23-07-2008 21:00:00 Premila Priyadarshani who won the 100 metres gold medal at the South Asian Athletic Championships in March has tested positive for a banned drug, Athletics Association sources revealed yesterday. Priyadarshani had tested positive for the drug Terbutaline at the recent National Athletics championships in Colombo where she was subjected to a random test after finishing second in the 100 metres behind her arch rival N.C.D Priyadarshani. The results of the test done by ... |FULL STORY|			Classifieds Ads Start Earning Within 15 Miniutes 23-07-2008 15:44:06 >> Start Earning Within 15 Miniutes Start Earning within 15 minutes from now. Join Google Cash Program. Excellent income opportunity. Payment Proof Available. Earn a Guaranteed Income of $10000 p.m. For more details: E-mail us at global.london@gmail.com. Call us at +91-79-26826453 Mobile: +919377... READ DETAIL Get a Cash Generating Site at www.365jobs4u.com 23-07-2008 15:44:06 >> Get a Cash Generating Site at www.365jobs4u.com Make Massive income from Google. No MLM, No scheme a real income opportunity. We create a website for you that will generate life income for you. Even when you in sleep or at work, your website will pour income Non-stop. A Guaranteed Income of $... READ DETAIL Get A Lifte Time Cash Generating Website at www.365jobs4u.com 23-07-2008 15:44:06 >> Get A Lifte Time Cash Generating Website at www.365jobs4u.com Get a website with life time income generating Ads, with zero investment. Join Google Cash Program. Payment Proof Available. Earn a Guaranteed Income of $10000 p.m. Millions are already Millionaire Now. For more details E-mail u... READ DETAIL
Sri Lankan film festival gets under way in city Tue, 22-07-2008 07:00:00 A four-day Sri Lankan film festival, to commemorate 60 years of diplomatic relations between India and Sri Lanka, opened at the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce auditorium here on Monday. It is being hosted by the Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission, Chennai, Indo Chennai Appreciation Foundation (ICAF), Madras Film Society and Federation of Film Societies of India (Central office). Inaugurating the festival, Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in southern India P.M. Amza... |FULL STORY|				Siemens gets 2-bln-rupee order in Sri Lanka Tue, 15-07-2008 07:00:00 Siemens Ltd said on Monday its energy division has received an order from Sri Lanka's state-run power supply utility to upgrade the distribution network in the country's capital Colombo. The order is worth about 2 billion rupees and is the company's largest order in Sri Lanka, Siemens said in a statement. Ahead of the news, Siemens shares ended at 476.25 rupees, up 1.5 percent in a weak Mumbai market. ... |FULL STORY|