230 injured employees in Negombo hospital »
230 employees of the Free Trade Zone in Katunayakewho were injured by the police attack have been admitted Negombo Hospital . According to hospital sourcs one of them is seriously injured The police used teargas and shot into the air to disperse protesters in Katunayake who were protesting against the proposed private sector pension schem [...]
I am in jail while Karuna enjoys privileges as a minister – Fonseka »
‘White Flag’ Trial-at-Bar By Manopriya Gunasekara Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka told the High Court Trial-at-Bar that it was ironical that he had to spend time in jail when Karuna Amman, a former military wing leader of the Tiger guerrillas, who was responsible for the killings of civilians, was enjoying privileges as a minister without [...]
New Anti Corruption Bill in India and crippled anti corruption laws in Sri Lanka »
Indian Prime Manmohan Singh has already pledged the nation that he will present a strong anti-corruption bill to the Parliament in July. Indian authorities are now in the process of drafting the aforesaid bill. The much expected anti corruption bill will certainly appear as a turning point in contemporary Indian politics. This emerges as a [...]
Oman Air Is No. 1 For On-Time Performance »
Oman Air has been named as the top on-time performer at London Heathrow Airport. Figures just released by BAA show that Oman Air achieved the number one rank with 100% punctuality for departures in February 2011, and the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman has been consistently listed amongst top five airlines for on-time [...]
Osama , Obama And Mahinda »
The World’s most wanted terrorist and fugitive Osama Bin Laden has now been killed by the US security forces. This can be termed as a victory of the mankind since Osama Bin Laden had committed so many crimes against humanity and he emerged as a threat to the civilized world. Many people in Sri Lanka [...]
A deathblow to al Qaeda? »
May 2, 2011 3:06 a.m. EDT Paul Cruickshank: Osama bin Laden played crucial unifying role in al Qaeda He says he was the leader who came up with strategy of attacking U.S. Al Qaeda has become almost irrelevant due to backlash in Muslim world, he says Cruickshank: Without bin Laden, al Qaeda could unravel Editor’s [...]
Osama bin Laden dead, body in US custody »
WASHINGTON: The finger of suspicion is pointing squarely at the Pakistani military and intelligence for sheltering and protecting Osama bin Laden before US forces hunted him down and put a bullet in his head on Sunday. The coordinates of the action and sequence of events suggest that the al-Qaida fugitive may have been killed in [...]
How U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden »
By the CNN Wire Staff May 2, 2011 5:56 a.m. EDT U.S. forces killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a mansion north of the Pakistani capital Islamabad. U.S. officials call the raid a surgical strike Officials believe the compound was built to harbor bin Laden Sources say bin Laden was shot in the [...]
