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Church protest at Philippines condom plan
MANILA, Oct 8, 2007 (AFP) – A proposal by the Philippine parliament to spend 22 million dollars buying condoms and birth control pills has been condemned by the Roman Catholic Church, it was reported Monday.The president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, told the Manila Standard Today that the money […]
‘s dysfunctional communications family
Oct 08, 2007 (LBO) – It’s a strange question. It has always been Posts AND Telecom, even back in the bad old days when it was an inconsequential Ministry given to a junior/marginal Minister. It has been one of the few constants in the ever-changing kaleidoscope of Ministry nomenclature. But it is a choice. A choice, […]
Sri Lankan military forces journalists out of Jaffna
COLOMBO, Oct 8, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s military has forced three people making a documentary about the decades-long Tamil separatist conflict to leave the embattled northern Jaffna peninsula, a media rights group said Monday.The team from Quick Silver Media was forced to leave last week despite having prior permission from defence authorities in the […]
Sri Lanka accused of stage-managing UN rights mission
Oct 8, 2007 (AFP) – The head of a prominent Sri Lankan human rights group on Monday accused the island’s government of seeking to “stage-manage” a visit by a top United Nations official.Minority Tamil legislator Mano Ganeshan said Colombo was tightly controlling the five-day visit of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, […]
More Class
Oct 07, 2007 (LBO) – DIMO, distributors of Mercedes Benz in Sri Lanka, says it hopes the newly introduced C-Class will revive sales but notes the increase in interest rates is a concern for the luxury vehicle market. The new C-Class known as W204, is expected to take-over from the old C-Class, the W203, as […]
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NEW DELHI, Oct 7, 2007 (AFP) – India has recalled its top spy in Sri Lanka following complaints of “irregular” relations with a woman from regional rival China, officials said here on Sunday.Ravi Nair “has been recalled and he will report back to the headquarters,” said a senior government official who asked not to be […]
Unsung Swann scripts England 2-wicket victory over Sri Lanka
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, Oct 7, 2007 (AFP) – Off-spinner Graeme Swann grabbed four wickets in a disciplined spell to help England restrict Sri Lanka to 164 in the third one-day international here on Sunday. . Updated The off-spinner grabbed four wickets in a disciplined spell and then made a crucial 25 as England achieved the […]
Citigroup poised to bail out Northern Rock: reports
LONDON, Oct 7, 2007 (AFP) – US financial giant Citigroup Inc.is set to hand troubled British bank Northern Rock a multi-billion pound lifeline to ease its current funding crisis, three newspapers here said Sunday. The Sunday Times and The Sunday Telegraph said Citigroup was prepared to lend Northern Rock between five billion pounds and 10 […]
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RIYADH, Oct 7, 2007 (AFP) – Saudi Arabia’s religious police have arrested a domestic worker accused of having put a spell on her employer, the Al-Madina newspaper reported on Sunday.The arrest of the maid, whose nationality was not revealed, followed a complaint by the wife of the employer who she said had been “bewitched by […]
Sri Lanka navy says last rebel ship sunk
Oct 7, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s navy attacked a suspected Tamil Tiger ship in international waters, virtually destroying the sea transport capability of the guerrillas, military officials said Sunday.More than 5,400 people have been killed in a new wave of fighting since December 2005 when a Norwegian-brokered truce began to unravel. Naval vessels engaged […]