The Asian Development Bank which was to give a Rs.
3,000 million (30 million US dollar) grant to salvage
the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) from a financial
crisis has withdrawn....
Tourism
Minister Anura Bandaranaike says he is awaiting letters
from the President's Office and the Sri Lanka Freedom
Party calling for his explanation over his recent
conduct.
Britain is expected to appoint a special ‘envoy’
shortly to engage in the Sri Lanka peace process as
it seeks to play a bigger role in the search for a
political solution, highly placed political sources
said.
Controversy
surrounds the abrupt suspension of ‘Sudu Kapuru
Pethi’, a teledrama which was being aired on
Rupavahini every Sunday at 8.30 p.m. over the past
two months.
Tourism Minister
Anura Bandaranaike who attacked Indian High
Commissioner Nirupama Rao, and Stassen Group
Chairman Harry Stassen Jayawardene who successfully
challenged the Indian envoy's intervention in
the purchase of the Apollo Hospital at a function
held in honour of Commonwealth Finance Ministers
this week, together with Mr. Rajan Britto, Chairman
of Aitken Spence, a company owned by the Stassen
Group.
Corporate
raider Harry Jayawardena once again proved that no government,
president, regulator or individual stands in his way
when he took over Apollo Hospitals last...
Online
Lotteries Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the National
Lotteries Board (NDB), has made a thumping loss of 556
million rupees since its incorporation two and half years
ago and last week decided...
An exciting display of sevens rugby by the Sri Lankans
enabled them to enter the quarter final and meet Thailand
for a place in the semi final on the final day of the
eighth Singer SriLankan Airlines...
Three Pakistan boxers have been tested positive for
consuming banned performance enhancing drugs at the
recently concluded 10th South Asian Games held in Sri
Lanka.
It was not very clear whether it was a yo-yo contest
or an education ministry issue. It all began with Royal
Principal Upali Gunasekera pointing out to the Ministry
of Education in the...
The
newly established past Benedictine Choral outfit,
Voice.Print is all set to produce Up Where We
Belong – a choral concert that will include
a variety of music encompassing the 70s, 80s and
90s right through to contemporary styles.
You
have all heard about Sigiriya and perhaps you
have visited it. It is a small village ten miles
off Dambulla in the district of Matale. Visitors
go there nearly everyday to climb its huge rock
of ancient fame and see the beautiful paintings
on a part of its walls as...
Sudath Rohana
is well- known for his novel directorial efforts
in both cinema and the small screen.Veering
way from the usual hackneyed themes based on
family issues, this talented director has touched
upon themes relating to history, long forgotten
traditions and customs of our land.
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Controversy
surrounds the abrupt suspension of ‘Sudu Kapuru
Pethi’, a teledrama which was being aired on
Rupavahini every Sunday at 8.30 p.m. over the past
two months. 
