Book Launch
Dr W M Karunadasa, former Senior Professor of International Relations and History, University of Colombo, ex-diplomat, former Commissioner of National Housing, and presently practicing as a lawyer of the Supreme Court, launched his latest academic publication entitled ‘Nobendibawa, Madyasthabawa Saha Nobendi Vyaparaya’ (Non-Alignment, Neutrality and Non-Aligned Movement) by presenting the first copy of the book [...]
OKI International School Wattala ‘Poson Kalapaya’
Wattala OKI International School’s Poson Kalapaya, organised by the School’s Buddhist Association, will be held on the Poson full moon Poya day, June 14. The programme will be as per below: 10.30 am – Lighting the traditional oil lamp and religious felicitation by Ven Diggalle Sudassana Thero 12 noon onwards – Rice dansala 6.30 pm [...]
Slaughter of child monks at Aranthalawa, 35 years on: ‘Aney mamé, epa! Epa (Uncle, don’t, don’t), they pleaded
To mark the 35th anniversary of the Aranthalawa massacre, one of the most gruesome crimes committed by the LTTE on June 2, 1987, the Sunday Times carries excerpts from a research article by Sarita Gunaratna and Dinesh Jayakody. The article is based on interviews with survivors, eyewitnesses, first responders, family members of victims and others [...]
Global shortages demand global solutions
ITHACA – Food shortages are beginning to cast a shadow over the world. One long-term factor is the warming of our planet, which has slowly destroyed agricultural land. But the proximate cause of greatest concern is the war in Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Black Sea blockade, which is preventing Ukrainian grain and fertilisers [...]