Dr Mat Vanderklift, an expert in blue carbon ecosystems will deliver this month’s Nations Trust WNPS Monthly Lecture on Thursday, December 12 at6 pm at the Jasmine Hall, BMICH.He will talk on ‘Unravelling carbon credits and blue forest finance:a solution or another scam?’The lecture will delve into innovative approaches to blue carbon, biodiversity and nature financing, addressing the challenges and opportunities within this evolving field. The lecture is open to all.
It’s the season to enjoy some Christmas music and time for the Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka’s (SOSL) much anticipated Christmas concert on December 13 and15 at the Bishop's College Auditorium.Dinushka Jayawickreme and Shehara Liyanage (of Soul Sounds Fame) are the soloists while another highlight will be Sidath Nallaperuma’s original composition "Christmas Rush", which will also be performed at this concert.
Two well-known names in design and architecture from India and Sri Lanka are coming together for a rare exhibition of furniture. From December 3 to May 31, 2025, on Wednesdays and Sundays, the Bawa Space at 42/1, Horton Place, Colombo 7 will host Design in the Moment: Furniture by the Geoffrey Bawa Practice, a collaborative exhibition with India-based furniture brand Phantom Hands. Curated by Chairperson of the Geoffrey Bawa Trust Channa Daswatte andco-founder of Phantom Hands Aparna Rao, the exhibition features re-editions of furniture, prototypes, and material samples as part of the PhantomHands Geoffrey Bawa Collection.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
Ten members have been appointed to the new Board of Directors of the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) by the Secretary to the Treasury, following the recommendation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Minister of Digital Economy.
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