Drinkers sue Anheuser-Busch for 'watering down' beer
The lawsuit claim the watering down began after Anheuser Busch's 2008 merger with InBevBeer drinkers in the US have filed a $5m (£3.3m) lawsuit accusing Anheuser-Busch of watering down its beer.The...
View ArticlePakistan army chief Kayani vows no interference in polls
Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has been the Pakistani army's chief of staff since 2007Pakistan's army Chief of Staff, Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, has said that the army has no intention of interfering with...
View ArticleThe foreign Hindu monks at India's Kumbh Mela
Baba Rampuri zealously guards information about his past lifeAmitava Sanyal reports from India's Kumbh Mela, the world's biggest religious gathering, on the stories of three foreigners who have become...
View ArticleChina restaurant bans Asian maritime dispute citizens
A Beijing restaurant is refusing to serve customers from three Asian neighbours currently involved in simmering maritime disputes with China.The Beijing Snacks restaurant posted a notice saying that...
View ArticleSL hits out at Pillay
Wednesday, 27 February 2013 18:04 Sri Lanka today accused UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay of behaving in an irresponsible manner with a secret agenda of disparaging Sri Lanka. At its presentation...
View ArticleCertain elements conspiring to destroy me: Minister
Wednesday, 27 February 2013 18:13 SLFP General Secretary and Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena yesterday warned of a conspiracy to destroy him politically in the wake of Sunday’s Passikudah...
View ArticleCrucifixion of Sri Lanka
Tuesday, 26 February 2013 01:01 The crucifixion of Jesus Christ which is said to have been committed approximately 2000 years ago is commemorated annually by Christians the world over. The crucifixion...
View ArticleSamarasinghe’s task extremely challenging
- By Sathya Liyanasuriye Minister of Plantation Industries Mahinda Samarasinghe may enjoy being tagged as the defender of Sri Lanka’s human rights record but unlike last year, the brief that was handed...
View ArticleVegetable Soup with Asparagus
I loved the soup made with Asparagus by one of my daughter's friend Amudha's mom in DC. Her mother Mrs Vasantha Achi is a permanent resident of Singapore. She makes lovely soups and some other items...
View ArticlePepper Chicken - Malini's Kitchen
No photo yet. Be the first to email us a picture. Posted by Marina Anbu 1 kg. chicken (legs & thighs)1 large onion8 garlic cloves1 inch piece ginger3 teaspoons black pepper corns1 teaspoon cumin1/2...
View ArticleThe other half of murder
by MJ Akbar( February 27, 2013, New Delhi, Sri Lanka Guardian) Could death be a half-truth? This question is obviously a killer's last hope and best alibi. There is enough truth in that great genre of...
View ArticleLies Retold – The annual Sri Lankan ritual at the UNHRC
| by Dr.Paul Newman( February 28, 2013, Geneva, Sri Lanka Guardian) On the 27th morning, the Sri Lankan Minister for Plantation and Special Envoy to the President of Sri Lanka on Human Rights...
View ArticleThe left as political actor (part 1)
| by Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka( February 27, 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Virginia (founded by Thomas Jefferson), HL Seneviratne, writing to...
View ArticleVeteran humanitarian Eezham Tamil activist passes away in UK
[TamilNet, Thursday, 28 February 2013, 00:40 GMT]Dr. Namasivayam Sathiyamoorthy (N.S. Moorthy), a veteran Eezham Tamil activist who was instrumental in the organization of the humanitarian agencies TRO...
View ArticleSexual violence against Tamils is premeditated, deliberate’: HRW UK Director
[TamilNet, Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 06:26 GMT]Responding to a question posed by TamilNet at a Human Rights Watch press meet in London on Tuesday, UK director of the HRW, Mr. David Mepham stated...
View ArticleSystematic rape of Tamils violates Genocide convention, says Prof. Boyle
[TamilNet, Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 00:51 GMT]Professor Boyle, an expert in International Law and who represented nearly 40,000 raped Women of Bosnia and argued their case for genocide before the...
View ArticleUNHRC heads for structural genocide if Tamil nation territory is not...
[TamilNet, Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 15:02 GMT]An internationally monitored interim administration in the North and East under UN supervision outside the parameters of the Sri Lankan Constitution is...
View ArticleAttacks against Tamil farmers escalate in Vellaave’li, Batticaloa
[TamilNet, Monday, 25 February 2013, 23:11 GMT]A Tamil village official looking after agricultural tracts (Vaddavithaa’nai) in Kevu’liyaa-madu in Vellaave’li division of Batticaloa district was...
View ArticleSri Lanka asks UNHRC not to apply double standards, allow time and space
Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 09:16 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Feb 27, Geneva: Sri Lanka today strongly objected to any unjust approach with regard to the protection and promotion of human...
View ArticleGranting police bail to Minister's son violation of law, Sri Lanka main...
Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 01:28 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Feb 27, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) says that the law has been violated in granting bail to...
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