A year ago, UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet made the following observation in her report on Sri Lanka (tabled on March 8, 2019):‘On 29 May 2018, human skeletal remains were discovered at a construction site in Mannar (Northern Province). Excavations, concluded with the support of the Office on Missing Persons, revealed a mass grave from which more than 300 skeletons were recovered. It was...
The internal tug of war within the UNP regarding the leadership, symbol and the proposed alliance took a new turn at the UNP Working Committee meeting at Sirikotha on Wednesday, February 19 when some party heavyweights manhandled others over disagreement on the symbol to be used by the UNP-led alliance at the upcoming General Elections.Heated arguments ensued between the two factions on the symbol and...
To deliver game changing abilities :
The future of the world is digitalisation and this trend needs to be embraced in going forward. 5G, the next generation technology, could be used to transform Sri Lanka into a digital nation, an IT industry expert said.“The Information Communication Industry (ICI) has become the fastest growing industry in Sri Lanka. The technology will help to do the transformation. A country cannot progress rapidly...
There is only three weeks to go before the oldest big match and the world’s oldest uninterrupted inter-school cricket encounter - the Battle of the Blues - between Royal and S. Thomas’ to be played.It is during this time that the Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year gathers momentum. Now there is an added reason to feel proud because the Observer-Mobitel Schoolgirl Cricketer of the Year too is...
