Lankan team wins Gold and Silver at International Nuclear Science Olympiad
By Prof Shantha Gamage Three young Lankan students achieved a remarkable feat by winning one gold medal and two silver medals at the First International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO) held in the Philippines. This victory marks a historic milestone as it is the first gold medal for Sri Lanka in an international Olympiad. The gold [...]
Late Lakshman Kadirgamar remembered on his 19th death anniversary
The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKI) held an almsgiving on August 12, to invoke merit to the late Lakshman Kadirgamar, PC, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and commemorate the 19th anniversary of his passing. Delivering the anusasana (sermon), the Chief Incumbent of the Sri Sambodhi Viharaya, Colombo, Ven Boralande Vajiraggnana [...]
Lakshman Kadirgamar graduate scholarship launched at Oxford
Balliol College, in Oxford University, UK is setting up a graduate scholarship scheme in honour of former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, an alumni and one time president of the Oxford Union. Over a period of 40 years Lakshman Kadirgamar had close connections with the college. He was a student there in 1956-59 and was later [...]
Most suited national security policy for Sri Lanka
By Major Gen. Dr. Boniface Perera The most suitable national security policy for Sri Lanka should be of a defensive nature, as we are known to be a hospitable and peace-loving nation among the international community. The national security policy should be prepared in such a way as to suit and assist the interests of [...]
The right to truth vs. the right to free speech
By Geoff Mulgan, Project Syndicate, Exclusive to the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka LONDON – Hardly a week goes by without a new piece of misinformation circulating online, from the freshet of conspiracy theories unleashed by the attempt on former US President Donald Trump’s life to Elon Musk tweeting the far right’s false claim that [...]