Photo courtesy of Forbes What are the constitutional and legal implications of the proposed Colombo Port City Economic Commission? I take the view that in terms of design and effect, this proposed Bill seeks to carve out the Port City for differentiated treatment that is inconsistent with our Constitution. The Bill envisages a new geographical and legal space that is ...
Photo courtesy of Twitter “But China has told us take whatever (money) necessary and pay back whenever possible.” Parliamentarian SB Dissanayake (to Rev. Keppitiyagoda Siriwimala Thero – 4.4.2021) Days after the presidential election of 2010, the Rajapaksa siblings gathered to enjoy an evening of musical extravaganza. Organised by the state-owned ITN and titled Jaya Jayawe (Victory Victorious), the show was billed ...
Resilient is a word frequently used by human rights activists and the development sector, to describe persons affected by war and violence. In Sri Lanka, the mothers of the disappeared are praised for their resilience when they continue their struggle for justice despite intimidation and harassment. Women headed households labouring to eke out a living are spoken of admiringly ...
In a city of ruins, forgotten and old A palace of valor in legends, now cold, In a great white hall; where old kings ruled A silver throne shines, unharmed, unsold. Behind that throne, a secret lies, The treasures old, for greedy eyes Behind the pillars, a faint light climbs, From the soulless, earthly crown of time. Golden rim with ...
These letters indicate a readiness to leave, and though I did work at references and so on, I did not concentrate as much as I should have done. The picture is one of my Ministry of Defence friends in unfamiliar guise early on at Oxford. 11th August 1978 (cont) Enid & Glenville were here on the Saturday, armed with delicious ...
Nipunaka Fonseka stroked a century for St. Peter’s College in their drawn traditional encounter against S. Thomas’ College today. The other traditional encounter held between Royal College and Wesley College also ended in a draw at Royal College Grounds. Read More : Tail-ender Yasiru Rodrigo’s brilliant knock puts S. Thomas’ on top Royal College, Colombo vs Wesley College, Colombo The ...
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have appointed Manuja Kariyapperuma as the interim Manager of the Sri Lanka Cricket Team for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh. Read More : Young Kamil steers NCC to the championship with a ton Professor Arjuna de Silva, the chairman of SLC Management Committee, has confirmed that Kariyapperuma will work as the interim Manager of the ...
Thomian number 4 batsman Ryan Fernando continued his good form with the bat scoring a masterful century as he pulled S. Thomas’ College out of the woods against St. Peter’s College on an eventful day one of their traditional encounter which commenced today (16th April) at Mount Lavinia. In addition, two more traditional encounters of the Schools U19 Cricket tournament ...
How do you think we came to exist? How do you think the universe came to exist? Boom! The Big Bang happened. The universe was created. Earth was formed. An atmosphere, that could sustain life, was given rise to. Organic molecules were synthesized. Certain chemical reactions and metabolic pathways occurred. And slowly life originated. That is the popular belief on how ...
This extract records my finally concluding the draft of my thesis, in the midst of much other activity. The pictures are of Dr Hayman, legendary founder of S. Thomas’ Gurutalawa, and his wife; and of Jane Shilling who was an exemplary tenant at Norham Gardens and subsequently became a celebrated journalist. 25th July (cont) I haven’t seen Aachchi since the ...
Highlights • Showers of 75 mm expected in Western & Sabaragamuwa provinces during 16th - 21st April with adrop in rainfall elsewhere. • Dangerously heavy rainfall was experienced in Western, Southern and Sabaragamuwa provinces.Up to 135mm max in Matara on 10th April. • From 6th - 12th Apr: up to 8 km/h Northeasterly winds were experienced by northern half ...
Spin resources in our backyard are so thin that a left-arm spinner with just a handful First Class appearances has been called up to the Test squad. Praveen Jayawickrama is in Kandy by default, as the team’s leading left-arm orthodox spinner Lasith Embuldeniya is injured and so is Duvindu Tillekeratne, the next in line. That should have earned Prabath Jayasuriya ...
As an individual who could get bored very easily, I sometimes struggle to find ways to keep myself interestingly occupied. The lock down last year, even if it was for just 03 months took a huge toll on my life, as I am not the kind who is very good at being restricted indoors. Recently,... Continue Reading →
They joke of being followed by intelligence officers and questioned on who visited them and what they spoke about but underneath lies a real fear of being intimidated, harassed and threatened when they stand up for their rights or seek to help the oppressed. Like their colleagues in the North, in the East, too, human rights defenders and ordinary people ...
