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Sun, 18 Aug 2019 Today's Paper
07 Aug 2019 - 0 - 279
It would be rather unlikely of a cricket enthusiast in Sri Lanka to be unfamiliar with the name Andrew Fidel Fernando. Be it on account of his well-worded cricket updates or the early morning mumblings on a popular radio programme, Andrew is the country’s go-to cricket writer par excellence.
07 Aug 2019 - 0 - 31
Red, an exhibition of contemporary visual arts by a group of twenty women artists, will be inaugurated at the J.D. A. Perera Gallery, University of Visual and Performing Arts, on August 9 at 5 p.m. Red has been chosen thematically by the artists because they feel it is a colour which symbolic of a gamut of human feelings and activities such as love, revolution, strength, anger
07 Aug 2019 - 0 - 232
The inaugural lecture of the Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSSSL) annual memorial lecture series will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Suhurupaya Auditorium (19th floor), Battaramulla.
07 Aug 2019 - 0 - 76
Along with the confusion surrounding the method of pricing petrol for the Sri Lankan market, an analysis of the price of petrol over time in comparison to both US petrol prices and global crude oil prices appears to be timely.
06 Aug 2019 - 0 - 54
Melroy Dharmaratne’s lyrics contain a peculiar, dualistic quality. It’s hard to get around it, except by going through his songs and placing them in the period which they were written in. The most memorable and best loved of them were, I believe, written in the latter half of the 1960s, when pop culture was flourishing (with the Moonstones and the Jetliners, among other groups, churning out one hit after another
06 Aug 2019 - 0 - 67
Pathman who was born in Jaffna in 1938 and raised in a family of three boys, passed away in Hertogenboschon, in the Netherlands on July 19, 2019. Due to unfortunate circumstances, the family fell apart and Pathman was placed in a boarding school from the age of 6 to 16. He felt quite lonely dur
As the Kandy Esala Perahera took to the streets yesterday it marked 100 years of the introduction of Ves in 1919 to this great ritual, bringing blessings on the people. It is difficult to find information on Ves and how it originated. There are certain masks in mu
06 Aug 2019 - 0 - 79
Sri Lanka is a country with rich biodiversity. This green nation is blessed with highly diversified clusters of forests including Dry Monsoon Forests, Moist Monsoon Forests, Tropical Rain Forests, Wet Zone Mid-Country Forests and Wet Zone Up-country Forests. Around 1,933,000 hectares of forest cover provides natural habitats for around 217 species of endemic plants and more than 287 species of endemic animals where a traveller can experience high
05 Aug 2019 - 0 - 186
The piece written by columnist Vishwamithra on Wednesday, July 31 titled Mahinda Rajapaksa: Sculptor of a Brutal Political Architecture reminded us all that we are now on the threshold of yet another presidential election and that open season on the Rajapaksa’s has begun.
05 Aug 2019 - 0 - 126
Nine Muslim Cabinet, State and Deputy Ministers, along with two Provincial Governors collectively performed a pantomime when they resigned from their posts on Monday, June 3, 2019.
05 Aug 2019 - 0 - 47
Information Revolution and News, a groundbreaking book written by versatile media personality, Sugath Rathnayake, was launched in Colombo recently. Delivering the keynote address at the distinguished....
03 Aug 2019 - 0 - 80
As many as 275 drummers from the armed forces took part in a ‘kap’ planting ceremony held recently commencing from Aluthnuwara Dedimunda Devalaya.
03 Aug 2019 - 0 - 121
A branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London (CIArb) has now been set up in Sri Lanka. It intends to pave the way for local arbitrators to be equipped with qualifications, integrity and expertise to better resolve commercial disputes. The accreditation received by members of the CIArb is what every arbitrator seeks to obtain in order to be recognised internationally.
03 Aug 2019 - 0 - 155
During its national day celebrations in Colombo, Egypt expresses its firm solidarity with the Sri Lankan Government and its people.
03 Aug 2019 - 0 - 81
A diabetes screening and lecture programme were held recently at Hindu Ladies College, Saiva Mangaiyar Vidyalayam in Colombo 6. The event was jointly organised by the Teachers’ Guild of the college and life management coach Maruthai Ravindhiran in keeping with his vision: “Better health for all!”
