When politics spark smiles and trigger loud laughter
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IDN) — Ronald Reagan, a former US President and ex-Hollywood movie star of the 1950s, peppered most of his speeches with hilarious anecdotes. Joking about the faltering Soviet Cold War economy, Reagan recounted a May Day parade in Red Square where the Russians were displaying their sophisticated missiles, armoured personnel [...]
Sense perception in Buddhist philosophy and neuroscience
By Dr Channa Ratnatunga This is my third pre-poya article in the Sunday Times. Some degree of conversance with previous articles, which appeared on April 30 and July 3, would be useful. Some overlap with them also was inevitable. Sense-awareness – Vedanakhandha Neuroscience has shown that individual sense-reception (including that of the mind) triggers, by [...]
The multilateral development banks the world needs
Lawrence H. Summers and N.K. Singh Project Syndicate, exclusively for the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka CAMBRIDGE – The world is literally on fire this summer. Experts estimate that another COVID-level public health threat is likely to emerge in the next generation. Rising interest rates have left dozens of countries with unmanageable debt burdens. And [...]
SL Federation of University Women launches website
The Sri Lanka Federation of University Women launched its website www.slfuw.lk on Thursday, July 10, at its headquarters in Colombo. In her welcome address, SLFUW President, Colonel Dr Udula Krishnaratne welcomed Chief Guest, Dr Ramya Chamali Jirasinghe. She also thanked and expressed her appreciation to all present for their participation in this event. Dr Jirasinghe [...]
“Urban Inequalities: What do our cities offer us today?”
22nd Neelan Tiruchelvam Lecture This year, the 22nd Neelan Tiruchelvam Memorial Lecture will feature Dr Gautam Bhan, the Associate Dean, School of Human Development, as well as Senior Lead, Academics and Research, School of Human Development at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), Bangalore. He holds a PhD in City and Regional Planning, University [...]
Three Presidents’ Scouts of SL “25th World Scout Jamboree” in South Korea
Ambassador E Rodney M Perera, along with Embassy staff, met and congratulated three Presidents’ Scouts of Sri Lanka currently living in Japan; Prasad Dunstan, Saitama Prefecture, Kasun Priyankara, Kanagawa Prefecture and Bhanuka Karunarathna, Shizuoka Prefecture, who were selected to represent the Japanese Scout Contingent at the 25th World Scout Jamboree 2023 to be held in [...]