Galle Face activists can turn a new chapter in our history
‘Sovereignty’ is a term tossed about today in the torrents of eloquence and abuse sweeping this island in all three official languages. Sovereignty is a subject on which enough volumes have been written and they pack vast shelves in libraries around the world. For our purposes we will consider it to mean what Sri Lankans [...]
Demands of the people and constitutional constraints
The burning issues that the people of Sri Lanka are confronting, with crippling power cuts, gas, fertiliser and petrol shortages, inability to access or purchase basic needs – food, medicine – have resulted in daily demonstrations. This clear and unquestionable suffering of the people has to be addressed urgently. The national economy is in peril, [...]
Lankan doctor receives distinguished award
Philanthropist, physician, and gene-therapy developer Dr Sukumar Nagendran received the ‘Distinguished Alumni Award’ from the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University at a gala event held on April 9, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. After completing his high school education at Royal College, Colombo, Dr Nagendran migrated to the United States where he [...]
Vogue Jewellers wins Innovative Diamond Jeweller award
Vogue Jewellers, a leading name in pristine Diamond Jewellery in Sri Lanka, was honoured as the worldwide winner of the ‘Innovative Diamond Jeweller of the year’ award at the Retail Jeweller World Dubai Awards recently. The award was based on its Editorial team Research conducted among 150 leading and elite jewellers across the globe, a [...]
Summoning the spirit of Bretton Woods
A riptide is about to hit the global economy, and the West needs America to help. Just as longstanding NATO allies are helping Ukraine fight against its Russian invaders, we need the old Bretton Woods allies to win the peace. That will require equipping the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank with the tools [...]