Buddhism has shown that it is possible to establish a highly effective and admirable ethical system for humanity with benefits for all living beings seen as members of one moral universe, without reference to an all-mighty creator God – Pic by Shehan Gunasekara Source:FT The horrifying tragedy that is unfolding before ...
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The recent entry in THUPPAHI on Lindsay Hassett has underlined certain strands within the history of Sri Lanka in the 1930s to 1950 through the background scenery displayed by the photographs deployed therein. These glimpses must be interpreted with some understanding of the political economy and geography of the decades spanning the ...
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The West Indies will host South Africa, Australia and Pakistan in back-to-back visits from June to August 2021, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced yesterday. The Test and Twenty20 International series against South Africa, which was rescheduled from 2020, will kick-start West Indies’ international summer. South Africa will arrive in St ...
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Source:Dailymirror The vaccination drive which is currently underway in the Western Province would be extended to three more districts such as Kandy, Kurunegala and Ratnapura, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said today. She told media that they had so far vaccinated over 1.1 million people and expecting to vaccinate about 13 ...
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Intensive Care Units (ICU wards) of Government Hospitalstreating Critical COVID Patients in Sri Lanka IMMEDIATELY REQUIRE HOSPITAL BEDS FSOQ with its member organizations has secured 350 electrically operated hospital bedsfrom Queensland Health.We are seeking your support to bear the shipping cost. You can invest either in a bed or more ...
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From left: Founder F.J. de Saram (Snr.), F.J. de Saram (Jnr.) and George de Saram Source:FT The British disposed of land in somewhat of a frenzy in the early part of the 19th century, according to Sir Thomas Villiers who authored a very authoritative and descriptive book called ‘Corporate Lore’ ...
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Source:Island “Every block of stone has a statue inside and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” – Michelangelo (AD 1475-1564). And he discovered THE DAVID inside a rock of marble around AD 1501-1504. Barana, the Sri Lankan sculptor, performed a similar act in the 5th Century ...
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If Sri Lanka is to be saved from the present crisis, it is essential that the country should be orientated towards a structural reform program with the consensus of all political parties – Pic by Shehan Gunasekara This article has been compiled in response to a request made by a prominent ...
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Source:Island With six minutes of continuous, warm and heartfelt applause; out on the streets, on balconies, through the windows, and from all portals imaginable, the whole country of Germany applauded, irresistibly, a woman who is a spectacular example of leadership and a stickler for the defence of human dignity, when ...
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Source:Island The name Alston Koch certainly rings a bell, in our part of the world, and overseas, as well. I don’t need to go into detail to describe Alston, except to say that he made his mark, in the music scene, with his international hit ‘Disco Lady,’ and later as ...
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