US supports Sri Lanka’s emergency preparedness through WFP
COLOMBO – To strengthen Sri Lanka’s preparedness for climate-related emergencies, the US government, through the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), donated vital equipment to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) via the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). This consignment, part of a broader U.S. $2.5 million (approximately LKR [...]
Understanding the history of Roman-Dutch law in Sri Lanka
Lawmaking in Dutch Sri Lanka: Navigating Pluralities in a Colonial Society by Dr Nadeera Rupesinghe will be launched on Monday, July 22 at the auditorium of the National Archives, No. 7, Philip Gunewardena Mawatha at 4 pm. The launch is open to the public. The book is published by Tambapanni Academic Publishers and the discussion [...]
Dr. Sanath Hettige wins WONCA South Asia Regional award
Dr Sanath Hettige has won the prestigious WONCA South Asia Regional Five Star Doctor Award 2024. The award from the World Organization of Family Doctors which celebrates excellence in healthcare recognizes outstanding contributions in the five key areas outlined by Dr. Charles Boelen: care provider, decision maker, communicator, community leader, and manager. The concept of [...]
Qatar Charity donates drugs and medical equipment
The Qatar Charity in Sri Lanka signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of health and donated Rs 120 million worth of drugs for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Qatar Charity in Sri Lanka handed over the medicine to the public hospitals affiliated with the Ministry of Health. Large quantities of medicines were related to [...]
Sri Lanka’s role as link between East and West on the Maritime Silk Road
National Trust lecture Dr Sanjiva Wijesinha will deliver this month’s National Trust lecture on “Sri Lanka and the Silk Road of the Sea” on Thursday, July 25 at 6 p.m. at the Auditorium of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, No. 6, Independence Avenue, Colombo 7. The lecture is open to all. (Online: https://youtube.com/live/79hE0R0F9x4) [...]
SLMMF office bearers
The executive committee meeting of the Sri Lanka Muslim Media Forum convened at the Al Shafa Auditorium, Colombo 10 recently. The following journalists were elected Executive Committee for 2024-25. President: N M Ameen Vice Presidents: M A M Nilam, M M Jesmin, and M F Rifas, General Secretary: N A M Sadique Shihan Asst Secretaries: [...]
Conditioned Self in Buddhism: What neuroscience says
By Dr. Channa Ratnatunga Nature is a reality. A set of natural laws governs its manifestations. To date, man has discerned some. The major breakthroughs include Corpernicus’s description of a heliocentric solar system and Darwin’s concept of Natural Selection leading to the Evolution of Species. Several others, like Newton and Einstein, have also shattered the [...]
Experts’ take on debt restructuring outcome and economic diplomacy
The 4th LKI Foreign Policy Forum, which highlighted the outcome of Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring and its impact on economic diplomacy and foreign policy, was held on July 11 at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKI). Sri Lanka’s imperative need to enact growth-oriented reforms particularly in governance, build consensus [...]
Preparing for a future of extreme heat waves
By Renzo R. Guinto, Project Syndicate, Exclusive to the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka SINGAPORE – People across Asia have eagerly awaited the end of heat-wave season, which now appears to be drawing to a close. In my home country, the Philippines, the first typhoon of the year arrived in late May, lowering temperatures that [...]