http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:05:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/251123/plus/emerging-new-wave-at-mbfwsl-621522.html 21 November 2025 @ 8:08 pm lt;div gt; [caption id= quot;attachment_621523 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;275 quot; caption= quot;Rising star: A creation by Charuka Gunasekara soon to showcase his designs at the Graduate Fashion Week, London in 2026. quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-621523 quot; title= quot;9Y1A0052 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/251123/uploads/2025/11/9Y1A0052.jpg quot... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/251123/plus/letters-to-the-editor-3-621518.html 21 November 2025 @ 7:37 pm lt;span style= quot;font-size: medium; quot; gt; lt;strong gt;Impractical system introduced when opening savings account lt;/strong gt; lt;/span gt; While offering only a 3% increase over the standard savings account interest rate, the government has introduced an unnecessarily cumbersome account-opening process. This places a heavy burden on both bank staff and prospective account holders. ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/251123/plus/appreciations-3-621513.html 21 November 2025 @ 7:33 pm lt;span style= quot;font-size: medium; quot; gt; lt;strong gt;A dear friend and born leader lt;/strong gt; lt;/span gt; lt;strong gt;Ranjith L. Dissanayake nbsp; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; I first met Ranjith Dissanayake on May 2, 1964 at the headquarters of the Railway Civil Engineering sub department at D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10, when about 20 of us reported for duty as Special Appr... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/251123/plus/i-stand-as-a-woman-with-a-multifaceted-identity-621509.html 21 November 2025 @ 7:27 pm lt;div gt; A single choice can change everything. lt;/div gt; My story began when my biological mother made the difficult choice to terminate her parental rights and handed me over to Mother Teresa rsquo;s Home as a newborn. I was under the care of Sister Aroha and was adopted at the age of three months by Australian parents who had migrated from Sri Lanka. Due to strict migration laws... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/251123/plus/fr-dom-bernard-celebrates-50-years-in-priesthood-621506.html 21 November 2025 @ 7:21 pm On November 29, Rev. Fr. Dom Bernard Ramenaden, OSB, will celebrate the Golden Jubilee of his priesthood. nbsp; nbsp; The Golden Jubilee Holy Mass will be held on Saturday, November 29 at 10 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Church, Rajagiriya. Fr. Dom Bernard was ordained a priest on November 29, 1975 by Bishop Paul Perera at St. Lucia rsquo;s Cathedral, Kotahena. He is the youngest son of the late Nic... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/251123/plus/when-the-first-aeroplane-roared-into-ratmalana-90-years-ago-621496.html 21 November 2025 @ 7:12 pm lt;div gt; November 27 will mark the 90th anniversary of the first aeroplane to land at Ratmalana aerodrome. lt;/div gt; Ninety years earlier on that morning in 1935, a DH. 80A Puss Moth, registered VT-ACB belonging to the Madras Flying Club, one of the two premier flying schools in India, landed at the newly constructed Ratmalana aerodrome which had a grass landing area of 600 square yar... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/251123/plus/something-for-everyone-at-gfs-pre-christmas-sale-621493.html 21 November 2025 @ 7:00 pm The Girls rsquo; Friendly Society (GFS) will hold its much-anticipated annual pre-Christmas sale, on Friday, November 28, from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the GFS Hall, No. 58, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha (Green Path), Colombo 3. Explore a wide array of stalls featuring something for everyone, from children to adults. The vendors offer an exciting variety of items, many with fabulous discounts. Ther... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/251123/plus/cfs-prithipura-home-holds-annual-fundraiser-sale-621487.html 21 November 2025 @ 6:59 pm The CFS Prithipura Home will hold its annual fundraising sale on Wednesday, November 26 at the Lionel Wendt, Colombo 7. There will be a wide variety of items for sale including Christmas decorations, embroidered household and table linen, spices, jewellery, Phoenix household items, food and stationery. The residents of the Home have been busy over the past few months making bags, Christmas deco...