Colombo 7 Archives

HRCSL directs Royal College to rectify wrong prefects’ appointments – By SUSITHA FERNANDO Source : dailymirror The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has directed Royal College, Colombo 7 to rectify the alleged wrong appointments made to the Prefects Council for 2024. The Human Rights Commission made this direction following seven complaints filed by students of Royal College who claimed their rights were violated by the appointments of prefects for the year 2024. They cited the Principal of Royal College and Director – National Schools and the Minister of Education and copies of the complaints had been sent to the Education Ministry Secretary, the Minister of the Education and the Presidential Investigation Commission. The HRCSL headed by Justice L.T.B. Dehideniya inquired into the initial complaints on Friday (March 15) and examined the appointment criteria of two randomly taken prefect appointments and two that were rejected. The commission observed irregularities and ...

‘80 Club’ in Colombo 7 becomes public property following UDA acquisition – By Sanath Nanayakkare 80 Club in Independence Avenue Colombo 7 Source : island * Opens the doors of the members-only club to the general public * Run by Waters Edge as a high-end restaurant at present * UDA looking for a lessee who can fully capitalize on the property as a heritage hotel * Colombo has plans to create a ‘heritage corridor’ like in Barcelona 80 Club in Independence Avenue Colombo 7, an exclusive clubhouse whose doors were open only for a select group of elite members of society, was officially declared public property following its full acquisition by the Urban Development Authority (UDA) on 23rd June 2023. Before the acquisition by UDA, 80 Club used to foster a sense of exclusivity among the country’s so-called elite on a legacy management system with only its tenants changing from time ...