Dismal treatment of world-renowned monk – Letter to the Editor
Having participated in the Venerable Ajahn Brahmavamso’s recent 10-day (May 20-29) meditation retreat in Bandarawela, and also attended his dhamma talk – along with approximately 5,000 other devotees – at the BMICH on May 30, we were appalled to learn of the way he had been treated by SriLankan Airlines on his return journey to [...]
What does Modi’s ‘Extended Dialogue’ for South Asia mean?
India has done more for Sri Lanka than the IMF: S. Jaishankar, Union Minister for External Affairs–Indian Express. China will stand for Sri Lanka’s sovereignty, economic development — Visiting Chinese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong, when he called on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena last week. These two statements by representatives of [...]
Dissolve Muslim political parties as they have miserably failed the community
By Latheef Farook The mood among the Muslim community, in the aftermath of the disgusting gold-and-mobile-phone smuggling involving Muslim parliamentarian Ali Sabri Raheem, is that all political parties carrying the word “MUSLIM” need to be dissolved. This has been the main topic of discussion at almost every gathering. Many point out that it is time [...]
Feminist defence policy would stop wars: Dr Yvonne Ridley
By Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera Dr Yvonne Ridley, a British journalist, author, and politician who was in Sri Lanka for a series of events organised by the Merci Lanka Foundation, lauded the organisation for uplifting women entrepreneurs. “Many of the recipients are becoming businessmen and women for the first time and they are guided by the [...]
Governing the unknown: Combating AI through education
By Kaushik Basu, exclusive to the Sunday Times, Sri Lanka ITHACA, NEW YORK – Technology is changing the world faster than policymakers can devise new ways to cope with it. As a result, societies are becoming polarised, inequality is rising, and authoritarian regimes and corporations are doctoring reality and undermining democracy. For ordinary people, there [...]