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War fears in Sri Lanka as bus blast kills 64
KEBITIGOLLEWA, Sri Lanka, June 15, 2006 (AFP) – Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels blew up a packed bus Thursday, killing 64 passengers, including 15 children, in the deadliest attack on civilians in Sri Lanka for 10 years, the military said.Sri Lanka’s key foreign backers condemned the bombing and blamed the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam […]
Norway condemns deadly mine attack in Sri Lanka
OSLO, June 15, 2006 (AFP) – The main mediator in the conflict in Sri Lanka, Erik Solheim of Norway, on Thursday harshly condemned a powerful landmine attack in Sri Lanka that killed 64 people on a packed bus and which the Colombo government blamed on rebels.“This is the most horrific act that has been (carried […]
Sri Lanka bus bomb kills 64, army shells Tigers
June 15, 2006 (AFP) – landmine ripped through an overcrowded bus Thursday killing 64 passengers in the deadliest attack on civilians in Sri Lanka in 10 years, sparking military strikes on Tamil rebel positions.Airforce jets were deployed to bomb at least two positions in the island’s northeast after the military blamed the Liberation Tigers of […]
Tigers deny Sri Lanka bus bombing
June 15, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels denied involvement in Thursday’s bus bombing that killed at least 64 passengers and said the blast had been aimed at discrediting them.The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rejected government charges that they carried out the morning attack near Kebitigollewa town in the North-Central Province […]
Indian state says ‘no sir’ to nursery rhymes
NEW DELHI, June 14, 2006 (AFP) – An Indian state has decided to drop popular nursery rhymes like “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and “Baa Baa Black Sheep” from text books for first-graders for being too Western, reports said Wednesday.“We want our children to have value education in local color,” newspapers reported Narottam Mishra, minister of […]
Web auctioneer eBay adds ‘wiki’ for online selling tips
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2006 (AFP) – Using a technology once the domain of nerds, US auction website eBay is collecting the wisdom of millions of users in a how-to guide for buying and selling online. Any of eBay’s estimated 185 million users can contribute insights to an eBay “wiki,” a website that allows visitors […]
New Wings
June 14 (LBO) – National carrier SriLankan Airlines launched an International Aviation Academy on Wednesday, to meet demand by industry for airline relates skills. The academy will be a professional skills training facility, accredited by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), City and Guilds and Edexcel International. The IAA will cater to the increasing demand […]
Winding Road
June 14 (LBO) – The Malaysian government is to conduct a feasibility study on the proposed Colombo-Kandy highway, with an agreement to be firmed up next week. A delegation from the Malaysian government is due in Colombo on June 22. This feasibility study follows one done by a Swedish firm in the year 2000. The […]
Green Fingers
June 14, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s securities watchdog is probing the accounts of forestry management company Touchwood Investments Ltd, to figure out how the firm values its assets, a top official said Wednesday. Touchwood’s shares resumed trading mid-Wednesday after the firm responded with a three page letter to regulators, who asked for the assumptions […]
Final Showing
June 14 (LBO) – The Treasury has drawn up a list of tax rates and concessions on imported Hollywood and Bollywood blockbusters, likely to be finalised this week. The controversial tax, announced in the government™s budget this year, could possibly be set at 75,000 rupees (750 dollars) for every half hour program, sitcom or serial. […]