Nominations for the forthcoming local government elections have shown that the governing UPFA was fast losing control, especially among its minority community members. There were several shockers for senior SLFP members as well as President Mahinda Rajapaksa when nominations closed on Thursday (27) for the local government elections. One of his key concerns was the [...]
Strange Absence Of World Cup Hype By Abdul H. Azeez In a country famed for its almost fanatical craze for cricket, enthusiasm is strangely muted even though the mother of all cricket tournaments; the World Cup itself has hit our shores. Public interest is strangely lax, but that could be because the cricket craze has [...]
By Faraz Shauketaly Reflecting growing concern amongst UNP supporters, Lawyer and Provincial Councillor Maithri Gunaratna, spoke exclusively with The Sunday Leader saying that it was vitally important that Ranil Wickremesinghe steps down and makes way for Sajith Premadasa to take on the leadership of Sri Lanka’s main opposition party. Excerpts: Q: Why has Sajith Premadasa [...]
A bank fixed deposit opened for a 25 year period will fetch a return 40% higher than an insurance policy of the same tenure, an official said. Insurance Ombudsman Dr. Wickrema Weerasooria in a lecture at the Fort YMCA on Thursday said that the catch however is that in the event of premature death, the [...]
By Joe Burger – Photos by Chanaka Ratnaweera The harsh times really are with us: no matter that something called the GDP is set to attain a lofty 8% as the financial pundits predict. The fact of course remains that the per capita GDP is just over USD 2,000 which translates to mean that all [...]
By Abdul H. Azeez Six Sri Lankans were reportedly among a group of 219 immigrants who were ‘rescued’ by authorities as they were attempting to cross over Mexico. The immigrants were caught in the Southern Mexican state of Chiapas on Wednesday. They were said to be traveling in ‘inhumane conditions’ in a trailer reported as stolen. [...]
By Ranee Mohamed Badal Muhandiramlage Hemalatha from Galnewa, Anuradhapura and Kusuma Nandanie from Wattegedera, Kalutara south who left Sri Lanka 10 and 17 years ago respectively, will return to their land of birth in the coming weeks after being saved from imprisonment and alleged slave labour in Saudi Arabian households, according to sources at the [...]
Just a comment on the thoughtful and insightful article by Secretary, KACPAW (Kandy Association for Community Protection through Animal Welfare), Champa Fernando, on “Camel and Ostrich Farming in Sri Lanka” published in The Sunday Leader recently. It is evident that the writer has taken the trouble to research the issue at hand and find reliable [...]
By Dinouk Colombage Following allegations of two Indian fishermen being killed by the Sri Lanka Navy earlier this month, Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao was to visit the country yesterday (29). Earlier this month Tamil Nadu officials blamed the Sri Lanka Navy for shooting and killing two Indian fishermen in Indian waters. The navy denied [...]
“They are asking us money to tile the school floor,” alleges parents By Ranee Mohamed Parents of a leading state boys’ school, Isipathana College in Colombo 5, speaking to The Sunday Leader said that they are being made to undergo immense hardship with a demand for Rs. 2000 from every student from the classes of [...]
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