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‘Court martial’ looms for S.Lanka’s defeated candidate

‘Court martial’ looms for S.Lanka’s defeated candidate »

Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka could be hauled before a court martial to answer charges of plotting a coup to topple the government, a press report said Sunday. The government has sought legal advice...

February 7 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Sri Lanka army denies plan to arrest former chief

Sri Lanka army denies plan to arrest former chief »

Sri Lanka’s military denied Sunday a newspaper report that former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka will be tried in a military court for allegedly planning to assassinate the president and take power. Fonseka...

February 7 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Media to be quizzed over coup plot

Media to be quizzed over coup plot »

Sri Lankan authorities are likely to question several media persons, who were present at a Colombo hotel during defeated opposition presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka’s stay there, over the alleged plot by him to stage...

February 7 2010 / No comment / Read More »

World

Russia’s Fifth Generation Jet Tested Successfully »

Russia’s Fifth Generation Jet Tested Successfully

The maiden flight of Russia’s fifth generation fighter jet ended successfully. “Having made a short run, the fifth generation jet took off and started ascending vigorously,” a source from the airbase in Komsomolsk-on-Amur told Interfax news agency. The flight was a success, all systems worked normally, the...

Jan 29 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Tiger Woods likes to play weird sex games »

Tiger Woods likes to play weird sex games

RANDY Tiger Woods likes to play weird sex games, a call girl claimed yesterday. Loredana Jolie, 26, said the golfer even enjoyed watching MEN dirty dancing for each other. Tiger Woods … ‘watched men’ Loredana … ‘£10k dates’ The Sicilian-born blonde recalled: “Tiger’s sexual fantasies were not normal. “He...

Jan 29 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Facebook is Cited in One of Five English Divorces »

Facebook is Cited in One of Five English Divorces

A British survey revealed that Facebook is responsible for 20% of divorces in the country. The survey took into account five thousand petitions for separation and found 989 instances that cited the network of relationships. But is the Internet a tool that facilitates betrayals? According to...

Jan 29 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Sports

Cariah has big ambitions »

Cariah has big ambitions West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago Under-19 all-rounder Yannic Cariah is ecstatic after scoring a century to lead the young Windies to third place in...

Feb 7 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Cyclist Janaka clinches Gold in 170 km road race »

Cyclist Janaka clinches Gold in 170 km road race The versatile rider Janaka Hemantha of Sri lanka Air Force performed superbly winning a gold medal in the 170 kilometre road race in the...

Feb 3 2010 / No comment / Read More »

ICC is watering down its own regulations, says Darrell Hair »

ICC is watering down its own regulations, says Darrell HairDarell Hair, the former International Cricket Council (ICC) umpire, has expressed his amusement at match referee Ranjan Madugalle’s decision to slap Pakistani star Shahid Afridi...

Feb 2 2010 / No comment / Read More »

World

Russia’s Fifth Generation Jet Tested Successfully

Russia’s Fifth Generation Jet Tested Successfully

The maiden flight of Russia’s fifth generation fighter jet ended successfully. “Having made a short run, the fifth generation jet took off and started ascending vigorously,” a source from the airbase in Komsomolsk-on-Amur told...

Jan 29, 2010 / More »

Local

‘Court martial’ looms for S.Lanka’s defeated candidate

‘Court martial’ looms for S.Lanka’s defeated candidate

Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka could be hauled before a court martial to answer charges of plotting a coup to topple the government, a press report said Sunday. The government has sought...

Feb 7, 2010 / More »

Opinion

Rigging: Truth Or Fiction?

Rigging: Truth Or Fiction?

If there was ever a common topic in the aftermath of the Presidential Elections 2010 and especially after the results were announced it was this: RIGGING. Not a soul was spared of this...

Feb 7, 2010 / More »

Business

Sri Lanka shares slip from record after post-poll rally

Sri Lanka shares slip from record after post-poll rally

Sri Lankan shares .CSE fell 0.31 percent on Wednesday from a record high, as concerns over continuous foreign selling led traders to book profits after a six-session rise. The All-Share Price Index...

Feb 4, 2010 / More »

Health

Sri Lanka to purchase 30,000 liters of BTI bacteria from Cuba to control dengue

Sri Lanka to purchase 30,000 liters of BTI bacteria from Cuba to control dengue

Sri Lanka government is to purchase 30,000 liters of Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis (BTI) bacteria from a Cuban company to control the fast spreading dengue epidemic in the country. The Cabinet today approved a proposal...

Feb 5, 2010 / More »

Tech.

Intel promises ultra-fast consumer optical cable

Intel promises ultra-fast consumer optical cable

Soon a new type of interconnect will be pumping data between laptops, desktop computers and other gadgets at the astounding speed of 10-gigabits-per-second, Intel announced Wednesday. Speaking at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in...

Feb 3, 2010 / More »

Sports

Cariah has big ambitions

Cariah has big ambitions

West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago Under-19 all-rounder Yannic Cariah is ecstatic after scoring a century to lead the young Windies to third place in the recently-concluded ICC Under-19 World Cup in New...

Feb 7, 2010 / More »

Entertainment

Riteish Deshmukh teaching Marathi to Jacqueline Fernandez

Riteish Deshmukh teaching Marathi to Jacqueline Fernandez

Jacqueline Fernandez – the ex Sri Lankan nari no.1 and the aspiring Bollywood kumari is a smart lass. The former Miss Sri Lanka Jacqueline Fernandez has realized the impact of Marathi in Mumbai and...

Feb 1, 2010 / More »
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