Source:Island A coach plays a vital role in an athlete’s success. When it comes to track and field sports, a coach can make or break the career of an athlete. It is the coach’s specific training plan that helps the athlete peak at the right time to produce his best. ...
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Happy Father’s Day – by Gehan Gunasekera – That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine This day dawns another “Father’s Day”, which seems to say, perhaps we only think of our fathers on this day. I am sure nothing, but nothing can be further from the truth.For most of us, who ...
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One of my favourite Country songs, written and composed by the beautiful Jessi Colter, and dedicated to her husband, the late great Waylon Jennings who passed on, after suffering the complications of diabetes on the 13th of February, 2002, aged 65. Waylon Jennings was one ...
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Source:FT Quantum unspecified but tenor could be 1 year or more; bids to be submitted by 22 Sep. Financing proposals sought from banks, institutional investors, investment houses Funds to meet expenditure approved in Annual Budget In mid-2020 Finance Ministry specified FCTF $ 500 m and 5 responded with proposals The ...
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Source:FT First outlet in Kollupitiya by next month; plans to establish retail stores in 24 main cities across the country Trade Minister to introduce a pricing formula to ensure consistent supply of goods, affordability of products Specialised retail chain will sell organic vegetables, fruits, treacle, palm sugar, bees honey, spices, ...
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“CALYPSO BAILA GREATS” – By Des Kelly He wasn’t large in stature, but he would stand there in the centre of his musical group known as the “La Ceylonians”, over-large straw hat on his head, simple open-necked shirt, with the inevitable sarong, generally worn by most Sri Lankans and ...
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Source:Island The killing and dismembering of the tusker in Block 3 of Yala National Park recently brought tears to the eyes of elephant lovers. This poor animal stayed within the boundaries, marked by us to say “you are safe here”, and was still killed with a single shot to ...
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“Most Lankans would by now have forgotten the poorest prime minister the world ever had, the late Dr W. Dahanayake.” Wijeyananda Dahanayake and his brother and his brother Kalyanapriya Dahanayake. Born to as twin to a conservative family in Galle as Don Wijeyananda Dahanayake, he was educated at Richmond College, ...
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Source:FT Approves grant of 66 acres of crown land in Anuradhapura on 30-year lease Project promoter Aura Lanka Herbals to make $ 300 m capital investment Founded in 2001 by indigenous medical doctor Dr. Viranjith Thambugala, Group has interests in mineral resources, automotive and mobility, medicine industry, security service, and ...
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