Prospective lawmakers appear to have already become law breakers, putting their cutouts on the roads in the run-up to the April 8 general elections. Pic by Krishan Jeevaka Jayaruk
Sri Lanka may experience disturbed weather conditions such as high temperatures and droughts as a result of a mild El Nino, a Meteorology Department official warned yesterday.
Colombo Fashion Week held in early February saw a feast of fashion with international names taking the spotlight. But among the well-known designers were the young hopefuls- the emerging talent in our country.
The US GSP in which Sri Lankan exports excluding garments are entitled to a set of concessions has been approved for another 12-month period from January 2010 amidst a labour rights row.
The political and cultural life in the region, by and large, has been characterised by the good, the bad and the ugly.
On the one hand are child marriages and honour killings (deemed barbaric) in the rigidly conservative countries, and on the other.....
Past Prefects' Association of Zahira College Colombo (PPA) will hold their Annual Dinner and the Teacher Recognition Ceremony for the 3rd consecutive year on Friday March 12 at 7.00 pm at the Cinnamon Lakeside.
The Peterites who came into the 76th Battle of Saints encounter as favourites against traditional rivals kept up to the expectations of their supporters when they coasted to an easy ten wicket victory at the P. Sara Stadium yesterday with more than a session of play remaining.
It was through Defence Secretary Colonel (Retd.) Gotabhaya Rajapaksa that we got to know that the Government of Eritrea, formerly a part of Ethiopia, a country in the Horn of Africa, had refused to accredit the Charge d' Affaires of the Government of Sri Lanka. The Foreign Ministry has so far made no comment.
The cloth banner on the wall said it all. The left side bore a mug shot of retired General Sarath Fonseka. On the right was a full image of him in Army ceremonial uniform. The middle bore the legend Prajatantrawadi Jathika Peramuna (Democratic National Alliance) with a cross marked against the party's symbol, a trophy.
My Dear Sanath, I thought I must write to you after I saw you on television handing over nominations for the forthcoming elections from your hometown in Matara. Although I confess I was not surprised, I must say I was disappointed.
Urgent moves are underway to document and gazette a colonial mansion in Cinnamon Gardens, as a “protected monument”, as speculation spread that its owner, a foreign mission, may demolish it to make way for a plush office complex.
The missionary Francis Xavier appealed to the Portuguese to punish King Sankili. But they did not take much notice of his appeal. Because his request could not be ignored, the Portuguese sent a contingent of men to Jaffna. But they did not punish the king.
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