Progress depends heavily on de-mining in North and East By Maryam Azwer The government has resettled 10,075 IDPs between July 1 and 22, Military Spokesperson Ubaya Medawala said. UNDP Senior Programme Manager for Mine Action, Wuria Karadaghy told The Sunday Leader that mine clearance remains one of the most important aspects with regard to resettlement. “The [...]
The left leaning SLFP led governments of the past have more often than not taken an anti Western stance when in power, made famous by former Premier Sirima Bandaranaike’s reference to that bloc in her first tenure of office (1960-65) as being the “Rapacious West.” Now, some 45 + years later, the present Government’s seemingly [...]
FIT or Foundation in Information Technology programme, is a stepping stone to the vast arena of information communication technology for it is aimed on creating computer awareness along with Mathematics and English. The programme consists of three courses, namely ICT Applications, English for ICT and Mathematics for ICT. It entails the aspirants with adequate knowledge [...]
CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) announced a 60% price reduction effective from July 1 for new students registering to study CIMA anywhere in the world. The new price of £60 is a reduction from £150. This marks a global commitment by CIMA to make its qualification even more accessible to ambitious students around the world who [...]
By Dilini Perera The registrations that are currently being implemented by the police in certain parts of Colombo will soon be a nationwide process, Police Spokesman SP Prishantha Jayakody said. Speaking to The Sunday Leader, Jayakody confirmed that the registrations are taking place, not only in Wellawatte but also in Kirulapona and Kotahena. He added [...]
By Charlie Austin One time while playing for Lancashire, a towering Andrew Flintoff stormed into the dressing room, ashen-faced, having failed to end a lean trot. Murali sauntered over casually. “What happened? Another shit shot?” To know Murali, was to love him (and occasionally to wish he would be quiet). It says much about Murali [...]
By Ravi Perera Surely, one of the most objectionable features of our tourism industry, at least from the point of view of the visitors, is the two-tier entrance fee structure operating mostly at places of historical/religious interest. At some of these sites, the difference could be more than 20 times what a local person may [...]
Children from the St. Sebastian’s Sinhala Vidyalaya on Silver Smith Lane in Colombo 12 show support to members of the armed forces that helped clean the school premises and the vicinity of the school of all possible dengue breeding areas.
Your articles about Minister Wimal Weerawansa’s Fast Unto Drip are very interesting. His fast ended not when the President fed him water, but when the doctor inserted the needle for the drip which, as could have been seen on TV, was laced with a yellow liquid, probably multi vitamins. One doesn’t need a ‘medical expert’ [...]
By Kuldip Lal Sri Lanka entered a new cricketing era last Friday, facing an uncertain future without the legendary Muttiah Muralitharan, the world’s leading wicket-taker. Muralitharan, 38, quit test cricket on Thursday after reaching the unprecedented 800-wicket landmark, having played a major role in a 10-wicket victory over India in Galle. The off-spinner finished with [...]
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