02 Aug 2019 - 0 - 137
My first memories of Jean Aunty are from the suburb of Watapuluwa in Kandy where the Arasanayagam’s were our immediate neighbours. Our house was on a small hillock and they lived immediately below us. The compounds in the Watapuluwa housing scheme were generous 40-perch blocks of land which were separated by nothing more than patchy live fences. Food, neighbourly affection, d
02 Aug 2019 - 0 - 68
The Duo Exhibition of Paintings which will be on August 3 and 4 in Colombo, will feature paintings by Sri Lanka’s renowned artist and sculptor Raja Segar and young artist Nisansala Karunaratne Rajapaksa. The Duo Exhibition will be held on August 3 and 4 at the Lionel Wendt Gallery, Colombo 7 from 9 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. Two renowned artists with different mother tongues; ethnicity; gender and it’s entirely two different styles, yet one thing in commo
01 Aug 2019 - 0 - 123
Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) is a procedure where Transplant clinicians replace bone marrow that is diseased (or damaged) with healthy bone marrow. There are two main types of BMT namely; autologous and allogeneic. Autologous transplantation uses the patient’s own marrow and Allogeneic transplantation uses cells obtained from HLA (Human Leukocyte
01 Aug 2019 - 0 - 150
Technology plays a vital role in modern warfare. Developments in the field have often been used to advance military strategy and are competitively sought after. While the contribution made by the development of technology is undeniable, we have however come to a crossroad: do we pause and exercise collective restraint in the development of weapons in the understanding
01 Aug 2019 - 0 - 256
In the previous article titled ‘Global waste trade : Is Sri Lanka the newest waste dumping ground?’ The Daily Mirror shed light on how 111 containers of waste reached the Katunayake Free Zone and has remained there since 2017. Over the past few weeks, the matter was discussed in Parliament and on various platforms, with some groups even going to the extent of
31 Jul 2019 - 0 - 411
Niroshini Gunasekera, the Professor of French at the Department of Modern Languages of the University of Kelaniya, was awarded the Chevalier title by the French Government in April 2019.
31 Jul 2019 - 0 - 1583
Imagine a girl turning permanently pale just before her wedding? This is one of many reported cases that was a result of opting for instant whitening creams. Gone are the days when girls opted for herbal products to achieve a fair complexion. Also gone are the days when ‘sudu wunama lassanai’ (you are beautiful when fair) was a remark that girls longed to hear and lived by.
30 Jul 2019 - 0 - 202
In India, as in Sri Lanka, the absence of sub infeudation in the pre-colonial phase provided colonial officials with an opportunity to create a loyal local elite. What is generally assumed is that this elite class suddenly sprang from nowhere, and that their emergence was facilitated by colonial policies. But this was true of neither India nor Sri Lanka: the bourgeoisie initially was an upper stratum of an interm
30 Jul 2019 - 0 - 151
Award-winning Movie Director, Chandran Ratnum took off from his busy schedule to plant trees with his daughter, Danara at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute premises recently. This Tree Planting Programme is designed to create an awareness on climate change and counter same with tree planting. Chandran was of the opinion that all parents should educate their children on the pending disaster
30 Jul 2019 - 0 - 227
We all know that Sri Lanka is an agricultural country that has a rich agricultural history dating back over 2500 years. While agriculture contributes to 47.6% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), it forms the most important sector of Sri Lanka’s economy since 95% of the domestic requirement of rice, our staple food, is grown here. Historically, Sri Lanka was a fe
30 Jul 2019 - 0 - 108
The Sri Lanka College of Endocrinologists (SLCE) together with the South Asian Federation of Endocrine Societies (SAFES) and the International Society of Endocrinology (ISE) will be hosting Sri Lanka Endocrine- “SLENDO 2019” from August 1 to 3 in Colombo. The Sri Lanka College of End
29 Jul 2019 - 0 - 106
The inaugural photo exhibition by the Sri Lanka Photojournalists Association (PASL), opened on Friday July 26 with President Maithripala Sirisena, Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa in attendance.
29 Jul 2019 - 0 - 376
Daily Mirror Senior Sub Editor Furkhan Noordeen was conferred with Doctorate of Excellence in Management and Social Sciences (Honoris Causa) from the American National Business University and clinched the title of ‘Kirthi Sri Deshashakthi Samajaseva Kirthi’ awarded....
29 Jul 2019 - 0 - 72
This small town belongs to Hunan Province of Central China.It became world famous as it was the Birthplace of Chairman Mao Zedong. It is located about 100kms away from Chengsha, the Capital city of Hunan Province.
The “Double Blue Classics” Fundraiser in Aid of the Smart Board Project of Wesley College Colombo, which is organized by the OBU of Wesley College will be on the 9th August 2019. The Show featuring Annesley Malawana.....
17 Aug 2019
