Lankan ambassador, French MP discuss improving parliamentary ties
The President of the France–Sri Lanka Friendship Group in the French National Assembly, Soumya Bourouaha, met the Ambassador of Sri Lanka in France, Manisha Gunasekera, this week, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Paris said. “The meeting entailed a cordial and constructive discussion on matters of mutual interest, including recent developments in France–Sri Lanka bilateral [...]
Lanka doctors in US donate machines to advance mental health treatment
The Sri Lankan Medical Association of North America (SLMANA) has donated two Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) machines to Sri Lanka, with one machine going to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka in Colombo and the other to Jaffna Hospital in Jaffna, marking a significant advancement in mental health treatment options available across the country. TMS [...]
Ayathurai Santhan discusses new novel, ‘Twice Upon a Lifetime’
A conversation with Ayathurai Santhan on his latest novel Twice Upon a Lifetime, will take place on February 25 from 4.30 pm to 6 pm at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES) Colombo 7. The discussion will be moderated by Dr Vihanga Perera, Senior Lecturer at the Department of English, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. [...]
National Trust lecture on Feb 24
The National Trust of Sri Lanka’s monthly lecture on Tuesday, February 24 at 6 pm will be on ‘New Investigations into the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Rainforest Prehistory of Sri Lanka’. The lecture will be delivered by Dr Oshan Wedage at the Auditorium of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, No 6, Independence [...]
When Paper Plane landed in Galle Fort
Nifraz Rifaz took his debut novel ‘Paper Plane’ to the Galle Fort with a mini literary festival over the weekend of January 31 and February 1. Proceedings opened at Art’o’San Gallery, where Professor Neluka Silva joined artist Sandeepa Vithange in a thoughtful conversation on literature’s responsibility in preserving memory and supporting post-war healing. A dinner [...]
Vote or veto: Trump holds the mandate
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS)—As the campaign for the next Secretary-General gathers momentum—at a relatively slow pace—there is widespread speculation that any candidate running for the post of UN chief will have to abide by the dictates of a politically hostile White House or face a veto in the Security Council. So far, there [...]
Global cooperation in a time of geopolitical disruption
By Saliem Fakir and Prabhat Upadhyaya, PROJECT SYNDICATE, EXCLUSIVE TO THE SUNDAY TIMES IN SRI LANKA CAPE TOWN – If there was any doubt remaining about the return of great-power politics, it has been dispelled by US President Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela, threats to annex Greenland, and refusal to extend the New START treaty [...]