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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Sri Lanka Source.com http://www.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/10/id/303b19022816233b/ en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:57:50 -0500 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:57:50 -0500 30 The recent surge in action by Pakistan against key Afghan Taliban commanders hiding inside the country is actually aimed at destabilising the budding reconciliation process in Afghanistan, experts have said. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610932/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:20:14 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610932/cs/1/ The Pakistan Government is planning to launch a 'grand operation' against banned extremist outfits, which have been running their covert activities in the country under different name and face. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610920/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:20:03 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610920/cs/1/ The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has denied there being any proposal being considered regarding extending the service of Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610887/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:02 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610887/cs/1/ Pakistan's Law Minister Babar Awan has revealed that a five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has been found. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610870/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:05 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610870/cs/1/ Notwithstanding the demand of Pakistani police officials, the father of the kidnapped five-year old boy, Sahil Saeed, who was abducted from his grandmother's house in Punjab's Jhelum last week, has returned to London. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610852/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:20:21 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610852/cs/1/ Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has been ruled out of international cricket for at least four months due to a knee injury thus ending his chances of playing in the World T20 Championship in the Caribbean next month. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610848/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:20:18 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610848/cs/1/ The Pakistan Cricket Board's sweeping decision to impose a ban on two senior cricketers and hefty penalties on five other players of the current national squad has evoked a mixed response from former cricketers. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610823/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:10:16 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610823/cs/1/ At least five houses belonging to Christian families were looted and then set on fire by a rowdy mob in Narang Mandi area here. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610802/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:10:04 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610802/cs/1/ A 60-year-old woman who helped police nab burglars at her home in New Zealand said that she was furious like a mother angry at her child on seeing the thieves, a media report said. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610783/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:00:05 -0500 IANS http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610783/cs/1/ A top US Army official has raised concerns over the possibility of a war between India and Pakistan triggered by extremist groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610764/cs/1/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:40:02 -0500 ANI http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/610764/cs/1/ Thailand began mobilising 50,000 security personnel on Thursday ahead of a mass rally by protesters who have vowed to topple government if a new election is not called. Supporters of deposed premier T... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022950/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:52:03 -0500 World Bulletin http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022950/ YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government has allowed the party of detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to reopen regional branch offices that have been closed since May 2003, a party s... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022943/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:49:57 -0500 West Australian http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022943/ NEW DELHI (AFP) - Four-time champions Pakistan slumped to an embarrassing 3-2 defeat by Canada on Thursday to finish last for the first time in the men's field hockey World Cup.Scott Tupper scored... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022248/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:49:54 -0500 West Australian http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022248/ Elna Becatoros , The Associated Press , Athens, Greece | Thu, 03/11/2010 8:35 PM | World Savage street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens Thursday as more than 30,000... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022951/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:46:17 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022951/ Multa Fidrus | Thu, 03/11/2010 7:43 PM | Jakarta The police have tightened security at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport following fatal raids on two separate locations in Pamulang, South Tang... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022952/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:46:14 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022952/ The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/11/2010 7:40 PM | National The National Police said Thursday they had collected evidence on the alleged fictitious letter of credit (L/C) issued by the Prosperous... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022953/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:46:12 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022953/ DILI - THE construction of a luxury hotel near East Timor's capital has uncovered machine-dug graves containing remains of people who may have been killed during the country's occupation by Indonesia,... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022955/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:44:19 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022955/ fghan's President Hamid Karzai (L) listens to Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani during a joint press conference at the Prime Minister's House in Islamabad. AFP photo. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022942/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:31:58 -0500 Turkish Daily News http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022942/ (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, left, shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani at the prime minister's residence in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Ma... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022947/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:29:54 -0500 Examiner http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022947/ Yangon - Myanmar's ruling military junta on Thursday appointed a 17-member election commission to oversee multi-party elections planned for this year. The commission is to be chaired by Thein Soe, a d... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022938/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:28:50 -0500 Earth Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022938/ Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that Pakistan has a key role to play in peace talks with the Taliban, a possible attempt to quash speculation that his government was trying to sideline its... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022935/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:24:47 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022935/ Fast bowling legend Wasim Akram says bans on key players for their dismal performance in Australia have made Pakistan's cricket "a laughing stock" and should be reconsidered. Akram was commenting on ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022937/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:22:59 -0500 ABC Australia http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022937/ Afghanistan does not want other countries' "proxy wars" fought on its soil, President Hamid Karzai has said.He was speaking following talks with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad, and a day aft... