July 2010
M T W T F S S
« Jun    
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  

Archives

Moratuwa University and its Canadian links

(Daily Mirror – By Ingrid Knutson)

Canada is privileged to have two leading Sri Lankan university Vice Chancellors who are extremely knowledgeable about Canadian society. They studied in Canada for years before returning home to Sri Lanka to take on leadership positions.

There are currently 13 Moratuwa faculty members who studied in Canada [...]

Twisting the law to serve criminal ends Lankan sleuth’s studies of the Italian Mafia :

(Daily News – by Janaka Perera)

This is a study of how the legal process can be twisted to serve criminal objectives and dubious political agendas in the name of helping the oppressed. It also shows how so-called freedom fighters evolve into criminals terrorizing society.

Those who have seen the award winning movies [...]

Paul the Oracle

(The Island) The Spanish beat the Dutch in what turned out to be a nail biting soccer thriller to the accompaniment of the drone of vuvuzela or lepatata and became the world champs in the wee hours of yesterday. The world has not slept for weeks thanks to FIFA. [...]

Saving Paul the Octopus

(Daily Mirror) If Paul the octopus feels threatened in Bavaria (Germany) he is always welcome in Barcelona, so says Barcelona midfielder and hero of FIFA 2010 Andres Iniesta, whose goal sealed the victory for Spain at FIFA finals on Sunday.

While Paul’s prediction on a Spanish victory made him the darling among [...]

End Customs swindles

(Daily News) The Customs has bared a Rs 5 billion plus tax fraud involving a leading vehicle importer according to our main story yesterday. He has done this by producing fraudulent documents ostensibly for the import of single door cabs to evade a higher tax charged for the double cabs [...]