High Commissioner Mahishini Colonne presents credentials
High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India, Mahishini Colonne, presented her credentials to the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday, July 29. The High Commissioner conveyed to President Murmu, the greetings and good wishes of President Anura Kumara Disanayaka. She recalled the visit of President Disanayaka to [...]
Democracy in Debt: Sri Lanka – Beyond the Headlines
By Sandun Jayawardana The Sinhala adaptation of award-winning Pakistani journalist Beena Sarwar’s English-language documentary ‘Democracy in Debt: Sri Lanka – Beyond the Headlines,’ was screened at the Sri Lanka Press Institute on Wednesday (July 30). The documentary has been translated and produced in Sinhala by journalist Priyantha Pradeep Ranasinghe under the title ‘Naya Prajaathanthrawaadaya: Sri [...]
Aggamahapandita title conferred on Ven Akuretiye Nanda Thero
Most Venerable Akuretiye Nanda Thero, the Vice Chancellor of the Ruhunu University, Director of the Vidyodaya Pirivena, Maligakande and Vice President of the Maha Bodhi Society of India has been conferred the prestigious honorary title of Aggamahapandita by the Government of Myanmar. To mark the occasion, a ceremonial felicitaion and honorary tribute event “Yathivara Sambhavana” [...]
“ Owl o?” unmasking the night’s wisest hunters in Colombo
On August 3, as the sun dips below the skyline of Colombo, the Faculty of Science at the University of Colombo transforms into a hub of nocturnal curiosity and discovery. The Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka (FOGSL), one of the island’s leading organisations in bird conservation and research, will host the International Owl Awareness [...]
No margin for error: Precision, passion, and perseverance—A surgical journey
The following is an edited version of Dr. Udayangani Samarakkody’s keynote address at the 34th Susan George Pulimood Oration. Dr. Samarakkody is a Paediatric Surgeon and Paediatric Urologist, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand. She is also Hon Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Auckland. Madam Principal, Chairperson and Board of Trustees of the Susan George Pulimood [...]
A Faustian Bargain for the Global South
By Jayati Ghosh, Project Syndicate, Exclusive to the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka NEW DELHI – US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies have unleashed global economic turmoil and a wave of protectionist measures. While many of his frequently changing tariffs may prove short-lived, their use as geopolitical weapons is poised to reshape international trade for [...]