Paan and Parippu, the common man’s favourite breakfast could be beyond his reach very soon as prices of flour and other items rise rapidly while he sees no such rise in his salary or income. Pic by Gemunu Wellage
Top Sri Lankan military, legal and law enforcement officials are set to testify via satellite link from a secret location in Colombo in an Australian court case against three key LTTE activists in that country.
Procedural blunders and diplomatic faux pas seem the highlights of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit to United States to address the UN General Assembly in New York last week.
The law is in place and a pioneering one at that. Whereas earlier it was considered a hush-hush issue, a strictly “family affair” now it is being discussed openly, with ....
The Central Bank is gearing to amend certain laws in a bid to reduce large scale cheque returns and discipline account holders in banks, but this has come under fire by certain bankers who say the main reason for this increase is the economic crisis in the country.
When “Ozone-friendly”, “CFC free” labels started to appear in the early ’90s on products such as refrigerators, to many, it seemed just another marketing strategy, but in fact, these “ozone-friendly” alternatives may save lives. Skin cancer, .....
The drop in international roaming revenue has affected premier blue chip Dialog Telekom’s decline in growth over the past few quarters, along with the plunge in revenue contributions from the North and the East, according to top company officials.“We are growing big and the effect of the growth denominator at present is large.
International cricket is back at Dambulla after a lapse of nearly two years with the hosting of the three initial ODI’s against England in three day/night matches. The first of the matches will be on show tomorrow.
A United Nations special envoy flew to Myanmar today, as the ruling junta deployed an overwhelming security presence in the nation's biggest city in a campaign to choke off mass protests.UN chief Ban Ki-moon .....
Sri Lanka who won ICC accolades for preserving the ‘spirit of the game” for their conduct on and off the field and especially their reactions to umpiring decisions takes on England in a five match ODI series. It was England who were bestowed with this honour when ICC met for the same task last year.
A bomb ripped through a crowded park in the Maldives Saturday, wounding 12 foreign nationals in a rare attack on tourists in South Asia's top luxury holiday destination, the tourism minister said.
Two Britons, two Japanese and eight Chinese were injured in the blast, in an area of the capital Male popular with holiday-makers.....
The choir was hard at practice. The Merry An Singers were rehearsing for another of their shows. Soon break time came along and their guest guitarist sat in a corner at the Deva Surya Sena Centre, strumming away as guitarists are wont to do.
Serious fighting
continued in 'Atadahasrata,' which was the Eastern Dissawe of Ruhuna. The king's army entertained a wish to conquer Mahanagakula, the capital city of the earlier rulers of Ruhuna. So they decided to open up a new war-front in the west.
Writer and film critic Ajith Galappathti's latest book ‘Ape Sinamawe Mithyacharaya’ or 'Falsely Acting in our cinema' is a bombshell on Sri Lankan cinema and cinema artistes. It analyses thirty eight filmmakers and their works and Ajith's conclusions .......
The law is in place and a pioneering one at that. Whereas earlier it was considered a hush-hush issue, a strictly “family affair” now it is being discussed openly, with .... 
When “Ozone-friendly”, “CFC free” labels started to appear in the early ’90s on products such as refrigerators, to many, it seemed just another marketing strategy, but in fact, these “ozone-friendly” alternatives may save lives. Skin cancer, ..... 
International cricket is back at Dambulla after a lapse of nearly two years with the hosting of the three initial ODI’s against England in three day/night matches. The first of the matches will be on show tomorrow. 
A United Nations special envoy flew to Myanmar today, as the ruling junta deployed an overwhelming security presence in the nation's biggest city in a campaign to choke off mass protests.UN chief Ban Ki-moon ..... 
Sri Lanka who won ICC accolades for preserving the ‘spirit of the game” for their conduct on and off the field and especially their reactions to umpiring decisions takes on England in a five match ODI series. It was England who were bestowed with this honour when ICC met for the same task last year. 
A bomb ripped through a crowded park in the Maldives Saturday, wounding 12 foreign nationals in a rare attack on tourists in South Asia's top luxury holiday destination, the tourism minister said.
Two Britons, two Japanese and eight Chinese were injured in the blast, in an area of the capital Male popular with holiday-makers.....
Writer and film critic Ajith Galappathti's latest book ‘Ape Sinamawe Mithyacharaya’ or 'Falsely Acting in our cinema' is a bombshell on Sri Lankan cinema and cinema artistes. It analyses thirty eight filmmakers and their works and Ajith's conclusions ....... 
