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A British man killed on holiday in Sri Lanka has been described as a “committed” Red Cross worker. Khuram Shaikh, 32, from Manchester, was a physiotherapist working for the International Red Cross in Gaza. He died early on December 25 after an attack on him and a colleague in the tourist resort of Tangalle. Four people have ...
- 'Over 15,000 missing in Sri Lanka' : Report reveals (Category: Breaking News)
- SLFP headquarters to be shifted to Red Cross building (Category: Breaking News)
- RED CROSS APPEAL FOR GREATER ASSISTANCE FOR NORTHERN RECOVERY (Category: Breaking News)
- President says the country will protect those who love the motherland (Category: Breaking News)
A shocked leisure industry yesterday decried the deadly attack on tourists in Tangalle over the weekend as the biggest setback for the sector which was rebounding following the end of the war. They urged the Government and law enforcement authorities to ensure harshest punishment against those responsible whilst calling for adequate measures to ensure safety ...
- UK and Russia 'commend' investigations (Category: Breaking News)
- UK and Russia 'commend' investigations (Category: Breaking News)
- Business as usual for professionally-managed southern hotels (Category: Business)
- Govt. reiterates law will prevail over Tangalle tourist tragedy (Category: Business)
(Srilankamirror) - Upali Dharmadasa, the main contender for the presidency of Sri Lanka Cricket has said that he was confident of taking the cash-strapped body back on track if he wins the elections on January 03. He has told BBC Sandeshaya that the main reason for the SLC to be “
- Where Are You Most Likely To Get A Traffic Ticket? (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Inside the cookie monster (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Can images stop data overload? (Category: Technology)
- Elected-Partial,400 (Category: USA, South Dakota)
Reuters: Rider Mark Cavendish was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Thursday to cap a memorable 12 months in which the Briton won the road race world title and the Tour de France green jersey. The 26-year-old Manxman topped the poll, voted for by the public, beating off competition
LONDON (Reuters) – England captain Andrew Strauss is aiming to complete four successive Ashes series victories over Australia with wins at home in 2013 and again on the return leg in 2013-14. “Playing in back-to-back Ashes series would be a realistic goal,” Strauss told BBC radio
- Sri Lanka v England: Andrew Strauss says quitting hasn't crossed his mind as he seeks to sto... (Category: Breaking News)
- Ashes just the first step, vows Strauss (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Strauss happy but not cocky about top spot (Category: Business)
- Ruthless England braced for new challenges (Category: Business)
LONDON, Reuters: British swimmer Mark Foster has ruled out competing at his home Olympic Games next year as he does not envisage winning a medal, the six-times world champion said on Tuesday. Foster, 41, returned from retirement to compete at the 2008 Beijing Games, his fifth Olympics, and recently dropped heavy hints that he might ...
- 'That's the Number 1 thing I want': 9-year-old wants to be adopted for Christmas (Category: USA, Maine)
- 'That's the Number 1 thing I want': 9-year-old wants to be adopted for Christmas (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- 'That's the Number 1 thing I want': 9-year-old wants to be adopted for Christmas (Category: USA, Iowa)
- 'That's the Number 1 thing I want': 9-year-old wants to be adopted for Christmas (Category: USA, Mississippi)
36,371 people were killed on the UK’s roads in the 10 years to 2010 according to the BBC. But despite this, the lowest number of deaths occurred in the UK’s Motorways, which would be similar to Sri Lanka’s new Highway. The Motorways are not crash-free
- Multi-vehicle crash involving state trooper, fallen pole on I-70 near Marriottsville Road (Category: USA, Maryland)
- Multi-vehicle crash involving state trooper, fallen pole on I-70 near Marriottsville Road (Category: USA, Maryland)
- Multi-vehicle crash involving state trooper, fallen pole on I-70 near Marriottsville Road (Category: USA, Maryland)
- Five accidents reported on Sunday in E-01 (Category: Breaking News)
Sydney Morning HeraldSri Lanka president declared poll victorFinancial TimesMahinda Rajapaksa, the Sri Lankan president, was on Wednesday declared the winner of a second six-year term in the country's first ...World Agenda: troop movements ruined Sri Lanka's reputation, observers claimTimes OnlineSri Lanka's Fonseka seeks fresh pollAFPBeaten Sri Lankan general considers asylum in Austr...
