Passersby read a message attached to a picture of a schoolgirl killed in Wednesday’s parcel bomb blast at a shopping mall in Nugegoda. Some people also placed flowers near the picture. Pic by Lakshman Gunathilake
The Government has barred the movement of civilians from the uncleared Wanni region, except for a few essential cases in a fresh attempt to prevent Tiger guerrillas from infiltrating the south and causing destruction.
Three soldiers and nine LTTE cadres were killed and more than 50 injured in heavy clashes that erupted between the two sides at Adampan in Mannar yesterday morning.
It is not President’s House or Temple Trees but No. 65, Rosmead Place has seen as much history unfold within its halls as these stately mansions. For decades, ‘Tintagel’ was the base from where members of the Bandaranaike family chartered the fortunes, sometimes good, sometimes bad, of the country.
Many ‘desperate’ residents in the Colombo district and the immediate suburbs are prepared to pay an extra tax to remove their garbage on time and from their doorstep, a survey by The Sunday Times FT on the garbage crisis shows.More than 65 percent agreed to the payment of an extra tax if this would solve their garbage problem. The survey covered a cross section of office workers....
If you think people with disabilities never get ahead in life, think again! Some of Sri Lanka's leaders in fast-track industries, including Information & Communications Technology (ICT), come under this category.
On August 1, this year in New Delhi....
Hemas Holdings Ltd (HHL), which sold off its 25 percent stake in eChannelling last week, is negotiating with some new investors for its Wattala Hospital project and hoping to finalise it this month, the company CEO said. “We are in the process of finalising some people for investing in the Wattala Hospital and carrying out a few discussions with them....
Recently I read in an article when players of other countries who represented their countries in the 1996 World Cup are coaching and are engaged in other cricket related vocations, some of the Sri Lankan cricketers are still there with a firm grip over their positions in the team.Then a few weeks later former opener Marvan Atapattu .....
Former Pakistani prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif will meet early next week to discuss whether or not to boycott the upcoming election, party officials said today.Bhutto has said that her Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) will participate in the election scheduled for January 8 under protest .....
The dream of any cricketer is to play for his country. I did so first fourteen years ago, against Pakistan in 1993 at Kandy. If my memory serves me right, we lost that match by an innings and therefore, I bowled only once and went wicketless. In Sri Lanka’s first innings, I also scored a duck.After such a start, to have survived ....
Activists sought today to keep the battle against HIV in the public eye on World AIDS Day in the face of growing complacency amid progress in treating and slowing the spread of the disease.
Even the Miss World beauty pageant on the Chinese holiday island of Sanya was being ......
The serene and pure beauty of the lotus flowering above the muddy waters inspires this latest collection of paintings. Considered together, the collection is a spiritual contemplation .....
This strong fortress was built near Aanivayaval. It was also named Madikkarai. It was very well fortified. Commander Lankapura selected the troops of Commander Gokanna, Kitthi and Loke. He knew that they ......
Olympus Plaza Hotel is the latest attraction of the cool climate in Haputale Olympus Hotel is a new luxury hotel in Haputale built on a hillock overlooking the world famous ‘Fox Hill’ on the one side and the Provinces of Uva, Sabaragamuwa and Southern on the other.
The glorious hill country of Sri Lanka famed for its beauty and unique climate would not be healthy to settle in, with heavy rain, landslides and earthquakes likely to continue in the future, the Town Planners Association warns.
Town Planners Association past .....
It is not President’s House or Temple Trees but No. 65, Rosmead Place has seen as much history unfold within its halls as these stately mansions. For decades, ‘Tintagel’ was the base from where members of the Bandaranaike family chartered the fortunes, sometimes good, sometimes bad, of the country.
If you think people with disabilities never get ahead in life, think again! Some of Sri Lanka's leaders in fast-track industries, including Information & Communications Technology (ICT), come under this category.
On August 1, this year in New Delhi....
Recently I read in an article when players of other countries who represented their countries in the 1996 World Cup are coaching and are engaged in other cricket related vocations, some of the Sri Lankan cricketers are still there with a firm grip over their positions in the team.Then a few weeks later former opener Marvan Atapattu ..... 
Former Pakistani prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif will meet early next week to discuss whether or not to boycott the upcoming election, party officials said today.Bhutto has said that her Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) will participate in the election scheduled for January 8 under protest ..... 
The dream of any cricketer is to play for his country. I did so first fourteen years ago, against Pakistan in 1993 at Kandy. If my memory serves me right, we lost that match by an innings and therefore, I bowled only once and went wicketless. In Sri Lanka’s first innings, I also scored a duck.After such a start, to have survived .... 
Activists sought today to keep the battle against HIV in the public eye on World AIDS Day in the face of growing complacency amid progress in treating and slowing the spread of the disease.
Even the Miss World beauty pageant on the Chinese holiday island of Sanya was being ...... 
The serene and pure beauty of the lotus flowering above the muddy waters inspires this latest collection of paintings. Considered together, the collection is a spiritual contemplation ..... 
This strong fortress was built near Aanivayaval. It was also named Madikkarai. It was very well fortified. Commander Lankapura selected the troops of Commander Gokanna, Kitthi and Loke. He knew that they ...... 
Olympus Plaza Hotel is the latest attraction of the cool climate in Haputale Olympus Hotel is a new luxury hotel in Haputale built on a hillock overlooking the world famous ‘Fox Hill’ on the one side and the Provinces of Uva, Sabaragamuwa and Southern on the other. 
The glorious hill country of Sri Lanka famed for its beauty and unique climate would not be healthy to settle in, with heavy rain, landslides and earthquakes likely to continue in the future, the Town Planners Association warns.
Town Planners Association past ..... 
