A President wronged by history
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa celebrates his 74TH birthday on June 20 By Sugeeshwara Bandara Comfortably seated on a chair in his office and with no visible emotions, the seventh President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was an island of calm. Clad in a blue shirt and black trousers, the seventh President looked surprisingly calm while [...]
Inferiority-complex fallout of Lanka’s majority
Over the past several decades attempts have been made to consider the geopolitical status of Sri Lanka alongside Tamil Nadu, which would result in the independence and sovereignty of this island nation reduced to zero. We recall the fallout envisaged of bringing together the then populous state of Tamil Nadu 75 million to Sri Lanka’s [...]
Talent Hub Academy Exhibition held at Galadari
The Talent Hub Academy organised its Talent Show Exhibition for the 6th year, which was held at the Hotel Galadari Ballroom recently. Talent Hub Academy is Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) registered as a vocational training institute and internationally recognised under the City and Guild certification which helps create woman entrepreneurs in various fields [...]
British Lankan cardiologist among finalists for Young Clinical Electrophysiology Investigator
Dr Yanushi Dullewe Wijeyeratne, cardiologist at St George’s Hospital, London, UK, was selected as one of only three finalists from across the world for the Young Investigator Award in Clinical Electrophysiology at the Heart Rhythm Society’s 44th annual congress in New Orleans, USA. Photographed here are the three finalists with the President of the Heart [...]
Once upon a time when we were in the Royal College baby class reminisces of Royal College 1949 Group at Royal Prep
The who’s who and their teachers who moulded these bright sparks By Jayantha Gunasekera, PC I entered Royal Prep at the age of 5 years; the Head Master was A F De Saa Bandaranayake. These were the war years. Royal College premises at Reid Avenue were taken over by the British Government to house a [...]