Women in South AsiaFollowing is the address delivered by the High Commissioner of Pakistan Seema Ilahi Baloch at the South Asia Women in Media Forum: The women of South Asia must be proud, because our land can boast of some of the greatest women leaders of our times. Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Indira Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, Husina ...

FADNA Diabe Tea, the producers of Food and Nature (Pvt) Ltd., presented a social programme titled ‘FADNA Arunella’ together with the Ministry of Health and the Oasis Hospital. The main purpose of the programme was to convey the message ‘Managing Diabetics’ in the society targeting on the opinion leaders to make a leading awareness. The ...

By Mel Gunasekera The gentle palmyrah tree that is deeply etched into the hearts of Sri Lankans living in the war-hit north and east has inspired a budding entrepreneur to dream-up a new accessory line – watch straps. Rohani Christalin Mariyathash, a 22-year-old native from Mannar, began experimenting with palmyrah plants after observing her family ...

Our ‘poli-socionomic’ dialogue You will recall that like Capt. Kirk in his Star Ship-Enterprise,’ we also ventured into new territory with our first discussions under this theme ‘poli-socionomics,’ which appears to have caught on somewhat; thus, on behalf of those of us who still dare to think, I must thank those editors who carried it. ...

A high level delegation from Russian oil and natural gas giant Gazprom led by its Director General Gulev Valeriy this week met Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa at his office in order to discuss investment opportunities, especially in the oil exploration in the Mannar and Cauvery Basin, natural gas market as well as tourism ...

Sri Lanka ex-military chief, TV star, cricketers as lawmakers