Archive for November 2009
Two Sri Lankans beheaded in Saudi for theft and murder
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Riyadh – Two Sri Lankans, one of them a woman, and an Indian were beheaded by the sword in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Wednesday for theft and murder, the Saudi interior ministry said. Mohammed Barmil from India and Sri Lankan Bandar Nikar entered the home of Mariam Hussein, a Saudi woman, suffocated her and stole money and jewellery, official SPA news agency reported, quoting a ministry statement. They had entered with the help of Hussein’s Sri Lankan maid, Halima Abdelkader, the ministry said. The beheadings took to 59 the number of executions in Saudi Arabia this year. Last year, Saudi Arabia put 102 people to death. Capital punishment can be imposed for crimes of rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking under the country’s strict Islamic shari’ah laws. (AFP) |
Opposition common alliance ‘United National Front‘ launched
The new Alliance, ‘United National front’ under the leadership of Opposition and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was launched today at the Parliamentary complex today (03). The agreement which set out a number of terms and conditions were signed by the leaders of the parties to the Alliance.
UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem, DNF leader Mano Ganeshan, SLFP (M) leader Mnagala samaraweera, NDF leader Achala Suraweera, Nava Sihala urumaya leader Sarath Mahamendra, DPF leader Ariyawansa Dissanayake, Ruhunu Janatha party leader Ajantha Soysa, JVSF leader Padmasiri Smaratunge, JF leader Ruwan ferdinandez, UNA leader Sharmila Perera, National Professional Board leader Oliver Abeynayake, as well as other Organizations numbering twelve signed the agreement.
Boat with 40 sinks off Cocos Island, not yet clear if carrying asylum seekers
A boat carrying around 40 people has sunk off the remote Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean, with possibly only 15 people rescued on Monday, the Reuters news agency reported quoting Australian officials and local media.
It was unclear where the sunken ship was heading or whether it was carrying asylum seekers, the Agency said.
More than 1,600 boat people have arrived off Australia’s northwest coast this year, mainly people fleeing violence in Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
Mahinda Balasuriya new IGP
President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed Senior DIG Mahinda Balasuriya as the new Inspector General of Police on Monday, the Information Department said. He succeeds IGP Jayantha Wickremaratne who retired from office today.
The new IGP Balasuriya is a senior most high ranking police officer of repute who has a long service in the Police Department.
Youth arrested over web comments on the President
A youth who had made offensive and defamatory comments regarding the President and the Secretary of Defense through a website he was operating, was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department and remanded till the 6th of November by the Matale Magistrate. The suspect is a resident of Alauwa.
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