Its a sad day today as I got to know that Sci-fi guru Sir Arthur C. Clarke had passed away.
“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.” -Arthur C. Clarke
Posts Tagged ‘News’
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Internet outage
The global cable network has become dodgy after the earthquake in Taiwan Region last night. Internet in Sri Lanka too has been experiencing service issues as a result of this instability. Oddly enough the quake struck on the day of the second anniversary of the tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka and this region.
A matter of size
Apparently Indian men don’t measure up according to an a study by the countries premier medical research institute.
”As per international standards, most condoms are 150 mm to 180 mm in length and 44 to 56 mm in width. But data collected in Mumbai till 2001 showed that 60% of the participants measured 126 to 156 mm [...]
Sex is in the air
Mass Media and Information Minister Anura Priyadharashana Yapa has suspended the radio broadcast of RAJA FM in accordance with the powers entrusted on him under the Societal Good Conduct Act. No. 37 of 1996…[
Terrorists activites closer to my home
An Attempted carnage by the tiger terrorists averted in Kadawatha
This detection was made only about 2km away from where I live in an area that could hardly be called a military target. I suppose that doesn’t matter to the LTTE terrorists as they have been known to simply target civilians in the past as well.
Legalizing torture
…Signing into law the Military Commissions Act of 2006, Bush has made it legal for the C.I.A. to continue operating torture facilities in undisclosed, foreign countries, and for the writ of habeas corpus to be suspended for individuals who are designated “enemy combatants” against the U.S. (Designated by whom? That question remains unanswered.) [Reuters]
The provisions [...]
Symantec support for Sri Lankan users
Symantec support is now just a phone call away [Toll-Free!] for Sri Lankan users.
Symantec Corporation, the world’s fourth largest software company recently launched a Toll Free 24 hour support service via its Global Support Centres in Singapore and Australia, for the benefit of its Sri Lankan users. Henceforth Symantec customers in Sri Lanka can dial either 2422035 [...]
Female students turn to prostitution to pay fees
“MORE and more students are resorting to prostitution or other jobs in the sex industry to pay rising university tuition fees, a study has found.” – Times Online
I wonder what the situation is like in Sri Lanka, were the price of just about everything has been rising at a steady pace.
SLFP and UNP working together
Daily News: – Sri Lanka’s two main political parties the SLFP and the UNP have made a pledge to jointly work together for the common good of the country.
It’s about time our Sri Lankan politicians start thinking about the common good of the country!
I don’t want to sound too pessimistic about all this, but from past experience what [...]
2008 Green Card Lottery Now Open
Diversity Visa Program (DV-2008) also known an the “Green Card Lottery” is now open. The application submission period for it is from 12:00PM EDT on October 4, 2006 to 12:00PM EST on December 3, 2006.
If you’re interested in living in the USA all you need to do is go directly to the US Department of State web [...]