http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sat, 28 Oct 2023 18:50:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/231029/sunday-times-2/kashmirs-black-day-remembered-537189.html 28 October 2023 @ 11:13 pm The Pakistan High Commission in Colombo organised a seminar/photo exhibition to mark the lsquo;Kashmir Black Day rsquo; on October 27. The event was attended by people from different walks of life including opinion makers, Pakistani community in Sri Lanka, journalists, writers and local friends of Kashmir. The event opened with the National Anthem of Pakistan followed by the National Anthem... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/231029/sunday-times-2/what-is-happening-in-gaza-is-inhumane-illegal-and-unacceptable-537053.html 28 October 2023 @ 9:06 pm lt;strong gt;By Thalif Deen lt;/strong gt; UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - Last August, 91 UN member states, ldquo;in a demonstration of solidarity and commitment rdquo;, signed a U.S.-Led Joint Communiqu eacute; condemning the Use of Food as a Weapon of War. Roughly 345 million people ndash; in 79 countries ndash; face acute food insecurity, often caused or exacerbated by armed conflicts, the US... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/231029/sunday-times-2/the-five-main-drivers-of-global-economic-uncertainty-537048.html 28 October 2023 @ 9:04 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;By Mohamed A. El-Erian lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; lt;/p gt; lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;CAMBRIDGE ndash; Businesses, governments, and investors were already navigating a foggy global landscape before the tragic events unfolding in West Asia. But the horrible conf... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/231029/sunday-times-2/hell-hath-no-fury-like-you-know-who-537015.html 28 October 2023 @ 7:35 pm The other day an unusual email was in my inbox. It was a long-winded interview with that State Minister called Diana Gamage. Had it been just a litany of complaints I would have let it pass as the usual disgruntlement of would-be politicians who set out pompously claiming to serve the country but eventually end up screwing the country. lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-537016 quot; ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/231029/sunday-times-2/sri-lankas-singapore-convention-on-mediation-bill-a-leap-forward-in-international-commercial-dispute-resolution-537012.html 28 October 2023 @ 7:34 pm lt;strong gt;By Dhara Wijayatilake lt;/strong gt; The Enforcement of International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation Bill was published in the Gazette of October 16, 2023. It is expected that Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, P.C will present the Bill in Parliament soon and will hopefully receive the support of all political parties to enact a statute that will be of benefit... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/231029/sunday-times-2/a-smart-country-look-at-our-lawbreakers-537005.html 28 October 2023 @ 7:18 pm I was intrigued last week to hear that the President, addressing the special general convention of the United National Party, had outlined to the party faithful his plans to make Sri Lanka a ldquo;Smart Country rdquo;. Announcing the theme lsquo;Smart Country ndash; 2048 rsquo;, the president spoke of building an intelligent and prosperous Sri Lanka where our citizens would uphold virtuous g...