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The University of California is hoping to prevent suicides through a confidential online effort to get troubled students to seek help in person.The anonymous online conversation began after the student revealed that he planned to kill himself.
- Firehouse chefs turn up the flames (Category: USA, California)
- Tax hike for Fire Department OKd by Los Angeles County supervisors (Category: USA, California)
- Shooting of man by Border Patrol agent renews debate on use of force (Category: USA, California)
- Human rights groups urge Congress to investigate Border Patrol's use of deadly force (Category: USA, California)
A mini arms cache that included an assault rife and over hundred rounds of live ammunition was recovered from an abandoned house at Ottamawadi in Valachcheni in Batticaloa earlier today. The detection was made by a naval team who had searched the complex following an anonymous tip-off, a senior official said. Two grenades and a clearing rod were also among the find.
- Hunt on for thieves in Dambulla (Category: Breaking News)
- Man who busted library arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian national had no visa (Category: Breaking News)
- Fatal swim for three at Muttur (Category: Breaking News)
Chief of staff was accused of sending anonymous emails posing as faculty leaderThe University of Illinois will pay its former president's chief of staff $175,000 to resign from her faculty post and drop unresolved wage claims, the university announced Tuesday.
- Immigration issues split Kirk, Giannoulias (Category: USA, Illinois)
- CPR saves dog's life (Category: USA, Illinois)
- Again, Aurora says fuel spill posed no threat to drinking water (Category: USA, Illinois)
- Mary Schmich: How short is too short? (Category: USA, Illinois)
Since 19 June 2012, human rights defender and Teachers Union leader Dr Nirmal Dewasiri has been subjected to surveillance and intimidation. Nirmal Dewasiri is the President of the Federation of University Teachers Unions (FUTA) and the Secretary of the Arts Faculty Teachers’ Association of the University of Colombo (AFTU-CU). He has been active in campaigning for ...
- Surveillance and intimidation of Dr Nirmal Dewasiri (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka university teachers condemn harassment of university association head (Category: Breaking News)
- No solution yet for Sri Lanka university teachers union demands (Category: Breaking News)
- FUTA president says he's being harassed by defence authorities (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankans can now buy digital music and movies from Apple’s iTunes Store, the Malaysian insider reported. Music and movies are a new addition to the iTunes Store for 12 countries in Asia, which include Sri Lanka, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Users in these markets could only download and purchase apps f...
- Robbery first, then movies (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- The movies that never came out in 2020 (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- The movies that never came out in 2020 (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
The artists intended to be anonymous, but their papier-mache creations generated so much buzz that soon friends and strangers were showering them with praise.With the chilling pulse of the"Drive"movie soundtrack flooding their van, Calder Greenwood and his cohort sped into the shadows of the bridges overlooking the L.A. River east of downtown Los Angeles. They were on a mission to humanize the har...
- Firehouse chefs turn up the flames (Category: USA, California)
- Tax hike for Fire Department OKd by Los Angeles County supervisors (Category: USA, California)
- Shooting of man by Border Patrol agent renews debate on use of force (Category: USA, California)
- Human rights groups urge Congress to investigate Border Patrol's use of deadly force (Category: USA, California)
The UN should not be taking the side of the bullies, nor should they be adding to the confusion and speculation by failing to renew Lee’s accreditation. As for the UNCA; their role is to stand up for its members, not to expel them and we can see no justification for the continuation of this ...
- Lanka’s pressure, Mathew thrown out of UNCA (Category: Breaking News)
- As Sri Lanka Minister Blocks 300 UN Staff, UN Nambiar Assured by Kohona (Category: Breaking News)
- As Sri Lanka Burns Him in Effigy, UN Ban Has No Comment, Pillay Says Speak to Gov't (Category: Breaking News)
- UNCA Suspends Lee (Category: Breaking News)
The skulls of three animals have been removed from the cool storage room at the National Zoological Gardens in Dehiwala, a senior official said today. The skulls belonged to a Lion, Jaguar and a Leopard, Zoo Director, B. Gunaratne told Timesonline. He said one person, a minor employee at the Zoo has been arrested in this connection. He added that the robbery was discovered following an anon...
