Source:Island Published by Vijitha Yapa Publications April 2021 Review by Tissa Devendra Price Rs 700 None other than Professor Ravindra Fernando could ever have written this fascinating account of this blood stained chapter of our country’s recent history. He is our pre-eminent author on forensic subjects. His work on the ...
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Police:Island With the alarming spike in Covid-19 infections across the country, Police on Friday launched an operation in Colombo to round up unmasked persons in public spaces. Police said that 85 people taken into custody were initially taken to the Bo-tree junction in Pettah, where DIG (Colombo Division) Jagath Chandrakumara, ...
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The subject of another beautiful Sri Lankan song I have recorded. This superb article and scenic memories will doubtlessly be enjoyed by many thousands of our Ceylonese people (as I like to call them), all over the World. pene’, (you see Sri pade’, the butterfly mountain), is the ...
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Laurel Hubbard Source:Sundayobserver A revision in Olympic qualification standards has set the stage for New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, a transgender woman, to qualify for the Tokyo Games, the New Zealand Olympic Committee announced Thursday. Hubbard would be the first transgender person to compete in the Olympics if she makes ...
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The Belfry Gate of the Trincomalee Naval Dockyard, a national architectural monument, is unknown to many. The once twin-towered belfry is now a single tower with its twin long gone. It has served as loyal timekeeper for sailors in the dockyard for 200 years and continues to do so Source:Island ...
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Source:Island The British High Commission in Colombo and the Government of Sri Lanka held a virtual event “Nitrogen for Climate and Green Recovery” on April 27 – 29 in Colombo. The event launched the #Nitrogen4NetZero initiative, to widen engagement on sustainable nitrogen management in this crucial year for climate action. ...
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The Sri Lankan rupee weakening against the US dollar coupled with surging shipping rates reflected adversely on tea prices at the Colombo auctions. This contributed to regressive price trends in Colombo, Forbes & Walker (F&W) said in its weekly Tea Market report. The average for April 2021 was Rs. 627. ...
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Source:Island If the 1980s were tumultuous, the 1990s were more transitional, even if not less tumultuous. In this ‘potted’ history, it is not necessary to recount all the details of the 1990s and the first decade of the new 21st century. Suffice it to focus on developments that have had ...
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Source:Sundayobserver State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Promotion, Rural and Ayurvedic Hospitals Development and Community Health Sisira Jayakody said a decision has been taken to convert all 118 Ayurvedic hospitals countrywide into intermediate care centres that have a capacity of over 5,000 beds to treat Covid-19 patients. Discussions have already been ...
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Source:Sundayobserver Walking along the bund of the Tissa Wewa in Anuradhapura, three of the eight historical icon-Ruwanweli Seya, Jethawanaramaya and Abayagiriya – come into view beyond the horizon. Many are the sites that hold pride of place in the ancient city. The length and breadth of the land harbor remnants ...
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