Diplomatic punch: Ambassador to asylum
UNITED NATIONS – Ambassador Adlai Stevenson, a former US Permanent Representative to the UN (1961-1965), was a renowned intellectual of his generation, known as much for his riveting speeches as his political witticisms. A two-time Democratic presidential nominee, he once declared that the social life of a UN diplomat is characterised by three elements: alcohol, [...]
Road safety – a matter of life and death
“One Sri Lankan dies every 3 ½ hours in road accidents “The Western Province continues to be most unsafe Road accident statistics compiled by the computer division of the Traffic Police reveal that one Sri Lankan is killed in a road accident every 3 ½ hours and twice that number are critically injured. This is [...]
Remembering a patron of the fine arts
Prof. Senaka Bandaranayake (1938-2015) was famous as a university professor who could be seen at both professional and amateur art exhibitions. He would walk around at these exhibitions, question, criticize and appreciate the works of visual art. Among university professors of other disciplines not related to visual arts, he had the most sensitive nature towards [...]
India’s new climate model works best for South Asia
[NEW DELHI] India has embarked on a programme of developing its own climate models since existing ones are inadequate to study the increase in extreme rainfall and correlate it with human-induced climate change, top scientists say. Existing models do predict an increase in extreme rainfall events as observed in historical records, but these cannot be [...]
Pak women reach out to physically challenged Sri Lankans
A delegation of Pakistan Women’s Association of Sri Lanka (PWA) visited the oldest charitable organisation of Sri Lanka to extend support for the physically disabled Sri Lankans today. The PWA outreach project was aimed to assist the physically challenged individuals with provision of prosthetic, orthotic and orthopedic appliances to overcome their disabilities. The project will [...]
Beach clean-up at Marawila
The Jo Kaminska Foundation is organising a beach clean-up to be held at the Marawila Beach, Pitipane on Sunday, March 6 at 9 a.m. This first community Beach Clean-Up day in Negombo is being held with the support of the Negombo Municipal Council and is sponsored by LB Finance. For more see www.facebook.com- Jo Kaminska [...]
Apple versus the G-men
VIRGINIA BEACH – Apple’s refusal to unlock the iPhone linked to the extremist attack in San Bernardino, California, in December has triggered a public battle with the US Justice Department and the FBI – a dispute with far-reaching implications for data privacy worldwide. But the case is not as straightforward as it seems. Speaking as [...]