By Indi Samarajiva It is somewhat simple in practice. When things are good, we tend to spend. Companies hire, individuals find find new friends. When things go bad, however, the same lifestyle can cause everything to crash. What is complex, however, is how this applies to societies. In his study of how complex societies collapse, [...]
By T.M.K. Samat THE SLRFU has refused to pick up the salary bill of George Simpkin, the Tournament Director of the ongoing Carlton Sevens, The Sunday Leader understands. A request to meet the New Zealander’s salary of nearly Rs.2.5 million was made by SLRFU Vice President Lasitha Gunaratne on behalf of the organisers’ of the [...]
Students who transfer from BCAS to the University of Wolverhampton UK, enjoy significantly lower tuition fees in comparison to other international students. One significant feature is the special privilege offered exclusively to BCAS students, one brilliant student out of every seven students receives a scholarship worth £ 4500 to continue studies at the University of [...]
Contraband counterfeit drugs are impotent in healing. The evil triangle of the smuggler, the customs and the pharmacy owner, basically instrumental in the availability of counterfeit drugs, deserves elimination. Prosecution of the pharmacist is futile. Are unregistered drugs counterfeit? Doctors are unaware of unregistered drugs. They prescribe medically recognised brand name drugs enumerated in the [...]
The presentation of certificates to participants of the Management Development Programme organised by the Postgraduate Institute of Management Alumni (PIMA) was held recently at the Galadari Hotel. The programme, which has developed almost 1000 managers in the private and public sector, celebrated the achievements of the 23rd batch of participants which was one of the [...]
I read Citizen Silva’s letter with keen interest. Well, I was short changed at a large department store on Duplication Road. I only bought some wrapping paper and gave Rs. 2000. I was with a friend at the store and we were chatting at the counter. The cashier gave me the balance which I did not [...]
There is a nightingale at Ward 12 of Sri Jayewardenepura Teaching Hospital. This nightingale by her smile heals minds, hearts and wounds in addition to the medicine given. She is like a mother when she approaches a patient. The first thing she does is to arrange any medicine cluttered on the side table. She even [...]
The Pope on condoms: Neither right nor wrong By Faraz Shauketaly A statement from the spiritual head of one billion people that signalled an end to a hard-line stance adopted from time immemorial, was hardly likely to go unnoticed. That is exactly what happened when Pope Benedict XVI – the Head of the Catholic Church [...]
Sri Lanka’s top life insurance brand Ceylinco Life won yet another prestigious international accolade for its commitment to the community. The company received the top award for Social Marketing at the 2010 Brand Excellence Global Awards presented by the World Brand Congress at Taj Land’s End in Mumbai recently. The award is the second consecutive [...]
As we discussed in these columns before, the Test played at Galle was a disappointment. Taking the visitors to our lair we floundered. The second Test was played in unknown territory as far as the newly laid wicket was concerned and to have lost the toss was no comfort. Sangakkara scored and he showed that [...]
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