Both Professor Michael Morley (a Kiwi musical maestro) and Professor Justin Labrooy (a Sri Lankan medical specialist) were captivated by the Belvoir production of Counting & Cracking created by the playwright Suntharalingam Shakthidharan which has been one of the highlights of the ongoing ADELAIDE FESTIVAL.
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Charumini de Silva, in Daily FT, 8 March 2019, where the title is “Let capacity not gender define you: Asha de Vos”
Marine biologist, ocean educator and Blue Whale Project pioneer Dr. Asha de Vos believes that women should focus on their capacity to define themselves and not let their gender limit their potential.
Ocean Educator and Blue Whale Project Pioneer Dr.Asha De Vos |
Delivering the keynote address at the ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality’ event, organised by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in partnership with the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) to mark International Women’s Day, de Vos shared a powerful message on the importance of leading a purpose-led life while preserving natural resources.
SOME AWE-INSPIRING SCENERY ….. and ROAD & BRIDGE-WORK
1,300-kilometre national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province of Pakistan to the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan, where it crosses into China and becomes China National Highway 314.
Completed in 1979, open to the public since 1986.
Considered the 8th wonder of the world.
Sam Samarasinghe, in Island, 9 March 2019, where the title is “Budget for All”
The 2019 budget is a budget for all. It is no surprise because 2019 is an election year. The government has not been shy about it. The request that it made to the IMF to extend the $1.6 billion Extended Fund Facility by one year to 2020 at the same time included a request to relax the terms and conditions on which the IMF facility was originally given in 2016. This signals the intention of the government to have a budget that will be attractive to voters.
Michael Roberts
In recently facing up to internet challenges and clarifying the term “chauvinism,” I proceeded at a general level and presented definitions within a comparative framework that brought the concepts of “racism” and “tribalism” into our framework of analysis.[1] I now provide instances of ethno-religious confrontation from Sri Lankan history that illustrate this phenomenon.
Pics from Gerald Peiris 2017 
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Allan Jacob, in Khaleej Times, 6 March 2019, with this title “Why India and Pakistan should try Cricket Diplomacy”
In these shallow times, walking away from sport is seen as a tool of war.
Arun Venugopal, in The Hindu, 30 December 2012, …. https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/a-rewind-of-indiapak-matches-in-chennai/article4256150.ece
A generous portion of the magic that resides within storied sporting encounters is churned out by the venues that host them. Like The Championships at Wimbledon, for instance. The unique character of each venue — its look and feel — and the varied influence it has on sportsmen adds to the multi-layered narrative of a contest.
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UNHRC: Positions reflecting politics …. Issue: The 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva commenced on February 25, 2019 and is currently underway. The Core Group on Sri Lanka, comprising Canada, Germany, (North) Macedonia, Montenegro and the United Kingdom, is yet to submit a final draft of a new resolution on Sri Lanka.
Analysis: Three major positions emerged in the Sinhala press on the resolution and the UNHRC.
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