By Maryam Azwer and K. Prashanthie Coffee shops have been mushrooming around Colombo at an alarming rate, but does this mean that coffee is now the city’s favorite beverage? Not necessarily, as The Sunday Leader learnt this week. While a certain number of those who frequent coffee shops do so for the coffee itself, many [...]
By Maryam Azwer A group of Tamil diaspora activists who have pushed for legal action against the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), continue to claim that there is “credible evidence” of Sri Lankan Army General turned diplomat, Major General Prasanna de Silva’s involvement in alleged war crimes. Major General de Silva presently serves as [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara – Pictures by Thusitha Kumara Questions are been raised as to whether the necessary approvals have been obtained for new constructions taking place at the Temple of the Tooth (Dalada Maligawa) premises which is an archaeological reserve as well as a world heritage site. According to the Antiquities Ordinance No: 9 of [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara Sagara Senaratne who was abducted in Kotte last Monday evening near Naga Viharaya Kotte believes that he was released within a few hours because of his brother-in-law Minister Jeewan Kumaratunge’s timely intervention. Postal Services Minister Jeewan Kumaratunge was at a dinner with a Chinese delegation along with Mr. Mahesh, an Additional Secretary [...]
Tisaranee Gunasekara Why do you allow these men who are in power to rob you step by step, openly and in secret, of one domain of your rights after another, until one day nothing, nothing at all will be left but a mechanised state system presided over by criminals and drunks?” The White Rose (Leaflet [...]
By Faraz Shauketaly Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare is at the centre of what appears to be a poor attempt at providing insurance cover for female domestic workers employed in the oil-rich Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Without so much as a call for a request for proposals (RFP) from interested companies [...]
By Ravi Perera One morning a friend and I were driving past the turn off to the Presidents house in Colombo Fort when a policeman on duty abruptly halted our line of cars to enable a single vehicle coming out of that road to drive through. It was a non-descript Japanese car yet for that [...]
Wijeweera family vs. Prabakaran’s family By Uvindu Kurukulasuriya “There are theories and there are facts. Theories vary… The facts however cannot be denied. Thousands of Tamils, old and young, and even little children, were assaulted, robbed, killed, bereaved, and made refugees. They saw their homes, possessions, vehicles, shops and factories plundered, burnt or destroyed. These [...]
By Nirmala Kannangara The former Chief Incumbent of the Mihintala Rajamaha Viharaya has come under severe criticism for his refusal to hand over his office to his deputy. The Chief Incumbent Ven. Namalwewe Ratanasara was removed from the Chief Incumbent (CI) post on March 9, by the Mahanayake of the Malwatte Chapter Most Ven. Thibbatuwawe [...]
By Gazala Anver Officials from the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) conducted a raid on the Ahungalla Nature Park on March 13 and took into custody several protected animals, said OIC DWC Flying Squad R. A. D. D. Samaranayake. The case has been referred to the Balapitya Magistrate Court and will be heard on March [...]
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