By Victor Ivan The political outlook of our country has not kept pace with the unprecedented changes that have swept across the modern world today. It still stagnates at an unprogressive level where the ideological backwardness of politicians reigns supreme. Although, Prabhakaran had been removed from the political scene of the country, the various schools [...]
By Imaad Majeed Pictures by Pavithra Jovan De Mello While the number of accidents have been increasing of late, little attention has been paid to the state of vehicles on the road. Aside from emission tests, there is no system for assessing the condition of vehicles, particularly school vans. Children are put at risk day [...]
Text and pictures by Pavithra Jovan De Mello Situated on Beach Road in Hendala, Prithipura Infants Home at first strikes one as a well-maintained, safe haven for physically challenged children. Despite an occasional hint of sadness in the eyes of some of the children, these same eyes light up when they see a camera, and [...]
A passing out ceremony was held in Puttalam for another batch of soldiers last Thursday. The selected soldiers will be deployed in Haiti as part of a UN peace keeping mission.
By Raisa Wickrematunge – Photos by Gazala Anver….. Just one and a half hours away from Colombo, Negombo is a fishing town with a decent beach. Exiting the railway station one of the first things you see is a stone statue of a woman grasping a fish, testament to the importance of fishing to the [...]
At The Jaffna Muhammathiya Jumma Mosque Photos By Rajini Rajendran The Hajj being one of the five pillars of Islam, is a religious pilgrimage that an able-bodied Muslim must make (at least once in their lifetime) to the holy city of Mecccah during the last Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah. Many rites are carried out [...]
Photos by Asoka Fernando Almost a year and a half since the end of the war, remnants of the three decade long war are still visible in the North. The lives of the people in Northern areas are yet to return to normalcy. While war memorials have been erected in many parts in the North [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge – Pictures courtesy www.army.lk Last Saturday September 2, a new tourist resort was opened in the Jaffna peninsula. Boasting 9 luxury and 22 semi-luxury rooms, “Thalsevana” is owned and managed by the Sri Lanka Army. With the easing of security restrictions in the North, more and more are availing themselves of the [...]
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