As part of its continuing effort to promote nutrition and fitness among school children, Ceylon Biscuits Ltd. (CBL) nutrition cereal brand Samaposha announced that it will once again sponsor the under 13 Girls and Boys Schools’ Football Tournament. The announcement was made recently, at a media briefing held at the Football Federation premises. Samaposha’s sponsorship [...]
A Malaysian based private equity fund has a remaining capital of U.S.$ 80 million for investment in the region, including that of Sri Lanka. Lew Oon Yew, Executive Director, Head, Private Equity, KFH Asset Management Sdn Bhd who made a whistle stop visit to the island to participate in a CIMA organized seminar on Tuesday [...]
By Dr. Asoka Thenabadu – Mbbs, dch, mrcpch Wednesday 9 am — I sat at my usual table at the SSC, eating my favourite breakfast of egg hoppers and chicken curry, which is excellent on the palate, but which creates havoc with my cholesterol and waist line! I had done my swim and read all [...]
I refer to the letter to the editor dated 20th June, sent by L. de Silva. I would like to state that Dialog does not reply emails or letters, nor do they issue a receipt for the payments made. After the disconnection of their services, they continue to send invoices of amounts which are not due. With regard [...]
By H. L. D. Mahindapala Shot to pieces by the multi-barreled fire targeting him from left, right and centre, Ranil Wickremesinghe has written a lengthy rigmarole in the Sunday Times (20/6/2010) titled, “Stop this circus: Fight the Rajapaksa dictatorship”. . In the main, the “guest column” written under his name – obviously he has to [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema LTTE’s international wing head, Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP has coordinated a meeting between members of the Tamil Diaspora and senior officials in the country’s defence establishment. Military Spokesperson Major General Prasad Samarasinghe told The Sunday Leader that KP, who is currently in government custody, had recently coordinated a meeting between the [...]
The epic poem Sakunthala was Kalidasa’s masterpiece. The artistes of the ‘Aru Sri Art Theatre’ run by Arunthathy Sri Banganathan presented this drama to a full house at the Ramakrishna Mission Hall, Wellawatte on June 11. The hero, King Dhushyanthan was played by the guest artiste Vikas, a Kalakshethra student from Kerala. Sakunthala the heroin [...]
By Dilini Perera The resettlement and de-mining process in Sri Lanka has been long and arduous with no end in sight. Senior Programme Manager at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Wuria Karadaghy spoke to The Sunday Leader about how they are dealing with these activities, a direct result of the recently ended 30-year war. [...]
By Theena Kumaragurunathan You are probably reading this because you know of the band Stigmata or because you have some awareness of the Sri Lankan rock and metal movement, and would like to know what a band could possibly mean — not just to that movement but original Sri Lankan music as a whole. Or [...]
There are no proven connections between the UN and the LTTE and any government accusations to the contrary are likely to be false. Separatist forces are, however, active worldwide and the government is not entirely wrong to fear ‘hidden agendas’. LTTE Supporters Vs. The US Supreme Court The US Supreme Court recently ruled that Americans [...]
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