By Ranee Mohamed Another Friday passed as Sri Lankans, the international community and Rizana’s parents eagerly await the decision of Saudi Arabian authorities regarding the fate of Rizana Nafeek after two appeals for clemency have been sent to the highest authorities in Saudi Arabia. The greatest hope is pinned on the letter sent by President [...]
Government will allow the setting-up of fee levying degree awarding private universities, an official said. Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake said on Wednesday that issues connected with this move will be sorted out in three months. He was speaking at a lecture held under the theme “Sri Lanka to Become Global Centre of Knowledge Through [...]
By Udara Soysa In an exclusive interview with The Sunday Leader, Head – Strategy and Security Studies, Center for Asia Studies, Commodore R. S. Vasan said that “there is a need for the law enforcement agencies to exercise utmost restraint and ensure that no innocent lives are lost due to trigger happy sailors” patrolling the [...]
Skills and knowledge and not job security is the order of the day in the 21st century, an official said. Ravi Peiris, Director General, Employers Federation of Ceylon, speaking at a function in Colombo on Wednesday said that if a worker is equipped with such, even in the event he loses his job, the market [...]
By Dinouk Colombage The Government of Sri Lanka has defined an individual as being employed if he works two of the seven days in the week. Official figures have shown unemployment to be 5.9%. While the youth of Sri Lanka, 15-29 years, experience an unemployment level of 15.8%. The government however, has failed to account [...]
By Hafiz Marikar Trinity’s Principal Brig. Udaya Ariyaratne is over the moon with the current performance of his school’s senior cricket team. So far they have won the first five games in a row and according to cricket pundits the all conquering team may well be heading in to the history books. Out of the [...]
The students of Elizabeth Moir Senior School are set to take Colombo by storm with their brand new musical – Revolve. This show follows hot on the heels of previous sell-out concerts such as FLUX (2009), SOS (2008) and Dazzle. This time around the students are ready to take the audience on a journey through [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge Higher Education Minister S. B. Dissanayake said he himself had assisted 21 students to apply for bail. The students concerned were arrested when they stormed the Higher Education Ministry demanding the release of several fellow students who had been taken into custody after booing Dissanayake at an event. “I put in the application, [...]
Squash Unplugged’, a ‘Squash 4 Fun’ event, is organised by the Sri Lanka Squash Federation (SLSF) on ‘World Squash Day’ to showcase the fun and social side of the sport and to encourage players of all levels to meet, mingle and if inclined, to even play a game. The SLSF invites all lovers of the [...]
The Mirror Of Paradise by Asgar Hussein — Reviewed by Prof. Siromi Fernando A Keen And Original Analysis Of Human Nature The Mirror of Paradise is a volume of thirteen short stories by Asgar Hussein. His earlier publication — Termite Castle — was a volume of poetry for which he was acclaimed by critics as [...]
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