100 years on, milestones of Bolshevik Revolution
The 7th of November this year marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution – an indelible landmark and a turning point in the history of Russia – that established the Communist rule under what became the Soviet Union that is officially known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).The revolution shaped world politics of [...]
PCCSL releases annual report
The Secretariat of the Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka (PCCSL), the self-regulatory body of the newspaper industry released its annual report for 2016 this week. According to the report, the PCCSL Secretariat received 133 complaints of which 84 were valid complaints that were resolved while 317 complaints by readers were directly resolved by editors [...]
Prof. Ranil delivers M.P.M. Cooray Memorial Oration
Prof Ranil Fernando delivered the M.P.M. Cooray Memorial Oration at the Lionel Memorial Auditorium of the Sri Lanka Medical Association recently. Prof Ranil Fernando is the head of the surgery department of the Kelaniya University’s Medical Faculty. A Consultant Surgeon North Colombo Teaching Hospital Ragama, he is also is the past president and director examinations [...]
Hong Kong honours Lankan activist Sikkander Batcha, a longstanding
Sri Lankan resident and businessman of Hong Kong, has been awarded the “Medal of Honour” for his exemplary service to the community in the former British crown colony, currently designated Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. In a letter to Mr. Batcha, Betty Fung, the Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, says “the [...]
Marking Diabetes day with walk, exhibition and health screening programme
A major programme to mark National Diabetes Day will be held next Sunday, November 12. With President Maithripala Sirisena as Chief Guest and Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne as Guest-of-Honour, the Diabetes Walk 2017, exhibition and health screening programme will kick off at Galle Face Green at 6.45 a.m. on November 12. Starting with aerobic [...]
South Asian, African experts call for measures to strengthen RTI enforcement
DHAKA: South Asian and African experts meeting here called for strengthening processes to ensure the right to information, and for ensuring integrity of information commissions and recognition of governments as key stakeholders. Information commission members and staff, along with lawyers, journalists and civil society activists from six countries — Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Kenya [...]
Telling the story of the oldest country-to-country association in Sri Lanka
To celebrate 70 years of a close relationship, the Sri Lanka-Pakistan Friendship Trade & Investment Association will bring out a coffee table book shortly featuring people who have worked together with the Association in building the bonds of friendship between the two countries. The Association invites past Presidents, office bearers, members, former & current High [...]
Think Equal promoting national unity in Sri Lanka thru’ pre-schools
UNITED NATIONS – Speaking at an event organised last week by the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Rohan Perera lauded the timely partnership between Sri Lanka and Think Equal, the first global education initiative endorsed by the UN Human Rights Office. He emphasised that as a country that has suffered from [...]