The War is Over
Posted by merill | Filed under Sri Lankan
Sri Lanka is finally rid of the terrorists, the war is over. I hope and pray that we have seen the end of senseless bloodshed.
Let’s build a better, peaceful Sri Lanka.
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Ranaviru Fund
Posted by merill | Filed under Sri Lankan
Let me start by saying that I don’t believe in war, I’m more in the camp of Gandhi and Mandela who showed that although difficult you can achieve what you want through peaceful means. In short I don’t support the LTTE neither do I believe in a government that spends millions of dollars bombing it’s [...]
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2008 Sri Lankan Holidays for Outlook
Posted by merill | Filed under Sri Lankan
A few people reminded me about posting the new holidays for this year, but I never got around to it.
Luckily Kavinda has put it together here.
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Playing the currency game
Posted by merill | Filed under Sri Lankan, Tips
If like me you frequently send money back to Sri Lanka, it’s important to know how to play the game.
You can save yourself some dollars or rupees by knowing if things are going up or down, here’s where x-rates.com comes to help.
Pick the two currencies from where your sending and receiving and hey presto you [...]
Getting your Cricket score fix
Posted by merill | Filed under Sri Lankan, Tips
Chandana is bitching about Dialog’s so called Live Updates on 777.
I’ve found Sky’s ‘Cricket Live Scores‘ to be pretty reliable on my really lousy phone and I only spend a few cents each time I get an update.
If you find the url too long to type:
Go to google.com/m
Search for ‘cricket’
Sky is second on the list [...]
Wait for us…
Posted by merill | Filed under Sri Lankan
This says it all.
Beating India was sweet revenge. In the ‘99 World Cup, Dravid and Ganguly went on a run spree to eliminate us from the tournament.
I’m glad that we returned the favor!
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TV Channels in Sri Lanka
Posted by merill | Filed under Sri Lankan
Time to tune in the newest addition to the local tv stations, Channel One MTV.
Do you have all 13 channels tuned in?
Rupavahini
Rupavahini Eye
ITN
Sirasa TV
Shakthi TV
Channel One MTV
TNL
Swarnavahini
Derana
TV Lanka
MAX TV
Dynavision (ART TV)
ETV
http://tvradiosrilanka.blogspot.com keeps track of what’s happening in the electronic media.
Frequencies to all the channels can be found at AsiaWaves.
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Oh Sri Lanka
Posted by merill | Filed under Sri Lankan
Indi and Raditha have their say on the current politics.
Indi’s is a hilarious read.
Oh, btw if you want to know what douchebag means.
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HOWTO: Renew your Passport when it expires
Posted by merill | Filed under Sri Lankan
With my impending visit to the MVP Global Summit 2007 in Seattle it was time to renew my passport which expired last year.
Dinesh pointed me to the well laid out Department of Immigration and Emigration site from where I was able to download the application form.
Since my passport was the old M series it was [...]
WiMAX in Sri Lanka
Posted by merill | Filed under Sri Lankan
This is wicked cool. Dialog has started pilot testing WiMAX with data speeds of 10MBPS. They areas being tested right now are Hambantota, Matara, Galle, Kurunagala, Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa.
If the rates are reasonable this is going to be a landmark event for Sri Lanka when launched. [Source: LBO]
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