Never again Hiroshima, Nagasaki
World War II, in the European sector, started on September 1, 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Germany. It ended on V-E Day (May 8, 1945). The war in the Pacific (against Japan) started on December 7, 1941, with the aerial bombing of Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, by Japan. It ended with the dropping [...]
Wedding bells toll for Army chief’s son
Pasindu Chanaka De Silva, the son of Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva, Commander of the Army and Mrs Nayana De Silva tied nuptial knots with Dinushi Nanayakkara on Friday, August 7, at Cinnamon Grand Hotel. President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe were the attesting witnesses.
Gathering of pensioners Colombo District
A gathering of pensioners of the Colombo District was held at the Pragna Pradeepa headquarters at Borella. In this Meeting, presided. by Pragna Pradeepa President and Western Provincial Councillor Jayantha Silva, problems of the pensioners were discussed.
Psychosocial rehabilitation in north in a post-war context
Rehabilitation usually means reversing the debilitating effects of an injury. Injury would encompass physical, psychological and social trauma. The aim of rehabilitation would be restore health and wellbeing that has been lost or injured by the war and earlier, by the tsunami. Psychotherapy, counselling, behavioural and cognitive therapies are some common psychological forms of treatment [...]
Head of state who keeps UN guessing in annual ritual
UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) – As part of a politically-amusing annual ritual, the guessing game is on at the United Nations: Will he, or will he not, address the General Assembly, along with more than 150 heads of state who are due in New York next month? Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who has been indicted [...]
Voting at elections: Is it Hobson’s choice?
The general elections on 17th of August will decide which political party will rule this country for the next five years. The two main contending political parties are the UPFA and the UNF. It will be one of these two major political entities either with or without forming a coalition with other minor political parties [...]
Build audit skills to stop corruption in construction projectsBy A.L.M. Ameer
It is interesting to read another loss owing to irregularities in state-funded constructions. Not a day passes without some massive loss on state-funded construction projects being reported in the media. The saddening aspect is that these are public funds for which there are mandatory checks and balances in the form of auditing. Wide powers are held [...]
When undergrads flexed their biceps at the Peradeniya Campus…
When the barrel-chested Victor Mature was baring his upper body in the 1951 Hollywood epic “Samson and Delilah,” he apparently drew women in droves into movie theatres in the United States. The movie, by Cecile B. de Mille, was declared a hit — breaking box office records and keeping cash registers ringing. So, when a [...]
The Young King from Ceylon and the Showgirl Marilyn
Marilyn is missing. The main Marilyn, the magnificent, most expensive Marilyn we’ve discovered, purchased and brought home, has gone AWOL. Marilyn Absent Without Leave. My, my. Miss Monroe, the beloved Hollywood actress who died 53 years ago this week, the star who once upon a time set the world on fire, is to be found [...]