Rs. 20 million is the monthly expense out of State funds for Dansalas at Temple Trees »
Dec 14, 2009 The Dansalas given by the President at Temple Trees these days has come under heavy fire from the Opposition. The monthly expense on account of these sumptuous (Dansalas) meals is Rs. 20,000,000/- (Twenty million) per month. These expenses are disbursed out of State funds. Govt. officials, Police Officers, Teachers, media personnel, Judicial [...]
Sri Lanka:Fonseka challenges Mahinda for a TV debate »
by Zacki Jabbar General (Retd) Sarath Fonseka said yesterday that he was ready for a debate with President Mahinda Rajapaksa and would reveal many hitherto unknown facts. Fonseka, when asked by JVP leader Somawansa Amerasinghe, during yesterday’s press conference in Colombo, if he was prepared to take on Rajapaksa at a presidential candidates’ debate, replied [...]
BANGKOK:WEAPONS PLANE CREW CHARGED »
An east European cargo plane, found to be transporting heavy weapons and detained by Thai authorities during its stop at Bangkok’s domestic Don Mueang airport, sits on the tarmac at the airport in the Thai capital yesterday. Thai authorities have detained five people who landed in Bangkok in the cargo plane full of heavy weapons [...]
“I Survived To Do My Duty By My Country” – General Sarath Fonseka »
Posted by admin on Dec 13th, 2009 and filed under Interviews. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry from your site There were 28 holes in my body. But I was so near the blast I felt nothing. The men [...]
“Gota Ordered Them To Be Shot” – General Sarath Fonseka »
Posted by admin on Dec 13th, 2009 and filed under Lead. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry from your site * General Fonseka speaks on the killings of the LTTE’s Pulidevan, Nadeson and Ramesh * Basil denies involvement * [...]
SRI LANKA :former army chief slams president »
Fonseka has been accused of being a Sinhalese nationalist, worrying the country’s ethnic Tamils [AFP] Sri Lanka’s former army chief has accused the president of corruption, nepotism and abuse of power ahead of next month’s election. General Sarath Fonseka’s comments on Friday came a month after he resigned from the military, accusing the government of [...]
China’s economy picks up pace »
Heavy industries such as steel production saw the strongest growth [Reuters] China’s economic recovery gained momentum in November, government statistics have shown, with industrial production, retail sales and investment all posting solid growth. Consumer prices also rose for the first time in 10 months, climbing 0.6 per cent in November, the National Statistics Bureau reported. [...]
Blair: Saddam’s ouster was right »
Blair said his faith did not play any part in the decision to invade Iraq [AFP] Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, believes it was right to oust Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi leader, from power even though no weapons of mass destruction were ever found. “I would still have thought it right to [...]
Iran’s slow revolution »
By Adla Massoud After protests in the summer, Iran’s Green Movement has gone underground [GALLO/GETTY] Six months after Iran’s disputed presidential election triggered widespread demonstrations, the country’s pro-democracy movement is as strong as ever, experts say. As this week’s protests show, opponents of Iran’s regime have taken to using officially sanctioned demonstrations to turn out [...]
