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Tech Boom
May 08 (LBO) – Kobian Technologies tied up with Intel on Monday to launch a new tech platform that offers a leap in performance and graphics for mobile computers. Based on the The Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology, users can see a 70 percent gain in performance and 28 percent gain in power usage over […]
The Beatles lose to Apple in the latest trademark war
LONDON, May 8, 2006 (AFP) – The Beatles’ multimedia corporation Monday lost a British High Court battle with Apple Computer, leaving the US group free to continue using the apple name and logo on its revolutionary iTunes music store website. Beatles’ Apple Corps was seeking financial damages and court orders to stop Apple Computer using […]
‘s selector
COLOMBO, May 8, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s veteran cricketer Sanath Jayasuirya retired from Test cricket last month after being handed an ultimatum to either quit or be sacked, newly-appointed chief selector Asantha de Mel said Monday De Mel, who replaced Lalith Kaluperuma as chairman of the selection committee last week, blamed his predecessor for […]
”’s rebels
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, May 8, 2006 (AFP) – Sweat glistens on the faces of Sri Lankan army soldiers in the early-morning heat as they search the edges of a red-dirt road for the weapon that is increasingly killing them Since December, suspected Tamil Tiger rebels have exploded dozens of Claymore mines, Scandinavian truce monitors say, […]
Factional fighting kills 11 as Japanese envoy pushes peace bid
COLOMBO, May 8, 2006 (AFP) – At least 11 people were killed in factional fighting in Sri Lanka on Monday, defence sources said, as a Japanese envoy sought to salvage the island’s faltering peace process. A breakaway faction of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) launched a pre-dawn attack against a base of the […]
New Deal
May 08 (LBO) – The Power Ministry said Monday that it would pump in funds to upgrade 100 state held fuel sheds, left over from privatising Sri Lanka’s retail fuel sector. Sri Lanka’s retail fuel market is shared by state oil giant Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Indian Oil Corp., each holding a one third stake […]
Secretive, lethal rebel ‘navy’ a big factor in Sri Lanka conflict
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, May 7, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers are increasingly taking their fight to the sea thanks to a secretive and lethal rebel “navy”, a rarity among the world’s guerrilla forces, observers say.Founded in the early 1990s, the “Sea Tigers” claim to have sunk dozens of naval vessels over the years […]
Curfew imposed in northern Sri Lanka amid killings
May 7, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka imposed a curfew in the restive Jaffna peninsula Sunday as a Japanese envoy began talks with government officials to try to save a faltering peace process amid escalating violence.The security forces clamped the indefinite curfew ahead of demonstrations called by residents to protest Thursday’s killing of seven men […]
” a big factor in Sri Lanka conflict
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, May 7, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers are increasingly taking their fight to the sea thanks to a secretive and lethal rebel “navy”, a rarity among the world’s guerrilla forces, observers say.Founded in the early 1990s, the “Sea Tigers” claim to have sunk dozens of naval vessels over the years […]
Sri Lankan foreign minister in India to discuss peace process
NEW DELHI, May 7 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera has arrived in India to discuss his country’s peace process which is under strain after a surge in violence, officials said Sunday.During his two-day stay, the minister is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and foreign secretary Shyam Saran. Ahead of the […]