Trump’s foreign policy reversals
By Martin Feldstein CAMBRIDGE – During his first 100 days in office, US President Donald Trump reversed many of the major positions on defence and trade policy that he had advocated during his presidential campaign. And these reversals have yielded some positive results. Trump’s policy toward China is the best example. During the campaign, Trump [...]
One-Belt, One-Road, one-Vesak
By Dr. Susantha Goonatilake A short time ago, two global exercises of soft power took place, one in Sri Lanka and the other in China. Soft power is the opposite of military power, and in the case of the Sri Lankan event, it was the projection of Buddhism. In this Buddhist, soft power exercise China [...]
Nations Trust Bank gives helping hand to Loris and Warana/Waranam magazines
Nations Trust Bank strengthened its collaboration with Wildlife and Nature Protection Society by fostering research and education on biodiversity, through full sponsorship of the “Loris” and “Warana/Waranam” magazines. The sponsorship will span three years from 2017 to 2019 with the first magazine published under this agreement being the renewed Warana/Waranam magazine that has undergone a [...]
Santani bags series of global accolades
Since its opening just eight months ago, Santani Wellness Resort and Spa has garnered some high profile accolades. The property was first selected to the Travel + Leisure “IT List”, which highlights the top 40 hotels to visit in 2017. The resort was then selected to the Conde Nast Traveler “Hot List”, which showcases 75 [...]
Nil Manel display at Washington D.C.’s National Cathedral’s Flower Mart
A blue water lily (nil manel) floral display lent a unique Sri Lankan flavour to the International Floral Exhibit at National Cathedral’s Flower Mart on May 5 and 6 in Washington D.C. Designed by the Sri Lankan Embassy staff especially for the annual spring event, the floral arrangement salutes the national flower of Sri Lanka. [...]
Relief goods, donations from Korea
The Korean Businessmen’s Association (KBA) of Sri Lanka donated relief goods worth about Rs. 15 million to the Sri Lanka Police on Thursday.The items included 5,000 pairs of long boots, 10,000 pairs of rubber gloves, 1,000 pairs of gloves for industrial use and 2,500 bars of soap. The goods will be distributed to the people [...]
Spectacles and more for Suhada Serana senior citizens
Deserving members of the Suhada Serana senior citizens society of Maawiththara South of Kesbewa were given spectacles while members of the Farmers Society were given farming equipment recently under a programme initiated by Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe, member of the Western Provincial Council who is also adviser to the President on special projects. (Pic by Athula [...]
A turning point for Iran?
By Christopher R. Hill DENVER – US President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia offered a rare glimpse into his emerging foreign-policy agenda. It is now all but certain that the Trump administration will abstain from lecturing foreign leaders about their countries’ democratic shortcomings, and that promoting human rights will take a backseat to other [...]
Destroy the smouldering embers of religious and racial flames
By B. Anton Jeyanathan Our country consisting of multi racial and multi religious citizens, has been thrice blessed to live in peace and harmony for many centuries. On and off, extremist elements, racial, religious and political, have disturbed this peaceful co-existence due to their adventurous and diabolical acts of inciting riots and disturbances between the [...]