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The pain of recreating post-war scenes in celluloid
Sunday, 31 May 2015 09:22If a war results in violence beyond the comprehension of even those who unleash it, recapturing its after effects, particularly the scale of human suffering is an agonising task. Prem Navas, the art director of the film Dheepan , that won the Palme d’Or, the top honour at the Cannes Film Festival, said creating the sets depicting post-war scenes in Sri Lanka haunted him no end.
Namal now suffers what we suffered then - Shavin
Sunday, 31 May 2015 09:14Namal Rajapaksa must now be suffering the same pain of mind what I had suffered when my mother, former chief justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, and the father, were hauled before the bribery commission, said Shavin Bandaranayake.
NPC calls for national policy on resettlement
Sunday, 31 May 2015 08:55The National Peace Council calls on the government to formulate a national policy on resettlement of the war-displaced and to establish an administrative mechanism to ensure resettlement in a fair and transparent manner as a matter of priority.
Govt. rejects Oakland report
Sunday, 31 May 2015 08:52The Sri Lankan government strongly rejects the recent report issued by the California-based Oakland Institute, said deputy foreign affairs minister Ajith P. Perera.
Cold war over SLAF commander post
Saturday, 30 May 2015 19:06With SLAF commander Air Marshal Kolitha Gunatillake about to retire soon, a cold war has commenced between Air Vice Marshals Gagan Bulathsinghala and Kapila Jayampathi who are next in line for the top post.
Members to commissions soon?
Saturday, 30 May 2015 14:55Following the establishment of a Constitutional Council, members to 10 commissions under its' purview are to be appointed soon, government sources say.
Mahinda decides!
Saturday, 30 May 2015 13:00Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has express his consent to contest the upcoming General election as the Prime ministerial candidate, the 'Lanka C News' website for National Freedom Front leader Wimal Weerawansa reports.
Colombo traffic to crawl at 6kmph
Saturday, 30 May 2015 10:22The traffic speed in Colombo has dropped to 08km per hour, Transport and Logistics Management Senior lecturer Prof. Amal Kumarage says.