Police vs. community: Complex dynamics in civilian policing
Sri Lanka Police marked the 156th anniversary yesterday. This article provides insight into improving the operational functions of the Police through public participation. By Asoka Wijetilleka In every civilised society, a police system exists for the common good of the community. World over, the primary duty of any Police Force is the prevention and the [...]
Mikhail Gorbachev rewrote the global order
Mikhail Gorbachev who died on Wednesday is being mourned and hailed around the Western world but not in his home country or even Third World countries which benefited from the Soviet Union with the munificence of Soviet leaders before Gorbachev. Western nations are hailing many of Gorbachev’s singular historic achievements as a world leader, the [...]
Ajantha takes reins of CMI UK, Sri Lanka Branch
Prof Ajantha Dharmasiri, the immediate past director of the Postgraduate Institute of Management, was appointed President of the Chartered Management Institute, UK (CMI) – Sri Lanka Branch. Ajantha, as Vice President of CMI Sri Lanka Branch, contributed to raise managerial competencies among professionals in Sri Lanka. He’s a rare combination of a [...]
Sri Lankan Top 100 Awards recognises media personnel
The Ahasa Media Network organised the Sri Lankan Top 100 Awards Ceremony for the second consecutive year. The event was held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute under the patronage of Ahasa Media Network CEO, Mrs Priyanga Bandaranaike. The Awards were presented in various fields such as Education, Sports, Culture, Arts, Media, Business, Social Service, [...]
Donations for low-income families
Gethsamane Humanitarian organised a public service initiative of presenting donations to low-income families in Wattala. The programme was held under the auspices of Wattala Divisional Secretary Mrs P D T C Rasika, seen here distributing the donations. Pastors Anton Rajamani, M Viraj Kumar, Neville John, K Emmanuel, J Michael; Grama Niladaris K A R P [...]
The end of stability
By Joschka Fischer Project Syndicate, exclusively for the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka BERLIN – The world is reeling from an extraordinary confluence of crises, including Russia’s war of aggression in Europe, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, sweeping trade and supply-chain disruptions, inflation, food insecurity, and all the morbid symptoms of climate change. Though the world [...]