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How to Fix All Your Sleep Problems With Science We spend about a third of our life sleeping. Both the quality of our night’s rest and our overall health depend directly on our sleep posture and on what we do before going to bed. We at Bright Side have put together recommendations from top specialists on how to sleep properly to fix all of your health problems. Shoulder pain If you wake up with a sore shoulder, avoid sleeping on your side, especially on the painful shoulder. It is also not advised to sleep on your stomach since it causes misalignment of the shoulders. The best sleeping posture is lying on…

To End a Civil War: Norway's Peace Engagement with Sri Lanka Book Launch Time: 02 November 2015 13:00-14:30 Place: PRIO, Hausmanns gate 3, Oslo Please register here. Between 1983 and 2009 Sri Lanka was host to a bitter civil war fought between the Government and the LTTE (Tamil Tigers), which sought the creation of an independent Tamil state. The war ended violently in May 2009 with the crushing defeat of the Tamil Tigers by the Sri Lanka Army amid the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians. But prior to this grim finale, for there had been hope for a peaceful end to the conflict. Beginning with a ceasefire agreement in early 2002, for almost five years a series of …

Sovereign Credit Rating Report of 50 Countries in 2010 Chinese rating agency strips Western nations of AAA status China's leading credit rating agency has stripped America, Britain, Germany and France of their AAA ratings, accusing Anglo-Saxon competitors of ideological bias in favour of the West. Dagong Global Credit Rating Co used its first foray into sovereign debt to paint a revolutionary picture of creditworthiness around the world, giving much greater weight to "wealth creating capacity" and foreign reserves than Fitch, Standard & Poor's, or Moody's. The US falls to AA, while Britain and France slither down to AA-. Belgium, Spain, Italy ar…

With more than 70,000 dead after a conflict between Tamil Tiger rebels and the Sri Lankan government that has lasted for nearly three decades, peace seems further away than ever. How does the media cover this ongoing conflict? http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1243637980

Sri Lanka set for anarchy, warns rights group Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, December 18, 2006|08:49 IST Sri Lanka appears set for anarchy, a leading rights group has warned, adding that the situation in the strife-hit island mirrored the mid-1980s "where people count for nothing". The University Teachers for Human Rights (UTHR) has come down hard on both Colombo and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and raised doubts if President Mahinda Rajapakse is really in control of the state of affairs. "The political outlook for the Tamils is bleak," said a report, "A Note on Current Developments". "There is hardly any space for activists to m…

[February 11, 2006] Trawler explodes off Sri Lanka coast, gunrunning suspected+ (Japan Economic Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)COLOMBO, Feb. 11_(Kyodo) _ A fishing trawler exploded at sea off Sri Lanka's northeastern Mannar coast on Saturday when approached by navy vessels for inspection, Sri Lankan navy sources said. "The boat exploded as two naval fast-attack craft approached it for inspection," a senior naval officer said. "There had been no offensive action on either side." "All on board are presumed dead," he said, adding that he had no information on how many there were. The naval vessels patrolling the area had approached t…

141 Tamil civilians killed in the week of 8-15 August In one of the worst weeks of killings since the CFA was signed (8 August to 15 August), 141 civilians were killed by Sri Lankan armed forces aerial bombing and shelling. This number includes.  50 civilians killed by aerial bombing in Kathiraveli, Trincomalee on 10 August  7 civilians killed by shelling in Muhamalai, Jaffna on 11 August  15 civilians killed in St Philip Neri church by shelling on 13 August in Allaipiddy, Jaffna  55 civilians killed by aerial bombing in Vallipunam school camp, Mullaitivu on 14 August The previous week, 17 aid workers from Action Against Hunger wer…

Tamil leader blasts Tamil Nadu over Sri Lanka resolution Calcutta News.Net Sunday 16th November, 2008 (IANS) A prominent Tamil politician Sunday criticised a resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu legislature seeking a ceasefire in Sri Lanka 'as shocking and totally unacceptable'. V. Anandasangaree of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) also urged politicians from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu to come to Sri Lanka 'on a fact finding mission'. Anandasangaree, who is opposed to the Tamil Tigers, said in a statement that the Tamil Nadu resolution asking the Indian government to pressure Colombo to start talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (L…

