Dreaming of a White Christmas in the context of climate change
By Prof. Mayuri Napagoda, University of Ruhuna Even though Christmas was celebrated just a few days ago, the celebratory spirit continues to be visible all around. While nations in the southern hemisphere, such as Australia, South Africa, and Brazil, enjoy long, warm days in December, and tropical locales like Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Fiji [...]
Politics and PodiTricks
For most of this month, both the mainstream media and social media have been spending a lot of time and effort talking about the educational qualifications (and the lack thereof) of our ‘Honourable’ Elected Representatives. Matters came to a head when Speaker Ashoka Ranwala—a man whose greatest claim to fame is that he was a [...]
Dengue management training programme
The second training programme in dengue management for foreign clinicians was held from November 25 to December 1 in Sri Lanka. This seven-day Regional Dengue Clinical Management Training of Trainer (ToT) Programme was held for 13 doctors and nurses from Bhutan and Myanmar. It was organised collaboratively by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), [...]
Nissanka Diddeniya felicitation and “Sindukara Kavinaluwa” drama
The Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya, Colombo Chapter presents a special event featuring the felici-tation of veteran artist Nissanka Diddeniya alongside the staging of the Sinhala drama “Sindukara Kavinaluwa” on Fri-day, January 10 with two shows at the Namel Malani Punchi Theatre, Borella. The drama is directed by Prof Mangala Senanayake, with an [...]
Christmas carols in Hendala
The annual Christmas carols service organised by the Wattala Pradeshiya Sabha Public Library in Hendala was held this week. Pradeshiya Sabha secretary Sanjaya Bandara, chief management assistant Renuka Fernando, development officer Manoj Abeysinghe, Handala Sub-Office officer Dhammi Damayanathi, librarian U Rajitha Gangani and library staff were present. (Wattala Sarath Chinthaka)
Record-breaking hike highlights Pekoe Trail’s role in sustainable tourism and community development
The Pekoe Trail witnessed a historic milestone as guide Ayesh Buddhika and adventurer Michelle Pinkowski completed the trail in record-breaking hiking time. Covering 323 kilometers with over 11,000 meters of elevation gain, the duo traversed the full 22 stages of the trail in just 10 days, a feat that normally takes hikers weeks to accomplish. [...]
A baseline scenario for the global economy in 2025
By Mohamed A. El-Erian, Project Syndicate, Exclusive to the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka CAMBRIDGE – It is something of a tradition every December to take stock of the year that is ending and consider what might lie ahead. This is true on a personal level: in my family, we tend to do this around [...]
History will be kind, but not to PM Singh
By Ram Madhav “Who, me?” This was the revealing cover text in The Economist, over a photograph of Dr Manmohan Singh speaking on the phone, when he became the surprise choice for prime minister of the UPA government in 2004. Singh, who was the first non-Nehru family leader to serve two terms as prime minister [...]