Rights of Nature: Re-envisioning our relationship with nature
By Katie Conlon Should trees have standing? This question was posed by legal scholar Christopher Stone in 1972, first as an article and then further developed into a book of the same title, which set in motion inspiration for a global movement for the rights of nature. This prompt poses a profound shift from the [...]
US-Israeli War on Iran risks fuelling the very nuclear proliferation it claims to prevent
By HMGS Palihakkara (IPS) – As delegates from 191 countries, including the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, gathered on Monday, April 27, at UN headquarters for a month of diplomacy at the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the stakes could hardly be higher. They meet in the shadow of [...]
Easter attacks: Final response to Javid Yusuf
Although I do not wish to continue countering Javid Yusuf’s theories on the Easter Sunday attacks, I was compelled to respond to his statement headlined “Weerasekera misconstrues National Interest Column’s concerns” (published in the Sunday Times on May 3). Yusuf says his article never sought to identify a specific individual as the “mastermind” or insinuate [...]
FHAM leads the way to the Maldives market
Food & Hospitality Asia Maldives (FHAM) 2026 will take place from September 7-9 at the Manhattan Grand Hotel, bringing together global brands, regional suppliers, and key decision-makers from across the hospitality and tourism sectors. Recognised as the Maldives’ largest and most influential international hospitality exhibition, FHAM serves as a key platform connecting international suppliers with [...]
Lecture on elephant behaviours
A lecture on the ‘Five behaviours that underpin effective management of Sri Lankan elephants’ will be delivered by Prof Devaka Weerakoon, Professor of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, University of Colombo, on May 14 (Thursday) at 6 pm at the auditorium, 6th Floor, ILC (Library) Building, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo. The lecture is organised [...]
Deepika Udagama, Esala Weerakoon join RCSS Board
The Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS) welcomed Prof Deepika Udagama and former ambassador Esala Weerakoon to its board of directors, at its meeting held on April 30. The RCSS is a policy research centre co-founded in 1992 by Prof Shelton Kodikara – its first executive director, to focus on a broad range of conventional [...]
Echoes of Excellence book presented to bishop
A copy of Echoes of Excellence – The Journey of St Anthony’s College, Wattala, a history book was recently presented to Most Rev Dr J D Anthony Jayakody, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo by College Old Boy Rev Fr Angelo Sujeewa Pathirana, Jesuit Superior Provincial of Sri Lanka recently. Pic by J Stanislas Pius
SLFUW celebrates Sinhala and Tamil New Year
The Sri Lanka Federation of University Women celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year in customary style at its premises on Kitulwatta Road in Colombo. Incumbent President, Eng Lakmini Nonis, initiated proceedings with the boiling of milk. The traditional oil lamp was lit, the national anthem sung and a two-minute commemorative silence observed, after which [...]
Is the global financial system making the Hormuz shock worse?
By Hanan Morsy, PROJECT SYNDICATE, EXCLUSIVE TO THE SUNDAY TIMES IN SRI LANKA ADDIS ABABA—The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has caused severe price spikes, which are hitting the world’s most vulnerable people the hardest. Since the start of this year, the price of Brent crude has risen by at least 41% (topping $100 [...]