Premadasa’s role in stalling resurrection of the R-Paksas
The focus of the nation in recent times has been shifting from the ‘Glorious Uncertainties of cricket’ to inglorious uncertainties of politics and for the search of a square meal a day by the poor. When our ‘Singha Pattaw’ (lion cubs) were all ga-ga after winning the Asia T-20 Cup, we warned about the uncertainties [...]
Remembering a great physiologist and his gift to physiology
K N Seneviratne Memorial Oration – 2022 The Physiological Society of Sri Lanka (PSSL) annually honours the second Ceylonese Professor of Physiology, K.N. Seneviratne. Regarded as one of the most eminent physiologists Sri Lanka has ever produced, ad made a momentous contribution to physiology and postgraduate medical education in Sri Lanka. Keerthi Nissanka Seneviratne was [...]
UN’s plea for billions: A good try in a lost cause?
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IDN) – The late Everett McKinley Dirksen, an American politician. once famously said: “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money” Perhaps that remark may apply to the funding of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) where developing nations continue their relentless search for [...]
Distribution of medicines by Sri Lanka China Society
The Sri Lanka China Society has distributed Rs 5.2m worth of essential medicines donated by the China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development to needy hospitals in Sri Lanka, says Jinith de Silva president of the Sri Lanka China Society. Picture shows Ambassador for PR China to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong handing over Rs 2m [...]
Heart To Heart Trust Fund anniversary
The Heart To Heart Trust Fund is celebrating eight years of service in helping financially disadvantaged heart patients. Over the period, the Fund has been able to save over 450 lives. On Saturday, November 12, Fund volunteers and hospital staff are organising an alms-giving for 40 members of clergy who have received surgery at the [...]
Sri Lanka Foundation awards honour excellence among expatriates
The Sri Lanka Foundation International awards ceremony takes place annually thanks to the support of the founder and Chairman of the Board of the Foundation, Dr Walter Jayasinghe, supported by its Vice President, Aesha Jayasinghe. The awards recognise those in the Sri Lankan expatriate community whose work have an impact on the lives of others. [...]
Defending democracy’s defenders
By Alexander Schallenberg and Teresa Ribeiro, exclusively for the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka When independent journalists report on the full-scale Russian military invasion of Ukraine, they show the reality of war. They show its barbarism, its cruelty, and the humanitarian tragedies that inevitably accompany it. They provide viewers with accurate reporting on the developments [...]