Man without National ID card, shot dead by SLA [TamilNet, January 05, 2006 11:54 GMT] Rasaratnam Kuganenthiran, 24, also called Sinnathamby, a resident of Puthukkulam in Kiran Batticaloa was shot dead by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers Thursday 9.30 a.m. in front of the offices of a local NGO, Thadagam, on the Korakallimadu Batticaloa-Valaichenai Highway, sources in Batticaloa said. Sources said the Mr Kuganenthiran did not have the National Identity card in his possession. SLA soldiers involved in the shooting had told the Eravur Police that they fired in self-defence when the man tried to attack the soldiers, Police said. Mr Kuganenthiran is a father of one ye…

Update on Online Petition: Assassinations, hooliganism, paramilitary activism, bomb blasts and a further plunge into lawlessness The Asian Human Rights Commission Press Statement ----------------------------------------------------- The year 2008 began, for Sri Lanka with the assassination of the Tamil opposition UNP Member of Parliament, T. Maheshwaran. Just a few days earlier a government minister, Mervyn Silva forcibly entered the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation) premises with about ten other persons and allegedly assaulted a news manager in retaliation for which, corporation employees demonstrated their anger against the …

With the intention of marching towards Elephant Pass to seize control of the areas under the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, Sri Lank Army has adopted a new operation tactics and strategically approach successfully in their latest war experiment. Sri Lanka Army is said to be now determined to mobilize and enter into major onslaughts initially in the vulnerable Tiger controlled areas in Vanni in the Northern Province and according to set- plans, armed forces are engaging the LTTE fighters almost in all fronts http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/9252

அய்ஸ்லாந்தில் அதிகளவில் எரிமலைகள் இருப்பது பற்றிய சிறுகுறிப்பு. கடந்தமாதத்தில் இருந்து மீண்டும் இயங்க ஆரம்பித்திருக்கும் எரிமலை: Eyjafjallajökull அதன் அருகே இருக்கும் பல மடங்கு தாக்கத்தை தரக்கூடிய எரிமலை: Katla கடந்த கால அவதானிப்புகளின் படி Eyjafjallajökull இன் இயக்கம் Katla வை தூண்டலாம் என்கிறார் இந்தப் பதிவாளர்.

சிங்கள அரசாங்கத்தின் கைய்யில் முழுதான கலாச்சார அழிவை எதிர்நோக்கும் தமிழர்கள் - ஆசி பா. உ Tamils facing “cultural annihaliation” by SL Government: Australian Senator [TamilNet, Thursday, 08 October 2009, 05:10 GMT] “It may be argued that the Tamil people have a legitimate right to self-determination but what is essential now is that we must see an end to the oppressive and discriminatory policies of the victorious Sri Lankan Government” urged Greens Senator Ian Cohen in an address to the Australian Parliament on September 24th. Highlighting the “potential humanitarian catastrophe” faced by almost 300,000 refugees who “despite their desire and capacity to return h…

13 Sri Lanka s Tamil Tiger rebels arrested in Indonesia: report The Indonesian police claimed Wednesday it has arrested 13 suspected members of Sri Lanka's separatist group Tamil Tiger during a recent raid in the southern Java coast. The raid targeted a group of 20 men who stayed at a small hotel in Pandeglang regency, Banten province, about 100 km southwest of Jakarta, reported the national Antara news agency. A police spokesman was quoted as saying seven members of the group escaped the raid but search is underway. "Most of them are young people with muscular bodies and crew cut hair," said Banten police spokesman Sen. Commr. Sudar…

Sixty four combatants have been killed in the latest clashes between the government soldiers and Tamil Tiger rebels in eastern Sri Lanka, military said on Monday. An officer at the government's Media Center for National Security said 24 soldiers were killed and 69 wounded in Sunday's artillery and mortar battle with the insurgents in the eastern Batticaloa district. Forty rebels were also killed in the clash, the officer said speaking on condition of anonymity due to policy. Rebel spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan said however at least seven rebel fighters died in the clashes. The military said on Sunday guerrillas mounted artillery attacks on four arm…

