US call for arms ban to Myanmar faces UNSC hurdle
UNITED NATIONS – When US Ambassador Nikki Haley called for a virtual arms embargo against the repressive and much-maligned military regime in Myanmar, she took a passing shot at two of her fellow veto-wielding, permanent members of the Security Council – namely China and Russia – who are primary arms suppliers to the increasingly politically-isolated [...]
Safety literacy should start at school level, says expert
“In case of a machine breakdown, there are spare parts, but it’s not so for the human body,” reflects Dr. Champika Amarasinghe, Director General, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Speaking to the Sunday Times on the eve of ‘National Occupational Safety and Health Week’ which will be inaugurated on October 9, Dr. [...]
Ultimate cold case: Who betrayed Anne Frank?
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A former FBI agent is heading up a cold case team more than 70 years after Nazi occupation police stormed the secret Amsterdam canal house annex where Anne Frank was hiding and sent her to her death in a concentration camp. Suspicions that someone betrayed the Frank family are not new, but [...]
Malaysia Sports Day in Sri Lanka
The Malaysian community in Sri Lanka celebrated “Sports Day of Malaysia 2017’ yesterday at the Ladies’ College Sports Complex. The event was organised by the Malaysian High Commission. High Commissioner Wan Zaidi Wan Abdullah and diplomatic staff and their families took part in the event. Pix by Amila Gamage
KMC honours artistes at arts festival
The Kandy Municipal Council Arts Foundation held its annual arts festival on Thursday at the E.L. Senanayake Children’s Library Hall. The festival, the fourth by the foundation, saw two artistes being given pecial awards for their contribution to the field of art and music. They were H.A. Nethimana for Tabla and Santhusa Herath for orchestra. [...]
Rotary Club (Colombo Central) celebrates Children’s Day
The Rotary Club of Colombo Central celebrated the “World Children’s Day” on October 1 at Bhakthiweedantha Child Development Center in Mabola, Wattala. The children were served special while packets, cakes, toffees and sanitary items such as soap, shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrushes were presented to them by Rotarian President Kanil Hattotuwa.
A shepherd of the oppressed, the poor and the people on the run
Bishop Rt. Rev. D.J. Ambalavanar, the second Bishop of the Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India (American Ceylon Mission), whose twentieth death anniversary falls on October 10, rose to great heights of spirituality and intellectual stature to become a humble servant of God and a man for others. Bishop Ambalavanar came across to [...]
Tag der Deutschen Einheit : A glimpse at the history of an economic giant
German Unity Day or the National Day of Germany falls on October 3. It signifies the unification of the former German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany on October 3, 1990 which was the culmination of a series of historical events that erased the hallmarks of the cold war era, and more prominently [...]
Late British PM Heath suspected of abusing five boys
LONDON (AFP) – Former British prime minister Edward Heath would have been questioned over claims that he sexually assaulted five boys if he was still alive, police have announced. Heath, who was Britain’s premier between 1970 and 1974, is alleged to have raped an 11-year-old boy during a paid sexual encounter, officers revealed following a [...]
Kate and Meghan’s mumalikes
One is a laid-back LA social worker who sports a nose ring; the other a blow-dried-to-perfection Home Counties party planner with a reputation for being pushy. At first glance, these two sixtysomethings appear to have little in common – except, of course, having raised daughters who are now on intimate terms with the Royal Family. [...]