Kumar Nadesan, MD Express Newspapers, felicitated for receiving top Indian award
Mr Kumar Nadesan (R) Managing Director of Express Newspapers Ceylon Ltd, who was conferred with the Pravasi Bharatiya Saman Award, India’s highest honour to a person of Indian-origin living overseas, was felicitated under the distinguished patronage of Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena (C), and High Commissioner for India Gopal Baglay (L), at an event held to [...]
Pakistan donates ration bags for the poor
As part of ongoing charity for the less privileged, Major General (R) Umar Farooq Burki HI (M), handed over ration bags to the delegation of Mardana Small Masjid/Sri Lanka Welfare Relief Association for distribution to deserving people. The rations will be utilised for the food arrangements of poor people dependent on the charity organisation. Pakistan [...]
Interact Club holds ‘She Aspires’ Awards
The Interact Club of Colombo North organised a ‘She Aspires’ Awards which recognised the contribution of women in different aspects of society. The awards ceremony was held at the Galadari Hotel on Saturday March 4. HNB Chairperson Aruni Goonetilleke was present as chief guest. The award recipients were: Youth – Seya Uralagamage, Business and Entrepreneurship [...]
Buddhist Ladies’ OGA dinner-dance
‘Glorious Night’, a dinner-dance hard to forget, is being organised by the Old Girls’ Association (OGA) of Buddhist Ladies’ College (BLC) today (March 19) at the King’s Court, Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo. While the crowning of the BLC Queen would be a highlight, toe-tapping, hand-clapping music would be provided by ‘BLACK’. For more information and tickets [...]
S Thomas’ College Old Boys’ Centenary Group ExCo 2023/24
The following Executive Committee 2023/24 was elected on March 4. Patron: Warden Rev Marc Billimoria President: Dr Nihal de Silva Immediate Past President: Dharmin Perera Vice President 1: Eddie Appathurai Vice President 2: Lincoln Fernando Secretary: Captain Gihan Fernando Asst Secretary: Lokendra Seneviratna Treasurer: Hiran Fernando Asst Treasurer: Wg Cdr (Rtd) Ranjan Samarasinghe Committee Members: [...]
Sindhi Charitable Trust brings cheer to Samata Sarana
The Sindhi community in Sri Lanka comprising business leaders are always looking at opportunities to enhance the lives of needy people in the country. As part of their Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, the Sindhi Charitable Trust made a donation to an approved charity in Sri Lanka, Samata Sarana. “We are happy to enhance the lives [...]
Multifaceted gem: Siyane Toastmasters Club
Effective communication and leadership skills add value to a person and enrich society. That is the primary objective of a Toastmasters Club. Siyane Toastmasters Club has been effectively fulfilling this objective for over a decade as a prominent Toastmasters Club in Sri Lanka. The club supports its members in every aspect of the Toastmasters’ journey. [...]
R-paksa strategy for resurrection: Divided we stand, united we fell
Harry Truman, the first American president after the Second World War, is attributed with the quote: “If you can’t convince them, confuse them’. Whether he said this in relation to the dropping of atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki because he could not convince the Japanese to surrender, we are unable to establish. But causing [...]
The genie’s tale
I heard a pertinent story last week about a Sri Lankan man who met a genie. The kind genie, who possessed magical powers, told the man that he would grant him one wish. The man was very grateful at this unexpected stroke of good fortune, so he told the genie “My wish is that I [...]
A nuclear weapons story with a happy ending
By Shehan Ratnavale The nuclear debate was at its peak during my university days in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party had endorsed unilateral nuclear disarmament at its 1982 policy conference and even at the constituency level, the debate was in full swing with the acronym for mutually assured destruction (MAD) in regular use. The [...]
How China lost its clout on Asia
By Yoon Young-kwan, exclusive to the Sunday Times, Sri Lanka NEW DELHI – Since the dawn of international politics, smaller states have faced the formidable challenge of navigating great-power rivalries. Today, it is the geopolitical contest between the United States and China that has compelled countries to balance their competing national interests. Toward which side [...]