Lanka’s UN mission hosts panel talks on gender empowerment
UNITED NATIONS— The Sri Lanka Mission to the UN hosted two panel discussions last week to coincide with the 61st annual session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) focusing on the themes: “Empowering Women’s Economic Leadership” and “Women in Post-Conflict Reconciliation.” In her opening address, Minister for Women & Child Affairs [...]
Rotary recognises Dr. Ajith Perera
Presented with ‘Outstanding Achiever’ Award The Annual Conference 2017 of the Rotary District 3220 that includes Sri Lanka and the Maldives was inaugurated last Friday afternoon at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo. Rtn. Barry Rassing, a member of the board of trustee of the Rotary Foundation representing the President of Rotary International [...]
High Commissioner Dauris: 2018 UK summit will make
British High Commissioner James Dauris addreessing the gathering at the Commonwealth Day reception. He is also seen in a conversation with Speaker Karu Jayasuriya The United Kingdom has a longstanding and firm commitment to the Commonwealth and to the values it upholds, of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. On March 14, British [...]
Of people and travel: Drawing colourful word pictures with bold strokes
Book Facts Soaring Spirits and Shooting Stars- by Lakshman Ratnapala Reviewed by Pradeep Princeton University and of Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A At first glance, this book appears to be a biography or even a hagiography of people in the world of international tourism, mostly in Sri Lanka. The author, however, sets the record straight at [...]
Sri Lankan named Commonwealth Young Person of the Year 2017
The co-founder of a foundation which supports persons with disabilities in Sri Lanka has been named Commonwealth Young Person of the Year 2017. Krystle Reid co-founded Enable Lanka Foundation to break stereotypes and stigma, and was recognised along with three other outstanding regional winners in this year’s Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work. [...]
CFW ‘Celebrates Colombo’ with an eclectic canvas of art
By Tarini Pilapitiya Celebrating its 14th year HSBC Colombo Fashion Week (CFW) (that started on March 13 and ending today) is expanding the scope of the fashion industry with multiple initiatives that aim at developing and showcasing Sri Lanka’s fashion design industry with fashion consumers locally and globally. This year CFW’s vision of ‘Celebrate Colombo’ [...]
Inaugural exotic motor car parade
The Automobile Association of Ceylon (AAC) will hold a motor vehicle parade with the Ceylon Exotic Car Club on Sunday, March 26 for motoring enthusiasts and tourists. Over 100 vehicles consisting of vintage, classic, and sports cars including a rare collection of motor vehicles will be in this parade. There will be old and new, [...]
Classical music and bean bags: Harmonic Conspiracies are back
When Harmonic Conspiracies last performed together in August 2016, they got the kind of positive feedback they never expected. The highlight? Kids plonked on beanbags paying complete attention to the classical pieces being performed on the informal “stage”. And so, the band will be back, this time “Travelling through musical times of Baroque and Contemporary” [...]
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Are you caught up in an addiction and struggling to get out of it? Enslaved in a wrong relationship that is ruining your family life? Does life seem empty and lonely with no purpose to live for? If so, you are invited to a Christian Retreat that could change your life. The Community of the [...]
The SAITM controversy: There is a way out
I cannot help being saddened by the hullabaloo going on about the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM). On the one hand, there are several folks objecting to the existence of this private medical school and trying to obstruct the progress of the students and graduates of SAITM to become medical doctors. These [...]
Want a smart child? Give them fish-oil pills
By Stephen Matthews Every parent wants their child to achieve their dreams. And now scientists believe they may have found the magic potion to give them a step up in life.Children who consumed fish oil pills significantly improved their ability to read in just three months, a new trial shows. Packed full of omega 3 [...]
Violation of judicial ethics an unpardonable sin: Chief Justice Dep
Excerpts from the speech the new Chief Justice Priyasath Dep delivered at the ceremonial sitting of the Supreme Court to welcome him. In 2011, the Bar warmly welcomed me when I was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court after having served the Attorney General’s Department for more than thirty three years. In my speech [...]
To achieve true democracy, judiciary should not only be independent but also earn public respect: AG
Excerpts from the speech delivered by Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya, P.C. at the ceremonial sitting to welcome the new Chief Justice, W.P.G. Dep.It is my privilege and pleasure to welcome you my Lord, Justice Priyasath Dep, President’s Counsel as CJ. My Lord, six years ago, a series of events brought in an unexpected change. That [...]
SAITM: Facts, fiction and facilities
Letter to the Editor I read with interest the article published in Sunday Times 2 (12.03.2017), titled ‘Freedom for Education: Free Education and SAITM’ by Professor Chandrika Jayasinghe, especially, inter alia, with her contention that “…Our government leaders are to be blamed for this stagnant state of affairs, while many poorer countries have overtaken us [...]
Internet: The other side of the egalitarian age
By Sachin Whether we are searching for a website, clicking on a link or scrolling down a page, our deceptively innocent and simply keystrokes are extremely influential as a collective whole in the way they shape the world wide web and our society. Just imagine the combined online actions of the three billion people who [...]
Ananda College: The first 125 years
For the first time, a detailed record of the history of Ananda College, covering the first 125 years, will be published by the Ananda College Old Boys’ Association. The fascinating story of this great institution is documented in one publication after much painstaking research. The book will be launched at the Faculty of Graduate Studies [...]
Bishop Chickera delivers lecture on Palestinian struggle
Rt. Rev. Duleep de Chickera, former Bishop of Sri Lanka’s Anglican Church on Monday delivered a key note address on the Palestinian People’s struggle for social justice. The lecture organised by the newly formed Sri Lanka Journalists for Global Justice was held at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Insititute of International Studies. The Bishop in his address [...]