SLFUW celebrates International Women’s Day
The Sri Lanka Federation of University Women celebrated International Women’s Day on March 7 at its auditorium in Kitulwatte. The event was attended by academics, professionals, and other members of high achievement, including four past presidents of the SLFUW. Proceedings commenced with the traditional lighting of the oil lamp, the National Anthem, and a minutes’ [...]
Sri Lanka Press Association appoints office bearers at 70th AGM
Sri Lanka Press Association (SLPA) appointed its new office bearers and the executive committee for 2026 /2027 at its 70th annual general meeting held at the Russian Cultural Centre auditorium. They are; Chief Patron – Muditha Kariyakarawana Patron – P Balasingham President – Kurulu Koojana Kariyakarawana (Daily Mirror) Senior Vice President – P M Senaratne [...]
Questions still remain on UK meningitis outbreak
This week has shown how utterly devastating and shocking meningitis can be. One day you can be incredibly fit and healthy. Twenty-four hours later you can be in intensive care as bacteria invade the lining of your brain and poison your blood. Bacterial meningitis has become rare in the UK, but occasionally there are small [...]
SAWM-SL presents draft AI ethics guidelines to Dep Minister, media
Framework addresses responsible AI adoption, gender equity, and digital safety in journalism South Asian Women in Media – Sri Lanka (SAWM-SL) presented its draft Guidelines for the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Media to Deputy Minister of Mass Media Kaushalya Ariyarathne on March 10 as part of its International Women’s Month 2026 initiatives. The handover [...]
University of Kelaniya Alumni Association to meet on Sunday
The 37th general meeting of the Kelaniya Alumni Association will be held on Sunday, March 22, at 9 am, at Indra Hotel, Ragama Road, Kadawatha. Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya Honorary Professor Gauravarha Kollupitiya Mahinda Sangharakkhita Nayaka Thero, Vice Chancellor Senior Professor Nilanthi de Silva and Alumni Association President Raja Premadasa, will be present. [...]
A remotely-piloted weapon that targets civilians in war zones
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS)—As the world continues to be weighed down in political and military turmoil, drones are being increasingly used as weapons of war in a rash of ongoing conflicts—including Ukraine vs Russia, Israel vs Palestine, US vs Iran and Israel vs Lebanon, plus in civil wars in the Democratic Republic of [...]
Adam Smith on today’s global economy
By Dambisa Moyo, PROJECT SYNDICATE, EXCLUSIVE TO THE SUNDAY TIMES IN SRI LANKA LONDON – This year marks the 250th anniversary of two seminal texts: the US Declaration of Independence and Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations. One made popular sovereignty the basis of political liberty; the other helped make markets the central organising force [...]