- Sri Lanka's real human rights record - The Guardian (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan meet Sri Lanka in SAG opener - The News International (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan stocks open lower after poll - Lanka Business Online (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's Inflation Accelerates, Adding Pressure on Rates - Bloomberg (Category: Breaking News)
BBC NewsSri Lankan leg spinner Malinga Bandara signs for KentBBC NewsKent have signed Sri Lankan leg-spinner Malinga Bandara as an overseas player for the second half of next season. Bandara, 30, is due to arrive in mid to ...and more »
- Buddhism Means Always Having To Say You're Sorry: Tiger Woods Edition (Category: Features)
- Video: Kumari Sandasara - Latha Walpola, Dhammika Bandara (Category: Video)
- Video: Yali Hamuwannata - Mihira Manthila (Category: Video)
- Video: Tharaha Wela Gihin Tharanga Bandara FullHD (Category: Video)
Sri Lanka may take action against defeated opposition presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka, the defence secretary says.
Robert O. Blake, Jr. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Washington, DC February 22, 2010 ~ Interview With BBC World News ~ BBC: What is the American view of what is taking place in Sri Lanka? Live...
The BBC's Swaminathan Natarajan reports on escalating fears about a crackdown on media and political freedom in Sri Lanka.
BBC to close half its website, cut radio stations: report
Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka - currently detained in military custody - is to stand in April’s parliamentary polls. Party sources told the BBC that he would lead a new opposition alliance. Sri Lanka’s authorities have meanwhile announced a raft
- Fonseka speaks of assassination plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Fonseka refused lunch today (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Navy medics to check Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- Fonseka to reamain in custody (Category: Breaking News)
Persons of Sri Lanka Peoples Party (SLPP), a constituent of ruling United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA), caught and held N. Parameswaran, a senior Tamil journalist in Jaffna peninsula, the correspondent of BBC Tamil service and Daily Mirror, Saturday from 9:00 a.m til 9:30 in front of the SLFP
- Three heroin distributers arrested in Jaffna! (Category: Breaking News)
- Nishanthan dismissed from the Jaffna Municipal Council (Category: Breaking News)
- Suspect escaped from the Jaffna prison (Category: Breaking News)
- Jaffna courts suspended the protest of Jaffna Medical Council (Category: Breaking News)
A Sri Lankan born Tamil man has been sentenced to nearly five years of jail in Britain for creating a website trading in stolen financial information, BBC reported.
The BBC is all set to broadcast the worldÂ?s first film shot entirely by chimpanzees, as part of a natural history documentary.
A woman in northern Sri Lanka wins a top award from the US state department for her work to unite Muslims and Tamils.
A woman in northern Sri Lanka wins a top award from the US state department for her work to unite Muslims and Tamils.
A Bangladeshi man is charged of cutting off the fingers of his wife’s right hand as a severe punishment for seeking higher education despite his disapproval of her doing so. Police say Rafiqul Islam, 30, a migrant worker, has committed crime shortly after returning home from the United Arab Emirates. Islam has tied up his 21-year-old wife, Hawa Akther Jui, earlier this month and blin...
- Khuram Shaikh murder suspects remanded further (Category: Breaking News)
- Bodhi Pooja to invoke blessings on Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP leadership raises Sajith group’s absence at protest (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Kusa Paba’ screening from Jan. 21 (Category: Breaking News)
The BBC denies misleading viewers with footage of newborn polar bear cubs filmed in an animal park, rather than in the wild.
Reuters: Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt was quick to remind those who think young Jamaican training partner Yohan Blake will be the favourite for next year’s London Games 100 metres that he was still the man to beat. “A lot of people have said guys are going to beat me but I am still number ...
