The drought condition in some parts of the country and heavy rains in certain areas have affected not only the people but also the wildlife and the environment. The drought has hit mainly parts of the eastern and south-eastern areas while the rains have affected the northern and northeastern areas. Carcasses of animals are seen scattered in the wildlife sanctuary of Kumana, prompting the Special Task Force to step in and provide water for animals. Picture shows dead fish in a tank affected by the drought. Pic by Wasantha Chandrapala
It is unique and richly diverse. Aptly titled, ‘Diverse Expressions’, 11 artists from different backgrounds, vocations and experiences, studying art under acclaimed teacher Lathifa Ismail have come together to exhibit their work.
In a possible first not only in Sri Lanka but the rest of the world, a local court has sanctioned the conduct of a board of directors meeting in prison because most of the directors are in remand and depositors of the failed company want to withdraw their money fast.
The Student Activity Club of the Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) organized its most talked about annual event 'Tantalize' in which students are provided the unique opportunity to showcase their talents in the areas of music and dance etc., to the public.
In all probability Sri Lanka will have a new opening combination come Tuesday when they take on New Zealand in the first Test from August 18-22 at the Galle International Stadium.
The Sri Lankan tax payers will have to cough out Rs 30 million for a nine day junket to China by all members of the Western Provincial Council (WPC), excluding three JVP members.
The fate of a bill to prohibit political parties identifying themselves with a particular race or religion will be decided by the Supreme Court.
Senior Minister and Government Chief Whip Dinesh Gunawardena who presented the bill in parliament last week said yesterday he had referred it to the Supreme Court for a determination on its constitutionality.
From time to time we have urged legislators to take a good hard look at the number of political parties springing up with a strong communal and/or religious bent, whipping up racial and religious disharmony - if not hatred, and to analyse its impact on Sri Lankan society.
Be it military or politics, President Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa, continues to be on a winning streak pushing his popularity to new heights. In May, this year, he saw the military defeat of the LTTE. Just three months later, his Government has begun solving the mysteries behind the guerrilla group's international operations. This is with the arrest and rendition to Colombo of Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP.
The government is now committed to bringing down the fiscal deficit to 7 percent of GDP this year and to only 5 percent of GDP by 2011. These are conditions on which the IMF stand-by facility has been granted to the government
At the crack of dawn, dozens of men – young and old – roll on the ground outside this famous Hindu temple in northern Sri Lanka, reciting verses or just praying to the deities.
Naming of roads in the city of Colombo in the colonial era was done to commemorate a personality or a place in their native land or even trees and flowers.
Red patches at birth or vascular birthmarks are a common problem in children, says Consultant Dermatologist Dr. Jayamini Seneviratne who heads the Skin Clinic of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children,