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022928/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:15:22 -0500 BBC http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022928/ England fast bowler Graham Onions will miss the two-Test series against Bangladesh because of a back injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board said. "I'm desperately disappointed for him,'' ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022941/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:12:13 -0500 The Standard http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022941/ BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand began mobilizing 50,000 security personnel on Thursday ahead of a mass rally by anti-government protesters who have vowed to bring the capital to a standstill if a new ele... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022933/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:11:04 -0500 Reuters http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022933/ Pakistan will extend help to achieve peace and stability in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Thursday.Addressing a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Gila... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022944/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:42:18 -0500 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022944/ Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday agreed in a joint communique to boost communications network, bilateral trade and enhance cooperation in education, agriculture and energy sector.The officials of ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022945/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:42:16 -0500 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022945/ Thousands of terrified Philippine civilians fled on Thursday as Philippine security forces staged an assault on Al-Qaeda linked Abu Sayyaf gunmen in volatile south Philippines.More than 6,000 resident... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022946/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:42:13 -0500 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33022946/ BANGKOK — Asian stock markets posted tepid gains Thursday as China's burst of inflation tempered confidence in the regional economic rebound. European shares opened lower. Most Asian benchm... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020059/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:22:13 -0500 Sign on San Diego http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020059/ Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai , second from left, and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, second from right, attend talks on bilateral issues in Islamabad, Pakistan, 11 Mar 2010 http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020634/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:21:38 -0500 VOA http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020634/ del.icio.us The remote Indonesian island of Sumba has just wrapped up its pasola festival, an annual event that pits hundreds of spear-wielding horsemen in a series of violent battles. It is the nigh... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020633/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:21:37 -0500 VOA http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020633/ The Associated Press , Mexico City | Thu, 03/11/2010 6:51 PM | World Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person - a shift that u... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020787/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:15:10 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020787/ The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/11/2010 6:37 PM | National Dulmatin, one of Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorists who was killed in a raid in Pamulang, South Tangerang, on Tuesday, is schedule... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020788/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:15:09 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020788/ Suherdjoko | Thu, 03/11/2010 6:00 PM | National Wife of dead terrorist Dulmatin, Istiada, and her six children have left their home in Tulakan hamlet, Sukoharjo regency, Central Java.A neighbor said ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020789/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:15:07 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020789/ KUALA LUMPUR - A MALAYSIAN court on Thursday ordered a Muslim convert husband to return a baby girl to her Hindu mother, after she waged a custody battle to challenge the secret conversion of her chil... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020790/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:13:26 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020790/ The red shirts from Ayutthaya will travel by more than 100 boats prying the Chao Phya to join the mass rally on Sunday, Pheu Thai MP Surachet Chaikosol said on Thursday. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020793/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:39 -0500 The Nation http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020793/ Friday at midday, the red shirt will commence marching from across the country and plan to overcome every checkpoint in order to reach Bangkok, rally organiser Jatuporn Promphan said on Thursday. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020794/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:37 -0500 The Nation http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020794/ BANGKOK, Mar 11, 2010 (IPS) - Anyone who is still trying to look for neutrality or balance in the Thai media in these days of political ferment, ahead of large anti-government protests expected in the... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020001/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:03:01 -0500 IPS http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020001/ Yangon - Myanmar's ruling military junta on Thursday appointed a 17-member election commission to oversee multi-party elections planned for this year. The commission is to be chaired by Thein Soe, a d... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020777/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:57:57 -0500 Earth Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020777/ Manila - The Philippines Thursday urged Myanmar to rescind a new election law that disqualifies democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in national polls planned this year. Foreign Secretar... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020778/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:57:50 -0500 Earth Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020778/ Hopes that five-year-old British boy Sahil Saeed had been found were dashed today as the police chief leading the investigation in Pakistan confirmed the search is ongoing.Muhammad Aslam Tareen, a det... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020297/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:54:51 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020297/ Drug abuse is rife in the Afghan police force with up to four out of 10 recruits testing positive for illegal drugs in some areas, a US report says.The report for the US Congress said the illegal drug... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020284/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:45:04 -0500 BBC http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020284/ Delhi-based Fortis Healthcare today said that it is acquiring 23.9 per cent stake in Parkway Holdings, one of the Asia's largest healthcare service providers, from TPG Capital in an off-market deal. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020779/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:35:50 -0500 Business Standard http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020779/ YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government on Thursday officially annulled the results of the country's 1990 general election, a poll it chose to ignore at the time when the main opposition part... