| Annual National Rally at Paduwa in 2013 |
The migrant Sri Lankans living in Italy gathered for the 15th consecutive year at Paduwa recently to take part in their annual national rally organized by Mons. Neville Joe Perera, the national coordinator for the Sri Lankan catholics in Italy.
The devotees of St. Anthony gather every 1st of May in... |
| 06.05.2013 - 07:08 |
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Fr.Deninton Subasinghe reporting from Rome |
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| Bangladesh – A Nation Divided? – Part 5 |
Crime should never be condoned and criminals need to be punished for their crimes. So, in the context of Bangladesh/East Pakistan of 1971 who should be punished for all those crimes that took the lives of so many – probably anywhere from 50,000 to 3 million, depending on whose version one accepts?... |
| 05.05.2013 - 12:30 |
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By Dr. Habib Siddiqui |
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| TAGDV honors veteran stage artist S Ve Shekher |
Tamil Association of Greater Delaware Valley (TAGDV) in Philadelphia honored veteran stage and movie artist S Ve Shekher with a Lifetime achievement award for promoting social causes like blood, eye and organ donation through stage plays and for a world record of competing 5800 stage shows.
Mr. Jul... |
| 05.05.2013 - 12:20 |
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| US eased travel ban on Myanmar officials |
The United States government lifted a visa ban on Thursday on former Myanmar's military officials, their business partners, and immediate families to support reforms in the country.
The US State of Department said the travel restriction which was first imposed in 1996, has been terminated but v... |
| 05.05.2013 - 06:58 |
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| The Demise of TV: video streaming sites accelerate the endgame |
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com and the most innovative, living-technical visionary of our time, is doing what exactly late Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, used to do up until his death: defining our future needs on our behalf and then arranging the landscape for smooth adaptation, while... |
| 05.05.2013 - 06:44 |
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Hemantha Abeywardena writes from London… |
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| Face Life with confidence – President Mahinda at Darmashoka Vidyalaya |
President Mahinda Rajapaksha appealed in his address that everyone should have positive approach in facing life with confidence while basically having confidence in oneself , when he participated in the award giving ceremony of Darmashoka Vidyalaya of Ambalangoda.
Centennial year of the of Darma... |
| 05.05.2013 - 09:51 |
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| Presenting Credential by Sri Lankan High Commissioner at Papua New Guinea |
Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe, High Commissioner for Australia concurrently accredited to Papua New Guinea presented the Letter of Credence of Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka to the Governor General of Papua New Guinea Grand Chief Sir Michael Ogio,, at the Government House Konedobu, Papua... |
| 05.05.2013 - 05:16 |
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| Arab Idol Abdel Karim Hamdan ! |
I have been a keen follower of American Idol since it was first introduced in the year 2002. It has become a recognized springboard for launching the career of many, Carrie Underwood being one of the most successful of the lot.
The first Arab Idol was launched in 2011. It has become an instant succ... |
| 05.05.2013 - 00:29 |
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By S.H.Moulana - Riyadh |
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| Arab Idol Abdel Karim Hamdan ! |
I have been a keen follower of American Idol since it was first introduced in the year 2002. It has become a recognized springboard for launching the career of many, Carrie Underwood being one of the most successful of the lot.
The first Arab Idol was launched in 2011. It has become an instant succ... |
| 05.05.2013 - 00:28 |
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By S.H.Moulana - Riyadh |
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| Azath Salley Hospitalized |
Former Deputy Mayor of Colombo Azath Salley has been admitted to the National Hospital by the CID at around 4 pm yesterday evening.
Amnesty International (AI) says Muslim politician and government critic Azad Salley must be immediately released or charged with an internationally recognizable crimin... |
| 04.05.2013 - 07:49 |
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| Did he earn that Peace Prize? |
When president Obama failed to close Guantanamo when he took office in 2009, as he promised during his campaign, he sent a clear message to the whole world that he is only a president who could make only dynamic speeches and nothing beyond that.
People in the Muslim/Arab world still remember his sp... |
| 04.05.2013 - 01:45 |
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By S.H.Moulana - Riyadh |
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| High Commissioner Ratnavale concurrently accredited to Namibia |
High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Pretoria Shehan Ratnavale presented credentials to the President Hifikepunye Pohamba concurrently accrediting him as the new High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the Republic of Namibia.
Relations between Namibia and Sri Lanka go back to the days of Namibia’s arm... |
| 04.05.2013 - 01:20 |
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| Sri Lanka High Commission in Ottawa responds to the Canadian position on CHOGM |
There has been wide media coverage on the recent Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group Meeting held in London, UK and the statements made by Canada on Sri Lanka hosting the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November 2013.
The High Commission of Sri Lanka is compelled to issue... |
| 04.05.2013 - 00:51 |
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| No more business as usual: Call to manage asthma well |
Despite evidence that asthma can be effectively managed, not only asthma-related health literacy is very low in most settings but also quality-assured affordable essential medicines are very seldom available.
With slow growth in awareness of asthmatic conditions, increasing number of children and a... |
| 04.05.2013 - 00:13 |
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Shobha Shukla, Citizen News Service – CNS |
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| Convicted prisoner beaten to death |
Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner on a death row in Pakistan was assaulted by fellow inmates in a prison in Pakistan last week. According to his lawyer, Sarabjit had been unconscious for five days and due to the severity of the assault he had succumed to his injuries.
Sarabjit Singh was sentenced... |
| 03.05.2013 - 04:37 |
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| Roadside bomb took the lives of eight police officers' |
At least eight Afghan policemen were killed on Thursday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Logar province outside of Kabul, said provincial deputy police chief.
The police vehicle was completely destroyed by the bomb attack and according to officials, the bomb had been placed by the Taliban.... |
| 03.05.2013 - 04:25 |
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| Venora International wins the consecutive third International Award |
Venora International Projects (Pvt) Ltd was recently awarded with the “ Best Enterprise” at the Business Leaders Summit on 10th – 12th April 2013 in British Institute of Directors, London, United Kingdom.
The Summit of Leaders ‘EBA Achievements 2013’ was held in London under the aegis of the Europe... |
| 02.05.2013 - 15:39 |
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| Japan Assured willingness to further Assist Sri Lanka’s economic sector |
Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso expressed Japan’s willingness to further assist Sri Lanka’s economic sector.
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the First Lady Shiranthi Wickremasinghe Rajapaksa welcomed Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso and Mrs. Chikako Aso, the wife of Japan’s Deputy Pr... |
| 02.05.2013 - 15:24 |
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