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1. Elevated four- lane Expressway of 24 km. Rs. 26 Billion
2. Building development underneath the expressway Rs. 16 “
3. Roadway on the ground to serve the building development Rs. 2 ” Total Rs. 44 Billion
(The Island) At present, the cost of living cannot be met from the normal earnings of the [...]
(TC – By Dr. Dayan Jayatilleke)
The UN Human Rights Council has a new president, the ambassador of Thailand. A serious minded and senior diplomat, he is a fine choice indeed. The uninitiated may wonder how this honour went to Thailand, which was the unanimous Asian choice, so shortly after the bloody [...]
(Daily News – by Edward Arambewela)
With the Government presenting the Budget for the rest of the year 2010 in Parliament on June 29 and the Opposition shouting at the Government making all kinds of allegations, I thought it fit to refer to this incident in Parliament that happened on the last [...]
(RW) (This simplified version of the fifth chapter of Political Principles and their Practice in Sri Lanka, presents the constitutional history of Sri Lanka in light of the principles discussed in the earlier chapters)
It was D S Senanayake who presided over negotiations towards independence, with the Commission led by Lord [...]
(The Island) Readers complained when this columnist said that he had recently handed out “best courier” awards to Fed Ex and DHL. You should have given the award to the dabbawallahs, they said. “In parts of India, food is delivered to multiple customers every single day at the same [...]
(Daily News – by Dr Tilak S Fernando)
After watching the collapse of the Sri Lankan cricket team at Asian Cup finals against India, I went to sleep and started my night prayers in bed. How long I was up, I could not remember, but felt a sudden ‘lift off,’ [...]
( Sri Lanka Guardian) Sarani Fernando is a lawyer living in Negombo. She has been active in human rights work for about ten years. She made following comments in answer to questions posed to her.
What do you think of the policing system of Sri Lanka?
The policing system we have now is [...]
A simple blood test to predict Alzheimer’s disease up to ten years before symptoms appear could be developed after researchers found high levels of a protein can be an early sign of the condition.
(The Island ) By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor
Scientists have suggested that levels of the protein [...]
Govt helps the agrarian sector to survive the global financial crisis in 2009:
(Daily News – Bhagya Senarathne)
The year 2009 saw the global financial crisis creating serious problems to economies all over the world. Its repercussions were felt here too in Sri Lanka, especially within the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEE). To [...]
( Sri Lanka Guardian – by Lenin Benedict) World renowned LTTE mafia boss and The Interpol wanted Kumaran Pathmanapan alias K.P getting more importance in the Northern politics and backing of the Government very much shows the criminalization of politics in the North. It raises the question of honor and [...]
(The Island – By Jayantha Jayewardene)
Many lives, both human and elephant, are lost as a result of the human-elephant conflicts that are prevalent in most parts of the country. When an elephant is killed the carcass is buried or burnt. No further thought is given to the effect that [...]
(Daily Mirror – By Dianne Silva)
A title from her blog; “Once Upon a Time With Shobhaa ” sums up the vivacious, eminent Indian novelist Shobhaa De- from the outside her life most certainly reads like a fairy tale- from being a Model to journalist to now a much read author, she [...]
(Daily News – by Renton De Alwis) It’s a strange world we live in. Brute forces of terrorist gangs blow up innocent people; be it at a mosque (like it happened last week Friday in Lahore), in a bus, a train, a building, at an airport or on a road [...]
(Sunday Leader – by Raisa Wickramathunge) Disruption was bound to occur when parliament re-convened on Wednesday to discuss the 2010 budget. On Tuesday, opposition MPs waved placards protesting high prices and claiming the new budget was not people-friendly.
Friends in the restaurant and Foes in the chamber
“I’m not going to answer until [...]
(The Island – By Gwynne Dyer)
As the American withdrawal gains speed, there are fewer American troops in Iraq than in Afghanistan for the first time since 2003. By the end of August there will be no US combat troops left in Iraq, though some tens of thousands of [...]
(Daily Mirror – by Milinda Rajasekara) How correct was President Mahinda Rajapaksa when he said in his Victory Day speech at Galle Face that “it is not to idly waste our time that we liberated this land” and added, “It was not to hand over the country to thieves, crooks, the corrupt [...]
(Daily News – by Vernon Boteju, Senior Attorney-at-Law)
In democracy all have and enjoy equal rights under and by virtue of citizenship of that nation to which they belong to and thereby reciprocally owe allegiance to the country and its national flag.
It is evident citizens of such nations desire to express [...]
(Daily News) Development activities in the North and East are continuing apace. However, in order to ensure development programs reach their desired targets, the Government needs all the support it could muster both locally and through international agencies.It can’t allow prejudices to get in the way in this regard. For, [...]
(DNA) When and why did you think of retiring?I was thinking about it for a long time. I wanted to retire after playing the West Indies (November). However, I didn’t want to keep so many talented youngsters waiting. I changed my decision and thought ‘why not retire against India’ as they [...]
(The Island -by Walter Wijenayake)
Melodious voice of Hettiarachchige Reginald Jothipala took most of our youth into a dream world for he held a record of singing the most number of love songs and love duets. At the time of his untimely death on July 7, 1987 at the [...]
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