Junior Police officers have decided to ensure a free and fair election defying wrong and partial orders of superior officers on Election Day on January 26, sources said. According to reliable sources, a majority of Inspectors of the ‘Police Inspectors’ Association’ fully endorse this decision.
“Police officers had never organized themselves in this manner before to uphold a free and fair election as high ranking officials often support the violation of election laws expecting certain privileges from politicians” Police sources said. More >>

Intelligence sources reveal that underworld gangs, organized criminals and army deserters have been mobilized to cause mayhem in the country as the election gathers momentum. They further say that there will be bloodshed in the run- up to the election. Politicians from both the government and opposition are organising these groups to create chaos. Intelligence sources warn that a situation of anarchy is expected. Many underworld gangsters, More >>

These are the results of the last presidential election held in 2005: Mahinda Rajapaksa 4,887,152 or 50.29 per cent of the vote, Ranil Wickremesinghe 4,706,366 or 48.43 percent of the vote.
The margin is extremely thin —- and as can be seen, does not even add up to a basic two percentage points.
If the UNP backed common candidate loses 5 per cent of that vote that was cast in 2005, it appears mathematically that he may still win the election if the sizeable JVP and now the Tamil party vote blocks are counted in his column. More >>

Twenty two candidates have entered the fray for the upcoming presidential poll and excepting for General(rtd) Sarath Fonseka and the President the rest of the candidates it is understood want to ‘break’ the votes and force a second count; we spoke to some such candidates to obtain their views on the matter.
Dr.Vikramabahu Karunaratne who is contesting as the leader of the Left Front is one of the main contenders who has publicly said that his main intention for contesting in the 2010 presidential poll is to force a second count. More >>

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara hailed teammate Mahela Jayawardene’s return to form, saying it augurs well for his team. “Both our openers did a great job. Mahela, especially, was fantastic,” Sangakkara said after the 215-run stand between openers Upul Tharanga (118 not out) and Jayawardene (108) fashioned the team’s facile nine-wicket win over Bangladesh on Friday in the ongoing tri-series. Jayawardene was uncharacteristically subdued on the recent tour of India and the Lankan was flown to Bangladesh after Sri Lanka lost a number of frontline players to injury. More >>

In-form Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan is almost certain to play Sunday’s (today) final league match against India, Sri Lankan team manager Brendon Kuruppu said. Talking to reporters after the Lankans crushed Bangladesh by nine wickets on Friday night, Kuruppu said Dilshan has almost recovered from the groin injury and is set to play on Sunday.
“We could have even considered him playing today (against Bangladesh) but we held him back. He has a very good chance of playing against India,” Kuruppu said. More >>

Can you imagine, for a moment, all the extra pressure that the whole body imaging airport scanners will put on (figure conscious) women, and men, in general? I can already see quickie diets claiming to get you through airport check in and check out looking thin and toned becoming all the rage. Not to mention new life injected into shapewear - now for the career woman always on the go, to keep those extra flab tucked in beautifully. And what about when more detailed imaging technology becomes feasible? Will we feel compelled to shave our legs and/or chest hair before catching our flight? More >>

Released in March 2003, Dan Browne’s The Da Vinci Code quickly made The New York Times bestseller list. A year later, it was declared a bestseller in 100 countries, while Doubleday, the publisher, called it “the all-time bestselling adult novel.” The author claims to have given the world a fictional, fact-based conspiracy theory alleging “scientific evidence that the New Testament is false testimony.” More >>

WHEN news emerged of the life-story of the Nigerian who tried to blow up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, there were cries of bewilderment in some quarters, groans of dismay in others, and shouts of “I told you so” from a small army of Cassandras.
Whatever motivated Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to become a terrorist, it was not material deprivation; he came from a rich family. More >>

Four Christian churches in Malaysia have been attacked amid tensions over the use of the word “Allah” by non-Muslims in the country. Attackers threw a molotov cocktail which failed to ignite at a church in the state of Selangor on Friday afternoon, media reports said. The incident comes hours after a petrol bomb was thrown at a church in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, as well as attackers trying to set another two ablaze in a nearby suburb.
Police also recieved reports of cars displaying Christian symbols having their windscreens smashed in the suburb of Bangsar. More >>

The Central Bank’s latest request to all the licensed commercial banks to reduce interest rates levied on credit cards to a level between 24 -36 per cent with immediate effect has been implemented since last November, some private sector banks noted. Credit card interest rates cuts are technically penal rate cuts sans first month interest, it was revealed.
According to some private sector banks, they have implemented the credit card rate cuts from last November, when the inflation had dropped to a single digit. More >>

Pursuant to the fundamental rights application Nos. 191/2009 with 192/09 & 197-216/09 & 225-226/09, 244-255/09, 315/09 & 335/09, 365/09 & 372/09 the Supreme Court appointed a three member Committee of Chartered Accountants to examine the assets and liabilities of The Golden Key Credit Card Company Ltd. and to prepare a scheme for the refund of security deposits of cardholders. More >>

Darwin’s Theory of Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor. Darwin’s general theory presumes the development of life from non-life and stresses a purely naturalistic (undirected) “descent with modification”. That is, complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally overtime. In a nutshell, as random genetic mutations occur within an organism’s genetic code, the beneficial mutations are preserved because they aid survival — a process known as “natural selection.” These beneficial mutations are passed on to the next generation.. More >>

Nelson Mandela born 18 July 1918) is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, who held office from 1994 to 1999. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of the African National Congress’s armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe. The South African courts convicted him on charges of sabotage, as well as other crimes committed while he led the movement against apartheid. In accordance with his conviction, More >>