Reception for ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Colombo Times, the popular web portal in Sri Lanka hosted a reception in honour of Ambassador Designate to Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad at the Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo on Monday . The event, hosted by Mohammed Rasooldeen chief editor of Colombo Times and Arab News Colombo correspondent, was attended by ambassadors from Bangladesh, Vietnam, [...]
SL HC in London presents credentials as Perm Rep to IMO
High Commissioner Rohitha Bogollagama presented his credentials as Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization to Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the IMO at its Headquarters, London on 14th March, 2024. The High Commissioner highlighted his background as a maritime lawyer and his previous role as Director of Maersk. The two dignitaries engaged in [...]
Lions Club Mabole donates items to vocational centre
Lions Club of Mabole – District 306 B1, donated 5 desktop computers, plants, compost bins to the Seeduwa Vocational Training Institute (Centre for differently-abled young people). Items were handed over to officer in-charge J G A Kumara. Lions Paul De Silva, Gamini Pathirana, Ignatious Camillus, Chaithika Abeywickrame, Roshni Camillus, Sherika De Silva, Shanali De Silva, [...]
Book launch
The Bandaranaike Museum Committee has published a second limited edition of the pictorial biography; Sirimavo – Steering the Destiny of a Nation. The book is published in collaboration with Sarasavi Bookshop and is available for sale. The first edition, which showcased rare archival photographs depicting the public life of Sirimavo Bandaranaike, released in Mar 2022 [...]
Tamil poetry book launch
Three Tamil poetry books by Sivalogathasan Sathur are to be launched on March 19 at Colombo Tamil Sangam at 7 pm. The books titled Corona, Kazakkum Kavithaigal, and Kuruthi Saaral will be launched under the banner of Jeevanathi Publications. The event will be presided over by Karaikkavi Kanthaiah Pathmananthan while Arunachchalam Sathyananth is to compere [...]
Peradeniya alumni (AAUP) AGM
The 35th annual general meeting of the Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya (AAUP) will be held on Sunday, March 24 at 9 am. The meeting will be held in person at the Diamond Jubilee Auditorium, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. Members unable to join in person could join remotely through Zoom. Inquiries [...]
S Thomas’ College OB ex-co
S Thomas’ College Old Boys’ Centenary Group elected its executive committee for 2024/25 at its AGM held on March 2. Patron: Warden Father Marc Billimoria President: Eddie Appathurai Immed Past President: Dr Nihal de Silva VP 1: Wg Cdr (Rtd) Ranjan Samarasinghe VP 2: Ranjith Ranasinghe Secretary: Lokendra Seneviratna Asst Sec: Capt Gihan Fernando Treasurer: [...]
Indian democracy’s moment of truth
By Shashi Tharoor, exclusive to the Sunday Times, Sri Lanka NEW DELHI – With around 968 million people registered to vote, India’s upcoming general election (to be held over several weeks in April and May) will be the largest democratic exercise in human history. Yet hovering over the occasion are questions about the future of [...]