Lankan mission in South Africa marks National Day
An event to mark Sri Lanka’s 78th Independence Day was organised by the Sri Lanka High Commission in South Africa recently. Diplomats and Sri Lankans living in South Africa attended the event. Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in South Africa, Air Chief Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa, addressed the event.
The Ballet School of Colombo celebrates 10 years with ‘Viharamahadevi’ ballet
The Ballet School of Colombo (TBSC) will mark its milestone 10th anniversary year with a full-length classical ballet to celebrate a decade of dedication to classical ballet training and the advancement of performing arts education in Sri Lanka. What began as a home-grown vision to nurture disciplined and artistically refined young dancers has grown into [...]
SLAP, SLSI partner to elevate Sri Lanka’s printing industry standards
A discussion was held at the headquarters of the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) in Colombo, marking a milestone in the journey to transform Sri Lanka’s printing industry through internationally recognised standards and sustainable practices. The meeting focused on finalising a strategic collaboration project proposal between SLSI and the Sri Lanka Association of Printers (SLAP), [...]
HelpAge provides free training for care-givers
HelpAge Sri Lanka (HASL) recently expanded its services by recruiting new male and female care giving attendants to provide free training to look after needy geriatric patients in Sri Lanka. Accordingly HASL invites interested males and females who are less than 60 years to join this important free elderly care training programme, conducted by HASL [...]
Wijeya Newspapers team meets French ambassador
A Wijeya Newspapers team visited French Ambassador Remi Lambert recently. Head of Circulation & Subscription Ranjith Rupasinghe, Senior Manager of Credit Ranjan Werake, Subscription Manager G N P K Henry, Sales Manager Sumith Dissanayake & Field Executive Pubudu Jayasinghe are seen with the ambassador.
Embassy marks Iran’s 47th National Day
As millions of Iranians held nationwide rallies to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday amid threats of a new wave of attacks by the United States, the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran held a reception at the ICT Hotel in Colombo. Iranian ambassador Dr Alireza Delkhosh explained how [...]
Sri Lanka’s Independence Day marked in Brazil
Secretary for Asia and the Pacific Ambassador Susan Kleebank of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil was chief guest at the celebration of the 78th anniversary of the Independence of Sri Lanka held at the Hotel Villa Rizza in Brasilia, organised by the Embassy of Sri Lanka. Ambassadors, members of the diplomatic corps, members [...]
Feast of Our Lady of Purification
The 164th annual feast of Our Lady of Purification, Nayakankanda – Wattala, was celebrated on Feb 8, led by chief celebrant, Rev Fr Lalith Felix, Vicar of Wattala – Jaela region. The event was organised under the guidance of Rev Fr Terrence Bodiyabaduge, Parish Priest of Nayakakanda. Ven Higgoda Chandima Thero, Chief Incumbent of Hendala [...]
Gamani Corea Foundation, SLEA to collaborate in 2026
The Gamani Corea Foundation announced its collaboration with the SLEA (Sri Lanka Economic Association), for 2026. The collaboration began with the SLEA’s annual international conference, held on February 6, on the theme “Transforming the Services Sector for Economic Recovery in Sri Lanka”. The SLEA was founded in 1985, with Dr Gamani Corea being its founder [...]
Revisit of US$200–300 Billion Upstream Deliverables of the Mannar Oil and Gas Basin
By Sumith Thennakoon Sri Lanka’s Mannar Oil and Gas (MOG) Basin has reported prospective upstream-phase deliverables in the range of US$200–300 billion. These estimates represent only the upstream phase of development. The absence of comprehensive midstream and downstream value-chain studies has resulted in the lack of an end-to-end business model for MOG development. A complete [...]
Prof. A. Sathasivam’s Sumerian–Dravidian scholarly legacy must endure
By Prof. A. Sanmugadas I have come to know two important scholars, and each of them had 500 words to compare two languages. The first one was Prof. A. Sathasivam, about whom Prof. T. Burrow of the Oriental Institute of the University of Oxford said in 1965, “Connections between Dravidian and various other linguistic families [...]
India’s path from energy dependence
By Navneeraj Sharma and Arvind Subramanian, PROJECT SYNDICATE, EXCLUSIVE TO THE SUNDAY TIMES IN SRI LANKA NEW DELHI – No sooner had the recent draft India-US trade agreement been made public than it was met with outcries from the Indian commentariat. The biggest bone of contention was the US requirement that India phase out its [...]
Make America trustworthy again
By Ricardo Hausmann, PROJECT SYNDICATE, EXCLUSIVE TO THE SUNDAY TIMES IN SRI LANKA CAMBRIDGE – In his historic speech at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Davos in January, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney argued that the international order is not undergoing a “transition” but a “rupture”. As the Sino-American rivalry escalates, he warned, [...]