By R. Wijewardene The dust lies thick on more than a dozen improbably high stacks of torn and tattered cardboard files. Flies buzz lazily around the small sweltering room, and the smell of stale urine thickens the already soupy air. A large number of uniformed, evidently government officials appear to be frozen in half a [...]
Just to hear the good doctor even say it sounds sweet music to the ear: the SLRFU’s AGM is to be held in January. The sweetness of that message from Dr. Maiya Gunasekera, chief of Rugby Interim Committee: the game’s management returns to elected officials – after nearly a year of interim committee rule. A [...]
A Judicial Training Module on ‘Child Protection’ tested and developed in collaboration with UNICEF Sri Lanka, Save the Children in Sri Lanka and USAID, was formally presented to Chief Justice Asoka de Silva by officials of the Ministry of Justice and Law Reform at a ceremony held at the Chambers of the Chief Justice on Wednesday. Explaining the background [...]
President Mahinda Rajapaksa certainly has his ear to the ground: he had a meeting with various local government members and consulted them on their views in respect of the forthcoming elections. The consensus, he told his colleagues in Cabinet, was that a snap presidential poll was required. The President has always been of the view [...]
By T. M. K. Samat THE ABA has decided to hold another trial to decide Sri Lanka’s fly-weight representative to the SAF Games, next January in Dacca. The decision, Friday, thus opens a window of opportunity for 29-year Manju Wanniarachchi to regain his place in the national team, a place he’s held since 1998. The [...]
Shyamlal Rajapaksa Shyam was a dear friend and I cannot begin to think of life without him. It is so hard to believe that someone as lovely, smiling and considerate as him is gone, especially when he was such an important and necessary part of our lives here. But I do have the fondest memories [...]
Last week, one of the most interesting teachers I had the privilege of crossing my path of life, passed away. She bore a most apt name. The most notable thing was she rode a bicycle everywhere. She referred to it as her “Iron Horse.” She was supposed to be our Math teacher, but half the [...]
Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed there will be no British Grand Prix at Donington Park in 2010. Speaking in Abu Dhabi, in the paddock of the new Yas Marina circuit, Ecclestone said: “There’s no Donington.They’ve missed the deadline which we kept extending for them.” Donington’s final deadline is understood to have been midnight on Tuesday, despite [...]
By Risidra Mendis The dumping of garbage in unsuitable locations in many parts of the country has been a long-standing discussion that has brought little or no results to the problem itself. The lack of an efficient solid waste management programme has affected both people and animals. But while experts and experienced personnel still seek [...]
Many young cricketers and cricket lovers consider batting to be the most important compared to the other aspects of the game. Of course batting is glamorous and an important segment of cricket. Perhaps more have been written about batsmen than bowlers or wicket keepers. There yet remains another important aspect of cricket which is rarely discussed [...]
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