Healing a mother’s pain
Pretty 31-year-old Kamala* from Negombo hugs her tiny newborn close, while awaiting discharge from the De Soysa Teaching Hospital for Women in Colombo. The baby girl born in June has her eyes tightly shut, but lets out a huge yawn once in a while and smiles sweetly. For Kamala who has a serious heart condition, [...]
A glimpse of Bawa’s world
Marking Geoffrey Bawa’s 100th birth centenary this July, the Lunuganga Trust is celebrating the legacy of one of Sri Lanka’s most eminent architects through a programme of events scheduled from July 2019 to July 2020. From today, July 14th, until next Sunday, the 21st, Lunuganga opens its doors to the public to view the first [...]
Letters to the Editor
The Southern railway: Why change the original plan? The recent extension of the railway from Matara to Beliatta is cause for immense happiness specially for the people of the Giruva Pattu for having been witness to the success of a plan that has been hanging fire for almost a century. The presence of the island’s [...]
Appreciations
A life touched by Aunty Oosha Oosha Saravanamuttu Hard to believe Aunty Oosha is no more. There is grace in our lives and I believe it was this grace that brought me to Aunty Oosha in the most unexpected way at a time when I needed direction and guidance in my life. Even though to [...]
Sisters at Law steps in to help women and children
Instead of her mother waking her up with a glass of milk, 10-year-old Kamala* found herself in an orphanage being kicked awake every morning. Although both her parents were alive, Kamala was in an orphanage because her mother Samanmali* was facing a prolonged court case. Samanmali had been trafficked from her hometown in the Eastern [...]
Take a whale of a journey with Dr. Asha de Vos
Well known marine biologist and ocean educator and pioneer of blue whale research within the Northern Indian Ocean, Dr. Asha de Vos, will talk on the secret lives of Sri Lanka’s giants in the monthly lecture of the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society on July 18 at 6 p.m. at the Jasmine Hall, BMICH. Blue [...]
Avindra Rodrigo celebrates appointment as PC
Family, friends and colleagues joined well known lawyer Avindra Rodrigo in the celebration of his recent appointment as President’s Counsel, at the Shangri-la Hotel on Friday.
Art to help Katuwapitiya attack suvivors
“We believe the younger generation of Sri Lanka is going to be the hope of this country and that is why we decided to reach out to the youth,” says Founder of The Hope House of Ceylon (THHC) Pavithra Perera on the mission of her NGO. Currently living in Netherlands, Pavithra has been working on [...]
Appe Lanka holds auction for Poonakary water project
A fundraiser auction for Appe Lanka will be held at the boutique hotel Maniumpathy on Kynsey Road, Colombo 8 on Saturday, July 20 to raise funds to provide water for the children of Poonakary in the North. There is no safe drinking water in Poonakary and schoolchildren have to depend on bowsers for water. Water [...]
Two sisters win Diana award for Photocause humanitarian project
Sisters Shanaya and Nayantara Perera received the ‘‘ Diana Award Role of Honour-2019’ for their project Photocause. One of the highest accolades a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts, the Diana Award selects youth who have been serving their communities and creating long lasting changes on a global scale. Shanaya and [...]
‘Ravana Sithabhilashya’ at the Punchi Theatre
Professor J. B. Disanayaka and Namel Weeramuni’s jointly scripted “Ravana Sithabhilashya” – a Musical, directed by Namel Weeramuni will go on the boards on Saturday, July 20 at 3.30 and 7 p.m. at Namel Malini Punchi Theatre. The music is composed and directed by two veteran musicians, Jayantha Aravinda and Lionel Gunatilleke. Choreography is by [...]
A Musical Morning at SLFUW’s Members’ Day
Sri Lanka Federation of University Women’s Members’ Day will take the form of a Musical Morning on Saturday, July 20 from 10 a.m. at its headquarters – 96/25, Kitulwatte Road, Colombo 8 with lunch included. The group Gatsby will take the crowd down memory lane with hits from the ’60s and the ’70s. See facebook: [...]