World leaders who skip the UN talkfest
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – When the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly took place last September, there were several key world leaders missing in action (MIAs)—including, most importantly, leaders of the four of the five permanent members of the Security Council, the most powerful political body at the United Nations Only [...]
When they go low, we go high!
By Harini Amarasuriya MP, National Peoples Power The National People’s Power (NPP), under the leadership of our presidential candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, is witnessing history being created in front of our own eyes. The two-party domination of Sri Lankan politics, which resulted in the concentration of power in autocratic, unaccountable and arrogant leaders who took [...]
Foreign Secretary visits London Buddhist Vihara
Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane visited the London Buddhist Vihara on Friday during her official visit to Britain for talks with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Commonwealth Secretariat. Ms Wijewardane attended the evening religious ceremony by resident monks headed by Ven Bogoda Seelawimala Thera, Chief Sangha Nayake in the United Kingdom and addressed [...]
Sunday Observer journalist receives international award
Senior Lake House journalist Leon Berenger attached to the Sunday Observer, and former Sunday Times staffer, received an international maritime award for his media contributions to the welfare of workers both in Sri Lanka and overseas earlier this week. Berenger has been covering developments of the National Union of Seafarers Sri Lanka (NUSS) and the [...]
Beware of Big Tech steering AI regulation
By Peter G. Kirchschläger, Project Syndicate, Exclusive to the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka ZURICH – Last October, the European Commission adopted a new roadmap to fight drug trafficking and organised crime, one of the most serious security threats facing the bloc. For obvious reasons, European Union policymakers did not invite cartel members to help [...]