Like all churches in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, St Theresa, remained desperately empty on Sunday … While the threat remains high in Sri Lanka after the attack on hotels and churches that claimed the lives of 253 people on Sunday last, the authorities did not want to take any risks. It is therefore in…
In Sri Lanka, hundreds of monks demonstrated on Thursday in front of the Bangladeshi embassy in Colombo. A peaceful mobilization to denounce the violence perpetrated last weekend by radical Islamists against Buddhist temples in Bangladesh. At the origin of these inter-religious tensions, the publication on a social network of a photo deemed blasphemous with regard…
Donald Trump’s account remains blocked – but initially only temporarily. US political scientist Darrell West criticizes: Companies like Facebook have too much power. Donald Trump’s Facebook account remains blocked. That was decided by a supervisory body today. However, this should be checked again in six months. Darrell West is a political scientist and deputy director…
The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) proudly unveiled the launch of the SLIM DIGIS 2.3 Awards, setting a prestigious benchmark for excellence in digital marketing. These awards are an integral recognition platform that heralds the most innovative and effective digital marketing campaigns. With the landscape of digital marketing rapidly evolving, SLIM DIGIS 2.3 is…
Google has been publishing content from participating press publishers on its “News Showcase” portal since last autumn. It is now being checked whether the access conditions are sufficiently transparent. German media regulators are looking at the Google News Showcase offering. The state media authorities announced on Wednesday at the request of the German Press Agency…
WhatsApp has changed its terms and conditions. If you don’t want to agree, you have to find another messenger. But who does it better in terms of data protection? Messenger is now almost a dime a dozen. The questions that WhatsApp users ask themselves when they do not want to accept the new general terms…
Three bombs were discovered in a Sri Lanka: new explosion during a demining operation The vehicle was parked near the Saint-Anthony Church, hit the day before by a deadly attack. The series of bombings this Easter Sunday killed at least 290 people, and left nearly 500 injured.
The US is striking out against the tech companies with several legislative initiatives. There are also efforts in Europe for stricter regulation. Berlin in Germany, the debate about stricter regulation of large internet companies is gaining momentum. The reason for this is the efforts in the USA to enable the unbundling of dominant companies, as…
Since the beginning of the year, malware has been spreading via WhatsApp via links to alleged competitions. Initially only the messenger was affected. Security experts are now warning of spreading to other services. Stuttgart – At the beginning of the year, security experts warned of malware that was making the rounds on WhatsApp: the WhatsApp…
The attack blamed on the Tamil rebels killed several police officers and injured more than 85 in Colombo, the country’s capital. According to the army spokesman, “the target was a police bus. A motorcycle crashed into the vehicle ”. The explosion occurred in a commercial district of the capital near the Hilton hotel, and in…
Tension remains high in Sri Lanka where the hunt for suspects continues. The leader of the attacks died on Sunday while perpetrating one of them. The security forces have arrested nearly 75 people since Sunday in connection with this bloodbath. The human toll of these deadly attacks was revised sharply down Thursday evening. A significantly…
The Tamil Tigers today accused the army of killing more than 2,000 civilians in bombings in the “last 24 hours”. Government forces quickly denied and labeled the accusations propaganda. The army also said today that it had discovered a device that could have served as an underwater cache for the leader of the Tamil Tigers….
In Sri Lanka, polling stations closed on Monday at 4 p.m. local time, after legislative elections placed under enhanced protection. 74,000 police and gendarmes monitored the ballot. With these elections, the country’s former strongman, Mahinda Rajapakse, president for nearly ten years until his failure in the January presidential election, is trying to return to center…
Sri Lanka is now banning veils that hide the face, and therefore, without naming them, the niqab or the burqa, eight days after the attacks claimed by the Islamic State group which have plagued the country. Measures taken to strengthen national security, according to the presidency, but which do not fail to react. According to…
A banner will identify videos that contain unverified information TikTok also launches new functions in Italy for the identification of misleading or untruthful contents, “in order to limit their sharing within the community”. The announcement comes in a post by Gina Hernandez, Product Manager, and Trust & Safety. Today against fake news “we take a…
What does SAP have in common with Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google? As far as the company value is concerned, it is on the low side, but at least SAP is the only German company that plays a role in the world market with software. That’s why we’re not only looking at the stock…
In Sri Lanka, the death toll has been revised downwards. At least 27 people were killed in the accidental explosion of several shipments of ammunition. For security reasons, the explosives were stored in a police station. They jumped out as the police handed them over to Chinese contractors. The builders wanted to use the charges…
Tams tams and applause fed to the proclamation of the results of the legislative elections in Sri Lanka. The United National Party, in power since January, won the legislative ballot with 106 seats, only seven seats away from the absolute majority. Outgoing Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is therefore almost guaranteed to stay in his post….
The Sri Lankan army confirms the death of the leader of the Tamil separatists. Public television continuously broadcasts the video of a body presented as that of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of the Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The army has been claiming this feat of arms since yesterday, but the rebellion’s official website maintains that…
Sri Lankan police and soldiers are still present on the scene, the assault is still fresh. We are in Sainthamaruthu, 45 km south of the site of the attack on Easter, which marked Sri Lanka. 15 dead On the night of Friday to Saturday, Sri Lankan authorities clashed with jihadists suspected of being linked to…