More
than 219 people have been killed, abducted or are
feared killed by unknown gunmen across Sri Lanka since
January this year, as a new Presidential Commission...
A Law College hostel student died of a suspected viral
illness that has affected 40 students in the past
three weeks, prompting hostel authorities to call
in Colombo Municipal Council health officials to examine
the premises.
In this three-part series for Remembrance Day, Sergei
De Silva Ranasinghe looks at the Burma Campaign (1941-1945)
of World War II and traces the role of the Ceylon
volunteers who fought at the front
Some
might call it trendy , others classy, but Dwellings
is a store that you can’t walk out of empty handed,
especially since it has almost everything ranging from
a teaspoon to a king size bed all under one roof. The
temptation is just too much……
Amidst speculation that the government would
reverse its position and reopen the A 9 highway,
hundreds of stranded people including children
waited expectantly at theVavuniya Secretariat
yesterday but they waited in vain. Pic by
Ranjith Jayasundera
Ever wondered how
a brand new pair of jeans is made to look worn and scruffy
even before it reaches the seller or how a boring white
t-shirt is transformed into a colourful garment?
On
Wednesday morning the young Sri Lanka captain Mahela
Jayawardena brought back memories of Ehelepola Disawe’s
son Madduma Bandara who held out his own neck and life
for the sake of his family
In
spite of St. Joseph’s College, Maradana taking
the men’s title, newcomers to swimming Trinity
College (men) and Mahamaya Kandy (girls) stole the limelight
at the National Aquatic 2006 Championships...
Lankan sprinter Jani Chathurangi who has been found
guilty of using the performance enhancing drug Norandrosterone
has been summoned to appear before the SAG disciplinary
committee tomorrow.
A
Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
is certainly a well-loved comedy, but this time
around all theatre enthusiasts in Colombo will
have something slightly different...
Prince
Wickramapandu thought that it was the most opportune
time and that he should make the best of it. He
came to Sri Lanka in 1042 AD, accompanied by an
army.
