Death due to drowning on the increase

Three persons die daily ...

Around 1,000 persons each year lose their lives by drowning due to their inability to swim in the sea or river. This is quite evident from the number of persons who drown while bathing at sea or in the rivers. A large number of persons drowned when the Tsunami hit the coastal areas in 2004. A survey conducted three decades ago had found that around three persons die daily from drowning.

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Glimpse of History from ANCL Archives: When Sri Lanka won the first ever Olympic medal ... :

Duncan White, legendary Sri Lankan Athlete

Duncan White (March 1, 1918, Lathpandura - Jul 3, 1998, Warwickshire) Perhaps, Duncan White's Olympic medal would have been an unsolicited gift that came along with the British granting Independence to Sri Lanka in 1948.

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My colleague, my critic, my friend, Lalith Edrisinghe

I doubt if I will ever forget my first encounter with Lalith Edrisinghe. Seething with fury I had stormed up to him on my second week at work, with one of the Feature pages in my hands where a sub editor had mutilated my article beyond comprehension. Lalith had listened to me nodding now and then to show he agreed totally that the gist of my article was lost due to the heavy editing.

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