Source:Daily Mirror The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to prepare a new master plan for the Muthurajawela wetland area and to consequently declare it as a Ramsar wetland of international importance. The Cabinet of Ministers on Monday approved the proposal containing several measures targeted at conserving the Muthurajawela ...
Read More →Lipton’s statue at Lipton’s Seat Source:Dailynews Nearly 6,000 feet above sea level, the Glasgow man with a receding hairline, bigger-than-walrus moustache and palpable pomposity did not have an ornate throne. It was an ordinary perch where lay a rattan chair and often, a gold-rimmed tea cup. Lipton: King of all he ...
Read More →Our Party City Melbourne is first of the mark in injecting Joy back into the community as around Australia we have cause to celebrate and reconnect with family and friends through the joy of music and kick start the entertainment industry that has taken a hit during the tough months ...
Read More →Sir Thomas Lipton’s bungalow in Haputale. (Photo: Preeti Verma Lal) Source:Moneycontrol Nearly 6,000 ft above sea level, the Glasgow man with a receding hairline, bigger-than-walrus moustache and palpable pomposity did not have an ornate throne. It was an ordinary perch where lay a rattan chair and often, a gold-rimmed tea ...
Read More →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 ...
Read More →(Email: ktenna@yahoo.co.uk),National Institute of Fundamental Studies Abraham Kovoor and his son, Aries Kovoor, rendered an exemplary service to the nation; it is now largely forgotten and not acknowledged to the extent they deserve. They were unassuming characters whose ideals stand pre-eminently important in the context of retrograde tendencies in the present ...
Read More →Source:Dailynews Sri Lanka, being an island located near the equator, is blessed with a significant amount of solar radiation or sunlight, to be put in plain terms, throughout the country, year-round. Looking at this fact and the rapid developments in solar technology, many individuals claim that solar power generation would ...
Read More →Source:Dailynews Dipika Chanmugam, who has the distinction of being the first female swimmer to have represented Sri Lanka at the Olympic Games, was born in Colombo on March 9, 1972. Having completed her secondary education at Bishop’s College, Colombo she joined the Iolani International School in Hawaii, US for further ...
Read More →Bevishan Wijewickrema with his weightlifting coach. (Pix By Upananda Jayasundera-Kandy Sports Spl.corr Source:Dailynews 21 year old Bevishan Wijewickrema, an old boy of Trinity College,Kandy is an outstanding Weightlifter who started weightlifting at the age of 11 years and he played rugby for the school too. He started to play rugby ...
Read More →Source:Dailynews If India’s tour of Sri Lanka goes ahead as planned in July, Rahul Dravid could be seen as the Head Coach of the side, along with some of his associates at the National Cricket Academy. Sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have confirmed that ...
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