SL HC to Britain participates in puja at London Buddhist Vihara
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Britain Rohitha Bogollagama and Mrs Bogollagama participated in a puja at the London Buddhist Vihara in connection with Sri Lanka’s 76th Independence celebrations. Pictures show him at the Vihara ceremony on February 3.
Grade 5 scholarship champs receive gifts
A felicitation event for 27 students of Karunaratne Buddhist Primary College, Mattumagala, who excelled in the 2023 Grade 5 scholarship exam, was held at the school main hall on Friday (9). The event was organised by the school principal Mala Mangalika, and was attended by People’s Bank Wattala Branch Manager Wasantha Perera. The past pupils [...]
Catholic university students organise cancer hospital charity project
A social charity project was organised by the Catholic University Students of the University of Colombo to donate dry rations, medicines and other items to the Apeksha Hospital in Maharagama. Fr Nicholas, chaplain of the cancer hospital, conducted the prayer service and gave guidance to listen to the life stories of the patients who have [...]
Dr A M A Azeez memorial oration
The Dr A M A Azeez commemoration meeting and the memorial oration will be held on Saturday, February 17, at 9.45 am at the Ghaffoor Hall, Zahira College, 406, Orabi Pasha Mawatha, Colombo 10. Prof M Sornarajah, Emeritus Professor of Law, National University of Singapore, will deliver the oration on the subject of ‘The Law [...]
Sri Lanka Embassy in Tokyo Independence celebrations
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Tokyo held a formal ceremony in Reiyukai Kotani Hall on February 5 to mark the 76th Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka, with the participation of dignitaries, including Former Prime Minister of Japan Fukuda Yasuo, State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsuge Yoshifumi and Japan-Sri Lanka Association Chairperson. The ceremony was [...]
Rotary Uptown, WIF and Samurdhi launch ‘Dear Father’
The Rotary Club of Colombo Uptown, Women’s International Foundation (WIF) and Department of Samurdhi Development launched ‘Dear Father’, a national-level initiative to empower fathers in Sri Lanka against the emerging ‘fatherlessness’ (non-involvement of fathers) in society and to help fathers effectively integrate into the family fabric. The programme aims to create a movement to promote [...]
Are Pakistan and Iran on the Brink of War?
By Shahid Javed Burki ISLAMABAD – Is the broader Middle East conflict drawing Pakistan in? The answer hinges on Iran. Not only are its proxies in Gaza, Lebanon, and Yemen keeping regional hostilities at a boil, but it also backs militant groups that have attacked positions in Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan – three countries that [...]