Commonwealth Youth Games 2011 By Hishan Welmilla The 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) organising Committee has announced that tickets for the seven events and the opening ceremony will be on sale from Monday, June 13. According to the Chairman and Games Director, Geoff Karran, spectators are advised to get their tickets sooner rather than later [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema Following a sensational twist in the case currently being heard at the Mount Lavinia Magistrate Court on the murder of Founder Editor of The Sunday Leader Lasantha Wickrematunge, Counsel for the aggrieved party, Attorney Shiral Lakthileka requested on Thursday (26) that the Magistrate holds a magisterial inquiry into the statement made [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara Following a road accident on the Dehiwala flyover during the wee hours of May 24, Head of Station NTV Tushara Kodikara has succumbed to severe head injuries at the Colombo National Hospital. Kodikara, who was also a Director of Tharunyata Hetak, a youth organization of Hambantota District Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, met with [...]
Colombo, 25th May 2010: According to a research finding published recently in the prestigious online medical journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) Medicine, a research team from Sri Lanka concludes that administering a small dose of an inexpensive and widely available drug ‘Adrenaline’ can make the use of anti-venom safer in snakebite patients, by reducing [...]
Royal 33 Trinity 25 67th Bradby Shield encounter By Dion Michael Royal drew first blood in the Bradby Shield encounter when they beat Trinity 33-25 at the latter’s home ground at Bogambara in Kandy on Saturday in the first leg of the blue ribband event in Schools rugby. Royal’s points came from [...]
By Janith Aranze Lawyers for Democracy (LfD) have spoken out against the government response to the UN Panel’s report and advised the government to protect the rights of citizens in the country. In a statement issued this week, LfD has poured scorn over government reaction to the Panel’s recommendations. “Their responses are generally marred by [...]
The Second World Conference on Drowning Prevention was held in Danang, Vietnam, a week ago. The Governor General and the Chief Justice of Australia were among the dignitaries, and there were 400 delegates from 50 countries including representatives from WHO, UNICEF, Safe Kids, etc. Consultant surgeon, Dr Wijaya Godakumbura, who is well known for his [...]
I’ve often wondered what possessed a girl to leave China or Russia (or environs) and sell sex to Sri Lankans. But I’ve never actually talked to a prostitute. My friend Navin Weeraratne, however, has. He took the time to talk to one such girl from Uzbekistan and posted her story on Facebook. He was kind [...]
By Roshan Abeysinghe Sri Lanka’s start to the all important test series wasn’t ideal! I mean not by the results achieved but by the injuries that appeared just before the first test in Cardiff. To start with Nuwan Pradeep the latest fast bowling hope badly injured his knee trying to catch a ball in the [...]
BJP says Congress not keen on probe By Easwaran Rutnam India remained silent on the claims made by former LTTE chief arms procurer Kumaran Padmanathan (KP) regarding the direct involvement of the LTTE in the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. When The Sunday Leader contacted the Indian External Affairs Ministry and asked [...]
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