http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sat, 02 May 2026 18:51:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/sunday-times-2/vesak-thoughts-self-kamma-and-anatta-640680.html 2 May 2026 @ 8:20 pm lt;strong gt;By Dr Channa Ratnatunga lt;/strong gt; Human beings belong to the animal kingdom, whose primordial imperative ndash; shaped over millions of years through the process of natural selection ndash; is survival and reproduction, ensuring the continuation of the species. While exceptions such as altruistic behaviour exist, in certain insect communities, the dominant drive remains sel... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/sunday-times-2/prof-amaratunge-gets-honorary-title-640677.html 2 May 2026 @ 8:18 pm The 'Sri Sumangala Vidyawathansa' honorary title was conferred upon Sen Prof Sampath Amaratunge a distinguished alumnus of the Vidyodaya Pirivena. The title is conferred annually in commemoration of the death anniversary of the Most Ven Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera, founder of Vidyodaya Pirivena in 1873. lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-640678 quot; title= quot;Snr-Prof-Sampath-Am... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/sunday-times-2/new-year-festival-by-sageetha-artists-640674.html 2 May 2026 @ 8:16 pm lt;div gt; lt;img class= quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-640675 quot; title= quot;sageetha quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/260503/uploads/2026/05/sageetha.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;500 quot; height= quot;375 quot; / gt; The Sinhala New Year Festival by Sageetha Artists Commomoration Guild was held at Mahara Cultural Centre. The sound system donated by Swarna Colombag... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/sunday-times-2/helpage-plans-3500-free-cataract-surgeries-during-2026-2027-640671.html 2 May 2026 @ 8:16 pm HelpAge Sri Lanka (HASL) that continuously provide free cataract surgeries for country rsquo;s underprivileged senior citizens has planned to perform around 3500 free cataract surgeries during the period between 2026-2027. According to HelpAge nearly 55,000 free cataract surgeries have so far been performed nbsp; nbsp; by HelpAge to restore the vision of low -income persons from the time this i... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/sunday-times-2/pera-uni-colombo-alumni-aaupcc-office-bearers-for-20262027-640669.html 2 May 2026 @ 8:14 pm lt;div gt; lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;The 35th annual general meeting of the Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya-Colombo Chapter (AAUPCC) was held on Sunday, March 29 at the Main Auditorium (Sanhinda), Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA), Colombo 7. Athauda Jayawardena, Director/CEO of Innovative Pesticides Marketing... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/sunday-times-2/book-launch-640664.html 2 May 2026 @ 8:13 pm lt;div gt; lt;em gt;Proof beyond a reasonable doub lt;/em gt;t ndash; lt;em gt;Untold story of the medical student's death lt;/em gt; by Dr Kasinathan Nadesan (MBBS, MD, MRCPath, FRCPath, FRCPA, DMJ (Path), DMJ(Clin), DLM) will be launched at an event on May 9, from 4-7 pm, at the Renuka Hotel, Colombo 3. lt;/div gt; Chief guest at the event will be Justice S Thurairaja, PC, Justice of... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/sunday-times-2/tribute-to-uncle-baba-on-his-78th-birthday-appreciations-640653.html 2 May 2026 @ 7:46 pm lt;strong gt;Anthony A. Page lt;/strong gt; On the occasion of the 78th birth anniversary (March 21) of my late uncle, Anthony Page, fondly known as Uncle Baba, I remember him with much love and respect. An inspiring and, when needed, a strict uncle to my sister Anita and me. He was my godfather, and he fulfilled his role with love and devotion. He was always present with advice and guidance, ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/sunday-times-2/what-the-blind-man-spoke-the-deaf-couldnt-hear-appreciations-640650.html 2 May 2026 @ 7:45 pm lt;strong gt;Louis Benedict lt;/strong gt; lt;strong gt;It has been a year since the passing of Sunday Times deputy editor Louis Benedict (1948 ndash;2025). We publish today a tribute written by the late Fr Aloysius Pieris, s.j. lt;/strong gt; The invitation to hear God occurs over one thousand five hundred times in the Bible; for we cannot see God except at death; for here on earth we can... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/sunday-times-2/the-standard-bearer-of-human-rights-campaigns-in-lanka-appreciations-640646.html 2 May 2026 @ 7:42 pm lt;strong gt;Suriya Wickramasinghe lt;/strong gt; On April 29, 2026, Sri Lanka lost one of its steadfast and longest-serving advocates for human rights, Suriya Wickramasinghe, best known as the face of the Civil Rights Movement (CRM), of which she was a founding member and secretary. Suriya began her legal career in the late 1960s and devoted her life to advancing the cause of human rights ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/sunday-times-2/indiscriminate-attacks-on-lebanons-civilian-areas-unacceptable-msf-640643.html 2 May 2026 @ 7:41 pm The international humanitarian group M eacute;decins Sans Fronti egrave;res (MSF), which remains in the thick of the devastation in Lebanon caused by Israeli bombardments despite the ceasefire, has responded to questions from the Sunday Times regarding the humanitarian situation there. Here are excerpts from the interview with MSF Director Jinane Saad: n lt;strong gt; nbsp; Despite the ceasefir... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/sunday-times-2/when-ai-breaks-the-news-trust-cannot-be-automated-640688.html 2 May 2026 @ 2:23 pm lt;ul gt; lt;li gt; lt;strong gt;Today is World Press Freedom Day lt;/strong gt; lt;/li gt; lt;/ul gt; lt;strong gt;By Meera Selva, CEO of Internews and Branko Brkic, Leader of Project Kontinuum lt;/strong gt; Ultimately, we have to decide who gets to control the infrastructure of information. It is unrealistic, and probably undesirable, to imagine technology being removed entirely from... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/260503/sunday-times-2/beware-of-government-by-artificial-intelligence-640686.html 2 May 2026 @ 2:20 pm lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;By Gabriela Ramos and Emilija Stojmenova Duh, PROJECT SYNDICATE, EXCLUSIVE TO THE SUNDAY TIMES IN SRI LANKA lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; PARIS/LJUBLJANA mdash;Earlier this month, the United Arab Emirates announced a plan to have half of its government services run on agentic AI within the next two years. Under the scheme, AI is supposed to serve as an ldquo;executive partn...