160th birth anniversary of Anagarika Dharmapala commemorated
The 160th birth anniversary of Anagarika Dharmapala was marked at a solemn ceremony at the London Buddhist Vihara. Prof Kate Crosby of Balliol College, Oxford University with Ven D Upananda Thero gave the vote of thanks on the occassion. Several events were held in India’s Sarnath, Buddha Gaya, Kolkata and Odisha, and Nepal’s Lumbini to [...]
‘CEO of the Year 2024’
Nishani Jayasinghe Ranaweera, co-founder and Group Managing Director, of Diligent Consulting Group Pvt Ltd was conferred with the ‘ CEO of the Year 2024’ award at Sri Lanka Business Leaders Awards 2024 held at Taj Samudra, Colombo. Nishani Ranaweera is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCA), an MBA [...]
India gifts statue
High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha handed over a statue of Lord Buddha in Dharmachakra Mudra through Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to the Dharmayathanaya Temple Colombo, coinciding with the occasion of Binara Poya and the 160th Birth Anniversary of Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala.
S Korea donates computers to Police, servers to AG’s Dept
The Government of the Republic of Korea donated computer equipment to Sri Lanka Police in order to promote digitalisation, to strengthen cyber investigation capabilities and to activate the issuance of criminal records. The handover ceremony held this week was attended by Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Miyon Lee, and Deputy Inspector General of Police [...]
Lawyers say ‘monster’ late Harrods owner abused dozens of women
By Akshata Kapoor LONDON (AFP) – Dozens of women from across the world have accused late Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed of sexual assault, lawyers said Friday, likening the allegations to those against fallen figures like Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. At least 37 women from Australia and Malaysia, to Italy, Romania, the United States and Canada [...]
The world needs bigger and better financial firefighters
BOSTON – It is now conventional wisdom that global capital flows to the developing world are pro-cyclical, increasing when advanced economies ease monetary policy and retreating when their interest rates rise. A case in point is the growing number of developing countries experiencing liquidity and solvency crises in the wake of the recent tightening cycle, [...]