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Locating the Stone Fort of King Rajasinghe II in Trinco
March 1, 2013, 8:40 pmby Rear Admiral Lakshman Illangakoon(Commander, East, SLN)Male Male thembiliya wenna pol maleRale Rale Mudin damana diya raleBale Bale Rasin Deyyange baleGalin Kotuwa Bendai...
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Burning of the Jaffna Library: A response
March 1, 2013, 8:58 pmApropos Mr Godage’s opinion in The Island on February 8 on the memoirs of Mr. Edward Gunawardene including the Jaffna library fire, it is very evident that Mr Godage (Mr G) is...
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Pillay pillories Sri Lanka in support of terrorist pillage
March 1, 2013, 8:59 pmI refer to Dr. M. Haris Z Deen’s forthright article urging Ms. Navi Pillay to hang down her head and cry. In my opinion, people with a pervasive sadist attitude are habituated to...
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‘Halallucination’!
March 1, 2013, 8:57 pmWe are going around in halal circles these days. The debate never seems to end. Halal is touching raw nerves of many, giving way to extremisms of different kinds from religious to...
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Human Rights Concerns must not be cast aside; it affects us all
March 1, 2013, 8:56 pmNOTEBOOK OF A NOBODY by ShanieNo man is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main….Each man’s death diminishes me, For I am involved in...
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Horsemeat and arsenicMarch 1, 2013, 8:52 pmEngland and some other European countries have, as someone said the other day, got up on their hind legs because beef they consume have been found to be...
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Report on the Impeachment of Sri Lanka's Chief Justice - Geoffrey Robertson...
A report by Geoffrey Robertson QC published this week by the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) concludes that the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka was innocent of the misconduct charges...
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Germany defends Navi Pillay against Mahinda Samarasinghe’s remarksIn a fresh salvo, the US criticises Sri Lanka for ‘lack of genuine’ action on reconciliation and accountabilityUS expresses concern...
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British Bar urge Queen to not attend CHOGM in SL
Saturday, 02 March 2013 08:03 In a hard hitting report, the British Bar condemned the impeachment of Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake and urged that Sri Lanka should not be allowed to host the...
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Mervyn hits out at CBK
Saturday, 02 March 2013 06:46 IIn a scathing attack against Ex- President Chandrika Kumaratunga in response to a speech she made in Kandy, Minister Mervyn Silva said that that the former President...
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Past echoes SAVITHA GAUTAM
6The Hindu Vikram Sampath: Photo: Rakesh Ravindran Special Arrangement Vikram Sampath has established the Archive of Indian Music (AIM). The Hindu AIM is a repository of gramophone recordings from all...
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Preserving “our heritage” Sohail Hashmi
Old resident: Four generations have been born since the families moved out of the Begumpur Mosque in 1928. Photos: Sohail Hashmi Friends of ASI: MIS guides wearing hand-painted Begumpur T-shirts. The...
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Islamist militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar 'killed in Mali'
Thomas Fessy : "There is a lot of confusion in the aftermath of the attack".Islamist militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar has been killed by Chadian soldiers in Mali, Chad's armed forces say. His death was...
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O2's Tu Go aims to challenge Skype and other Voip apps
Tu Go allows O2 users to make calls to mobile and landline numbers without having to buy extra creditO2 has launched an app which lets users make and receive phone calls and texts via a tablet,...
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Papal conclave: Cormac Murphy-O'Connor's insider's view
By Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'ConnorArchbishop Emeritus of WestminsterThe 115 cardinal electors will file in solemn procession into the Sistine ChapelWhen you go into the Conclave it's very strange:...
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'Not inevitable' to call Raja as witness before JPC: PC Chacko
"It is not inevitable at this juncture to call Raja as all main witnesses have been called THRISSUR: JPCChairman P C Chacko today said 'it is not inevitable' to call former Telecom Minister A Raja,...
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Budget 2013: My day in Parliament, Aditi Nalini Chidambaram ET
I am immensely proud of my grandfather and I hope that everyone is as happy with the Budget as I am! By, Aditi Nalini Chidambaram At 10 am, February 28, began the biggest thrill of my life (well, for a...
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SANGEETHA KANDAVEL & SANJAY VIJAYAKUMAR,ET Bureau Symbol of price control?...
Just like the McDonald’s burger can give valuable insights into inflation in the US, the price of an idli is one of the key indicators of where food prices are headed for the average person. CHENNAI:...
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Tata Jaguar Land Rover studying full production in India: Sources ET
Building cars in India, which has developed into an emerging market export hub for many global carmakers, would allow JLR to skirt high import taxes on luxury cars.MUMBAI/LONDON: Jaguar Land Rover...
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Private firms to run automobile trains Logistic service firms, road...
To increase its share in transportation of automobiles, the Indian Railways has notified a new Automobile Freight Train Operator (AFTO) scheme, under which logistic service providers and road...
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