Modi on victory lap, prays by Ganges after visit to Delhi
VARANASI , India, May 17, 2014 (AFP) – Indian prime minister-elect Narendra Modi offered prayers by the river Ganges Saturday in a religious ceremony beamed live on television that underlined his Hindu nationalist roots a day after his stunning electoral triumph. The 63-year-old leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept through the capital earlier [...]
Sanga at Herstories exhibition in London
Sri Lankan cricket star Kumar Sangakkara will make the keynote address at the closing ceremony of the exhibition of Herstories in the Long Room of the Kia Oval in London on May 19. The exhibition opened on May 17 An exhibition of personal stories of mothers from the north, south and east of Sri Lanka [...]
Have you got anything to say about the development drive post May 2009?
The United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2011. Encompassing economic, social, cultural and political processes, development is a process that envisages constant improvement of both the populace as a whole, and individuals that make up the sum parts of the whole. The development drive in Sri Lanka, post [...]
CPAFFC: China’s instrument of people-to-people friendship
China has maintained good friendly relations with neighbouring countries since bygone days due to two reasons. One was trade and the other was Buddhism. China’s links with Sri Lanka goes back to 2500 years. China did not occupy or annex any country as some European nations did. By the 15th century, China had become a [...]
He left an indelible mark in conservation in Sri Lanka
The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society wishes, with profound sadness, to announce the passing away, on May 13, 2014, of one of its most illustrious former Presidents, ‘Sri Lanka Ratne’ Thilo Walter Hoffmann, at the age of 92, after a short illness. His contribution to the cause of conservation in Sri Lanka ranks him as [...]
Lanterns in the garden
Viewed from the high perch of adulthood, the Vesak we knew as children was a long garland of lanterns, strung up in a large garden at the end of a private lane. The garden belonged to a large house on the corner, down a bylane off Queen’s Road, Colombo 3. The garden was enclosed by [...]
Afghan election results confirm Abdullah-Ghani run-off
KABUL, (AFP) – Afghanistan’s election will go to a run-off vote between former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani, as the country enters a new era without NATO combat troops. The head-to-head election, scheduled for June 14, will choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan’s first democratic transfer of [...]
Deadly virus attacks parliamentarians
A deadly virus is spreading in Sri Lanka. This virus attacks the psyche and a virulent disease resulting from it turns the victim’s thinking capacity topsy-turvy. It appears that the disease first manifested in greedy parliamentarians of opposition parties seeking perks and privileges of a cabinet minister. The disease has now spread to a majority [...]
Cigarette case: Court upholds citizens’ right to health
The Petitioner in this Writ Application is the Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC. A Writ of Certiorari is sought to quash the tobacco products (labeling and packaging) Regulation No. 1 of 2012, published in Gazette Notification marked P11 of 8.8.2012. A mandate in the nature of Writ of prohibition is also sought against the three Respondents, [...]
In Modi’s India, a case of rule and divide
AHMEDABAD, (Reuters) – Ali Husain is a prosperous young Muslim businessman. He recently bought a Mercedes and lives in a suburban-style gated community that itself sits inside a ghetto. In Gujarat, it is so difficult for Muslims to buy property in areas dominated by Hindus even the community’s fast-growing urban middle class is confined to [...]
An economic roadmap for Modi’s India
NEW DELHI – India’s incoming prime minister, Narendra Modi, has promised to turn his country’s sluggish economy around. When asked recently about his reform plans, Modi responded that his roadmap was simply that “Our GDP should grow.” This seems like an obvious goal, but in recent years India appears to have been losing sight of [...]
