by Serendipity (kalpanakaranna.blogspot.com) A school friend of mine, who I had met again for the first time in 5 years only a week ago, called me this morning, saying he had just been promised nominations by the President for the Kurunegala District list, and demanded that I raise money for his campaign, or he would [...]
The L.G.Singers will begin their Christmas season with an Evening of Carols at Bethel Chapel, Alfred House Gardens, Kollupitiya on December 4 at 7pm. The service will include 16 carols presented by the singers and violin duets by Alexandra and Adriana Castillo. Pastor, Bethel Chapel of the Seventh Day Adventists, Pastor J. Gunasekeran said all [...]
by Religurd (religurd.wordpress.com) What do you think? If you are Sri Lankan, please take this poll, many thanks. Note: If you select ‘other’, please specify. Atheism is the only rational outlook and will/should be adopted by many Sri Lankans Atheism is a threat to organised religion and will not be adopted by many Sri Lankans [...]
By T. M. K. Samat Manju Wanniarachchi’s long invincible reign was finally ended Thursday night when he was defeated by Air Force’s P.D. Suresh in the ABA’s trial to choose Sri Lanka’s fly weight representative for the end-January SAF Games in Dacca, Bangladesh. The defeat means that the 29-year old Slimline BC veteran vacates his [...]
AMUL Cheese products, India’s number one brand for dairy products is now available in Sri Lanka. AMUL means “priceless” in Sanskrit. The brand name “AMUL,” from the Sanskrit Amoolya, was suggested by a quality control expert. Variants, all meaning priceless, are found in several Indian languages. Amul products have been in use in millions of [...]
By Michael Hardy Ever since I arrived in Sri Lanka I’ve heard nothing but disparaging remarks about the Dehiwala Zoo. People told me the facilities were in disrepair, the animals were mistreated, there were terrible odours…in short, that the zoo had gone to seed. These warnings kept me away from the zoo for four months, [...]
1st Test We know now how good the Indian team is on home soil. The second test was finished in clinical fashion by the Indians. Mirror this with what Sri Lanka had on day four and thereafter of the first test. The first test was virtually in our bag. We had plenty of runs to [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge The Elections Commissioner has promised to provide local and international monitors in order to facilitate a free and fair election process, in a meeting with several opposition members on Friday. UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya said the Elections Commissioner promised that there would be personnel from the EU, the Commonwealth, the Association [...]
C.R. Panabokke — Small Village Tank Systems Of Sri Lanka: Their Evolution, Setting, Distribution And Essential Functions, Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI), Special Publication July 2009. Reviewed by Seneka Abeyratne The Author Dr. C.R. Panabokke is one of Asia’s most renowned soil scientists. A former Director of Agriculture, he spent the early [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The controversy surrounding the land belonging to the Rajapaksa family in Bevaraliya, Deniyaya has deepened, with the doubtful acquisition of the land by members of the First Family in 2007 following an illegal amendment introduced to a statutory declaration made under the Land Reforms Act of 1972. The Bevaraliya land owned [...]
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