Eye care camp for Welikada prison inmates
The Prison Hospital Welikada conducted a health camp for cataract surgery for the third time on February 23 at the hospital premises, to ensure the well-being of inmates. Surgeries were conducted by consultant eye surgeon, Dr M D S Gunathilaka and the National Eye Hospital medical team. The team conducts monthly clinics at the Prison [...]
SLFUW celebrates International Women’s Day
The Sri Lanka Federation of University Women marked International Women’s Day with a series of projects in line with this year’s UN theme of ‘Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress’. The SLFUW will award 16 scholarships to underprivileged female undergraduates from State universities. A career guidance course will be conducted to develop their personality and social [...]
USAID-SLTDA helps small businesses
Over 100 small business operators in the tourism industry were able to hone their skills and enhance their product offerings thanks to the Sustainable Niche Tourism Learning Expo conducted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) at the Grand Hotel in Nuwara Eliya recently. “This was [...]
Sri Lanka Press Association ex-co for 2024-25
SLPA held its 68th annual general meeting at the Western Province Aesthetic Resort auditorium last week. The new executive committee for 2024–2025 was appointed; Chief Patron: Muditha Kariyakarawana Patrons: Thilakarathna Kuruwita Bandara, Upali Arambewale, P Balasingham, Saman Athaudahetti, Dharman Wickremeratne, Sisira Wijesinghe President: Kurulu Koojana Kariyakarawana Vice Presidents: P M Senaratne, S G K D [...]
Russia’s next president: If not Putin, then who?
By Somar Wijayadasa Russia’s elections are scheduled to take place from March 15–17. For decades, Russia’s presidential elections have been closely watched and scrutinised by countries around the world because Russia is the largest country in the world and the richest in natural resources. It is despised by the West and loved by the rest [...]
When women win, the world wins
WASHINGTON, DC – In May 1988, Alejandra Arévalo became the first female geologist to enter an underground mine in Chile. In doing so, she defied a popular myth: that a woman brings bad luck by venturing into a mine. She also broke the law. At the time, Chilean women were forbidden to work in underground [...]