FAO trains 300 agri officers under EU-funded project to boost rice sector
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and the Mahaweli Authority in Sri Lanka (MASL), is taking crucial steps, supported by funding from the European Union (EU), to address the threat to food security caused by two consecutive seasons of poor harvests in 2021-2022. With [...]
Mohamed Uncle, loved and respected by all, is no more
A former shipping manager of Harrison & Crossfields, A.S. Mohamed, a father figure affectionately called Mohamed Uncle, passed away on June 26 at the age of 85. In keeping with Islamic tradition, his funeral took place on the same day at Mawilmada Muslim burial ground, close to Kandy. Days before his sudden and peaceful death, [...]
A shortage of doctors?
What saddens me as I look around at the state of our country today is that vast numbers of professionals—doctors, engineers, IT people, administrators, etc.—have been leaving the country over the past year. No doubt, fed up with the blatant mismanagement and clearly evident corruption practised by those politicians whom we elected to public office, [...]
Erdogan comes in from the cold
By Joschka Fischer, exclusive to the Sunday Times, Sri Lanka BERLIN – Around this time a year ago, very few people put much stock in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s political future. Persistent hyperinflation was wrecking the Turkish economy, and the country was playing host to millions of Syrian refugees with no real chance of [...]