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020782/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:27:37 -0500 Swiss Info http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020782/ , who is overseeing the security operation, said "full deployment" began Thursday of 30,000 soldiers, 10,000 police and 10,000 civilian volunteer forces. "If protesters intrude into http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020774/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:13:50 -0500 Yahoo! News http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020774/ By Sara Schonhardt JAKARTA - Indonesia is weighing the pros and cons of a new strategic partnership with the United States ahead of President Barack Obama's visit scheduled for March 20. The tw... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020422/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:11:05 -0500 Asia Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020422/ By Amantha Perera COLOMBO - The war of words between the Sri Lankan government and the United Nations has begun again, this time over a plan to create an expert panel on the island's human-righ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020424/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:11:04 -0500 Asia Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33020424/ The five-year-old British boy allegedly kidnapped by gunmen in Pakistan has been found, it has been reported. UK diplomats said they were "urgently" checking reports that Sahil Saeed, from Oldham in ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018744/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:53:40 -0500 IC Wales http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018744/ YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government on Thursday officially annulled the results of the country's 1990 general election, a poll it chose to ignore at the time when the main opposit... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018750/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:52:33 -0500 West Australian http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018750/ BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai authorities Thursday began deploying 50,000 troops on the streets of Bangkok ahead of rallies by anti-government protesters that they fear could turn violent, the deputy prime min... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018749/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:52:27 -0500 West Australian http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018749/ Enny Wulandari , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/11/2010 5:29 PM | Jakarta Jakarta Police have announced they will question spiritual guru Anand Krishna on March 15, in relation to sexual harass... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018759/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:48:43 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018759/ The Associated Press , Beijing | Thu, 03/11/2010 5:27 PM | World China will toughen requirements for reporters by launching a new certificatio system that requires training in Marxist and communist t... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018760/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:48:42 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018760/ Multa Fidrus , The Jakarta Post , Tangerang | Thu, 03/11/2010 4:46 PM | National The police will pay for the compensation to all damages caused by Tuesday’s deadly raids at the Multiplus internet c... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018762/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:48:39 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018762/ Malaysia’s fixed line incumbent Telekom Malaysia is set to launch commercial services over its newly constructed High Speed Broadband (HSBB) network on 24 March, according to Bernama. Prime Minister... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018757/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:47:57 -0500 TeleGeography http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018757/ KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIAN police said on Thursday they have launched a manhunt for an attacker who rampaged through a kindergarten with a hammer, leaving three children with head injuries. The man rep... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018763/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:46:52 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018763/ PATTANI (Thailand) - SUSPECTED Islamic militants shot dead three Thai workers and set their bodies on fire in the middle of road on Thursday in Thailand's troubled south, police said. The three men, ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018764/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:46:50 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018764/ Kathmandu, Mar 11 : Nepal Deputy Prime Minister Sujata Koirala today said that the contract of printing the Machine Readable Passports (MPRs) should be granted to Government of India. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018747/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:41:25 -0500 New Kerala http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018747/ Burma's ruling junta has used new election laws to officially annul the result of polls in 1990 that were won by Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party, state media said on Thursday. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018742/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:39:02 -0500 Mail and Guardian http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018742/ JAKARTA, Mar 11, 2010 (IPS) - Battling the pain from a boil on his left thigh, 45-year-old Inggit Tukino pulled his two-wheeled cart through the overcrowded alleys of a slum in Rawabebek, Penjaringan ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018004/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:36:21 -0500 IPS http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018004/ Bangladesh has promised action against the Indian insurgents who may be operating from their soil, the list of whom was handed over to it by India, BSF Director General Raman Srivastava said on Thursd... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018741/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:35:01 -0500 Hindustan Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018741/ India seeks a new direction By M K Bhadrakumar The two-day visit by India's National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon to Kabul last week took place in the immediate context of the lethal terro... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018736/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:24:48 -0500 Asia Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018736/ By Indrajit Basu KOLKATA - It's reminiscent of an action movie. The year is 2017 and two rival countries - India and China - are fighting a war. The conflict is not being fought with guns, tank... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018733/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:24:47 -0500 Asia Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018733/ By Sara Schonhardt JAKARTA - Indonesia is weighing the pros and cons of a new strategic partnership with the United States ahead of President Barack Obama's visit scheduled for March 20. The tw... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018734/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:24:47 -0500 Asia Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018734/ message that the US is supporting terrorism in the name of the "war on terror". US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates met Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the Afghan capital on Monday and accused... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018735/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:24:47 -0500 Asia Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018735/ Premature withdrawal in Iraq By Tom Engelhardt Hubris? We're bigger than that! We've now been at war with, or in, Iraq for almost 20 years, and intermittently at war in Afghanistan for 30 y... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018732/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:24:46 -0500 Asia Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018732/ By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI, Pakistan - The would-be operator of Pakistan's first world-class copper and gold mine, at Reko Diq, in the southwestern province of Balochistan, still hopes to sa... