Liberal democracy in retreat?
By Christopher R. Hill DENVER – We are only in the second month of Donald Trump’s presidency, but many Americans have already tired of the drama, and are wondering what the next 46 months have in store.Beyond producing constant anxiety, Trump’s bizarre presidency poses a more fundamental question: Having already come under siege in many [...]
Nochchiya solar village gets water and revenue
The first stage of a large solar village project at Nochchiya village-cluster in the Kurunegala district has been completed, with the installation of two solar power systems funded by UK-registered charities – The Association of Professional Sri Lankans in the UK (APSL) and Hela Sarana. The Hela-Sarana-funded system was dedicated in memory of Raja Meehitiya, [...]
Lankan physician back in SL to follow-up on ‘project joy’ at LRH
NEW YORK – When Dr Sandy Para Waran, a Sri Lankan Paediatric Neurologist domiciled in the United States, was back in Colombo in late 2014, he was pursuing a humanitarian mission: to raise awareness and funds for the treatment of children with neurological disorders such as epilepsy. And, at the same time, he was trying [...]
Hunuwataye Kathawa: 50th jubilee at Tower Hall
On March 8, Henry Jayasena’s “Hunuwataye Kathawa” will celebrate 50 years of continuous performances. A special event to mark this unique occasion will be held on the same day at the Maradana Tower Hall from 6 p.m. onwards. The main speaker on this day will be veteran theatre personality Dharmasiri Bandaranayake. Originally written by [...]
Chevaan Daniel among 26 Eisenhower Fellows
Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) has selected 26 global leaders from government, business and civil society to embark on a seven-week fellowship in the U.S., engaging in a transformative exchange of knowledge and ideas with the leading minds in their fields. Chevaan Daniel is among these Fellows, representing 23 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania. [...]
Thanksgiving Mass to mark 25 years of Workshop Players
Famed for bringing some of the best of Broadway musicals and theatre such as ‘Oliver!’, ‘The Sound of Music’, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, ‘Evita’, ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, ’Les Misérables’, and, most recently, Arthur Miller’s ‘A View From The Bridge’ to the local stage, the Workshop Players, one of Sri Lanka’s foremost English theatre [...]
Enjoy Rukshan’s concert tonight and help a worthy cause
It’s today, and if you haven’t yet got your tickets for Rukshan Perera Live In Concert VII to be held at the Bishop’s College Auditorium this evening at 7 p.m., you still have a chance of seeing it. The concert is almost sold out, but a few tickets are available at Bishop’s College. Rukshan’s concerts [...]
ACWBC celebrates Women’s Day
The All Ceylon Women’s Buddhist Congress will mark Women’s Day on Thursday, March 9 at 4 p.m. at the ACWBC premises at 400, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7 with illustrated presentations by Sumana Fernando and Dr. Hema Goonatilake. All are welcome.
SAARC Cultural Centre to felicitate leading artistes on Women’s Day
The SAARC Cultural Centre will celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 with a cultural evening featuring a performance by Thuuryaa, the all-female drumming ensemble and honouring several leading female artistes. The event will be at the Lionel Wendt Theatre at 7 p.m. Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga along with leading artistes Iranganie Serasinghe, Vajira [...]
Rotary Club Battaramulla continues mission to assist CKD patients
The Rotary Club of Battaramulla was instrumental in formulating a proposal to Rotary International (RI), raising funds and obtaining the support of other groups towards enabling two global grants to the value of over Rs 10 million (US $ 70,600) to equip the Kidney and Organ Transplant Surgery unit at the Teaching Hospital of Anuradhapura [...]
Is Beijing outflanking the US in the South China Sea?
By Peter Apps For much of the last week, the US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson has been patrolling the South China Sea. It is just the kind of display of Washington’s power and global reach that the US Navy excels at – both to reassure allies and, in this case, send a message to potential [...]
Why this ‘private’ phobia
By Prof Wilfred Perera In this article I hope to convince the public of the glaring need for private Medical Colleges in this country to be worked out on a public-private partnership basis. This is perhaps the only country in the world that is against private medical colleges. I was the Professor at the first [...]
Interdependence is strength: 3F-formula for strong Indo-Lanka relations
Excerpts from a speech delivered by India’s High Commissioner Taranjit Singh Sandhu at the Sri Lanka India Society. High Commissioner’s Address at an event by Sri Lanka India Society Hon. W. D. J. Seneviratne, Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations of Sri Lanka, Mr. T. S. Prakash, President of the Sri Lanka [...]
Lipstick Under My Burkha: India director vows to fight ‘illogical’ film ban
By Geeta Pandey (BBC) – The director of an award-winning Indian film is fighting film censors to ensure that Lipstick Under My Burkha gets released in the country. Alankrita Shrivastava was recently informed in a letter – badly-worded and full of spelling mistakes – that her film was being denied a censor certificate for being [...]