Text and Pictures by – Pavithra Jovan De Mello The cheering crowd, flags of blue, yellow and white waving in the air, and a mixture of emotion. Hundreds of supporters had gathered to witness one of the biggest and most anticipated school cricket matches in Sri Lanka. St. Josephs College versus St. Peters College. The [...]
Text and Pictures By Pavithra Jovan De Mello Amidst the riots and protest that have been taking place in the island due to the increase in fuel prices, The Sunday Leader visited the poor areas of Colombo to find out how the price increase of kerosine oil impacted on the poor of Sri Lanka. Speaking [...]
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 [...]
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