Tyrants rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed, the tyrant relies exclusively on force.At a press briefing on Thursday, Basil Rajapaksa has confidently claimed that there is no need to be afraid of Gotabaya.Instead, Gota would be a leader who would act as a ‘terminator’ who would eradicate fraud and corruption.Exuding the cherubic charm of a medieval potentate after a splendid feast,...
Extensive investigations expose the mysteries and...
Two police complaints made last week by civil society leaders about alleged irregularities in the Sri Lankan citizenship, passports and electoral registration of Gotabaya Rajapaksa have threatened to derail the presidential candidacy of the former defence secretary before it can even get off the ground.Purawesi Balaya Convenor GaminiViyangoda and Professor Chandragupta Thenuwara lodged separate complaints...
Sri Lanka’s school cricket is considered as probably the most organized structure in the world. In such a world class school cricket structure, winning the best schoolboy cricketer of the year prize is the dream of every youngster. Winning that unprecedented honour twice in successive years makes it even greater.In the 40-year-old proud history of Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year, six...
* Major development project to be launched in Weligama, * Targets $ 250m in export revenue by 2022
The country’s boat-building industry has an ambitious target of doubling its export revenue to reach US $ 250 million by 2022.“The industry has taken many initiatives and this will propel the growth prospects, providing an impetus for revenue generation through exports, to reach US $ 250 mn,” Managing Director, Boat Building Technology Improvement Institute, Gamini B. Herath said.The industry is moving...