- “No worries” as Bolt blocks out bad starts (Category: Business)
- Imperious Bolt blazes to sprint double-double (Category: Business)
- Bolt eyes 9.7s at 100m in Ostrava (Category: Business)
- Bolt to race in Rome in preparation for Olympics (Category: Business)
fighting of the civil war took place in 2009," BBC reported. Howitt said that there should be full ...
What to expect on 16 DecemberThe organisers behind the exciting and highly anticipated weekend set to take Colombo by storm, are ready to share their inside plans with the public. After many months of logistics and operational planning, the 16 and 17 of December is looking to promise an event unlike any event Sri Lanka ...
- Colombo Night Races and Electric Peacock Festival in December (Category: Business)
- Colombo revs up for Night Races (Category: Business)
- Up close and personal with Voice Print (Category: Business)
- Strong hop festival at WIP! (Category: Business)
Nations seeking a strong deal at UN climate talks receive a rebuff as draft texts, seen by BBC News, propose future emission cuts kicking in after 2020.
A teenager was arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of a Sri Lankan shop assistant in Merseyside, UK, the BBC reported. Mahesh Wickramasingha, 30, died after being stabbed in the neck while working at Stanley News in Kingsway, Huyton on 29 November. A police spokesman
- Expert body to reform the law (Category: South Australia)
- Desal firms in $9m suit strife (Category: South Australia)
- Matara MC Opp. leader leaves meeting in protest (Category: Breaking News)
- First poppy flower (Category: Business)
Inspector General of Police (IGP) has given new instructions for police to resume carrying firearms while on duty. The decision to arm police officers once again has been taken following criminals taking advantage of the recent introduction of the ‘people-friendly’ police service, said Police Spokesman, Superintendent of Police (SP), Ajith Rohana. “IGP earlier gave instructions ....
- 14-year-old boy fatally shot in Belmont Central (Category: USA, Illinois)
- 14-year-old boy fatally shot in Belmont Central (Category: USA, Illinois)
- 14-year-old boy fatally shot in Belmont Central (Category: USA, Illinois)
- 14-year-old boy fatally shot in Belmont Central (Category: USA, Illinois)
(Srilankamirror) - Convicted Sri Lankan-born hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam has arrived at a US federal prison to begin serving the longest-ever sentence for insider trading. Rajaratnam, who was sentenced to 11 years in jail, reported to a facility in Massachusetts, BBC Sandeshaya reports
- Premajayantha meets senior most Tamil member of SLFP (Category: Breaking News)
- Raj Rajaratnam gets record fine of $92.8m for insider trading (Category: Breaking News)
- Raj Rajaratnam ordered to serve 11 years in prison (Category: Breaking News)
- Raj seeks to remain free while appealing wiretap use (Category: Business)
By Peter Day The Ray Wijewardene Charitable Trust that continues the legacy and the vision of the late Sri Lankan innovator is organising the inaugural ‘Ray Wijewardene Memorial Lecture’ to be held on 13 December 2011. The Ray Wijewardene Charitable Trust organises the lecture with the Institution of Engineers of Sri Lanka – of which ...
- Harnessing knowledge: Grassroots innovations for inclusive development (Category: Business)
- ‘The Ray’ award to commercialise Sri Lankan inventions (Category: Business)
- Biennial ‘Ray Award’ to commercialise Sri Lankan inventions (Category: Business)
(Srilankamirror) - People in the Saddam Hussein Village in the east are protesting against plans to change its name. According to BBC Sandeshaya, the villagers, who had been expelled by the LTTE, have now returned to their homes. They have sought and promised renewed aid assistance
- Chamal concerned over H’tota sports village (Category: Breaking News)
- Recreated Uthuwankanda village opens for tourists (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Kusa Paba’ screening from Jan. 21 (Category: Breaking News)
- SOS children’s village director accused of abusing children (Category: Breaking News)
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