September, 2011

• 22 September

  Seat belts compulsory from Oct.1

  The police is to strictly impose the law against every person travelling in the driving seat or the front passenger seat in motor vehicles with English number plates who fails to wear their seat belts with effect from October 1.    The penalty for not wearing the seat belt would be a first conviction fine not less than Rs.1,000 and …

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• 21 September

  Al Jazeera Deletes Content that Disturb US Government

  

    US government keeps talking about its values of democracy, freedom in general and freedom of press. But when it comes to exposing their own crimes or publishing views of the “other side”, freedom of press is not anymore free and one sided view should be the only one “beamed.” A confidential US cables from US embassy in Doha, Qatar …

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• 21 September

  Robert Fisk: Why the Middle East will never be the same again

  

  The Palestinians won't achieve statehood, but they will consign the 'peace process' to history. The Palestinians won't get a state this week. But they will prove – if they get enough votes in the General Assembly and if Mahmoud Abbas does not succumb to his characteristic grovelling in the face of US-Israeli power – that they are worthy of statehood. And …

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• 21 September

  Moulana wields axe at Mervin

  

  Western Province Governor and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) veteran Alavi Moulana warned today that  Minister Mervyn Silva would face major problems if he tried to stop the animal sacrifices that will be performed by the Muslim community on the eve of the Haj festival. “If Minister Mervyn Silva who prevented the ritualistic animal sacrifice at a temple in Chilaw …

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• 19 September

  Why this sinister”hate-Muslim” campaign now? By Latheef Farook

    There is a growing feeling and fear among Sri Lanka's Muslims that a sinister campaign has been underway inciting the Sinhalese against them. The campaign portrays Sri Lanka's Muslims as a threat to Buddhism, the Sinhala people, their culture and the country as a whole. While 18 websites – eight in Sinhala and ten in English — have been …

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• 19 September

  Sri Lanka’s first Muslim student to obtain 195 marks at a scholarship examination

  

  First three obtain identical marks Dharma SRI ABEYRATNE Three students have come first obtaining 195 marks each in the Year Five scholarship examination, according to results released by the Examination Department. Oshadhi Nethmi Naleem Oshadhi Rashiprabha Fonseka of Kalutara Balika Maha Vidyalaya, Nethmi Ranaweera of Miriswatta Maha Vidyalaya, Dodamgoda and Naleem Zaky Ahamed of Kekirawa Muslim Maha Vidyalaya have obtained 195 marks, each …

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• 19 September

  Naleem Zaky Ahamed (Year 5) Scholarship high-fliers meet President –

  

    President Mahinda Rajapaksa's gesture to invite student Naleem Zaky Ahamed to Temple Trees was commended by the Principal, teachers and students of Kekirawa Muslim Maha Vidyalaya in Anuradhapura yesterday. Ahamed obtained 195 marks at the recent Year Five scholarship examination. According to a spokesman for the Examinations Department, Naleem Ahamed became Sri Lanka's first Muslim student to obtain 195 marks …

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