It is with some concern that I learnt of the possibility of the government of President Rajapaksa signing the Comprehensive Economic Agreement (CEPA) with India. This agreement, which was due to be signed in 2008, was shelved due to opposition from various parties. Now that the elections are over, the CEPA has raised its ugly [...]
Dr. A. R. M. Imtiyaz On May 17, 2009 the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the major Tamil resistance movement, admitted defeat in the war that was waged without any witnesses and vowed to silence guns against the Sinhala-Buddhist state. On May 18, Sri Lanka security forces announced that the LTTE Chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, [...]
In an interview published yesterday Saturday 29th, in a daily English newspaper Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe not only uttered a blatant lie but also publicly defamed the professional reputations of the Publisher/Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of The Sunday Leader. In this interview Wickremesinghe refers to an interview conducted and published by this newspaper elsewhere in our [...]
Royal College ’49 Group Celebrates 60 Years Royal College is indisputably the best school in the island. All parents clamour to get their children into Royal, but not all of them are lucky enough. Everyone thinks of other public schools as second best. Royal and S. Thomas (Mt. Lavinia) are the most prestigious, like Eton [...]
An Open Letter to His Excellency the President and All Parliamentary Group Leaders By Chrishmal Warnasuriya Why do I even bother: I had actually decided to bite my lip and keep quiet, simply out of absolute disinterest akin to what is common now; but then my “public spirit” got the better of me. I’ve been [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara Although regional health authorities in flood affected areas are geared to control possible communicable disease outbreaks following the ravaged floods, they are of the view that it would be difficult to handle such a situation, unless the required medicines are provided to them immediately. Health Services Director of the Ministry of Health, [...]
The Sunday Leader’s Faraz Shauketaly examines 39 families behind Sri Lanka’s politics Sri Lankan culture is such that strong family values and traditions are almost the hallmark of a jolly good Sri Lankan upbringing. From which school you go to, to the ‘best’ job to the ‘good’ girl as a wife for you and vice-versa [...]
This year, Bridget Halpé completes 50 years of teaching music. She has been dedicated to music since she was six years old, regularly updating her knowledge by practical training and research, both here and abroad. She holds the L.R.A.M. in pianoforte performance of the Royal Academy, UK. To honour her achievement, her senior students have [...]
Dialog TV is a funny company that charges rental in advance (have you ever heard of such a thing?). Included is a copy of my last bill and as you can see, they have billed me up to May 27th. Today they disconnected my line after having paid Rs.1500 on May 12. They insist I [...]
A Single Man By Tom Ford Class At Last By Sumaya Samarasinghe For the past eight months, waking up in the morning actually hurts.” Those are the some of the words first pronounced by George Falconer, a 52 year-old college professor, who is trying to cope with the death of his longtime partner, Jim. Set [...]
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