By Sharm de Alwis Blackham Wijewardena showed early that he was a sportsman to reckon with but never applied himself to the maximum or else he would have been in the very top drawer as a cricketer and a ruggerite. A boarder from his seventh year, he was a school prefect and was awarded the [...]
by Life In Taprobane (wijitha.blogspot.com) Early this year, we were looking for an English Medium boarding school for my son. We found boarding schools. We found English medium schools. But there are no English Medium boarding schools in Sri Lanka. In other words, if your child does not speak either Sinhala or Tamil, he cannot [...]
“Health care costs will go even higher under this bill, making things even more difficult for business,” said Bruce Josten, a top lobbyist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, coordinating the campaign. “We are trying to tell Congress to stop with this bill and start over, and get it moving in a direction that makes [...]
By Asanka Brendon Ratnayake Next week, the upcoming UEFA Quarter-Finals commence with some mouth-watering fixtures in its wake. An all French affair with League 1 leaders, Bordeaux taking on rivals Olympique Lyon; Arsenal take on the reigning Champions Barcelona; Manchester United face a tough opposition in Bayern Munich, and Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan meet surprise [...]
Sound skin and hair care regimes are recognised as key beauty routines. More than ever scientists are pointing out that a stress free lifestyle focused on healthy eating, adequate exercise, maintaining a balanced mind and a positive attitude will contribute to slowing down the effects of ageing. Scientists also believe that dry and flaking of [...]
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has issued a show cause notice to Delhi Daredevils team management for sending its captain Gautam Gambhir and pacer Ashish Nehra to Sri Lanka for ayurvedic treatment of their injuries without BCCI’s prior permission. BCCI sources said the Board was unhappy that the two players had gone [...]
Nations Trust Bank PLC (NTB) has announced that the recently concluded conversion of “2010 Warrants” issued by the Bank was an overwhelming success. 41, 928,668 shares were on offer for conversion and the issue was oversubscribed by 12,076,786 shares with warrant holders applying for 54,005,454 shares. In February 2008, NTB issued two types of share [...]
by Serendipity (kalpanakaranna.blogspot.com) I was in the west coast of Wilpattu on the day the Sunday Times published the article, with a fake photo showing a wild boar piglet near a sport utility tire. One has to have a compelling photo to make a point and I won’t deny the author that right as it [...]
The Things We Do To Keep Cool Ad versus solemn ne loquitor – a Latin quotation literally translated to English which means do not speak against the Sun, but in metaphorical figurative language this could be translated as do not waste your time arguing the obvious. All very well, but when is this blistering heat [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge Senior journalist Susil Kindelpitiya was recently appointed district organizer for the UNP, and is contesting the upcoming general elections. The Sunday Leader spoke with him about what he could contribute to parliament. Excerpts from the interview: Q: If you do get elected into parliament, what will you do? A: I would be [...]
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