A good scribe feted
By Yomal Senerath-Yapa It was the celebration of a legend- one of the last of a breed to walk the corridors of the Lake House and the realm of quality journalism. On his birthday (which he shares with his younger brother Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne) a felicitation volume was launched and this gentle doyen of journalists- [...]
CPA Australia Heads meet President
A delegation from CPA Australia, one of the world’s largest accounting bodies, met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe for talks to expand its presence in Sri Lanka. Standing from left to right: Shawn Tan, Business Development Manager – Emerging Markets, CPA Australia, Don Poh, Business Development Manager – Emerging Markets, CPA Australia, Shehan Semasinghe, State Minister [...]
SL monks attend consecration of world’s tallest Maravijaya Buddha
During their stay in Myanmar, Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing met the delegation personally on 31 July 2023, and paid homage to the Venerable Monks. Myanmar Prime Minister admired the delegation saying, attendance of the Venerable Monks to this auspicious ceremony will strengthen the cooperation in religious affairs and support the propagation of [...]
Delhi can’t resist imitating British India
The saying ‘Confusion worse confounded’ would be an apt description to understand the mounting confusion of Sri Lanka’s foreign policy in recent times. Various interpretations ranging from highfalutin diplomatic analyses, contemporary ‘historical scoops’, the necessity for the establishment of law and order through police and military assistance while ignoring laws ensuring fundamental human rights and [...]
Unlike China, India cannot be an economic superpower
By Ashoka Mody, exclusive to the Sunday Times, Sri Lanka PRINCETON – In March 1985, the Wall Street Journal showered India’s new prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, with its highest praise. In an editorial titled “Rajiv Reagan,” the newspaper compared the 40-year-old Gandhi to “another famous tax cutter we know,” and declared that deregulation and tax [...]
CPA Fellowship for senior chartered accountant
Senior chartered accountant Nihal Hettiarachchi this week accepted the Fellowship of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) of Australia from State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe and Australian High Commissioner Paul Stephens at a function held at Hilton Hotel.