- Two arrested over missing skulls at Dehiwala Zoo (Category: Breaking News)
- Animal skulls: Two arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Dehiwela Zoo vet and minor employee granted bail (Category: Breaking News)
- Photos: Long-buried remains found at Pompeii ruins (Category: USA, South Dakota)
Are you in need of advice? Do you, perhaps, have something that’s bothering you which you can’t share with your friends and family? Write to Aunty Pat and she will answer in her no-nonsense style, just like one of your own aunties. Feel free to write in with a pseudonym if you’d like to remain ...
- Jobs, Lies And Audio Tapes (Category: Breaking News)
- APPRECIATIONS (Category: Breaking News)
- A family of shawl bearers and a side order of cabraal (Category: Breaking News)
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The Central Basin district, facing a raft of investigations, targets authors of a critical email. L.A. County's D.A. fears action could deter whistle-blowers.It all started with anonymous emails. The Central Basin Municipal Water District, the emails alleged, was guilty of corruption and double-dealing in awarding a $1-million federal grant.
- Firehouse chefs turn up the flames (Category: USA, California)
- Tax hike for Fire Department OKd by Los Angeles County supervisors (Category: USA, California)
- Shooting of man by Border Patrol agent renews debate on use of force (Category: USA, California)
- Human rights groups urge Congress to investigate Border Patrol's use of deadly force (Category: USA, California)
“If we can’t think for ourselves, if we are unwilling to question authority, then we’re just putty in the hands of those in power”. – Carl Sagan (The Demon-Haunted World) By Tisaranee Gunasekara Gen. Fonseka was freed not because President Rajapaksa experienced a sudden democratic-epiphany or embraced the ‘quality of mercy’. The politico-electorally disabling nature ...
- Fonseka 'ready to talk' with UN panel (Category: Breaking News)
- In consolidating power, President Rajapaksa risks squandering one of his country's greatest adva... (Category: Breaking News)
- 'Declare' Fonseka president - petition (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka threatens to execute General Sarath Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
The government continued to arbitrarily detain, torture or ill-treat people and subject people to enforced disappearance. It failed to address most instances of impunity for violations of human rights and humanitarian law. The government rejected repeated allegations of war crimes committed by both sides of the conflict that ended in 2009, prompting Amnesty International to ...
- UN Studying LLRC Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Investigate visiting Sri Lankan President - U.S. Urged by Amnesty Int'l (Category: Breaking News)
- Amnesty demands Sri Lanka war crimes probe (Category: Breaking News)
- The Need to Address Persistent Impunity for Violations and Abuses of International Human Rights ... (Category: Breaking News)
By Raisa Wickrematunge Mannar Bishop Rev. Rayappu Joseph has been questioned by the police on his statement to the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) regarding disappearances. The Bishop was among several people, including government officials, who had given statements to the LLRC during its public sittings. Bishop Joseph said that police officers had visited ...
- Police acting on LLRC recommendations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka police commence investigations according to LLRC recommendations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka activates defunct National Police Commission (Category: Breaking News)
- NPC to be re-activated in Jan. (Category: Breaking News)
“In recent weeks the Embassy has received several anonymous letters from Muslim groups alleging that they are being targeted for abduction for ransom.
23 March 2012 – The UN’s human rights chief today warned that there must be no reprisals against Sri Lankan human rights defenders in the wake of a resolution calling on its Government to probe alleged abuses during the country’s civil war. The warning from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, follows the ...
