How true tales do become truth tales
On May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis, USA, as a police officer knelt on George Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds, Floyd repeatedly cried out that he couldn’t breathe. In footage shot by witnesses at the scene, we hear him calling out for his mother while struggling for his life. As protests triggered by [...]
The one that got away – Dominic Sansoni
It is often said that such and such a person needs no introduction, and in Dominic Sansoni’s case that’s probably about as true as it gets. Sri Lanka’s pre-eminent photographer – he refers to himself as “essentially a thief” – is now into the fifth decade of a career which has seen him specialise in [...]
Letters to the Editor
Important follow-up to successful controlling of COVID-19 is the need of the hour Concurrent to the outstanding success of the control aspects of Corona, there remains to be visited the more significant and persistent aspects of immunity to the disease in all its ramifications both genetic and acquired that can be elicited from the case [...]
Appreciations
Respected corporate leader and outstanding High Commissioner S. K. Wickremasinghe S. K. Wickremasinghe, affectionately known as ‘SK’ passed away last week at the age of 92 after an illustrious career in the business world and a short distinguished period as High Commissioner in London, in the late 1990s. His wife, Damayantha, whom he met in [...]
Welcome to Coping Club
Over the last six months, the raging pandemic has taken residence everywhere from the front page of the news, crumbling economies to socially distanced grocery trips and the masked faces in public spaces. There is no escaping the current predicament that has the world in flux. Organisations including the World Health Organization (WHO) have emphasised [...]