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018730/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:24:45 -0500 Asia Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018730/ By Amantha Perera COLOMBO - The war of words between the Sri Lankan government and the United Nations has begun again, this time over a plan to create an expert panel on the island's human-righ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018731/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:24:45 -0500 Asia Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018731/ By Robert M Cutler MONTREAL - Statements by Azerbaijani and Turkish diplomats indicate that the two sides have reached an agreement in principle concerning the price that Turkey will pay for ga... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018729/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:24:44 -0500 Asia Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018729/ By Walden Bello With the Doha Round of negotiations of the World Trade Organization in limbo, the heavy hitters of international trade have been engaged in a race to sew up trade agreements wit... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018737/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:24:43 -0500 Asia Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018737/ At least 14 sites at Anlong Veng, the last bastion of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge, will be preserved and opened to tourists. The home of Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot will be among them. http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018424/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:23:31 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018424/ (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government on Thursday officially annulled the results of the country's 1990 general election, a poll it chose to ignore at the time when the main opposition party won b... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018727/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:12:36 -0500 Reuters http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018727/ Thailand ’s seemingly unending political crisis is likely to reach another moment of tension this weekend with huge opposition rallies that organizers say they hope will paralyze the city and br... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018620/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:12:08 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018620/ Travel and Tourism in the Philippines report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest market size data (2002-2007), allowing you to ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018292/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:06:34 -0500 Earth Times http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018292/ The United States President Barack Obama's visit to Indonesia scheduled in mid-March is expected to bring internationally positive impact to the country, a prominent political observer said on Thursda... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018751/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:43:59 -0500 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018751/ Thai government will do everything it can to prevent chaos during a mass rally and will definitely not let a coup happen, Premier Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday.The premier's declaration was made in ... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018752/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:43:58 -0500 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018752/ Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that Afghanistan has changed its policy towards Pakistan and it wants to improve ties with Pakistan, a local TV channel reported Thursday.Karzai flew to Islamabad on... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018753/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:43:56 -0500 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018753/ The peace-keeping operations command is established at the 11th Infantry Regiment in capital Bangkok to control the anti-government rally, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of security affairs Suthep Th... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018515/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:43:55 -0500 People's Daily http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33018515/ The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/11/2010 4:05 PM | Business The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has revised the country’s geothermal potential to 28,100 megawatts (MW) across 265 spots, u... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016505/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:21:28 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016505/ The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/11/2010 4:01 PM | National The police are searching for bombs that had allegedly been assembled by top terrorist suspect Dulmatin prior to his death during a raid... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016506/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:21:27 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016506/ Ni Komang Erviani , The Jakarta Post , Denpasar | Thu, 03/11/2010 3:53 PM | National Ngurah Rai Airport Customs and Excise Office in Bali has arrested a 51-year-old German citizen for marijuana posse... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016507/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:21:26 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016507/ Aditya Suharmoko , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/11/2010 3:42 PM | Business The government may raise the price of subsidized fuels if the benchmark Indonesian Crude Price (ICP) soars above US$... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016508/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:21:24 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016508/ Associated Press , Tehran | Thu, 03/11/2010 3:36 PM | World An Iranian appeals court sentenced a university professor to six years in prison for suspected involvement in the country's post-election t... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016509/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:21:23 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016509/ The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 03/11/2010 2:56 PM Seven Indonesians joined the 2010 list of the world's billionaires issued by Forbes magazine, with businessman Michael and Budi Hartono sharing th... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016510/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:21:21 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016510/ China Times The Central Bank of the Republic of China and the Council for Economic Planning and Development are studying the feasibility of credit limits and/or higher taxes to curtail real estate pr... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016514/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:42 -0500 Taiwan Today http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016514/ Economic Daily News The government will map out incentive programs to encourage private investments in key infrastructure projects, according to the Council for Economic Planning and Development Marc... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016517/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:40 -0500 Taiwan Today http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016517/ Liberty Times The Yunlin County government has issued an administrative warning to the Taiwan Railway Administration, citing noise pollution caused by TRA’s trains. Chen Shih-ching, director of th... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016516/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:39 -0500 Taiwan Today http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016516/ Liberty Times Bone genetic research by Chen Yau-hung of Tamkang University’s Department of Chemistry biochemistry program was featured on the cover of the prestigious international journal “Bone.... http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016515/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:37 -0500 Taiwan Today http://story.srilankasource.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/33016515/