( May 5, 2018, Toronto, Sri Lanka Guardian) ‘Chutzpah’ is a wonderful Yiddish word that means outrageous nerve, or unmitigated gall. This week’s …
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( May 6, 2018, Dhaka, Sri Lanka Guardian) At the outset, I wish to quote from the book of “Rise Up and Salute the Sun” written by Egyptian-American …
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With the rapid growth in Financial Technology (FinTech) innovations in the country, the Payments and Settlements Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has identified the need to provide an environment that nurtures and promotes their advancement …
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Pandols, large setups that depict Buddha’s life that often take many hours and hundreds of dollars to make, will not be allowed on the first day of Vesak in Sri Lanka. A man works on a pandol near Gangaramaya, a Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 30, 2018.PHOTO: NYTIMES. People view …
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The national sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS prevention movement says that 91 HIV infected persons have been detected during the first quarter of this year. Director of the Movement Dr. Dilani Rajapakse says that an awareness programme will be c…
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The Sri Lanka Under-16 Girls’ tennis team reached the Top 10 in the Junior Fed Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Qualifying Competition 2018 held in Kuching, Malaysia. The qualifying competition, conducted by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) was held from April 16 to 22. The local girls — Anjalika …
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have risen to eighth spot, getting ahead of Sri Lanka, in the International Cricket Council’s T20 rankings. Last year, the Sri Lankan lost 23 of the 29 one-day internationals (ODIs) and 10 of 15 T20 matches they played, according to the updated ICC rankings. As Afghanistan moved one slot up, the …
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), continuing its crackdown on gold smuggled into Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka, seized 32.249kg of gold worth Rs 10.21 crore in the last 24 hours from Chennai. Of this, 24kg of gold was seized from a mansion in …
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The 2018 Intake of Officers of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service (SLFS) assumed duties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo yesterday and were welcomed by Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry said. The SLFS batch of 2018, compris…
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Featured image by Amalini De Sayrah – Sandya Eknaligoda at her home. The last twelve months, since World Press Freedom day 2017, has not been a good year for freedom of expression in Sri Lanka. The war ravaged North bore the brunt of repression, while …