2011 January | The Sunday Leader

Healthy Living – Special Supplement

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12:18 am | Posted in Health | Read More »

Futility Of A Vegan Diet

I read with great interest a wonderful article titled “The Human Nature Of Meat Eating” in The Sunday Leader of January 23, and agree with the writer but was disgusted with all those who condemn meat eating by humans. I have never written an article but would add my two cents in this instance. Most [...]

12:18 am | Posted in Letters | Read More »

Costly Pol And Seeni Sambols

While the middle class people are facing the high cost of living the poor too are deprived of their pol or seeni sambol. A kilo of onions is over Rs. 160 and a wood-apple size coconut sells at around Rs. 60 and sugar at over Rs. 110 a kilo. Can any sambol be prepared? Government [...]

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‘Con-Seka’ Ponzi Scheme In London Targeted Sri Lankan Community

A 10 million pound scam By Abdul H. Azeez Vibhawa Fonseka was flashy, young and rich. Everyone liked him. He was from a ‘good family,’ was extremely charming and was easy to trust. He used his influence and good name to start an investment scheme through which he, together with his family, encouraged friends and [...]

12:17 am | Posted in News | Read More »

Divine Intervention In Sports

Commenting on the move to wrap a cricket ball with pirith nool and display it at the Sooriyawewa stadium on February 19, the veteran journalist Gamini Weerakoon in his column Serendipity in The Sunday Leader of January 16, observed that “It would make a mockery of religion and cricket a mumbo-jumbo.” My mind promptly went [...]

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Deepa Mehta To Shoot Midnight’s Children In Sri Lanka

Oscar nominated director Deepa Mehta and multi-awardwinning author Salman Rushdie’s screen adaptation of his extraordinary international bestselling novel Midnight’s Children will commence shooting in Sri Lanka shortly. Shabana Azmi, Irrfan Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Nandita Das, Chandan Roy Sanyal and Seema Biswas will star in the English language film. The film is being shot in [...]

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Appreciation

L. S. Jayawardena With the demise of Leonard Stanley Jayawardena the private sector lost one of its most respected leaders whose astute leadership was crowned with values and principles he steadfastly believed in. What was so unique in him was that for the sake of personal glory or accomplishment he would never sacrifice the sterling [...]

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Anuradhapura Prison Riots: Investigations Ongoing

By Maryam Azwer Last week’s protests and ensuing riots at the Anuradhapura prison resulted in the death of two inmates, while another 12 inmates and eight prison officials were reported injured. Most reports cited a demand for better living facilities as the reason behind last Sunday’s (23) initial hunger strike. It was later learnt, however, [...]

12:15 am | Posted in News | Read More »

Samarasinghe’s Appointment Still Pending

By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The nomination of former Navy Commander Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Australia is to be sent to the Parliamentary Committee on High Posts for approval. Deputy External Affairs Minister Neomal Perera responding to last week’s protests in Australia over the Sri Lankan government’s move to appoint a [...]

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Now The JVP Sans Their “War Hero”

The decision wasn’t anything surprising. Politically it was pretty clear, the arrest of presidential ‘Common Candidate’ Sarath Fonseka (SF), was not just to investigate his conduct and let go. Leaving the discussion on how independent the judiciary is for a later date, perhaps in a more tolerant and decent society, it was not difficult to [...]

12:15 am | Posted in Politics & Governance | Read More »