Bellanwila Raja Maha Vihara lit by solar power
Bellanwila Raja Maha Vihara is constantly visited by a large number of devotees day and night. Therefore, the electricity bill of the temple is high. The bill was always paid from temple funds. The current power cuts have hindered the administrative activities of the temple as well as the worship activities of the devotees. Due [...]
Help these children
Appeal Two sisters, 6-year-old Chathumi and 13-year-old Navoda from Moratuwa are facing serious health issues. Their father, Samantha Fernando, is seeking support from the public. Chathumi has undergone two surgeries for a malfunctioning right kidney, while Navoda who has a perforated eardrum has undergone three surgeries, and requires regular injections. Mr Fernando is a postal [...]
Mallika Nivasa Samithiya annual fund-raiser
The Mallika Nivasa Samithiya will hold its annual sal pila fundraiser with the objective of financially supporting the maintenance of its Homes for destitute elderly women and abandoned or orphaned children. The year-end event will be held next Saturday, December 17 at its headquarters 45, Visakha Road, Bambalapitiya (Colombo 4), from 9.30 am to 4.30 [...]
The double transformation
By Diane Coyle, exclusively for the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka The world’s advanced economies are in the midst of dual structural transformations that will change every aspect of our lives, from how we work and do business to how we regulate markets. The most notable of these transformations is digitalisation, which has been so [...]