Marie Colvin: A Victim Of A War News Report by Marie Colvin on March 21, 2009: A THOUSAND amputees were among the wounded and dying waiting to be rescued from a beach in northeast Sri Lanka yesterday, according to aid agencies. Frightened Tamil families, the latest victims of the country’s 26-year civil war, were hiding [...]
Compiled by Dinouk Colombage UN Assembly Approves Arab-Backed Resolution The UN General Assembly has voted in favour of a resolution condemning human rights violations in Syria and calling for an end to the violence. The Arab-backed initiative, which also calls on President Bashar al-Assad to resign, is the latest of several attempts to bring an [...]
By Lakshman Indranath Keerthisinghe Attorney-at-Law Following anti-government demonstrations in the Arab world, protests in Syria started on 26 January 2011. Protesters called for political reforms and the re-instatement of civil rights, as well as an end to the state of emergency which had been in place since 1963. One attempt at a “day of rage” was set [...]
Compiled by Dinouk Colombage Will China’s New Leader Signal A New Direction? Sri Lanka’s adopted big brother, China, will see a new leader take over in August this year. As is the case in China, the people do not elect their President but rather he is appointed by the National People’s Congress. For Asia, and [...]
Prince William’s Tour Of The Falklands Sparks Protests Despite being branded as a ‘conqueror’, Prince William’s arrival in the disputed Falkland Islands saw him receive a warm welcome. In Argentina however, violence broke out. The Duke of Cambridge’s arrival, ahead of a tour of duty as an RAF search and rescue pilot, comes as the [...]
Compiled by Dinouk Colombage Twitter To Selectively ‘Censor’ Tweets By Country Twitter has announced that it now has the technology to selectively block tweets on a country by country basis. In its blog, Twitter said it could “reactively withhold content from users in a specific country”. But it said the removed content would be available [...]
The news that Kodak has filed for bankruptcy is rather like hearing about the death of a much-loved elderly relative. You’ve known for ages it was going to happen, but it’s still a shock when it finally does. Kodak has teetered on the brink of collapse for the best part of a decade. Despite the [...]
The Metropolitan police assistant commissioner in charge of security at the Olympics has insisted the public will take away the impression of being policed by “traditional British bobbies” despite the fact that 13,500 military personnel will be involved. After completing the latest in a series of training exercises on the river Thames with the Royal [...]
Compiled by Dinouk Colombage Bangladesh Army Foils Coup The Bangladesh army says it has foiled a coup planned against the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Military spokesman Masud Razzaq said in a statement that the attempt had been thwarted by the “whole-hearted efforts of army soldiers”. He said the officers planning the coup were [...]
Compiled by Dinouk Colombage British Worker Faces Jail In Abu Dhabi For ‘Insulting Islam’ A British engineer is facing a month in jail after he told colleagues in a meeting, ‘when will we finish with the damn mosques?’ The worker, who has not been named, told an appeals court yesterday that he did not mean [...]
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