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Stop idle rhetoric, KP tells Tamil Nadu leaders

Stop idle rhetoric, KP tells Tamil Nadu leaders »

The detained LTTE arms smuggler and international funds manager, Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP, has appealed to Tamil Nadu politicians to “refrain from idle rhetoric and instead help Tamils in Sri Lanka to live in harmony...

August 29 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Sri Lanka win Micromax Tri-Series 2010

Sri Lanka win Micromax Tri-Series 2010 »

Sri Lanka’s three senior batsmen stepped up their game in front of a clamorous full house in Dambulla to end their four-tournament losing streak at home to India. Tillakaratne Dilshan will grab the headlines for...

August 29 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Maid torture report arrives in Kingdom

Maid torture report arrives in Kingdom »

RIYADH: The Sri Lankan Embassy received on Saturday the medical report regarding the Sri Lankan housemaid who was found with 24 nails and needles embedded in her legs, arms, hands and forehead, ...

August 29 2010 / No comment / Read More »

World

Many Girls Now Begin Puberty at Age 7, 8 »

Many Girls Now Begin Puberty at Age 7, 8

The onset of puberty is continuing to drop among American girls, with many girls as young as 7 and 8 now showing the beginnings of breast development, new research shows. Rising rates of childhood obesity — long linked to earlier sexual development — may...

Aug 9 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Schwarzenegger: Let gays and lesbians marry now »

Schwarzenegger: Let gays and lesbians marry now

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown joined gay rights advocates Friday in asking a federal judge to allow gays and lesbians in California to marry immediately while opponents appeal the ruling that overturned Proposition 8. Allowing same-sex couples to wed “is consistent...

Aug 7 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Cricket world rejects former PM Howard for top job »

Cricket world rejects former PM Howard for top job

AUSTRALIA’S bid to install John Howard as world cricket chief has ended in humiliation for the former prime minister and bitterly split the game along national lines. Opposition to Mr Howard was so strong among the nations from Africa and the subcontinent that...

Jun 30 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »

Sports

Lord’s Test at centre of fixing allegations »

Lord’s Test at centre of fixing allegations The fourth Test between England and Pakistan at Lord’s is at the centre of a police investigation into spot-fixing, after a 35-year-old man was...

Aug 29 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Sri Lanka assess performances after earning slot in final »

Sri Lanka assess performances after earning slot in final Following a convincing eight wicket win over India in the fifth match of the Micromax tri-nation series, Sri Lanka will have an extended ...

Aug 24 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Sri Lanka captain not guilty of physical contact »

Sri Lanka captain not guilty of physical contact DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s captain Kumar Sangakkara did not breach the players’ code of conduct during a tri-series match against New...

Aug 21 2010 / No comment / Read More »

World

Many Girls Now Begin Puberty at Age 7, 8

Many Girls Now Begin Puberty at Age 7, 8

The onset of puberty is continuing to drop among American girls, with many girls as young as 7 and 8 now showing the beginnings of breast development, new research shows. Rising rates...

Aug 9, 2010 / More »

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Stop idle rhetoric, KP tells Tamil Nadu leaders

Stop idle rhetoric, KP tells Tamil Nadu leaders

The detained LTTE arms smuggler and international funds manager, Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP, has appealed to Tamil Nadu politicians to “refrain from idle rhetoric and instead help Tamils in Sri Lanka to live...

Aug 29, 2010 / More »

Opinion

Sri Lankan government’s ties with Israel expose its duplicity

Sri Lankan government’s ties with Israel expose its duplicity

On July 21 the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth published an interview with Donald Perera, Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Israel. Perera, the former Sri Lankan Air Force commander and Chief of Defence Staff, thanked...

Aug 15, 2010 / More »

Business

Sri Lankan exporters brace for loss of EU tax breaks

Sri Lankan exporters brace for loss of EU tax breaks

Sri Lankan exporters braced for hard times as the EU’s withdrawal of import concessions took effect Sunday after Colombo’s refusal to allow scrutiny of its human rights record. Sri Lanka has long...

Aug 15, 2010 / More »

Health

Fear of Flying: Modern Disease of Female Travelers

Fear of Flying: Modern Disease of Female Travelers

If you think that only those who fly frequently suffer from aviophobia, think again. Quite often those who have never stepped on board the aircraft experience panic fear of flying. It...

Jul 4, 2010 / More »

Tech.

Time Machine Built in Europe, Russian Scientists Say

Time Machine Built in Europe, Russian Scientists Say

Russian physicists seriously believe that the Large Hadron Collider can be used for time travel. However, it will only happen when it starts working at full capacity and stops breaking down. If ...

Aug 9, 2010 / More »

Sports

Lord’s Test at centre of fixing allegations

Lord’s Test at centre of fixing allegations

The fourth Test between England and Pakistan at Lord’s is at the centre of a police investigation into spot-fixing, after a 35-year-old man was arrested after allegedly being caught offering to bribe...

Aug 29, 2010 / More »

Entertainment

Sylvester Stallone ‘Star power’

Sylvester Stallone ‘Star power’

‘I worked a lot on my forearms because I knew there was going to be a lot of gripping, a lot of wrestling, a lot of holding.’ Sylvester Stallone ...

Aug 15, 2010 / More »
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