By Ravi Perera A few months back, I had two handymen attending to a leak on my roof. Both were youngish, though obviously experienced in their line of work. As could be expected in a country with a high rate of literacy, they were educated in a general sense. Most days I noticed a daily [...]
Women’s world number one Lorena Ochoa has ended her full-time playing career to focus on her family and charities. The 28-year-old Mexican, who won two majors, has dominated the sport for the last three years since usurping Annika Sorenstam as world number one. She will compete in next week’s Tres Marias Championships in Mexico and [...]
By Michael Hardy Of all the candidates for the City Council of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Sumi Kailasapathy probably has the most interesting history. Born in Sri Lanka, Kailasapathy’s Colombo house was burned down in the July 1983 riots. Her family became refugees and eventually settled in Jaffna, where they witnessed the brutal civil war between [...]
By Ranee Mohamed– Pictures by Thusitha Kumara Rev. Rudge Pereira who has dedicated his life in the service of God has more than one reason to ask for God’s help today. Engaged in the service of counseling seafarers who are away from home, it is but a twist of fate that Rev. Pereira has no [...]
By Daya W. Wakishta (Clinical Nutritionist) It was rather refreshing indeed for me to have read the well researched article featuring eggs titled “Eggs Are Good For You” written by Dr. Harold Gunatillake. It couldn’t have come at a better time than this for me as I am in the process of preparing some articles [...]
By Halik Azeez in Kelaniya Since April 17, establishments selling liquor in Kelaniya have been forced to close down following a public announcement. The announcement in question was made by a van carrying a loudspeaker on April 16, ordering them to shut down by midnight that day. Some 37 licensed liquor establishments remain closed in Kelaniya. The perpetrator [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge Following the recent general elections the inaugural session of parliament was held last Thursday. Whilst the party leaders made their speeches, one couldn’t help but notice the new faces. Now that the seats have finally been allocated, what contribution do the new members plan on making to parliament? The Sunday Leader asked [...]
Vast amounts of time, money, energy, emotions and resources have been devoted to the Provincial, Presidential and Parliamentary elections over the past two years or so. The day-to-day routines of the public, at work places and schools, have been disturbed repeatedly without regard for anyone other than politicians and their henchmen. Issues have hardly been [...]
How come that the final result sheets of each district show a voter turnout of 60% to 65% and votes cast, when only 45% to 55% voter turnout was the earlier announcement? Example Anuradhapura District voter turnout was said to be 45%. The result sheet showed 61.37% of the total registered voting with 6.45% rejected. [...]
By Anarkalee Perera Sri Lankan-born Sara Malani Perera was finally released last Wednesday, April 14. It was indeed the beginning of a new year for the 38-year-old Bahraini, who had been held at the Mirihana Police for more than 30 days. She was held under the Emergency laws the after being accused of writing two [...]
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