The
Sunday Times cameraman Bertie Mendis' picture of flares
streaming out of an Air Force helicopter as it landed
with a media team at the Dockyard in Trincomalee yesterday.
The Dockyard is the home for Sri Lanka Navy's Eastern
Headquarters.
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Financial
Times
Harry Jayawardena tries his
hand at media, advertising
Sri Lanka’s business dynamo Harry Jayawardena
– whose fingers are in the pie of a gamut of
economic activities ranging from alcohol, leisure,
banking, farming, milk food to insurance and telecommunications
– has now ventured into the media ........ Full
Story
Elephant House property at Slave
Island worth Rs 2 billion
The Ceylon Cold Stores (CCS) property at Slave Island,
where the famous Elephant House soft drinks were produced
for decades until it moved to a new plant at Kaduwela
some years back, is likely to be worth Rs 2 billion
..... Full Story
SLI
to build two more repair centres
The Sri Lanka Insurance (SLIC) is planning two more
state of the art road side assistance repair centres
in Kandy and the south this year, on the back of the
Seeduwa centre which it launched recently ....... Full
Story
SriLankan
obstructs progress of national aviation
Sri Lanka boasts about its strategic location and the
ability to be the Gateway to South Asia, however, some
experts in the aviation industry are blind to the need
in developing Sri Lanka's ancillary aviation services
which may thwart the long term growth of the sector
.....Full Story
Depreciating Rupee – Can
we beat it?
The writer says Sri Lanka has become a more ‘imported’
economy rather than an import-export economy where
foreign earnings match the value of our imports. He
says the best way to improve the situation is to raise
the value of the local rupee and thus reduce the cost
of living. In this article, he provides ways on how
best this could be done .......Full
Story
A cool 1.2 billion rupees to
SLC coffers!!
Sri Lanka Cricket coffers will get a significant boost
when it receives a staggering 1.2 billion SL rupees
approximately (US $ 11 million) on account of the
sale of Television Broadcasting rights for this month’s
seven match Cricket Triangular featuring India and
South Africa. The major part of this unprecedented
amount has already been received by ... Full
Story
Tail saves the blushes
“If he does not do it with the ball he does
with the bat”, was what the South African team
were saying. They were referring to Chaminda Vass
who scored his eleventh half century. His century
stand with Farveez Maharoof enabled Sri Lanka to ......Full
Story
Opening the Innings “It was an awesome feeling mixed with
great expectations. That inner feeling was telling
us that we had finally arrived.” That is exactly
how Sidath Wettimuny who opened batting for Sri Lanka
in the inaugural Test explained his feelings when
he went out to bat on that historic day. On Wednesday,
February 17, 1982 Sri Lanka became cricket's eighth
.... Full Story
Sangeetha
in producer's role
There are a number of actresses in Sri Lankan cinema,
who turned successful producers during the course of
their careers. Nita Fernando, Malani Fonseka, Sriyani
Amerasena, and Geetha Kumarasinghe are the stars who
not only made box-office hits, but also award winning
productions.An award winning actress, Sangeetha Weeraratne
is the latest to join the band of actresses turned producer.
.... Full Story
‘Toni Ranga Soba’ on Saturday Rupavahini ‘Tony
Ranga Soba’, the colorful evening that felicitated
veteran actor, Tony Ranasinghe on Tuesday at the BMICH,
will be telecast on Rupavahini on Saturday, August 12
at 10.10 pm. The spectacular evening when the stars
of the silver screen danced and acted in honour of his
service to cinema over the last fifty years and to coincided
with his 70th birthday. Young actors and actresses along
with those experienced in Sri Lankan cinema reproduced
unforgettable scenes of yesteryear’s silver screen,
in which, Tony proved his acting ability ....... Full
Story
Wheelchair
dancing is now a social life The
Ballroom Dancers Federation International (BDFI )- Sri
Lanka tuned in to a more meaningful concept - ‘Look
beyond ourselves through dancing’ - when they
recently launched the Wheel Chair Dancers Association
at the Concord Hotel. ..... Full
Story
King
Dappula IV
The Anuradhapura Pillar inscription of King Kashyapa
V, has been discovered in a place called 'Gal-Vihara',
amidst the rocks which, surrounded 'Ratna-Prasada',
close to Abhayagiri Vihara. Rev. Kotmale Amarawansa
Thera has read this inscription and the translation
of the same appears in the book ‘Inscriptions
of Sri Lanka.’ We know that as historical evidence,
inscriptions are of greater value than the books, written
later. This Anuradhapura Pillar Inscription reveals
a lot of informarion ...... Full
Story
Early days of cricket
The earliest mention of a cricket club in Ceylon dates
back to August 8, 1832, identified as the date on
which the 'Cricket Club' was established. But due
to lack of old records, there is hardly any information
of its progress in the years that followed ......
Full Story
SLFP
rejects JVP demands
Some contentious demands including the withdrawal of
Norway from playing the role of peace facilitator and
the abrogation of the Ceasefire Agreement of February
2002 have delayed an earlier agreed tie-up between the
Government and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP).
Full Story
Gen.
Kulatunga killing: Was Inspector involved?
Close on the heels of claims that Colombo’s underworld
had connections with the LTTE and undertakes contracts
on its behalf, comes the news that a senior police officer
who allegedly shot himself may have been linked to the
recent assassination of Major General Parami Kulatunga.
