Marching on the ‘Peace Road’
The Peace Road project aims to promote and support global peace. Under the theme of “Peace Road towards Reconciliation and Unity in Sri Lanka” Peace Road 2016 the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) held a march on July 9 to create awareness of their mission. After a brief meeting at the Vihara Maha Devi park open [...]
Sri Lankan lawyer named Member of the Order of Australia
Maithri Panagoda, a distinguished lawyer, has been made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). The award was made by the Governor-General of Australia on the Queen’s Birthday. In the Australian honours system, appointments to the Order of Australia confer recognition for outstanding achievement and service. It is awarded for extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement. [...]
The ‘Prince of Batticaloa’ 90th Birthday tribute
I consider it a great honour to write this tribute to my dear friend Prince Casinader on his 90th birthday which falls on July 21. Prince was born on July 21,1926 in Batticaloa. His parents had five sons and Prince was the second son. He started schooling at Vincent Girls’ High School and later moved [...]
Duet Kathak recital at Indian Cultural Centre
The Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo will present a duet Kathak recital by Sankaja Nimantha Pindiya and Aruni Wimansha Mawela on July 22 at 6 p.m. at its auditorium at Indian Cultural Centre, 16/2 Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7. Sankaja Nimantha Pindiya has completed Bachelors degree in Kathak from the University of Music and Fine arts ,Khairagarh, [...]
Missing 600 policemen: Year 1990
By B.Anton Jeyanathan In the recent past the topic of “missing persons” has been the choice of subject of the print media where the public was informed of the number of missing persons and the findings of the Commission which inquired into the cases of missing persons. The Maxwell Paranagama Commission which was tasked with [...]
UK leaves, who stays?
The last few days of June 2016, perhaps signalled a new page in the history of Europe, whose fallout generally, could affect the whole world which was gradually becoming globalised. Much had been written on this phenomenon of Britain exiting the European Union, from varied points of view. Sri Lanka too was disturbed politically, that [...]
The case for muddling through Brexit
SANTA BARBARA – Panic is gripping markets – stocks and bonds are falling, the pound is plumbing new depths, fears of recession are rampant – all because a slim majority of voters in the United Kingdom decided that the country should leave the European Union. The British public has spoken and the die is cast. [...]
Shakespeare’s brentry to world culture
By Marshall Perera “How many ages hence, Shall this our lofty scene be acted over, In States unborn and accents yet unknown! – Shakespeare “Julius Caesar” Shakespeare’s 450th birth and 400th death anniversaries were commemorated on 23 April, this year. As David Cameron, ex-Prime Minister of Great Britain noted, ”these two anniversaries are not just an [...]