The Triad Team did Sri Lanka proud yet again when they won a Bronze at the 8th Singapore Outdoor Advertising Award (SOAA) Show held... »
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Academia
Restored Library In Sri Lanka Signals Hope For Tamil Minority
By Simon Montlake In the heartland of Sri Lanka’s minority, Jaffna’s newly restored Tamil library is a potent symbol of decades of ethnic strife. Decades of civil strife have left their mark on Jaffna, the heartland of Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority. Bombed-out buildings are a reminder of the fierce battles waged over the historic city. »
Congratulations 2009 Sri Lanka Foundation Essay Competition Winners!
Every year, Sri Lanka Foundation hosts an essay competition to allow the youth within our expatriate community a chance to strengthen their academic writing abilities while also being able to discuss issues of importance in their lives, our culture, and the world today. The Sri Lanka Foundation Essay Competition is open to all students... »
New Buddhist Books For Youth and Academics
January 15, 2010 — Ven. Bokanoruwe Dewananda Thero of the Florida Buddhist Vihara recently published two new Buddhist books. The first, “Short Dhamma Stories For Kids,” is a compilation of traditional didactic Theravada Buddhist stories which have been historically passed down as a means of relating ethics and values. All the stories within the book... »
Microsoft Selects Royal College As One Of The Best Innovative Schools In The World
November 11, 2009 — Royal College in Colombo, Sri Lanka was recently recognized by the Microsoft Corporation as one of the best Innovative Schools in the world through Microsoft’s Innovative Schools Program. The Innovative Schools Program was launched by Microsoft in an effort to find and build communities of schools who prove themselves able to... »
Sri Lankan American Trade Expert Promotes U.S.-China Trade Relations
November 3, 2009 — In the midst of the U.S. – China trade dispute, Sri Lankan American trade expert, Dr. Patrick Mendis from the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), defended President Barack Obama’s import tariff on Chinese tires. Dr. Mendis was the keynote speaker at the “millionaire club” conference... »
Leading The Conservation Movement to Protect Mother Nature
September 25, 2009 — An exclusive interview with Dr. M.A. Sanjayan, Lead Scientist at the Nature Conservancy. One can almost always guarantee that whenever the words ‘scientist’ is mentioned, images of microscopes, petri dishes, and lab coats come to mind. And while those items are perhaps quite essential to most scientists, and indeed telling of... »
Sri Lanka Rises as Top Country in Quality Programmers at Google’s Summer of Code
September 21, 2009 — Google’s Summer of Code has established itself as one of the premiere student development programs around. In the recent five years, Sri Lanka has supplied companies that have entered the Summer of Code program a huge number of professionals in various programming-related domains. The Summer of Code program is a Google initiative... »
Sri Lankan American Teacher Awarded
August 17, 2009 — Rebecca V. Perera of Pasadena, California was recently awarded the Platinum Apple Award for 2007 – 2008 by United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA). She was selected as a final winner in the category of Early Childhood Education by Platinum Apple Committee of UTLA in recognition of her excellence in teaching,... »