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| Something precious… |
For Tina Senanayke inspiration comes when she first holds a precious stone in her hand. She likes to buy them cut and polished, finding this precious stone in India or those beads in Denmark. She’s been enamoured with jewellery ever since she was a teenager, and has long been a collector. |
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| SriLankan, Mihin ready for new phase |
SriLankan Airlines, driven by a US$500 million capital infusion from the Government and growing tourism, is raising its fleet to 28 in five years from 17 through a mix of new aircraft and leased ones, and expanding the network to include Seoul and Australia next year, its Director/CEO said.
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| Libya leaders face challenge of post-Gaddafi era |
TRIPOLI, Oct 21 (AFP) - Libya's leaders were under pressure today to proclaim the country's liberation and move toward democracy, amid euphoria over the killing of despot Muammar Gaddafi under still murky circumstances. |
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| Cricket breaking petty barriers |
Wish all the great wars on this earth could have been settled so amicably. Last week began with the Clubs at the Red Corner and the SLC’ Cricket Committee in the Blue Corner fuming and grunting waiting to punch in their point of view on the fate and future of local cricket and both were adamant that it should work their way. |
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| Maliban gains Global excellence |
Sri Lankan quality biscuit market leader, and the country's premier biscuit manufacturer, Maliban Biscuit Manufactories Limited, has achieved world class excellence in its performance in large scale manufacturing sector with the clinching of Global Performance Excellence Award (GPEA) this week. |
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| EDITORIAL |
| A friend in Fox |
Britain's ex-Defence Secretary Dr. Liam Fox who resigned on October 14 was a victim of personal indiscretion and in part back-stabbing by forces, some of them within his own ranks.
Dr. Fox was his own man. In a sense, it is correct that he ran his own foreign policy -- for he was not burdened by the weight of his constituents who may have formed part of the Sri Lankan Diaspora nor was he smarting over a snub from the Sri Lankan Government.
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| COLUMNS |
| Breakdown in law and order, politicisation of police -- Political Column |
Hard on the heels of the controversial Kolonnawa shootout on local polls day, President Mahinda Rajapaksa, became the troubleshooter for another fierce intra-party battle that threatened to engulf the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA). |
| On being prosecuted in foreign courts -- Focus on Rights |
From a standpoint of both law and policy, the increasing number of cases and briefs urging legal action filed in foreign courts against the country's political leaders, military commanders turned diplomats and military administrators by former members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Switzerland, the United States and now Australia, raise some valid questions for discussion.
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| Bamba’s hellhole |
A living hell, between the deep blue sea, not so blue at times but angry and glowering, and the railtrack, not in some God-forsaken area but right in the heart of Colombo, hidden by a wall in close proximity to posh high-rise buildings, neatly paved roads and efforts to beautify the city. |
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| The last will of King Dharmapala |
King Don Juan Dharmapala took a
decision after listening
to the advice of the Franciscan monks. That was to name the King of Portugal as the claimant to the throne of Kotte, after the demise of the king, because the king had no son to succeed him. Accordingly, the last will was written on the 12th of August 1580 AD. By this time, King Mayadunne too had grown old and feeble. |
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| Wycherley flaunts its Cambridge examination results |
From the day of inception in 1985, Wycherley International School has been oriented in the direction of producing excellent academic results. This tradition of Excellence in Education has virtually been "The Spinal Column" of Wycherley. |
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