Of 14,966 cases in 2010 currently pending in the High Court, 4,032 are child abuse cases Over 40% of child abuse cases have remained untouched by the authorities By Dinouk Colombage The juvenile court system in Sri Lanka has come under criticism and scrutiny from the Institute of Human Rights. Officials from the Institute along [...]
Adding yet another jewel to its crown, Lanka ORIX Leasing Company PLC (LOLC) opened its 109th branch in Moneragala recently. Group Chairperson Mrs. Rohini Nanayakkara was the Chief Guest. The new branch is located at New Bus Stand, Moneragala. The fast expanding branch network of the LOLC Group will offer Micro and Agro Financial Services, [...]
Among many other attacks on the freedom of expression Festival participants take a stand on the disappearance of cartoonist Prageeth Ekneligoda and the unsolved murder of The Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickrematunge By Raisa Wickrematunge The Galle Literary Festival hit another low when Damon Galgut, an award-winning South African playwright and novelist also decided to [...]
Sunimal Fernando, President’s Adviser for the propagation of English, vented his spleen against “certain” corporate managers, as well as at an accountancy institute set-up by an Act of Parliament “for aping the West” at a function in Colombo on Monday (see the business lead story on page 33). He said that managers of certain blue [...]
Countdown To ICC World Cup 2011 By Dinouk Colombage As the 2011 edition of the ICC World Cup continues to draw closer Sri Lanka’s anticipation of a successful campaign grows larger. The hopes of the nation rest with the 15 cricketers both known and little known, who have been chosen to bring back the silverware [...]
By Dinouk Colombage The infamous 1995/96 tour of Australia by the Sri Lankan cricket team saw the start of a now famous rivalry and also the germination of a degree of animosity towards the Australian cricket team. It was during this tour that Sri Lanka showed the world they were no longer the underdogs of [...]
10th Death Anniversary Mother died today. Or, maybe, yesterday; I can’t be sure. The telegram from Home says: YOUR MOTHER PASSED AWAY. FUNERAL TOMORROW. DEEP SYMPATHY. Which leaves the matter doubtful; it could have been yesterday.” — Albert Camus, The Outsider By Dr. ayan Jayatilleka In the clear, cold, grey blue light of this winter’s [...]
Vinod Kambli still shudders when you remind him of that fateful evening at Eden Gardens more than a decade ago, when he walked off the field in tears. “That’s a moment I’ll never forget,” he says, “I still have nightmares thinking about that semifinal loss to Sri Lanka.” Here is Kambli’s assessment of World Cup [...]
CBSL Deputy Governor Hints The market’s excess liquidity amounting to over Rs. 120 billion on an overnight basis day in and day out causes a hole in Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s (CBSL’s) balance sheet, an official told this reporter on Friday. CBSL Deputy Governor K.G.D.D.Dheerasinghe said that by CBSL sterilizing this excess liquidity, it [...]
Britannia Services Group of companies has been awarded the cleaning and janitorial services contract for the Cricket World Cup 2011 to be held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. As such Britannia Cleaning Services Lanka (Private) Limited will be exclusively responsible for maintaining international cleanliness and hygiene standards at all three venues namely, Mahinda Rajapakse [...]
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