The magic of storytelling

“Amma, will you tell me a story?” Anusha’s three-year-old daughter Deshani asks as Anusha tucks her in at night. Who could refuse, particularly, a mother? Of course, five minutes later when Anusha says, “It’s the end of the story,” the follow-up request comes: “Another story, Amma? About that turtle?” Anusha usually negotiates the number of stories to three.

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The indomitable nonagenarian communicator

Practising journalists, whether they are reporters, sub-editors, feature writers or editors of the Sinhala and English press are a proud lot today because they have a senior journalist among them who will be turning 91 on December 3. He is none other than Kalakeerthi Edwin Ariyadasa, the well-known bilingual journalist.

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Thorns on the Side

New dimension in drone design

Drones now come in a variety of shapes and sizes. They are used for everything from surveillance to mapping. Although drones used to be limited (somewhat controversially) to combat and warfare situations, an increasing number of commercial drones are increasingly giving a good name to these Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), to give their formal name.

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