By Dinouk Colombage Australia and South Africa – two of the pre-tournament favourites – were sent crashing out of the World Cup by India and New Zealand as the tournament continued to live up to its hype of been the most open tournament to date. Pakistan had earlier thrashed a listless West Indies in the [...]
“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” — George Orwell By Tisaranee Gunasekara As the latest WikiLeaks-cables reveal, lies and deception occupy a position of honour in the Rajapaksa modus operandi. Open defiance is not the Rajapaksa way, when operating in an unfavourable climate of opinion. Instead, the siblings [...]
The festival isn’t just about celebrating food (although that in itself would be more than enough reason to go). From April 26 to 30 MLH will be the ultimate dream of gastronomy and music entertainment. A celebration of live music, delicious Dutch food and drink, and entertainment particularly oysters which are synonymous with The Netherlands, [...]
By Faraz Shauketaly The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) was the world’s top performing exchange in 2010 – and The Sunday Leader can reveal exclusively the names behind the wheels that have driven the CSE to pole position – in the face of growing attempts by the SEC to stem the seemingly unbridled surge in the [...]
Dream Desserts – April 1st – 30th The Lounge The ultimate indulgence for the sweet tooth any time of the day! A selection of 12 desserts from cheesecakes to mousses and puddings are yours to enjoy. 8.00 am – 1.00 am Oven Fresh Pizzas – April 1st – 30th Goodies Discover the mouth-watering range of [...]
Never Trust A Cricketer! Somebody once told me that there are basically two kinds of people in the world. There are those who wake up in the morning and say, “Good morning, Lord,” and then there are those who wake up in the morning and say, “Good Lord! It’s morning!” Most of my old school [...]
By Janith Aranze Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has taken immediate action to subject all cargo arriving from Japan, in and around the affected areas, to radiation checks at the Port of Colombo. Along with Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) and the Atomic Energy Authority (AEA), the SLPA is taking precautionary measures to mitigate the radiation [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema Lake House has filed objections against the order delivered by the Colombo District Court last week requiring the institution to pay a sum of Rs. 500 million in damages to UNP Parliamentarian Wijedasa Rajapakse in a defamation case filed by him. The order to pay Rs. 500 million is an ex [...]
“Cbk Wanted To Own The Hotel By Proxy” ‘Nadesan Is Not The Proper Person To Be Chairman’ By Faraz Shauketaly Cornel Perera, the promoter behind the Hilton Colombo project and at the centre of a veritable imbroglio claims that contrary to reports he has, in fact paid the Japanese the bulk of their funds and [...]
Civil Aviation Authority Relaxes Rules For Military Pilots By Nirmala Kannangara The Director General, Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), H.M.C Nimalsiri has authorised bypassing International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) rules and regulations. Earlier, all military and civilian pilots applying for commercial licenses had to sit for the commercial and airline transport pilot license [...]
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