Sri Lanka News Updates with Discussions

Nice. This is how our politicians starts their life. Starting from bullock carts and ending up with Prado`s & BMW`s.

The World Bank`s record-setting sanction against SNC-Lavalin Inc. has resulted in another setback for the embattled Montreal engineering giant, with the Canadian International Development Agency announcing that the punishment will also bar SNC from bidding on the agency`s projects.

A spokesman for CIDA said that companies bidding on the agency`s projects must prove they are not under sanction by groups such as the World Bank, which last week announced that it barred SNC-Lavalin Inc. and 100 of its subsidiaries for a decade. The World Bank sanction, which was part of a settlement with SNC, stemmed from an alleged conspiracy in Bangladesh, where company officials were accused of trying to secure a $50-million consultancy contract for a new bridge by bribing the then-communications-minister.

Report by Easwaran Rutnam,March 28, 2013

A hate campaign against Muslims and Muslim owned establishments in Sri Lanka continued today with a mob attacking a Fashion Bug warehouse at Pepiliyana.

The police said that at least 20 men led by some monks had initially carried out the attack damaging the building and property including a vehicle.

The group then grew into a large mob and the police were unable to control them as the attack continued for several hours with stones and other objects being used.

May 03, Anuradhapura: A tense situation had arisen after residents of the Mahawilachchiya area in Anuradhapura District of Sri Lanka`s North Central Province clashed with the elite Special Task Police (STF) alleging them of treasure hunting in the area.

According to the reports from the area the treasure hunters have tried to dig a tank levee in the Dunumadalawa village with a backhoe in search of a treasure when the villagers had confronted them.

The residents have alleged that the treasure hunters were members of the Special Task Force (STF).

A doctor`s son running a channelling centre at Karandeniya has told the CID that he got a friend in the Army to kill Dr. Priyanka Prasad Ranasinghe (40) over business rivalry.


The suspect`s mothers_day.jsp' class=black>mother is also working at his channelling centre. He has told investigators that his income had drastically dropped as the slain doctor was popular among the patients.

Drug addicts in Colombo city and its suburbs are experiencing a severe shortage of heroin following the fleeing of drug dealers and other underworld operatives connected to the killing of presidential advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, police said.

With the drug dealers going underground, addicts in several areas have become agitated, police have observed.

The main heroin dealing areas are Sinhapura, Kolonnawa, Wadugodawatte, Meetotamulla, Silva Lane, Borella, Magazine Road, Dematagoda, Bloemandhal, Tamil Naduwa, Maligawatte, Orugodawatte, Modera, Kimbula Ela and Gunasinghapura.

PRAKASH ACHARYA/ TIKA R PRADHAN

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has proposed a code of conduct as part of his drive to rein in corruption and immoral activities from the ministerial level.

According to sources, the prime minister today presented a 19-point proposal at Cabinet meeting, as per which a minister will be fired if s/he is found involved in any kind of corruption or immoral activity.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha said the code of conduct would come into force once it`s endorsed by the next Cabinet meeting. The prime minister distributed copies of the code of conduct at today`s meeting. Next (Cabinet) meeting will endorse it after discussion, said Shrestha, who is also the government spokesperson, refusing to disclose the contents.

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) three-member disciplinary committee has decided that former Deputy Minister Mervin Silva is not guilty for tying a Samurdhi officer to a tree in Kelaniya. Mervin Silva is not guilty of breaching any party discipline, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena who is also the SLFP General Secretary told at a press conference held in Colombo.

Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010 Caroline Alphonso,Globe and Mail

The World Health Organization declared Tuesday that the H1N1 pandemic is over, saying it has largely run its course.

Director-General Margaret Chan said the global health body has assessed what is happening around the world, and has decided to move into the post-pandemic phase.

As we enter the post-pandemic period this does not mean the H1N1 virus has gone away, Dr. Chan said in a conference call from Geneva. She said that based on experiences with past pandemics, the H1N1 virus is likely to take on the behaviour of seasonal influenza virus and circulate for some years to come.

9 Aug 2010, By Anbarasan Ethirajan
BBC News, Dhaka

The Bangladeshi government has banned corporal punishment in all educational institutions across the country.

The directive came weeks after the High Court had ordered the government to take steps to stop corporal punishment in primary and secondary schools.

The government`s order covers all schools, including madrassas.

Beatings are widespread in Bangladeshi schools, even though human rights groups have been campaigning against them for years.

Referees have a tough job at the best of times. I for one respect the role they play if, for no other reason, there simply would be no game without them. Sure, we`ve seen some bizarre decisions at the World Cup but the players, too, have a responsibility.

Officials can only give what they see -- or what they think they see. Stephane Lannoy of France thought he saw Kaka elbow Kader Keita of the Ivory Coast in the face and brandished a second yellow card to the Brazilian superstar.

Keita collapsed to the pitch clutching his face minutes after Kaka had been cautioned. Keita was cheating, and the whole world knows it. Replays clearly showed Kaka`s arm was nowhere near the Ivoirian`s head, but the referee bought the entire act.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is tabling new legislation to crack down on unscrupulous consultants who exploit Canada`s immigration system.
The bill targets consultants who charge a fee for immigration advice, but also encourage applicants to lie or make up stories about persecution in their home countries.

`While most immigration consultants working in Canada are legitimate and ethical, it is clear that immigration fraud remains a widespread threat to the integrity of Canada`s immigration system,` Kenney told reporters.

UNP leader and leader of the Opposition Ranil Wickremasighe said today that his party would begin talks with other political party leaders on forming a common opposition alliance for the upcoming General election.

A gang of UPFA goons broke into the JVP office at Kesbawa situated at Jaliyagoda, Piliyandala today (13th) early morning and destroyed all office equipment, furniture and other assets. A gang of Duminda Silva`s goons had come early morning and had attempted to paste an election poster of Duminda Silva on the notice board of the office. The JVP activists who were present had informed the gang that the name board was for notices of the JVP and had asked the goons not to paste any posters. At this the goons had attacked the JVP activists and destroyed the notice board, the name board and other equipment.

The Govt. thugs and goons used the Police riot squad bus as their shield to protect themselves during the attack, let alone the police protection they got.