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Posted By: deane034
Posted On: Oct 11, 2008
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Picture of the day, comes from The Colombo Post: Sri Lankan Government ministers, trying their hand at farming. Subsequently, one of them got bombed, but survived . Lots of antics, for the rural vote. ... [view]
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Posted By: deane034
Posted On: Oct 3, 2008
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Comes from the JHU. According to a Daily News report, The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) has called for the appointment of an independent commission to probe the activities of INGOs involved in relief work in uncleared areas in the North. Such a commission should comprise a team of...... [view]
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Posted By: deane034
Posted On: Oct 2, 2008
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Move over Jesus, the world has a new messiah: Cute or Creepy? Till about 1.30 it is kinda cute, but then it gets creepy. Very very creepy. I can imagine a conversation between a typical American Mom and her child, in the summer of 2009 after Obama becomes president, "Mom! I wanna go to Obama...... [view]
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Posted By: deane034
Posted On: Sep 28, 2008
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Here's something for you Sarah Palin/Asif Zadari haters. The two met recently in New York and here's what happened : On entering a room filled with several Pakistani officials this afternoon, Palin was immediately greeted by Sherry Rehman, the country's Information Minister. "And how does one...... [view]
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Posted By: deane034
Posted On: Sep 21, 2008
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Marking the International day of Peace, the Sri Lankan Police decided to launch registration of residents from the north currently staying as 'guests' in Colombo. The new Colombo Visa is complete with details such as purpose of visit, expiry date, etc. Those already having 'visas' will be able...... [view]
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Posted By: deane034
Posted On: Sep 17, 2008
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It strikes me as rather odd when the most right-wing of the Sri Lankan media is retardedly leftwing when it comes to reporting about U.S. politics. But this choice picture for an anti-Palin piece on the Sunday Times takes the cake. Here's a screenshot : (Also see it in the ST site )...... [view]
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Posted By: deane034
Posted On: Sep 12, 2008
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See this is why I hate cats. From the Daily Mirror A cat in Ratnapura is wanted for swallowing jewellery worth thousands of rupees after it entered several houses uninvited and swallowed valuable rings and pendants lying around, police sources in Colombo quoted residents as saying....... [view]
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Posted By: deane034
Posted On: Sep 11, 2008
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Finally, it dawned on me why they call Mihin Lanka a " budget airline". From LBO : Sept 11, 2008 ( LBO ) - Sri Lanka's troubled state-run budget carrier Mihin Air is to ask for another three billion rupees in peoples' money in the next budget to revive operations, an official...... [view]
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Posted By: deane034
Posted On: Aug 31, 2008
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The story is from Saturday's Daily Mirror , The Sri Lanka Teachers’ Union warned yesterday that it would go for a massive trade union action by bringing all teachers together. Charging the government had hoodwinked the union and the general public by stating that it had resolved the...... [view]
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Posted By: deane034
Posted On: Jul 12, 2008
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That's according to Dialog, Sri Lanka's largest mobile service provider . They offer a SMS dictionary service, so Poojitha of T imesEye decided to test it with the word 'sober' . Here's what dialog sent him: More at TimesEye . They seem to have fixed it though, when I tried I get the...... [view]
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Posted By: deane034
Posted On: Jul 9, 2008
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Sri Lanka's new IGP is an innovative chap. According to the Khaleej Times , Inspector General Jayantha Wickremeratne, who assumed duties last week, says camera phones could play a bigger role in crime busting. “If someone comes to rape you, use your mobile phone to record it,” he said...... [view]
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