The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka (RASSL), one of the nation's oldest scholarly institutions, will celebrate the 181st anniversary of its founding with a special commemorative programme on Saturday, February 7, at 3 p.m at its premises at No. 96, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha,Colombo 7.
A special lecture will be delivered by Ven. Siri Wajiraramaye Ñāṇasīha Thero (Mr. Olcott Gunasekara, prior to ordination), on "Bridging the Past and the Future: Keeping RASSL Relevant for a New Generation." The lecture is open to all.
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Kala Pola ’26, Sri Lanka’s annual open-air art fair, will take place on Sunday, February 8 along Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha (Green Path), Colombo 07. Now in its 33 rd edition, the fair will be open to the public from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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The HSBC Ceylon Literary & Arts Festival returns for its much anticipated third edition from February 13 to 15 as the ‘Festival on Beira’ at Cinnamon Lakeside. Edition 3 of the HSBC CLF will bring together 50+ speakers across 33+ sessions, international names alongside renowned Sri Lankan authors, creating a dynamic exchange of ideas and perspectives.
Former President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake was today remanded until February 11 by the Fort Magistrate in relation to the case where former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is alleged to have misused Rs. 16.6 million in state funds during a visit to the UK to attend his wife’s graduation ceremony at the University of Wolverhampton.
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A group of fishermen yesterday claimed that they were assaulted by Indian Coastal guards while returning back to Sri Lanka.
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