Five charges against Fonseka »
By Jamila Najmuddin and Supun Dias
Mar 8, 2010
General Sarath Fonseka will be tried on over five charges under the Army Act and will face a court martial within the next few days, Army Spokesperson Major General Prasad Samarasingha told Daily Mirror Online.
According to the military, the summary of evidence over charges against General Fonseka, made [...]
Tennis: NZ down Sri Lanka in Davis Cup »
8:21 AM Monday Mar 8, 2010
New Zealand began the long trek back to top-level Asia-Oceania tennis with a 3-2 Davis Cup group two win over Sri Lanka in Colombo this weekend.
The New Zealanders won the opening singles matches, Rubin Statham grinding out a gruelling five-set win over Harshana Godamanna and Daniel King-Turner accounting for Rajeev [...]
Nissan recalls 540,000 vehicles worldwide »
Thursday, 04 March 2010 10:21
Japan’s Nissan Motor said on Wednesday it would recall nearly 540,000 vehicles worldwide, most of them in the United States, due to brake pedal defects and faulty fuel gauges.
Nissan — Japan’s third-largest carmaker, and partnered with France’s Renault — said it plans “to inspect and, if necessary, repair brake pedal pins [...]
Officials: Attack on Nigerian town kills more than 100 »
March 7, 2010 5:47 p.m. EST
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — More than 100 people were dead after an attack Sunday on a predominantly Christian group in central Nigeria, officials said.
The attacks, which resembled earlier outbreaks of ethno-religious violence in the West African nation, prompted Nigeria’s vice president to place security on high alert and begin operations [...]
Weekly Market Focus »
The market activity in the Colombo Stock Exchange witnessed mixed results as the week which began on a positive note endured a temporally blip but recovered and ended marginally up as investors looked to exploit on capital gains. The benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) was up 16.31 points week on week to close at [...]
Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa dismisses UN human rights panel »
Sri Lanka war zone May 2009
The government’s victory over the Tigers ended a bloody civil war
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has denounced plans by UN chief Ban Ki-Moon to ask a panel of experts to look into human rights issues on the island.
Mr Rajapaksa told Mr Ban the move was “uncalled for and unwarranted”, the [...]
Seven Soldiers detained for the murder of Lasantha »
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Seven soldiers belonging to the Sri Lanka Army’s Military Intelligence Unit will continue to be detained as investigations continue into [...]
Gen Fonseka on a fast in protest over withdrawl of phone facilities »
2010-03-07 12:49:57
Gen (retd) Sarath Fonseka has gone on a protest fast after a decision by the military to withdraw telephone facilities for the ex-army cheif to speak to his family members, a senior military officer said.
Ms. Anoma Fonseka also confrimed that Gen Fonseka is on a fast in protest over withdrawal of the phone facilities.
Military [...]
India, Sri Lanka ‘sister countries’: Nirupama Rao »
B. Muralidhar Reddy
Visiting Foreign Secretary, Nirupama Rao on Sunday inaugurated the India-Sri Lanka Centre for English Language Training (SLICELT) at a ceremony in Peradeniya, near Kandy.
A statement issued by the Indian mission here said that while speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Foreign Secretary recalled her association with the initiative, which went back to 2006 [...]
National Lists: the last refuge for the politically displaced? »
THE NATIONALIST PAPERS
by Malinda Seneviratne
In October or November of the year 2001 I wrote a piece in the daily ‘Island’ titled ‘A refugee camp called “The National List’. It was a light and cynical look at the national lists submitted to the Elections Commissioner by the People’s Alliance, the United National Party and other parties. [...]
