March 12, 2014 08:52:AM
March 12, 2014 08:52:AM
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The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) today requested the public to refrain from going for employment in the Middle East or elsewhere using tourist visa, as the bureau will not take any responsibility for those who do so. MORE..
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The Police obtained a restraining order from the Fort Magistrate preventing demonstrations and protest campaigns in the Kollupitiya area tomorrow (March 11), the Police Spokesman stated.
The Australian federal police declined the opportunity to interview a Sri Lankan asylum seeker sent back from Christmas Island who alleged he had been “severely tortured” by local police on his return, a cable obtained under freedom of information laws has revealed. MORE..
Malaysia’s military believes it tracked the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner by radar over the Strait of Malacca, far from where it last made contact with civilian air traffic control off the country’s east coast, a military source told Reuters. MORE...
Promising to espouse the cause of Tamils living the world over, DMK today promised to press the Indian government to take steps for conducting a referendum among Tamils in Sri Lanka for their homeland and to appoint only Tamil envoys to nations which have a sizeable diaspora. MORE..
New Zealand needs to lend its support to an independent international investigation into allegations of war crimes in Sri Lanka, Green Party human rights spokesperson Jan Logie said today. MORE..
Sri Lanka like many other countries is not taking India seriously on diplomatic issues, due to the central government’s weak foreign policy, senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has said. MORE..
The main suspect in the murder of a gem businessman in Ratnapura last month has been shot dead during a confrontation with police officers this morning, Police Spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said. MORE..
Two Sri Lankan nationals, who were allegedly travelling on fake passports to Dubai, were apprehended by airport security officials last morning in Pune, India. MORE..
At least fourteen passengers have been wounded following a collision between two buses near Ceramic Junction in Colombo Fort this morning, police said. MORE..
Following the end of the amnesty, the Sri Lankan missions in Jeddah and Riyadh are witnessing a sharp drop in the number of runaway housemaids. MORE...
A Sri Lankan maid who was arrested shortly before attempting to flee the country with Dh55,000 (nearly Rs 2 million) worth of her sponsor’s jewellery has been jailed for six months by a Dubai court. MORE..
The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) today commenced a bus service which will operate from Kaduwela to Galle on the Southern Expressway. MORE..
All police officers have been instructed to carry a revolver or a pistol while on duty, Police Spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said today. MORE..
Six Indian nationals have been arrested by police at the Kkatunayake International Airport for allegedly providing fake documentation when obtaining visas. MORE..
The Welimada SLFP organizer A.S.R. Bandusena has been remanded until March 21 by the Welimada Magistrate Court today. Bandusena was arrested by the Welimada police for allegedly threatening and insulting the Director of the Welimada General Hospital.
Sports
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 5 wickets to win the Asia Cup being played in Bangladesh. Lahiru Thirimanne scored his 3rd ODI century in the game while Lasith Malinga picked up 5 wickets for 56 runs. MORE..
A fine unbeaten century by Fawad Alam and half centuries by skipper Misbah and Umar Akmal steered Pakistan out of trouble to set a target of 261 for Sri Lanka in the final. MORE..
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka played in Mirpur. MORE..
Sri Lanka have secured victory in the last Asia Cup league match before the final by beating Bangladesh by three wickets. MORE..
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Sri Lanka restricted Bangladesh to just 204/9 in their allotted 50 overs in the final group game of the Asia Cup. MORE..
Entertainment
“12 Years a Slave” wins the Academy Award for best picture and “Gravity” lead all films with seven Oscars, including an award for director Alfonso Cuaron on Sunday night. MORE..
The powers behind “Superbad,” “Pineapple Express” and “This is the End” are teaming up again. This time, book, film and video game enthusiasts everywhere should be excited. MORE..
The producers of Oscar-nominated film Wolf of Wall Street are being sued for $25m (£15m) by a former stockbroker who claims he has been depicted as a “depraved” drug-fuelled criminal. MORE..
Philip Seymour Hoffman, perhaps the most ambitious and widely admired American actor of his generation, died on Sunday at an apartment in Greenwich Village he was renting as an office. MORE..
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Technology
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S5 smartphone - an improved, but not radically different, successor to last year’s Galaxy S4. MORE..
Facebook is placing a $19 billion bet on reaching its next billion mobile users with the acquisition of WhatsApp, a popular messaging service that lets people send texts, photos and videos on their smartphones. MORE..
In the first earnings call since Evan Spiegel rejected Zuck’s $3 billion offer to buy Snapchat, the Facebook CEO sent a very clear signal to competitors.MORE...
APPLE’S holiday season proved to be a let-down, even though the company sold a record number of iPhones and iPads during its latest quarter.MORE...
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