The tense and explosive situation in Batticaloa is captured in this picture where a female candidate goes on her final round of campaigning surrounded by police and personal bodyguards. The elections to the Batticaloa Municipal Council and eight Pradeshiya Sabhas will be held tomorrow. Pic by J. Weerasekera
Security considerations and logistical factors have compelled the Government to change the venue for the South Asian summit from Kandy to Colombo, a Foreign Ministry official said yesterday.
Three journalists, including Sunday Times columnist J.S.Tissanayagam, were among five arrested and detained by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) of the police on Friday while a fourth journalist was questioned and released last nightDeputy Inspector General W. Prathapasinghe confirmed the arrests yesterday but declined to give the reasons.
Little girls in white uniform and blue tie troop in solemnly and bow their heads in prayer. They are paying their last respects to a classmate who the week before studied...
Twenty million shares of Hatton National Bank purchases during a 3-month period (October to December 2007) through the Central Depository Systems (CDS) have not been registered due to insufficient information on the four buyers.
Unite and come back as lethal as you can, the Australian muscle machine freak-out and meek. This has been a stubborn fact through the past seven decades or more, but, rarely applied and whenever it was done the end result has been the same.
The winners of Pakistan's parliamentary election will meet Sunday to finalize a power-sharing deal amid increasing pressure on the U.S.-backed president to quit following the defeat of his political allies at the polls, a party spokesman said.
Sri Lanka Under 19 player and right arm paceman Thisara Perera’s starred in the 74th Battle of the Saints between St Joseph’s and St Peter’s helping his side to an emphatic innings and 42 runs victory in an encounter which turned out to be a one sided affair since the match began...
The world's cheapest car may be coming to India soon, but at a price.
For years, Asha Patra and her husband tilled their land in eastern India for a meagre but stable living. Then the communist state government walled it off for a factory to make the world's cheapest car, Tata Motor's Nano, dubbed India's "People's Car".
Three weeks ago, we opened up a discussion in Techno Page about creative new ways in which mobile communication infrastructure could be used. I pointed out that thorough identification and registration process that mobile phone subscribers...
In certain books on history, Ayashmantha is named Aabo. He, however was clever. By keeping Prince Dharmashoka on the throne, he was able to carry on the rule for a year. Coming with a Chola army, a commander named Anikanga, invaded Polonnaruwa. He killed Prince Dharmashoka and came to power in 1209 A.D. Ayashmantha was also slain.
'Karuvala Gedara' (House of Shadows), the well loved novel by Martin Wickremasinghe that looks into the life-style of a village in the south of Sri Lanka a few decades ago is now being telecast over ITN every Sunday at 8 pm starting from March 9.
Three journalists, including Sunday Times columnist J.S.Tissanayagam, were among five arrested and detained by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) of the police on Friday while a fourth journalist was questioned and released last nightDeputy Inspector General W. Prathapasinghe confirmed the arrests yesterday but declined to give the reasons.
Little girls in white uniform and blue tie troop in solemnly and bow their heads in prayer. They are paying their last respects to a classmate who the week before studied...
Unite and come back as lethal as you can, the Australian muscle machine freak-out and meek. This has been a stubborn fact through the past seven decades or more, but, rarely applied and whenever it was done the end result has been the same.
The winners of Pakistan's parliamentary election will meet Sunday to finalize a power-sharing deal amid increasing pressure on the U.S.-backed president to quit following the defeat of his political allies at the polls, a party spokesman said.
Sri Lanka Under 19 player and right arm paceman Thisara Perera’s starred in the 74th Battle of the Saints between St Joseph’s and St Peter’s helping his side to an emphatic innings and 42 runs victory in an encounter which turned out to be a one sided affair since the match began...
The world's cheapest car may be coming to India soon, but at a price.
For years, Asha Patra and her husband tilled their land in eastern India for a meagre but stable living. Then the communist state government walled it off for a factory to make the world's cheapest car, Tata Motor's Nano, dubbed India's "People's Car".
Three weeks ago, we opened up a discussion in Techno Page about creative new ways in which mobile communication infrastructure could be used. I pointed out that thorough identification and registration process that mobile phone subscribers...
'Karuvala Gedara' (House of Shadows), the well loved novel by Martin Wickremasinghe that looks into the life-style of a village in the south of Sri Lanka a few decades ago is now being telecast over ITN every Sunday at 8 pm starting from March 9. 
