Driving its pioneering evangelism in the transition to digital communication, Bates Strategic Alliance is set to organize a roundtable on “The Power of Social Media” for CEOs, marketers, media and citizen journalists on the 12th of June from 6:00 pm [...]

Image courtesy Asianews.it Erroneous political thinking and analysis obscure and obstruct the path of the political recovery of the Opposition in Sri Lanka. They can be disaggregated into six myths. Myth 1 is that unity at all costs in the ranks of the main democratic opposition party is a necessary and sufficient condition of political success. The reality is ...

What is happening between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar and how it is portrayed by the western media have all the signs of yet another wannabe Arab spring in the making. It is to the credit of the ordinary Sri Lankan Muslims and Sinhalas that they did not fall into the trap. The government should also be applauded for ...

The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) is alleged to have warned that those who do not adhere to the BBS’s preference with respect to how Vesak should be commemorated will be caned. The BBS finds the festivities associated with Vesak, especially the frills, the color, the play of puppeteers and other kolam objectionable. Instead, the BBS advocates a deeper engagement with ...

By James Lim  Mark Seliger made a name for himself in the nineties with his now iconic portraiture work for Rolling Stone magazine. From that memorable shot of the nude Red Hot Chili Peppers to one of the last portraits of Kurt Cobain, Seliger quickly cemented his status as one of the leading portrait photographers of his time. The ...

Chris Yerga Engineering Director Android. With this Google I/O  Google Play also fine tuned by Google. New Google Play Presented way is very awesome and it comes out very nicely with Tabs. We Gets the Movie Collection by out previous download so when we keep using the Google Play that become our choice 100%. Meanwhile  you can recommend any movies the your friends. This ...

Reblogged from Art Blart: Exhibition dates: 31st January - 26th May 2013 "I like it when one is not certain of what one sees. We don't know why the photographer has taken such a picture. If we look and look, we begin to see and are still left with the pleasure of uncertainty." . "It is not where it is or what it is that matters, but how you see it." Read more… 2,239 more words

What better way to start the Sunday, than read again a poem by Rabindranath Tagore I had ferreted away. This photo taken in my house on the 1 January 2010, as beautiful as it is, is a constant reminder of the fragility of moments, and why we need to let our laughter flush in meaningless mirth. .. Lotus flower. 1 ...

We Regret To Inform You That Your Condolences Cannot Be Accepted At This Time (via http://www.groundviews.org) We regret to inform you that your condolences cannot be accepted at this time. At present, both our pain and our hope defy that word, which has been offered and denied us, which we need and do not need, and which in any ...

In stark contrast to the ‘victory celebration’ scenes in Colombo, in the North and the East Tamils lit candles and mourned their dead. Unsurprisingly, public assemblies were disturbed by the powers be. Yesterday, in Vavuniya, a stone laid in the memory of Tamil civilians who died during the final war was demolished by unknown thugs. There were many other incidents ...

People of South Asian ancestry are up to four times more likely than Europeans to develop type 2 diabetes. The risk of type 2 diabetes is approximately 2-fold higher in African Americans than in European Americans. Type 2 diabetes could be reversed by following a daily 800-calorie diet for eight weeks. When our bodies are deprived of normal amounts of ...

Lasith Malinga became the first & only bowler to take 100 wickets in IPL

If I was an ex-PC member, I would be very very happy. Apparently, the cabinet approved a proposal to let me have a duty-free vehicle despite not holding an official … Continue reading →

Caricature: Mahela Jayawardena with his Delhi Daredevils team-mates

Caricature: Murali, Dilshan & RCB team dance for Gangnam style

The state’s security forces exist to defend the country not to constantly be involved in pompous pageantry that serve no purpose. More than any government, this government has turned our … Continue reading →

To quote:Obviously not all of Canada’s foreign policy decisions are the result of diaspora politics but many of the important ones, including the likely boycott of the next Commonwealth meeting in Sri Lanka, are. As we have argued before, this “dangerous game of diaspora politics” is mostly about short-sighted, self-interested politicians. We believe Canadians need to wrestle the diaspora political ...

The 2,800 km Sino-Myanmar pipeline is about to be operational. The gas lines are scheduled to be opened in July 2013. The parallel oil line is scheduled to open at the end of the year (2013).The gas is to be pumped from offshore wells near Kyauk Phyu. The oil arriving from the Mid-East will be pumped into the pipeline from ...

Hello Praemordeo, I was born and raised in Sri Lanka - in Mannar, which is, incidentally, very close to India (32 km). I am still here, and plan to stay here. What I think of Sri Lanka …  well, that is a tough question.  The people are beautiful and friendly. The place is simply amazing (a Dutchman who lived in the country used ...