By Abdul H. Azeez In the midst of the still expanding shockwaves of the ‘Cablegate’ explosion, several books have emerged attempting to deal with the scattered story of WikiLeaks in a holistic manner, and also to cash in on what is probably the greatest journalistic scoop ever. Out of the ones to see the light [...]
England have named Adil Rashid, the Yorkshire legspinner, as a replacement for Michael Yardy who quit the World Cup suddenly citing depression. Ironically Rashid may not even figure in the tournament at all if England fail to beat Sri Lanka in their quarter-final clash on Saturday in Colombo. Rashid is presently in the Carribean as [...]
By Janith Aranze As the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) concluded its 16th sessions last week, Amnesty International became the latest international organisation to voice its concerns over the issue of accountability since the civil war ended in Sri Lanka in 2009. Yolanda Foster, of Amnesty International, expressed her concern at the role the [...]
No two ‘Club Aces’ in a deck of cards, to share. It’s ‘Spade’ that’s alternate and call it ‘trumps.’ — Scribbled as motto for Opposition politics Despite all the rhetoric, all arguments, in this LG election too, the people were left with a defeated Opposition. Excuses blurted by the Opposition this time too, are no [...]
UNP Hambantota District Parliamentarian Sajith Premadasa’s last minute decision not to contest for the party leadership and to accept the deputy leader post came as a shock to his supporters, who were under the impression that Premadasa was all set to take over the party leadership. Following Working Committee meetings that were held on three [...]
By Dinouk Colombage As the fighting continues to worsen in Libya, following the arrival of the Western powers in the form of the United Nations, countries around the world have been recalling their ambassadors and closing embassies in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. The Sri Lanka Embassy has also been closed and its staff relocated [...]
Police stations are to be beautified to make them more people friendly by breaking down walls and landscaping the gardens. I find that most police station parapet walls are now being removed and the gardens are being arranged to be more people friendly. I. Police force cannot be more people friendly by just beautifying [...]
Dhammika Perera Extensive diverse holdings including: Pan Asia, Vallibel One, LB Finance, Lanka Aluminium, Sampath Bank, Royal Ceramics, Vallibel Finance, Hayleys, Connaisance, Amaya, Fortress. Brokers estimate that Perera is worth around Rs. 70 Billion taking the top slot, similar to Warren Buffet and the “Buffetology” concept he has unknowingly created “Dhammikology” which some investors have [...]
I was deeply distressed to learn on my return to Sri Lanka from a holiday abroad that Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. G.L. Peiris who is, for all intents and purposes the guardian for our foreign polices and also the guardian of its principal arm the Foreign Service has attempted to destroy the Service by [...]
By Dinouk Colombage Less than a kilometre from the R. Premadasa stadium, a three wheeler stand is doubling as a ticketing office for the ongoing World Cup. Sri Lanka cricket has insisted that tickets are sold out for all the matches, yet the tuk-tuk drivers are selling an unlimited number of Rs.50 tickets at an [...]
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