Sri Lanka Chapter of WFSLM formed
To empower Muslim civil society, a steering committee of the Sri Lanka Chapter of the World Forum for Sri Lanka Muslims (WFSLM) was formed on April 16, in Colombo under the chairmanship of Prof Rasheen Bappu. The Chapter will focus on areas such as public relations and media, education, pluralism, coexistence and interaction, social and [...]
40 years of priestly service
Rev Fr Emmanual Tyrone Llewlyn Mihindukulasuriya, SJ completes 40 years of dedicated priestly ministry within the Society of Jesus on April 28 this year. The family prays that he receives the Lord’s abundant blessings of good health, unwavering guidance, and his comforting presence as Fr Tyrone perseveres in serving in the vineyard of the Lord. [...]
The urgency of sovereign-debt restructuring
By José Antonio Ocampo BOGOTÁ – Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the developing world has faced growing public-sector debt vulnerabilities. Interest-rate hikes and limited access to international capital markets have only exacerbated the problem – so much so that even solvent countries are now grappling with liquidity challenges. Furthermore, the International Monetary Fund [...]