By Ranee Mohamed Hotels in the city of Colombo are making extensive preparations for the forthcoming International Indian Film Academy Awards 2010 (IIFA awards) to be held in Colombo from June 3 – 5. Indian mega stars such as Shahrukh, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Bipasha Basu, Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, Lara Dutta, Bonam Irani [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The Communist Party (CP), Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) and New Left Front (NLF) are to meet tomorrow (31) for a discussion on the proposed constitutional amendments by the government and to decide on a separate set of proposals. Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Minister D.E.W. Gunasekera told The Sunday Leader that [...]
PSD Photoshop Magazine is a global, monthly online magazine that is considered by professional digital artists the world over, as the leading source of knowledge on Photoshop. Its May issue has a special significance to Sri Lanka. It will feature an article on ‘Digital Air Brush Portrait’ by Sri Lankan artist Bandula Samarasekera. The article [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge Hambantota District MP Sajith Premadasa vehemently denied rumours that he had struck a deal with UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe for the post of Deputy Leader. “That rumour is absolute and utter rubbish. I totally reject the innuendo that has been manufactured and instigated by interested parties, who aren’t keen on looking at [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge Members of the UNP are making fresh allegations of unaccounted-for donations to the Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe. A party member who requested anonymity said that at one time, the main opposition party was receiving as much as Rs. 15 million a month, from two donors alone. Rs. 5 million was donated every [...]
India’s decision to extend ban on LTTE By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that there is no threat of the LTTE raising its head again and that the Indian government’s decision to extend the ban on the terrorist organisation for a further two years is a precautionary measure. Cabinet and Defence [...]
By Dilini Perera — Photos by Nishadi Liyanage An exhibition of illustrations by Prageeth Eknaligoda titled ‘Cave Art of 21st Century’ was held at the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery from May 18 to 20. The exhibition, with more than 50 never-before-seen sketches, was organised by the Prageeth Eknaligoda Foundation which comprises of a few of [...]
London, 25 May, (Asiantribune.com) At first glance, they were just two passengers caught up in the rat-race on the public transport system in London. The unassuming male was reading Metro while standing — the free newspaper distributed throughout the London underground network; he didn’t get a seat from a caring passenger; nor did he expect [...]
By Dilini Perera The shortage of the injection ‘Desferal’ at the National Thalassaemia Centre in Kurunegala has put 775 patients at risk. Thalassaemia is an inherited form of blood disorder where an abnormal form of haemoglobin (the protein in red blood cells) is produced, resulting in a large amount of red blood cells being destroyed. [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge In February, The Sunday Leader reported that the tender documents pertaining to the Northern-Southern Rail Project omitted certain important details, such as whether the rails would be painted with anti-corrosive paint. However, this situation has been rectified, with IRCON International Ltd, an Indian government-owned company, issuing a tender document for the painting [...]
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