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| Making a splash, medieval style |
“In this our spacious isle”, wrote Michael Drayton, back in 1613, “I think there is not one but he hath heard some talk of Hood and Little Johan.” Even now, four centuries later, those words still ring true; Robin Hood’s adventures in the forests of England stand among the nation’s best-loved legends, in ...... |
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| Cargills looks at new
business opportunities |
The Cargills Group, Sri Lanka’s biggest group in food manufacture and retailing, is looking for new business opportunities in the post-war era but more significantly has undergone a restructure of its management. Ranjit Page, widely credited with driving Cargills’ entry into supermarkets from a staid department store 27 years ....
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| First Muslim
woman to win Miss USA title |
She was hailed as the shining example of the American dream, a Lebanese-born woman who became the first Muslim Miss U.S.A.
Marketing executive Rima Fakih, 24, beat 50 other contestants to win the beauty pageant in Las Vegas. But her victory was already becoming tarnished last night by revelations that she won a pole dancing contest at a strip club in Detroit in 2007. |
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| Major changes to the GSM programme |
On February 8 2010, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, announced new reforms to the general skilled migration programme. Some of the critical reforms announced were, the new Skill occupation list, new points system, introduction of State Migration Plan, removing the MODL points and a change in the priority processing system. |
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| Mr. Sports Minister – This is not a dummy |
After the fair share of the delay, during which men with no knowledge between a ball and a paddle boat were at the helm, finally President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to place Chandrasiri Bandara Ratnayake as the Minister of Sports in his second term. |
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| EDITORIAL |
| Disaster prevention a disaster |
It was only the other day that we were told of 'big plans' to reclaim the seafront opposite the popular Colombo promenade, Galle Face Green, to build a 'new city'; and then reclaim a two-kilometre stretch of land from there to Bambalapitiya where only skyscrapers would be built in a mega-city within the city. |
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| COLUMNS |
| Amidst floods Lanka faces world storm -- Political Column |
Troops in varied attire clutching assault rifles went through their drills many a time during rehearsals. Their battleware - tanks, armoured personnel carriers, vehicle mounted Multi Barrel Rocket Launchers, artillery guns - were ready to roll before Government leaders, officials and Colombo-based diplomats last Thursday. |
| Change, you must and put Humpty-Dumpty back together -- 5th Column |
I thought I must write to you, because you have once again become a hot topic of discussion among the Greens, the question being whether, like the honourable Sanath J from Matara, you should be dropped from the team after a string of poor performances or whether you should be allowed to play on.
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| Man behind the palate of two presidents |
Walter S. Scheib III was Hilary Clinton’s answer to Jacqueline Kennedy. Though J.F.K’s glamorous widow had long since left the White House, she had set the standard for fine dining in the nation’s home – and it was European. Mrs. Clinton’s mandate for her new chef was a challenge – she wanted to see contemporary American cuisine celebrated in her kitchen. |
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| A day at the temple |
Vesak - to be
celebrated by Buddhists all over the world next Thursday - is the day in white. Devotees - young and old - clad in white trek to the temple early morning to observe 'ata sil' and spend the day there. |
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