The dust has once more settled on another recently concluded presidential election. President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been re-elected by the majority of the voters to usher in an era of prosperity, peace and security. He is also obligated to deliver on his election promises, but in Sri Lanka’ case, generally those, once elected to power, [...]
By Cassandra Mascarenhas The first thing that comes to one’s mind when thinking of the lottery is the biggest prize of all – the big jackpot, which towards the end of last year created frenzy amongst the people hit by the lottery fever as the National Lotteries Board Mahajana Sampatha jackpot prize money amounted to [...]
Text and Images by Asanka-Brendon Ratnayake A ‘believable change’ or a ‘brighter future’? That was the question posed to a new Sri Lanka coming out of the shadows of 30 years of bloodshed. A new voting populous in the north and east entered the fray, two former friends and team mates who brought down terrorism [...]
by He Said, She Said (talkingpapershoes.blogspot.com) So I was watching this video of Api Nodanna Live that Dili had sent me today. The video was supposed to be a parody of some other Sinhala song.While I was watching the video, it hit me that Sri Lanka sucks when it comes to dating. In terms of [...]
Kent have confirmed the signing of Sri Lanka leg spinner Malinga Bandara as their overseas player for the second half of the 2010 season. Bandara will team up with the Spitfires from late May and will initially share the overseas role with Australian Stuart Clark. Kent director of cricket Paul Farbrace worked with the 30-year-old [...]
As non-performing loans (N.P.L.s) rise and arrearage increases, Vallibel Finance Ltd.’s (V.F.L.’s) small equity base could come under stress, a rating agency said. Fitch Ratings Lanka on Tuesday (January 26) affirmed V.F.L.’s National Long-term rating at ‘B+(lka)’. The outlook is stable. V.F.L.’s rating, factors in its relatively small asset base, relatively weak asset quality and [...]
By Faraz Shauketaly 29 years ago when Musthaq Saleh Muhammed started out in business he possibly had no inkling that he would end up owning Sri Lanka’s largest independently-held chain of restaurants. What is most remarkable about Musthaq Muhammed is that he embarked into business without so much as a school education. When I asked [...]
HSBC has appointed Ms. Anita Fung as Asia-Pacific’s (A.P.’s) Global Banking and Markets Head with immediate effect. She will also be responsible for Global Asset Management across the region. Fung will report locally to Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Chief Executive Peter Wong and functionally to Robin Phillips and Samir Assaf for Global Banking [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge The race is over and the results are in. By early morning on January 27, it was clear who was in the lead. Many Sri Lankans decided to treat the presidential election like just another race. Some cast bets on which of the two major candidates, incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa or common [...]
By Piyumi Buddhakorala A leading gynaecologist in Dematagoda has been arrested for conducting abortions at his clinic. Speaking to Chief Inspector (CI) Buddhika Balachandra, The Sunday Leader learnt that the clinic has been functioning for five years. In spite of it being widely practised, abortion largely remains a taboo subject because of its legal, religious and [...]
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