HC Moragoda meets Chief Minister and Governor during official visit to Odisha
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda, who is on a three-day official visit to the State of Odisha, met the Chief Minister and the Governor of the State. The High Commissioner’s meeting with Odisha CM Shri Naveen Patnaik was held on Tuesday (22) at the Naveen Niwas in Bhubaneswar. Their discussion recalled the [...]
Lankan High Commissioner in Kenya joins Election Observer Team for Zimbabwe
In a testament to Sri Lanka’s growing diplomatic engagement with African nations, the Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Kenya, Kana Kananathan, has been selected as an Election Observer for Zimbabwe’s 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections. This is the fourth time Kananathan has taken on this role in an African State. Kananathan has served as an [...]
8th Edition of SLMA Guidelines and Information on Vaccines 2023
The 8th Edition of the SLMA Guidelines and Information on Vaccines 2023 was launched at the inauguration of the 136th Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association recently. This is the eighth in a series of books started in 2001, widely used by medical practitioners.
Veteran artiste in need of heart surgery
Dramatist Gamini Nanayakkara of ‘Weyo Piyambathi’ fame is suffering from severe heart disease that requires immediate surgery. He is appealing to kind donors to aid him financially, in order to undergo the necessary Mitral Valve Replacement and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery at Nawaloka Hospital. Name: G P V Gamini Nanayakkara Phone: 071 7879896, [...]
Sarrah Sammoon joins international mobility committees
Sarrah Sammoon, a prominent figure in Sri Lanka’s global mobility industry, has taken on roles in two major international committees: the paradiGM Community (Austria) and the APAC Advisory Council of Worldwide ERC® (USA). paradiGM Community, Austria: From August 2023, Sarrah will be an active member of the paradiGM Community. This organisation is focused on the [...]
Lanka Twins Organisation to hold beauty pageant for first time
‘Miss and Mr Twin 2023,’ a beauty pageant featuring identical twins is scheduled to be held in the upcoming months. The pageant, the first of its kind in Sri Lanka, will feature 16 sets of twins. Rehearsals for the event are ongoing at the National Youth Centre in Maharagama. The pageant is a concept of [...]
Sri Lanka’s long road to economic stability through foreign debt restructuring
By Dr. Srilal Perera Sri Lanka’s outstanding foreign debt of over US$50 billion has pushed the nation into an economic abyss. Every variable and statistic points to a perilous road ahead, to attain even a semblance of stability for economic recovery. There is very little to celebrate, although every little step taken in the right [...]
A tribute to a beautiful spirit and a consummate administrator
K.H.J. Wijayadasa K.H.J. Wijayadasa, a distinguished member of the former Civil Service and secretary to two Presidents of Sri Lanka, died on August 17, 2023. He was 87. He was the secretary to President R. Premadasa from 1989 to 1993 and thereafter to President D.B. Wijetunga until 1994. Prior to that, he was the secretary [...]
Are world leaders going nuts?
Reflecting on the state of the world as we begin our comments (August 24), our conviction is that the world has gone nuts. History has records of leaders of tribes, races and nations invading countries and killing innocent people on horrendous scales for many reasons. But these leaders—even those of the primitive ages—did not pose [...]
The global order’s triple policy challenge
By William R. Rhodes and John Lipsky, exclusive to the Sunday Times WASHINGTON, DC – Three upcoming international gatherings – the G20 Leaders’ Summit in September, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings in October, and the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates in November – will focus [...]