Sri Lanka being like a police state soon after the 1971 insurgency is no different to what it’s now, an academic implied. Professor S. Ranasinghe of the Open University who launched a book on management on Wednesday joined Marga, a research institute during the time of the 1971 insurgency or thereabouts. Speaking at a function [...]
The Time Magazine named ‘The Protestor’ as the Man of the Year – the symbolic person among the millions – who came on to the streets in 2011 defying and overthrowing dictators – who had ruled their countries for decades at the point of a gun – with unarmed demonstrations. Such demonstrations spread from the [...]
UNP stalwarts who had virtually written off Ranil Wickremasinghe from party leadership would have visualized his emerging ghost in the Siri Kotha counting room when his pile of votes kept mounting. Wickremasinghe was expected to be knocked out at Tuesday’s vote but the spunky fighter came back in the traditions of his ancestor J. R. [...]
Roshan Abeysinghe Sri Lanka’s performance at the Centurion was dismal. I have no issues in calling it by that name as every Sri Lankan batsman has to jointly and individually take the blame for the debacle. Having said that I had touched in one of my previous columns that South Africa is going to be [...]
By Imaad Majeed Beyond Borders, a youth-led organization that aims at social change, staged a forum theater tackling the issue of HIV/AIDS awareneness at the Royal Skills Center, Colombo 7. Using a technique called ‘simultaneous dramaturgy’, the audience is introduced to a situation where an individual is being oppressed, and then given the chance to [...]
The short film titled, “Pass it on when you’re done with it” created by Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. (LBSI) for the Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society (SLEDS) made its mark in the annals of the Sri Lankan advertising industry by winning metal at the Spikes Asia Festival, making it the country’s first Spikes win. Continuing [...]
Sampath Bank, considered to be one of the most IT savvy banks in the island, recently re-introduced its payment gateway with a brand new features and facilities array geared towards easing and securing online payments. The improved payment gateway includes added features such as supporting any type of currency, enabling integration with any type of [...]
The government has a problem acknowledging reality, but so do its critics. The war was not all good and the Rajapaksas are not all bad. That is the middle ground. LLRC With the LLRC report, the government has admitted that civilians were killed, that hospitals were shelled and that people were detained and at times [...]
Irina performed Luigi Boccherini’s 3`d cello concerto in G major with the “ Musikfreunde” orchestra Of Markdorf under the baton of Hans Jorg Walter at the Markdorf Music Festival held recently. This festival takes place annually at the “Bischofschloss” Hotel in Markdorf which is in the Lake Constance region. “The highlight of the concert was [...]
Fitch Ratings Lanka has affirmed Singer Finance (Lanka) Plc’s (SFL’s) National Long-Term rating at “BBB+ (lka)”. The Outlook is Stable. SFL’s rating reflects Fitch’s expectation that support would be forthcoming from the parent Singer (Sri Lanka) Plc (SSLP; “A(lka)”/Stable), given SFL’s strategic importance to SSLP. In addition to sharing the Singer brand, SSLP’s 75% shareholding [...]
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