Sri Lanka stops dual citizenship forthwith : Believed as revengeful action against bitter London tour of MR

The Sri Lankan immigration and Emigration Department has issued a special communique
barring forthwith the granting of dual citizenship until further notice. Accordingly, all applications forwarded for approval and processing have been immediately stopped. Based on unofficial information , this measure has been taken following Mahinda's recent unsuccessful London tour when that country allegedly allowed the Sri Lanka (SL) Tamil Diaspora demonstrations which were staged there during the President’s tour. It is learnt that the Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse had been most determined and responsible for the action in this direction.

A Sri Lankan who has citizenship of another country but has assets in this country could earlier apply for dual citizenship . The Immigration and emigration Dept. gave dual citizenship on the ground that by that there is an economic development for SL society . An individual who is a dual citizen had to pay Rs. two lakhs to the Govt. Those eligible to receive dual citizenship are citizens of Australia , New Zealand, Commonwealth, France , Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, America and Canada.

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Film Actress Vinu Weththamuni Murdered !

Films Actress Vinu Wetthamuni (36) had being murdered at her house in Rathmalana on 15th. She had being with her child at home on that day & according to the neibours 3 people had come on that day at night and one was with her till the mornning.

When her room was being locked from inside and nothing was  heard from inside. Her mother had inform the police & when they broke in, they found her dead body.


We are wating for more details regarding this incident.......

Upeksha Swarnamali (PABA) HOSPITALIZED - ASSAULTED by Husband !

Upeksha Swarnamali, the UNP MP contested from Gampha & later joined with Mahinda Rajapakse Goverment after voting in favour of 18th ammendement few months back was being assaulted by her husband .She had being assaulted with a Knife on her face.She was being admitted to Sri Jayawardena Hospital by one of her personal security guards. She did sustained severe injuries to her eyes as a result of the attack.

This had taken place in their house in Thalapathpitiya at night time. When media contacted her husband, he denied the assult & her hospitalization and said that ‘Paba’ was on a photo-shoot at Gangarama at the moment.

But Director of the Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital confirmed to media a short while ago that the Upeksha Swarnamali was admitted to the 18th ward in the hospital for a facial injury.

We came to know that this might have happened as a result of a divorce request by paba.

Death Sentence Mandatory on KP and Karuna: Any accord is illegal: President, Defense Secretary, AG punishable -legal experts

According to lankaenews , No matter what accord or settlement pact is entered into with K P alias Kumaran Pathmanathan the LTTE chief arms supplier and its leader after Prabhakaran’s death, and LTTE arms leader Karuna is unlawful under the Penal code of Sri Lanka, as pinpointed by legal experts of the country.


The five provisions on treason against the State of the criminal procedure code No.15 of 1979, make it very clear that KP and Karuna who had committed treason shall compulsorily be punished with death sentence, and no pact of settlement or accord can be entered into with them. 



Here under are the provisions..


114) 
Warring against or attempting to or aiding and abetting the crime of rebelling against a legally elected Govt. – no warrants necessary for arrests ; unbailable; no settlement pacts or accords allowable.


115 )
Conspiring against a legally elected Govt. – the suspect is liable to a punishment of 20 years in jail and a fine.


116) 
Building of arms against a legally elected Govt.- no warrant is necessary to arrest the suspect ; no bail can be granted ; no accord can be reached. He is liable to a 20 year jail sentence and confiscation of property.


117)
Obstructing the legally elected Govt. to fight a war or undermining its strategies by wrongful operations and engagements – a 10 year jail sentence and a fine can be imposed on such a suspect 


120)
Inciting hatred and rebellion or attempting to do so against a legally elected Govt.-


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More & More Rules to Western Province - New ways to Increase Revenue !

According to a daily news paper,  the Government is going to charge Rs 5000 ($50) from vehicle owners if they park on pavements. When we spoke to several shop owners regarding this new issue, most of them mentioned that "If we can't park in front of our own shop. we will stop doing business here. We will move to some other place or even to Maldives where we can park our vehicles as well as customers in front of our shops! ". Also people who will not use pedestrian crossing will be produce in court.


