Yolande: I’m nostalgic for my homeland
World renowned Sri Lankan jazz legend walks down memory lane By thalif deen NEW YORK – Yolande Bavan, one of Sri Lanka’s renowned jazz vocalists and screen-and-stage actress, recently re-enacted her entire professional life in a mini off-Broadway play – described as a “workshop presentation”—and appropriately titled “Have Sari. Will Travel”! The narrative takes her–beginning [...]
Krish Vignarajah enters race for Maryland governor
Sri Lankan born Krish Vignarajah, a former Obama official, is entering the race for governor of Maryland. An official campaign kick-off and announcement is scheduled for September 19. About her decision, Ms. Vignarajah said: “I am running for Governor because I am worried my daughter will not have the same opportunities that my mom gave [...]
Farewell for Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam in Washington D.C.
Washington DC — The US State Department last week hosted a reception in honour of Sri Lankan Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam before he left the US capital to take up a new assignment as the Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Aa select group of well-wishers of Sri Lanka, including US government representatives, Washington-based foreign [...]
Reigning Miss Earth-Water 2016 here for tonight’s pageant
Venezuelan model Stephanie Ysabel de Zorzi (24), the reigning Miss Earth-Water 2016 is now in Sri Lanka for the grand finale of the Derana Offmarks Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Earth 2017, tonight. Crowned Miss Earth-Water at the international beauty pageant held in Philippines last year, Stephanie will be representing the Miss Earth Foundation at [...]
TNA holds talks with US delegation, raises Tamil issues
The visiting United States Congress delegation met Tamil National Alliance R. Sampanthan and Jaffna District Parliamentarian and TNA Spokesman M.A. Sumanthiran in Colombo on Thursday. The Congress delegation led by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen included House Appropriations Committee member Henry Cuellar, US Ambassador Atul Keshap and other officials. The TNA leader briefed the [...]
‘Home makers’ Haven 2017’
‘Home makers’ Haven 2017’ will be held at the Grand Ballroom of the Colombo Hilton on Saturday, August 19 from 9 a.m. The fundraiser of the Sri Lanka Housewives Association – the programme will have entertainment, dance and fashion shows, many prizes and surprises as well as many stalls. Tickets priced at Rs 2,500 are [...]
Girl Guides Association marks centenary with fun-filled, educative camp
The Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association will be holding a Centenary Girl Guide Camp from August 23-28 at the Sri Lanka Army Infantry Training Centre in Minneriya. This event is the third significant event being held to celebrate the centenary of the Sri Lanka Girls Guides Association, the grand award ceremony and girl guides rally [...]
Lanka as an education hub: A rejoinder
This article is a rejoinder to the article published in the Sunday Times on July 30, 2017 by Professors Amal Kumarage and Nelson Perera. In my view, it is one of the best articles published in Sri Lankan newspapers in recent times relating to the on-going debate on how to develop Sri Lanka as a [...]
In loving memory of my father, my friend, my guide
It has been 10 years since the demise of K.C.Kamalsabayson PC. A decade is definitely not what it feels like–the final memory of him seems not so long ago, when I desperately yearned for his life. And nothing has changed. Looking back ten years ago, I lost my father when I was a law student. [...]
The Kamalasabayson I knew
Kamalasabayson fondly known to us as “Kamale” at S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia was an amiable personality. When I was prompted to put pen to paper to record a few of the personal episodes I have had with Kamale, I felt compelled to record my familiarity with Kamale as I thought it could serve as [...]
CKD-UO in Lanka: A disease in search of a cause
The Chronic Kidney Disease of ‘Unknown’ Origin (CKD-UO) has been detected in Sri-Lanka since the mid-1990s, initially in the north central province (NCP) but now also noted elsewhere. It has been variously termed CKD-mfo (multi-factorial origin), chronic agrochemical nephropathy and chronic interstitial nephritis of agricultural communities (CINAC). Chronic kidney diseases due to ‘non-traditional’ causes have [...]