After vilifying the UN, US returns to the world body
UNITED NATIONS (IPS)—Ed Koch, a former New York city Mayor (1978-89), stopped short of using a four-letter word to denounce the United Nations. Instead, he opted for a five-letter word dismissing the UN as a “sewer” relegating it to the lower depths of degradation. In a bygone era, some of the most vociferous rightwing, conservative [...]
Militarisation, hybridisation and democratisation of Lanka
A raging debate on ‘militarisation of academia’ has been sweeping through the ‘Paradise Island’ for weeks. Paradoxically, indications of ‘militarisation’ of government for over a year and half, since former Lt. Col. Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Retd.) was elected the president, appear not to have been taken as seriously as the move — as alleged — that [...]
Postal bombs for murder: The 1948 case that shocked Sri Lanka
At the core of this highly intriguing murder case was a paedophile’s infatuation for a schoolboy. It was mixed with unreasonable expectations bordering madness, rolled up in hatred and ingenious planning to murder the boy he failed to get for keeps. Although he was not an expert tailor, Lenaduwa Lokuge Jayawardene (LLJ), the accused in [...]
ITL donates medical equipment
ITL, a leading supplier of brand identification products to the apparel industry came forward to support the Health Ministry in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic by donating oxygen cylinders, respiratory units, oxygen cylinder carts and bedside wheel chairs with commodes to the Homagama, Wethara and Karawanella Base Hospitals. This was made possible with the [...]
Rotary Club of Colombo installs its 93rd President
Rtn. Aroshi Nanayakkara was installed as the 93rd President of the Rotary Club of Colombo. The mantle of leadership was transferred from outgoing president NithiMurugesuto Aroshi Nanayakkara and her new Board in a virtual installation ceremony witnessed by Rotarians around the globe. Aroshi is the CEO of Global Consulting Company and an independent non-executive Director, [...]
India’s internet hypocrisy
By Neeti Biyani, exclusively for the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka NEW DELHI – At last month’s G7 summit, India joined 11 other signatories, from Canada to South Korea to the European Union, in issuing a joint statement affirming their “shared belief in open societies, democratic values, and multilateralism.” The statement touted signatories’ commitment to [...]