Royal College marks 100 years at Reid Avenue
A centenary in the life of an institution is a long period and calls for much celebration. However, for Royal College, now 188 years old, a grand celebration to mark 100 years at Reid Avenue may not be appropriate. Rev. Joseph Marsh It is opportune to look back to the 88 years of Royal College [...]
USAID and SLTDA launch sustainable niche tourism learning expo for small businesses
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) hosted a sustainable niche tourism learning expo for small businesses in the tourism industry. The learning expo, which was held at Cinnamon Grand in Colombo, attracted over 200 small businesses and allied stakeholders. Small tourism businesses learned about digital marketing, [...]
Naleem Hajiar Memorial Oration
The 9th Naleem Hajiar Memorial Oration on the theme ‘Dr M A M Shukri – Life and Intellectual Contributions’ was held on October 3, at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute Auditorium in Colombo. This year’s memorial oration coincides with the commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of Jamiah Naleemiah, the pioneer institute for Islamic studies in [...]
Book launch
Megha’s Eloquent Memories – Book Two by Meghavarna Kumarasinghe will be launched on October 14 at 3 pm at Siyawasa Mandiraya, Ananda College. The author, a sports enthusiast, has featured many sports personalities. Deshamanya professor J B Disanayaka, professor Praneeth Abhayasundere, Sisira Paranatantrie, Director Editorial Lake House Colombo 10, Lal Dissanayake, Principal Ananda College Colombo [...]
SLCoSHH 28th annual conference
The 28th Annual Conference of the Sri Lanka College of Sexual Health and HIV Medicine (SLCoSHH) will be held on October 13-14 in Colombo on the theme ‘Safeguarding the vulnerable within the practice of sexual health’. The conference is being held in collaboration with the International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections – Asia Pacific (IUSTI-AP). [...]
Bangladesh Film Festival illuminates Colombo
The third Bangladesh Film Festival unfolded on Friday (6) at Tharangani Theatre, Sri Lankan National Film Corporation, with the screening of internationally acclaimed movie ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’ directed by Abdullah Mohammad Saad. The Bangladesh High Commission in Sri Lanka is organising the film festival which will continue till today 8. A sizeable crowd, including renowned [...]
Multilateral development banks must participate in debt relief
By Ulrich Volz and Marina Zucker-Marques, exlusive to the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka LONDON – The urgency of tackling the developing world’s sovereign-debt crisis continues to grow. As global temperatures rise and the threat of irreversible damage to the planet looms, onerous debt burdens are preventing many low-income countries (LICs) in Africa and elsewhere [...]