Aragalaya coverage wins international recognition
Global honours for two Lankan photojournalists The Aragalaya coverage by two Sri Lankan photojournalists working for foreign news agencies AFP and AP has been recognised by their peers. Agence France-Presse (AFP) photojournalist Ishara Kodikara won recognition at the Human Rights Press Awards 2023 for his work during the political upheavals that eventually led to the [...]
Does Lanka support Myanmar’s military Junta?
Myanmar, a nation of 55 million people, is continuing to be ravaged by violence following a coup by its military, and its elected leaders arrested over two years ago remain imprisoned. Undaunted, Myanmar’s people are continuing their armed resistance with scant armaments. The air force of the junta is strafing indiscriminately even in poor isolated [...]
Lankan baker wins best baguette in Paris
Paris (AFP) – A Paris baker of Lankan origin said he “cried” when he heard he had won best baguette in the French capital this week and would be delivering the bread to the presidential palace. “I cried because we are foreigners and we came here to learn how to make traditional French bread,” Tharshan [...]
President attends London Buddhist Vihara Vesak programme
President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited the London Buddhist Vihara during his visit last week to attend the coronation of King Charles III, and took part in a special blessing ceremony during the Vihara’s Vesak programme last Sunday. Pictures show the President (top) in discussion with the Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala Thera, Head Monk of the London Buddhist [...]
UNESCO marks Vesak with symposium
The Permanent Delegation of Sri Lanka organised a symposium to commemorate the International Day of Vesak in collaboration with UNESCO on Vesak Day, May 5, at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The symposium which acknowledged the contribution of Buddhism to the spiritual wellbeing of humanity over two-and-a-half millennia, as well as its relevance to date, [...]
Sri Lanka Mission in Maldives organises blood donation programme to mark Vesak
The Sri Lanka High Commission in Maldives organised a blood donation programme on May 6 to mark Vesak. The programme was arranged for the second consecutive year by the Sri Lanka Mission with the support of the Lankan community and in collaboration with the Maldivian Thalassemia Society. The one-day blood donation programme was conducted at [...]
Embassy in Washington DC celebrates Vesak at the White House
Vesak was ceremoniously marked at a special event at the White House in Washington DC on May 5. The Embassy of Sri Lanka to the United States brought together envoys from several countries with Buddhist populations and initiated an effort to celebrate Vesak in a manner comparable with similar White House festivities to commemorate other [...]
BoC Pensioners’ Association Colombo Branch – Kotte, AGM
The annual general meeting of the Kotte Region of the Bank of Ceylon Pensioners’ Association, Colombo District Branch was held on February 18, at the Auditorium of the Sacred Heart Church, Rajagiriya. The following office bearers were elected : President : Athula Withanage Secretary : W M L Weerasekara Treasurer : H N K B [...]
Vesak commemoration in Kenya sees donation of one million plants
The Sri Lanka High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, co-hosted the Vesak Day commemoration with the Thai Embassy in Nairobi at the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON) on May 5. The ceremony was held in the main conference hall of the UNON, with the participation of the UN Under-Secretary-General and Director General of the UNON [...]
Winners and losers in the AI arms race
By Barry Eichengreen, exclusive to the Sunday Times, Sri Lanka BERKELEY – The first rule of forecasting, the financial journalist Jane Bryant Quinn once observed, is this: give them a forecast or give them a date; just never give them both. So, here’s a not-very bold forecast: Generative artificial-intelligence models like ChatGPT will revolutionise the [...]
All about legal maxims
Legal Maxims & Phrases (Liber Sententiarum Et Sententiarum) by Nanda Senanayake, Attorney-at-Law, was launched yesterday at King’s Court, Cinnamon Lakeside. The event was graced by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya PC. Picture shows the author (right) handing over a copy of the book to Chief Justice Jayasuriya.