Hameed: True to his name, his life was praiseworthy
When he was living, he touched our hearts. When he is dead, he refuses to leave our hearts. Winning our hearts with his acts of benevolence and his willingness to walk the extra mile for humanity’s sake and its wellbeing, Hameed Abdul Karim, the noble friend of many, died of a heart attack at Mina [...]
Musical extravaganza marks 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Sri Lanka diplomatic relations
In commemoration of the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Sri Lanka, the Embassy of Vietnam will present “Charming Vietnam” a musical extravaganza featuring renowned Vietnamese musicians and artistes specially flown down from Vietnam, at the Bishop’s College Auditorium on Monday 5th October 2015 commencing 7.00 p.m. All proceeds of this musical concert [...]
Reforming the Ceylon Electricity Board
The conditions are ideal for a critical re-examination of some of the shibboleths that were foisted on us by the “Mahinda Chinthanaya”. One of the most fallacious (and damaging) was that privatisation was not the answer to any of our economic problems. There is a good chance that our present leaders will pay heed to [...]
Parliament erupted over the controversial visit of Said Ramadan to Sri Lanka
The Ikhwanul Muslimeen (the Brotherhood Movement) was making a great impact in the Arab world when Sheikh Hasan-al Bannah – a great thinker and Islamic reformer started a great agitation in egypt to oust King Farook’s monarchy whichwas felt intolerable by the masses of Egypt as it was considered as one of the corrupt regimes [...]
Investigate LTTE diaspora for war crimes By Jayantha Gunasekera
Velupillai Prabhakaran the architect and dreamer of Tamil Eelam, had as his role model the self appointed Fuehrer of Germany, Adolf Hitler. Both of them did not possess any education, but were extremely intelligent. Prabhakaran whilst living in a dream world was initially determined to crush the so called educated, and so-called high caste people. [...]
Wind Music Concert in Kandy under the baton of Keiko Kobayashi
The Embassy of Japan together with the Colombo Wind Orchestra will present “An Evening of Wind Music” under the baton of a renowned Japanese conductor Ms. Keiko Kobayashi, at the St. Anthony’s College Auditorium, Katugastota, Kandy, on Saturday, October 3 at 3.30 p.m. The concert is free of charge to the public and open to [...]
Lions Club hold multi-service project
The Lions of nine Clubs (Colombo 6 Cosmopolitan, Colombo Havelock Town, Colombo Pride, Colombo West, Dehiwela North, Havelock City, Nedimala, Pepiliyana Metro and Wellawatha West) of Region 1 of District 306A2 held a multi service project under the patronage of District Governor, Lion Dr. Nandana Kaluarachchi MJF and his wife, Lion Dr. Manel at St. [...]
Entries close with an overwhelming response
Entries for the Fairway National Literary Award 2015, the new literary award initiated by Fairway Holdings, closed on September 15 with a tremendous response being had from writers and publishers, a press release from the organisers said. A total of 89 entries were received. Sinhala, Tamil and English novels published in 2014/15 are eligible for [...]
The art of Ikebana unfolds
Ikebana is not merely placing flowers in vase. Flowers turn into sculptures when the rules of Ikebana are followed, not only because of the beautiful blooms but because of the proportions, scale and balance of the arrangement. Arrangers are encouraged to work in silence, in harmony with nature, using its bounty to create works of [...]
‘Voices Against Violence’: Education curriculum for 800,000 women
Gender-based violence is a dark reality in Sri Lanka Making a timely move, the largest organisation of women and girls started work on freeing the country from its grip. Launching a non-formal education curriculum called ‘Voices Against Violence’, the Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association conducted their inaugural training sessions for potential trainers from September 11-14. [...]
Mahatma Gandhi Oration
The Sri Lanka- India Society will hold its annual Mahatma Gandhi oration on October 5 at 5 p.m. at the Indian cultural centre auditorium, 16/2 Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7. The keynote speaker on this occasion will be Ms. Shobhana Radhakrishna, of the Forum for Ethical Corporate Governance. She will speak on Mahatma Gandhi’s ideology of [...]
Chevening-Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies fellowship programme
The British High Commission Colombo is pleased to announce applications are now open for an exciting new Chevening fellowship programme, a press release stated. The Chevening-Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) fellowship is a collaboration between the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and OCIS, offering financial support to individuals to undertake a period of independent [...]
The Jim Reeves Show with Janaka
Janaka Palapathwala, who made his return to the Sri Lankan music scene after a ten-year hiatus with “The Elvis Show” last year, will take the stage once again at Bishops College Auditorium with “The Jim Reeves Show” at 6 p.m. Presented in partnership with the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka, proceeds from the show [...]
Putin’s Crooked Road to Damascus
MOSCOW – When Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the United Nations General Assembly on September 28, he knew he would grab the world’s attention and upstage US President Barack Obama with his call for a united front in the battle against the Islamic State. But Putin was addressing Russians, too, knowing full well the need [...]
Celebrating the feast of the greatest Saint of modern times
aOn November 20, 1887, during a general audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIII, a little girl makes a plea to His Holiness to grant her permission to follow her vocation to become a carmelite nun. Her previous attempts to join the Carmel have not been successful since the priest-superior of the monastery would not [...]