21+ hour, 2+ min ago   (198+ words) Recognising the growing importance of artificial intelligence, genomics and precision medicine in transforming health systems, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the University of Colombo have entered into a Project Collaboration Agreement to strengthen regional leadership and capacity for AI-enabled…...

1+ day, 45+ min ago   (691+ words) Sri Lanka’. The award was presented by an unknown Italian organisation and as usual there was a big splash in the local press about the winner. At around the same time, a struggling telecom company – which had told its employees…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1216+ words) I was surprised and asked: “The most important single economic indicator? Indicator of what?” She replied: “Indicator of economic status of a country or economic progress!” I had never come across a question framed in quite this way. At first…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (213+ words) By Susitha R. Fernando One of the most anticipated movies by both the movie and music lovers, ‘Eda Re’ with the tagline ‘One voice, Million Hearts’, the story on one of Sri Lanka’s ever popular singers Milton Mallawarachchi will be in…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (198+ words) The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka Workshop on Microscale Chemistry Techniques Women Chemists Committee, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon The Women Chemists Committee (WCC) of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon successfully conducted a Workshop on Microscale Chemistry Techniques on 25th June 2026 at the…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (642+ words) Sri Lankan students and working professionals will be able to earn degrees from Germany’s state-recognised Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences while building real-world work experience in Colombo, following a new partnership between AI Academy and the Berlin-based university. Two Tomorrow…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (380+ words) When a railway line cuts through elephant habitat, the difference between an elephant being detected and remaining unseen can be a matter of seconds. Blind curves, dense vegetation and darkness can severely limit a locomotive driver’s view, while information passed…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (693+ words) August’s National Trust lecture ‘The Story of Narrow-Gauge Railways in Ceylon: The Rise and Closure’ was delivered by Rasika Wickramanayaka, a hardcore ‘train aficionado’ who took us back to those heady days with his deep passion for these intriguing colonial…...