Mukesh Ambani is world's richest man Press Trust of India / Mumbai October 29, 2007 Billionaire Mukesh Ambani today became the richest person in the world, surpassing American software czar Bill Gates, Mexican business tycoon Carlos Slim Helu and famous investment guru Warren Buffett, courtesy the bull run in the stock market. Following a strong share price rally on in his three group companies, India's most valued firm Reliance Industries, Reliance Petroleum and Reliance Industrial Infrastructure, the net worth of Mukesh Ambani rose to $63.2 billion (Rs 2,49,108 crore). In comparison, the net worth of both Gates and Slim is estimated to be…

Sri Lankan expat`s body lying unclaimed: Embassy Web posted at: 2/26/2006 2:56:40 Source ::: The Peninsula Doha: The mortal remains of Sri Lankan national, I Manavakaran (29), who died in suspicious circumstances in Doha a few days ago, have not yet been claimed by his friends or relatives, A G Abeyasekera, Second Secretary at the Sri Lankan embassy, said here yesterday. Manavakaran, who had arrived in Doha some weeks ago was battling for survival following an alleged life-threatening incident, since February 6 at the Hamad General Hospital. He passed away on February 13, despite efforts to save his life. Speaking to The Peninsula, Abeyasekera sa…

No more free school season tickets Free season tickets from school children withdrawn The Government says that the decision to withdraw free season tickets from school children is in response to public demand. Since the introduction of free season tickets we have received a lot of complaints from general public thus we decided to remove this privilege, , Deputy Minister of Transport, Lasantha Alagiyawanna told BBC Sandeshaya. In a letter circulated to local transport authorities Sri Lanka Central Transport Board (SLCTB) chairman Tudor Dayaratne says that the transport minister had directed to charge a fee when providing season tickets to students inc…

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COVID-19: WHY WE SHOULD ALL WEAR MASKS — THERE IS NEW SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE Sui Huang The official recommendation in the United States (and other Western countries) that the public should not wear face masks was motivated by the need to save respirator masks for health care workers. There is no scientific support for the statement that masks worn by non-professionals are “not effective”. In contrary, in view of the stated goal to “flatten the cur…

Norway says Sri Lanka report on mediator is "lies" Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:45 PM IST Top News Sri Lanka assures India on power sharing with Tamils India nuclear deal likely final by May - U.S. envoy Norway says Sri Lanka report on mediator is "lies" U.S.'s Thorium Power, India in reactor talks - firm India's Christians dig deep for graveyard plot MORE COLOMBO (Reuters) - The Norwegian government has angrily rejected a report in a state-owned Sri Lankan newspaper that its peace mediator and International Development Minister Erik Solheim had given money to a top Tamil rebel leader. The Daily N…

A woman at the nightclub Crobar on Saturday night was taken by 5 men, who according to hospital and police reports, gang raped her before dumping her. Unable to remember the events of the evening, tests later confirmed the repeat rapes along with traces of Rohypnol in her blood, with Progesterex, which is essentially a small sterilization pill. The drug now being used by rapists at parties to rape and sterilize their victims. Progesterex is available to vets to sterilize large animals. Rumor has it that Progesterex is being used together with Rohypnol, the date rape drug. As with Rohypnol, all they have to do is drop it into the girls drink. The girl can't remembe…

Aliens calling? First potential radio signal from exoplanet detected.! An international team of scientists has collected the first possible radio signal from a planet beyond our solar system, emanating from an exoplanet system about 51 light-years away The team led by researchers from the Cornell University in the US also observed other potential exoplanetary radio-emission candidates in the constellation Cancer and Upsilon Andromedae systems( Image source: Cornell Chronicle) An international team of scientists has collected the first possible radio signal from a planet beyond our solar system, emanating from an exoplanet system about 51 light-years …

Paramilitary threatens Tamil MPs from Batticaloa, Amparai to resign their seats before Monday A paramilitary Karuna Group operative, identifying himself as Gunanan, operating from the office of the group located in Sri Lanka Army controlled Batticaloa town, has issued death threats to Tamil parliamentarians from the East, Tamil National Alliance said in a letter to the Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Tuesday. If the 8 parliamentarians from Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Amparai, did not resign their posts before coming Monday, November 27, they would be assassinated, the group has warned. 4 key members of the the TNA, 2 MPs, an ex-MP and a to-be-nominated MP, have …