- UN HR Commissioner urges G'ment to "protect human rights defenders" (Category: Breaking News)
- OHCHR PRESS BRIEFING NOTE - Sri Lanka and Malawi (Category: Breaking News)
- Navi Pillay warns Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Stop Hate Campaigns (Category: Breaking News)
A staff nurse of Changi General Hospital, Singapore who was allegedly molested by a doctor from Sri Lanka, was reportedly ‘advised’ by the hospital not to lodge a police report against the culprit, according to an informant who wishes to remain anonymous. A resident physician from Sri Lanka who works in the hospital’s Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care department was accused...
- Call for GPs to end emergency dept jam (Category: South Australia)
- Doctor commits suicide (Category: Breaking News)
- Sisters gave birth 90 minutes apart after sharing pandemic pregnancy experience (Category: USA, Iowa)
- Sisters gave birth 90 minutes apart after sharing pandemic pregnancy experience (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
The High Commissioner for Human Rights today warned that there must be no reprisals against Sri Lankan human rights defenders in the aftermath of Thursday’s adoption by the Human Rights Council of a resolution on Sri Lanka, the Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Rupert Colville said. “During this Human Rights Council session, there has been an unprecedented and...
- Sri Lanka / human rights defenders (Category: Breaking News)
- Navi Pillay warns Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UN call SL govt to stop intimidation (Category: Breaking News)
- SL rejects C’wealth move for HR Commissioner (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lankan ambassador in Geneva Tamara Kunanayakam has received an anonymous threatening letter which is being followed up by the police and UN security, the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said today. Meanwhile the High Commissioner for Human Rights today also warned that there must be no reprisals against Sri Lankan ...
- Tamara faults Pillay (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka / human rights defenders (Category: Breaking News)
- Navi Pillay warns Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UN call SL govt to stop intimidation (Category: Breaking News)
By Indika Sri Aravinda The Carlton Sports Network (CSN), owned by the Mahinda Rajapaksa family, has sought the exclusive broadcasting rights of the 2012 London Olympics. Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) has already paid for and obtained the exclusive rights for the broadcast and stands to lose financially if it gives the rights to another ...
- Olympics Only For SLRC (Category: Breaking News)
- SLRC To Take Legal Action Against MTV (Category: Breaking News)
- Olympic rights ‘will not be transferred’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Stay order on Olympic games telecast rights (Category: Breaking News)
By Tisaranee Gunasekara “Kill them out of the way… And let me hear their everlasting grunts and whines no more!” Shelley (Œdipus Tyrannus or Swellfoot the Tyrant) Abductions in the South continue unabated, even as the Resolution on Sri Lanka awaits a vote in Geneva. Can there be a more damning measure of Rajapaksa-addiction to ...
- Crime And Punishment, In Rajapaksa Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Criminal Governance (Category: Breaking News)
- SLMC to decide on support to govt. re NE merger (Category: Breaking News)
- Drug addicts rob wealthy homes in Mt. Lavinia (Category: Breaking News)
“…countries that won a war but ‘lost the peace’: gratuitously wasting the opportunities afforded them by their victory” Tony Judt (Reappraisals) By Tisaranee Gunasekara Creating incredible illusions to conceal insupportable realities is the Rajapaksa way. In this dystopian world, zero equals 8,000+; when prices go up, inflation comes down and people just love political deprivation ...
- Pro-Tiger elements in the Tamil diaspora are helping Rajapaksas stay in power (Category: Breaking News)
- The Darusman (UN) Report was inevitable due to colossal failure by the Rajapaksas (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajapaksas using Sinhala spremacism to win Southern consent for anti-democratic constitutional r... (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajapaksa treatment of Fonseka is like Prabhakaran tratment of Mahathaya (Category: Breaking News)
By Gayan Kumara WeerasinghaK. Shantha, a married father of one who had been considered missing since 2003, was revealed to have been murdered in his village of Neluwa, Nakanda instead. Police had received an anonymous tip-off on February 20, on the 119 emergency hotline, informing them that Shantha had been murdered by his wife and her lover. The anonymous caller had stated that the body had been ...
