By Michael Hardy The Sunday Leader has uncovered a shocking new example of the West’s contempt for Buddhist culture and values. On two recent episodes of the popular American television show South Park, the Lord Buddha is depicted as a drug addict, graphically snorting several lines of cocaine. When contacted by The Sunday Leader, Ministry [...]
Oman Air, Oman national carrier, welcomed the reopening of UK airspace and the gradual resumption of flights to London, Paris, Frankfurt and Munich. Customers are advised to check the status of their flights with their travel agent or with the Oman Air call centre and are advised not to proceed to the airport unless they [...]
by A. Sivapathasundaram (sivam.co.uk) [A response to his invitation to join his new Tamil political party] Dear …… (Name withheld) I am in receipt of your email informing me of your involvement in the formation of a new political party by the name of ‘People’s Front of Liberation Tigers’. This name, you proudly state, is [...]
By S. V. Kirubaharan in France The poem Invictus was written in 1875 (and published in 1888) by an English poet William Ernest Henley (1849-1903). The title is in Latin, and means “unconquered” in English. The man who was branded as a terrorist and spent 27 years of his life as a political prisoner breaking [...]
By Faraz Shauketaly The UPFA has secured 144 seats at the recently concluded general election which has put them just four short of giving them a 2/3rd majority in parliament and has conclusively given President Mahinda Rajapaksa a clear mandate for the next six years. Polling a clear majority of nearly 31% over the main [...]
by Perceptions (villagerinsrilanka.blogspot.com) As previously documented I showed how I used a small Chinese built combine harvester to cut, thresh and bag the paddy from my property in Minneriya. In this blog entry I show the other principal alternative used. My sister’s property adjoining mine has fields that are water retaining, under current conditions the [...]
By Ranee Mohamed Walk past the tinkering and spare parts shops at Stratford Avenue, Colombo 6 and one comes into an arty oasis. P.R. Personality Dharshini Sumasekera says that the creator of this whole new artistic world is visionary Dian Gomez who it is learnt plans to artistically snake his way down this street. “Harpo [...]
Venus Williams has withdrawn from the US squad for this weekend’s Fed Cup semi-final against Russia because of a knee injury. Venus, who hurt her knee in Miami last month, joins her sister Serena in sitting out the tie in Alabama. Captain Mary Joe Fernandez had left a spot open for the world number four. [...]
The I.M.F. unlike in the past sticks strictly to economics in their lending programme, I.M.F.’s Resident Representative Koshy Mathai said. Some may argue that the underlying causes for fiscal instability in a country would have had to be first addressed, but that’s not the Fund’s position now, Mathai speaking at a seminar organized by the [...]
Odel opened its 12th store in Sri Lanka at Maharagama on Wednesday. Odel founder and C.E.O. Ms. Otara Gunewardene joined four elegantly-attired mannequins on a giant revolving turntable before she stepped into the crowd to invite the people of Maharagama to walk in to an emporium of more than 12,000 square feet of shopping. “Maharagama [...]
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