About 14 years ago, a young parliamentarian entertained a group of friends by doing excellent impressions of well-known and senior colleagues in Parliament. He had everyone in fits of laughter. Borrowing from the title of a cheap movie that nevertheless produced a few laughs, one of his friends said, ‘You are a parliament joker!’The funny guy didn’t skip a beat. He smiled and retorted: ‘Why are you trying...
The trial and the conviction of an ex- LTTE member in Germany in connection with the former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar’s assassination, nearly 15 years after his death, has given a glimmer of hope for those who seek justice for the cold-blooded murder back in Sri Lanka.It will, however, take a long time before the heartache of many a Sri Lankan and people all over the world who were touched by...
Sri Lanka’s oldest and Premier school cricket awards show – the Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer contest, will be on the pitch for the 42nd year along with the newly introduced Schoolgirl Cricketer of the Year 2020 for the third year.Ever since the beginning of this contest, there has been a tremendous interest in all corners of the country, making this the Mother-of-All-Shows, and inspired by the...
The government will reactivate the Achchuveli Economic Zone and open it to international investors, Governor of the Northern Province, P.S.M. Charles told the gathering at the launch of the 11th edition of the Jaffna International Trade Fair (JITF) at the Muttraveli grounds in Jaffna on Friday.JITF, the biggest and one of a kind event in the Northern Province ends today. Charles said that four companies...
