For 42 years, the enigmatic, eccentric and at times comic, Muammar Gaddafi strode the Middle East scene like a conquering emperor much to the delight of Arabs and Muslims living in the Third World. The young upstart who seized power from King Idris enthralled Muslims — who were squirming under Western capitalism despite the oil [...]
By Dinouk Colombage Following the cremation of Parvathi Amma on Tuesday, February 22, the ashes were awaiting the ritual collection the next day. During the night an unidentified group had desecrated the ashes by shooting three dogs on the cremation spot. The murdered dogs were then laid on the ashes which had been scattered on [...]
Attorney General Mohan Pieris and his wife were the chief guests when the Sri Lanka Pakistan Friendship Association held an important ceremony to mark Sri Lanka’s 63rd year of Independence. An interesting programme was lined up by the Chairman of the Organising Committee, former Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, General Srilal Weerasooriya. General Weerasooriya [...]
In a heartening turn of events, the anguish of a mother, grandmother and a Down’s Syndrome child changed to ecstasy after the publication of their trauma at a government school for special children, in our issue of February 13. The article titled “Poor Mother Asked To Admit Her Special Child To An International School,” written [...]
By Dinouk Colombage Controversy surrounding the sale of World Cup tickets has crossed over from India into Sri Lanka. On Thursday, February 24 two individuals were arrested for the illegal sale of World Cup tickets in the black market. It is believed that the two suspects were employees of the Sri Lanka World Cup Cricket [...]
Sri Lanka’s legendary doorman, K.Chattu Kuttan at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo celebrated his 91st birthday on February 15. He has been part of Galle Face Hotel’s culture from as far back as 1942. Kuttan is undoubtedly one of the oldest serving employees in the hospitality industry in the world. Born in 1920, Kuttan has served [...]
Bernard Savage, Head of Delegation/Ambassador to the Delegation of the European Union to Sri Lanka & the Maldives, clarified that contrary to media reports the issue of reapplying for the GSP+ facility was not discussed with the Sri Lanka government during the recent visit of the European Parliamentary Delegation to Sri Lanka.
SriLankan Catering (Pvt) Ltd. has reported an impressive net profit of Rs. 640 million in the 9-month period up to December 31, 2010; a 40% increase over the same period in the previous year. This excellent performance came despite the company registering an exchange loss of Rs.160 million during the period due to the appreciation [...]
Rugby AGM for Feb.27 AMID scenes of pandemonium the AGM of the SLRFU was abruptly adjourned yesterday. The meeting was to elect SLRFU’s office bearers for 2011, but heated disputes between parties supporting rival presidential candidates, incumbent Air Force chief, Roshan Goonetilleke and Asanga Seneviratne, forced pro-tem chairman, Y C Chang, to suspend the meeting. [...]
A disability convention to highlight disability rights will be held on Thursday, March 3 from 1 pm to 3 pm at the University of Colombo UCSC Auditorium. The convention is aimed at discussing rights of the disabled within the community and is aimed at university students, various academia and media. The convention is organised by [...]
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