Sri Lanka has made it to the top ‘top ten’ worst emergencies in 2009 after the government blocked lifesaving assistance to trapped civilians, the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said in its annual list of the “Top Ten” humanitarian crises report. The list was drawn from MSF’s operational activities in close to [...]
By Dr. W. B. Wijekoon The denial to a patient of a second opinion, either when requested by the patient, his relations, or by the attending consultant’s own free will, amount to the denial of a basic human right of the patient. Thus, It becomes a serious lapse on the part of the medical attendant. [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara A colossal amount of Development Lotteries Board (DLB) funds have been spent to print 200,000 copies of the 2010 calendar with the photograph of the ‘first family’, DLB sources told The Sunday Leader. According to the sources, more than 90,000 calendars have been distributed among the 3000 lottery dealers island wide and [...]
Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC launched a series of mobile health camps for the public in November. Under the banner “Caring for life,” the company has invested in this medical programme offered free to participants as a measure to uplift public health. Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC M.D. & C.E.O. Kishu Gomes said, “So often, most of [...]
“The new is but an extension of the old” — Chitrasena The opening act titled Evolution was specially choreographed for the Sri Lanka Design Festival and was performed by the Chitrasena Dance Company, Sri Lanka’s pioneering dance ensemble. Sri Lankan traditional dance originated as an offering to the gods in the Kohomba Kankariya ritual. The [...]
S. Wajeek, a farmer from Batticaloa accepts the first financing facility for a combined harvester from NDB Bank (NDB) Emerging Corporates and Specialised Commercial Markets Head and Vice President Aboobucker. Also in the picture are Retail Banking and Marketing Head and Vice President Indrajit Wickramasinghe (extreme right), Emerging Corporates Business and Product Development Senior Manager [...]
By R. Wijewardene The Copenhagen conference on climate change was convened as an international forum for the leaders of the world’s nations to address the major issue of our time — climate change/ global warming. It was hoped that at the summit the world’s leader would agree on a global framework for the drastic reduction [...]
The Delmege Group felicitated their staff members at a ceremony recently, where long service staff members as well as outstanding performers were recognized. The highlight was the awarding of the Chairman’s Trophy, held for the 4th consecutive year, which was won by Delmege Distributors.Kithsiri Hiyarapitiya. The judging panel comprised directors Nihal Abeysekera, F.P. de Alwis [...]
By R. Wijewardene December 26, 2004 — the date of the year’s Uduvap poya began like any other holiday. At dawn temple chants began to float over idyllic rural scenes. People unhurriedly went about their morning’s business. Fishermen refrained from casting their nets and the most determined of the winter season’s tourists struggled out of [...]
The Missing Dimension In Two Global Summits By Fr. Tissa Balasuriya Two recent global events recall the danger to human life due to widespread hunger. The first is the World Food Summit sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome in mid November 2009. The other is the World Summit on Global Climate [...]
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