Full Story
India
provides power-sharing document
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera who arrives in
New Delhi today will meet his Indian counterpart to
discuss the current crisis in Sri Lanka, diplomatic
sources said. Full
Story
Fuel
price hikes: More to come
While Sri Lankan fuel consumers are reeling under increasing
fuel prices, the increases are unlikely to stop soon
with the two oil companies trying to cover their losses
and world oil prices sky rocketing. Full
Story
Che
gets rubber lessons on estate in Lanka It
was on August 7, 1959: a busy morning for the Immigration
and Emigration officers at the Colombo Airport. A
special chartered flight from the Revolutionary Government
of Cuba had landed in Colombo en route to India .....
Full Story
One
and only Nilu
and Mahesh, parents of a five-year-old boy, have decided
that they will have only one child. They feel that
their son will benefit from their undivided attention,
and that they will be able to give him the best of
resources rather than if they had more children .....Full Story
Rites
and rituals of the Esala perahera
The Esala perahera season began with the Aluthnuwara
Devale pageant, which was concluded on July 23. Thereafter
in keeping with the Sinhala almanac at the nekath
(auspicious time) of 5.45 a.m. on July 26, the Kap
was planted (Kap situweema) at the Maha Vishnu Devale
in Kandy ...... Full
Story
Turtles
tagged and ready to be tracked Today
will be a significant day for reptiles in Sri Lanka
with Rekawa in the south being declared the first
marine turtle sanctuary in the country followed by
the launch of the first turtle satellite tracking
programme in this ‘Year of Sea Turtles’
designated by the Indian Ocean South East Asian (IOSEA)
MoU Secretariat ....... Full
Story
Poised
for performance
Mix pure talent, loads of positive energy, a good
sense of humour and… you’ve got Ruwani
Seimon. Her numerous students are ample proof of her
capabilities as one of the most successful singing
teachers around; she literally lives and breathes
music. As her choir ‘Voices in Harmony’
prepares to provide you with yet another of their
characteristic surges of entertainment, I caught up
with her for a chat about her career as a teacher,
her drive to do what she does, and life in general
...... Full Story
Go
get some sleep!
Menachem Begin, the Israeli Prime Minister from 1977-83,
was tortured by the KGB as a young man ..... Full
Story
Massive
security ops for Randoli Perahera
A special security plan will be in operation in Kandy
for the Esala Maha Perahera with more than 7,000 policemen
on duty. Tight security measures are already in force
to prevent possible terrorist attacks as well as crime
during the Randoli Perehera when thousands of people
from all over the country flock to Kandy ...... Full
Story
KMC-private
company in parking fee battle
A private company has sued the Kandy Municipal Council
(KMC) for nearly Rs. 25 million as damages for breach
of contract ...... Full
Story
Science
Faculty construction deals under microscope
The contract work undertaken in the erection of buildings
for the Peradeniya campus Science Faculty is incomplete
and a request has been made that the final bills for
payment be submitted to internal audits after recommendation
...... Full Story
There are a number of actresses in Sri Lankan cinema,
who turned successful producers during the course of
their careers. Nita Fernando, Malani Fonseka, Sriyani
Amerasena, and Geetha Kumarasinghe are the stars who
not only made box-office hits, but also award winning
productions.An award winning actress, Sangeetha Weeraratne
is the latest to join the band of actresses turned producer.
.... 
‘Tony
Ranga Soba’, the colorful evening that felicitated
veteran actor, Tony Ranasinghe on Tuesday at the BMICH,
will be telecast on Rupavahini on Saturday, August 12
at 10.10 pm. The spectacular evening when the stars
of the silver screen danced and acted in honour of his
service to cinema over the last fifty years and to coincided
with his 70th birthday. Young actors and actresses along
with those experienced in Sri Lankan cinema reproduced
unforgettable scenes of yesteryear’s silver screen,
in which, Tony proved his acting ability ....... 
The
Ballroom Dancers Federation International (BDFI )- Sri
Lanka tuned in to a more meaningful concept - ‘Look
beyond ourselves through dancing’ - when they
recently launched the Wheel Chair Dancers Association
at the Concord Hotel. ..... 
The earliest mention of a cricket club in Ceylon dates
back to August 8, 1832, identified as the date on
which the 'Cricket Club' was established. But due
to lack of old records, there is hardly any information
of its progress in the years that followed ......
It
was on August 7, 1959: a busy morning for the Immigration
and Emigration officers at the Colombo Airport. A
special chartered flight from the Revolutionary Government
of Cuba had landed in Colombo en route to India .....
Nilu
and Mahesh, parents of a five-year-old boy, have decided
that they will have only one child. They feel that
their son will benefit from their undivided attention,
and that they will be able to give him the best of
resources rather than if they had more children .....
The Esala perahera season began with the Aluthnuwara
Devale pageant, which was concluded on July 23. Thereafter
in keeping with the Sinhala almanac at the nekath
(auspicious time) of 5.45 a.m. on July 26, the Kap
was planted (Kap situweema) at the Maha Vishnu Devale
in Kandy ...... 
Today
will be a significant day for reptiles in Sri Lanka
with Rekawa in the south being declared the first
marine turtle sanctuary in the country followed by
the launch of the first turtle satellite tracking
programme in this ‘Year of Sea Turtles’
designated by the Indian Ocean South East Asian (IOSEA)
MoU Secretariat ....... 
Mix pure talent, loads of positive energy, a good
sense of humour and… you’ve got Ruwani
Seimon. Her numerous students are ample proof of her
capabilities as one of the most successful singing
teachers around; she literally lives and breathes
music. As her choir ‘Voices in Harmony’
prepares to provide you with yet another of their
characteristic surges of entertainment, I caught up
with her for a chat about her career as a teacher,
her drive to do what she does, and life in general
...... 
