There has been an outpouring of concern to the article titled “Prayers For My Sons” by Ranee Mohamed, in our issue of February 21. This ‘reaching out’ to help a woman in tears has conveyed to Fathima Faika that she is not alone in her search for her two sons. Fathima Faika is a bruised [...]
Life In Cyberspace Recently, one of my techno-savvy friends asked me, ”Do you twitter?” I said I certainly wasn’t a bird! Then she asked me if I was on Facebook. I said no, I’ve barely time to answer mails. Then I was told that you come across long lost friends, etc. I certainly don’t want [...]
by Off The Beaten Track (offthebeatentracksl.blogspot.com) Dive #21 and #22, diving off Colombo with Colombo Divers and divemaster (instructor in training) Jehan Dive Instructor/King Pin Paris and dive buddy Andy from Canada. Cargo Wreck: Bottom time – 48 minutes; Depth – 26.8 meters The sea looked like a giant silver-grey dish as I strolled into [...]
The first big match on the cards is the “104th Battle of the Maroons” at Asgiriya Stadium between Kingswood and Dharmaraja, the oldest big match in Kandy. The first match between these two schools was played on July 1, 1899. From 1893 to 1898 they have been playing cricket with teams selected between the staff [...]
by ZacK OzzY (riseoftheneophyte.wordpress.com) Rumour has it that Akon will be in Sri Lanka in June/July. These are pretty reliable sources so i’m guessing there’s some truth to it. What’s sad is that David Guetta was overpriced. Now that would have been a crack night out. Its good to hear that we’re doing some things [...]
Trinity and St. Anthony’s will play their 93rd big match known as the “Battle of the Blues” on March 12 and 13, at the Asgiriya Stadium. Cricket is expected to be of a very high standard with both sides well balanced. This is one of the most looked forward to cricketing encounters between these two [...]
By Ilica Malkanthi Karunaratne The commemoration of Charles Henry de Soysa’s birth anniversary falls on March 3. His memory lives on in the hearts and minds of his descendants and many others. They all revere him for his unsurpassed record of philanthropy. Today we live in a country wrought apart by many man made divisions. [...]
With a view of providing its customers’ a new experience with their foreign currency, HNB relaunched its N.R.F.C./R.F.C. foreign currency deposit draw as “HNB World-NRFC & RFC Draw.” HNB World N.R.F.C. & R.F.C. draw is the most recent scheme HNB has embarked on. This is the relaunch of the previously branded “Pathum Udanaya” N.R.F.C./R.F.C. foreign [...]
“Most Admired Executive Housekeeper Of The Year” And it was none other than Sri Lankan born Prathima Jayasuriya, a Diploma holder in Home Economics which she followed for two years in Allahabad, India which perhaps was what triggered her career to date. In 1979, Prathima followed a course conducted by International Executive Service Corps in [...]
This is the third big match of Kandy, between St. Sylvester’s and Vidyartha, called the “Battle of the Babes.” It will be played on March 19 and 20. Out of the 51 games played St. Sylvester’s is leading in wins with 12 to Vidyartha’s 4. The winner of this game gets the Rev. Fr. Don [...]
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