In Trickling Down To People In Batticaloa District By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema in Passikudah and Punani Photos by Thusitha Kumara Three years after the liberation of the East from the LTTE, people in various parts of the Batticaloa District are still waiting to enjoy the benefits of development and be “re-awakened.” The ravages of the [...]
Presentation Before Lessons Learned And Reconciliation Comm. By K. Godage I have written extensively on the CFA, in fact I called it a “sell out” in an article published a few days after it was signed. The people of this country should be eternally grateful to President Rajapaksa for having withstood all manner of pressures and [...]
Asian International School (AIS) in Colombo has provided a highly academic education for its students from the very beginning of the school 21 years ago. Speaking to The Sunday Leader, Founder Principal of AIS Dr. (Mrs.) Goolbai Gunasekara said, “This is the foremost goal of the school because 21 years ago children were sent to [...]
How German Diplomat’s initiative failed to arrange meeting between Mahinda and German Chancellor Ranil says UNP crisis offshoot of Wijaya Newspapers crisis The US State Dept. Assistant Secretary who came to Sri Lanka (SL) some months ago, when addressing the media following his meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa said, it is the stance of the [...]
With retail and high networth interest seen across the board, and even chasing after the more expensive blue chip stocks such as JKH, NDB and DFCC, and also stocks such as Vallibel Power, helped propel turnover to Rs. 5.6 billion at Friday’s trading. This was over that of Thursday’s close. The ASI and the MPI [...]
Continued From Last Week Excerpts from the inaugural Milroy Aserappa Paul Memorial Oration by Vidya Jyothi Dr. K. Yoheswaran F.R.C.S. Edinburgh, F. R. C. England. It is this aspect of the man that was so highly regarded in the surgical world. Here was one of those rare breed of men — a surgical thinker. Great [...]
Entrust Ltd., formerly Ceylinco Sriram Holdings Ltd., is awaiting a change of ownership subject to court clearance. A consortium of investors has offered to buy Ceylinco Capital Investments (CCI) 90% stake in the company plus the balance 10% held by others for Rs. 342.5 million. CCI’s main shareholder is the disgraced former Chairman of the [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema in Karadiyanaru – Photos by Thusitha Kumara Days after the explosion in the Karadiyanaru Police Station, debris can still be seen strewn several meters away from the site of the explosion. Debris from the containers could be seen on the bare lands on either sides of the Batticaloa-Badulla A5 highway. Senior [...]
By Dr. Harold Gunatillake Health Writer It is documented and observed that a certain percentage of girls do attain puberty (precocious puberty), much earlier than expected. The overall incidence in US is estimated to be 1:5000 to 1:10,000 children. The rest of the population of girls being in the majority numbers get their menses at [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge in Vavuniya – Photos by Abdul H. Azeez It is a strangely tranquil scene. Leaves crunch, a bird trills in the morning silence. We are in Mahilankulam, walking through the Wanni forest. It’s hard to believe that not so long ago, a bloody battle was being fought here. But there are still [...]
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