Archive for September 11th, 2008
A minor explosion on railway track - Sedawatte
A minor explosion has been reported in the Sedawatte area , in Orugodawatte short while ago. According to the information, the blast has been taken place on the railway track close to the Kelaniya railway bridge. More
information will follow.. .
Courtesy: Ministry of Defence
Sri Lanka wins “Spirit of cricket” award and Ajantha Mendis Emerging Cricketer
Sri Lanka cricket team won “Spirit of cricket’ award at the ICC cricket awards in Dubai while Ajantha Mendis won the ICC award for the emerging cricketer of the year award in Dubai yesterday evening (10).
West Indies cricketerChanderpaul won the Cricketer of the year award as Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the ODI player of the year award. Yuwaraj Singh was the inaugural winner of the Twenty 20 international performance of the year award.
Dail Steyn in South Affrica won the Best Test player of the year award. Simon Toffal won the Best Umpire of the year award, for the fifth time in succession.
Courtesy: Lankapuvath
Sri Lankan expatriates protest against LTTE in Switzerland
Despite of the unfavourable weather condition, a large number of Sri Lankans gathered in front of the Swiss Parliament on Saturday (Sep 6), afternoon to protest against the LTTE atrocities committed in Sri Lanka and abroad.
Vast majority of the participants had come from Italy and some Sri Lankans had flown from London to take part in this demonstration. It was remarkable that the female participation was high.
Buddhist monks living in Italy and in Switzerland too were present at the rally and they addressed the crowd with the help of a megaphone. A great enthusiasm could also be seen amongst the Tamils in Switzerland as the crowd was addressed in both Tamil and in English languages.
The main slogans were aimed at denouncing the murderous acts of the LTTE, child solders and fund raising. The crowd uttered with the slogans emphasizing that the LTTE must be banned in Switzerland and the Swiss government should stop LTTE fund raising, child conscription, killing and abduction of the members of their own community and so on.
As a whole, it was a peaceful demonstration and the crowd got dispersed at about 5:00 pm after performing another successful demonstration in one of the leading locations in Europe where the pro LTTE individuals enjoy a greater degree of immunity from the authorities. A few members from the LTTE too were present to observe.
Courtesy: Ministry of Defence
“Sri Lanka Center” to showcase SL products in China
The “Sri Lanka Center” in Shanghai, set up with the objective of showcasing Sri Lankan products under one roof to the eastern China market will be declared open by Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion Dr. Sarath Amunugama today (11).The centre will also be arranging business-to-business meetings, exploring marketing opportunities, securing orders for Sri Lankan products as well as look for Chinese investors for those who wish to seek partners or to expand their business.
The Sri Lanka Centre will fulfill the long-felt desires of the Sri Lankan exporters to find suitable partners to import their products as well as Chinese collaborations to improve their products for the competitive international market, BOI said sources said.
Courtesy: Government Information Department
SriLankan Airlines’ special arrangements for Ramadan season
SriLankan Airlines has made arrangements for the convenience of passengers of the Islamic faith during the annual Ramadan Fasting Period from 2nd September to 1st October.
A limited quantity of dates, fruits and other items are being carried on board SriLankan flights which will be in the air at the time of breaking the fast in the evenings.
The airline is even providing takeaway packs for passengers on Jeddah bound flights that touch down shortly before 6 p.m, since they may need to break their fast en-route.
Passengers are requested to inform the airline of their special requirements at the time of booking their flight, to their Travel Agent or to the SriLankan Airlines Ticket Office. So that arrangements can be made well ahead of the flight, as regular flights are only prepared for a limited number of fasting passengers with special needs.
SriLankan Airlines now serves 41 destinations in 22 countries, throughout the Middle East, Europe, South Asia, and the Far East.
By Christine Hettiarachchi
Courtesy: Lankapuvath
