http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sat, 07 Feb 2026 19:57:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/sunday-times-2/arundhatis-mother-mary-comes-to-me-a-critique-of-contemporary-indian-social-ethos-630883.html 7 February 2026 @ 8:19 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt; lt;strong gt;Reviewed by Mahinda Hattaka lt;/strong gt; lt;/p gt; lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; gt;Arundhati Roy, best known as a controversial contemporary Indian writer, was inspired to write her memoirs by her mother Mary Roy rsquo;s death at an unexpected moment that left her shocked and devastated. In a comple... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/sunday-times-2/do-not-miss-the-ai-bus-lanka-and-the-fourth-industrial-revolution-630879.html 7 February 2026 @ 8:17 pm lt;strong gt;By Yasantha Rajakarunanayake and Chula Goonasekera lt;/strong gt; On a Sunday afternoon, a packed Zoom global audience (https://youtu.be/ISfnDoTJ5YI) listened as Dr Yasantha Rajakarunanayake posed a deceptively simple question: What if Sri Lanka didn rsquo;t arrive late this time? The Sri Lankan ndash;American physicist, computer scientist, and data scientist was speaking at ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/sunday-times-2/climate-resilient-housing-from-rebuilding-to-belonging-630874.html 7 February 2026 @ 8:16 pm lt;strong gt;By Sheri Pitigala, Dipak Dasgupta and Nihal Pitigala lt;/strong gt; Sri Lanka rsquo;s climate crisis is no longer a distant or abstract concern; it is a present economic and social reality. Cyclone Ditwah offered a stark reminder of what lies ahead if current approaches remain unchanged. Frequent and increasingly severe flooding, including worsening monsoons, continues to inundate... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/sunday-times-2/s-thomas-mt-lavinia-celebrates-175th-milestone-with-series-of-events-630867.html 7 February 2026 @ 8:10 pm lt;strong gt;By Manjula D Philips lt;/strong gt; S Thomas rsquo; College, Mount Lavinia, marked its 175th anniversary on Tuesday, February 3, with a series of celebrations held on the school premises. Founded in 1851 by Colombo rsquo;s first Anglican Bishop, the Rt Rev James Chapman, the college began its milestone celebrations on Tuesday with a service of thanksgiving at the Chapel of th... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/sunday-times-2/sri-lanka-press-association-launches-book-630851.html 7 February 2026 @ 7:59 pm lsquo; lt;em gt;Pathrakala Prasadini rsquo; lt;/em gt;, a book on mass communication, with a collection of articles by 20 senior scholars and veteran journalists, was published in line with the 70th Anniversary Conference of the Sri Lanka Press Association and the D F Kariyakarawana Memorial Journalism Awards in November 2025. It was officially launched at an event held at the Russian Cultural Ce... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/sunday-times-2/dr-newton-a-peiris-elected-trustee-of-german-dharmaduta-society-630848.html 7 February 2026 @ 7:49 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;Dr Newton A Peiris was elected unanimously by the members of the German Dharmaduta Society (GDS) to act as nbsp; a trustee and fill in a vacancy on the board of trustees at a special general meeting (SGM) of the society held on Sunday, January 25, at the auditorium of the Organization of Professional Associations (OPA) in Colomb... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/sunday-times-2/medihelp-enters-southern-province-with-20th-branch-in-ambalangoda-630845.html 7 February 2026 @ 7:48 pm Medihelp Hospitals inaugurated its 20th facility, in Ambalangoda on January 29. This marks the organisation rsquo;s entry into the Southern Province as part of its national expansion. Ambalangoda's strategic position along the southern transport corridor and the increasing demand for modern healthcare services make it a vital location in Medihelp rsquo;s expansion plans. The inauguration ceremo... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/sunday-times-2/cathedral-pola-on-february-15-630843.html 7 February 2026 @ 7:48 pm The Cathedral Pola, the annual fundraiser of the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, will take place on Sunday, February 15, from 9.30 am to 2 pm at the Cathedral premises on Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7 (next to the BMICH). The Cathedral Pola is open to all. A wide array of attractive stalls with food, home-made goodies, clothing, jewellery, linen, plants, flowers, vegetables and much... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/sunday-times-2/medical-charity-dinner-630841.html 7 February 2026 @ 7:47 pm lsquo;Healing Hands rsquo;, the Medical Charity Dinner of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), will be held on Saturday, February 21, at 7.30 pm at the Imperial Court of the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, Colombo. It will feature the popular band lsquo;Misty rsquo; and the evergreen lsquo;Lanerolle Brothers rsquo;. With the motto of lsquo;Help us to heal those affected by Cyclone Ditwah r... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/sunday-times-2/all-saints-valentines-party-630837.html 7 February 2026 @ 7:47 pm lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-630839 quot; title= quot;valentines quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/260208/uploads/2026/02/valentines.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;200 quot; height= quot;267 quot; / gt;The PPA of All Saints' College invite you all to our Valentine's Dinner Party, offering a scrumptious dinner buffet, BYOB, prizes and surprises galore. Bring your... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260208/sunday-times-2/brother-trump-and-brother-hitler-630977.html 7 February 2026 @ 2:26 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt; lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;By Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, PROJECT SYNDICATE, EXCLUSIVE TO THE SUNDAY TIMES IN SRI LANKA lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; lt;/p gt; lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; gt;GDAŃSK ndash; In 1939, the German writer Thomas Mann published his essay ldquo;Hitler rdquo;, in which he rejected the comforting myth...