By Maryam Azwer Following the release of the much-awaited final report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) issued a statement claiming that issues of accountability were not adequately dealt with in this report. The TNA, who had displayed a certain degree of apprehension towards the report even long [...]
Vendors who have moved in to the new Wellawatte market are bereft of electricity in their stalls. One of the butchers operating from these premises who moved in last Thursday told this reporter that the electricity board has been saying that they cannot provide their stalls with power as the building plan had not been [...]
Text and Photos by Gazala Anver For someone who doesn’t celebrate Christmas, rather than family traditions, to me Christmas is the season where Colombo gets colourful. The hotels are all decked out, and stepping into a lobby is always a pleasant experience, just to be able to see what they have been up to this [...]
Six Sampath Bank directors will have to go in the event the Appeal Court dismisses the petition of K.C. Vignarajah, who earlier got an interim injunction against Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), of applying its new rules governing tenures of bank directors till January 27 when Court will revisit this case. The six are [...]
As a Sri Lankan, and happy to be one, I must congratulate the LLRC for what I consider, as a good report. Historians may delve into the past and state as to why and how the LLRC was formed. To my mind, given all these realities, those responsible for the final report, have done a [...]
By Dr Harold Gunatillake FRCS- health writer We are inevitably growing older, and staying healthy is a bonus for our final stages of life. This is easily said and done, with a bit of sacrifice, motivation and determination. Those people, young and healthy, not on any medication, would be the cheerful lot showing the least [...]
This week, the Review Plus travelled to the East Coast. Abdul H. Azeez gives you the scoop on what to do when in Batticaloa town, (from the Dutch Fort to fried brains) while Imaad Majeed travels off the beaten path to Swamimalai, an ancient Tamil kingdom. Imaad Majeed: Driving from Batticaloa along the A4 route, [...]
By Richard Browne 2011 has been an intoxicating year for international cricket. A hugely successful World Cup, brimming with talent, upsets and emotion and some of the best Test cricket of recent vintage, largely dominated by the ball on sporting wickets has gone a way to lifting the panic and confusion caused by the unexpected [...]
John Keells Foundation (JKF) inaugurated its “English for Teens” scholarship programme for 2011/12 in 19 Districts of the country last month. The “English for Teens” programme is part of the John Keells English Language Scholarship Programme is aimed at enhancing schoolchildren and youth from socially economically disadvantaged backgrounds’ English language skills-towards improving their opportunities for [...]
By Easwaran Rutnam He has been referred to as ‘Asia’s king of pop’ and he is also the first Sri Lankan to sign a deal with a major international record label, but for Alston Koch enough is not enough and he feels it is time Asia reached the top of the world music industry. Alston [...]
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