US, Australia face backlash over spy ops in Asia
Already mired in a diplomatic crisis in Europe over National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance operations, Washington-as well as Canberra-is facing a backlash in Asia over the latest revelations that the NSA, working in tandem with Australian agencies, intercepted phone calls and data from embassies throughout the region. The Fairfax media has reported on the involvement [...]
Nature’s changing moods in line drawings
Wandering through dense forests, following butterflies along crystal lakes, Vajira Perera, Dulari De Fonseka and Ruvi Rodrigo of the Vibhavi Academy of Fine Arts (VAFA), pursued their passion for studying the natural environment and translated it to canvas under the guidance of their teacher, artist Karunasiri Wijesinghe. A professional artist in nature drawing, Mr. Wijesinghe [...]
Book launch- Entertainment and Broadcasting Law for Sri Lanka
‘Entertainment and Broadcasting Law for Sri Lanka’ by Chanakya Jayadeva was launched on October 31 at the JAIC Hilton Union Ballroom at 6.30 p.m. The first of its kind in Sri Lanka, the book explores the legal aspects of the entertainment and broadcasting industries, covering a gamut of issues -the different branches of law dealing [...]
Landscapes of Sri Lanka – historical photographic exhibition in Berlin
To mark the 60th anniversary of bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Germany, an exhibition of historical 19th century photographs titled “Landscapes of Sri Lanka” was held on September 26 in Berlin, Germany, by Minister of National Heritage Dr. Jagath Balasuriya. President Mahinda Rajapaksa had a private viewing of the exhibition on the 28th when [...]
UK’s Music Off Canvas conducts workshops
The pioneering UK-based arts group Music Off Canvas are now in Sri Lanka bringing their project ‘Before Language’ to groups and students around the country. Through exploring culturally specific sounds and movements from all over the globe and in finding common elements that connect them, ‘Before Language’ uses experiential ways of uniting people cross-culturally through [...]
A show for a cause: Young activist rounds up ‘the best in the field’
If you read last week’s ST Magazine you would know of Birendra Siriwardhana, a 15-year-old with a conscience, who together with his sister Serika founded the Birendra and Serika Siriwardhana Initiative, which seeks to establish a trust fund to support action against gender-based violence targeting women. This Friday (November they will present an event at [...]
No compromise, J&K an integral part of India, says Indian HC
Gaurav Ahluwalia, First Secretary (Political and Information) of the High Commission of India has sent us the following right of reply in response to a Pakistan High Commission statement published last week. His letter says. I write to you with regard to a piece published in page 8 of the of the International section of [...]
CHOGM: Our guests!
In view of the Commonwealth Summit this month, the Sunday Times has been carrying the profiles of world leaders who will be here for the biggest conference hosted by Sri Lanka since the Non-Aligned summit in 1976. We began with the African continent and today in addition to the leaders from the African continent, we [...]
Good but not great: JFK reconsidered, 50 years after assassination
CAMBRIDGE – November 22 will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. For people alive at the time, it was one of those events that are so shocking that you remember where you were when you heard the news. I was getting off a train in Nairobi when I saw [...]
Gunman kills security officer at LA airport
LOS ANGELES, Nov 02, (AFP) – A gunman opened fire with an assault rifle at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Friday, killing a security agent, creating scenes of chaos and causing widespread flight disruptions. Panicked travelers scrambled to escape after the shooter, identified as 23-year-old Paul Anthony Ciancia, blasted through a security checkpoint at [...]
Pakistan tense after Taliban chief Hakimullah killed
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Nov 02, (AFP) – Tribesmen opened fire on a US drone over Pakistan’s troubled tribal belt today where Pakistani Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud was killed by a drone strike a day earlier, residents and officials said. Mehsud, who had a $5 million US government bounty on him, died along with four others on [...]
A dream ends, illegals rush to leave Saudi El Dorado
RIYADH, Nov 02, (AFP) – Thousands of illegal foreigners, mostly unskilled workers from Asia, are rushing to leave Saudi Arabia before an amnesty expires on Sunday as they risk being fined or even jailed. Nearly a million Bangladeshis, Filipinos, Indians, Nepalis, Pakistanis and Yemenis, among others, have taken advantage of the three-month amnesty — announced [...]
Nature’s changing moods in line drawings
Wandering through dense forests, following butterflies along crystal lakes, Vajira Perera, Dulari De Fonseka and Ruvi Rodrigo of the Vibhavi Academy of Fine Arts (VAFA), pursued their passion for studying the natural environment and translated it to canvas under the guidance of their teacher, artist Karunasiri Wijesinghe. A professional artist in nature drawing, Mr. Wijesinghe [...]
Book launch- Entertainment and Broadcasting Law for Sri Lanka
‘Entertainment and Broadcasting Law for Sri Lanka’ by Chanakya Jayadeva was launched on October 31 at the JAIC Hilton Union Ballroom at 6.30 p.m. The first of its kind in Sri Lanka, the book explores the legal aspects of the entertainment and broadcasting industries, covering a gamut of issues -the different branches of law dealing [...]
A show for a cause: Young activist rounds up ‘the best in the field’
If you read last week’s ST Magazine you would know of Birendra Siriwardhana, a 15-year-old with a conscience, who together with his sister Serika founded the Birendra and Serika Siriwardhana Initiative, which seeks to establish a trust fund to support action against gender-based violence targeting women. This Friday (November they will present an event at [...]
No compromise, J&K an integral part of India, says Indian HC
Gaurav Ahluwalia, First Secretary (Political and Information) of the High Commission of India has sent us the following right of reply in response to a Pakistan High Commission statement published last week. His letter says: I write to you with regard to a piece published in page 8 of the of the International section of [...]
