By Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka My mother told me, decades later, that she was sure Sirisena Cooray knew I was under 18 when he let me slip into the cinema in my long-trousers for the 9:30pm show for movies that were ‘adults only’, having conspired with my father. She remembered Mr. Cooray laconically saying “wait till […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita President Gotabaya Rajapaksa would give the final go ahead to officials on vaccinating those between 15 and 19 this week, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said yesterday. “President Rajapaksa said that vaccinating those between 15 and 19 needed to start,” Gen. Silva said. Vaccinating children undergoing cancer treatment and who had treatment […]
Unexplained sudden abolition of mandatory PCR testing on arrival makes Cabinet approved project irrelevant By Shamindra Ferdinando A state-of- the- art PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) testing facility built at a cost of USD 5 mn at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) recently is idling due to a government decision to do away with the requirement […]
Environment Ministry vows to stick to Red List in undertaking future development projects island.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from island.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Udaya: Trinco oil tank farm handed over to India under Indo-Lanka Accord of 1987 island.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from island.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.