This woman holding a solitary
candle expresses solidarity with AIDS victims at last
week’s commemoration of International AIDS Day.
(Pic by Sriyantha Walpola)
To key advisors of President Chandrika
Kumaratunga, Messrs. K. Balapatabendi and R.K. Chandananda de
Silva have been nominated for senior diplomatic appointments
with Balapatabendi selected to be Sri Lanka's new High
Commissioner in Australia and Chandananda de Silva named for
Canada.
The Secretary General of Parliament, in her
capacity as Secretary of Parliament's Committee on High Posts,
has published the names of 11 new high commissioners/ambassadors
designate to various countries.
COLOMBO, (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace hopes
have dimmed after the government rejected rebel demands and the
nation is drifting closer to a resumption of war, analysts said
Thursday.
The God of the Underworld
Vellupillai Pirapaharan has spoken; now it’s our
turn. We can capitulate; we can ignore his challenge and behave
as if its business as usual; or we can understand the threat,
take it seriously and make our own preparations to face any
eventuality, so that whatever the Surya Thevan does next he will
not find us unprepared.
President’s parliament visit a sign of the coming colour?
Was President Chandrika Kumaratunga’s surprise
presence in parliament on Thursday a sign of the coming colour?
This was the question that animated political circles when the
president who is the Minister of Education turned up in the
House while the votes of that ministry were being discussed
during the committee stage of the budget.
Its
funny how almost unannounced, certainly unheralded, a good
movie suddenly comes to a local cinema. With all the English
trash in the cinemas we almost give up casting our eye on
the film advertisement page in the newspapers.
Velupillai Prabhakaran’s Great Heroes’ Day speech this year
was probably his most significant. It was a masterly and
deadly serious performance in which he reassumed his full
dimensions as the single individual who has most influenced,
and arguably determined, our collective destiny for at least
two decades.
Sri Lanka can be self-sufficient in potable
alcohol for the domestic liquor industry with the Pelwatte and
Sevanagala sugar companies producing the necessary volumes but
the largest consumer of ENA (extra neutral alcohol) is
resisting the product on quality grounds.
The Pelwatte Sugar Company has fully provided
for Rs. 10.6 million paid to a former Chairman, Mr. Mahinda P.
B. Senanayake, classified as a "doubtful recovery" in its
accounts for the year ended March 31, 2004.
Hakgala Botanical Gardens Nestled
into both the mountainside of the majestic Hakgala Peak and
underneath its jutting rock lies the beautiful Hakgala Botanic
Gardens.
Mohamed Niyaz Naufer used to trumble a heavy
fruit barrow in Pettah and Hultsdorp once upon a time. Since he
was born and raised up in the area and receiving little
education, selling fruits was the means of income for this
strapping, sunburnt youth.
Colombo win one sided final
Colombo Basketball Club walked away with the
prestigious Colombo Super League Basketball Championship when
they convincingly beat Wattala Basketball Club in the grand
final worked off at the Depot Police Courts in Bambalapitiya on
Friday.
Jeewantha (86) in fighting knock
for Colts
Jeewantha Kulathunga made a fighting knock of 86
with nine fours and a six enabling Colts CC to make 238 for nine
wickets at the close against CCC in their Premier League
semi-final cricket fixture which commenced at the SSC ground on
Friday .
Rasika Prabath, Colombo BC Captain receiving the
championship trophy from the patron of Colombo
District Basketball Association Shammi Mutumala.
Colombo BC beat Wattala BC in the final 67-52. Pic
by Kamal Wanniarachchi.
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