Saving is one thing and spending your savings is another. Here are some tips; • Pay yourself first! • Gather all important financially-related documents and receipts to a central location. File them so you will be able to easily find the items you need in the future. Consider a computer based financial program so you [...]
By Cassandra Mascarenhas Former Attorney General of Sri Lanka Shibly Aziz is now contesting for the presidency of the Bar Association. This is the first time an Attorney General is contesting for the presidency of the Bar Association and if he gets the post, will be the first person to be the president of both [...]
The Indian Government has denied visas to four Sri Lankan journalists who were selected to participate in a workshop on environmental journalism in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, The Sunday Leader learns. The Sri Lankan journalists, it is learnt had to cancel their participation at the last minute after being informed that they would not be granted [...]
By Munza Mushtaq The government appears to have delayed the visit of United Nation’s envoy Major-General Patrick Cammaert, who was scheduled to visit Sri Lanka early this month as the representative of Radhika Coomaraswamy, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. The Foreign Ministry in Colombo told The Sunday Leader that [...]
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Solidarité Laïque and SIMV will present an exhibition of Portraits/Self-Portraits 20/20 by Gilles Porte. The exhibition was inaugurated by Ambassador of France in Sri Lanka, Michel Lummaux. The exhibition will be open to the public from October 31 to [...]
Royal in command Dynamic all rounder Bhanuka Rajapaksa captured five wickets for 33 to put Royal College well on course to a huge victory over Thurstan College on the opening day of their inter school under 19 cricket tournament match which began at Reid Avenue yesterday. Thurstan: 75 (S. Navaratne 29, B. Rajapaksa 5 for [...]
By Munza Mushtaq The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) is likely to reconsider its decision to support the opposition in the event of a presidential election, The Sunday Leader learns. “In a parliamentary election we will most likely go with the opposition, however we will keep our options open in the event of a presidential [...]
“In a globalised world you are competing with many companies around the world and in Asia, who are advertising similar qualities. So the key challenge for Sri Lanka today is to market itself on the world stage. There are a few international capitals where marketing Sri Lanka will make a difference. So be confident; market [...]
By Piyumi Buddhakorala One need not agree with it ethically; one need only to speak out for those in need. The issue of abortions is not alien to this country. One can find various ‘shady joints’ in which abortions can be done. One can write about them in order that the public and the police [...]
Struggling Real Madrid will have to do without Cristiano Ronaldo for next week’s Champions League clash with AC Milan. This was after results of an MRI scan on the Portugal international’s ankle injury revealed he is still not ready to return. Struggling Real Madrid will have to do without Cristiano Ronaldo for next week’s Champions [...]
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