‘Krishanthi’s Footsteps’ book launch
By Ranjith Padmasiri Veteran Journalist Ratnapala Gamage launched his latest book titled ‘Krishanthi’s Footsteps (Krishanthige Adipare) last week, reflecting on a series of events that took place during the near three-decade conflict. Additional Solicitor General of the Attorney General’s Department Sumathi Dharmawardena, PC, addressing the gathering as guest speaker said the action taken by the [...]
All Saints’ College dinner dance and sing along
All Saints’ College, Borella will celebrate its 121st anniversary with a dinner dance and sing along on October 11. The event will feature Kings band, and Kumar de Silva will be the guest emcee. The celebration will be held at the Liberty Ballroom of the Ramada Wyndham in Colombo, from 7.30 pm onwards. Guests can [...]
Palestine Solidarity Committee elects new office bearers
The Sri Lanka Committee for Solidarity with Palestine (SLCSP) elected veteran journalists Ameen Izzadeen and Mahinda Hattaka as its co-chairmen at the annual general meeting held on Wednesday in Colombo. The SLCSP also appointed as patrons the Ambassador of Palestine, Ihab M Khalil, along with past chairmen Imthiaz Bakeer Markar and Minister Bimal Rathnayake, the [...]
New Rotary president at Kandy Hill Capital Club
By L B Senaratne The 12th president of the Rotary Kandy Hill Capital Club was inducted at a glamorous and dignified ceremony held at Kandy Myst by Cinnamon. District Governor Delvin Pereira was guest of honour at the event. The ‘baton’ was handed over to president-elect Rasika Baskaran by outgoing president Rtn Thilini Wickramasinghe. President [...]
Books on hospitality and hospitality supervision launched
Former Air Force officer Flight Lieutenant Subodha Angammana currently in the hotel industry has authored two books useful for those in the Hospitality Industry. Master Guide on Hospitality and Hospitality Supervision are the books published. Hospitality Supervision is the first ever book authored by a Sri Lankan in Sri Lanka for Supervisors in the Hospitality [...]
From arrack to algorithms: Sri Lanka’s long history of addictions
By Dr Ruben Thurairajah There is always a beginning. In Sri Lanka, as elsewhere, the story of addiction did not arrive all at once. It came in waves, each one promising pleasure, relief, or sophistication. Each wave left behind wrecks of dependence, disease, and control. And each wave was later met with government regulation when [...]
A TikTok deal China will love
By Angela Huyue Zhang, Project Syndicate, Exclusive to the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka LOS ANGELES – After four extensions of the statutory deadline to ban TikTok or force its Chinese owners to divest, US President Donald Trump has now signed an executive order transferring the app to US ownership. The announcement follows years of [...]
The unseen truth about global trust in news
World News Day By Luba Kassova & Richard Addy Trust is the currency which makes democracies and societies function, the social glue that binds people and structures together. Undermining trust in the governance system, in institutions, in media and between people is an early step in any authoritarian’s plan for destroying democracy. Given that the [...]