Unable to bear the demand for bribes and abuse from the police, a Tunisian fruit seller named Mohamed Bouazizi set fire to himself in December. Anger spread across Tunisia and online as Bouazizi lay in a hospital bed for more than a fortnight, his face wrapped in thick bandages. He died on January 4, and [...]
As reported in the news, there is unusual sea erosion in the Wellawatte – Bambalapitiya areas, even during the North East monsoon period. It is mother nature that decides on our coast line formation taking into consideration the currents and other factors, bringing an equilibrium. When we cause huge intrusions on our coastline disregarding these [...]
I write in response to the letter by “A.C.K” appearing on page 30 of The Sunday Leader on February 13, 2011. Though I endeavoured to contact the writer it proved futile as no information or the identity or address or telephone number of the writer is given. Further the appeal at the end of the [...]
Ours is an international school with a very large student population. We have a Primary Section at the top of Anderson Road, where there is a parking space for three wheelers. Although the Three Wheel Parking License issued by the Municipality is for about five, there are more than 10 or 15 three wheelers parked [...]
Statues erected posthumously in honour of eminent persons are not maintained and one can see crows’ droppings and discoloration of the statues. I have seen this on a statue put up at F. R. Senanayake Mawatha, Town Hall, one installed in the premises of the Vihara Maha Devi Park Open Air Theatre, on the D. [...]
Investing In Bourse A stockbroker commenting on the article that appeared on these pages last week under the heading “Mafia Manipulates Bourse” which alluded to the falling interest rate scenario as being the cause for investors to chance their arm on the bourse, but ultimately ending up by getting their fingers burnt instead of making [...]
By Dinouk Colombage With construction on the world famous hotel chain, Shangri-La, still three months away, plans are already being looked at for a potential second hotel. The international hotel chain is planning on building a 500 million dollar hotel close to the popular Galle Face Green. The land proposed for the site was recently [...]
R. K. Singham The demise at the dawn of 2011 of former Ceylon TT player R. K. (Rishi) Singham, after a brief illness was received with deep shock and dismay by his family, relatives and wide circle of friends in Canada and overseas. Rishi was educated at Wesley College, Colombo where he had performed well [...]
With only 10 of the 49 matches in the ongoing 2011 World Cup concluded and the more dramatic moments to surely unfold in the month ahead, taking your mind on a flight to the 2015 event in Australia and New Zealand might be a whimsical exercise. But listening to Mahela Jayawardene last Sunday, after the [...]
81,000 lost their homes, most still waiting By Maryam Azwer Claims made by people whose homes remain in the hands of security forces in the North will be considered, but properties will be returned only if doing so will not hinder national security, said Defence Spokesperson Keheliya Rambukwella. “Primarily, national security will have to be [...]
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