In an official visit to the USA, Minister of External Affairs Prof. G. L. Peiris has called on the Tamil community all over the world to get involved in the rehabilitation process in Sri Lanka. Peiris, who is scheduled to meet Secretary of State Hilary Clinton on Friday made this comment to the BBC at [...]
Sri Lankans traveling through Malaysia will be able to do so without a special visa from July 1. However this will only apply to those holding tickets for connecting flights. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will also benefit from this measure, which has been introduced in an attempt to increase visitors to Malaysia. Deputy Prime Minister [...]
Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa has stated that outdated laws are the main reason for lack of investments in Sri Lanka. Rajapaksa, speaking at a workshop organized by the Central Bank last weekend, said that in order to encourage foreign and local investments, these laws need to be amended. He also said that given the political and peaceful [...]
495 ex-LTTE cadres including 198 former child soldiers were released to their families in Jaffna last week after successfully completing their rehabilitation programme. Currently 8,100 cadres, of which 1,200 are women, are currently enrolled in the programme which would help them re-integrate into society. Commissioner of General Rehabilitation Sudantha Ranasinghe said that the people are [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge and Nishadi Liyanage A 19 year old sportsman at Royal College Colombo passed away Wednesday evening, allegedly due to medical misconduct by doctors at the National Hospital. A family member confirmed that they were weighing their options with regard to legal action. Nabeel Jalaludeen was a member of the 2009 rugby team [...]
By Cassandra Mascarenhas The Bollywood film industry which has a surprisingly large and faithful fan base here in Sri Lanka will definitely be greeted with much fanfare come next month when the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards, which some say are second only to Hollywood’s Oscars, takes Colombo by storm. It is by far [...]
By Priyan Weerasinghe Last month, Sanath Jayasuriya became the first ‘elected’ MP anywhere in the world to play international cricket after being elected to parliament. In doing so, he has also become a Major Pain (MP) for the selectors, for Captain Kumar Sangakkara, for budding youngsters with loads of talent just waiting for an opportunity [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara – Photos by Thusitha Kumara Despite the government’s claim to have provided flood relief to flood victims, most of the destitute in Colombo, Panadura and Galle have so far neither received any assistance nor cooked food since they were displaced. Flood victims in Maligawatte, Welsiripura, Madiwela, Panadura and Galle told The Sunday Leader that [...]
CR&FC 32 points beat traditional rivals Havelocks 8 points in their Caltex Rugby League A Division clash at Longden Place on Friday. Both teams were guilty of missing many scoring opportunities. In the other A Division clash on Friday the resurgent Air Force 11, managed to hold back Police, 10 to earn a hard fought [...]
Any attempt at resurrecting the long-abandoned Indo-Lanka Schools Boxing Contest at once warms the blood of the sport’s older followers. For them, the annual duel from 1959-1966, evokes nostalgic memories of an era when schools’ boxing was changed forever. The first fact to be made clear here is, the duel contest and the inter-schools Stubbs [...]
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