Conflict resolution in Lanka: Three defining questions
To commemorate the 20th death anniversary of former Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, who was assassinated by the LTTE on August 12, 2005, we publish today extracts of a presentation titled “Three Questions on Conflict Resolution” by Sir Adam Roberts, Emeritus Professor of International Relations at Balliol College, University of Oxford, and author of the book [...]
Pakistan HC marks Youm-E-Istehsal Kashmir Day
The Pakistan High Commission, friends of Pakistan, diplomatic community and Pakistani diaspora jointly commemorated Kashmir Youm-e-Istehsal day. Addressing the event, High Commissioner Major General (Retd) Faheem Ul Aziz said that the key to durable peace in South Asia was resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant United Nations Security Council [...]
WNPS lecture: Bringing Them Back to the Wild
Dr Malaka Abeywardana, Head Veterinarian – Elephant Transit Home, Udawalawe will deliver this month’s Nations Trust WNPS monthly lecture. He will speak on ‘Bringing Them Back to the Wild: Inside the Care and Release of Orphaned Elephants’. The lecture is on August 14 at 6 pm, at the Jasmine Hall BMICH. In a nation famed [...]
Association of HR Professionals celebrates 25 years
The Association of HR Professionals (AHRP) celebrates 25 years of shaping the profession’s onward march this year. At the annual general meeting held on August 1, the new executive committee led by Thushara Jayawardene, General Manager HR of South Asia Gateway Terminals unrolled their strategic canvas for this year and beyond. The new Executive Committee [...]
Walk for Multiple Sclerosis on Aug 16
The ‘Walk for Multiple Sclerosis’ by the Multiple Sclerosis Association of Lanka will be held next Saturday, August 16 at 10 am. It will set off from Viharamahadevi Park (Dharmapala Mawatha entrance) and wind its way to Baptist Church Hall (de Soysa circus). Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neurological disorder. It is an autoimmune disorder [...]
Ragama Maha Devalaya festival
The annual festival of the Ragama Maha Devalaya will be held throughout the day on Saturday, August 16. The Buddha Pooja will be held at 6 am, the bathing of the statues and the Navagraha Pooja will be held at 7 am, while the milk rice offering will be at 9 am, and the deva [...]
The Ballet School of Colombo produces Sri Lanka’s first PBT-certified ballerina
Anitra Gunaratne has become the first ballerina in the country to earn Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) Certification and the first Lankan to be listed on the PBT website. At just 21 years old, Anitra; an instructor at The Ballet School of Colombo (TBSC) now holds an internationally recognised credential in a conditioning method designed to [...]
Garment makers mark anniversary
The Association of Small and Medium Scale Garment Manufacturers held its annual general meeting and anniversary celebration recently at Rochelle Garden, Kottawa. Minister of Industries and Enterprise Development Sunil Handunnetti, Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Director of the National Enterprise Development Authority Dhanuka Liyanagamage, Director of Enterprise Development at the Ministry of Industries Erandika Dissanayake and [...]
Let’s take action to end Gaza’s worsening humanitarian crisis
By Somar Wijayadasa MOSCOW – For eight decades, the world has witnessed the suffering of the Palestinians. Recently, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that MPalestinians in Gaza are enduring a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions.P The deplorable status of the Palestinians is a vivid example of how Israel blatantly defies UN resolutions, rulings of [...]
Where is the global resistance to Trump?
By Dani Rodrik, Project Syndicate, Exclusive to the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka CAMBRIDGE – America’s critics have always depicted it as a selfish country that throws its weight around with little regard for others’ well-being. But President Donald Trump’s trade policies have been so misguided, erratic, and self-defeating as to make even the most [...]