Martyrdom and the Iranian State
By Dr Ruben Thurairajah Iran is a country where the dead have a career longer than the living. Their work does not end with burial. On the contrary, it begins there. Photographs, slogans, anniversaries, murals, and speeches take over, smoothing complexity, eliminating doubt, and restoring purpose to what might otherwise have been an interruption. Death, [...]
How Iran war may accelerate the fall of US empire
By Soumaya Ghannoushi This conflict could prove to be Washington’s most perilous adventure yet – the classic story of a superpower overreaching For more than two decades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been circling a single horizon. He has warned about it, lobbied for it, and dramatised it at podiums from Washington to the [...]
A new world order where might is right
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS)—As the build-up for a proposed “new world order” continues, a lingering question remains: will the country with the most powerful military reign supreme? The United Nations remains politically impotent. The UN charter is in tatters. The sovereignty of nation states and their territorial integrity have been reduced to political [...]
HelpAge opens Elders Day centre at Moratuwa
HelpAge Sri Lanka (HASL) opened its second Elders Day Centre at Moratuwa for needy senior citizens who wish to spend their leisure time with other elders by engaging in various activities. The new centre is located at no. 37, Ernest Place, Lakshapathiya, Moratuwa, and is equipped with recreation facilities and other equipment. A large number [...]
Lankan envoy meets French Foreign Ministry Secretary General
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka in France, Manisha Gunasekera, paid a farewell call on the Secretary General of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Martin Briens, last week at the ministry in Paris. The meeting entailed a discussion on issues of mutual interest in France-Sri Lanka bilateral relations, including the recent productive [...]
Veteran correspondent felicitated in Nuwara Eliya
Provincial correspondent for the Sunday Times, Shelton Hettiarachchi from Nuwara Eliya, author of many books on Nuwara Eliya landmarks, was felicitated for his services by the District Secretariat. Mr Hettiarchachi has published short story books, and served as a correspondent at the Sunday Times since it was established. He also worked for the Lankadeepa newspaper. [...]
The leopards of Horton Plains
A lecture on the ‘Ghost of the Clouded Plains – a decade among the leopards of Horton Plains’ will be delivered by researcher, conservation photographer and author Sankha Wanniatchi on March 12 (Thursday) at 6 pm, at the auditorium, 6th Floor, ILC (Library) Building, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo. Organised by the Sri Lanka [...]
Times sales team engages with Malaysia and South Korea ambassadors
A team sales team from the Sunday Times met with Malaysian ambassador Badli Hisham bin Adam and South Korean ambassador Miyon Lee. The team included Head of Circulation & Subscription Ranjith Rupasinghe, Subscription Manager Kapila Henry, and Sales Manager Sumith Dissanayake.
A legacy of diplomacy and integrity
S B Atugoda’s career was defined by his unwavering commitment to Sri Lanka. After a distinguished tenure in the Foreign Service, he served as Ambassador to Qatar (2005-2008), a period widely remembered as the “Golden Era” of ties between our two nations. Beyond his diplomatic postings, he was a pillar of the state during challenging [...]
The new age of resource competition needs transparency
By Helen Clark and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, PROJECT SYNDICATE, EXCLUSIVE TO THE SUNDAY TIMES IN SRI LANKA AUCKLAND/MONROVIA – With the global order under strain, the scramble for control of energy and minerals is increasingly framed as a matter of national security. From Venezuela and Greenland to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and [...]