US House Rep says, “Not an easy task to rebuild country devastated by war”
Courtesy: Bandara Athapattu – Ceylon Daily News 23 Feb.13 A member of the US House of Representatives, member of the House of Foreign Affairs and member of the Sub Committee on Asia and the Pacific...
View ArticleSRI LANKA: Ranked 36 for Senior Citizens
Sri Lanka has been placed 36th in the global index for the Best Countries for Older People, while Sweden is in the number one slot. Afghanistan is the worst country, a study reveals. "The...
View Article19th Amendment shuts out dual citizens & Under-35 presidential aspirants
Marking the beginning of a new chapter in the contemporary political history of Sri Lanka, the Parliament on Tuesday night adopted the 19th Constitutional Amendment with an overwhelming majority. The...
View ArticleDiaspora Festival for all Sri Lankans – Foreign Ministry
The Diaspora Festival that had been planned for the end of this year in Sri Lanka was not specific to any community but a national event, the Foreign Ministry said. Spokesperson for the Foreign...
View ArticleLuxury resort lets you get away from it all
Memoirs of a tourist couple to Sri Lanka: Our first introduction to Sri Lanka was warm, traditional and rather formal. As we stepped out of our taxi at the beautiful Cocoon Resort and Spa, we were...
View ArticleThe World Bank country strategy for Sri Lanka for 2012-2016
Working for a World Free of Poverty NEWS RELEASE World Bank WASHINGTON, May 22, 2012 –Today, the Board of Directors of the World Bank Group (WBG) discussed the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for...
View ArticleOBITUARIES – MARCH 2018
SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2018 BALASUNDARAM – LALITA. Beloved wife of late Vamadeva Balasundaram, loving mother of Danusha, Suresh and Shivantha, mother-in-law of Sathya and Sonali, much loved grandmother...
View ArticleThe need to face very unpleasant realities
By: Emil van der Poorten Much of the examination and dissection of the horror of Easter Sunday 2019’s carnage in Sri Lanka, seems, almost deliberately, to avoid dealing with one very basic fact: what...
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