That influence will be in focus this month along the Art Trail, which is being hosted alongside the Galle Literary Festival (January 25 to 28) and turns Galle Fort into a “living canvas”. A boutique inside Galle Fort, in Sri Lanka. Photo: Zinara Rathnayake The trail will take in hotels, Dutch-era mansions and residential homes … Read more
Despite increased budgetary allocation (in naira terms) for Nigeria’s foreign missions, the depreciation of the naira means that Nigerian missions will receive less funding this year than they did in three of the last four years, a PREMIUM TIMES analysis has shown. While the budgetary allocation for Nigeria’s foreign missions is in naira, expenses are … Read more
Southorn was introduced to Woof by her brother, the English literary figure Leonard Woolf, when the two men worked as colonial administrators in what was then British Ceylon. Southorn Playground in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, is linked to colonial Ceylon (now called Sri Lanka). Photo: Jonathan Wong Bella Woof was an accomplished writer in her … Read more
Last Updated: December 11, 2023, 22:40 IST Earlier, Chief Minister MK Stalin moved a resolution to take up for reconsideration, the 10 bills passed earlier by the House and returned by Ravi (File Photo) Stalin pointed out that the attacks on the fishermen have been on the rise of late and have had serious repercussions … Read more
This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. In Bangladesh, roughly 300,000 people have been infected with dengue this year during the country’s worst-ever outbreak of the mosquito-transmitted disease. … Read more
