By Hafiz Marikar Thirteen years ago on November 1 Sri Lanka lost one of its most versatile sportsmen, sports benefactors, philanthropists and a gentleman — President J. R. Jayewardene. JR, as he was popularly known, as a schoolboy tasted both victory and defeat. He played for Royal in 1925 and was a member of the [...]
By Kalana Senaratne Speculation is rife. President Mahinda Rajapaksa might decide to hold an early presidential election in 2010. It would therefore be interesting to look into some of the related issues concerning the matter, such as: i) the rationale underlying the 3rd Amendment, ii) interpretation of Article 31(3A)(d)(i), and (iii) the Supreme Court’s interpretation [...]
Linda Speldewinde, Founder and Managing Director of the Academy of Design in an interview with The Sunday Leader spoke of her early beginnings, her experiences and her dreams… 1) How did you get in to the fashion industry? I got in to the fashion industry with the setting up of the Academy of Design back [...]
Nimal Weerakkody’s letter in The Sunday Leader of October 25, gives an unbiased view of the historic victory over the terrorists. He gives credit to the JVP and the JHU who insisted on a military victory. In fact the defeat of the UNP regime was on this issue only, which formed the UPFA and Mahinda [...]
Overlooking acres of lush green veined with waterways, Waters Edge is a paradise of equanimity, peace and quietness. Home to the pelican, the eagle and other exotic birds Waters Edge is a surprising discovery in the city. A land area of over 200 acres, it offers leisure activities such as equestrian sports with kayaking and [...]
Seylan Bank emerged Overall Badminton Champions in the Mercantile Open Badminton Championship – 2009 organised by Mercantile Badminton Association held at S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia recently. Niluka Karunaratne of Seylan Bank bagged three titles in the Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles events and won the ‘Best Player of the Tournament’ award. Following [...]
By Hafiz Marikar One cannot easily forget the yeoman service provided by Duleep Mendis as a player, captain, manager and CEO. At the beginning he was the most successful captain winning two tests against India and Pakistan at home, after taking over the leadership from Bandula Warnapura for the twin tour of Australian and New [...]
By Risidra Mendis Acting on a tip off, the Flying Squad of the Department of Wildlife and Conservation (DWC) recently raided an aquarium in Nawala. Officer in Charge of the Flying Squad/Assistant Director DWC Upali Padmasiri found around 10 pairs of black ruby barbs being kept for sale at this aquarium. This fish species was [...]
October 31 was declared as World Thrift Day at the end of the first International Thrift Congress in 1924 in Milan. In the resolutions of the Thrift Congress it has been noted that the ‘World Thrift Day’ must be a day devoted to the promotion of “Savings” all over the world. This propaganda took the [...]
Millions of school children in Sri Lanka and in more than 80 countries worldwide celebrated Global Handwashing Day in October. Did you know that knowledge isn’t the only thing being transmitted in schools? Hands — the part of our body we feed and clean ourselves with — are covered with millions of invisible germs that [...]
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