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Pakistani woman on mobile phone Reuters Pakistan’s telecommunications regulatory body is seeking to prevent the nation’s youths from acquiring mobile phone chat-text package deals in order to stop what it described as activities “contrary to the moral values of society.” In response to concerns raised by some vocal conservative politicians and religious fundamentalists, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) ordered all telecom operators in the country to cease providing such packages to adolescents since they make it easy for youths to contact their peers at any time and for very little cost. Conservatives in Pakistan fear that the ease of such communication with enable youths, especially women, to meet with members of the opposite sex and ultimately engage in pre-marital sexual relations. “Stop a...

කොළඹ-කටුනායක අධිවේගයෙන් රු. 200යි ලබන සැප්තැම්බර් මස අග භාගයේදී විවෘත වීමට නියමිත කොළඹ-කටුනායක අධිවේගී මාර්ගයේ ගමන් කිරීමට සැහැල්ලූ වාහන සඳහා එක් ගමන් වාරයකට රුපියල් 200ක ගාස්තුවක් අය කරන බව වරාය හා මහා මාර්ග අමාත්‍යංශය පවසයි. මෙම අධිවේගී මාර්ගයේ ඇතුළුවීමේ ප‍්‍රධාන පිවිසුම නව කැළණි පාලම වටරවුමේ සිට කිලෝමීටර් දෙකකට එපිටින් පිහිටා ඇති අතර එම දුර ප‍්‍රමාණය ගමන් කිරීමට මුදල් අය නොකරන බවද අමාත්‍යංශය කියයි. විවෘත කිරීමෙන් පසු දිනකට වාහන 30,000ක් පමණ මෙම මාර්ගය භාවිතා කරනු ඇතැයි ගණන් බලා ඇත.

    Sri Lanka police dog 'weddings' condemned by minister Sri Lanka's culture ministry has strongly condemned a mass "wedding" of police dogs which they say offensively used traditional Buddhist symbols. Police "married" nine pairs of dogs on a platform decorated with white cloth and flowers in a ceremony resembling a traditional marriage. The "brides" wore mittens, shawls and hats while the "grooms" wore red ties. Police have defended the "wedding" saying that it was done to promote the domestic breeding of sniffer dogs. But in a statement they also apologised for their actions. Culture Minister TB Ekanayake said that police officers had "contemptibly devalued" traditional weddings in a devoutly Buddhist country. He said that he was incensed that the dog couples were placed on a Buddhist poruwa - a stage used in traditional Sinhalese weddings. "This is not acceptable accordi...

          Secret of the mythical city of gold revealed: New El Dorado exhibition displays glittering artefacts used in South American drug-taking ceremonies Objects salvaged from a lake in Colombia date back to the 16th century Jewellery, masks worn during burial rituals and containers used for storing drugs are on display El Dorado refers to ritual when a new ruler of the native tribe was covered in gold before diving into the water By   SARA SMYTH The reality behind El Dorado, South America's mythical city of gold, will be revealed at a new exhibition of ancient art. Exhibits including ceremonial gold helmets and objects used during ritual drug taking will go on show at the British Museum. El Dorado, often misinterpreted as a mythical city of gold, actually referred to a ritual that took place at a lake near the modern day city of Bogota in Colombia where the new ruler of one of the native tribes was co...

          Japan's Automated Underground Bike Storage       Photograph by Danny Choo @ culturejapan.jp   The Problem Bicycles are a popular form of transportation in Japan. However, when parked they can take up a lot of public space that could otherwise be used by pedestrian foot traffic, small storefronts, etc. The Solution Rather than take up valuable real estate above ground, store them safely underground where they are protected from the weather and would-be thieves, while freeing up valuable public space.     Photograph by Danny Choo @ culturejapan.jp   The ECO Cycle Anti-seismic Underground Bicycle Park by Giken The ECO Cycle is an automated underground storage system for bicycles. Designed by Giken , it has a capacity of 204 bicycles and can retrieve a person's bike in approximately 13 seconds.   ...

      Grumpy? Eat a steak. Puffy ankles? Have a banana.  Eat the right vitamin for your ailment By   ANGELA DOWDEN PUBLISHED:  23:51 GMT, 1 July 2013  |   UPDATED:  23:51 GMT, 1 July 2013 Could that niggling health problem actually mean you're deficient in something? Learn what your body might be trying to tell you about the vitamins and minerals you could lack. Bananas, particularly high in potassium, will help prevent one from getting puffy ankles CRACKS AT THE SIDE OF YOUR MOUTH COULD MEAN YOU LACK : Vitamin B2.   RECOMMENDED DAILY AMOUNT (RDA) : 1.3mg for men, 1.1mg for women. Fissures and sores around the mouth can point to a deficiency of vitamin B2 - the nutrient is essential for cell production and growth. Without it, the body cannot renew skin and mucosal cells around the lips quickly enough. The vitamin is also required for processing food into energy, so fatigue and migraines can poin...