Sri Lankan recounts Israeli ordeal

A Sri Lankan shot by Israeli commandos during last week's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla has recounted the ordeal he had to face at the time of the incident. He is now receiving treatment at a hospital in Istanbul. "Ahmad Luqman Talib received gunshot injuries in the leg and is now recovering in a hospital in Istanbul," said Nihad Issa, office director for the Representative Office of Sri Lanka to the Palestinian National Authority in...

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The Muslim Ladies' Study Circle is an Organise "“Hollywood night”

.............. ............. Dear Brothers Our sisters are attempting to have “Hollywood night” & requesting them to dress un islamically The Muslim Ladies' Study Circle is an Organization that conducts many Islamic activities & is a Standard bearer for the poor & down trodden Muslim ladies assisting them & guiding them etc. If we permit such an esteemed organization to conduct this “Hollywood night” the consequences will be...

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Bread prices go up too

The price of a 450g loaf of bread will be increased by Rs. 4 with effect from midnight tonight as a result of the government re-imposing the duty of Rs 10 per kilogram on wheat grain imported into the country, Chairman of the All Ceylon Bakery Owners Association, N.K. Jayawardena said. Prima had earlier raised its flour prices by Rs.10.50 a kilo due to the government withdrawing the tax concessions. Consequently a kilo of Prima flour had been raised...

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Minister apologizes to Tamils

Government Minister and General Secretary of the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) Patali Champika Ranawaka apologized to the Tamil community in Jaffna this morning for the burning down of the Jaffna library several years ago by members of his community. The Minister, who expressed these views after handing over some books at the library, seemed to be referring to the Sinhalese community and was looking at mending fences between the Tamils and Sinhalese...

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Lankan gays want rights

Sri Lanka’s gay community today demanded equal rights and urged the authorities to emulate India which had last year lifted restrictions on the gay community in New Delhi. Executive Director of Equal Grounds, Rozanne Flemar Caldera, speaking at a fashion show in Colombo this evening organized by Sri Lanka’s gay community said that people must be treated equally be they gay or straight. Equal Grounds represents the gay community in Sri Lanka and...

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Controversy surrounds the transfer of a solider who saluted the wife of General Sarath Fonseka

By Jamila Najmuddin Controversy surrounds the transfer of a solider who saluted the wife of General Sarath Fonseka, Anoma Fonseka when she visited Parliament Grounds last week with the military denying reports that the soldier was transferred over the salute. On the facebook page of General Sarath Fonseka, it is alleged that the solider who saluted Anoma Fonseka while she visited the Grounds to pay respect to the military tomb, was transferred...

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How do I set a custom background for Google?

Are you bored with same old Google home page ? Do you want to add background image to Google home page that looks like Bing? Google just made there home page just like its tough competitor Bing.You just want to know how to make this Google tweak, right? 1. Go to the Google home page and you can see on the bottom left corner where it says "Change background image" Click on it... 2. You can find different images, including those you can grab from...

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Scholarship for Vocational Training Courses

Applications are called for the above from students under 25 years of age who have enrolled or plan to enrol in vocational courses in recognized institutes in Sri Lanka.Qualifications & Eligibility:-Three passes in A/L and not qualified for university entrance.-Only entry and intermediate level professional courses will be supported by SSFB-If the course is for a period less than 3 months or if 50% of the course will be completed by the 1st October 2010 the Scholarship should not be applied for,Interested students should write to the following...

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Iraqi merger forms new Shia bloc, the National Alliance

Iraq's two main Shia groups, which performed strongly in recent elections, have merged to form the biggest alliance in the new parliament.The bloc, to be called the National Alliance, brings together the prime minister's coalition with other Shia factions, including followers of radical cleric Moqtada Sadr.It will be just short of an absolute majority in parliament but well ahead of the rival secular-Sunni bloc.The new parliament opens on Monday.After...

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Kissing ends up in court

Police in two Sri Lankan towns have detained nearly 200 young couples they accuse of indecent behaviour and will produce most of them before a court on Friday, the BBC reported. Locals complained the young lovers were kissing, cuddling or simply holding hands, reports say. In the central town of Kurunegala about 350 youngsters have been detained and reprimanded in the past two weeks. Police have gone further in another town - Matara in the south - where 22 allegedly offending couples are to appear before a magistrate on Friday. Police in Kurunegala...

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Simple Solutions to Common Windows Problems

Fix Windows Problems with Free ToolsQ1. I am trying to delete a file from my desktop but the computer won’t let me do that. Instead, it throws me an error message saying that the file /folder is in use by another program or user.A: You can either reboot your computer in Safe mode to delete that file or, if you want something more simple, get Unlocker. It’s a free utility that will let you close all the processes that have possibly locked the file...

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Singh, Mahinda discuss IDPs

NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday discussed with Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa India’s concerns on the plight of displaced Tamils and pressed for a political settlement of the decades-old ethnic issue in the island country.The two leaders also discussed a host of bilateral and global issues, including an expansion of economic ties and increased cooperation in areas of development and counter-terrorism, said official sources.Rajapaksa...

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