October 16th was marked by the first visit Ambassador Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka and Madame Sanja Jayatilleka paid to Russia’s academic community, meeting with the Ambassador’s long-standing contacts at the Russian Centre for Policy Studies, known to the international community as PIR CENTRE.
Twenty-five years ago on 18th January 1993, at Fort Hammenhiel, Karinagar, two officers and forty-two sailors, all volunteers from the Navy underwent a special training to start a new unit in our Navy known as the Special Boat Squadron (SBS) or the Naval Commando Unit.
D.B.S. Jeyaraj, writing on the meeting between Mahinda Rajapaksa and Maithripala Sirisena held some three weeks ago, suggests that in the coming weeks, G. L. Peiris, the de jure leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), will hand over the party leadership to Rajapaksa, the de facto leader.
The People and the Government of India saw Senior Professor Gamini Senanayake realize his dream of building an auditorium in memory of Rabindranath Tagore when Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Taranjith Singh Sandhu dedicated the state-of-the-art ‘Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Auditorium’ at the University of Ruhuna on October 9.
I woke this morning in Moscow with the news from my cousin Shehan de Tissera that one of the cleverest and perhaps the most outstanding members, and almost certainly the highest achiever of my family had died in Canada-- my mother Lakshmi Sylvia’s younger brother, my Athula maama. He indubitably rose to the highest
Recently I had the opportunity in listen to a lecture on Alzheimer’s disease, a condition causing memory loss. The lecturer was Prof. Christopher Butler, a neurologist from the University of Oxford. He highlighted some of the biggest issues we will face globally with the rapidly expanding elderly population. And problems pertaining to
Another chapter of the Colombo International Book Fair has ended, and October, dubbed ‘the month of literature’ (Sahithya Masaya) is already here. The publishers (the big names at any rate) will have reason to congratulate themselves, as well as the caterers, while the crowds will look forward to next year’s ambling from stall to stall in between resting their aching feet at the food stalls.
This is the motto of the novel published by journalist turned novelist, Isuru Prasanga, titled “Pemato Jaayati Asoko” (Loosely translated as ‘sorrowlessness arises from endearment’). Among the recently published Sinhala novels that I have read to date, this had a considerable impact on me. I was reluctant to start on this novel since I
Sri Lanka has depended on various sectors to drive its economic model forward. But with various challenges, the country had to seek alternatives to generate income. With the emergence of technology and more opportunities, the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector began contributing to the country’s economy. In an attempt
It’s clearly not a good time to be an independent artiste in Sri Lanka. ‘Demons in Paradise’- a documentary directed by Jude Ratnam and expected to be screened on October 5 at the Majestic Cineplex in Jaffna- was withdrawn with no explanation as a result of a decision taken by the festival committee.
“Even though the National Evaluation Policy (NEP) is adopted as policy it can be ignored by future Governments and Parliaments if it is not passed as an Act by Parliament” reiterated Member of Parliament Mayantha Dissanayaka as a panelist at EvalColombo2018 a three-day international conference held in Colombo from the 17th to 19th of September
Just three years ago, in September 2015, all United Nations member States approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The eradication of hunger and all forms of malnutrition (Sustainable Development Goal No.2) was defined by world leaders as a cardinal objective of the Agenda, a sine qua non condition for a safer, fairer and more peaceful world.
‘J’pura Pradeepa Pranama 2018’ will be held on October 17 at Waters Edge, Battaramulla, in the presence of President Maithripala Sirisena. This is the third consecutive event which is now considered important by the Alumni Association of Sri Jayewardenepura University.
I missed SPARK. Sure, I missed and continue to miss a whole lot of plays, films and other events and this due to the fact that I hardly find the time and what little time I get tends to be spent (or wasted) doing nothing. And yet, SPARK was special. At a time when the government is emphasising on the importance of fostering innovation and creativity, th
The passage of legislation establishing an Office for Reparations is another significant step forward in the transitional justice process aimed at healing the wounds of war and bringing a lasting solution to Sri Lanka’s ethnic conflict.
On October 6 (Saturday) Sr. Peuma Peiris, the Provincial Superior, and the Sisters of the Cross representing the ten communities of Sri Lanka, assembled in the Chapel at “Claudine Niwasa” Amandoluwa to celebrate the 100th birthday of Sr. Bernadine Thamboosamy SCC. His Lordship Bishop Maxwell Silva, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo, was the Chief Celebrant at the “Thanks giving Eucharistic Celebration” together with Fr. Ignatius
It is now three years since you left me lonely on August 21, 2015. I mark this third death anniversary with both the sorrow and the sweet memories of our 48 years of togetherness. Your birthday on October 10, Margaret, was a sad day without your presence.
By Saman Palitha Nanayakkara - Haldummulla, Rukmal Prasad - Ella, Tharangani Fonseka - Moratuwa, Sarath Siriwardhena - Aluthgama, D.G. Sugathapala - Galle, Thusitha Kumara De Silva - Aluthgama, Sunil Thanthriarachchi - Kalutara
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Canada issues travel advisory over serious risk in Arugam Bay
More countries issue travel advisories
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