Mallikarjun Kharge: Can a non-Gandhi Congress chief take on Modi?
By Imran Qureshi (BBC) – Veteran politician Mallikarjun Kharge has won the internal election to become the president of India’s main opposition Congress Party. Mr Kharge was competing against charismatic MP Shashi Tharoor, but swept the election, securing eight times more votes than his opponent. As he congratulated Mr Kharge on Wednesday, Mr Tharoor said, [...]
Lanka’s great reservoirs speak his name
October 24: The 28TH death anniversary of Gamini Dissanayake By Karu Jayasuriya, former Speaker of Parliament The name of Gamini Dissanayake is an indelible mark in Sri Lanka’s politics. This statement was issued to mark the 28TH death anniversary of the late politician who marked a turning point in national politics. Gamini Dissanayake was born [...]
A 91-year-old US-Saudi alliance in jeopardy
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IDN)— The longstanding US-Saudi alliance—political, economic and military—which dates back to 1931 is in deep trouble. US President Joe Biden warned last week that Saudi Arabia would face “consequences” after OPEC Plus, the oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, announced plans for a cut in oil production—an estimated [...]
Jayawardena, second youngest female President of Smedley, takes charge with new ex-co
Toastmaster (TM) Isuri Jayawardena, only the – second youngest female President of Smedley Toastmasters – was officially inducted with her newly-appointed executive committee on Thursday (20) at their installation at Cinnamon Grand Colombo. Jayawardena, turning 27 on October 31, joined the club back in 2015, and held various ex-co ranks before reaching the pinnacle position [...]
HelpAge walk strengthens elders’ talents
The annual Elders Walk organised by HelpAge Sri Lanka (HASL) with the Kalutara District Secretariat and the Kalutara Bodhi Trust at Kalutara town recently highlighted the importance of celebrating the International Day of Older Persons every year. Over 500 elders between the ages of 60 to 85 participated in the walk which began from Kalutara [...]
Appointment of vice patron for AA Ceylon
State Minister of Transport Lasantha Alagiyawanna MP was appointed as the Vice Patron of the Automobile Association recently at a function held at the Automobile Association Head Quarters. Picture shows Dhammika Attygalle, President AAC presenting the Letter of Appointment and Life Membership card to Minister Alagiyawanna. Also in the picture are (L-R) Piyankara Jayaratne (MP [...]
Ananda College Old Boys’ Association hold annual Olcott Oration on Oct 29
Ananda College Old Boys’ Association (ACOBA) will hold the annual Olcott Oration to commemorate Colonel Henry Steel Olcott on Saturday, October 29, at the Kularatne Auditorium, Ananda College at 4.45 pm onwards. The oration will be delivered by Investment Banker cum Entrepreneur and PPP specialist Thilan Wijesinghe, who is the Founder/Executive Chairman of TWC (Pvt) [...]
Sri Lankan graduate receives First Class Master’s Degree in seven subjects
A Sri Lankan student has qualified to obtain a Master’s Degree with First Class Honours in seven subjects including Engineering from Liverpool University in England. Sasanka Nugawela, a resident of Wataddara Weralugolla in Veyangoda, obtained a First Class Master’s Degree in Electronics and Computer Science, English, Music, Psychology, Agriculture and Arts. He received his primary [...]
The new nuclear era
By Richard Haass, exclusively for the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka Nuclear weapons have been a feature of international relations since August 1945, when the United States dropped two of them on Japan to hasten the end of World War II. None has been used since then, and they arguably helped keep the Cold War [...]