- Five sentenced to death in Tangalle (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP member surrenders to police (Category: Breaking News)
- Chandrika denies allegations on spy activities (Category: Breaking News)
- Upul Shantha Sannasgala arrested (Category: Breaking News)
A Sri Lankan Government delegation has raised awareness in the UN Human Rights Commissioner about Darusman report and the prevailing situation in the country. The delegation now in Geneva led by Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday met with Human Rights Commissioner Navaneetham Pillay. They informed her about the prevailing situation in the country. Speaking ...
- Minister Basil briefs the OHCHR delegates (Category: Breaking News)
- UN team briefed on Sri Lanka's post-conflict progress on human rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's measures to combat terrorism disregarded human rights, UN HR Commissioner says (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan delegation asks HR high commissioner to be impartial (Category: Breaking News)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been under fire from world leaders to step down this week. He’s also under fire from hacktivist group Anonymous, who leaked hundreds of his office’s emails on Monday.
Gandhi dressed to be accepted by the poorest person in India, advocating the use of homespun cloth (khadi). He and his followers adopted the practice of weaving their own cloth. President of the United States Barack Obama in an address to a Joint Session of the Parliament of India said that:”I am mindful that I ...
- NGOs Call on U.S. to Establish International Accountability Mechanism on Sri Lanka at UN Human R... (Category: Breaking News)
- Children of the 1977 Free Market Economy and their world without vision (Category: Breaking News)
- US Judge dismisses case against Rajapakse but warns no way a reflection on the merits (Category: Breaking News)
- US grants immunity to President Rajapakse in War Crimes case (Category: Breaking News)
By Lakshman Indranath Keerthisinghe Attorney-at-Law The Supreme One said : “I am made evident by my own power, and as often as there is a decline of virtue and an insurrection of vice and injustice in the world, I make myself evident and thus I appear from age to age for the preservation of the ...
- Vedda chief raises concerns about arresting Aragalaya activists (Category: Breaking News)
- Gem land in Sri Lanka's deep south auctioned for Rs. 270 million (Category: Breaking News)
- President opens renovated entrance to sacred city of Kataragama (Category: Breaking News)
- Final Randoli Perahera tonight (Category: Breaking News)
Further repression of media, civil society, minorities (New York) – The Sri Lankan government in the past year failed to advance justice and accountability for the victims of the country’s 26-year-long civil conflict, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2012. While Sri Lanka’s war-ravaged north and east became more open, the government deepened repression of basic f...
- Sri Lanka: No Progress on Justice – HRW report (Category: Breaking News)
- International Crisis Group statement on LLRC report (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka: No Progress on Justice (Category: Breaking News)
- Basic rights violated in Sri Lanka: Rights group (Category: Breaking News)
New York 23 January 2012:The Sri Lankan government in the past year failed to advance justice and accountability for the victims of the country’s 26-year-long civil conflict, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2012. While Sri Lanka’s war-ravaged north and east became more open, the government deepened repression of basic freedoms throughout ...
- Basic rights violated in Sri Lanka: Rights group (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: No Progress on Justice, Human Rights Watch (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: No Progress on Justice – HRW report (Category: Breaking News)
- Secretary-General Should Use Findings to Press for Justice - HRW (Category: Breaking News)
Professor R.O Thattil who introduced the z-score system to Sri Lanka has received death threats from anonymous callers, the Federation of University Teachers Association (FUTA) claimed today.
By Easwaran Rutnam The second biggest shareholder of Hunter & Co. Plc has accused the board of mismanaging funds and failing to show accounts for funds given by the shareholders for a project. Talib T. Al-Nakib, the second largest shareholder in Hunter & Co. Plc, the parent company of Lanka Canneries, Sri Lanka’s largest food ...
- Two new Directors on People’s Merchant Finance Board (Category: Business)
- Deal signed to build Colombo Port Expansion project’s South Container Terminal (Category: Business)
- Minority shareholders revolt against Watawala’s sale of marketing subsidiary (Category: Business)
- Hotel Developers responds to Cornel Perera’s rebuttal (Category: Business)
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