Crisis in Tamil society and challenges before Tamil politics
Temphatic support for the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) – which swept the polls in the Tamil constituencies – means by implication, that Tamil voters have rejected forces such as the Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) that adopted a rather aggressive and exclusive Tamil nationalist line. For some time now the TNPF – along with the [...]
Necessary migrants
By Ian Buruma BERLIN – How heartwarming it is to land in Germany, where football fans hold up banners welcoming refugees from the war-ravaged Middle East. Germany is the new Promised Land for the desperate and downtrodden, the survivors of war and pillage. Even the popular German tabloids, not normally of a do-gooding disposition, are [...]
Vox populi Vox dei : What’s next?
The people of Sri Lanka have spoken. An election, hailed widely by observers from around the world as free and fair, concluded setting a powerful precedent for other small developing countries. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was not the preference of the majority. Their choice was Ranil Wickremesinghe who had previously occupied the PM position three [...]
High-profile China conglomerate top executive faces court for plunder, golf and graft
A prominent executive of a leading Chinese state-owned trading conglomerate was expelled from the ruling Communist Party today for dipping into the public purse, bribery, plunder, and even adultery. Song Lin, 52, who had been ejected last year from the chairmanship of China Resources (Holdings) Company will be prosecuted for his crimes. He has been detained, [...]
New style for veteran artist
Jayasiri Semage’s latest exhibition will be held from September 13 – 21 at the Semage Art Gallery, No 3, Lilian Avenue, Mount Lavinia. Among the most senior artists in the country, Jayasiri Semage has evolved a few independent styles in his journey in Oriental art. Even though his heritage is the Ajanta-Sigiri style he has had [...]
AOD student-run campaign against Gender Based Violence
The United Nations Population Fund together with the Academy of Design launched Asia’s first student-run design campaign against Gender Based Violence on Friday, September 4. The campaign invited a team of students from the AOD campus to express their thoughts on Gender Based Violence (GBV) through the medium of art and design. Responding to this [...]
Divalicious exhibition comes to Colombo
With the irresistible invitation to shop like a Diva- Divalicious – the exhibition that has been held in Singapore, Dubai, Mumbai and Nairobi now comes to Colombo. High Commissioner of India Yashwant Sinha and Mrs. Girija Sinha will inaugurate the Divalicious fashion and lifestyle exhibition to be held later this month at the Kingsbury hotel. The [...]
Petit Fute: Launch of French travel guide to Sri Lanka
Petit Fute Sri Lanka 2015-2016, the comprehensive travel guide to Sri Lanka in French was launched on September 9 at the Kingsbury among a gathering from the travel and tourism industry. Ambassador of France for Sri Lanka and the Maldives M. Jean-Marin Schuh, and Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Rohantha Athukorale attended [...]
Best wishes from Palestine
Palestine’s Foreign Minister Riad Malki in a letter of felicitation to Minister Mangala Samaraweera has expressed confidence that his reappointment as Foreign Minister will help develop and strengthen the cooperative and friendly relations that exist between the two nations. Mr. Maliki also expressed his best wishes to the new minister and the people of Sri [...]
Bakeer Markar lecture by Tariq Ramadan
World renowned academic and philosopher Tariq Ramadan, who is a professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at the University of Oxford, will deliver the M.A. Bakeer Markar Commemoration lecture on September 21 at 4.15 pm at the National Archives Auditorium. The lecture is organised by the Bakeer Markar Centre for National Unity.
Poppy Walk to remember servicemen
The Ex-Servicemen’s Association has organized a Poppy Walk in collaboration with the Armed Forces poppy ceremony on September 19 at 8.30 a.m. from the Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association Headquarters, Bristol Street, Colombo 1. The Walk is being held to remember the servicemen who sacrificed their lives for the country. It will begin from the headquarters [...]
“LC Sings” with Sohan and the X-Periments
The Ladies’ College Old Girls Association together with Sohan and the X-Periments, will host their first ever sing-a-long, “LC Sings”, on Sunday, September 27 at 7.30 p.m. at the Hotel Ramada, Colombo. The evening has an exciting line-up of fabulous entertainment to keep the crowd in full swing, together with amazing gifts to be won, [...]
Debut novelette by senior journalist
Senior journalist Dayaseeli Liyanage in her debut novelette “Urumayen lada karumaya”- (Karma bestowed by Destiny) has written on a subject that one too many Sri Lankans are familiar with. It’s the story told by the mother of a son whose childhood misdemeanours are lightly dismissed and wrongdoings go unpunished. As a result of the lax [...]