A recent report issued by the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) reveals that four brands of milk powder imported from New Zealand were contaminated with DCD. One brand, Milgro Infant Full Cream Milk Powder, had contained a sufficient quantity of the contaminant for ITI to quantify its DCD content. The other three varieties were manufactured by […]
– by R. Madduma Bandara – The Metropolitan Police of London were embarrassed today (11 September) by mistakenly publishing Tamil Tiger flag in its web site in section under ‘Information about contact points’ (http://www.met.police.uk/contact_points). This particular web page contains the key information about the new Met contact points translated into few languages such as Bengali […]
Political Bureau Member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Mr. Liu Yunshan called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the President’s House this morning (10th) where the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to the strategic cooperation that was agreed upon during President Rajapaksa’s state visit to China earlier this year. […]
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Last year (2012), 3,500 Sri Lankans had committed suicide. This is a significant decrease when considering the number of Sri Lankans who had committed suicide in 1995, which was 8,500, Health Services Director General Dr. Palitha Mahipala said. […]
World Cup winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga has blamed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for the national cricket team’s curtailed tour of England next year. Since Ranatunga masterminded Sri Lanka’s first ever win on English soil, the country has been granted three Tests in England, but the next year’s schedule announced by English and Wales Cricket […]
Speaking at the 24th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay as an immediate concern called for the protection of Human Rights activists, journalists and other communities she met during her visit from reprisals, intimidation and attack. […]
The Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB) decision to shut down the Bowatenne Hydro Power Plant (BHPP) for one month for maintenance work on the heels of maintenance being carried out on the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant (NCPP), will cost the CEB a massive loss of Rs 86 million a day. […]
National javelin record holder and Asian Athletics Championship silver medalist Sachith Maduranga said yesterday that he was quitting athletics due to many dissapointments. He cited the lack of recognition for international achievements and lack of foresight in steering local sports among the reasons for his premature retirement, at the age of 23. […]
Two Sri Lankans who carried out an “execution-style” murder in retribution for a love affair have been jailed for life terms of at least 17 years. The two men were convicted at a trial in July, with the jury finding them both guilty of what the Crown described as “an execution-style” slashing of the throat […]