It is learnt that these are going to be imposed in order to increase government revenue as UPFA Government's internal & external revenue has gone down in recent past. Also the funds forcefully  taken from KP too has gone down (Some believe that his funds were used in 2010 Presidential Election too).


According to another reliable source,  Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is definitly going to be sold to cover up the expendicture of the Goverment which consist of a massive Cabinet.

Already the ruling party had sold several valuable land at a cheap rate to overseas firms & individuals to start casinos & hotels.


We will have to wait and see what will happen after the upcoming election...

Sri Lanka will play seven batsmens - Less chances for Perera to play !

The Sri Lankan coach has given some insight into the XI his side will field during the World Cup, saying they would stick to a combination of seven batsmen and four bowlers. since it has served them well in games played on home soil. Sri Lanka experimented with playing six batsmen and five bowlers on their 2010 tour of Australia, with allrounders Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera batting at Nos. 6 and 7, but reverted to a seven-four formula for the home series against West Indies.


"We've got eight batters (in the 15-man squad) and in the last two or three years we've played a seven-four combination with (Angelo) Mathews in the top six being a bowler as well," Bayliss, who will quit the Sri Lanka job after the World Cup, said. "I can't see it changing just at the moment. In Australia we played six-five but seven-four seems to be the way we play our best cricket in Sri Lanka."

That means Thisara Perera may not find a place in the XI,

Laxman and Steyn win Test awards

Dale Steyn and V V S Laxman won the ESPNcricinfo Awards for the best bowling and batting performances, respectively, in Tests in 2010

Source; ESPNcricinfo

Tehran streets mostly empty after protesters clash with police !

Tehran, Iran - Tens of thousands of demonstrators who marched in Tehran in defiance of the Iranian government were largely cleared from the city's streets by nightfall.

Patrolling security forces had battled protesters with batons and tear gas for much of the day.
The wave of people who marched along Revolution Avenue on Monday had remained largely silent as they walked toward the capital's Azadi Square, though at times they clashed with Iranian security forces who tried to disperse the marchers and divert them from the square.

By day's end, dozens of demonstrators had been detained while internet videos showed others had been chased and beaten.

Mexicans take to streets over drug-violence surge !

Mexicans took to the streets in their hundreds to protest a staggering surge in drug-related violent crime nationwide that claimed at least 45 lives in one weekend.

"No more violence, no more lack of safety, no more corrupt politicians, let's move ahead with citizen candidates," marchers on the touristy Paseo de la Reforma shouted after at least 45 people died in Monterrey and Guadalajara, and the northern state of Chihuahua.


Demonstrators marched to the Senate to unveil an appeal for tougher anti-drug laws.


The attacks were the latest deadly violence gripping Mexico's war on drugs, as the country's various criminal cartels struggle over turf and the government uses police and soldiers in an attempt to crush them.


From late Saturday into Sunday, 15 people were killed in Chihuahua state drug-related bloodletting, prosecutors said. Of the 15, nine people were slain in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's deadliest city across from the US city of El Paso.


Also in Chihuahua state, 11 people were slain in several separate murders in Ciudad Juarez, a day earlier between late Friday and Saturday, authorities said.


And gunmen shot dead five men together in

A prominent businessman from Kilinochchi abducted in a White Van !

According to lankaenews, He had been abducted on 12th by a group who arrived in a White Van.


S. Thiyagaraja about 54 years old is the businessman who had been so abducted . He is the owner of Modern Stores and a number of other businesses in that area.


When he was preparing to open the shop in the morning on 12th, the group who came in the White Van had got him near the Van stating that they have to talk with him. They have then forcibly pushed him into the Van unexpectedly, and they have fled in the Van .


A relative of Thiyagaraja had taken a call to his mobile phone some time after he left the house for opening of the shop . Thiyagaraja had answered the phone , having stated that he was going to Colombo on some urgent work and he would not return for two or three days but while he was speaking he had burst out crying, when the call had been disrupted. Since that time until now , the phone has been switched off. His relatives have complained to the Kilinochchi police over this.


Only very few have returned back after abduction so far...


Source ; lankaenews