By Ranga Jayasuriya Lanka is faced with its Srebrenica moment. The Judicial Medical Officer’s report on the mass grave at the Matale Hospital premises, and another specialist report by Prof. Raj Somadeva, the Professor of Forensic Archaeology at the University of Kelaniya, have established that (a) the mass grave dates back to the government’s counter-insurgency …
By Dilrukshi Handunnetti Veteran film actor Ravindra Randeniya refers to him as the ‘master of movie set-making’, an apt title for Errol Kelly, Sri Lanka’s quintessential art director and production designer, who, despite his international repute and an incomparable contribution to the world of cinema, remains the epitome of humility. For Errol Kelly, it had …
By C. V.Wigneswaran (Text of address delivered by former Supreme Court Judge C.V.Wigneswaran at 39th annual convocation of Bar Association of Sri Lanka on March 30th 2013 ) Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu Gurur Devo Maheshwaraha Guru Saakshaat Para Brahma Tasmai Shree Gurave Namaha Your Ladyship Dr.Mrs.Shirani Bandaranaike, President of the Bar Association Mr.Upul Jayasuriya, Former …
By Upul Jayasuriya (Text of Inaugural Address by Upul Jayasuriya PC the New President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka at the Navaranghagala on March 30th 2013) Ven. Maha sangha, Your Lordships Judges of the Supreme Court Hon. Attorney General, Your Lordship President of the Court of Appeal and other judges of the Court …